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"OPEC":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u014d-\u02ccpek"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111651",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"open":{
"antonyms":[
"unclose"
],
"definitions":{
": a public or unconcealed state or position":[],
": accessible to the influx of new factors (such as foreign goods)":[
"an open market"
],
": an open contest, competition, or tournament":[],
": available for a qualified applicant : vacant":[
"the job is still open"
],
": available for breeding : not now pregnant":[
"an open heifer"
],
": available for future purchase":[
"these items are in open stock"
],
": available to follow or make use of":[
"the only course open to us"
],
": away from the coastal regions : pelagic":[
"fish of the open ocean",
"In open seas, the smaller the ship, the more motion you can expect.",
"\u2014 Matt Hannafin et al."
],
": being a set or composed of sets each point of which has a neighborhood all of whose points are contained in the set":[
"the interior of a sphere is an open set"
],
": being an incomplete electrical circuit":[],
": being an operation or surgical procedure in which an incision is made such that the tissues are fully exposed":[],
": being in a position or adjustment to permit passage : not shut or locked":[
"an open door"
],
": being porous (see porous sense 2a ) and friable":[
"open soil"
],
": characterized by lack of effective regulation of various commercial enterprises (see enterprise sense 2 )":[
"an open town"
],
": characterized by ready accessibility and usually generous attitude: such as":[],
": characterized by sparing use especially of the comma when possible without causing misinterpretation":[],
": completely free from concealment : exposed to general view or knowledge":[
"their hostilities eventually erupted with open war"
],
": containing none of its endpoints":[
"an open interval"
],
": enterable by a registered voter regardless of political affiliation":[
"an open primary"
],
": enterable by both amateur (see amateur sense 1 ) and professional (see professional entry 1 sense 2a ) contestants":[
"an open tournament"
],
": exposed or vulnerable to attack or question : subject":[
"open to doubt"
],
": formed with the tongue in a lower position":[
"Italian has an open and a close e"
],
": free from checking or hampering restraints":[
"an open economy"
],
": free from reserve or pretense : frank":[
"was open about his personal life"
],
": generous in giving":[],
": having a barrier (such as a door) so adjusted as to allow passage":[
"the house was open"
],
": having been opened by a first ante, bet, or bid":[
"the bidding is open"
],
": having clarity and resonance unimpaired by undue tension or constriction of the throat":[
"an open vocal tone"
],
": having components (see component entry 1 sense 1 ) separated by a space in writing or printing (such as opaque projector )":[],
": having insufficient mass (see mass entry 2 sense 1c ) to halt expansion gravitationally":[],
": having no enclosing or confining barrier : accessible on all or nearly all sides":[
"cattle grazing on an open range"
],
": having no protective covering":[
"open wiring"
],
": having openings , interruptions, or spaces":[
"open mesh"
],
": having the lips parted":[
"stood there with his mouth wide open"
],
": having the parts or surfaces laid out in an expanded position : spread out : unfolded":[
"an open book"
],
": having the skin cracked, cut, or broken so that underlying tissue is exposed":[
"abrasions, lacerations, and other open wounds"
],
": low sense 15":[
"an open vowel"
],
": marked by fracture or penetration of the skull":[],
": not allowing the flow of electricity":[
"an open switch"
],
": not buttoned or zipped":[
"an open shirt"
],
": not covered with a top, roof, or lid":[
"an open car",
"her eyes were open"
],
": not finally decided : subject to further consideration":[
"the salary is open",
"an open question"
],
": not made up of a continuous closed circuit (see circuit entry 1 sense 2a ) of channels":[
"the insect circulatory system is open"
],
": not proprietary : available to third party developers":[
"But while IBM pushes Notes, a proprietary technology created in the 1980s, a raft of new and much smaller rivals is plying the \" open \" technology of the 1990s: software on the World Wide Web, the fastest growing part of the Internet.",
"\u2014 Bart Ziegler"
],
": not repressed (see repress sense 1 ) by legal controls":[
"open gambling"
],
": not restricted to a particular group or category of participants":[
"open to the public",
"open housing"
],
": not restricted to one partner at a time by mutual agreement \u2014 see also open marriage":[],
": not stopped at the top":[],
": not stopped by the finger":[],
": not taken up with duties or engagements":[
"keep an hour open on Friday"
],
": open air":[],
": open and unobstructed space: such as":[],
": open water":[],
": opening":[],
": presenting no obstacle to passage or view : : not enclosed, obstructed, or filled with objects":[
"the open road",
"open country"
],
": produced by an open string or on a wind instrument by the lip without the use of slides, valves, or keys":[],
": relatively unguarded by opponents":[
"passed to an open teammate"
],
": remaining available for use or filling until canceled":[
"an open order for more items"
],
": sparsely distributed : scattered":[
"open population"
],
": speak out sense 2":[
"finally he opened freely on the subject"
],
": such as":[
"open mesh"
],
": to become disclosed":[
"a beautiful vista opened before us"
],
": to become enlightened or responsive":[],
": to become open":[
"the office opened early"
],
": to begin a course or activity":[],
": to bring into view or come in sight of by changing position":[],
": to commence action in a card game by making (a first bid), putting a first bet in (the pot), or playing (a card or suit) as first lead":[],
": to disclose or expose to view : reveal":[],
": to enter upon : begin":[
"opened the meeting"
],
": to give access":[
"the rooms open onto a hall"
],
": to initiate access to (a computer file) prior to use":[],
": to loosen and make less compact":[
"open the soil"
],
": to make a bet, bid, or lead in commencing a round or hand of a card game":[],
": to make accessible for a particular purpose":[
"opened new land for settlement"
],
": to make an opening in":[
"opened the boil"
],
": to make available for entry or passage by turning back (something, such as a barrier) or removing (something, such as a cover or an obstruction)":[],
": to make available for or active in a regular function":[
"open a new store"
],
": to make more discerning or responsive : enlighten":[
"must open our minds to the problems"
],
": to move (something, such as a door) from a closed position":[],
": to provide the opening performance of a show before the main event":[],
": to restore or recall (something, such as an order) from a finally determined state to a state in which the parties are free to prosecute or oppose":[],
": to spread out : expand":[
"the wound opened under the strain"
],
": to spread out : unfold":[
"opened the book"
],
": willing to hear and consider or to accept and deal with : responsive":[
"open to an offer",
"open to suggestion"
],
"\u2014 compare open-source":[
"But while IBM pushes Notes, a proprietary technology created in the 1980s, a raft of new and much smaller rivals is plying the \" open \" technology of the 1990s: software on the World Wide Web, the fastest growing part of the Internet.",
"\u2014 Bart Ziegler"
],
"\u2014 see also open fracture":[
"abrasions, lacerations, and other open wounds"
],
"\u2014 see also open water":[
"the open road",
"open country"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The door suddenly swung open .",
"You left the blinds wide open .",
"The meat was roasted over an open fire.",
"I was so tired that I couldn't keep my eyes open .",
"Don't chew with your mouth open .",
"staring with her eyes wide open",
"There's already an open jar of pickles in the refrigerator.",
"They kept the road open throughout the winter.",
"Verb",
"This door is hard to open .",
"\u201c Open the door!\u201d shouted the police officer.",
"Would you mind if I opened a window",
"The car door opened and a beautiful woman stepped out.",
"The door opened and closed so quietly that I didn't notice he had come in the room.",
"This drawer is stuck. It just won't open !",
"She comes home, turns on the TV, and starts opening her mail.",
"She opened her eyes and smiled at me.",
"I opened my umbrella and stepped out into the rain.",
"\u201c Open your mouth wide for me,\u201d said the dentist.",
"Noun",
"a daguerreotype of a cowboy whose face is roughened from a hard life in the open",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Nominations are now open for the 54th class of The Enquirer Women of the Year awards, which will be presented to 10 women in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky who have dedicated their lives to giving back. \u2014 Lisa Gillespie, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
"The restaurant will be open for dinner Tuesday through Saturday, then add lunch and possibly brunch down the line. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 June 2022",
"The home\u2019s isolation wing will also be open for this tour. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
"The lake will be open for night fishing until 11:30 p.m. every Friday and Saturday until Sept. 3. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"All shoreline and inland beaches are open for swimming. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 29 June 2022",
"The order books are already open for model year 2024, which goes into production in spring 2023. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 28 June 2022",
"These forests are usually open to the public for hiking, bicycling, fishing, hunting and cross-country skiing. \u2014 Felicia Alvarez, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"More than half the area is open for oil leasing but only two drill sites \u2014 both run by ConocoPhillips \u2014 are currently producing on this reserve the size of West Virginia. \u2014 Joshua Partlow, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In Egypt, the Grand Egyptian Museum is scheduled to open in November adjacent to the Pyramids outside Cairo. \u2014 Gary Stoller, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"The southern portion of the park has reopened and the northern portion was scheduled to open on Saturday in time for the holiday weekend, though visitors will not be able to access it from the north. \u2014 Jim Robbins, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"Spice Hospitality Group is scheduled to open Boom\u2019s Pizza in Lakewood. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 29 June 2022",
"Uganda was a member of Pool C, which includes Germany, Jamaica, Latvia and Wales, and was scheduled to open group play against Latvia on Thursday. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
"WaterWalk is scheduled to open a location at 1550 Perimeter Pkwy. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
"Now that Barrett, too, has dropped out, rising pop artist Gayle, who was most recently scheduled to open for Barrett, has moved into the 9:30 p.m. slot. \u2014 Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
"The Statehouse is now scheduled to open on Monday morning. \u2014 Corky Siemaszko, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
"The collective\u2019s first project, a 60-unit building for senior veterans and their families, is scheduled to open this fall. \u2014 Doug Smithsenior Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ballyhoo has six restaurants operating in the Chicago area, and this will be the second Sophia Steak with another one open in Wilmette. \u2014 Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"With the pass open , drivers with high-clearance vehicles can now make the slow trip between Palmer and Willow over the summit on the road that winds through the mountains for roughly 60 miles. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"Adam Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open , an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
"Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open , an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open , an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open , an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 June 2022",
"Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open , an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"While today is shaping up for a rough open , keep in mind these types of moves are uncommon and panic selling never made anyone money. \u2014 Jj Kinahan, Forbes , 13 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German offan open, Old English \u016bp up":"Adjective, Verb, and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"-p\u1d4am",
"\u02c8\u014d-p\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for open Adjective frank , candid , open , plain mean showing willingness to tell what one feels or thinks. frank stresses lack of shyness or secretiveness or of evasiveness from considerations of tact or expedience. frank discussions candid suggests expression marked by sincerity and honesty especially in offering unwelcome criticism or opinion. a candid appraisal open implies frankness but suggests more indiscretion than frank and less earnestness than candid . open in saying what they think plain suggests outspokenness and freedom from affectation or subtlety in expression. plain talk liable , open , exposed , subject , prone , susceptible , sensitive mean being by nature or through circumstances likely to experience something adverse. liable implies a possibility or probability of incurring something because of position, nature, or particular situation. liable to get lost open stresses a lack of barriers preventing incurrence. a claim open to question exposed suggests lack of protection or powers of resistance against something actually present or threatening. exposed to infection subject implies an openness for any reason to something that must be suffered or undergone. all reports are subject to review prone stresses natural tendency or propensity to incur something. prone to delay susceptible implies conditions existing in one's nature or individual constitution that make incurrence probable. very susceptible to flattery sensitive implies a readiness to respond to or be influenced by forces or stimuli. unduly sensitive to criticism",
"synonyms":[
"clear",
"cleared",
"free",
"unclogged",
"unclosed",
"unobstructed",
"unstopped"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170924",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"open (up)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to become available or possible":[
"The hostess will let us know when a table opens up ."
],
": to become communicative":[
"tried to get the patient to open up"
],
": to commence firing":[],
": to make available or possible":[
"The discovery opens up the possibility of new cures."
],
": to make plain or visible : disclose":[],
": to open by cutting into":[],
": to spread out or come into view":[
"The road opens up ahead."
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Coveted reservations open up three weeks to the day in advance, and if dinner isn't possible, making a trip for lunch is highly suggested. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
"How to create a Secure Folder To set this up on your Samsung device, open up the Settings App and then select Biometrics and security. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 16 June 2022",
"Within hours of an American mass shooting, as tragic reports blaze across the nation, sympathetic Americans open up their wallets and send money to help. \u2014 Tom Jackman, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"As the skies open up , five golfers who shot even-par 72 compete in a playoff for the remaining four spots. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Who knows, China might suddenly open up and invite a release, or Marvel might release a new trailer revealing some of those surprise superhero appearances in the film that leads to a final surge of attendance. \u2014 Mark Hughes, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"In this new series, musicians open up about the issues that are important to them and their community. \u2014 Jessica Boudreaux, SPIN , 2 June 2022",
"The medical field expects doctors to be resilient in the wrong way: Be strong, don\u2019t open up , keep it to yourself. \u2014 Mike Kessler, Men's Health , 25 May 2022",
"Suddenly, two holes open up on the floor in front of it, as seen on his phone, and two silver avatars rise from beneath the floor. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1582, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015752",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"open air":{
"antonyms":[
"nature",
"open",
"out-of-doors",
"outdoors",
"wild",
"wilderness"
],
"definitions":{
": outdoor":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a family of city dwellers who can't wait to go camping in the open air",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Stand-up comic Bert Kreischer during the pandemic actually got a kick out of doing drive-in shows in the open air . \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 24 June 2022",
"With sport sandal-style water shoes, which typically expose the upper parts of your feet and toes to the open air , drainage is almost instantaneous. \u2014 Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
"The Saudi Food and Drug Authority on Tuesday called on people to wear masks and refrain from eating food exposed to the open air to protect themselves from harmful particles carried by the storms. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Wooden watch bands should be wiped down with a damp cloth and placed in open air to dry quickly. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
"Serious cinephiles insist on best-in-show picture quality, even when watching their favorite features in the open air . \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
"Classrooms, offices and the cafeteria now sit in open air with piles of bricks all around. \u2014 Michael Tobin, Fox News , 9 June 2022",
"The pain and confusion is all there; the place of peace, quiet and open air still in need of evocation. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s also because of the floor-to-ceiling glass windows and doors, which offer views of Mecox Bay\u2014not to mention unhindered natural light and open air . \u2014 Shoko Wanger, House Beautiful , 10 June 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1830, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u014d-p\u0259n-\u02c8er"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"alfresco",
"out-of-door",
"out-of-doors",
"outdoor",
"outdoors",
"outdoorsy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041148",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"open arms":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an eager or warm welcome":[
"greeted them with open arms"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In front of him was German Chancellor Angela Merkel, gesticulating with open arms against the backdrop of the majestic mountains. \u2014 Kate Brady, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
"Already one of the most popular girl groups in Asia, they have been welcomed with open arms here in the U.S. \u2014 Kristine Kwak, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
"The director wanted to examine that complicated relationship for Black country artists to a medium that, though pioneered by people who look just like them, is domineered by some that don\u2019t always welcome them with the most open arms . \u2014 Essence , 16 May 2022",
"Aaliyah spotted her mother, started to run and was scooped up into open arms . \u2014 New York Times , 16 Jan. 2022",
"City Council greeted news of a $42 million MetroHealth expansion project at Severance Town Center with virtual open arms last week. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 30 Nov. 2020",
"Looking all of 13 years old, Zach Wilson took the field, dropped into the pocket, drilled a perfect spinner into the open arms of Aliva Hifo, to the roars of fans in the stadium surrounding the freshman\u2019s personal show of precocious promise. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Nov. 2020",
"What may be welcomed with open arms by an audience one day may not be received well at all on another day, all due to events beyond the business\u2019s control. Schedule with caution. \u2014 David Harrison, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Potluck dinners for Boomers at a church with open arms . \u2014 John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al , 17 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1670, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105749",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"open carry":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the act or practice of carrying a firearm openly in public or the legal right to do so":[
"In Pennsylvania, open carry is generally allowed without a license, but Philadelphia does require a license.",
"\u2014 Joshua Gillin",
"The next frontier for gun-rights advocates is \" open carry ,\" epitomized last year by protests in which permitted gun owners carried firearms in plain view at Starbucks coffee shops.",
"\u2014 Patrik Jonsson",
"Three more states ban concealed carry but not open carry .",
"\u2014 Hank Johnson and Mitch Seabaugh",
"\u2014 often used before another noun open carry laws/legislation"
],
"\u2014 compare concealed carry":[
"In Pennsylvania, open carry is generally allowed without a license, but Philadelphia does require a license.",
"\u2014 Joshua Gillin",
"The next frontier for gun-rights advocates is \" open carry ,\" epitomized last year by protests in which permitted gun owners carried firearms in plain view at Starbucks coffee shops.",
"\u2014 Patrik Jonsson",
"Three more states ban concealed carry but not open carry .",
"\u2014 Hank Johnson and Mitch Seabaugh",
"\u2014 often used before another noun open carry laws/legislation"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Five states, including California and the District of Columbia, ban the open carry of loaded long guns, while only Massachusetts, Minnesota and New Jersey require permits to openly carry long guns, according to Everytown. \u2014 Emma Tucker And Peter Nickeas, CNN , 17 Nov. 2021",
"With that rally cry, McKee signed three bills bills that would limit magazine capacity to 10 rounds, prohibit the open carry of long guns in public, and raise the age from 18 to 21 to buy long guns and ammunition. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"There's two trends that are all over the country: more open carry laws and more laws written essentially to allow self-defense to be used to defend using your firearm. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Nov. 2021",
"At the end of the day, what has happened over these years has been simply preposterous, culminating last session with their open carry bill. \u2014 NBC News , 29 May 2022",
"Meanwhile, state lawmakers have passed a bill that would ban the open carry of guns at polling places and create new criminal penalties for people who threaten election workers. \u2014 Laura Romero, ABC News , 9 May 2022",
"While South Carolina permits open carry of concealable guns with a training permit as of a new law last August, private or public employers can still prohibit people from carrying on their property, according to the law. \u2014 Cady Stanton, USA TODAY , 17 Apr. 2022",
"In Colorado, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed in late March a law that bans the open carry of firearms within 100 feet of a polling place. \u2014 Kelly Mena, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The officer told the woman that the new open carry law had not yet passed. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1984, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130818",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"open country":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": land with few buildings":[
"Miles and miles of open country lie beyond the town."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130016",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"open couplet":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a couplet the sense of which requires completion by what follows":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123955",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"open court":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a court that anyone is allowed to attend":[
"He testified in open court ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123408",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"open loop":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a control system for an operation or process in which there is no self-correcting action as there is in a closed loop":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Aubrey gets a challenging stretch to open loop play, hosting Celina on Oct. 8 then visiting Sanger on Oct. 15. \u2014 Dallas News , 16 Aug. 2021",
"In the most popular systems, called open loop scrubbers, seawater is discharged to the ocean after little or no treatment. \u2014 Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS , 13 May 2021",
"It could only be safely used in highly controlled and repetitive open loop environments. \u2014 Cyra Richardson, Forbes , 7 Apr. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1947, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190135",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"open market":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an economic market in which prices are based on competition among private businesses and not controlled by a government : free market":[
"How much is it worth on the open market "
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195924",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"open marriage":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a marriage in which the partners agree to let each other have sexual partners outside the marriage":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"More alarming are those married couples in her practice who were in open marriages or already having multiple clandestine affairs and now are flouting guidelines by continuing to take new lovers. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 1 May 2020"
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"\u2014 Matt Hannafin et al."
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"an open book"
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": having the skin cracked, cut, or broken so that underlying tissue is exposed":[
"abrasions, lacerations, and other open wounds"
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"\u2014 Bart Ziegler"
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"finally he opened freely on the subject"
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"open mesh"
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": to become open":[
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"the rooms open onto a hall"
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": to loosen and make less compact":[
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": to make available for or active in a regular function":[
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": to spread out : expand":[
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"But while IBM pushes Notes, a proprietary technology created in the 1980s, a raft of new and much smaller rivals is plying the \" open \" technology of the 1990s: software on the World Wide Web, the fastest growing part of the Internet.",
"\u2014 Bart Ziegler"
],
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"abrasions, lacerations, and other open wounds"
],
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"the open road",
"open country"
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},
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"Adjective",
"The door suddenly swung open .",
"You left the blinds wide open .",
"The meat was roasted over an open fire.",
"I was so tired that I couldn't keep my eyes open .",
"Don't chew with your mouth open .",
"staring with her eyes wide open",
"There's already an open jar of pickles in the refrigerator.",
"They kept the road open throughout the winter.",
"Verb",
"This door is hard to open .",
"\u201c Open the door!\u201d shouted the police officer.",
"Would you mind if I opened a window",
"The car door opened and a beautiful woman stepped out.",
"The door opened and closed so quietly that I didn't notice he had come in the room.",
"This drawer is stuck. It just won't open !",
"She comes home, turns on the TV, and starts opening her mail.",
"She opened her eyes and smiled at me.",
"I opened my umbrella and stepped out into the rain.",
"\u201c Open your mouth wide for me,\u201d said the dentist.",
"Noun",
"a daguerreotype of a cowboy whose face is roughened from a hard life in the open",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Nominations are now open for the 54th class of The Enquirer Women of the Year awards, which will be presented to 10 women in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky who have dedicated their lives to giving back. \u2014 Lisa Gillespie, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
"The restaurant will be open for dinner Tuesday through Saturday, then add lunch and possibly brunch down the line. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 June 2022",
"The home\u2019s isolation wing will also be open for this tour. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
"The lake will be open for night fishing until 11:30 p.m. every Friday and Saturday until Sept. 3. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"All shoreline and inland beaches are open for swimming. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 29 June 2022",
"The order books are already open for model year 2024, which goes into production in spring 2023. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 28 June 2022",
"These forests are usually open to the public for hiking, bicycling, fishing, hunting and cross-country skiing. \u2014 Felicia Alvarez, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"More than half the area is open for oil leasing but only two drill sites \u2014 both run by ConocoPhillips \u2014 are currently producing on this reserve the size of West Virginia. \u2014 Joshua Partlow, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In Egypt, the Grand Egyptian Museum is scheduled to open in November adjacent to the Pyramids outside Cairo. \u2014 Gary Stoller, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"The southern portion of the park has reopened and the northern portion was scheduled to open on Saturday in time for the holiday weekend, though visitors will not be able to access it from the north. \u2014 Jim Robbins, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"Spice Hospitality Group is scheduled to open Boom\u2019s Pizza in Lakewood. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 29 June 2022",
"Uganda was a member of Pool C, which includes Germany, Jamaica, Latvia and Wales, and was scheduled to open group play against Latvia on Thursday. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
"WaterWalk is scheduled to open a location at 1550 Perimeter Pkwy. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
"Now that Barrett, too, has dropped out, rising pop artist Gayle, who was most recently scheduled to open for Barrett, has moved into the 9:30 p.m. slot. \u2014 Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
"The Statehouse is now scheduled to open on Monday morning. \u2014 Corky Siemaszko, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
"The collective\u2019s first project, a 60-unit building for senior veterans and their families, is scheduled to open this fall. \u2014 Doug Smithsenior Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ballyhoo has six restaurants operating in the Chicago area, and this will be the second Sophia Steak with another one open in Wilmette. \u2014 Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"With the pass open , drivers with high-clearance vehicles can now make the slow trip between Palmer and Willow over the summit on the road that winds through the mountains for roughly 60 miles. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"Adam Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open , an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
"Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open , an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open , an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open , an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 June 2022",
"Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open , an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"While today is shaping up for a rough open , keep in mind these types of moves are uncommon and panic selling never made anyone money. \u2014 Jj Kinahan, Forbes , 13 June 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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},
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"cleared",
"free",
"unclogged",
"unclosed",
"unobstructed",
"unstopped"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114459",
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"noun",
"verb"
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"\u2014 S. L. Price"
],
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"\u2014 Thomas Jefferson",
"\u2026 if all I have said seems to you but mere open-mouthed praise of these arts, I must say that it is not for nothing that what I have hitherto put before you has taken that form.",
"\u2014 William Morris"
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],
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"\u2014 Monty Brower"
]
},
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"the stunning view from the mountaintop left us open-mouthed and at a loss for words"
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"astounded",
"awed",
"awestruck",
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"dumfounded",
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"marveling",
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"noun"
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"\u2014 Matt Hannafin et al."
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"But while IBM pushes Notes, a proprietary technology created in the 1980s, a raft of new and much smaller rivals is plying the \" open \" technology of the 1990s: software on the World Wide Web, the fastest growing part of the Internet.",
"\u2014 Bart Ziegler"
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": to become open":[
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": to enter upon : begin":[
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": to loosen and make less compact":[
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": to spread out : expand":[
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"But while IBM pushes Notes, a proprietary technology created in the 1980s, a raft of new and much smaller rivals is plying the \" open \" technology of the 1990s: software on the World Wide Web, the fastest growing part of the Internet.",
"\u2014 Bart Ziegler"
],
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],
"\u2014 see also open water":[
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"open country"
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"Adjective",
"The door suddenly swung open .",
"You left the blinds wide open .",
"The meat was roasted over an open fire.",
"I was so tired that I couldn't keep my eyes open .",
"Don't chew with your mouth open .",
"staring with her eyes wide open",
"There's already an open jar of pickles in the refrigerator.",
"They kept the road open throughout the winter.",
"Verb",
"This door is hard to open .",
"\u201c Open the door!\u201d shouted the police officer.",
"Would you mind if I opened a window",
"The car door opened and a beautiful woman stepped out.",
"The door opened and closed so quietly that I didn't notice he had come in the room.",
"This drawer is stuck. It just won't open !",
"She comes home, turns on the TV, and starts opening her mail.",
"She opened her eyes and smiled at me.",
"I opened my umbrella and stepped out into the rain.",
"\u201c Open your mouth wide for me,\u201d said the dentist.",
"Noun",
"a daguerreotype of a cowboy whose face is roughened from a hard life in the open",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Nominations are now open for the 54th class of The Enquirer Women of the Year awards, which will be presented to 10 women in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky who have dedicated their lives to giving back. \u2014 Lisa Gillespie, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
"The restaurant will be open for dinner Tuesday through Saturday, then add lunch and possibly brunch down the line. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 June 2022",
"The home\u2019s isolation wing will also be open for this tour. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
"The lake will be open for night fishing until 11:30 p.m. every Friday and Saturday until Sept. 3. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"All shoreline and inland beaches are open for swimming. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 29 June 2022",
"The order books are already open for model year 2024, which goes into production in spring 2023. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 28 June 2022",
"These forests are usually open to the public for hiking, bicycling, fishing, hunting and cross-country skiing. \u2014 Felicia Alvarez, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"More than half the area is open for oil leasing but only two drill sites \u2014 both run by ConocoPhillips \u2014 are currently producing on this reserve the size of West Virginia. \u2014 Joshua Partlow, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In Egypt, the Grand Egyptian Museum is scheduled to open in November adjacent to the Pyramids outside Cairo. \u2014 Gary Stoller, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"The southern portion of the park has reopened and the northern portion was scheduled to open on Saturday in time for the holiday weekend, though visitors will not be able to access it from the north. \u2014 Jim Robbins, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"Spice Hospitality Group is scheduled to open Boom\u2019s Pizza in Lakewood. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 29 June 2022",
"Uganda was a member of Pool C, which includes Germany, Jamaica, Latvia and Wales, and was scheduled to open group play against Latvia on Thursday. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
"WaterWalk is scheduled to open a location at 1550 Perimeter Pkwy. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
"Now that Barrett, too, has dropped out, rising pop artist Gayle, who was most recently scheduled to open for Barrett, has moved into the 9:30 p.m. slot. \u2014 Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
"The Statehouse is now scheduled to open on Monday morning. \u2014 Corky Siemaszko, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
"The collective\u2019s first project, a 60-unit building for senior veterans and their families, is scheduled to open this fall. \u2014 Doug Smithsenior Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ballyhoo has six restaurants operating in the Chicago area, and this will be the second Sophia Steak with another one open in Wilmette. \u2014 Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"With the pass open , drivers with high-clearance vehicles can now make the slow trip between Palmer and Willow over the summit on the road that winds through the mountains for roughly 60 miles. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"Adam Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open , an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
"Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open , an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open , an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open , an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 June 2022",
"Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open , an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"While today is shaping up for a rough open , keep in mind these types of moves are uncommon and panic selling never made anyone money. \u2014 Jj Kinahan, Forbes , 13 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Paying my respects to Kirsten Flagstad, the great Norwegian soprano, outside the opera house . \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 3 June 2022",
"The opera house was built in 1893 as a Civil War monument and currently seats 352 people and brings in more than 20,000 people per year, according to Executive Director Scot MacDonald. \u2014 Cain Buchmeier, chicagotribune.com , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Nestled across a few blocks in the heart of downtown Brooklyn, BAM boasts several different performance venues, from black box theaters to a turn-of-the-century beaux arts opera house . \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 13 June 2022",
"The national bank\u2019s headquarters \u2014 which also happened to be Cr\u00e9dit Industriel\u2019s headquarters \u2014 sat in the Ninth Arrondissement of Paris, in the shadow of the lavish Palais Garnier opera house . \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"Marina Konpakova, a single mother of three daughters, ages 5, 11, and 14, is staying in a spare room on the second floor of an opera house that\u2019s part of the Palace of Culture and Science, a massive Stalinist building in the center of town. \u2014 Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic , 3 May 2022",
"Lviv\u2019s magnificent opera house has become a poster site for heroic imagery. \u2014 Waldemar Januszczak For The Times, Robb Report , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The opera house , a traditionally white environment onstage and off, seemed like an uncomfortable venue for his story. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"The 14-story building stands in the city\u2019s sprawling Freedom Square, which last week was hit by a missile that damaged an opera house , a concert hall and government offices. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022"
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"The park was still operable and enjoyed by community members but remained neglected for decades until the mid-2000s. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 17 June 2022",
"The plan also requires Japan to restart basically all of its 33 operable nuclear reactors\u2014a difficult task given the public opposition. \u2014 Time , 22 Mar. 2022",
"But there were still fresh missile strikes throughout the country, with Ukrainian leaders in the Black Sea port of Odessa reporting that a runway at the city\u2019s airport had been hit and was no longer operable . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The senior defense official said there is more than one channel and this communication has been operable for about the past day. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Among the renovations to the field house are the replacement of the synthetic turf, new graphics, changes to the mechanical system to improve circulation, new overhead doors and operable windows and new LED lighting. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The lack of available and operable chassis slows operations. \u2014 Lora Cecere, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021",
"That phone line is operable on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central time. \u2014 Allyson Waller, San Antonio Express-News , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Members of the Eugene Police Department\u2019s bomb squad later arrived and found the man had a cache of old but still operable blasting caps, small but powerful explosives used to detonate larger explosives. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Bradfield probably could have parlayed that success into some sort of cushy position with Burnett, but his operant mode was reinvention. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 18 Feb. 2022",
"As such, mobile games have developed into monsters psychologically tuned to rip thousands out of players vulnerable enough to be operant conditioned into a game addiction. \u2014 Clem Chambers, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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]
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"They hope to have the windmill operating again tomorrow.",
"The camera also operates underwater.",
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"instructions for operating the new microwave oven",
"a license to operate a motor vehicle",
"The caf\u00e9 is owned and operated by a young couple.",
"The organization operates a recycling program.",
"It's the only casino operating in the state.",
"The company operates from Chicago.",
"a militant group operating against the government",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Romanian firefighters, who brought five fire engines along, will operate in the Attica region, which includes the capital Athens, until July 31. \u2014 Demetris Nellas, ajc , 2 July 2022",
"Currently, those teams only operate on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 1 July 2022",
"The mobile clinics will operate on state borders to reduce travel issues for patients coming from more restrictive states. \u2014 Jennifer Korn, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"Check with your store before heading out as hours can vary and some stores will operate with reduced holiday hours. \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
"The union members primarily operate machinery like cranes and forklifts that move cargo containers on and off ships. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"The market will operate as an in-person event Sept. 2-4, 2022, while the festival runs Aug. 31-Sept. 10, 2022. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 30 June 2022",
"As has been the expectation, the Cavs will operate as an over-the-cap team. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
"Orange Line trains will only operate between Vienna and Stadium-Armory. \u2014 Gaya Gupta, Washington Post , 30 June 2022"
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"1588, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
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"borrowed from Late Latin oper\u0101tus, past participle of oper\u0101r\u012b \"to work, be efficacious, effect, produce,\" going back to Latin, \"to busy oneself, be at work,\" probably back-formation from oper\u0101tus \"busy, engaged, occupied with religious observances,\" from opera \"activity, effort\" + -\u0101tus -ate entry 3 \u2014 more at opera entry 2":""
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"the fall of the scandal-ridden government seemed operatic in its scope and consequences",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jewel went on to study operatic voice at Interlochen and has been largely on her own ever since. \u2014 Alan Paul, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Fosse\u2019s concept for the mostly plotless show was to pair pop songs, jazz, operatic , classical and march music with dance in a variety of styles including jazz, modern ballet, Broadway and tap. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Apr. 2022",
"The operatic repertory has been a glory of Welser-M\u00f6st\u2019s tenure here. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
"One of George Frideric Handel\u2019s earliest operatic compositions tells the story of one of opera\u2019s fiercest leading ladies. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 10 May 2022",
"My entire Indian family is obsessed with this operatic Turkish serial television show, which dramatizes the glories of the Ottoman past. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"One of George Frideric Handel\u2019s earliest operatic compositions tells the story of one of opera\u2019s fiercest leading ladies. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 10 May 2022",
"Who could resist operatic arias floating down Charles Street toward the Walters Art Museum. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The ponderous massed-choir pieties of the Victorian era later yielded to the lighter, swifter mood of period-instrument versions and the semi- operatic stagings of directors such as Jonathan Miller and Peter Sellars. \u2014 Boyd Tonkin, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"1749, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The main reason behind it was an increase in non- operating expenses and higher income tax in the quarter. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"On Monday, as Hasbro released its fourth quarter earnings, the toy maker recorded a $41.3 million net non-cash, non- operating charge associated with the company\u2019s investment in the Discovery Family Channel. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Lower non- operating expenses outweighed a slightly higher effective tax rate, and EPS rose from $1.44 in Q1 \u201921 to $1.91 in Q1 \u201922. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022",
"However, a $10 million rise in non- operating expenses saw EPS drop from $1.32 to $1.31 over this period. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Operating Earnings contain non- operating gains/losses that lead to exaggerating the decline and the rebound in true profits as shown in Figure 1. \u2014 David Trainer, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
"My firm\u2019s Core Earnings remove such unusual, non- operating charges, so investors get more accurate, and less volatile, views of profits. \u2014 David Trainer, Forbes , 3 June 2021",
"The once-seemingly global media colossus is now the non- operating junior partner of a newer global media enterprise. \u2014 Howard Homonoff, Forbes , 21 May 2021",
"And volatility in the stock market and financial swings at affiliates and joint ventures caused a 65% plunge in non- operating revenue, or money generated by investments and other sources not related to patient care. \u2014 Stephen Singer, courant.com , 10 Sep. 2020"
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"The family runs a small farming operation .",
"The company is a billion-dollar operation .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"City fire department officials said the hikers were spread out over several mile markers on the trail, which added to the difficulty of the operation . \u2014 CBS News , 24 June 2022",
"As part of the operation , Costco recruited farmers in the area to raise broilers to be delivered to the Nebraska processing facility. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"The eighth mission of the operation will transport Nestl\u00e9 infant formula from Germany to Fort Worth, Texas on June 26. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"Roku originally picked up the show with the January 2021 acquisition of the assets of Jeffrey Katzenberg\u2019s Quibi, which shut down after less than a year of operation . \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"More pools are needed, as well as more swim instructors, more days and hours of operation , and a way to get kids to the lessons. \u2014 Michael Brunker, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"The lawsuit noted that the MCAT teams would have been unable to assist in the Whitfield\u2019s home given their current hours of operation , and cast blame on the city\u2019s policy for the fatal encounter. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
"Hours of operation vary between the two Louisville stores, although both are open seven days a week. \u2014 Ana Roc\u00edo \u00c1lvarez Br\u00ed\u00f1ez, The Courier-Journal , 22 June 2022",
"On June 7, the second day of the operation , 84-year-old Liesel Hulden died in a fatal collision with a Brightline train in Oakland Park. \u2014 Natalia Galicza, Sun Sentinel , 20 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English operacion \"work, action, procedure performed on a body, functioning,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin oper\u0101ti\u014dn-, oper\u0101ti\u014d, going back to Latin, \"application of effort, functioning (of natural forces),\" from oper\u0101r\u012b \"to busy oneself, be at work\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at operate":""
},
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"\u02cc\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"The new airport should be fully operational by next year.",
"The computer network is now operational .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"During colder months, cash flow might be tight, and the owner may need working capital to ensure the business keeps staff on payroll and pays for vehicle maintenance or other operational costs. \u2014 Bernardo Martinez, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Companies will also find that sharing resources across customers keeps operational costs down, so there is a dual-savings benefit. \u2014 Len Covello, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"But the pervasiveness of copper theft disrupting mining operations could lead to higher operational costs, which could exacerbate preexisting labor unrest issues in the industry and make meeting the elevated demand a challenge. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 14 May 2022",
"Palmer said the $15,000 her group received, equal to about one-tenth of the program\u2019s annual budget, will help with operational costs and provide scholarships for girls who can\u2019t afford registration fees. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
"That notion is outdated, for reasons including operational costs and the fact that not all owners get a cut of each client's bill anymore. \u2014 Rebecca Norris, Allure , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Nan Tian, a senior researcher at SIPRI, said operational costs could be linked to Russia\u2019s movement of troops to the Ukrainian border. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The ceremony also marked the launch of a capital campaign to raise $1 million for the facility's construction and startup operational costs. \u2014 Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Students can work in one of Lupoli\u2019s restaurants, Bosa, as part of the curriculum to get real-world experience, and the school doesn\u2019t have to pay any operational costs. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1885, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
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"The Boston Regional Intelligence Center, for example, is a Boston police operation that collaborates with federal law enforcement agencies. \u2014 Danny Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com , 6 July 2022",
"Magellan\u2019s cost-efficient operation will enable it to continue to provide relatively low-cost tariffs as its peers are forced to increase shipping rates to offset rising labor costs. \u2014 David Trainer, Forbes , 5 July 2022",
"After many conversations, tests and a nearly eight-hour operation , my life changed forever. \u2014 Eryn Mathewson, CNN , 4 July 2022",
"The plant is furthermore expected to then move from a two-shift operation to three, running around the clock. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 4 July 2022",
"Cichocki expects the company will do about $7 million in sales this year \u2014 nowhere close to a multi-state operation , but a steady and successful endeavor. \u2014 Erica E. Phillips, Hartford Courant , 3 July 2022",
"The 117-bed Adult Rehabilitation Center is located next door to the Salvation Army's operation just south of downtown Phoenix. \u2014 Roxanne De La Rosa, The Arizona Republic , 3 July 2022",
"After a two-hour search the incident transitioned to a recovery operation with three people still missing, according to a Facebook posting. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 July 2022",
"Last year, Tree Farm quietly filed a notice with DOGM to commence a large mining operation , featuring a pit that would grow up to 400 acres over time. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 July 2022"
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"The new system uses an existing software system called Vantage to give commanders a real-time look at what is unaccounted for, Scott Forster, an operations research analyst at the Army, said in a briefing with AP. \u2014 Kristin M. Hall And Justin Pritchard, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Sensor nodes have been installed along the vehicle's route, and Ford is working with Quantum Signal AI, which is a Ford subsidiary, to conduct remote operations research . \u2014 Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press , 15 Dec. 2021",
"In 1956 operations research pioneer Merrill Flood argued that the TSP is likely to be hard. \u2014 Ian Stewart, Wired , 7 Sep. 2021",
"In 2019, Forrester ran its first revenue operations research study to understand, among other things, what organizing models B2B companies were adopting to drive revenue operations. \u2014 Forrester, Forbes , 3 June 2021",
"How many employees are skilled in statistics, operations research , predictive analytics, prescriptive analytics, etc, and understand concepts like: correlations, confidence levels on false or positive signals, clustering analytics, etc. \u2014 Cindy Gordon, Forbes , 27 Feb. 2021",
"But there is no more ardent a disciple of the tome than Mejdal, a former biomathematician at NASA who earned master\u2019s degrees in both cognitive psychology and operations research . \u2014 New York Times , 24 Feb. 2021",
"Mercer, who has degrees from Stanford University in biology, mathematics and operations research and engineering economic systems, is known to be a smart delegator. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2021",
"Lydia Elle, an operations research analyst in the space industry, and a single mom of a 10-year-old, was pleasantly surprised by at least one aspect of her new life: the disappearance of the stress from racing from the office to get her daughter. \u2014 Lisa Selin Davis, CNN , 13 Nov. 2020"
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"Fun just seems to be the operative word with Terry. \u2014 Jason Patt, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"And now, after months of map drawing and district disputes, all 50 states have legally operative congressional maps in place for the upcoming midterm season and beyond. \u2014 Alisa Wiersema, ABC News , 1 June 2022",
"Based on the novel by Mark Greaney, the film follows CIA operative Court Gentry (Ryan Gosling), who becomes the subject of an intense global manhunt after accidentally uncovering dark agency secrets. \u2014 cleveland , 24 May 2022",
"The Gray Man is CIA operative Court Gentry (Gosling), aka, Sierra Six. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
"Based on the Mark Greaney book series, Gosling plays CIA operative Court Gentry, who inadvertently spills secrets about his organization, forcing him to go on the run from Evans\u2019 mustached Lloyd Hansen, an unhinged former colleague. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 24 May 2022",
"Tina Flournoy is leaving her post as chief of staff to Vice President Kamala Harris; longtime Democratic operative Lorraine Voles is set to succeed her in the role. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 25 Apr. 2022",
"When the operative Marvin Lucas seeks him out at the start of the film, McKay is working at a legal aid clinic. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Patients have to spend a lot of time in a hospital and prepare for operative risks and complications. \u2014 Julia Ries, Health.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Back in the 1980s, Dan (Bill Heck, in flashbacks) was an intelligence operative in Afghanistan, and after decades in hiding, consequences are coming, whether Dan deserves them or not. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
"As Islamic State leader, Qurayshi had surrounded himself with a small circle of bodyguards, women and children who could be used as human shields, said a U.S. intelligence operative involved in the effort to track Islamic State leaders in Idlib. \u2014 Benoit Faucon, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Heath, the son of an American intelligence operative , had been a courier for a German resistance group in Nazi Berlin. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times , 19 Aug. 2021",
"The lawsuit is a product of state legislative Democrats, and the lead plaintiff, Bill DeMora, is a longtime operative with the Ohio Democratic Party. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
"Martinez, meanwhile, who has ties to a longtime political operative for both Burke and Sandoval, Martinez cooperated with prosecutors and was sentenced last year to 18 months in prison. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Dunn, a longtime political operative who also worked for the Obama White House, was a top adviser at the White House at the beginning of Mr. Biden's term and during his presidential campaign. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, CBS News , 6 May 2022",
"Jean-Pierre, a longtime Democratic political operative , worked on both Obama presidential campaigns and served in the Obama White House in the office of political affairs. \u2014 Tyler Pager, Anchorage Daily News , 5 May 2022",
"Also charged were longtime Democratic operative Patrick Doherty and former Illinois state representative and Worth Township Supervisor John O\u2019Sullivan. \u2014 Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022"
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"Once some operagoers broke their habit of regularly attending, they either stopped going or went less often. \u2014 Michael Cooper, New York Times , 13 Mar. 2020",
"Dufour confirmed that most of the audience was made up of nontraditional operagoers and said that about 56 percent of the audience in Montreal was not in the opera's database. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com , 13 July 2018",
"The idea is to let non-English-speaking audience members follow a show, word for word, on their phones, much as moviegoers or even operagoers have done with subtitles for decades. \u2014 Charles Passy, WSJ , 4 June 2018",
"As older generations of operagoers retire or move or pass away, opera companies need to bring in newer, younger generations of patrons to replace them, particularly millennials. \u2014 David Lyman, Detroit Free Press , 10 May 2018",
"The dress code will be so relaxed that many operagoers may opt for onesies. \u2014 Michael Cooper, New York Times , 29 Mar. 2018",
"The show may be too grandiose for the Lyric Opera stage but a transplant to the Met is said to be on the books, which is good news for American operagoers . \u2018 \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 22 Aug. 2017",
"Michael Capasso, City Opera\u2019s general director, likes things in the traditional manner, and the costumes and d\u00e9cor are rather dated\u2014to the Joseph Volpe era at the Met, which will probably suit many New York operagoers just fine. \u2014 Russell Platt, The New Yorker , 3 Apr. 2017"
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"Creating a mobile operating system from scratch to challenge Android and iOS is something not even Samsung managed to pull off. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 16 June 2022",
"At the end of last year, Apple also changed a number of settings in the iOS mobile operating system that runs iPhones and iPads. \u2014 Niels Martin Brochner, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Google has appealed three decisions and billions of dollars in fines issued by the European Commission over anticompetitive business practices related to its search engine, advertising business and Android mobile operating system . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2021",
"The relationship described by Apple in court papers differs greatly from the experiences detailed by other developers on Apple\u2019s iOS mobile operating system . \u2014 Tim Higgins, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2021",
"European Union authorities also fined Google for bundling its services with its Android mobile operating system , and Google agreed to let rival search engines bid for the default spot on some devices. \u2014 David Mccabe, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Dec. 2020",
"With all that in mind, Apple will need realityOS to be a familiar operating system that offers access to sophisticated but familiar experiences. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 7 June 2022",
"Now, especially as the browser is becoming the operating system of the enterprise, the number of channels for an attack has increased. \u2014 Patrick Harr, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
"And in the case of the opposition voting app, the fact that Android is the dominant mobile operating system in Russia means that users can still potentially download it from third-party app stores. \u2014 Lily Hay Newman, Wired , 17 Sep. 2021"
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"Newspaper ads of the day reveal a motley tenant roster that included the Sons of Temperance and an auction house selling odds and ends like seashells, opera glasses and pistols. \u2014 John Freeman Gill, New York Times , 22 Nov. 2019",
"Eager to try out daguerrotypy, a photography method that had been invented just two months prior, Cornelius set up a large box camera with a lens fashioned from a pair of opera glasses , according to the Library of Congress. \u2014 Scottie Andrew And Brian Ries, CNN , 21 June 2019",
"The black enameled opera glasses were recently acquired by M.S. Rau Antiques, a shop on the French Quarter's Royal Street. \u2014 Fox News , 28 Sep. 2018",
"The magenta curtains were elegantly poised as if concertgoers were attending a proper theatrical performance begging to be seen through opera glasses . \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 1 June 2018",
"Also among the Annenberg show\u2019s 440 images is an 1839 self-portrait by Robert Cornelius, who built a camera with a box and lens from a pair of opera glasses to create an early selfie. \u2014 Steve Appleford, latimes.com , 18 May 2018",
"Each reached inside their jackets \u2014 Key for a pair of opera glasses to hurl at the advancing lawmaker, and Sickles for a Derringer. \u2014 Robert Mitchell, Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2018",
"The downside to that basic, spy-in-the-stands technique is that the risk of discovery is high; opera glasses are pretty well-camouflaged at the opera but tend to stick out in the grandstand. \u2014 Steven Goldman, Slate Magazine , 7 Sep. 2017",
"Contemporary guidebooks warned European tourists against sharing their opera glasses with Egyptians, implying that the simple act of borrowing binoculars could result in disease. \u2014 Peter Schwartzstein, Smithsonian , 24 Apr. 2017"
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"Ahmed said the idea behind a mosque open house was to promote understanding of Islam among neighbors who might not be familiar with the faith. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"Before the last school bell rings next month, the district is opening up each building from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday (May 21) for a special final walk-through and open house . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 12 May 2022",
"The City of Oceanside will host a community open house for the Draft Smart and Sustainable Corridors Plan 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday April 19 at the El Corazon Senior Center. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Meanwhile, Cape Verde\u2019s first Latter-day Saint temple will be dedicated June 19, the church has said, after a May 21-June 11 public open house . \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Mar. 2022",
"The new West Palm Beach art collective known as The Peach (3950 Georgia Ave.) makes its debut this weekend with a Friday-Sunday open house and telltale indicators of a quality scene under the umbrella of Rodney Mayo\u2019s Sub-Culture Group. \u2014 Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Sellers have undoubtedly noticed the slowdown in open house attendance and overall buyer engagement, and may finally be open to negotiation. \u2014 John Walkup, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The La Mesa Chamber of Commerce hosts an open house /mixer for Plates, Tags & More, a business that provides DMV services, vehicle tags, mobile notary service and more. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Adelman Peony Gardens open house : 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily through June 15. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022"
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"In an open letter to the company, a citizens' group implored company executives to reconsider their decision to close the factory.",
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"Five opposition deputies in the local legislature of Primorsky province in Russia\u2019s Far East signed an open letter to Putin demanding that Russia stop fighting and withdraw its forces. \u2014 Andrew E. Kramer, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"In a sign of further opposition to the war percolating among Russian officials, five deputies in the local legislature of Primorsky Province in Russia\u2019s far east signed an open letter to Mr. Putin demanding that Russia withdraw its forces. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"Stephen Cloobeck, another investor, released an open letter the same day demanding the board remove CEO Andrew Pascal, as well as his management team. \u2014 Carly Wanna, Bloomberg.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Days before President Biden\u2019s inauguration, Chinese leader Xi Jinping released an unusual open letter to Mr. Schultz, a frequent visitor to China and himself a one-time U.S. presidential candidate, asking him to help repair bilateral relations. \u2014 Spencer Jakab, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Aresco released an open letter Monday, expressing his push for expansion while addressing some of those concerns put forth by the ACC and Big Ten. \u2014 Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Ten organizations dedicated to HIV education, many based in the South, have released an open letter to rapper DaBaby requesting a private meeting to discuss facts about HIV and share how HIV is both preventable and treatable. \u2014 al , 4 Aug. 2021",
"The group released an open letter to Hollywood on the final day of October, which is National Hispanic Heritage Month. \u2014 Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2021",
"In an open letter to customers, Delta pilots wrote that the labor shortage has put them on pace to fly more overtime hours this year than in all of 2018 and 2019 combined. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 18 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The three operands of NOUN 7 were 105, the address of flagword 9 containing LETABBIT; 400 (100 000 000 binary) which selected bit 9 in the word; and then 0, to turn the bit off. \u2014 Frank O\u2019brien, Ars Technica , 30 Jan. 2020"
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"The Romanian firefighters, who brought five fire engines along, will operate in the Attica region, which includes the capital Athens, until July 31. \u2014 Demetris Nellas, ajc , 2 July 2022",
"Currently, those teams only operate on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 1 July 2022",
"The mobile clinics will operate on state borders to reduce travel issues for patients coming from more restrictive states. \u2014 Jennifer Korn, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"Check with your store before heading out as hours can vary and some stores will operate with reduced holiday hours. \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
"The union members primarily operate machinery like cranes and forklifts that move cargo containers on and off ships. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"The market will operate as an in-person event Sept. 2-4, 2022, while the festival runs Aug. 31-Sept. 10, 2022. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 30 June 2022",
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"Orange Line trains will only operate between Vienna and Stadium-Armory. \u2014 Gaya Gupta, Washington Post , 30 June 2022"
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"The Trump administration increased economic pressure on Cuba, reversing a shift under President Obama to a more open stance toward the nation that had led to an increase in travel between the two countries. \u2014 Mengqi Sun, WSJ , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Rather than doing this and increasing frustration, try taking an open stance with her. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021",
"The first line of defense is self-control, showing a non-threatening, open stance . \u2014 Patricia Fersch, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
"Archbishop Lefebvre rejected the break with liturgical tradition as well as other elements of the 1962-65 Second Vatican Council, known as Vatican II, including the church\u2019s more open stance toward other religions. \u2014 Francis X. Rocca, WSJ , 16 July 2021",
"An open stance and easy movements to the hitting positions enable him to quickly barrel baseballs with a short upper-cut stroke. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 22 Feb. 2021",
"Biden has pledged to take a more open stance on immigration. \u2014 Clare Duffy, CNN , 4 Nov. 2020",
"The Trump administration has increased its economic pressure on Cuba, reversing the Obama administration\u2019s shift to a more open stance toward the nation that had led to an increase in travel between the two countries. \u2014 Mengqi Sun, WSJ , 30 Oct. 2020",
"Those who support educational diversity should confront Harvard\u2019s open stance that race diversity is not as important as Harvard\u2019s competitive standing in Ivy League intercollegiate sports. \u2014 Meghan Liu, Washington Post , 4 Oct. 2019"
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"In this setting the house is unique \u2014 modern style, built in 1978 with long, open sight lines and spans of glass. \u2014 Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press , 10 July 2021",
"But on a recent Saturday, a daily capacity limit of 2,900 people across the 125-acre park meant few lines and open sight lines of animal habitats. \u2014 Ryan Patrick Hooper, Detroit Free Press , 29 June 2020",
"Today, Remington offers nearly every slug gun configuration imaginable, from rifled barrels with open sights and standard stocks, to cantilever scope mounts and thumbhole stocks. \u2014 Curtis Niedermier, Outdoor Life , 18 Nov. 2019",
"If fully adjustable open sights will do, the less expensive standard Redhawk is for you. \u2014 Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream , 8 Oct. 2019",
"While the standard Blackhawk remains one of the world's all-time great buys in revolvers for those who stick with open sights , hunters who prefer to use a scope are better off with the Super Blackhawk Hunter. \u2014 Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream , 8 Oct. 2019",
"For areas that don\u2019t allow optics, the open sights on the Pro Hunter do their job well. \u2014 John B. Snow, Outdoor Life , 4 Aug. 2017"
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"That left only two five-vertex configurations still open: the pentagon (or really any five-sided polygon), also called a five-cycle, and the five-vertex path, which consists of four line segments linked together, forming an open chain . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 26 Apr. 2021"
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"The jewel of New Russia\u2014an oasis of Italian opera on the Ukrainian steppe\u2014would seem a long way from the riverboat culture from which Twain sprang. \u2014 Daniel Immerwahr, The New York Review of Books , 6 July 2022",
"But some of the opera \u2019s most triumphal moments were seriously pockmarked by the orchestra\u2019s valveless natural horns, stubbornly untunable on Saturday. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Argento's work has always incorporated the melodramatic sweep and heightened emotion of opera . \u2014 Katie Rife, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
"Kuan conducted the world premiere of the opera in 2019 for New York City Opera. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 15 June 2022",
"Pursuing a vision of opera as free-floating, lightly staged assemblages more than traditional score-and-libretto productions, AMOC works in shifting configurations. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"From audiences\u2019 giggles to the low notes of some of opera \u2019s most celebrated baritones, the live recordings capture a bygone age at the Met. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Interestingly, the production gives space to the struggles of the opera \u2019s men as well. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a devoted fan of the opera . \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 13 Apr. 2022"
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"Mozart\u2019s final opera seria has it all, along with a handful of memorable arias. \u2014 David Lyman, Cincinnati.com , 22 Mar. 2018"
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"The jewel of New Russia\u2014an oasis of Italian opera on the Ukrainian steppe\u2014would seem a long way from the riverboat culture from which Twain sprang. \u2014 Daniel Immerwahr, The New York Review of Books , 6 July 2022",
"But some of the opera \u2019s most triumphal moments were seriously pockmarked by the orchestra\u2019s valveless natural horns, stubbornly untunable on Saturday. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Argento's work has always incorporated the melodramatic sweep and heightened emotion of opera . \u2014 Katie Rife, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
"Kuan conducted the world premiere of the opera in 2019 for New York City Opera. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 15 June 2022",
"Pursuing a vision of opera as free-floating, lightly staged assemblages more than traditional score-and-libretto productions, AMOC works in shifting configurations. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"From audiences\u2019 giggles to the low notes of some of opera \u2019s most celebrated baritones, the live recordings capture a bygone age at the Met. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Interestingly, the production gives space to the struggles of the opera \u2019s men as well. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Martin\u2019s sociopathic behavior finds a mate in an older, eccentric heiress Helen (Essie Davis), whose obsession with Gilbert and Sullivan operetta creates a problematic private world. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The relationship was memorialized in the 2013 operetta , Scalia/Ginsburg. \u2014 Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The operetta is a comic adventure filled with partying, pranking, mistaken identities and a spell in prison. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 23 Dec. 2021",
"But unlike a Broadway musical or operetta , the drama is resolved in music. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The operetta has happily been rescheduled for two of its original three venues. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
"The operetta by Johann Strauss II, which revolves around a New Year\u2019s party, was slated for Dec. 26 at Trinity-on-Main in New London and Dec. 30 at The Bushnell; those shows were canceled when a cast member contracted COVID. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 30 Dec. 2021",
"On top of traveling with his eight siblings for operetta roadshows, Moody performed in high school theater shows and played the piano. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 20 Dec. 2021",
"The genre of popular operetta , with its combination of song, dance, dialogue, and farce, had already been established by Jacques Offenbach in Paris in the 1850s and 1860s. \u2014 Larry Wolff, The New York Review of Books , 11 Mar. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mozart\u2019s 1790 opera buffa about two men whose scheme to test their fianc\u00e9es\u2019 fidelity ends in surprise. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2021",
"That scenario, one part soap opera and one part opera buffa . . . \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 7 Mar. 2021",
"Leading an orchestra with considerably more strings than Mozart was accustomed to, Zander gave admirable clarity to the opera buffa fugue sections and propulsion to the whole. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Oct. 2019",
"The credited adaptation source for Love Wedding Repeat might be a minor French comedy from 2012 called Plan de table, but the model for this strained opera buffa is two Brit hits from the 1990s: Sliding Doors and Four Weddings and a Funeral. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 Apr. 2020",
"The production directed by Michael Shell takes its inspiration from the films of Pedro Almodovar and plays up the colorful, carnival-like atmosphere of Rossini\u2019s opera buffa . 7:30 p.m. April 28, May 2 and May 4 and 2 p.m. May 6. \u2014 Patrick Neas, kansascity , 20 Apr. 2018",
"Italian elections, frequent and feuding, are often dismissed as opera buffa offerings from a country that never changes. \u2014 Jason Horowitz, New York Times , 29 Jan. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To the south is the lunar landscape of a city-sized opencast lignite mine. \u2014 The Economist , 29 June 2019",
"The bright white-and-dark-blue\u2013striped areas on the right side of this image are opencast coal mines in midwestern Germany. \u2014 Betsy Mason, WIRED , 15 Oct. 2009"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It is based on theories of behaviorism and operant conditioning , and is known as the gold standard by many in the caregiver and professional community. \u2014 Ariana Cernius, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
"Bears and monkeys can be taught to dance at circuses, but Patel said such displays do not qualify as true dancing because they are based on operant conditioning . \u2014 Author: Jason Bittel, Anchorage Daily News , 9 July 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That means plenty of phone calls, emails and texts as couples and their wedding planners scramble to find venues with open dates and reschedule vendors such as caterers, photographers and florists. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com , 20 Mar. 2020",
"Steely Dan's summer shed tour has open dates on June 25 and 27, around a Chicago-area show. \u2014 Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Mar. 2020",
"Yet the court has granted all three cases despite not having all the usual briefs in hand and has slotted the hearings into the first open dates on its calendar. \u2014 The Economist , 16 Dec. 2019",
"Florida, Ole Miss and South Carolina have open dates . \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 23 Nov. 2019",
"Tulsa update: Golden Hurricane are coming off open date . \u2014 Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle , 22 Nov. 2019",
"The Giants, though, are coming off their open date , and the star running back will be rested. \u2014 Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com , 21 Nov. 2019",
"Texas A&M on the other hand, coming off an open date , looked a little flat in the first half last week against South Carolina, but turned it on and was dominant in the second half. \u2014 Joseph Goodman, al , 21 Nov. 2019",
"Falling on a Monday after an open date for UTSA, the appointment marked a rare opportunity for Baylen to be close to home. \u2014 Greg Luca, ExpressNews.com , 20 Nov. 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Farther in the warren of the Acre Old City, theater actor Ehab Khaskiye sat outside a rare open shop . \u2014 Felicia Schwartz, WSJ , 14 May 2021",
"Five tattoo artists open shop (and fight and draw impressive tatts) on TLC\u2019s Miami Ink, a reality show that brings tattoos further into the mainstream. \u2014 Paige Stables, Allure , 20 Feb. 2021",
"When the beloved Barneys New York shuttered in 2019 after declaring bankruptcy, leaving many vendors and collaborators unpaid, part of its liquidation plan was to open shop -in-shops at Saks Fifth Avenue stores. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 15 Jan. 2021",
"Davenport said that the DAC does not have authority to decide who is allowed to open shop on the property when it is completed. \u2014 James Whitlow, baltimoresun.com , 19 Aug. 2020",
"At the few open shops , bored staff members watched movies on their phones, slept or paced aimlessly. \u2014 Rachel Cheung, Washington Post , 14 Feb. 2020",
"North Rhine-Westphalia is also allowing larger furniture retailers \u2014 think Ikea stores \u2014 to serve customers, while Berlin won\u2019t open shops before Wednesday to allow for more planning time. \u2014 Stefan Nicola, Bloomberg.com , 7 May 2020",
"Amid the surge in demand, fashion designer Batani-Khalfani decided to make use of all the fabric in her house to open shop . \u2014 Coral Murphy, USA TODAY , 4 Apr. 2020",
"In Fisherman\u2019s Wharf, a neighborhood popular with visitors, the few open shops included a hardware store and an In-N-Out Burger, for takeout orders only. \u2014 David Ingram, NBC News , 19 Mar. 2020"
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"the operator of an automobile",
"the operator of a nuclear power plant",
"Call the operator for the phone number.",
"Operator , please connect me with extension 123.",
"She's quite an operator \u2014no one else could have gotten them all to agree to the project.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The fuel sat unaccounted for in a fire suppression line until an operator hit the line with a passenger train cart on Nov. 20, 2021, releasing the fuel. \u2014 Eleanor Watson, CBS News , 30 June 2022",
"Public records, LinkedIn and an operator at Aurora Pro Service identified the owner as Oscar D. Lopez, 40. \u2014 Corky Siemaszko, NBC News , 29 June 2022",
"Drones are normally flown by an operator using remote control. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"After calling around, Ms. Trofimova found an operator in Romania willing to pick up her employees in Odesa. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"Monarch has asked the board to amend a regulation from the 1970s that prohibits the use of autonomous agricultural equipment without an operator . \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
"Also, Move, an operator of Realtor.com, acquired UpNest which operates a marketplace that connects home sellers with highly qualified local agents recently. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"The system is able to apply brakes as one train approaches another, even if an operator doesn\u2019t. \u2014 Taylor Dolven, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
"More calls came over the next half-hour and an operator advised a girl calling to stay very quiet, Mr. McCraw said. \u2014 Elizabeth Findell, WSJ , 27 May 2022"
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"idiom"
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"\u2014 often + to We have to open our eyes to these problems and stop ignoring them."
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": to carry on a military or naval action or mission":[
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"crooked gamblers operating in the club"
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"They hope to have the windmill operating again tomorrow.",
"The camera also operates underwater.",
"The machine can operate at high speeds.",
"instructions for operating the new microwave oven",
"a license to operate a motor vehicle",
"The caf\u00e9 is owned and operated by a young couple.",
"The organization operates a recycling program.",
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"The company operates from Chicago.",
"a militant group operating against the government",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Romanian firefighters, who brought five fire engines along, will operate in the Attica region, which includes the capital Athens, until July 31. \u2014 Demetris Nellas, ajc , 2 July 2022",
"Currently, those teams only operate on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 1 July 2022",
"The mobile clinics will operate on state borders to reduce travel issues for patients coming from more restrictive states. \u2014 Jennifer Korn, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"Check with your store before heading out as hours can vary and some stores will operate with reduced holiday hours. \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
"The union members primarily operate machinery like cranes and forklifts that move cargo containers on and off ships. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"The market will operate as an in-person event Sept. 2-4, 2022, while the festival runs Aug. 31-Sept. 10, 2022. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 30 June 2022",
"As has been the expectation, the Cavs will operate as an over-the-cap team. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
"Orange Line trains will only operate between Vienna and Stadium-Armory. \u2014 Gaya Gupta, Washington Post , 30 June 2022"
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"borrowed from Late Latin oper\u0101tus, past participle of oper\u0101r\u012b \"to work, be efficacious, effect, produce,\" going back to Latin, \"to busy oneself, be at work,\" probably back-formation from oper\u0101tus \"busy, engaged, occupied with religious observances,\" from opera \"activity, effort\" + -\u0101tus -ate entry 3 \u2014 more at opera entry 2":""
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"definitions":{
": the portion of a budget allotment remaining available for additional purchases at any given moment of a budgetary period":[
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"\u2014 H. D. Broehm"
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"definitions":{
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"open a can of worms":{
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"idiom"
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"idiom"
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"Meanwhile, the diadem, which was made for King George IV in 1820, features an openwork silver frame and 1,333 diamonds, according to the Royal Collection Trust. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 Oct. 2019",
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"From Germany\u2019s North Sea ports to the French Riviera, open season has been declared on superyachts. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"That\u2019s an inherently violent process that has required cracking down on small-d democracy, criminalizing resistance of all sorts, and declaring open season on indigenous land defenders. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 24 Nov. 2021",
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"The university agreed in the early 1970s to accept virtually any New York City high school graduate, an open admissions policy that critics said devalued the stature of a City University degree. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 5 Dec. 2019",
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"Hundreds of people in Portland, Maine, turned up Thursday to watch an unprecedented event unfold in local election history: The winner of an open city council seat was chosen by chance, by drawing a name out of a wooden bowl. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 4 Nov. 2021",
"As seen in a recent piece by our Kevin Acee, the clubhouse appears to be an open city Sheriff Jayce has lost. \u2014 Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Sep. 2021",
"The powerful business group endorsed incumbents for mayor and open city council seats where available. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 22 July 2021",
"Yet at September's end the Nazis sued for safe passage out; the Allies found an open city . \u2014 Star Tribune , 24 Dec. 2020",
"The legislature has proved an irritant for Beijing, as a group of pro-democracy lawmakers have loudly argued that China\u2019s campaign threatens to erode Hong Kong\u2019s status as a global, open city . \u2014 New York Times , 11 Nov. 2020",
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"The French official opened up the city\u2019s dense medieval alleyways, transforming them into the broad boulevards Paris is famous for today, relieving overcrowding and resulting in a healthier, more beautiful and open city . \u2014 Amanda Shendruk, Quartz , 2 July 2020"
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"But concerns about Feinstein's capacity for her job have been an open secret for years. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 18 Apr. 2022",
"His relationship with Gollust was widely seen as an open secret across the company prior to the Cuomo investigation. \u2014 al , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The poor working conditions for congressional staffers are an open secret on Capitol Hill. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 9 Feb. 2022",
"By the early 1980s, Pakistan\u2019s pursuit of a nuclear bomb had become an open secret . \u2014 New York Times , 10 Oct. 2021",
"The North Shore is the last word in beaches, really\u2014a mic drop of sand-meets-sea around every bend in the road\u2014and has been immortalized in films from South Pacific (1958) to The Descendants (2011), making the island an open secret in Hollywood. \u2014 Meredith Carey, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 3 Aug. 2021",
"Indeed, the disconnect between the two was frequently discussed and considered an open secret \u2014 at first among those who work for the Jazz, and then later among league insiders as a whole. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 June 2021",
"Oddly, Zucker\u2019s relationship with Gollust has long been something of an open secret \u2014there have been references to it in the tabloids and even in Katie Couric\u2019s memoir. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"For 17 states and the District of Columbia, which run their own insurance marketplaces under the ACA, the data being released Thursday includes their roughly 4.5 million sign-ups through Jan. 15, the deadline for the federal open enrollment . \u2014 Amy Goldstein, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Finding the right systems for a human resource information system (HRIS), hiring, performance management, employee surveys and open enrollment will make everyone's work more enjoyable. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"The last-minute push to expand open enrollment in Iowa came after Republicans\u2019 education agenda for the year largely collapsed. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
"Medicare, individual/family plans, and Marketplace plans have open enrollment in the late fall. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"Leaders like Governor Fife Symington, Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Graham Keegan and Democratic Representative Armando Ruiz, who worked in a bipartisan way to create new opportunities for students \u2014 open enrollment , charter schools. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Open Enrollment Period \u2013 Your employer chooses its open enrollment period each year. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"The state agency\u2019s most recent enrollment snapshot with county-level data was published in September, before the open enrollment period for 2022 coverage started. \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Everyone else signs up during the annual open enrollment , typically from November to January. \u2014 Julie Appleby, Fortune , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"What does an open adoption look like for a single mother? \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"Her biological parents have an open adoption agreement to stay in contact with her. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
"Research has found that open adoption leads to fewer behavioral problems, better emotional adjustment, more positive identity formation, and higher self-esteem in adoptees. \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, PEOPLE.com , 18 Nov. 2021",
"More than a dozen states are currently considering legislation to open adoption records (to varying degrees). \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 17 Apr. 2021",
"More than a dozen states are currently considering legislation to open adoption records (to varying degrees). \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 17 Apr. 2021",
"More than a dozen states are currently considering legislation to open adoption records (to varying degrees). \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 17 Apr. 2021",
"More than a dozen states are currently considering legislation to open adoption records (to varying degrees). \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 17 Apr. 2021",
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"New part-owner Norm Laviolette stands during the National Anthem at the home opener of the Brockton Rox baseball team at Campanelli Stadium. \u2014 James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"Two months ago, Zimmermann pitched brilliantly as the starter for the Orioles\u2019 home opener . \u2014 Matt Cohen, Baltimore Sun , 3 June 2022",
"Attendance was announced at 17,852, the A\u2019s largest home crowd of the season, topping the 17,503 mark for the home opener . \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 June 2022",
"The Huskers\u2019 home opener is Sept. 3 against North Dakota. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"With fans already upset about the offseason cost-cutting moves, Reds president Phil Castellini inflamed the situation during an appearance on WLW-AM in Cincinnati the day of the home opener . \u2014 John Perrotto, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"The Wave went on to win, 1-0, and when the following game produced a 4-0 victory last Saturday, in the home opener against Gotham FC, the coach dropped another confident challenge on her jubilant players. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 May 2022",
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": a view that the concepts or terms used in nonanalytic scientific statements must be definable in terms of identifiable and repeatable operations":[]
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"Other philosophers found this way of thinking \u2014 known as operationalism \u2014 an intellectual cop\u2010out. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 9 Mar. 2021",
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": not proprietary : available to third party developers":[
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"I was so tired that I couldn't keep my eyes open .",
"Don't chew with your mouth open .",
"staring with her eyes wide open",
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"They kept the road open throughout the winter.",
"Verb",
"This door is hard to open .",
"\u201c Open the door!\u201d shouted the police officer.",
"Would you mind if I opened a window?",
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"The door opened and closed so quietly that I didn't notice he had come in the room.",
"This drawer is stuck. It just won't open !",
"She comes home, turns on the TV, and starts opening her mail.",
"She opened her eyes and smiled at me.",
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"\u201c Open your mouth wide for me,\u201d said the dentist.",
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"a daguerreotype of a cowboy whose face is roughened from a hard life in the open",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Nominations are now open for the 54th class of The Enquirer Women of the Year awards, which will be presented to 10 women in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky who have dedicated their lives to giving back. \u2014 Lisa Gillespie, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
"The restaurant will be open for dinner Tuesday through Saturday, then add lunch and possibly brunch down the line. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 June 2022",
"The home\u2019s isolation wing will also be open for this tour. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
"The lake will be open for night fishing until 11:30 p.m. every Friday and Saturday until Sept. 3. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"All shoreline and inland beaches are open for swimming. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 29 June 2022",
"The order books are already open for model year 2024, which goes into production in spring 2023. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 28 June 2022",
"These forests are usually open to the public for hiking, bicycling, fishing, hunting and cross-country skiing. \u2014 Felicia Alvarez, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"More than half the area is open for oil leasing but only two drill sites \u2014 both run by ConocoPhillips \u2014 are currently producing on this reserve the size of West Virginia. \u2014 Joshua Partlow, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In Egypt, the Grand Egyptian Museum is scheduled to open in November adjacent to the Pyramids outside Cairo. \u2014 Gary Stoller, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"The southern portion of the park has reopened and the northern portion was scheduled to open on Saturday in time for the holiday weekend, though visitors will not be able to access it from the north. \u2014 Jim Robbins, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"Spice Hospitality Group is scheduled to open Boom\u2019s Pizza in Lakewood. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 29 June 2022",
"Uganda was a member of Pool C, which includes Germany, Jamaica, Latvia and Wales, and was scheduled to open group play against Latvia on Thursday. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
"WaterWalk is scheduled to open a location at 1550 Perimeter Pkwy. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
"Now that Barrett, too, has dropped out, rising pop artist Gayle, who was most recently scheduled to open for Barrett, has moved into the 9:30 p.m. slot. \u2014 Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
"The Statehouse is now scheduled to open on Monday morning. \u2014 Corky Siemaszko, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
"The collective\u2019s first project, a 60-unit building for senior veterans and their families, is scheduled to open this fall. \u2014 Doug Smithsenior Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ballyhoo has six restaurants operating in the Chicago area, and this will be the second Sophia Steak with another one open in Wilmette. \u2014 Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"With the pass open , drivers with high-clearance vehicles can now make the slow trip between Palmer and Willow over the summit on the road that winds through the mountains for roughly 60 miles. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"Adam Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open , an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
"Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open , an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open , an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open , an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 June 2022",
"Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open , an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"While today is shaping up for a rough open , keep in mind these types of moves are uncommon and panic selling never made anyone money. \u2014 Jj Kinahan, Forbes , 13 June 2022"
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"How to create a Secure Folder To set this up on your Samsung device, open up the Settings App and then select Biometrics and security. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 16 June 2022",
"Within hours of an American mass shooting, as tragic reports blaze across the nation, sympathetic Americans open up their wallets and send money to help. \u2014 Tom Jackman, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"As the skies open up , five golfers who shot even-par 72 compete in a playoff for the remaining four spots. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Who knows, China might suddenly open up and invite a release, or Marvel might release a new trailer revealing some of those surprise superhero appearances in the film that leads to a final surge of attendance. \u2014 Mark Hughes, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"In this new series, musicians open up about the issues that are important to them and their community. \u2014 Jessica Boudreaux, SPIN , 2 June 2022",
"The medical field expects doctors to be resilient in the wrong way: Be strong, don\u2019t open up , keep it to yourself. \u2014 Mike Kessler, Men's Health , 25 May 2022",
"Suddenly, two holes open up on the floor in front of it, as seen on his phone, and two silver avatars rise from beneath the floor. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022"
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"Firstly, that opening sentence caught a lot of people\u2019s attention. \u2014 Graeme Mcmillan, WIRED , 8 July 2018",
"Rossetti said the plea deal was altered to involve an open sentence by the judge upon the guilty plea, but officials said Sherman, a Fox Lake resident, could not be sentenced to more than five years under the current charges against her. \u2014 Jim Newton, Lake County News-Sun , 7 Sep. 2017"
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"open the soil"
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": to spread out : unfold":[
"opened the book"
],
": to enter upon : begin":[
"opened the meeting"
],
": to commence action in a card game by making (a first bid), putting a first bet in (the pot), or playing (a card or suit) as first lead":[],
": to restore or recall (something, such as an order) from a finally determined state to a state in which the parties are free to prosecute or oppose":[],
": to become open":[
"the office opened early"
],
": to spread out : expand":[
"the wound opened under the strain"
],
": to become disclosed":[
"a beautiful vista opened before us"
],
": to become enlightened or responsive":[],
": to give access":[
"the rooms open onto a hall"
],
": speak out sense 2":[
"finally he opened freely on the subject"
],
": to begin a course or activity":[],
": to make a bet, bid, or lead in commencing a round or hand of a card game":[],
": to provide the opening performance of a show before the main event":[],
": opening":[],
": open and unobstructed space: such as":[],
": open air":[],
": open water":[],
": an open contest, competition, or tournament":[],
": a public or unconcealed state or position":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u014d-p\u0259n",
"-p\u1d4am"
],
"synonyms":[
"clear",
"cleared",
"free",
"unclogged",
"unclosed",
"unobstructed",
"unstopped"
],
"antonyms":[
"unclose"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for open Adjective frank , candid , open , plain mean showing willingness to tell what one feels or thinks. frank stresses lack of shyness or secretiveness or of evasiveness from considerations of tact or expedience. frank discussions candid suggests expression marked by sincerity and honesty especially in offering unwelcome criticism or opinion. a candid appraisal open implies frankness but suggests more indiscretion than frank and less earnestness than candid . open in saying what they think plain suggests outspokenness and freedom from affectation or subtlety in expression. plain talk liable , open , exposed , subject , prone , susceptible , sensitive mean being by nature or through circumstances likely to experience something adverse. liable implies a possibility or probability of incurring something because of position, nature, or particular situation. liable to get lost open stresses a lack of barriers preventing incurrence. a claim open to question exposed suggests lack of protection or powers of resistance against something actually present or threatening. exposed to infection subject implies an openness for any reason to something that must be suffered or undergone. all reports are subject to review prone stresses natural tendency or propensity to incur something. prone to delay susceptible implies conditions existing in one's nature or individual constitution that make incurrence probable. very susceptible to flattery sensitive implies a readiness to respond to or be influenced by forces or stimuli. unduly sensitive to criticism",
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The door suddenly swung open .",
"You left the blinds wide open .",
"The meat was roasted over an open fire.",
"I was so tired that I couldn't keep my eyes open .",
"Don't chew with your mouth open .",
"staring with her eyes wide open",
"There's already an open jar of pickles in the refrigerator.",
"They kept the road open throughout the winter.",
"Verb",
"This door is hard to open .",
"\u201c Open the door!\u201d shouted the police officer.",
"Would you mind if I opened a window?",
"The car door opened and a beautiful woman stepped out.",
"The door opened and closed so quietly that I didn't notice he had come in the room.",
"This drawer is stuck. It just won't open !",
"She comes home, turns on the TV, and starts opening her mail.",
"She opened her eyes and smiled at me.",
"I opened my umbrella and stepped out into the rain.",
"\u201c Open your mouth wide for me,\u201d said the dentist.",
"Noun",
"a daguerreotype of a cowboy whose face is roughened from a hard life in the open",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Nominations are now open for the 54th class of The Enquirer Women of the Year awards, which will be presented to 10 women in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky who have dedicated their lives to giving back. \u2014 Lisa Gillespie, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022",
"The restaurant will be open for dinner Tuesday through Saturday, then add lunch and possibly brunch down the line. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 June 2022",
"The home\u2019s isolation wing will also be open for this tour. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
"The lake will be open for night fishing until 11:30 p.m. every Friday and Saturday until Sept. 3. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"All shoreline and inland beaches are open for swimming. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 29 June 2022",
"The order books are already open for model year 2024, which goes into production in spring 2023. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 28 June 2022",
"These forests are usually open to the public for hiking, bicycling, fishing, hunting and cross-country skiing. \u2014 Felicia Alvarez, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"More than half the area is open for oil leasing but only two drill sites \u2014 both run by ConocoPhillips \u2014 are currently producing on this reserve the size of West Virginia. \u2014 Joshua Partlow, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In Egypt, the Grand Egyptian Museum is scheduled to open in November adjacent to the Pyramids outside Cairo. \u2014 Gary Stoller, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"The southern portion of the park has reopened and the northern portion was scheduled to open on Saturday in time for the holiday weekend, though visitors will not be able to access it from the north. \u2014 Jim Robbins, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"Spice Hospitality Group is scheduled to open Boom\u2019s Pizza in Lakewood. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 29 June 2022",
"Uganda was a member of Pool C, which includes Germany, Jamaica, Latvia and Wales, and was scheduled to open group play against Latvia on Thursday. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
"WaterWalk is scheduled to open a location at 1550 Perimeter Pkwy. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
"Now that Barrett, too, has dropped out, rising pop artist Gayle, who was most recently scheduled to open for Barrett, has moved into the 9:30 p.m. slot. \u2014 Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
"The Statehouse is now scheduled to open on Monday morning. \u2014 Corky Siemaszko, NBC News , 26 June 2022",
"The collective\u2019s first project, a 60-unit building for senior veterans and their families, is scheduled to open this fall. \u2014 Doug Smithsenior Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ballyhoo has six restaurants operating in the Chicago area, and this will be the second Sophia Steak with another one open in Wilmette. \u2014 Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"With the pass open , drivers with high-clearance vehicles can now make the slow trip between Palmer and Willow over the summit on the road that winds through the mountains for roughly 60 miles. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"Adam Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open , an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
"Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open , an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open , an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open , an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 June 2022",
"Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open , an even bigger deal because the pandemic had canceled the Canadian Open the previous two years and the golf-mad fans brought enormous energy. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"While today is shaping up for a rough open , keep in mind these types of moves are uncommon and panic selling never made anyone money. \u2014 Jj Kinahan, Forbes , 13 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German offan open, Old English \u016bp up":"Adjective, Verb, and Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-161129"
},
"open-and-shut block":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a football block preceded by a side step to gain position and used by a lineman or a wingback to block inwardly a tackler who is on his outside shoulder":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-162539"
},
"Opelousas":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city in south central Louisiana north of Lafayette population 16,634":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-s\u0259s"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-172819"
},
"open up into":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": to allow movement or passage through a doorway or other opening to (another space)":[
"The hallway opens up into a large family room."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-185130"
}
}