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1356 lines
62 KiB
JSON
{
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"Ave Maria":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": hail mary sense 1":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Medieval Latin, hail, Mary":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u00e4-(\u02cc)v\u0101-m\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113-\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224057",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Avena test":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a test of the growth-promoting or sometimes inhibiting value of a substance as judged by the reaction of a growing oat (genus Avena ) coleoptile to which the substance is applied \u2014 see auxin":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin Avena":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055346",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Avenches":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"town in western Switzerland in Vaud canton ; served as capital of ancient Helvetia":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00e4-\u02c8v\u00e4\u207fsh"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013228",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Aventine":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"hill in Rome, Italy, one of seven (including also the Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal, and Viminal) on which the ancient city was built":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02cct\u0113n",
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"\u02c8a-v\u0259n-\u02cct\u012bn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111833",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Avertin":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a preparation of tribromoethanol":[
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"\u2014 formerly a U.S. registered trademark"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8av\u0259rt\u0259\u0307n",
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"\u0259\u02c8v\u0259rt\u1d4an"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191753",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ave":{
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"antonyms":[
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"hello"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an expression of greeting or of leave-taking : hail , farewell":[],
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": ave maria":[],
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"avenue":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"after a final ave , we turned our backs on the Tuscan village that had been our home for a year"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Latin, hail":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u00e4-(\u02cc)v\u0101"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"adieu",
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"au revoir",
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"bon voyage",
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"cong\u00e9",
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"congee",
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"farewell",
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"Godspeed",
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"good-bye",
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"good-by"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115036",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"avellaneous":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": hazel":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin abellana, avellana + English -eous":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6av\u0259\u00a6l\u0101n\u0113\u0259s",
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"-ny\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205319",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"avellano":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a Chilean tree ( Gevuina avellana ) of the family Proteaceae with tough wood, evergreen foliage, and white flowers succeeded by red fruit containing oily edible seeds":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Spanish, from avellana hazelnut, filbert, from Latin abellana, avellana":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u00e4v\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4n\u014d",
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"-v\u0259l\u02c8y\u00e4-",
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"\u02cca-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081547",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"avenge":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to exact satisfaction for (a wrong) by punishing the wrongdoer":[
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"was determined to avenge the assault"
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],
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": to take vengeance for or on behalf of":[
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"vowed to avenge their murdered father"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The brothers vowed to avenge the death of their father.",
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"They vowed to avenge their father by capturing and punishing his killer.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The teen vows to avenge his father\u2019s killing by joining the Royal Navy and helping defeat the rebels. \u2014 Christina Barron, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
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"Iran vowed to avenge the killing of a senior member of its Revolutionary Guard who was shot by unknown assailants in Tehran on Sunday. \u2014 WSJ , 24 May 2022",
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"Putting to rest the 26-year-old demon, the Panthers will have the chance to avenge last year\u2019s playoff loss to their in-state rival after falling to the two-time defending Stanley Cup champ Lightning in six games. \u2014 Brett Shweky, Sun Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
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"The Wolverines are looking to avenge a Dec. 2 loss to Louisville, in which Michigan scored just 15 points in the first half en route to a 70-48 rout. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"The Wildcats are looking to avenge an 81-80 loss to the Razorbacks during the 2020-21 regular season. \u2014 Brooks Holton, USA TODAY , 26 Feb. 2022",
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"Japan will be looking to avenge its walk-off loss to the Americans in the final game of pool play just a day earlier. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 July 2021",
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"The Ghosts look to avenge their only loss of the season. \u2014 Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
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"The Western girls flag football team entered the Class 2A state finals motivated to avenge a crushing loss to defending champion Newsome from a year ago. \u2014 Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel , 14 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French avenger , from a- (from Latin ad- ) + venger to avenge \u2014 more at vengeance":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8venj"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"redress",
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"requite",
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"retaliate",
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"revenge",
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"venge"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082313",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"avenge oneself":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to get revenge":[
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"She vowed to avenge herself , saying she would make him pay for what he had done to her."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001731",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"avengement":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": act of taking vengeance":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from avengen + -ment":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8venj-m\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161918",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"avenger":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to exact satisfaction for (a wrong) by punishing the wrongdoer":[
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"was determined to avenge the assault"
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],
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": to take vengeance for or on behalf of":[
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"vowed to avenge their murdered father"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The brothers vowed to avenge the death of their father.",
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"They vowed to avenge their father by capturing and punishing his killer.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The teen vows to avenge his father\u2019s killing by joining the Royal Navy and helping defeat the rebels. \u2014 Christina Barron, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
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"Iran vowed to avenge the killing of a senior member of its Revolutionary Guard who was shot by unknown assailants in Tehran on Sunday. \u2014 WSJ , 24 May 2022",
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"Putting to rest the 26-year-old demon, the Panthers will have the chance to avenge last year\u2019s playoff loss to their in-state rival after falling to the two-time defending Stanley Cup champ Lightning in six games. \u2014 Brett Shweky, Sun Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
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"The Wolverines are looking to avenge a Dec. 2 loss to Louisville, in which Michigan scored just 15 points in the first half en route to a 70-48 rout. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"The Wildcats are looking to avenge an 81-80 loss to the Razorbacks during the 2020-21 regular season. \u2014 Brooks Holton, USA TODAY , 26 Feb. 2022",
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"Japan will be looking to avenge its walk-off loss to the Americans in the final game of pool play just a day earlier. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 July 2021",
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"The Ghosts look to avenge their only loss of the season. \u2014 Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
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"The Western girls flag football team entered the Class 2A state finals motivated to avenge a crushing loss to defending champion Newsome from a year ago. \u2014 Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel , 14 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French avenger , from a- (from Latin ad- ) + venger to avenge \u2014 more at vengeance":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8venj"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"redress",
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"requite",
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"retaliate",
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"revenge",
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"venge"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185559",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"avenging":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": seeking or gaining vengeance":[
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"an avenging angel"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Toss in his portly stature and Hoskins was a perfect choice for the heroic plumber Mario, the avenging angel who stomps through worlds of evil turtles and living mushrooms, even if the actor was neither Italian nor American. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 31 May 2018",
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"Iron Man and his avenging friends are onto Phase 3 now.) \u2014 David Greenwald, OregonLive.com , 13 June 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1590, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8ven-ji\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094817",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"avens":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any of a genus ( Geum ) of perennial herbs of the rose family with white, purple, red, or yellow flowers":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English avence, avance, borrowed from Anglo-French avance, avence \"wood avens ( Geum urbanum ), hare's foot ( Trifolium arvense ), hazelwort ( Asarum europaeum )\" (also continental Middle French), borrowed from Medieval Latin avantia, of obscure origin":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8a-v\u0259nz"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032332",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"aventail":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": ventail":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French aventaille , alteration of ventaille":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8a-v\u0259n-\u02cct\u0101l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185713",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"avenue":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a broad passageway bordered by trees":[],
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": a channel for pursuing a desired object":[
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"avenues of communication"
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],
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": a way of access : route":[],
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": an often broad street or road":[],
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": the principal walk or driveway to a house situated off a main road":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"We drove down the avenue .",
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"We plan to pursue all available avenues to get our message to the public.",
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"They have closed off that avenue of discussion.",
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"a new avenue of research",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"People say that if this law is passed, that there could be an avenue to file a soft foods lawsuit for freedom of religion. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 19 May 2022",
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"Sallus, whose early life struggles with behavioral issues sent him to boarding school in Sedona, soon found that horses were an avenue toward a peaceful, more tranquil life. \u2014 Mary Grace Grabill, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
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"Missing and/or incomplete data is an avenue for criminals to exploit any weaknesses in KYC and AML processes to commit nefarious crimes. \u2014 Ian Henderson, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
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"In addition to supporting artists \u2014 through the purchase of original pieces and donations to ArtReach \u2014 ArtWalk also prides itself on being an educational avenue . \u2014 Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Besides putting her in touch with her body\u2019s needs and inevitable changes, the sport has also been an avenue through which to curb her tendency toward perfectionism. \u2014 Outside Online , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Designing experiments to isolate these mechanisms is an avenue of future research. \u2014 Javier D. Donna, The Conversation , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"Glamour may broadcast power, but in this show, all that dazzle is an avenue to discovering it within. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 18 Jan. 2022",
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"This is not a ploy \u2014 this is an avenue to ask for permission to do research, cultivate or produce. \u2014 Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone , 7 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle French, from feminine of avenu , past participle of avenir to come to, from Latin advenire \u2014 more at adventure":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8a-v\u0259-\u02ccn\u00fc",
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"-\u02ccny\u00fc"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"arterial",
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"artery",
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"boulevard",
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"carriageway",
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"drag",
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"drive",
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"expressway",
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"freeway",
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"high road",
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"highway",
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"pass",
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"pike",
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"road",
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"roadway",
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"route",
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"row",
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"street",
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"thoroughfare",
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"thruway",
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"trace",
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"turnpike",
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"way"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224617",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"aver":{
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"antonyms":[
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"deny",
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"gainsay"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to allege or assert in pleading":[],
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": to declare positively":[
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"Mr. Murray avers that many large organizations in the private sector are run by curmudgeons like him \u2026",
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"\u2014 Joseph Epstein"
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],
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": to verify or prove to be true in pleading a cause":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He averred that he was innocent.",
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"\u201cI am innocent,\u201d he averred .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And some aver that crime isn\u2019t the problem at all, but the need for police reform is. \u2014 Joseph Epstein, WSJ , 9 Jan. 2022",
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"But the good news, optimists aver , is that China's authoritarian political system enables swift and decisive action. \u2014 Clay Chandler And Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 21 Sep. 2021",
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"Our spies also aver that the virus wasn\u2019t developed as a biological weapon and that Chinese officials weren\u2019t aware of the virus before the initial outbreak. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 27 Aug. 2021",
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"But the numbers and message in the Biden budget explain why that won\u2019t be as easy politically as Fed officials aver . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 2 June 2021",
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"The newspaper publisher and lexicographer Noah Webster averred that the pestilence emanated from the ash of a volcanic eruption in Sicily. \u2014 Frederick Kaufman, The New Yorker , 13 May 2020",
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"The management avers that a 52-week season is no longer viable, and that the orchestra needs to reduce to a 40-week season to survive. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Sep. 2019",
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"That premise would aver that the 1960s, one of the most turbulent and traumatic decades in this country\u2019s recent history, ended on December 31, 1970. \u2014 al , 19 Nov. 2019",
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"One cynical academic averred that politicians will always opt for showy handouts rather than unsexy long-term solutions, however inefficient that may be. \u2014 The Economist , 14 June 2018"
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"Middle English averren , from Anglo-French averer , from Medieval Latin adverare to confirm as authentic, from Latin ad- + verus true \u2014 more at very entry 2":""
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"affirm",
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"allege",
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"assert",
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"avouch",
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"avow",
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"claim",
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"contend",
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"declare",
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"insist",
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"maintain",
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"profess",
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"protest",
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"purport",
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"warrant"
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"average":{
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"intermediate",
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"mean",
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"median",
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"medium",
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"middle",
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"middling",
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"midsize",
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"midsized",
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"moderate",
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"modest"
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": a level (as of intelligence) typical of a group, class, or series":[
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"above the average"
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": a ratio expressing the average performance especially of an athletic team or an athlete computed according to the number of opportunities for successful performance":[
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"a batting average"
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],
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": a single value (such as a mean, mode, or median) that summarizes or represents the general significance of a set of unequal values":[],
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": an estimation of or approximation to an arithmetic mean":[],
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": being about midway between extremes":[
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"a man of average height"
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],
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": equaling an arithmetic mean":[],
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": mean sense 1b":[],
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": not out of the ordinary : common":[
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"on an average day",
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"the average person"
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],
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": taking the typical example of the group under consideration":[
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"Prices have increased on average by five percent. [=the average increase has been five percent]"
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],
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": to be or come to an average":[
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"The gain averaged out to 20 percent."
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],
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": to bring toward the average":[],
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": to buy on a falling market or sell on a rising market additional shares or commodities so as to obtain a more favorable average price":[
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"\u2014 usually used with down or up"
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],
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": to divide among a number according to a size, number, or amount that is directly related to or appropriate for something":[
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"average a loss"
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],
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": to do, get, or have on the average or as an average sum or quantity":[
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"averages 12 hours of work a day"
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],
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": to find the arithmetic mean of (a series of unequal quantities)":[],
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": to have a medial value of":[
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"colors that average to gray"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The average of 16, 8, and 6 is 10.",
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"Take all these temperatures and find their average .",
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"An average of 2,000 people attended the show each night.",
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"Prices have increased on average about eight percent.",
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"On average , women live longer than men.",
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"His work has been above the average .",
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"Adjective",
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"Take all these temperatures and find their average temperature.",
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"The investment had a higher average return.",
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"The average age of the company's employees is 36.",
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"The average woman lives longer than the average man.",
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"Do you know what the average person earns",
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"the average American family buyer",
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"Sales were about average for the industry on the whole.",
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"Average grades are not good enough to get you into graduate school.",
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"She was an average student.",
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"She thought the performance was just average .",
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"Verb",
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"The teacher averaged the students' grades.",
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"What figure do you get when you average the amount of rainfall for the last three months",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The overall average is lower (715,000) when games on USA Network and FS1 are included. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 3 July 2022",
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"But the market remained on fire in April and May; by Fortune\u2019s estimates, the current average is more like $440,000, meaning prices have spiked by 53% in just over two years. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 2 July 2022",
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"The national average is down since climbing above $5 per gallon two weeks ago, but remains high at $4.86 \u2014 $1.75 more than a year ago. \u2014 Errol Barnett, CBS News , 1 July 2022",
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"The Dow Jones industrial average was down more than 500 points shortly after trading started Thursday, for a decline of 1.7 percent. \u2014 Aaron Gregg, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
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"The foundation dedicated just 66% of spending on patients where the statewide average was nearly 93% during the 2018-2019 fiscal year. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
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"On Wednesday, the US average was $4.87 per gallon, according to AAA. \u2014 Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
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"The association reports the national average was 1:415 in the 2020-21 school year. \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 June 2022",
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"The average was around nine per 1,000 seriously ill people. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Vehicle owners typically have their cars impounded for a 30-day period, with the average fee charged for that period around $1,700, according to Sharki. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
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"The Herschel Novel duffel is another customer favorite, with an average 4.8-star user rating from more than 3,700 reviewers. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
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"But a top-notch leading man and stunning musical numbers can only do so much to make up for an overstuffed narrative with pacing issues, a lack of focus and a surprisingly average outing for the usually great Hanks. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
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"Prior to the June 1 start to hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted above- average hurricane activity this year. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
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"Over the past 18 months, average expectations in the short and long term have been pulled higher, reflecting in part a large increase in people expecting 10% or 20% annual inflation. \u2014 Josh Zumbrun, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
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"After dipping a day earlier, the average daily increase in the state's case count over a rolling seven-day period rose Thursday to 761, its highest level since the week ending Feb. 24. \u2014 Andy Davis, Arkansas Online , 24 June 2022",
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"The department said chinook counts are well below average too. \u2014 Olivia Ebertz, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
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"But this wasn\u2019t your average pre-concert Q&A or call-and-response game. \u2014 Ellise Shafer, Variety , 23 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Payments will be based on what each tenant was charged and probably will average $500 to $600 a person. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
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"Refinery inputs for the second and third quarter of this year will average 16.7 million barrels per day, the agency said. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 16 June 2022",
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"Yes, Beal has averaged 30 points per game before, but Simons will average about 20 and the other 10 points could be spread around a lineup that is in desperate need of size, not another small guard. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
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"Early runs for the opposition typically results in a loss, considering the Tigers average an MLB-worst 2.78 runs per game, but in Monday's game, manager A.J. Hinch's offense punched back several times. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
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"By August, many analysts believe gas will average $6 a gallon. \u2014 CBS News , 12 June 2022",
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"Rainfall totals may average just 0.5 to 1.0 inches but amounts could reach 2 to 3 inches in a few areas, falling over a short duration. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Back in September 2019, Livingston debuted as the No. 3-ranked prospect in the 247Sports Composite class of 2022 rankings, which average the ratings of the major recruiting services. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Goldman Sachs is calling for a more sustained spike, where Brent would average $140 for the entire quarter. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 7 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"1769, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
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"1770, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"from earlier average proportionally distributed charge for damage at sea, modification of Middle French avarie damage to ship or cargo, from Old Italian avaria , from Arabic \u02bdaw\u0101r\u012bya damaged merchandise":"Noun, Adjective, and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8av-rij",
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"\u02c8a-v\u0259-rij",
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"\u02c8a-v(\u0259-)rij"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for average Noun average , mean , median , norm mean something that represents a middle point. average is the quotient obtained by dividing the sum total of a set of figures by the number of figures. scored an average of 85 on tests mean may be the simple average or it may represent value midway between two extremes. a high of 70\u00b0 and a low of 50\u00b0 give a mean of 60\u00b0 median applies to the value that represents the point at which there are as many instances above as there are below. average of a group of persons earning 3, 4, 5, 8, and 10 dollars an hour is 6 dollars, whereas the median is 5 dollars norm means the average of performance of a significantly large group, class, or grade. scores about the norm for fifth grade arithmetic",
|
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"synonyms":[
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"norm",
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"normal",
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"par",
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"standard"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110555",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"average due date":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a computed date on which with fairness to debtor and creditor one settlement in full may be made for all variously dated items in an account":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084127",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"average life":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the average of the times required for the disintegration of all the atoms, being 1.443 times the half-life":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083605",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"average out":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to produce a result that is even and balanced when looked at over a period of time":[
|
|
"The irregularities averaged out over the course of the study.",
|
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"Sometimes you win, and sometimes you lose. It all averages out in the end."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114915",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"average out to":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to be equal to (a specified average amount) over a period of time":[
|
|
"The gain averaged out to 20 percent."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122943",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"average tare":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": tare estimated from the weight of a number of packages selected from a large number of similar ones":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130323",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"average/normal/general/usual run of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the usual or normal kind of (person or thing)":[
|
|
"She's not like the average run of students.",
|
|
"The place is different from the usual run of restaurants."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103001",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"averse":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having an active feeling of repugnance , dislike, or distaste":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with to She was not averse to taking chances. He seems to be averse to strenuous exercise. \u2014 commonly used in compounds both with and without a hyphen a conservative risk-averse investor a crowd averse teen"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm not averse to broccoli if it's cooked right.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Profitable in 14 of the past 15 years, Met appeals to risk- averse investors because its business\u2014mainly group life and health insurance\u2014is stable. \u2014 John Dorfman, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"That could partly be because some risk- averse corporate buyers want to stick with a familiar design to avoid rocking the boat. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"One partner at an agency who declined to be named attributed the slowdown to risk- averse managers at Netflix who are scared of taking big bets after the earnings report. \u2014 Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Now caution, being risk- averse and being deliberative was one of the reasons why Biden was elected \u2014 especially after the Trump presidency. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Formal audits and budget reckonings revealed a shocking amount of California's funds designated for housing has gone unspent due to risk- averse local political leaders and rising building costs. \u2014 Deborah Padgett, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But utility investors are risk- averse and don\u2019t like the extra uncertainty in owning a utility that\u2019s also in the construction field. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Still, her initiatives were often blocked by the risk- averse White House where Clinton\u2019s national security advisers often wielded more influence than Dr. Albright. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Others argue that perhaps Mr. Putin is simply less risk- averse than Mr.Biden. \u2014 Zalmay Khalilzad, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1597, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin aversus , past participle of avertere \u2014 see avert":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259rs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for averse disinclined , hesitant , reluctant , loath , averse mean lacking the will or desire to do something indicated. disinclined implies lack of taste for or inclination. disinclined to move again disinclined for reading hesitant implies a holding back especially through fear or uncertainty. hesitant about asking for a date reluctant implies a holding back through unwillingness. a reluctant witness loath implies hesitancy because of conflict with one's opinions, predilections, or liking. seems loath to trust anyone averse implies a holding back from or avoiding because of distaste or repugnance. averse to hard work not averse to an occasional drink",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allergic",
|
|
"antipathetic"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044723",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"averse to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having a clear dislike of (something) : strongly opposed to (something)":[
|
|
"He seems to be averse to exercise.",
|
|
"No one is more averse to borrowing money than he is.",
|
|
"\u2014 often used in negative statements to mean willing to She is not averse to taking chances."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021813",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"averseness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having an active feeling of repugnance , dislike, or distaste":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with to She was not averse to taking chances. He seems to be averse to strenuous exercise. \u2014 commonly used in compounds both with and without a hyphen a conservative risk-averse investor a crowd averse teen"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm not averse to broccoli if it's cooked right.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Profitable in 14 of the past 15 years, Met appeals to risk- averse investors because its business\u2014mainly group life and health insurance\u2014is stable. \u2014 John Dorfman, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"That could partly be because some risk- averse corporate buyers want to stick with a familiar design to avoid rocking the boat. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"One partner at an agency who declined to be named attributed the slowdown to risk- averse managers at Netflix who are scared of taking big bets after the earnings report. \u2014 Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Now caution, being risk- averse and being deliberative was one of the reasons why Biden was elected \u2014 especially after the Trump presidency. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Formal audits and budget reckonings revealed a shocking amount of California's funds designated for housing has gone unspent due to risk- averse local political leaders and rising building costs. \u2014 Deborah Padgett, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But utility investors are risk- averse and don\u2019t like the extra uncertainty in owning a utility that\u2019s also in the construction field. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Still, her initiatives were often blocked by the risk- averse White House where Clinton\u2019s national security advisers often wielded more influence than Dr. Albright. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Others argue that perhaps Mr. Putin is simply less risk- averse than Mr.Biden. \u2014 Zalmay Khalilzad, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1597, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin aversus , past participle of avertere \u2014 see avert":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259rs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for averse disinclined , hesitant , reluctant , loath , averse mean lacking the will or desire to do something indicated. disinclined implies lack of taste for or inclination. disinclined to move again disinclined for reading hesitant implies a holding back especially through fear or uncertainty. hesitant about asking for a date reluctant implies a holding back through unwillingness. a reluctant witness loath implies hesitancy because of conflict with one's opinions, predilections, or liking. seems loath to trust anyone averse implies a holding back from or avoiding because of distaste or repugnance. averse to hard work not averse to an occasional drink",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allergic",
|
|
"antipathetic"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014933",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"aversion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it":[
|
|
"regards drunkenness with aversion"
|
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],
|
|
": a settled dislike : antipathy":[
|
|
"expressed an aversion to parties"
|
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],
|
|
": a tendency to extinguish a behavior or to avoid a thing or situation and especially a usually pleasurable one because it is or has been associated with a noxious stimulus":[],
|
|
": an object of dislike or aversion":[
|
|
"\"Of all things inconstancy is my aversion .\"",
|
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"\u2014 Jane Austen"
|
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],
|
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": the act of turning away":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Diners who want to reduce the size of their environmental footprint might reassess their aversion to bugs, DeFoliart says. \u2014 Janet Raloff , Science News , 7 June 2008",
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"A 16-year Monitor veteran with no previous combat experience, Tyson said she has yet to start reading newspapers on a regular basis because of her aversion to war news and does not like talking about it yet. \u2014 Joe Strupp , Editor & Publisher , 21 Apr. 2003",
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"The answer was revealing in many ways. It showed his dark humor, aversion to sentimentality, keen understanding of the role that realism must play in a messy world, and somewhat less keen appreciation for the role that morality plays in sustaining a democracy's foreign policy. \u2014 Walter Isaacson , New Republic , 16 Dec. 2002",
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"They regarded war with aversion .",
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"I simply have this ingrained aversion to the sight of bloodshed.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In both cases, aversion to change and defense of the status quo are motivators for anti-development groups. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"An aversion to reality is, indeed, a poor prophylactic as Mr. O\u2019Toole\u2019s survey of six decades\u20141958 to 2018\u2014demonstrates. \u2014 Anna Mundow, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Millennials\u2019 aversion to accruing debt isn\u2019t just limited to housing. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"Joshua Freeman, a distinguished professor of history at the City University of New York who specializes in labor history, said Amazon's seeming aversion to the TikTok videos is part of a wider change in corporate outlook. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"McLendon-Covey's aversion to Valentine's Day is nothing new. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"Trump's aversion to Kemp is a stunning reversal of their relationship. \u2014 Michael Warren, CNN , 28 Sep. 2021",
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"Loss aversion exaggerates the importance of the loss. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
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"For that, the Biden administration would have to overlook its stated aversion to the death penalty (as Democratic administrations reliably do when horrific killings happen on their watch). \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 17 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"It was based on the psychological principle of aversion therapy . \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 17 Aug. 2020",
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"It was based on the psychological principle of aversion therapy . \u2014 cleveland , 17 Aug. 2020",
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"Patients of aversion therapy were also sometimes dosed with nausea-inducing drugs, Dr. Haldeman says. \u2014 Chelsea Greenwood Lassman, Teen Vogue , 7 Aug. 2018",
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"The sentence proves a mixed bag for Cameron, who is subjected to all sorts of aversion therapy (including Christian rock songs), but also finds emotional support among her fellow campers. \u2014 Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com , 2 May 2018",
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"Marzonie said conversion therapy is often associated with aversion therapy , an extreme form of the practice that involves inflicting pain or physical discomfort such as electro-shock therapy. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Feb. 2018"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Gamma-undecalactone generally smells fatty and aversive . \u2014 Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
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"The take-home message is that if someone smells aversive , others may avoid being in close proximity, which is a pretty reasonable strategy for avoiding potential infections. \u2014 Sarah Everts, Time , 21 July 2021",
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"When a panel of people smelled the collection T-shirts, panelists found the body odor of people whose immune systems had been activated by the endotoxin to be more aversive than normal body odor. \u2014 Sarah Everts, Time , 21 July 2021",
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"A day later, a rat injected with harmless saline remembers the aversive shock, steering clear of the triangular zone. \u2014 Gary Stix, Scientific American , 12 May 2012",
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"Difficult tasks, and particularly tasks involving heavy mental investment, come with an aversive experience of mental effort. \u2014 David Badre, Scientific American , 24 Jan. 2021",
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"One study found that dogs trained with aversive methods looked at their owners less frequently than dogs trained with positive reinforcement. \u2014 Linda Lombardi, chicagotribune.com , 1 Oct. 2019",
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"The researchers think this pattern of brain activity disrupts transmission of aversive signals in the mPFC-dPAG circuit, reducing sensitivity to punishment. \u2014 Simon Makin, Scientific American , 21 Nov. 2019",
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"The prefrontal cortex is involved in decision making; the dorsal periaqueductal gray area processes painful and aversive events. \u2014 Cody A. Siciliano, The Conversation , 21 Nov. 2019"
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"\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r-siv",
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"examples":[
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"He sped up and averted an accident.",
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"The diplomatic talks narrowly averted a war.",
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"an attempt to avert a strike at the plant",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As part of the landmark Paris Agreement, a global pact that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to avert the worst effects of climate change, the U.S. pledged to cut its emissions in half by 2030. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 30 June 2022",
|
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"The ruling will also likely further weaken the country\u2019s standing in international climate negotiations, and some environmentalists fear the collateral damage could doom efforts to avert the worst of global warming. \u2014 Sabrina Shankman, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
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"For more than a year, the U.S. has focused on using vaccines and drugs to avert severe disease and death, while deprioritizing other means of preventing infections, such as masks and ventilation. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 27 June 2022",
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"Most government investigations ended and laws and regulations were changed, but the families press on, encouraged by help from the industry experts and driven by a desire to avert further tragedy. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The fact that Congress may not respond to another devastating school shooting is down to the GOP\u2019s ability to skillfully avert the will of the people. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna reached a last-minute settlement to avert a trial over Chyna\u2019s allegation Kardashian illegally posted private naked photos of her on Instagram in July 2017. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 20 June 2022",
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"They were usually reduced to taking night shifts and relegated to special blue benches when out in public\u2014a warning to others to avert their eyes. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Neither of these situations is unusual, according to the U.S. Secret Service, which, through its National Threat Assessment Center, has studied how to avert school violence for more than 20 years. \u2014 Elizabeth Chang, Washington Post , 7 June 2022"
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"circa 1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Middle French avertir , from Latin avertere , from ab- + vertere to turn \u2014 more at worth":""
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],
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|
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"affirm",
|
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|
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"insist",
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"profess",
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"protest",
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"purport",
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"warrant"
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"He averred that he was innocent.",
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"\u201cI am innocent,\u201d he averred .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"And some aver that crime isn\u2019t the problem at all, but the need for police reform is. \u2014 Joseph Epstein, WSJ , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
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"But the good news, optimists aver , is that China's authoritarian political system enables swift and decisive action. \u2014 Clay Chandler And Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 21 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Our spies also aver that the virus wasn\u2019t developed as a biological weapon and that Chinese officials weren\u2019t aware of the virus before the initial outbreak. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 27 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"But the numbers and message in the Biden budget explain why that won\u2019t be as easy politically as Fed officials aver . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 2 June 2021",
|
|
"The newspaper publisher and lexicographer Noah Webster averred that the pestilence emanated from the ash of a volcanic eruption in Sicily. \u2014 Frederick Kaufman, The New Yorker , 13 May 2020",
|
|
"The management avers that a 52-week season is no longer viable, and that the orchestra needs to reduce to a 40-week season to survive. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"That premise would aver that the 1960s, one of the most turbulent and traumatic decades in this country\u2019s recent history, ended on December 31, 1970. \u2014 al , 19 Nov. 2019",
|
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"One cynical academic averred that politicians will always opt for showy handouts rather than unsexy long-term solutions, however inefficient that may be. \u2014 The Economist , 14 June 2018"
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"Middle English averren , from Anglo-French averer , from Medieval Latin adverare to confirm as authentic, from Latin ad- + verus true \u2014 more at very entry 2":""
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"As part of the landmark Paris Agreement, a global pact that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to avert the worst effects of climate change, the U.S. pledged to cut its emissions in half by 2030. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The ruling will also likely further weaken the country\u2019s standing in international climate negotiations, and some environmentalists fear the collateral damage could doom efforts to avert the worst of global warming. \u2014 Sabrina Shankman, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"For more than a year, the U.S. has focused on using vaccines and drugs to avert severe disease and death, while deprioritizing other means of preventing infections, such as masks and ventilation. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Most government investigations ended and laws and regulations were changed, but the families press on, encouraged by help from the industry experts and driven by a desire to avert further tragedy. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The fact that Congress may not respond to another devastating school shooting is down to the GOP\u2019s ability to skillfully avert the will of the people. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna reached a last-minute settlement to avert a trial over Chyna\u2019s allegation Kardashian illegally posted private naked photos of her on Instagram in July 2017. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"They were usually reduced to taking night shifts and relegated to special blue benches when out in public\u2014a warning to others to avert their eyes. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Neither of these situations is unusual, according to the U.S. Secret Service, which, through its National Threat Assessment Center, has studied how to avert school violence for more than 20 years. \u2014 Elizabeth Chang, Washington Post , 7 June 2022"
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|
|
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": to allege or assert in pleading":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"affirm",
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"allege",
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"assert",
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"avouch",
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"avow",
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"claim",
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"contend",
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"declare",
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"insist",
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"maintain",
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"profess",
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"protest",
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"purport",
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"warrant"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"deny",
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"gainsay"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"He averred that he was innocent.",
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"\u201cI am innocent,\u201d he averred .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And some aver that crime isn\u2019t the problem at all, but the need for police reform is. \u2014 Joseph Epstein, WSJ , 9 Jan. 2022",
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"But the good news, optimists aver , is that China's authoritarian political system enables swift and decisive action. \u2014 Clay Chandler And Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 21 Sep. 2021",
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"Our spies also aver that the virus wasn\u2019t developed as a biological weapon and that Chinese officials weren\u2019t aware of the virus before the initial outbreak. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 27 Aug. 2021",
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"But the numbers and message in the Biden budget explain why that won\u2019t be as easy politically as Fed officials aver . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 2 June 2021",
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"The newspaper publisher and lexicographer Noah Webster averred that the pestilence emanated from the ash of a volcanic eruption in Sicily. \u2014 Frederick Kaufman, The New Yorker , 13 May 2020",
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"The management avers that a 52-week season is no longer viable, and that the orchestra needs to reduce to a 40-week season to survive. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Sep. 2019",
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"That premise would aver that the 1960s, one of the most turbulent and traumatic decades in this country\u2019s recent history, ended on December 31, 1970. \u2014 al , 19 Nov. 2019",
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"One cynical academic averred that politicians will always opt for showy handouts rather than unsexy long-term solutions, however inefficient that may be. \u2014 The Economist , 14 June 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English averren , from Anglo-French averer , from Medieval Latin adverare to confirm as authentic, from Latin ad- + verus true \u2014 more at very entry 2":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-163142"
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},
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"aventurine":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": glass containing opaque sparkling particles of foreign material (such as copper or chromic oxide)":[],
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": a translucent quartz spangled throughout with scales of mica or other mineral":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-r\u0259n",
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"\u0259-\u02c8ven-ch\u0259-\u02ccr\u0113n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The watches have a 44mm case with a base dial that showcases an aventurine outer finished in the planets\u2019 colors. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Using the kinetic power supplied by the wearer's daily (and unpredictable) wrist movement, a star arcs across the dial's aventurine sky at arbitrary moments in the day. \u2014 Alex Doak, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Behind the rotating elements, far beneath the box-like crystal, the Space Revolution boasts an aventurine dial that has undergone multiple steps to bring it to its fullest glistening hue with golden star-like flecks. \u2014 Roberta Naas, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"The diamond version with aventurine dial is available in both steel and gold and is set with 311 diamonds weighing 3.70 carats. \u2014 Roberta Naas, Forbes , 7 Oct. 2021",
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"The Arceau Three Graces is an intricate creation of wood marquetry, assembled using 195 pieces of wood, surrounded by a miniature painting over a background of aventurine glass. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 23 Aug. 2021",
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"The reverse of the gentleman\u2019s watch features an aventurine dial that depicts his sky chart, while his wife\u2019s has a bouquet of flowers painted on its mother-of-pearl dial. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 8 June 2021",
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"Anna Maccieri Rossi's smooth half circle of aventurine is hand painted and framed by 18K yellow gold and set with a tiny 18K white gold diamond star. \u2014 Beth Bernstein, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
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"Owner Andi Xoch and candle brand Easton Wicks are offering handmade 4.5-ounce soy wax candles in macram\u00e9 hangers with aventurine stones in three scents: Cactus Jade, Rosemary Sage and Eucalyptus Mint. \u2014 Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, from aventure chance \u2014 more at adventure":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1785, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225842"
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}
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} |