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"DAT":{
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"type":[
"abbreviation"
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"Datong":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city in the northeastern China province of Shanxi population 798,319":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u00e4-\u02c8tu\u0307\u014b"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092306",
"type":[
"geographical name"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
": factual information (such as measurements or statistics) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation":[
"the data is plentiful and easily available",
"\u2014 H. A. Gleason, Jr.",
"comprehensive data on economic growth have been published",
"\u2014 N. H. Jacoby"
],
": information in digital form that can be transmitted or processed":[],
": information output by a sensing device or organ that includes both useful and irrelevant or redundant information and must be processed to be meaningful":[]
},
"examples":[
"Smith, himself a stay-at-home dad and a journalist, mixes accessible summaries of social-science data with anecdotes drawn from interviews with couples in which the men have chosen, or have been compelled by economic circumstance, to become primary caregivers to their children. \u2014 Eduardo M. Pealver , Commonweal , 11 Sept. 2009",
"He plays Chuck Bartowski, a computer-tech expert with the Buy More store's Nerd Herd \u2026 who unwittingly becomes a secret agent when government data is downloaded to his brain. \u2014 Michael Logan , TV Guide , September 10-16, 2007",
"As measurements get better and more data pour in, physicists will bring those errors under control and chart exciting new territory. But for many, the wait is a strain. \u2014 Charles Seife , Science , 2 May 2003",
"By studying obscure demographic and economic data , he deduced that the Soviets were in crisis\u2014and spending a far bigger slice of its national income on defense than anyone had suspected. \u2014 John Barry et al. , Newsweek , 21 May 2001",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What\u2019s your favorite",
"This was a relatively small study from Skidmore University that collected data from 27 women and 20 men who were already highly active with a regular exercise regimen. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"For the $10 million influx, DPW selected 29 street segments based on pavement deterioration data and councillors' input. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
"With each new shop launch, the company claims that its AI can use deep learning, dynamic data and insights about store operations, inventory levels, and consumer actions to help retailers deliver a more tailored experience to consumers. \u2014 Kevin Rozario, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The study looked at data and survey responses from 159,255 participants in the Women\u2019s Health Initiative, which included postmenopausal women in the United States. \u2014 Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"According to Kharon, a data and analytics firm, Xinjiang produces more than 40 percent of the world\u2019s polysilicon, a quarter of the world\u2019s tomato paste and a fifth of global cotton. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"The Italian, based in Miami, had most recently served as senior vp of international marketing, data & analytics for Paramount\u2019s streaming division after previously working for Netflix and Amazon. \u2014 Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
"In the spotlight this year: sustainability, diversity, equity and inclusion, data and technology, business transformation and creative effectiveness. \u2014 Nick Holdsworth, Variety , 20 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, plural of datum \u2014 see datum":""
},
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"\u02c8da-t\u0259",
"\u02c8dat-",
"\u02c8da-",
"\u02c8d\u00e4t-",
"\u02c8d\u0101t-\u0259",
"also \u02c8d\u00e4-",
"\u02c8d\u0101-t\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"facts",
"information"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062814",
"type":[
"noun plural",
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
]
},
"data bank":{
"antonyms":[],
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": database":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Liliya Onyshchenko-Shvets, the director of Lviv\u2019s cultural heritage office, initiated an online data bank that allows museum directors across Ukraine to report war damage and identify their needs. \u2014 Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
"Despite being known in Texas as a doctor to avoid (at least among professional peers), and despite a report to the data bank and an investigation into his cases by the state medical board, Duntsch continued to be hired. \u2014 Mahita Gajanan, Time , 16 July 2021",
"The responses flowed into the data bank of Billy Chat, a robot that uses artificial intelligence to text. \u2014 Nina Agrawal, Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2021",
"Kaper knew that the odds were low that a man born in India and raised in the Netherlands could find his genetic relatives in an American data bank . \u2014 Bhavya Dore, Quartz , 20 Oct. 2020",
"The public can search the data bank for state or national numbers, but not the names of doctors disciplined. \u2014 Jayne O'donnell, USA TODAY , 8 Sep. 2020",
"When potential clients contact the center, they are screened and their information is entered into the hunger center\u2019s data bank . \u2014 cleveland , 1 June 2020",
"Using its elaborate data bank , Trump\u2019s team is focused on maximizing turnout of rural white voters. \u2014 Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2020",
"National data bank for background checks The patients at Hacienda and other intermediate-care facilities need highly specialized care because of severe and complex medical needs. \u2014 Stephanie Innes, azcentral , 13 Feb. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052649",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"data file":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a digital file on which data is stored":[
"Call a professional and check your system before trying to insert that recovery disk. If the disk is readable, your important data files can be copied before any reinstalling activity starts.",
"\u2014 George Cox"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1955, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205305",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"data mining":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the practice of searching through large amounts of computerized data to find useful patterns or trends":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Anthony Hopkins plays Finley Hart, a recently deceased tech guru who made his fortune in data mining . \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"Cut to today; Over-the-top (OTT) platforms are equipped with a lot more data mining and understanding of viewers' preferences to make personalized show recommendations. \u2014 Manas Agrawal, Forbes , 22 June 2021",
"For 2022 and beyond, HR leaders should prioritize enhancing their data literacy and data mining skills using the latest technologies and automation. \u2014 Nish Parikh, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"For example, his recent work concludes that evolutionary computation and data mining can explore large databases or social media to locate potential talented individuals for recruitment purposes. \u2014 Benjamin Laker, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Another interesting area where algorithmic models have truly thrived is in the area of data mining and retrieval. \u2014 Annie Brown, Forbes , 22 Sep. 2021",
"This is helpful because historic trends may just be data mining , hence having an underlying rationale can add weight to the theory. \u2014 Simon Moore, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The legal function, unsurprisingly, lags business in data mining and analytics. \u2014 Mark A. Cohen, Forbes , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Research and development departments can utilize digital technology to simplify data collection, analysis, storage and data mining . \u2014 Jessica Wong, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1968, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135744",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"database":{
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"definitions":{
": a usually large collection of data organized especially for rapid search and retrieval (as by a computer)":[
"an online database"
]
},
"examples":[
"All of our customers' information was kept in a database .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And Netflix has been especially active this month, and will continue to add many new movies to its database throughout the month of June. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"Credit-reporting companies are closing consumer complaints faster and are offering less relief, the CFPB said in a January report based on a review of its complaints database . \u2014 Annamaria Andriotis, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"The Chronicle broke online readership records with the series, and other media organizations around the country relied on their database to investigate abuse cases in their own coverage areas. \u2014 Elahe Izadi, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Butler is listed in their database as a Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
"In March 2020, the RBI restricted payment aggregators and gateways from storing customer card credentials in their database outside India. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 20 May 2022",
"Only one shooting in our database prior to 2019 took place at a supermarket. \u2014 Jillian Peterson, Chron , 15 May 2022",
"Clearview is also agreeing to stop making its database available to the Illinois state government and local police departments for five years. \u2014 CBS News , 10 May 2022",
"However, the startup, which built its database by scraping photos from the public Internet, can still sell its technology to government agencies. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 10 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1962, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u0101-t\u0259-\u02ccb\u0101s",
"also \u02c8d\u00e4-",
"\u02c8da-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071624",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
]
},
"dataflow":{
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"definitions":{
": a computer architecture that utilizes multiple parallel processors to perform simultaneous operations as data becomes available":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032624",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"datal":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": containing a date":[
"the datal clause of a charter"
],
": daytale":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"by alteration":"Noun",
"date entry 2 + -al":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u0101t\u1d4al",
"\u02c8d\u0101t\u1d4al"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175008",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"date":{
"antonyms":[
"go out (with)",
"take out"
],
"definitions":{
": a person with whom one has a usually romantic date":[
"bringing a date to the dance"
],
": a statement of the time of execution (see execution sense 1 ) or making":[
"the date on the letter"
],
": an engagement for a professional performance (as of a dance band)":[
"concert dates"
],
": duration":[
"the short date of all things sweet",
"\u2014 Rebecca P. Parkin"
],
": originate":[
"a friendship dating from college days",
"jewelry dating back to the 1700s"
],
": the brown, oblong edible fruit of a palm ( Phoenix dactylifera )":[
"cookies with raisins and chopped dates"
],
": the period of time to which something belongs":[
"a style from a later date"
],
": the tall palm with pinnate leaves that yields the date":[],
": the time at which an event occurs":[
"the date of his birth",
"on this date in history"
],
": to become outmoded or dated":[],
": to determine the period of time to which something belongs : to determine the date (see date entry 2 sense 3 ) of":[
"date an antique",
"dated the fossils to the Triassic period"
],
": to estimate or compute a date (see date entry 2 sense 3 ) or chronology : to reckon chronologically":[
"scientific dating techniques"
],
": to go out on usually romantic dates":[
"wasn't allowed to date until she was sixteen"
],
": to make a usually romantic social arrangement to meet with : to have a date with":[
"someone she dated in high school"
],
": to mark with characteristics typical of a particular period":[],
": to record the time of the execution or making of : mark with the date":[
"forgot to date the check",
"a letter dated the fifth of September"
],
": to show up plainly the age of":[
"old-fashioned decor that really dates the house"
],
": up to the present moment":[
"her best album to date"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She dated a couple guys during college.",
"He only dates younger women.",
"They've been dating for six months.",
"Don't forget to sign and date the application.",
"The letter was not dated .",
"a memo dated July 12th, 2003",
"Historians date the document to the early 1700s.",
"The ancient building was dated by a coin found in one of the rooms.",
"Scientists use various techniques to date fossils."
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin data , from data (as in data Romae given at Rome), feminine of Latin datus , past participle of dare to give; akin to Latin dos gift, dowry, Greek didonai to give":"Noun and Verb",
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, ultimately from Latin dactylus \u2014 more at dactyl":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"appointment",
"assignation",
"engagement",
"rendezvous",
"tryst"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163916",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"dated":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": outmoded , old-fashioned":[
"dated formalities"
],
": provided with a date":[
"a dated document"
]
},
"examples":[
"The band's music sounds dated now.",
"The information was quite dated and no longer useful.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"McCartney\u2019s own YouTube channel, on the other hand, is not without its choice offerings, even if some of them are pretty dated . \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"While some might carp that the room d\u00e9cor is a little dated , the value was clear to hundreds of guests. \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The interior of the once dark and dated house now has spaces that are more open \u2014 a wall was removed dividing the dining and kitchen \u2014 as well as glass barn doors and barn-wood floors that replaced old laminate ones. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
"Some of these movies might feel dated to some people, especially in terms of things like sexuality and sexism and feminism. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Even the social media technology aspects haven\u2019t gotten dated yet. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The infotainment is dated and clunky which makes navigating difficult. \u2014 Kyle Edward, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Ultimately, in what no longer seems like a dated resolution, the doctor is convicted. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"Even the most dated clothes seemed ready to spring to life, like actors of a certain age waiting to be rediscovered by Quentin Tarantino. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u0101-t\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"antiquated",
"archaic",
"d\u00e9mod\u00e9",
"demoded",
"fossilized",
"kaput",
"kaputt",
"medieval",
"mediaeval",
"moribund",
"mossy",
"moth-eaten",
"neolithic",
"Noachian",
"obsolete",
"out-of-date",
"outdated",
"outmoded",
"outworn",
"pass\u00e9",
"prehistoric",
"prehistorical",
"rusty",
"Stone Age",
"superannuated"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043240",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"dateless":{
"antonyms":[
"modern",
"new",
"recent"
],
"definitions":{
": endless":[],
": having no date":[],
": timeless":[
"the play's dateless theme"
],
": too ancient to be dated":[]
},
"examples":[
"dateless artifacts left by an obscure people of the distant past",
"the dateless cycle of the seasons"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u0101t-l\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"age-old",
"aged",
"ancient",
"antediluvian",
"antique",
"hoar",
"hoary",
"immemorial",
"old",
"venerable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104922",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"datolitic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to datolite":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6dat\u1d4al\u00a6itik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105332",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"dattock":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a tropical African tree ( Detarium senegalense ) of the family Leguminosae having rounded to oval pods with a sweet edible pulp and a single oily edible seed":[],
": the hard dark reddish brown intricately figured wood of the dattock":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Wolof detah, ditah":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8dat\u0259k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080331",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"datum":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": something given or admitted especially as a basis for reasoning or inference":[
"an important historical datum",
"This enormous expense\u2014and considerable risk\u2014to pick up a datum or two about geriatrics",
"\u2014 Charles Krauthammer"
],
": something used as a basis for calculating or measuring":[
"measuring the distance between datum points",
"\u2026 make things more efficient for those of us whose work requires a time datum .",
"\u2014 Robert Steinbrunn"
]
},
"examples":[
"let's begin our discussion of this matter with a datum from actual experience",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The actual observance is not a calendar event, but many promote the datum when larger quantum computers can publicly break PKI systems using RSA and ECC. \u2014 Denis Mandich, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
"The only memorable datum in 300 pages of chaff was the fact that, not counting his brothers, Jim Buckley had stood up as best man for five different bridegrooms. \u2014 Neal B. Freeman, National Review , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Coronavirus testing has reached record levels in Oregon with nearly 12,000 residents receiving results in the past week, according to state data analyzed by The Oregonian/OregonLive. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2020",
"But Smith and her colleagues now have solid data to back up other aspects of these creatures\u2019 superpowered spines at a level of detail that\u2019s never been seen before. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Apr. 2020",
"Blacks have suffered roughly double the fatality rate of whites during the epidemic, according to city health data . \u2014 Claudia Torrens, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 Apr. 2020",
"The study of the highly disparate places will provide data about community spread of COVID-19, a UCSF news release said. \u2014 Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2020",
"In particular, fog-clearing may enable the widespread use of an emerging technology known as free-space optical communications, which delivers data in laser light through air instead of optical fiber. \u2014 Sophia Chen, Wired , 29 Apr. 2020",
"In total, 78 Ohioans have died since Sunday, according to Wednesday\u2019s data . \u2014 Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati.com , 29 Apr. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from neuter of datus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u00e4-",
"\u02c8d\u0101-t\u0259m",
"\u02c8da-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"detail",
"fact",
"nicety",
"particular",
"particularity",
"point",
"specific"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053159",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"datura":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of a genus ( Datura ) of widely distributed strong-scented herbs, shrubs, or trees of the nightshade family including some used as sources of medicinal alkaloids (such as stramonium) or in folk rites or illicitly for their poisonous, narcotic, or hallucinogenic properties \u2014 compare jimsonweed":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cuttings of datura and succulents culled from holidays in Greece or Malta or Portugal have taken to the arid Sardinian soil. \u2014 Alexandra Marshall, WSJ , 29 July 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1598, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"ultimately from Hindi dhat\u016br\u0101 jimsonweed (or a cognate descendant of Sanskrit dhatt\u016bra\u1e25 )":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"d\u0259-\u02c8t(y)u\u0307r-\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085311",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"daturic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to the genus Datura":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Datura + English -ic":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-rik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042553",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"dating":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": the brown, oblong edible fruit of a palm ( Phoenix dactylifera )":[
"cookies with raisins and chopped dates"
],
": the tall palm with pinnate leaves that yields the date":[],
": the time at which an event occurs":[
"the date of his birth",
"on this date in history"
],
": a statement of the time of execution (see execution sense 1 ) or making":[
"the date on the letter"
],
": duration":[
"the short date of all things sweet",
"\u2014 Rebecca P. Parkin"
],
": the period of time to which something belongs":[
"a style from a later date"
],
": a person with whom one has a usually romantic date":[
"bringing a date to the dance"
],
": an engagement for a professional performance (as of a dance band)":[
"concert dates"
],
": up to the present moment":[
"her best album to date"
],
": to determine the period of time to which something belongs : to determine the date (see date entry 2 sense 3 ) of":[
"date an antique",
"dated the fossils to the Triassic period"
],
": to record the time of the execution or making of : mark with the date":[
"forgot to date the check",
"a letter dated the fifth of September"
],
": to mark with characteristics typical of a particular period":[],
": to show up plainly the age of":[
"old-fashioned decor that really dates the house"
],
": to make a usually romantic social arrangement to meet with : to have a date with":[
"someone she dated in high school"
],
": to estimate or compute a date (see date entry 2 sense 3 ) or chronology : to reckon chronologically":[
"scientific dating techniques"
],
": originate":[
"a friendship dating from college days",
"jewelry dating back to the 1700s"
],
": to become outmoded or dated":[],
": to go out on usually romantic dates":[
"wasn't allowed to date until she was sixteen"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[
"appointment",
"assignation",
"engagement",
"rendezvous",
"tryst"
],
"antonyms":[
"go out (with)",
"take out"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She dated a couple guys during college.",
"He only dates younger women.",
"They've been dating for six months.",
"Don't forget to sign and date the application.",
"The letter was not dated .",
"a memo dated July 12th, 2003",
"Historians date the document to the early 1700s.",
"The ancient building was dated by a coin found in one of the rooms.",
"Scientists use various techniques to date fossils."
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Coel plays Arabella Essiedu, a care-free Londoner whose life changes after her drink is spiked with a date-rape drug . \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Star Tribune , 13 July 2021",
"The bill was amended to remove ketamine from the list; opponents said the chemical could be used as a date-rape drug . \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2021",
"Concerns were heightened by reports late last month that a lobbyist used a date-rape drug on a Capitol staffer during an off-site incident. \u2014 Cayla Harris, San Antonio Express-News , 13 May 2021",
"In the spring of 2018, the board learned that a senior vice-president had prepared a lawsuit accusing a colleague of giving her a date-rape drug . \u2014 Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker , 23 Nov. 2020",
"The University of New Mexico is handing out coasters to students that could detect date-rape drugs in drinks. \u2014 Alexis Grace And Anika Myers Palm, CNN , 18 Oct. 2019",
"The University of New Mexico's Office of Substance Abuse Prevention is giving away coasters that could detect two of the most common date-rape drugs . \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 18 Oct. 2019",
"The drug is the most commonly used among veterinarians for anesthetic purposes, according to Medical News Today, but is often illegally used in clubs and as a date-rape drug . \u2014 Josh Magness, miamiherald , 22 Mar. 2018",
"One contained a bottle of date-rape drug known as GBL. \u2014 Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY , 17 Sep. 2017"
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"Toxicology screens at emergency departments typically don\u2019t test for common date rape drugs. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"Police on Cape Cod also recently warned of reports of patrons reporting feelings similar effects to those associated with date rape drugs after visits to local bars. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2022",
"The women\u2019s stories are consistent with symptoms associated with date rape drugs, which include excessive drunkenness, gaps in memory, nausea and a loss of muscle control. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Apr. 2022",
"These tests, often referred to as a date rape test panels, typically need to be performed as soon as possible, as the drugs are known to leave the system quickly, usually within one to two days. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Giles, 24, died the same day she was dropped at the hospital of multiple drug intoxication, with cocaine, fentanyl, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid \u2014 GHB, a date rape drug \u2014 and ketamine in her system, the medical examiner-coroner ruled. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The Travis County District Attorney announced Thursday his office will not charge anyone with a crime after a state investigation into allegations a lobbyist gave a date rape drug to a legislative staffer. \u2014 Lauren Mcgaughy, Dallas News , 29 Apr. 2021",
"The moves come after a legislative staffer reported that a lobbyist used a date rape drug on her earlier this month during an off-site meeting. \u2014 Cayla Harris, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Apr. 2021",
"Her urine had no trace of date rape drugs, the document says. \u2014 Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Toxicology screens at emergency departments typically don\u2019t test for common date rape drugs. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"Police on Cape Cod also recently warned of reports of patrons reporting feelings similar effects to those associated with date rape drugs after visits to local bars. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2022",
"The women\u2019s stories are consistent with symptoms associated with date rape drugs, which include excessive drunkenness, gaps in memory, nausea and a loss of muscle control. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Apr. 2022",
"These tests, often referred to as a date rape test panels, typically need to be performed as soon as possible, as the drugs are known to leave the system quickly, usually within one to two days. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Giles, 24, died the same day she was dropped at the hospital of multiple drug intoxication, with cocaine, fentanyl, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid \u2014 GHB, a date rape drug \u2014 and ketamine in her system, the medical examiner-coroner ruled. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The Travis County District Attorney announced Thursday his office will not charge anyone with a crime after a state investigation into allegations a lobbyist gave a date rape drug to a legislative staffer. \u2014 Lauren Mcgaughy, Dallas News , 29 Apr. 2021",
"The moves come after a legislative staffer reported that a lobbyist used a date rape drug on her earlier this month during an off-site meeting. \u2014 Cayla Harris, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Apr. 2021",
"Her urine had no trace of date rape drugs, the document says. \u2014 Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2021"
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"Chiarelli, now a Blues vice president, has long been a favorite of NHL commissioner Gary Bettman \u2026 One from the road, dateline San Jose. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The Times\u2019s coverage of the protests carried the byline of Anton Troianovski, the newspaper\u2019s Moscow bureau chief, but did not include a Russian dateline . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2022",
"All that\u2019s changing is a name, a new corporate sponsor replacing the Staples Center signage that provided a dateline for the last 22 years of Lakers basketball. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Dec. 2021",
"And The Associated Press stories on the 2015 PGA carried a Sheboygan dateline . \u2014 Joel Boyd, chicagotribune.com , 21 Sep. 2021",
"There\u2019s also this: U.S. athletes historically don\u2019t perform as well on this side of the international dateline . \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 July 2021",
"It was updated on July 26, 2021 to correct the dateline from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to Nairobi, Kenya. \u2014 Tom Odula, Star Tribune , 26 July 2021",
"Which would take longer: the 5,439 miles traversing the international dateline and eight time zones, or the journey through the airport and to a downtown hotel",
"No one in Washington seems to know what the story is, or even where to set the dateline . \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 1 Apr. 2021"
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