dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/voy_MW.json
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{
"voyage":{
"antonyms":[
"journey",
"peregrinate",
"pilgrimage",
"tour",
"travel",
"trek",
"trip"
],
"definitions":{
": a course or period of traveling by other than land routes":[
"a long sea voyage"
],
": an account of a journey especially by sea":[],
": an act or instance of traveling : journey":[],
": sail , traverse":[],
": to take a trip : travel":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The Titanic sank on her maiden voyage .",
"He wrote about his many voyages into the South Seas.",
"a manned voyage to Mars",
"Verb",
"They voyaged to distant lands.",
"He spent his youth voyaging around the globe.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"When the opportunity arrives to escape her father\u2019s shady schemes, Sai goes on a great voyage of exploration. \u2014 Christina Barron, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"Though the last voyage of the Eliza Anderson reflects much of this attitude, at least no lives were lost in what was perhaps the most predictable disaster of the Gold Rush. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022",
"The maiden voyage of the Guardians started Friday under fair winds at Goodyear Ballpark in the Arizona desert. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Africatown was founded by survivors of the final voyage of the Clotilda, which brought a cargo of Africans into slavery in the United States shortly before the onset of the Civil War and long after such voyages had been outlawed. \u2014 al , 1 Mar. 2022",
"And the voyage of discovery is taken along a river of self, with society and its greater problems hidden away along the banks. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Enlarge / Painting by Samuel Atkins of the HMS Endeavour off the coast of New Holland during Cook's voyage of discovery (1768-1771). \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 Feb. 2022",
"For the guests on the maiden voyage of Ocean Victory this was such a trip \u2014 a visit to Antarctica, the seventh continent, coinciding with that most beautiful of celestial events, a total solar eclipse. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Travel + Leisure , 13 Jan. 2022",
"The origin of this term sits in tribal narratives\u2014and while interpretations differ, Polynesian explorer Kupe\u2019s voyage of discovery is at its center. \u2014 Stacey Morrison, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Angie Gomez believes to be a mother is to voyage into parenthood both together and alone. \u2014 Jene\u00e9 Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"Lai will be the second Asian-American passenger to voyage to the edge of space on a suborbital spaceflight, after Virgin Galactic employee and Indian-American aeronautical engineer Sirisha Bandla joined Richard Branson on his spaceflight last year. \u2014 Catherine Thorbecke And Jackie Wattles, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Aline was released in France last November, played out of competition at Cannes this June, and will finally voyage to America January 21. \u2014 Jackson Mchenry, Vulture , 15 Dec. 2021",
"After departing from shore, the telescope, still contained in Super STTARS, will voyage south along the coast and through the Panama Canal. \u2014 Nikk Ogasa, Scientific American , 22 Sep. 2021",
"The two men would voyage together to temple \u2014 Singh by foot, the man on a bike \u2014 every Sunday. \u2014 Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star , 21 Apr. 2021",
"With the canal blocked, ships would have to voyage around Africa\u2019s Cape of Good Hope, adding 12 to 21 days to the journey and tens of thousands of dollars in extra fuel costs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2021",
"The train will voyage along the Colorado River, passing through steep rock canyons and breathtaking desert scenes along the way. \u2014 Ali Wunderman, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 7 Dec. 2020",
"Their otherworldliness is crucial because while all fiction depends on some kind of contract between creators and audiences, musicals also rely on us agreeing to voyage beyond consensus reality. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 7 May 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English viage, veyage , from Anglo-French veiage , from Late Latin viaticum , from Latin, traveling money, from neuter of viaticus of a journey, from via way \u2014 more at way":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8v\u022f(-)ij",
"\u02c8v\u022fi-ij"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"crossing",
"cruise",
"passage",
"sail"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195322",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"voyeur":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a person who commits the crime of voyeurism":[],
": a prying observer who is usually seeking the sordid or the scandalous":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"v\u022fi-\u02c8\u0259r",
"vw\u00e4-\u02c8y\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some of the women described the voyeur as a white man, 25 to 35, wearing a black jacket. \u2014 Longreads , 5 May 2022",
"The voyeur in me likes bedrooms in historic houses. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Others take on a more disturbing note: a couple with a body replacement printer in their basement, who develop a habit of offing each other and reprinting their bodies; an Instagram voyeur sneaking into the funeral of a young mountain climber. \u2014 Wired Staff, Wired , 26 Nov. 2021",
"The quietness outside, the ability to be a voyeur , how funny and shameless and alive the city is, and will probably always be, even without you in it. \u2014 Brienne Walsh, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Footage has been shared widely online, uploaded to streaming sites and shared on voyeur forums. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 12 Aug. 2021",
"In encountering them, Fraleigh hopes that the viewer feels not like a voyeur , but instead, like an intruder. \u2014 Brienne Walsh, Forbes , 1 Mar. 2021",
"Like her fellow voyeur across the Channel, Bellucci believes that her followers are attracted to the original, authentic everyday style. \u2014 Eliza Huber, refinery29.com , 13 Feb. 2021",
"While watching them over, Jughead finds a new kind of tape by the voyeur , as the people of Riverdale are now calling the maker of these videos. \u2014 Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen , 20 Jan. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, literally, one who sees, from Middle French, from voir to see, from Latin vid\u0113re \u2014 more at wit":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-081934"
},
"Voyageurs National Park":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"area of interconnected lakes in northern Minnesota on the border with Canada":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccv\u022fi-\u0259-\u02c8zh\u0259rz"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-104243"
},
"voyageur":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a man employed by a fur company to transport goods to and from remote stations especially in the Canadian Northwest":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccv\u022fi-\u0259-\u02c8zh\u0259r",
"\u02ccvw\u00e4-y\u00e4-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Isle a la Cache Museum offers a glimpse at what life was like hundreds of years ago with Native American and French voyageur artifacts. \u2014 Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com , 9 July 2021",
"Pioneering Chicago muralist John Norton was commissioned to paint the original canvasses of a voyageur , steamboat captain, railroad surveyor and laborer. \u2014 Shannon Prather, Star Tribune , 19 Aug. 2020",
"Thousand Island Paddling Trail, Ontario Emulate the French voyageurs of old on this 50-mile (80.47 km) kayak/canoe trail down the St. Lawrence River between Kingston and Brockville, Ontario. \u2014 Joe Yogerst, National Geographic , 18 Apr. 2019",
"Learn how the French voyageurs and Potawatomi were connected, feel a beaver pelt, see canoes built of birch bark and walk inside a wigwam. \u2014 Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com , 13 May 2018",
"The voyageurs , manageurs du lard, and bourgeois that MacKenzie worked with had already discovered and mapped much of the continent by then. \u2014 Porter Fox, Outside Online , 19 Apr. 2018",
"Drive another 20 minutes to Grand Portage National Monument to learn the history of the Grand Portage Band and join a free tour with a National Park Service ranger to learn about the fur traders, French voyageurs and Ojibwe Indians. \u2014 Kelly Smith, chicagotribune.com , 15 Dec. 2017",
"The students paddled and portaged through the park, following the routes once traveled by aboriginals and French-Canadian voyageurs . \u2014 Daily Southtown , 30 Aug. 2017",
"Phelan had learned the technique while hunting and fishing in the wilderness of Quebec, mirroring the journeys and challenges of the voyageurs . \u2014 Pippa Biddle, The Atlantic , 18 Aug. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Canadian French, from French, traveler, from voyager to travel, from voyage voyage, from Old French voiage, veiage":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1793, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-195405"
},
"voyage charter party":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a charter party whereby the owner of a ship agrees to transport a full shipload of cargo owned or furnished by another person with the ship's crew and master in control of the navigation":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-103751"
},
"voyeurism":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the desires or behavior of a voyeur : such as":[],
": the practice of taking pleasure in observing something private, sordid, or scandalous":[
"Now there's a volume for those who are \u2026 bored by the salacious voyeurism of tell-alls.",
"\u2014 Steven M. Zeitchik",
"Voyeurism allows us to experience all the excitement of disaster, catastrophe, and pain, to witness the most horrible human events, without any danger of feeling real pain.",
"\u2014 Gerald Mast",
"But the voice of the diarist \u2026 will always exert a fascination close to voyeurism .",
"\u2014 Rosellen Brown"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"vw\u00e4-\u02c8y\u0259r-\u02cci-z\u0259m",
"v\u022fi-\u02c8\u0259r-",
"-\u02cciz-\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That means high-impact returns from some of last season\u2019s most memorable characters, new vulnerabilities in our sleuthing friends, along with continued smart commentary on true-crime voyeurism and the warping power of hashtag fame. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"David Edward Gregory, a 60-year-old Spanish teacher at Smiths Station High School, is charged with first-degree voyeurism , the Lee County Sheriff\u2019s Office announced Friday. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
"The suspect, 29-year-old Dalton Matheson, was arrested and charged with video voyeurism , resisting arrest and petit theft. \u2014 Fox News , 11 Apr. 2022",
"There's an inevitable element of voyeurism to this. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022",
"He was arrested in connection with six counts of video voyeurism and breaking or entering. \u2014 Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Nicholas Spellman, 21, of Wilbraham, Mass. was charged Wednesday with 13 counts of voyeurism , eavesdropping, disorderly conduct and two counts of risk of injury to a minor. \u2014 Christine Dempsey, Hartford Courant , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Fiser, 26, was charged with two counts of child molestation in 2018 as well as indecent exposure, voyeurism and assault in 2019. \u2014 Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic , 2 Mar. 2022",
"These elements suggest an act of prayerful voyeurism . \u2014 Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1913, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-093231"
},
"voyeuristic":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a voyeur":[
"voyeuristic drives",
"\u2026 confronting her beauty gave him a bad conscience and made him feel shamefully voyeuristic \u2026",
"\u2014 Phillip Roth",
"voyeuristic pleasure",
"Through the video surveillance system, Polly engages in voyeuristic eavesdropping.",
"\u2014 Judith Mayne",
"\u2026 to demonstrate that the voyeuristic thrill of watching a stripper ceases at the moment of nakedness.",
"\u2014 Mark Morris"
],
": relating to or derived from voyeurism":[
"voyeuristic drives",
"\u2026 confronting her beauty gave him a bad conscience and made him feel shamefully voyeuristic \u2026",
"\u2014 Phillip Roth",
"voyeuristic pleasure",
"Through the video surveillance system, Polly engages in voyeuristic eavesdropping.",
"\u2014 Judith Mayne",
"\u2026 to demonstrate that the voyeuristic thrill of watching a stripper ceases at the moment of nakedness.",
"\u2014 Mark Morris"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccvw\u00e4-(\u02cc)y\u0259r-\u02c8i-stik",
"\u02ccv\u022fi-\u0259r-",
"\u02ccvw\u00e4-(\u02cc)y\u0259r-\u02c8is-tik"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Peeping on these acts of misplaced affection might seem weird, even voyeuristic . \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
"These shows have always been voyeuristic about the other half. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022",
"For the casual shopper, these sites are a fun jaunt into the market, a voyeuristic way to spend an afternoon. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Spurious legend has it that a voyeuristic innkeeper in Bologna was peeking through a keyhole to spy on Venus, Mars and Bacchus in the middle of a hot and heavy threesome. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Still, watching the Oliver and Alwyn pairing\u2014open, vulnerable, passionately in love\u2014can feel surreal, even voyeuristic . \u2014 ELLE , 19 Apr. 2022",
"There's a voyeuristic quality to watching not only Anna dig herself into a financial hole but her friends too. \u2014 Christopher Rosa, Glamour , 10 Feb. 2022",
"And how voyeuristic entertainment can trap and traumatize those being watched, recorded and sold. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 1 Feb. 2022",
"One thing that struck me during my voyeuristic perusal of the various tales of carnage from last week\u2019s marathons was the way many people who\u2019d had a rough day nevertheless sounded reassuringly upbeat. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 22 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1919, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-124015"
}
}