7761 lines
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7761 lines
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"Dec":{
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"December":[],
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"abbreviation"
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},
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"Deciduata":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the mammals having deciduate placentas":[]
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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, from decidua + -ata":""
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},
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"-\u0101t\u0259"
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021300",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Decius":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus circa 201\u2013251 Roman emperor (249\u201351)":[]
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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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"\u02c8d\u0113-sh(\u0113-)\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060603",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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"dec":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231745",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation"
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},
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"deca-":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": ten":[
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"deca syllabic",
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"deka meter"
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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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"Middle English, from Latin, from Greek deka-, dek- , from deka \u2014 more at ten":""
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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":"20220706-202305",
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"type":[
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"combining form",
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"prefix"
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]
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},
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"decacanth":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a 10-hooked cestodarian larva":[
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"\u2014 compare hexacanth"
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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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"deca- + -acanth (from Greek akantha thorn)":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8dek\u0259\u02cckan(t)th"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025733",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"decade":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a division of the rosary that consists primarily of 10 Hail Marys":[],
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": a group or set of 10":[
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"his prisoners were divided into decades",
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"\u2014 William Godwin"
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],
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": a period of 10 years":[
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"has been teaching for over a decade",
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"the decade of the twenties"
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],
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": a ratio of 10 to 1 : order of magnitude":[],
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": such as":[
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"his prisoners were divided into decades",
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"\u2014 William Godwin"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The war lasted nearly a decade .",
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"The bridge was built a decade ago.",
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"The decade of the 1920s runs from January 1, 1920 to December 31, 1929.",
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"the first decade of the 21st century",
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"There have been a lot of changes during the past two decades .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Lauren Graham and Peter Krause have split up after over a decade together, Graham's representative confirmed to People. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 17 June 2022",
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"This year is unusual: All but one of Alaska\u2019s 60 seats in the House and Senate are up for grabs in this year\u2019s election, thanks to a once-in-a- decade redistricting process that shuffled legislative boundaries. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
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"The brutal once-a- decade process of drawing new boundaries for the nation\u2019s 435 congressional districts is limping toward a close with the nation\u2019s two political parties roughly at parity. \u2014 Michael Wines, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
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"The Phillies have watched fan interest plummet through a decade -plus of lazy summers and little hope for a playoff push. \u2014 Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune , 4 June 2022",
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"Yet Philadelphia hasn't made the playoffs since 2011, hasn't won the World Series since 2008 and has watched fan interest plummet through a decade -plus of mediocre baseball. \u2014 Dan Gelston, ajc , 3 June 2022",
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"The 82-year-old legend hasn't played Milwaukee at all this past decade . \u2014 Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
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"Columbine wouldn\u2019t happen for another three years; Sandy Hook was over a decade away. \u2014 Tripti Lahiri, Quartz , 25 May 2022",
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"With Trump, America has spent more than half a decade at the receiving end of a firehose of loud mind-numbing nonsense and never-ending deceit. \u2014 Marisa Kabas, The New Republic , 20 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th 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 Middle French d\u00e9cade , from Late Latin decad-, decas , from Greek dekad-, dekas , from deka \u2014 see deca-":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"especially sense 1b \u02c8de-k\u0259d",
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"de-\u02c8k\u0101d",
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"\u02c8de-\u02cck\u0101d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225626",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"decade box":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an adjustable assembly of resistor or capacitor units in decimal steps facilitating selection by plug or switch of any multiple of the least unit up to the aggregate of all units":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164934",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"decade-long":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": lasting or occurring over a decade or about a decade":[
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"A decade-long drought in Saskatchewan and Alberta nesting areas has cut sharply into the number of birds migrating into Idaho \u2026",
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"\u2014 Dan Knauss",
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"The renegade gene that causes Huntington's disease has been found after a decade-long search \u2026",
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"\u2014 Daniel Q. Haney"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1974, 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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"\u02c8de-\u02cck\u0101d-\u02ccl\u022f\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193737",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"decadence":{
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"antonyms":[
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"ascent",
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"rise",
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"upswing"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a period of decline":[],
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": the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent":[
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"the decadence of modern society",
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"escape the decadence that attends upon old age",
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"\u2014 G. L. Dickinson"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The book condemns the decadence of modern society.",
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"a symbol of the decadence of their once-mighty civilization",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In a world starving for energy and food, Argentina has the potential to leave behind almost a century of decadence . \u2014 Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"In H-Town, worldly decadence meets Texas-sized portions with a dash of Southern charm at the table. \u2014 Rebecca Treon, Chron , 2 May 2022",
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"Woke decadence reigns in the heist film Naked Singularity. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 18 Aug. 2021",
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"The apartment signs of L.A. announce location through flair, decadence , strangeness, absurdity, signification. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
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"Throughout the film, there is a spiral of betrayal, decadence , revenge and ultimately, murder. \u2014 Victoria Priola, oregonlive , 20 Mar. 2022",
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"How far is Arsenault willing to go to indulge his decadence and greed",
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"There\u2019s innuendo baked into the concept; the main selling point is that the decadence and uniqueness on the outside might signal the apartment\u2019s undeniable quality within. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
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"The trial has touched on the #MeToo movement, intimate partner violence and the decadence of celebrity. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 10 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1530, 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 Medieval Latin decadentia , from Late Latin decadent-, decadens , present participle of decadere to fall, sink \u2014 more at decay entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"also di-\u02c8k\u0101-",
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"\u02c8de-k\u0259-d\u0259n(t)s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decadence deterioration , degeneration , decadence , decline mean the falling from a higher to a lower level in quality, character, or vitality. deterioration implies generally the impairment of value or usefulness. the deterioration of the house through neglect degeneration stresses physical, intellectual, or especially moral retrogression. the degeneration of their youthful idealism into cynicism decadence presupposes a reaching and passing the peak of development and implies a turn downward with a consequent loss in vitality or energy. cited love of luxury as a sign of cultural decadence decline differs from decadence in suggesting a more markedly downward direction and greater momentum as well as more obvious evidence of deterioration. the meteoric decline of his career after the scandal",
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"synonyms":[
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"declension",
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"declination",
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"decline",
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"degeneracy",
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"degeneration",
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"degradation",
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"d\u00e9gringolade",
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"descent",
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"deterioration",
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"devolution",
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"downfall",
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"downgrade",
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"ebb",
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"eclipse",
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"fall"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040906",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"decadency":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": decadence sense 1":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a novel that examines the decadency of a group of overprivileged teens in an affluent suburb",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Fashion director and photographer Mert Alas has merged his unique take on luxury fashion with a dose of decadency and self-indulgence. \u2014 Angela Lei, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1632, 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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"\u02c8de-k\u0259-d\u1d4an-s\u0113",
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"also di-\u02c8k\u0101-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"abjection",
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"corruption",
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"corruptness",
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"debasement",
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"debauchery",
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"decadence",
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"degeneracy",
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"degenerateness",
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"degeneration",
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"degradation",
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"demoralization",
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"depravity",
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"dissipatedness",
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"dissipation",
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"dissoluteness",
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"libertinage",
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"libertinism",
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"perversion",
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"pervertedness",
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"rakishness",
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"turpitude"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210842",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"decadent":{
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"antonyms":[
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"backslider",
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"debauchee",
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"debaucher",
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"degenerate",
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"deviate",
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"libertine",
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"perv",
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"pervert",
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"profligate",
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"rake",
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"rakehell",
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"rip"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": characterized by or appealing to self-indulgence":[
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"a rich and decadent dessert",
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"the hotel's decadent luxury"
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],
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": marked by decay or decline":[
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"an increasingly decadent society"
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],
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": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a group of late 19th century French and English writers tending toward artificial and unconventional subjects and subtilized style : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the decadents (see decadent entry 2 sense 1 )":[],
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": one of a group of late 19th century French and English writers tending toward artificial and unconventional subjects and subtilized style":[],
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": one that is marked by decay or decline : one that is decadent (see decadent entry 1 sense 2 )":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"The book condemns some of society's wealthiest members as decadent fools.",
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"a wealthy and decadent lifestyle",
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"a decadent hotel room, complete with a hot tub",
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"We relaxed in decadent luxury.",
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"Noun",
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"avant-garde artists who were scorned by the bourgeoisie as talentless decadents",
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"a decadent who squandered her once considerable family fortune",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Despite a few light showers, 175 guests attended the 25th anniversary event, which featured decadent desserts served in a large tent while John Husbands sang and played his guitar. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
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"Choose a beverage from their lengthy list of loose teas and tisanes, along with a scone with fruit and jam, fresh fruit (nice!), four finger sandwiches (perhaps turkey with mango chutney or lobster salad), and four decadent seasonal desserts. \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
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"In Erin's photos, Ben is seen sitting at a small two-person table donned with roses, a candle, wine glasses, and some decadent desserts. \u2014 Taylor Mead, House Beautiful , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"The ice cream giant is launching a new City Sweets collection, which reimagines iconic on-the-go city street food snacks like soft pretzels, crispy churros, and even New York City's classic black and white cookies into delicious, decadent desserts. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"Fans of sweet-and-salty or chewy-and-crunchy combos need look no further than these decadent , eye-catching and highly addictive treats handmade by AnnMarie D\u2019Erasmo and her team in Tarrytown, New York. \u2014 Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"Soft shell crab, lobster, and chicken fried rice are on the menu as well, in addition to decadent desserts that include a choice of peanut butter cheesecake and red velvet \u2014 after all, resolutions start next year. \u2014 Tanya Akim, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
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"The signs at the corner of West Maryland and Illinois streets depict celebrities such as Mariah Carey and Kylie Jenner posing with candy, colorful drinks, heaping scoops of ice cream and other decadent treats. \u2014 Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star , 5 Nov. 2021",
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"In this cultural panic, many intellectuals were ashamed of the poverty and the illiteracy of the rural population, and of the weakness of a decadent and hidebound imperial \u00e9lite. \u2014 Ian Buruma, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The chocolates are Godiva-level decadent and made by Nicki Wharton, a therapist by day. \u2014 Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone , 28 June 2022",
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"The citrusy key lime pie or decadent chocolate toffee brownie are finale options. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022",
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"The cameras were no doubt attracted by the promise of such decadent spectacle: the same could be said for the 2019 Broadway audience. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"The decision forced Cara, who was caring for her elderly grandmother full-time, to develop vegan-friendly versions of the decadent desserts her grandmother adored. \u2014 Caroline Tien, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele (above) endorses\u2014feels a little decadent for everyday. \u2014 Todd Plummer, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
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"Cabo San Lucas features some of the most dramatic oceanfront dining options, like Sunset Monalisa, which serves a decadent , three-, five-, or seven-course tasting menu. \u2014 Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"The endless first episode focuses on a showdown between the rock star and Rand Gauthier (Seth Rogen), a regular schmo working on the Lees' decadent mansion. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 26 Jan. 2022",
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"The omelet, like many of Lefebvre\u2019s takes on traditional dishes, is rich in flavor and makes for a decadent , elevated breakfast option. \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 6 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1837, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
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"1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"back-formation from decadence":"Adjective and Noun"
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8de-k\u0259-d\u0259nt",
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"also di-\u02c8k\u0101-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"decayed",
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"degenerate",
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"effete",
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"overripe",
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"washed-up"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002824",
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"type":[
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"adverb",
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},
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"decalogue":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a basic set of rules carrying binding authority":[],
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": ten commandments":[]
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"examples":[
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"the decalogue for scouting known as the Scout Oath",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Freedom from hard collars, from the decalogue , from parental admonitions. \u2014 John Dos Passos, National Review , 28 Sep. 2020"
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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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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English decaloge , from Late Latin decalogus , from Greek dekalogos , from deka- + logos word \u2014 more at legend":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8de-k\u0259-\u02ccl\u022fg",
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"-\u02ccl\u00e4g"
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],
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"canon",
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"code",
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"constitution",
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"law"
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": to depart suddenly : abscond":[]
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"examples":[
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"She took the papers and decamped .",
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"He decamped to Europe soon after news of the scandal broke.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Any Canadian filmmaker who achieves a measure of success is tempted to decamp to Los Angeles. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
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"In a week shortened by the public holiday on Monday across Europe, finance ministers and central bankers from around the continent will decamp to the U.S. for the IMF and World Bank gatherings. \u2014 Fortune , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"Perfect for families, a group of friends, or those looking to decamp to the mountain region for a longer stay. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 11 May 2022",
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"After 10 years in Seattle, Russell Wilson will decamp to Denver to supplant the Broncos\u2019 rotating cast of quarterbacks. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"The film centers around a group of rich 20-somethings who decamp to a regal estate to wait out a hurricane. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"The region drew middle-class retirees, akin to the snowbirds who seasonally decamp to Arizona or Florida, albeit with a distinct identity. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"While processing their grief, Davis and Daniels decided to decamp to Oaxaca, Mexico, in December 2020. \u2014 Evangeline Barrosse, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"The parties eventually agreed that Ms. Siegel would decamp to Rolling Stone, committing 80 percent of her work to it, with the remainder going to The Ankler. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022"
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"French d\u00e9camper , from Middle French descamper , from des- de- + camper to camp":""
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"di-\u02c8kamp",
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"examples":[
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"She took the papers and decamped .",
|
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"He decamped to Europe soon after news of the scandal broke.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Any Canadian filmmaker who achieves a measure of success is tempted to decamp to Los Angeles. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
|
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"In a week shortened by the public holiday on Monday across Europe, finance ministers and central bankers from around the continent will decamp to the U.S. for the IMF and World Bank gatherings. \u2014 Fortune , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Perfect for families, a group of friends, or those looking to decamp to the mountain region for a longer stay. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 11 May 2022",
|
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"After 10 years in Seattle, Russell Wilson will decamp to Denver to supplant the Broncos\u2019 rotating cast of quarterbacks. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The film centers around a group of rich 20-somethings who decamp to a regal estate to wait out a hurricane. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The region drew middle-class retirees, akin to the snowbirds who seasonally decamp to Arizona or Florida, albeit with a distinct identity. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"While processing their grief, Davis and Daniels decided to decamp to Oaxaca, Mexico, in December 2020. \u2014 Evangeline Barrosse, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"The parties eventually agreed that Ms. Siegel would decamp to Rolling Stone, committing 80 percent of her work to it, with the remainder going to The Ankler. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084820",
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"verb"
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"decay":{
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"antonyms":[
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"debilitation",
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"decaying",
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"declension",
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"decline",
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"degeneration",
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"descent",
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": decrease in quantity, activity, or force: such as":[],
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": destruction , death":[
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"\u2026 sullen presage of your own decay .",
|
|
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
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": gradual decline in strength, soundness, or prosperity or in degree of excellence or perfection":[
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"the decay of the public school system"
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|
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": the product of decay":[
|
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"tooth decay"
|
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],
|
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": to cause to decay : impair":[
|
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"Infirmity, that decays the wise \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
|
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|
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": to decline from a sound or prosperous condition":[
|
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"a decaying empire"
|
|
],
|
|
": to decline in health, strength, or vigor":[
|
|
"Her mind is beginning to decay with age.",
|
|
"believes that the moral fiber of our society is decaying"
|
|
],
|
|
": to decrease usually gradually in size, quantity, activity, or force":[
|
|
"The three voices \u2026 decayed and died out upon her ear.",
|
|
"\u2014 Thomas Hardy"
|
|
],
|
|
": to destroy by decomposition":[
|
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"wood decayed by bacteria"
|
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],
|
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": to fall into ruin":[
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"the city's decaying neighborhoods"
|
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],
|
|
": to undergo decomposition":[
|
|
"decaying fruit",
|
|
"Her teeth were decaying .",
|
|
"\u2026 most isotopes of copper decay quickly, but two are stable: Cu-63 and Cu-65.",
|
|
"\u2014 David E. Thomas"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the smell of decaying rubbish",
|
|
"dead plants and leaves decayed by bacteria",
|
|
"She believes that the moral fiber of our society is decaying .",
|
|
"our decaying public school system",
|
|
"The city's neighborhoods are decaying .",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the decay of dead plants and leaves",
|
|
"She writes about the moral decay of our society.",
|
|
"the patient's physical and mental decay",
|
|
"The city's neighborhoods are in slow decay .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"At some of those old installations, there are memorial plaques in hidden corners, but the infrastructure has mostly been left to decay . \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Each year, some 10,000 units are lost to decay , with the capital project backlog for existing buildings growing by more than $3 billion a year, per 2018 reporting in Mother Jones. \u2014 Katie Herchenroeder, The New Republic , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"These natural uranium isotopes decay into the element thorium, which in turn decays into protactinium, and each has its own isotopes. \u2014 Artemis Spyrou, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The Briarcliff Mansion is crumbling, unkempt and falling to decay . \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The muck forms in Scotland\u2019s bogs, when layer after layer of dead vegetation resists decay and compresses into fuel, which is burned during scotch distillation. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Historic structures such as the Ise Grand Shrine are torn down and rebuilt repeatedly rather than allowed to decay . \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In particular, some things grow with time, other things decay with time, and still other things remain the same with time. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
|
|
"These collisions briefly produce heavier particles that then decay back into lighter ones. \u2014 John Conway, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Check all fruits and vegetables for rot, decay , or overripeness. \u2014 Natalie Schumann, Country Living , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"The result is a tool that is as good as, or better than, human dentists at detecting dental problems like tooth decay , calculus and root abscesses. \u2014 Ophir Tanz, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"In contrast to her earlier love sonnets, which are filled with images of flowering and growth, the dominant metaphors of these sonnets are death, decay , and disease. \u2014 Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Two decades of municipal stress \u2014 marked by the Depression and the round-the-clock production of World War II \u2014 resulted in physical decay , overcrowded neighborhoods and poor race relations. \u2014 Paul Vachon, Detroit Free Press , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"From there, Misty waxes philosophical on empire, death, decay , and pop culture (including a Val Kilmer reference), as the song expands and explodes with sweeping strings and scorching guitar, before receding to a meditative conclusion. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That ancient act, the Bible says, ushered into creation disease, decay , death ... and all sorts of crippling sins that separate humans from God. \u2014 Lauren Green, Fox News , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But to the many who\u2019ve only seen the former Horace Bushnell Congregational Church from Albany Avenue, the overriding impression is decay that is only getting worse. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The garage\u2019s decay had long been obvious to Kansas City leaders. \u2014 New York Times , 20 July 2021"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"break down",
|
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"corrupt",
|
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"decompose",
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"disintegrate",
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"fester",
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"foul",
|
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"mold",
|
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"molder",
|
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"perish",
|
|
"putrefy",
|
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"rot",
|
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"spoil"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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"degeneration",
|
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"descent",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
": decrease in quantity, activity, or force: such as":[],
|
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": destruction , death":[
|
|
"\u2026 sullen presage of your own decay .",
|
|
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
|
|
],
|
|
": gradual decline in strength, soundness, or prosperity or in degree of excellence or perfection":[
|
|
"the decay of the public school system"
|
|
],
|
|
": spontaneous decrease in the number of radioactive atoms in radioactive material":[],
|
|
": spontaneous disintegration (as of an atom or a particle)":[],
|
|
": the product of decay":[
|
|
"tooth decay"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to decay : impair":[
|
|
"Infirmity, that decays the wise \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
|
|
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|
|
": to decline from a sound or prosperous condition":[
|
|
"a decaying empire"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"believes that the moral fiber of our society is decaying"
|
|
],
|
|
": to decrease usually gradually in size, quantity, activity, or force":[
|
|
"The three voices \u2026 decayed and died out upon her ear.",
|
|
"\u2014 Thomas Hardy"
|
|
],
|
|
": to destroy by decomposition":[
|
|
"wood decayed by bacteria"
|
|
],
|
|
": to fall into ruin":[
|
|
"the city's decaying neighborhoods"
|
|
],
|
|
": to undergo decomposition":[
|
|
"decaying fruit",
|
|
"Her teeth were decaying .",
|
|
"\u2026 most isotopes of copper decay quickly, but two are stable: Cu-63 and Cu-65.",
|
|
"\u2014 David E. Thomas"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the smell of decaying rubbish",
|
|
"dead plants and leaves decayed by bacteria",
|
|
"She believes that the moral fiber of our society is decaying .",
|
|
"our decaying public school system",
|
|
"The city's neighborhoods are decaying .",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the decay of dead plants and leaves",
|
|
"She writes about the moral decay of our society.",
|
|
"the patient's physical and mental decay",
|
|
"The city's neighborhoods are in slow decay .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"At some of those old installations, there are memorial plaques in hidden corners, but the infrastructure has mostly been left to decay . \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Each year, some 10,000 units are lost to decay , with the capital project backlog for existing buildings growing by more than $3 billion a year, per 2018 reporting in Mother Jones. \u2014 Katie Herchenroeder, The New Republic , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"These natural uranium isotopes decay into the element thorium, which in turn decays into protactinium, and each has its own isotopes. \u2014 Artemis Spyrou, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The Briarcliff Mansion is crumbling, unkempt and falling to decay . \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The muck forms in Scotland\u2019s bogs, when layer after layer of dead vegetation resists decay and compresses into fuel, which is burned during scotch distillation. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Historic structures such as the Ise Grand Shrine are torn down and rebuilt repeatedly rather than allowed to decay . \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In particular, some things grow with time, other things decay with time, and still other things remain the same with time. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
|
|
"These collisions briefly produce heavier particles that then decay back into lighter ones. \u2014 John Conway, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Check all fruits and vegetables for rot, decay , or overripeness. \u2014 Natalie Schumann, Country Living , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"The result is a tool that is as good as, or better than, human dentists at detecting dental problems like tooth decay , calculus and root abscesses. \u2014 Ophir Tanz, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"In contrast to her earlier love sonnets, which are filled with images of flowering and growth, the dominant metaphors of these sonnets are death, decay , and disease. \u2014 Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Two decades of municipal stress \u2014 marked by the Depression and the round-the-clock production of World War II \u2014 resulted in physical decay , overcrowded neighborhoods and poor race relations. \u2014 Paul Vachon, Detroit Free Press , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"From there, Misty waxes philosophical on empire, death, decay , and pop culture (including a Val Kilmer reference), as the song expands and explodes with sweeping strings and scorching guitar, before receding to a meditative conclusion. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That ancient act, the Bible says, ushered into creation disease, decay , death ... and all sorts of crippling sins that separate humans from God. \u2014 Lauren Green, Fox News , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But to the many who\u2019ve only seen the former Horace Bushnell Congregational Church from Albany Avenue, the overriding impression is decay that is only getting worse. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The garage\u2019s decay had long been obvious to Kansas City leaders. \u2014 New York Times , 20 July 2021"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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"di-\u02c8k\u0101"
|
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decay Verb decay , decompose , rot , putrefy , spoil mean to undergo destructive dissolution. decay implies a slow change from a state of soundness or perfection. a decaying mansion decompose stresses a breaking down by chemical change and when applied to organic matter a corruption. the strong odor of decomposing vegetation rot is a close synonym of decompose and often connotes foulness. fruit was left to rot in warehouses putrefy implies the rotting of animal matter and offensiveness to sight and smell. corpses putrefying on the battlefield spoil applies chiefly to the decomposition of foods. keep the ham from spoiling",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
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|
|
"corrupt",
|
|
"decompose",
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|
"disintegrate",
|
|
"fester",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"mold",
|
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"molder",
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"perish",
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"putrefy",
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030303",
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"debilitation",
|
|
"decaying",
|
|
"declension",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"degeneration",
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"deterioration",
|
|
"ebbing",
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|
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|
|
"weakening"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
],
|
|
": decrease in quantity, activity, or force: such as":[],
|
|
": destruction , death":[
|
|
"\u2026 sullen presage of your own decay .",
|
|
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
|
|
],
|
|
": gradual decline in strength, soundness, or prosperity or in degree of excellence or perfection":[
|
|
"the decay of the public school system"
|
|
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|
|
": spontaneous decrease in the number of radioactive atoms in radioactive material":[],
|
|
": spontaneous disintegration (as of an atom or a particle)":[],
|
|
": the product of decay":[
|
|
"tooth decay"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to decay : impair":[
|
|
"Infirmity, that decays the wise \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
|
|
],
|
|
": to decline from a sound or prosperous condition":[
|
|
"a decaying empire"
|
|
],
|
|
": to decline in health, strength, or vigor":[
|
|
"Her mind is beginning to decay with age.",
|
|
"believes that the moral fiber of our society is decaying"
|
|
],
|
|
": to decrease usually gradually in size, quantity, activity, or force":[
|
|
"The three voices \u2026 decayed and died out upon her ear.",
|
|
"\u2014 Thomas Hardy"
|
|
],
|
|
": to destroy by decomposition":[
|
|
"wood decayed by bacteria"
|
|
],
|
|
": to fall into ruin":[
|
|
"the city's decaying neighborhoods"
|
|
],
|
|
": to undergo decomposition":[
|
|
"decaying fruit",
|
|
"Her teeth were decaying .",
|
|
"\u2026 most isotopes of copper decay quickly, but two are stable: Cu-63 and Cu-65.",
|
|
"\u2014 David E. Thomas"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the smell of decaying rubbish",
|
|
"dead plants and leaves decayed by bacteria",
|
|
"She believes that the moral fiber of our society is decaying .",
|
|
"our decaying public school system",
|
|
"The city's neighborhoods are decaying .",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the decay of dead plants and leaves",
|
|
"She writes about the moral decay of our society.",
|
|
"the patient's physical and mental decay",
|
|
"The city's neighborhoods are in slow decay .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"At some of those old installations, there are memorial plaques in hidden corners, but the infrastructure has mostly been left to decay . \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Each year, some 10,000 units are lost to decay , with the capital project backlog for existing buildings growing by more than $3 billion a year, per 2018 reporting in Mother Jones. \u2014 Katie Herchenroeder, The New Republic , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"These natural uranium isotopes decay into the element thorium, which in turn decays into protactinium, and each has its own isotopes. \u2014 Artemis Spyrou, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
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"The Briarcliff Mansion is crumbling, unkempt and falling to decay . \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 16 May 2022",
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"The muck forms in Scotland\u2019s bogs, when layer after layer of dead vegetation resists decay and compresses into fuel, which is burned during scotch distillation. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 18 May 2022",
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"Historic structures such as the Ise Grand Shrine are torn down and rebuilt repeatedly rather than allowed to decay . \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"In particular, some things grow with time, other things decay with time, and still other things remain the same with time. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
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"These collisions briefly produce heavier particles that then decay back into lighter ones. \u2014 John Conway, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Check all fruits and vegetables for rot, decay , or overripeness. \u2014 Natalie Schumann, Country Living , 23 May 2022",
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"The result is a tool that is as good as, or better than, human dentists at detecting dental problems like tooth decay , calculus and root abscesses. \u2014 Ophir Tanz, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
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"In contrast to her earlier love sonnets, which are filled with images of flowering and growth, the dominant metaphors of these sonnets are death, decay , and disease. \u2014 Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
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"Two decades of municipal stress \u2014 marked by the Depression and the round-the-clock production of World War II \u2014 resulted in physical decay , overcrowded neighborhoods and poor race relations. \u2014 Paul Vachon, Detroit Free Press , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"From there, Misty waxes philosophical on empire, death, decay , and pop culture (including a Val Kilmer reference), as the song expands and explodes with sweeping strings and scorching guitar, before receding to a meditative conclusion. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"That ancient act, the Bible says, ushered into creation disease, decay , death ... and all sorts of crippling sins that separate humans from God. \u2014 Lauren Green, Fox News , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"But to the many who\u2019ve only seen the former Horace Bushnell Congregational Church from Albany Avenue, the overriding impression is decay that is only getting worse. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com , 19 Feb. 2022",
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"The garage\u2019s decay had long been obvious to Kansas City leaders. \u2014 New York Times , 20 July 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 4":"Verb",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French deca\u00efr , from Late Latin decadere to fall, sink, from Latin de- + cadere to fall \u2014 more at chance":"Verb and Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"di-\u02c8k\u0101"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decay Verb decay , decompose , rot , putrefy , spoil mean to undergo destructive dissolution. decay implies a slow change from a state of soundness or perfection. a decaying mansion decompose stresses a breaking down by chemical change and when applied to organic matter a corruption. the strong odor of decomposing vegetation rot is a close synonym of decompose and often connotes foulness. fruit was left to rot in warehouses putrefy implies the rotting of animal matter and offensiveness to sight and smell. corpses putrefying on the battlefield spoil applies chiefly to the decomposition of foods. keep the ham from spoiling",
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"synonyms":[
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"break down",
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"corrupt",
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"decompose",
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"disintegrate",
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"fester",
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"foul",
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"mold",
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"molder",
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"perish",
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"putrefy",
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"rot",
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"spoil"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224613",
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"decease":{
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"antonyms":[
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"birth",
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"nativity"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": departure from life : death":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He had many debts at the time of his decease .",
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"in the event of the decease of the president, the vice president will immediately assume his duties"
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],
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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 deces , from Anglo-French, from Latin decessus departure, death, from decedere to depart, die, from de- + cedere to go":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"di-\u02c8s\u0113s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"curtains",
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"death",
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"demise",
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"dissolution",
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"doom",
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"end",
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"exit",
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"expiration",
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"expiry",
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"fate",
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"grave",
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"great divide",
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"passage",
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"passing",
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"quietus",
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"sleep"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071310",
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"type":[
|
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
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"deceased":{
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"antonyms":[
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"alive",
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"animate",
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"breathing",
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"going",
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"live",
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"living",
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"quick"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a dead person":[
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"the will of the deceased",
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"did not release the deceased's name until his family had been notified"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"the recently deceased tenant was found by a concerned neighbor",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Members of a specialized cave diving rescue team responded to the scene and found the second diver, also deceased , more than 130 feet below the surface, authorities said. \u2014 Jalen Beckford, CNN , 23 June 2022",
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"San Diego police said that responding officers found Dadkhah ``obviously deceased \u2019\u2019 inside the condo, while Chambers was located at the residence and arrested. \u2014 City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 June 2022",
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"Families of the deceased , mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, Texas Rangers, hunters, Border Patrol, and responsible gun owners who won't give up their Second Amendment right to bear arms. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
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"First responders found blue M30 pills near the deceased , which are likely counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl, a dangerous opioid that is 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 7 June 2022",
|
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"The No Limit Records founder is also the father of Cymphonique Miller, 25 and a father figure for Veno, 30, his deceased brother Kevin Miller\u2019s son. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 31 May 2022",
|
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"The fortune of their sister-in-law Christy Walton, wife of deceased brother John, contracted by more than $1 billion. \u2014 Lauren Debter, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
|
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"But, preservationists say, Cairo\u2019s City of the Dead is different: What will disappear is not only a historical monument where Egyptians still visit their ancestors and bury the newly deceased , but also a lively neighborhood. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Next stop is the secluded house of the deceased , which needs to be cleared, presumably in order to be sold. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"GEDMatch is one of the databases used by the DNA Doe project, a non-profit that works to name the deceased who remain unidentified. \u2014 Crimesider Staff, CBS News , 27 Apr. 2018",
|
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"GEDMatch is one of the databases used by the DNA Doe project, a non-profit that works to name the deceased who remain unidentified. \u2014 Crimesider Staff, CBS News , 27 Apr. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1548, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see decease":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02c8s\u0113st",
|
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"di-\u02c8s\u0113st"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deceased Adjective dead , defunct , deceased , departed , late mean devoid of life. dead applies literally to what is deprived of vital force but is used figuratively of anything that has lost any attribute (such as energy, activity, radiance) suggesting life. a dead , listless performance defunct stresses cessation of active existence or operation. a defunct television series deceased , departed , and late apply to persons who have died recently. deceased is the preferred term in legal use. the estate of the deceased departed is used usually as a euphemism. our departed sister late is used especially with reference to a person in a specific relation or status. the company's late president",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"asleep",
|
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"breathless",
|
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"cold",
|
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"dead",
|
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"defunct",
|
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"demised",
|
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"departed",
|
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"fallen",
|
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"gone",
|
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"late",
|
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"lifeless",
|
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"low"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191432",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"decedent":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a person who is no longer living : a deceased person":[
|
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"the estate of the decedent"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a tax on the estate of the decedent",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The sheriff\u2019s office allegedly did not administer the medicine to the decedent . \u2014 Eplunus Colvin, Arkansas Online , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Sometimes a deceased person was listed as the applicant or the date listed for the decedent was before the pandemic started, raising questions about how FEMA determined eligibility in those cases, Shea said. \u2014 CBS News , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In the midst of grief, the last thing mourners want to deal with is making decisions about what to do with the body or what kind of service or memorial the decedent wanted. \u2014 Next Avenue, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Marion County Coroner\u2019s Office will release the decedent 's name once next-of-kin have been notified. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The claim was filed by Dora Veleta, an heir of the decedent . \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Zelensky, who is Jewish and the decedent of Holocaust survivors, was incredulous. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Ordinarily, a decedent is released from the state medical examiner\u2019s office within a few days of a death, allowing morticians time to properly prepare for services. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Toxicology tests indicated the presence of synthetic cannabinoid in the decedent \u2019s blood. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 23 Nov. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1599, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin decedent-, decedens , present participle of decedere \u2014 see decease":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"di-\u02c8s\u0113d-\u1d4ant",
|
|
"di-\u02c8s\u0113-d\u1d4ant"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161754",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"deceit":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"artlessness",
|
|
"forthrightness",
|
|
"good faith",
|
|
"guilelessness",
|
|
"ingenuousness",
|
|
"sincerity"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an attempt or device to deceive : trick":[
|
|
"Her excuse turned out to be a deceit ."
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : the act or practice of deceiving : deception":[
|
|
"achieving one's goals through a web of deceit"
|
|
],
|
|
": the quality of being dishonest or misleading : the quality of being deceitful : deceitfulness":[
|
|
"\u2026 far from deceit or guile.",
|
|
"\u2014 John Milton"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a rise to power that was marked by treachery and deceit",
|
|
"she's completely free of deceit",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Gigi Sohn\u2019s nomination to the FCC is hanging by a thread thanks to political deceit . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"But the trail of deceit apparently went much further back. \u2014 Adam Taylor, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Writers of crime fiction soon grasped that the more obscure the acts of deceit , the better the literary journey. \u2014 Richard O\u2019rawe, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The end is near for the Byrde family and their epic web of lies and deceit . \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The true story of a doctor who seemingly had it all with a wife and eight kids, but his wife\u2019s mysterious death unraveled a lifetime of lies and deceit . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"With Trump, America has spent more than half a decade at the receiving end of a firehose of loud mind-numbing nonsense and never-ending deceit . \u2014 Marisa Kabas, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Managers can implement zero-tolerance policies toward even small acts of deceit to deter its escalation and spread. \u2014 Margarita Leib, Scientific American , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Or is the show implying that Kate never had a choice at all\u2014that this affair is similarly toxic due to the deceit and hierarchy involved"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English deceite , from Anglo-French, from Latin decepta , feminine of deceptus , past participle of decipere \u2014 see deceive":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"di-\u02c8s\u0113t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"artifice",
|
|
"cheating",
|
|
"cozenage",
|
|
"craft",
|
|
"craftiness",
|
|
"crookedness",
|
|
"crookery",
|
|
"cunning",
|
|
"cunningness",
|
|
"deceitfulness",
|
|
"deception",
|
|
"deceptiveness",
|
|
"dishonesty",
|
|
"dissembling",
|
|
"dissimulation",
|
|
"double-dealing",
|
|
"dupery",
|
|
"duplicity",
|
|
"fakery",
|
|
"foxiness",
|
|
"fraud",
|
|
"guile",
|
|
"guilefulness",
|
|
"wiliness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074338",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"deceitful":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aboveboard",
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"truthful"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": deceptive , misleading":[
|
|
"deceitful advertising"
|
|
],
|
|
": having a tendency or disposition to deceive or give false impressions:":[],
|
|
": not honest":[
|
|
"a deceitful child",
|
|
"left her deceitful husband"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"charged the store owner with such deceitful practices as inflating the list prices for items only so he could put them on sale at drastically reduced prices",
|
|
"the deceitful salesman neglected to mention some important information about the used car",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Others allege that some digital tokens are unregistered securities or that cryptocurrency issuers were deceitful in their marketing. \u2014 James Fanelli, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Her existence is a mystery seeped in a tale of bloody retribution against her oppressors, a hellish supernatural nightscape and an uprising against the deceitful aristocracy. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s the kind of deceitful ad that Samsung made before Google. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Any activity against the deceitful and thievish Putin\u2019s regime. \u2014 Paul Leblanc, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Walsh just may have written the first domestic suspense novel in which the deceitful spouse is also a genuinely nice person. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Any activity against the deceitful and thievish Putin's regime. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Any activity against the deceitful and thievish Putin's regime. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"What can parents do about these gender-identity practices, teachings, and deceitful policies"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see deceit":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"di-\u02c8s\u0113t-f\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deceitful dishonest , deceitful , mendacious , untruthful mean unworthy of trust or belief. dishonest implies a willful perversion of truth in order to deceive, cheat, or defraud. a swindle usually involves two dishonest people deceitful usually implies an intent to mislead and commonly suggests a false appearance or double-dealing. the secret affairs of a deceitful spouse mendacious may suggest bland or even harmlessly mischievous deceit and when used of people often suggests a habit of telling untruths. mendacious tales of adventure untruthful stresses a discrepancy between what is said and fact or reality. an untruthful account of their actions",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crooked",
|
|
"defrauding",
|
|
"dishonest",
|
|
"double-dealing",
|
|
"false",
|
|
"fraudulent"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174024",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"deceitfulness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aboveboard",
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"truthful"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": deceptive , misleading":[
|
|
"deceitful advertising"
|
|
],
|
|
": having a tendency or disposition to deceive or give false impressions:":[],
|
|
": not honest":[
|
|
"a deceitful child",
|
|
"left her deceitful husband"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"charged the store owner with such deceitful practices as inflating the list prices for items only so he could put them on sale at drastically reduced prices",
|
|
"the deceitful salesman neglected to mention some important information about the used car",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Others allege that some digital tokens are unregistered securities or that cryptocurrency issuers were deceitful in their marketing. \u2014 James Fanelli, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Her existence is a mystery seeped in a tale of bloody retribution against her oppressors, a hellish supernatural nightscape and an uprising against the deceitful aristocracy. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s the kind of deceitful ad that Samsung made before Google. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Any activity against the deceitful and thievish Putin\u2019s regime. \u2014 Paul Leblanc, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Walsh just may have written the first domestic suspense novel in which the deceitful spouse is also a genuinely nice person. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Any activity against the deceitful and thievish Putin's regime. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Any activity against the deceitful and thievish Putin's regime. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"What can parents do about these gender-identity practices, teachings, and deceitful policies"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see deceit":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"di-\u02c8s\u0113t-f\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deceitful dishonest , deceitful , mendacious , untruthful mean unworthy of trust or belief. dishonest implies a willful perversion of truth in order to deceive, cheat, or defraud. a swindle usually involves two dishonest people deceitful usually implies an intent to mislead and commonly suggests a false appearance or double-dealing. the secret affairs of a deceitful spouse mendacious may suggest bland or even harmlessly mischievous deceit and when used of people often suggests a habit of telling untruths. mendacious tales of adventure untruthful stresses a discrepancy between what is said and fact or reality. an untruthful account of their actions",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crooked",
|
|
"defrauding",
|
|
"dishonest",
|
|
"double-dealing",
|
|
"false",
|
|
"fraudulent"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193116",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"deceive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"undeceive"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cheat":[
|
|
"\u2026 deceived me of a good sum of money \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 William Oldys"
|
|
],
|
|
": ensnare":[
|
|
"\u2026 he it was whose guile \u2026 deceived the mother of mankind \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 John Milton"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be false to":[
|
|
"You have deceived our trust \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
|
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],
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": to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid":[
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"deceiving customers about the condition of the cars",
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"bluffing at poker in order to deceive the other players"
|
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],
|
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": to fail to fulfill":[
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"\u2026 nor are my hopes deceived .",
|
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"\u2014 John Dryden"
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],
|
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": to while away":[
|
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"These occupations oftentimes deceived the listless hour \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 William Wordsworth"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Her parents punished her for trying to deceive them.",
|
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"He was accused of deceiving the customer about the condition of the car.",
|
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"People who think they can eat whatever they want without harming their health are deceiving themselves.",
|
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"Remember that appearances can deceive \u2014just because something looks good doesn't mean it is good.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"In many cases, people are eager to deceive themselves into thinking the bots are real. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Be aware that smart contracts can be designed to be intentionally deceptive with an intent to deceive people for the theft of tokens. \u2014 Jd Morris, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"After investigating this matter for a couple of weeks, Bealer said this week that there, that there is no way to determine whether Buddhists intentionally tried to deceive counsel. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 5 May 2022",
|
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"Moore then hid evidence, left the area and then tried to deceive police about his identity, Lancaster said. \u2014 John Lynch, Arkansas Online , 4 May 2022",
|
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"While some of these posts are from valid media outlets, many can be considered misinformation\u2014inaccurate information passed as fact in order to deceive . \u2014 Vikram Mittal, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"According to the Associated Press, prosecutors alleged that Pam had attempted to deceive others with the same lie. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Meanwhile, overconfidence and other forms of self-deception enable us to better deceive others. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
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"And while our capacity to accurately judge trust improved with time, our tendency to deceive others improved in turn, resulting in a never-ending cat and mouse game. \u2014 Tomas Chamorro-premuzic, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French deceivre , from Latin decipere , from de- + capere to take \u2014 more at heave entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"di-\u02c8s\u0113v"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deceive deceive , mislead , delude , beguile mean to lead astray or frustrate usually by underhandedness. deceive implies imposing a false idea or belief that causes ignorance, bewilderment, or helplessness. tried to deceive me about the cost mislead implies a leading astray that may or may not be intentional. I was misled by the confusing sign delude implies deceiving so thoroughly as to obscure the truth. we were deluded into thinking we were safe beguile stresses the use of charm and persuasion in deceiving. was beguiled by false promises",
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"synonyms":[
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"bamboozle",
|
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"beguile",
|
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"bluff",
|
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"buffalo",
|
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"burn",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"con",
|
|
"cozen",
|
|
"delude",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"fake out",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"gaff",
|
|
"gammon",
|
|
"gull",
|
|
"have",
|
|
"have on",
|
|
"hoax",
|
|
"hoodwink",
|
|
"hornswoggle",
|
|
"humbug",
|
|
"juggle",
|
|
"misguide",
|
|
"misinform",
|
|
"mislead",
|
|
"snooker",
|
|
"snow",
|
|
"spoof",
|
|
"string along",
|
|
"sucker",
|
|
"suck in",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"trick"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044505",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"deceiving":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"undeceive"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cheat":[
|
|
"\u2026 deceived me of a good sum of money \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 William Oldys"
|
|
],
|
|
": ensnare":[
|
|
"\u2026 he it was whose guile \u2026 deceived the mother of mankind \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 John Milton"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be false to":[
|
|
"You have deceived our trust \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid":[
|
|
"deceiving customers about the condition of the cars",
|
|
"bluffing at poker in order to deceive the other players"
|
|
],
|
|
": to fail to fulfill":[
|
|
"\u2026 nor are my hopes deceived .",
|
|
"\u2014 John Dryden"
|
|
],
|
|
": to while away":[
|
|
"These occupations oftentimes deceived the listless hour \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 William Wordsworth"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Her parents punished her for trying to deceive them.",
|
|
"He was accused of deceiving the customer about the condition of the car.",
|
|
"People who think they can eat whatever they want without harming their health are deceiving themselves.",
|
|
"Remember that appearances can deceive \u2014just because something looks good doesn't mean it is good.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In many cases, people are eager to deceive themselves into thinking the bots are real. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Be aware that smart contracts can be designed to be intentionally deceptive with an intent to deceive people for the theft of tokens. \u2014 Jd Morris, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"After investigating this matter for a couple of weeks, Bealer said this week that there, that there is no way to determine whether Buddhists intentionally tried to deceive counsel. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Moore then hid evidence, left the area and then tried to deceive police about his identity, Lancaster said. \u2014 John Lynch, Arkansas Online , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"While some of these posts are from valid media outlets, many can be considered misinformation\u2014inaccurate information passed as fact in order to deceive . \u2014 Vikram Mittal, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"According to the Associated Press, prosecutors alleged that Pam had attempted to deceive others with the same lie. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, overconfidence and other forms of self-deception enable us to better deceive others. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And while our capacity to accurately judge trust improved with time, our tendency to deceive others improved in turn, resulting in a never-ending cat and mouse game. \u2014 Tomas Chamorro-premuzic, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French deceivre , from Latin decipere , from de- + capere to take \u2014 more at heave entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"di-\u02c8s\u0113v"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deceive deceive , mislead , delude , beguile mean to lead astray or frustrate usually by underhandedness. deceive implies imposing a false idea or belief that causes ignorance, bewilderment, or helplessness. tried to deceive me about the cost mislead implies a leading astray that may or may not be intentional. I was misled by the confusing sign delude implies deceiving so thoroughly as to obscure the truth. we were deluded into thinking we were safe beguile stresses the use of charm and persuasion in deceiving. was beguiled by false promises",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bamboozle",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"bluff",
|
|
"buffalo",
|
|
"burn",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"con",
|
|
"cozen",
|
|
"delude",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"fake out",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"gaff",
|
|
"gammon",
|
|
"gull",
|
|
"have",
|
|
"have on",
|
|
"hoax",
|
|
"hoodwink",
|
|
"hornswoggle",
|
|
"humbug",
|
|
"juggle",
|
|
"misguide",
|
|
"misinform",
|
|
"mislead",
|
|
"snooker",
|
|
"snow",
|
|
"spoof",
|
|
"string along",
|
|
"sucker",
|
|
"suck in",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"trick"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054820",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"decelerate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accelerate",
|
|
"hasten",
|
|
"hurry",
|
|
"quicken",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"speed (up)",
|
|
"step up"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to decrease the rate of progress of":[
|
|
"decelerate growth",
|
|
"decelerate soil erosion"
|
|
],
|
|
": to move at decreasing speed":[],
|
|
": to reduce the speed of : slow down":[
|
|
"decelerate a car"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she decelerated the car as we entered the school zone",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"However, during this time period, Technavio predicts the market will also decelerate at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 33.26%. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The housing market finally appears to be entering a cool-off period, with prices beginning to decelerate . \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"An electric compressor fan on the nose of the pod would theoretically transfer high pressure air from the front to the rear to ensure the capsule doesn\u2019t decelerate due to a build-up of wind resistance. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Employment gains could decelerate to 262,000 per month in the third quarter and 201,000 each month in the fourth quarter, Moody's forecast on Friday. \u2014 CBS News , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Over the coming year, CoreLogic predicts that home prices are set to decelerate to a 5% rate of growth. \u2014 Lance Lambert, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Easing competition nationwide is a positive sign that the housing market is beginning to cool and prices might soon begin to decelerate . \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That means inflation could decelerate in April, although analysts warn that the Ukraine conflict could lead to further energy shocks. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The use of anti-aging products in your 20s as a preventative measure can significantly decelerate the visible aging course. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1899, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"de- + a ccelerate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u0113-\u02c8se-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
|
|
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8se-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
|
|
"(\u02c8)d\u0113-\u02c8sel-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brake",
|
|
"retard",
|
|
"slacken",
|
|
"slow"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121119",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"deceleration":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accelerate",
|
|
"hasten",
|
|
"hurry",
|
|
"quicken",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"speed (up)",
|
|
"step up"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to decrease the rate of progress of":[
|
|
"decelerate growth",
|
|
"decelerate soil erosion"
|
|
],
|
|
": to move at decreasing speed":[],
|
|
": to reduce the speed of : slow down":[
|
|
"decelerate a car"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she decelerated the car as we entered the school zone",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"However, during this time period, Technavio predicts the market will also decelerate at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 33.26%. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The housing market finally appears to be entering a cool-off period, with prices beginning to decelerate . \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"An electric compressor fan on the nose of the pod would theoretically transfer high pressure air from the front to the rear to ensure the capsule doesn\u2019t decelerate due to a build-up of wind resistance. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Employment gains could decelerate to 262,000 per month in the third quarter and 201,000 each month in the fourth quarter, Moody's forecast on Friday. \u2014 CBS News , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Over the coming year, CoreLogic predicts that home prices are set to decelerate to a 5% rate of growth. \u2014 Lance Lambert, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Easing competition nationwide is a positive sign that the housing market is beginning to cool and prices might soon begin to decelerate . \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That means inflation could decelerate in April, although analysts warn that the Ukraine conflict could lead to further energy shocks. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The use of anti-aging products in your 20s as a preventative measure can significantly decelerate the visible aging course. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1899, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"de- + a ccelerate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u0113-\u02c8se-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
|
|
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8se-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
|
|
"(\u02c8)d\u0113-\u02c8sel-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brake",
|
|
"retard",
|
|
"slacken",
|
|
"slow"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130251",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"decency":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"impropriety",
|
|
"indecency",
|
|
"indecorum"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": conditions or services considered essential for a proper standard of living":[],
|
|
": conformity to standards of taste, propriety, or quality":[],
|
|
": fitness":[],
|
|
": literary decorum":[],
|
|
": orderliness":[],
|
|
": standard of propriety":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
|
|
],
|
|
": the quality or state of being decent : propriety":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Decency , not fear of punishment, caused them to do the right thing.",
|
|
"Sending aid to the victims was simply a matter of common decency .",
|
|
"If you're going to be late, please have the decency to call and let me know.",
|
|
"Have you no sense of decency ",
|
|
"He had been taught to observe the ordinary decencies .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Arrogance, cynicism and self-doubt become this Doctor Strange, initially obscuring \u2014 and then gradually revealing \u2014 his fundamental decency . \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Away from the decency of knives and forks, this break in normalcy, this ritualistic mess, is what levels us. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"This approach recognizes truth and obliges anyone with human decency to pass judgment when the facts are evil. \u2014 Dahlia Scheindlin, The New Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Both are set in a familiar world where decency and professionalism are revealed to be uneasy allies. \u2014 Jesse Hassenger, The Week , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Of decency and dignity and freedom and possibilities. \u2014 ABC News , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Russell Westbrook is legitimately hurting from personal attacks and deserves to be treated with more decency and respect. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In response comes the comedy of old-American resistance to all that explosive energy, struggling to hold on to order and decency and gallantry. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Mara\u2019s sad-eyed Lana are heart-stopping portrayals of messy, fumbling decency and grace. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1567, in the meaning defined at sense 5a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u0113-s\u1d4an-s\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"decorum",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"propriety"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064015",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"decent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"dishonest",
|
|
"dishonorable",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"evil-minded",
|
|
"immoral",
|
|
"indecent",
|
|
"sinful",
|
|
"unethical",
|
|
"unrighteous",
|
|
"wicked",
|
|
"wrong"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": appropriate":[],
|
|
": conforming to standards of propriety , good taste, or morality":[
|
|
"decent behavior"
|
|
],
|
|
": fairly good : adequate , satisfactory":[
|
|
"decent wages"
|
|
],
|
|
": free from immodesty or obscenity":[
|
|
"decent language"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by moral integrity , kindness, and goodwill":[
|
|
"hard-working and decent folks",
|
|
"it's very decent of them to help"
|
|
],
|
|
": modestly clothed":[],
|
|
": well-formed : handsome":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Not long afterward, his father's health starts to fail. Mrs. Queenan has kicked him out, and he's landed in a flophouse. When word reaches Joe, he takes out his checkbook and moves his father into a decent apartment. \u2014 James McManus , New York Times Book Review , 26 Apr. 2009",
|
|
"In a whiney, rambling speech at his sentencing he took a page from the script of the earlier case, once again portraying himself as a flawed but decent man unfairly caught up in circumstances. \u2014 Bill Hewitt et al. , People , 22 Dec. 2008",
|
|
"Tommy Railles, the doctor's boy. Just a great kid. Smart at school, a decent athlete, great with the girls, wonderful with older people. \u2014 Ward Just , Forgetfulness , (2006) 2007",
|
|
"The next time an overly friendly blond sidles up in a crowded bar and asks you to order her a brand-name martini, or a cheery tourist couple wonder whether you can take their picture with their sleek new camera-in-a-cell phone, you might want to think twice. There's a decent chance that these strangers are pitchmen in disguise, paid to oh-so-subtly pique your interest in their product. \u2014 Paul McFedries , Word Spy , 2004",
|
|
"I don't understand how so decent a person could be involved with this kind of crime.",
|
|
"He is a decent guy who would help anyone in need.",
|
|
"You need to do the decent thing and tell her what happened.",
|
|
"Are there any decent schools in that area",
|
|
"I've got to get some decent clothes.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"For most people, UC's Calhoun said, their bodies are able to do a decent job of cooling themselves, within reason. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Foster gets many of their co-conspirators on camera, all of them speaking much more cheerfully than seems decent . \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"So, that Season 2 ending gives us a pretty decent set up of what Season 3 would be\u2014our guys have got to figure that whole mess out. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"His polling numbers have been doing decent in the Black community. \u2014 Libor Janystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"The KS3 Lite is a more-than- decent option for anyone seeking an inexpensive e-scooter to get around town. \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Windows 11 also got a decent early adopter bump in November 2021, but its gains every other month were much smaller. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s around the time that word reached Alabama that critical race theory was the latest offensive in the liberal attack on decent , God-fearing capitalists and their innocent offspring. \u2014 Alex Morris, Rolling Stone , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Yet most years, the drop off from decent to mediocre is sharp, and rolling six playoff teams deep in each league will undoubtedly elevate a handful of rummies into meaningful October baseball. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 11 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1539, in the meaning defined at sense 5a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin decent-, decens , present participle of dec\u0113re to be fitting; akin to Latin decus honor, dignus worthy, Greek dokein to seem, seem good":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u0113-s\u1d4ant"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decent chaste , pure , modest , decent mean free from all taint of what is lewd or salacious. chaste primarily implies a refraining from acts or even thoughts or desires that are not virginal or not sanctioned by marriage vows. they maintained chaste relations pure differs from chaste in implying innocence and absence of temptation rather than control of one's impulses and actions. the pure of heart modest and decent apply especially to deportment and dress as outward signs of inward chastity or purity. preferred more modest swimsuits decent people didn't go to such movies",
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"synonyms":[
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"all right",
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"ethical",
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"good",
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"honest",
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"honorable",
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"just",
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"moral",
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"nice",
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"right",
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"right-minded",
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"righteous",
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"straight",
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"true",
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"upright",
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"virtuous"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233337",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"decently":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bad",
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"dishonest",
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"dishonorable",
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"evil",
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"evil-minded",
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"immoral",
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"indecent",
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"sinful",
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"unethical",
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"unrighteous",
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"wicked",
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"wrong"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": appropriate":[],
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": conforming to standards of propriety , good taste, or morality":[
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"decent behavior"
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],
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": fairly good : adequate , satisfactory":[
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"decent wages"
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],
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": free from immodesty or obscenity":[
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"decent language"
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],
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": marked by moral integrity , kindness, and goodwill":[
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"hard-working and decent folks",
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"it's very decent of them to help"
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],
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": modestly clothed":[],
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": well-formed : handsome":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Not long afterward, his father's health starts to fail. Mrs. Queenan has kicked him out, and he's landed in a flophouse. When word reaches Joe, he takes out his checkbook and moves his father into a decent apartment. \u2014 James McManus , New York Times Book Review , 26 Apr. 2009",
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"In a whiney, rambling speech at his sentencing he took a page from the script of the earlier case, once again portraying himself as a flawed but decent man unfairly caught up in circumstances. \u2014 Bill Hewitt et al. , People , 22 Dec. 2008",
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"Tommy Railles, the doctor's boy. Just a great kid. Smart at school, a decent athlete, great with the girls, wonderful with older people. \u2014 Ward Just , Forgetfulness , (2006) 2007",
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"The next time an overly friendly blond sidles up in a crowded bar and asks you to order her a brand-name martini, or a cheery tourist couple wonder whether you can take their picture with their sleek new camera-in-a-cell phone, you might want to think twice. There's a decent chance that these strangers are pitchmen in disguise, paid to oh-so-subtly pique your interest in their product. \u2014 Paul McFedries , Word Spy , 2004",
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"I don't understand how so decent a person could be involved with this kind of crime.",
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"He is a decent guy who would help anyone in need.",
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"You need to do the decent thing and tell her what happened.",
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"Are there any decent schools in that area",
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"I've got to get some decent clothes.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For most people, UC's Calhoun said, their bodies are able to do a decent job of cooling themselves, within reason. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 22 June 2022",
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"Foster gets many of their co-conspirators on camera, all of them speaking much more cheerfully than seems decent . \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
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"So, that Season 2 ending gives us a pretty decent set up of what Season 3 would be\u2014our guys have got to figure that whole mess out. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
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"His polling numbers have been doing decent in the Black community. \u2014 Libor Janystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
|
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"The KS3 Lite is a more-than- decent option for anyone seeking an inexpensive e-scooter to get around town. \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 15 May 2022",
|
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"Windows 11 also got a decent early adopter bump in November 2021, but its gains every other month were much smaller. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
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"That\u2019s around the time that word reached Alabama that critical race theory was the latest offensive in the liberal attack on decent , God-fearing capitalists and their innocent offspring. \u2014 Alex Morris, Rolling Stone , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Yet most years, the drop off from decent to mediocre is sharp, and rolling six playoff teams deep in each league will undoubtedly elevate a handful of rummies into meaningful October baseball. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 11 Mar. 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1539, in the meaning defined at sense 5a":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin decent-, decens , present participle of dec\u0113re to be fitting; akin to Latin decus honor, dignus worthy, Greek dokein to seem, seem good":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8d\u0113-s\u1d4ant"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decent chaste , pure , modest , decent mean free from all taint of what is lewd or salacious. chaste primarily implies a refraining from acts or even thoughts or desires that are not virginal or not sanctioned by marriage vows. they maintained chaste relations pure differs from chaste in implying innocence and absence of temptation rather than control of one's impulses and actions. the pure of heart modest and decent apply especially to deportment and dress as outward signs of inward chastity or purity. preferred more modest swimsuits decent people didn't go to such movies",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"all right",
|
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"ethical",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"honest",
|
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"honorable",
|
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"just",
|
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"moral",
|
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"nice",
|
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"right",
|
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"right-minded",
|
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"righteous",
|
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"straight",
|
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"true",
|
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"upright",
|
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"virtuous"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-120420",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"decentralist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": one favoring decentralization , especially urban decentralization":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from French d\u00e9centraliste , from decentraliser to decentralize + -iste -ist":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)d\u0113+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131237",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"decentralization":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the redistribution of population and industry from urban centers to outlying areas":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Adherents believe Web3 will restore democracy to the internet, put users back in charge through decentralization , and respect user privacy. \u2014 Maritza Johnson, Fortune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Many visions of how the metaverse will evolve include concepts like decentralization and uniqueness of digital assets. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"More important than current price points is the confidence that decentralization of markets creates opportunities for financial inclusion and to solve economic inequity, Mesidor said. \u2014 Jake Traylor, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Such radical decentralization would greatly affect the democracy-building mission of the public schools, say experts who support the traditional system. \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"For Glen Weyl, an economist at Microsoft Research who was consulted on the research, this finding demonstrates how decentralization played a rhetorical rather than substantive role. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"This decentralization of data distribution has made the story harder to track. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Candidates in the recent election, as usual, made rural development and the decentralization of Manila prime talking points. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Despite varying opinions between internet denizens, decentralization is clearly emerging as the future of the internet. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 20 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02ccsen-tr\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103027",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"decentralize":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the redistribution of population and industry from urban centers to outlying areas":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Adherents believe Web3 will restore democracy to the internet, put users back in charge through decentralization , and respect user privacy. \u2014 Maritza Johnson, Fortune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Many visions of how the metaverse will evolve include concepts like decentralization and uniqueness of digital assets. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"More important than current price points is the confidence that decentralization of markets creates opportunities for financial inclusion and to solve economic inequity, Mesidor said. \u2014 Jake Traylor, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Such radical decentralization would greatly affect the democracy-building mission of the public schools, say experts who support the traditional system. \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"For Glen Weyl, an economist at Microsoft Research who was consulted on the research, this finding demonstrates how decentralization played a rhetorical rather than substantive role. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"This decentralization of data distribution has made the story harder to track. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Candidates in the recent election, as usual, made rural development and the decentralization of Manila prime talking points. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Despite varying opinions between internet denizens, decentralization is clearly emerging as the future of the internet. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 20 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02ccsen-tr\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224325",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"decephalization":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": decrease or degeneration of organs and parts relating to the head or cephalic regions":[
|
|
"\u2014 opposed to cephalization"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"de- + cephalization":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u00a6)d\u0113+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112048",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"deception":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"artlessness",
|
|
"forthrightness",
|
|
"good faith",
|
|
"guilelessness",
|
|
"ingenuousness",
|
|
"sincerity"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": something that deceives : trick":[
|
|
"fooled by a scam artist's clever deception"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : the act of deceiving":[
|
|
"resorting to falsehood and deception",
|
|
"used deception to leak the classified information"
|
|
],
|
|
": the fact or condition of being deceived":[
|
|
"the deception of his audience"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She accuses the company of willful deception in its advertising.",
|
|
"His many deceptions did not become known until years after he died.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That particular triangle of deception and cruelty is illuminating. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Designating the gullible, however, obscures how ordinary people suffer deception in tiny increments all the time. \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Officers subsequently arrested the Lyndhurst man, 32, on an active warrant for failure to appear on a theft by deception charge. \u2014 cleveland , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"This could expose the SEC\u2018s market deception and force a settlement with Ripple. \u2014 Roslyn Layton, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"This 6-part anthology series from director Brian Knappenberger, Luminant Media and Imagine Documentaries that tells stories of people caught in a dark and twisted web of modern misinformation and digital deception . \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"The 2022 Vikings core will incorporate pre-snap deception and off-script tempo changes, already emphasizing cadence in OTA meeting rooms and on the field. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The United Nations defines human trafficking as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of people through force, fraud or deception , with the aim of exploiting them for profit. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"The docuseries, which was also produced by Luminant Media, features three separate stories of people caught in a dark and twisted web of modern misinformation and digital deception . \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 26 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English decepcioun , from Anglo-French deception , from Late Latin deception-, deceptio , from Latin decipere to deceive":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"di-\u02c8sep-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deception deception , fraud , double-dealing , subterfuge , trickery mean the acts or practices of one who deliberately deceives. deception may or may not imply blameworthiness, since it may suggest cheating or merely tactical resource. magicians are masters of deception fraud always implies guilt and often criminality in act or practice. indicted for fraud double-dealing suggests treachery or at least action contrary to a professed attitude. a go-between suspected of double-dealing subterfuge suggests the adoption of a stratagem or the telling of a lie in order to escape guilt or to gain an end. obtained the papers by subterfuge trickery implies ingenious acts intended to dupe or cheat. resorted to trickery to gain their ends",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"artifice",
|
|
"cheating",
|
|
"cozenage",
|
|
"craft",
|
|
"craftiness",
|
|
"crookedness",
|
|
"crookery",
|
|
"cunning",
|
|
"cunningness",
|
|
"deceit",
|
|
"deceitfulness",
|
|
"deceptiveness",
|
|
"dishonesty",
|
|
"dissembling",
|
|
"dissimulation",
|
|
"double-dealing",
|
|
"dupery",
|
|
"duplicity",
|
|
"fakery",
|
|
"foxiness",
|
|
"fraud",
|
|
"guile",
|
|
"guilefulness",
|
|
"wiliness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162451",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"deceptious":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": tending to deceive":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from deception , after such pairs as English faction: factious":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-sh\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215927",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"deceptive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aboveboard",
|
|
"forthright",
|
|
"nondeceptive",
|
|
"straightforward"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": tending or having power to cause someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : tending or having power to deceive":[
|
|
"a deceptive appearance",
|
|
"a pitcher with a deceptive windup"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in his deceptive answer about the vehicle's history, the salesman said that the used car had never been hit by another car",
|
|
"a mail-order firm indicted for deceptive business practices",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Federal Trade Commission is tasked under the new order to consider whether the practice can be deemed unfair or deceptive , and whether to issue consumer warnings. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Twenty-five years ago, the Brady Center first asked the FTC to investigate the gun industry\u2019s false and deceptive advertising. \u2014 Fortune , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The Federal Trade Commission is still pursuing legal action against Intuit over similar issues after suing the company in March under the federal law that prohibits unfair or deceptive business practices. \u2014 Justin Elliott, ProPublica , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Now these deceptive online campaigns have returned, with activists reporting a surge on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and on private messaging apps like WhatsApp. \u2014 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY , 22 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Federal securities regulators filed a lawsuit Friday accusing a Rancho Santa Fe financial advisory firm and two of its executives of making false statements to investors, among other deceptive acts. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"This deceptive remoteness conveniently comes with stylish hotels and comfortable Scandi-style lodgings; lip-smacking restaurants and bakeries are abundant; art galleries and vintage furniture stores have made the town a shopping destination. \u2014 Juyoung Seo, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The allegedly deceptive behavior affected up to 140 million people, according to a statement from the FTC, which began its probe during the Trump administration. \u2014 David Uberti, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Still, anybody who has stepped too impulsively into a dressing room, or rifled through a friend\u2019s closet, will know that this invitation is a deceptive one. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1611, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see deception":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"di-\u02c8sep-tiv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"deceitful",
|
|
"deceiving",
|
|
"deluding",
|
|
"delusive",
|
|
"delusory",
|
|
"fallacious",
|
|
"false",
|
|
"misleading",
|
|
"specious"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162027",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"deceptiveness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aboveboard",
|
|
"forthright",
|
|
"nondeceptive",
|
|
"straightforward"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": tending or having power to cause someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : tending or having power to deceive":[
|
|
"a deceptive appearance",
|
|
"a pitcher with a deceptive windup"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in his deceptive answer about the vehicle's history, the salesman said that the used car had never been hit by another car",
|
|
"a mail-order firm indicted for deceptive business practices",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Federal Trade Commission is tasked under the new order to consider whether the practice can be deemed unfair or deceptive , and whether to issue consumer warnings. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Twenty-five years ago, the Brady Center first asked the FTC to investigate the gun industry\u2019s false and deceptive advertising. \u2014 Fortune , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The Federal Trade Commission is still pursuing legal action against Intuit over similar issues after suing the company in March under the federal law that prohibits unfair or deceptive business practices. \u2014 Justin Elliott, ProPublica , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Now these deceptive online campaigns have returned, with activists reporting a surge on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and on private messaging apps like WhatsApp. \u2014 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY , 22 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Federal securities regulators filed a lawsuit Friday accusing a Rancho Santa Fe financial advisory firm and two of its executives of making false statements to investors, among other deceptive acts. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"This deceptive remoteness conveniently comes with stylish hotels and comfortable Scandi-style lodgings; lip-smacking restaurants and bakeries are abundant; art galleries and vintage furniture stores have made the town a shopping destination. \u2014 Juyoung Seo, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The allegedly deceptive behavior affected up to 140 million people, according to a statement from the FTC, which began its probe during the Trump administration. \u2014 David Uberti, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Still, anybody who has stepped too impulsively into a dressing room, or rifled through a friend\u2019s closet, will know that this invitation is a deceptive one. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1611, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see deception":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"di-\u02c8sep-tiv"
|
|
],
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"synonyms":[
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"beguiling",
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"deceitful",
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"deceiving",
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"deluding",
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"delusive",
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"delusory",
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"fallacious",
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"false",
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"misleading",
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"specious"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024046",
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"quiet",
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"silence",
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"silentness",
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"still",
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": a unit for expressing the ratio of the magnitudes of two electric voltages or currents or analogous acoustic quantities equal to 20 times the common logarithm of the voltage or current ratio":[],
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": a unit for expressing the ratio of two amounts of electric or acoustic signal power equal to 10 times the common logarithm of this ratio":[],
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": a unit for expressing the relative intensity of sounds on a scale from zero for the average least perceptible sound to about 130 for the average pain level":[]
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"examples":[
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"a rock concert blasting music at 110 decibels",
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"the crowd decibels increased dramatically as the horses neared the finish line",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Tablecloths would warm things up and might bring down the decibel level. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"The decibel level soared when the Rangers scored first, on a goal from Kreider just one minute, 11 seconds into the game. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
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"Hundreds of thousands of golf fans descend upon the desert course daily during the tournament \u2014 a PGA Tour-record 216,000 in 2018 \u2014 creating decibel levels more suited for a football game. \u2014 John Marshall, ajc , 12 Feb. 2022",
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"Not far behind is the 2013 Orange Out at CSU, where decibel levels in Moby were recorded as high as 125.6. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"But the decibel level rose, slowly at first, before building to a crescendo with a flurry of Arizona backdoor layups and three-pointers. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
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"The two are conducting an affair with nonstop, high decibel shrieks, laughter, overly familiar conversations and behaviors and alcohol consumption. \u2014 Roxane Gay, New York Times , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"The sheer size and number of empty factories testify to the high- decibel , high-employment economy that flourished when shifts ran around the clock, between World War II and the 1980s, before global competition increased dramatically. \u2014 John Schmid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Aug. 2021",
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"In the aftermath, high- decibel shouts, whoops and laughter echoed from the visitor\u2019s locker room into an adjacent media room. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary deci- + bel":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8de-s\u0259-\u02ccbel",
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"-\u02ccbel",
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"-b\u0259l",
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"\u02c8des-\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"babel",
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"blare",
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"bluster",
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"bowwow",
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"brawl",
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"bruit",
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"cacophony",
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"chatter",
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"clamor",
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"clangor",
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"din",
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"discordance",
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"katzenjammer",
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"noise",
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"racket",
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"rattle",
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"roar"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034756",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"decide":{
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"type":[
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"noun,",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to make a final choice or judgment about":[
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"decide what to do",
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"couldn't decide whether to take the job or not"
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],
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": to select as a course of action":[
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"\u2014 used with an infinitive decided to go"
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],
|
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": to infer on the basis of evidence : conclude":[
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"They decided that he was right."
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],
|
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": to induce to come to a choice":[
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"her pleas decided him to help"
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],
|
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": to make a choice or judgment":[
|
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"decide on where to go"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"d\u0113-",
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"di-\u02c8s\u012bd"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"choose",
|
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"conclude",
|
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"determine",
|
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"figure",
|
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"name",
|
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"opt",
|
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"resolve",
|
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"settle (on "
|
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decide decide , determine , settle , rule , resolve mean to come or cause to come to a conclusion. decide implies previous consideration of a matter causing doubt, wavering, debate, or controversy. she decided to sell her house determine implies fixing the identity, character, scope, or direction of something. determined the cause of the problem settle implies a decision reached by someone with power to end all dispute or uncertainty. the dean's decision settled the campus alcohol policy rule implies a determination by judicial or administrative authority. the judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible resolve implies an expressed or clear decision or determination to do or refrain from doing something. he resolved to quit smoking",
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"examples":[
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"He decided that dinner would be at 7 o'clock, and asked guests to arrive at 6.",
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"She is having difficulty deciding about the offer.",
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"They decided that he was right.",
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"I am trying to decide if it's warm enough for swimming.",
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"\u201cDo you think she is telling the truth",
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"A few hundred votes could decide the election.",
|
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"One blow decided the fight.",
|
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"This battle could very well decide the war.",
|
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"Will the business be successful",
|
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"The case will be decided by the Supreme Court.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"So now the Heat have to decide whether Omer Yurtseven is a strength of their roster. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
|
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"Deakins also said the county has to decide how to handle crowding at the jail. \u2014 Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online , 22 June 2022",
|
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"There is still work to do, and the agency has to decide whether another wet dress test is necessary. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 21 June 2022",
|
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"The 6-foot-2, 185-pound Escobedo, who has yet to decide on a college and a sport to play, is grateful to have been chosen among the hundreds of great athletes in Arizona for the award. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 20 June 2022",
|
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"The justices have yet to decide whether to review a separate challenge to the state\u2019s ban on certain semiautomatic firearms. \u2014 Ann E. Marimow And Shayna Jacobs, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
|
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"The citizens of Cincinnati, with no-frills Paul Brown Stadium (65,515), will soon have to decide whether to pony up the cash for something a bit more glitzy. \u2014 Steven F. Sundich, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022",
|
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"The city will have to decide how to spend the approximately 25% of the funds that remain unallocated \u2014 and a big question is how much will go to maintaining services in 2024. \u2014 Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
|
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"The council last week had to decide whether to enter into a Chapter 380 agreement with Hill Country Studios. \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 15 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Latin decidere , literally, to cut off, from de- + caedere to cut":""
|
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194213"
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},
|
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"decide for oneself":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110229",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"decide in favor of/for":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to find (someone) not guilty in a court of law":[
|
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"The court decided in favor of/for the plaintiff."
|
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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":"20220707-052034",
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"decide on/upon":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to choose (something) after thinking about the possible choices":[
|
|
"He decided on blue rather than green.",
|
|
"I am having trouble deciding on a gift for them."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220706-193802",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"decided":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ambiguous",
|
|
"clouded",
|
|
"cryptic",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"enigmatic",
|
|
"enigmatical",
|
|
"equivocal",
|
|
"indistinct",
|
|
"mysterious",
|
|
"nonobvious",
|
|
"obfuscated",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"unapparent",
|
|
"unclarified",
|
|
"unclear"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": free from doubt or wavering":[
|
|
"has decided ideas on politics"
|
|
],
|
|
": unquestionable":[
|
|
"holds a decided advantage over the competition",
|
|
"His most popular hat \u2026 has a medium-width brim with a decided curl.",
|
|
"\u2014 Greg Tasker",
|
|
"speaks with a decided lisp"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a decided hint of perfume on her skin",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Plans for improving transportation and student safety, in particular, are more or less decided . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The tinga had a decided chile pepper bite, but it was augmented with the most tantalizing sweetness, the kind that lingers just beneath the principal flavors, unobtrusive but essential. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There's a decided and familiar lack of subtlety, too. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Darrell Luter appears to have a more decided advantage over Ryan Melton at field corner, though Melton started nine games last season and will be a factor before it\u2019s over. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 16 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Tessa had a clear vision when designing her engagement jewelry, but the wedding planning was a bit less decided . \u2014 Shira Savada, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Best of all was the two kinds of sausage, one mild and one with a decided kick. \u2014 cleveland , 26 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Instead, the judge cited a closely decided village proposal to allow a marijuana dispensary. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 15 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The Saints own a decided edge at quarterback with the future Hall of Famer going against career backup Case Keenum. \u2014 Jeff Duncan, NOLA.com , 13 Jan. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see decide":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"di-\u02c8s\u012b-d\u0259d",
|
|
"d\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apparent",
|
|
"bald",
|
|
"bald-faced",
|
|
"barefaced",
|
|
"bright-line",
|
|
"broad",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"clear-cut",
|
|
"crystal clear",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"lucid",
|
|
"luculent",
|
|
"luminous",
|
|
"manifest",
|
|
"nonambiguous",
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
"open-and-shut",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"patent",
|
|
"pellucid",
|
|
"perspicuous",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"ringing",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"transparent",
|
|
"unambiguous",
|
|
"unambivalent",
|
|
"unequivocal",
|
|
"unmistakable"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235905",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"decidedness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ambiguous",
|
|
"clouded",
|
|
"cryptic",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"enigmatic",
|
|
"enigmatical",
|
|
"equivocal",
|
|
"indistinct",
|
|
"mysterious",
|
|
"nonobvious",
|
|
"obfuscated",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"unapparent",
|
|
"unclarified",
|
|
"unclear"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": free from doubt or wavering":[
|
|
"has decided ideas on politics"
|
|
],
|
|
": unquestionable":[
|
|
"holds a decided advantage over the competition",
|
|
"His most popular hat \u2026 has a medium-width brim with a decided curl.",
|
|
"\u2014 Greg Tasker",
|
|
"speaks with a decided lisp"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a decided hint of perfume on her skin",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Plans for improving transportation and student safety, in particular, are more or less decided . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The tinga had a decided chile pepper bite, but it was augmented with the most tantalizing sweetness, the kind that lingers just beneath the principal flavors, unobtrusive but essential. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There's a decided and familiar lack of subtlety, too. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Darrell Luter appears to have a more decided advantage over Ryan Melton at field corner, though Melton started nine games last season and will be a factor before it\u2019s over. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 16 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Tessa had a clear vision when designing her engagement jewelry, but the wedding planning was a bit less decided . \u2014 Shira Savada, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Best of all was the two kinds of sausage, one mild and one with a decided kick. \u2014 cleveland , 26 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Instead, the judge cited a closely decided village proposal to allow a marijuana dispensary. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 15 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The Saints own a decided edge at quarterback with the future Hall of Famer going against career backup Case Keenum. \u2014 Jeff Duncan, NOLA.com , 13 Jan. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see decide":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"di-\u02c8s\u012b-d\u0259d",
|
|
"d\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apparent",
|
|
"bald",
|
|
"bald-faced",
|
|
"barefaced",
|
|
"bright-line",
|
|
"broad",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"clear-cut",
|
|
"crystal clear",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"lucid",
|
|
"luculent",
|
|
"luminous",
|
|
"manifest",
|
|
"nonambiguous",
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
"open-and-shut",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"patent",
|
|
"pellucid",
|
|
"perspicuous",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"ringing",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"transparent",
|
|
"unambiguous",
|
|
"unambivalent",
|
|
"unequivocal",
|
|
"unmistakable"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195620",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"deciding":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inconclusive",
|
|
"indecisive",
|
|
"unclear"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": that decides : decisive":[
|
|
"drove in the deciding run"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the project's prohibitive cost was the deciding factor in its cancellation",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Playoff baseball is never easy. Shelby County knows that all too well following a highly-competitive deciding game against a fresh-faced St. Paul\u2019s squad with rally blood pumping through its veins. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The jurors in the Rittenhouse trial were overwhelmingly White not only in the original pool of 179 prospects but also in the final deciding panel of 12, where there was only one person of color. \u2014 Omar Jimenez, CNN , 23 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Houck would be an obvious candidate to start again if the Sox are able to push this series to a fifth and deciding game. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Houston Harding and Preston Johnson combined on a four-hitter and MSU capitalized on struggling Vanderbilt pitching in a 13-2 victory Tuesday night that forced a deciding third game in the College World Series finals. \u2014 Eric Olson, Star Tribune , 30 June 2021",
|
|
"State capitalized on struggling Vanderbilt pitching in a 13-2 victory Tuesday night that forced a deciding third game in the College World Series finals. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 30 June 2021",
|
|
"Houston Harding and Preston Johnson combined on a four-hitter and MSU capitalized on struggling Vanderbilt pitching in a 13-2 victory Tuesday night that forced a deciding third game in the College World Series finals. \u2014 Eric Olson, ajc , 30 June 2021",
|
|
"Hoover was routed in the first game of a semifinal doubleheader, but strong pitching from its aces in the nightcap forced a deciding third game. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 13 May 2021",
|
|
"The bills failed in the Senate, with the late Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, casting a famous deciding vote. \u2014 Nicole Huberfeld, The Conversation , 25 Aug. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1611, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"di-\u02c8s\u012b-di\u014b",
|
|
"d\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absolute",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"conclusive",
|
|
"decisive",
|
|
"definitive",
|
|
"last"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094832",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"deciding factor":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": something that causes someone to make a particular decision":[
|
|
"The deciding factor was cost.",
|
|
"His lack of experience was the deciding factor in my decision not to hire him."
|
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],
|
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": something that causes something to end a particular way":[
|
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"His home run was the deciding factor in the game."
|
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]
|
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084551",
|
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|
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},
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"decidua":{
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"definitions":{
|
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": the part of the endometrium cast off in the process of menstruation":[],
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": the part of the endometrium that in higher placental mammals undergoes special modifications in preparation for and during pregnancy and is cast off at parturition":[]
|
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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|
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"New Latin, from Latin, feminine of deciduus":""
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"di-\u02c8si-j\u0259-w\u0259",
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"-j\u00fc-\u0259",
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"di-\u02c8sij-\u0259-w\u0259"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223513",
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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"decidual cell":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one of the large irregular cells formed in the decidua of pregnancy":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034415",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"deciduary":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": deciduous":[]
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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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"decidu ous + -ary":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccwer\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193108",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"deciduous":{
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"antonyms":[
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"ceaseless",
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"dateless",
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"deathless",
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"endless",
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"enduring",
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"eternal",
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"everlasting",
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"immortal",
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"lasting",
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"long-lived",
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"permanent",
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"perpetual",
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"timeless",
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"undying",
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"unending"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": ephemeral":[
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"There is much that is deciduous in books \u2026",
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"\u2014 J. R. Lowell"
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],
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": falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle":[
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"deciduous leaves",
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"deciduous scales"
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],
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": having deciduous parts":[
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"maples, birches, and other deciduous trees",
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"deciduous dentition"
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],
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": having the dominant plants deciduous":[
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"a deciduous forest"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the bare branches of a deciduous tree in winter",
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"he chose not to fret about the deciduous discomforts of his existence",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The taiga forest trailed the ice, and then the deciduous trees moved in during this age of climate change. \u2014 Peter Brannen, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
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"The camera pans to a dream sequence set along a riverbank in a deciduous forest. \u2014 Michal Pietrzyk, The New Yorker , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"When an ash tree disappears from a deciduous forest\u2014because it\u2019s been killed off by an emerald ash borer, perhaps\u2014other leafy trees crowd out the carnage. \u2014 Zoya Teirstein, Wired , 14 Aug. 2021",
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"Lake Superior\u2019s shoreline contains everything from thousand-foot cliffs, miles-long white-sand beaches, and vast, empty wilderness up north to deciduous forest and caves carved from 500-million-year-old limestone on its southern side. \u2014 Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online , 23 May 2017",
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"Those cicadas are only found in the eastern part of the United States in deciduous forests. \u2014 Christina Zdanowicz, CNN , 27 July 2021",
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"Pruning may be required on deciduous trees and shrubs if branches are broken or dead. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Only 6,000 are believed to remain in the evergreen broadleaf tropical and semi- deciduous forests along the country\u2019s Atlantic coast. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Oct. 2021",
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"Feed stone fruits, apples and other deciduous fruit trees with organic fruit tree fertilizer. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin deciduus , from decidere to fall off, from de- + cadere to fall \u2014 more at chance":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"di-\u02c8sij-\u0259-w\u0259s",
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"-j\u00fc-\u0259s",
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"di-\u02c8si-j\u0259-w\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"brief",
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"ephemeral",
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"evanescent",
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"flash",
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"fleeting",
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"fugacious",
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"fugitive",
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"impermanent",
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"momentary",
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"passing",
|
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"short-lived",
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"temporary",
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"transient",
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"transitory"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025108",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"decimate":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"build",
|
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"construct",
|
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"erect",
|
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"put up",
|
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"raise",
|
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"rear",
|
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"set up"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": to cause great destruction or harm to":[
|
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"firebombs decimated the city",
|
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"an industry decimated by recession"
|
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],
|
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": to exact a tax of 10 percent from":[
|
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"poor as a decimated Cavalier",
|
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"\u2014 John Dryden"
|
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],
|
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": to reduce drastically especially in number":[
|
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"cholera decimated the population",
|
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"Kamieniecki's return comes at a crucial time for a pitching staff that has been decimated by injuries.",
|
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"\u2014 Jason Diamos"
|
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],
|
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": to select by lot and kill every tenth man of":[
|
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"decimate a regiment"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"This kind of moth is responsible for decimating thousands of trees in our town.",
|
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"Budget cuts have decimated public services in small towns.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As the sanctions decimate oligarchs\u2019 wealth, could that prompt them to abandon Putin or change the course of the war",
|
|
"With Elvis so closely tied to Vegas\u2019 wedding industry, some say the move could decimate their businesses. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"This is a big draw for smaller nations such as Azerbaijan, which used the TB-2 to decimate Armenian armor in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. \u2014 Michael Peck, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Member states are now scrambling for grains elsewhere, as the war threatens to decimate Ukrainian crops and exports, with farmers unable to access fields. \u2014 Time , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Climate events such as floods, deadly heat waves, drought and even some secondary fallouts such as declining tourism would decimate developing economies. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"In the weeks ahead, Russian forces would decimate Mariupol. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"The ingrained fears\u2014that kilotons of destructive energy and toxic radiation could decimate a city and incinerate tens of thousands of human beings\u2014began to dissipate. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Sea urchins are dying across the Caribbean at a pace scientists say could rival a mass die-off that last occurred in 1983, alarming many who warn the trend could further decimate already frail coral reefs in the region. \u2014 D\u00c1nica Coto, ajc , 14 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin decimatus , past participle of decimare , from decimus tenth, from decem ten":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8de-s\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"annihilate",
|
|
"cream",
|
|
"demolish",
|
|
"desolate",
|
|
"destroy",
|
|
"devastate",
|
|
"do in",
|
|
"extinguish",
|
|
"nuke",
|
|
"pull down",
|
|
"pulverize",
|
|
"raze",
|
|
"rub out",
|
|
"ruin",
|
|
"shatter",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"tear down",
|
|
"total",
|
|
"vaporize",
|
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"waste",
|
|
"wrack",
|
|
"wreck"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104228",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"decimation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"build",
|
|
"construct",
|
|
"erect",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"rear",
|
|
"set up"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to cause great destruction or harm to":[
|
|
"firebombs decimated the city",
|
|
"an industry decimated by recession"
|
|
],
|
|
": to exact a tax of 10 percent from":[
|
|
"poor as a decimated Cavalier",
|
|
"\u2014 John Dryden"
|
|
],
|
|
": to reduce drastically especially in number":[
|
|
"cholera decimated the population",
|
|
"Kamieniecki's return comes at a crucial time for a pitching staff that has been decimated by injuries.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jason Diamos"
|
|
],
|
|
": to select by lot and kill every tenth man of":[
|
|
"decimate a regiment"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"This kind of moth is responsible for decimating thousands of trees in our town.",
|
|
"Budget cuts have decimated public services in small towns.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As the sanctions decimate oligarchs\u2019 wealth, could that prompt them to abandon Putin or change the course of the war",
|
|
"With Elvis so closely tied to Vegas\u2019 wedding industry, some say the move could decimate their businesses. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"This is a big draw for smaller nations such as Azerbaijan, which used the TB-2 to decimate Armenian armor in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. \u2014 Michael Peck, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Member states are now scrambling for grains elsewhere, as the war threatens to decimate Ukrainian crops and exports, with farmers unable to access fields. \u2014 Time , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Climate events such as floods, deadly heat waves, drought and even some secondary fallouts such as declining tourism would decimate developing economies. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"In the weeks ahead, Russian forces would decimate Mariupol. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"The ingrained fears\u2014that kilotons of destructive energy and toxic radiation could decimate a city and incinerate tens of thousands of human beings\u2014began to dissipate. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Sea urchins are dying across the Caribbean at a pace scientists say could rival a mass die-off that last occurred in 1983, alarming many who warn the trend could further decimate already frail coral reefs in the region. \u2014 D\u00c1nica Coto, ajc , 14 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin decimatus , past participle of decimare , from decimus tenth, from decem ten":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8de-s\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"annihilate",
|
|
"cream",
|
|
"demolish",
|
|
"desolate",
|
|
"destroy",
|
|
"devastate",
|
|
"do in",
|
|
"extinguish",
|
|
"nuke",
|
|
"pull down",
|
|
"pulverize",
|
|
"raze",
|
|
"rub out",
|
|
"ruin",
|
|
"shatter",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"tear down",
|
|
"total",
|
|
"vaporize",
|
|
"waste",
|
|
"wrack",
|
|
"wreck"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174813",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"decimole":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": decuplet sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary decim- (from Latin decimus tenth) + -ole":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccm\u014dl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130613",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"decimosexto":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": sixteenmo":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin decimo sexto, sexto decimo , ablative of decimus sextus, sextus decimus sixteenth, from decimus tenth + sextus sixth":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccdes\u0259(\u02cc)m\u014d\u02c8sek(\u02cc)st\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220950",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"decipher":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cipher",
|
|
"code",
|
|
"encipher",
|
|
"encode",
|
|
"encrypt"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": decode sense 1a":[
|
|
"decipher a secret message"
|
|
],
|
|
": depict":[
|
|
"with her majesty's name deciphered in gold letters",
|
|
"\u2014 Jonathan Swift"
|
|
],
|
|
": to interpret the meaning of":[
|
|
"decipher the poem"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make out the meaning of despite indistinctness or obscurity":[
|
|
"trying to decipher her handwriting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I couldn't decipher his sloppy handwriting.",
|
|
"we deciphered the hidden message to find out when we were supposed to meet",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Research can help decipher whether scratches in the bone are due to animals or a murderer\u2019s knife, for example. \u2014 Monique Brouillette, Popular Mechanics , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"While these plant selections are all low-maintenance and suited to outdoor hanging planters, local experts can help you decipher which are best for your growing conditions and how best to care for them in your environment. \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The scientists, unfortunately were not able to decipher how to manipulate the perfect split Oreo split with equal cream on each side of the cookie. \u2014 Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Also, Henry\u2019s (Eddie Liu) findings lead him to an expert who may be able to decipher his research, while Jin and Mei-Li (Tzi Ma, Kheng Hua Tan) help settle an age-old dispute between Chinatown\u2019s oldest grocers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"His absentee boss, whose own messaging often has been the dickens to decipher , obviously feels OK with what\u2019s gone on here. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Six years after Mustill was nearly killed by the humpback, a group of scientists from, among other institutions, Harvard, M.I.T., and Oxford formed the Cetacean Translation Initiative, or CETI, to try to decipher whale communications. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Legislators intentionally make laws about our own bodies hard to decipher . \u2014 Glamour , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Connections to today's inequities aren't hard to decipher . \u2014 Jake Coyle, ajc , 21 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u0113-\u02c8s\u012b-f\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"break",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"decode",
|
|
"decrypt"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212922",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"decipherable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cipher",
|
|
"code",
|
|
"encipher",
|
|
"encode",
|
|
"encrypt"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": decode sense 1a":[
|
|
"decipher a secret message"
|
|
],
|
|
": depict":[
|
|
"with her majesty's name deciphered in gold letters",
|
|
"\u2014 Jonathan Swift"
|
|
],
|
|
": to interpret the meaning of":[
|
|
"decipher the poem"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make out the meaning of despite indistinctness or obscurity":[
|
|
"trying to decipher her handwriting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I couldn't decipher his sloppy handwriting.",
|
|
"we deciphered the hidden message to find out when we were supposed to meet",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Research can help decipher whether scratches in the bone are due to animals or a murderer\u2019s knife, for example. \u2014 Monique Brouillette, Popular Mechanics , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"While these plant selections are all low-maintenance and suited to outdoor hanging planters, local experts can help you decipher which are best for your growing conditions and how best to care for them in your environment. \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The scientists, unfortunately were not able to decipher how to manipulate the perfect split Oreo split with equal cream on each side of the cookie. \u2014 Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Also, Henry\u2019s (Eddie Liu) findings lead him to an expert who may be able to decipher his research, while Jin and Mei-Li (Tzi Ma, Kheng Hua Tan) help settle an age-old dispute between Chinatown\u2019s oldest grocers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"His absentee boss, whose own messaging often has been the dickens to decipher , obviously feels OK with what\u2019s gone on here. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Six years after Mustill was nearly killed by the humpback, a group of scientists from, among other institutions, Harvard, M.I.T., and Oxford formed the Cetacean Translation Initiative, or CETI, to try to decipher whale communications. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Legislators intentionally make laws about our own bodies hard to decipher . \u2014 Glamour , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Connections to today's inequities aren't hard to decipher . \u2014 Jake Coyle, ajc , 21 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u0113-\u02c8s\u012b-f\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"break",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"decode",
|
|
"decrypt"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024740",
|
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|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"deciphering alphabet":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a substitution alphabet with its cipher component in normal alphabetic order \u2014 see alphabet sense 1j , conjugate alphabet":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"deciphering from gerund of decipher entry 1":""
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"made the decision to attend graduate school"
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],
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": a report of a conclusion":[
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"a 5-page decision",
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"a Supreme Court decision"
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": a win or loss officially credited to a pitcher":[
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"has five wins in eight decisions"
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],
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": promptness and firmness in deciding : determination":[
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"acting with decision"
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],
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": the act or process of deciding":[
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"the moment of decision has come"
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],
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": to win by being awarded more points than (an opponent)":[
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"\u2026 he hasn't won an important fight since he decisioned Duran on Jan. 30, 1982.",
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"\u2014 William Nack"
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"She announced her decision to go to medical school.",
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"Have you made a decision ",
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"He based his decision on facts, not emotions.",
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"She made a conscious decision to leave the painting unfinished.",
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"We need someone who will act with decision even under pressure.",
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"The U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 decision brought an end to racial segregation in public schools.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Naturally, their critique of institutions like The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with its all-male priesthood, is built on women\u2019s lack of decision -making power and absence from the hierarchy. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
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"To be sure, compensation continues to be a leading factor in the decision -making process. \u2014 Michael Mcfall, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
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"Delaney-Smith said the most important thing going forward for female athletes aside from educating themselves on Title IX, is to build relationships with peers, especially those in decision -making roles. \u2014 Katie Mcinerney, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
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"Wednesday the council explained its decision , with the primary point being the matter needed more time for discussion, and suggested the topic be added to the agenda for the area meetings that start in September. \u2014 Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
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"The attorney general's defense focused its arguments on the implications of impeachment during opening statements Tuesday, imploring lawmakers to consider the implications of their decision on the function of state government. \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
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"In posts made across his social media accounts on Tuesday afternoon, Inniss revealed his decision . \u2014 Joey Kaufman, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
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"Instead, budget analyst Charles Modica said that council members should base their decision on the most thorough information available. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 June 2022",
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"The Justice Department has a lengthy decision -making process for seeking death, with the attorney general making the final call on whether to approve it. \u2014 Sadie Gurman, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Giving the final call on Trump back to Facebook is unlikely to result in the fair and even decision the board members are calling for, said Joan Donovan, a disinformation and extremism researcher at Harvard University. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2021",
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"The first period also included Scott Laughton decisioning Chicago defenseman Connor Murphy in a fight. \u2014 Sam Carchidi, Philly.com , 1 Nov. 2017",
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"Chris Early of Don Juan Avila decisioned Seth Lyon of Niguel Hills and four other finalists to win bodyboarding. \u2014 Fred Swegles, Orange County Register , 28 Mar. 2017"
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],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1914, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English decisioun , from Middle French, from Latin decision-, decisio , from decidere to decide":"Noun and Verb"
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"di-\u02c8si-zh\u0259n"
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],
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"award",
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"call",
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"conclusion",
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"deliverance",
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"determination",
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"diagnosis",
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"judgment",
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"judgement",
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"opinion",
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"resolution",
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"verdict"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203235",
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"decision theory":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a branch of statistical theory concerned with quantifying the process of making choices between alternatives":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"His dissertation was on decision theory , the attempt to quantify the costs and risks of various strategies, which was then coming into vogue as an important part of military planning. \u2014 Ben Bradlee, The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1939, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084731",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"decision tree":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a tree diagram which is used for making decisions in business or computer programming and in which the branches represent choices with associated risks, costs, results, or probabilities":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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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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"Second, use a decision tree to determine the best human-A.I. combination for your application. \u2014 Matthieu Gombeaud, Fortune , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Only a small percentage of schools are oversubscribed (McGraw and Tiernan estimate around 6%), forcing a decision tree of priorities to determine if the child gets a spot. \u2014 Mike Mcshane, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
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"The Virginia Student Threat Assessment Guidelines are a decision tree designed for typically at least three people: a school administrator, a law-enforcement officer, and a mental-health professional. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Together, these questions, asked in sequence, constitute a decision tree . \u2014 Matthieu Gombeaud, Fortune , 6 May 2022",
|
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"Domino\u2019s Pizza offers a good, after-the-fact demonstration of how the decision tree can work. \u2014 Matthieu Gombeaud, Fortune , 6 May 2022",
|
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"There\u2019s a whole bunch of mathematical analysis in the study, using different approaches (including a machine learning method called a decision tree regressor algorithm) to sift through all the data and look for meaningful patterns. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 27 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The first three steps are about structuring and collecting information in a decision tree to help make a recommendation that considers all key factors. \u2014 Erik Larson, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Only start connecting data required after creating a complete decision tree that describes all key business issues and sub-questions. \u2014 Erik Larson, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1957, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184122"
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},
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"decisive":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"faltering",
|
|
"hesitant",
|
|
"indecisive",
|
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"irresolute",
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"undetermined",
|
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"unresolved",
|
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"vacillating",
|
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"wavering",
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"weak-kneed"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having the power or quality of deciding":[
|
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"The council president cast the decisive vote.",
|
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"a decisive battle"
|
|
],
|
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": resolute , determined":[
|
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"a decisive manner",
|
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"decisive leaders",
|
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"a decisive editor"
|
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],
|
|
": unmistakable , unquestionable":[
|
|
"a decisive superiority"
|
|
]
|
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"You must be decisive and persistent to succeed in this competitive field.",
|
|
"I stood there wondering what to do, but my sister was more decisive and immediately went to the phone.",
|
|
"The fight ended with a decisive blow.",
|
|
"the decisive battle of the war",
|
|
"The poverty of his childhood played a decisive role in his adult life.",
|
|
"The meeting is seen as a decisive step toward a peace treaty.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The war with the Marcher Lords ended in a decisive victory for Edward at the Battle of Boroughbridge. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The Battle of Midway ended four days later in a decisive victory for U.S. naval forces. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Central Catholic used its depth and two victorious relays to score a decisive victory for the boys team title. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"But recent decisions in Washington, London and Frankfurt mark a decisive shift in the global economic climate. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"In Moscow, the shuttering of McDonald's and other Western companies signaled a decisive shift, according to Andrei Kolesnikov. \u2014 Richard Galant, CNN , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Fed\u2019s final meeting of the year completed its decisive shift away from providing full-blast support to the economy and toward guarding against the risk of rapid and lasting inflation. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"That ability to work in lockstep proved decisive for Watergate, offering the most stunning unanticipated revelation in the past 50 years. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The public vote from home, via text message or the Eurovision app, proved decisive , lifting them above British TikTok star Sam Ryder, who led after the national juries in 40 countries cast their votes. \u2014 Colleen Barry And Paolo Santalucia, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"di-\u02c8s\u012b-siv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decisive conclusive , decisive , determinative , definitive mean bringing to an end. conclusive applies to reasoning or logical proof that puts an end to debate or questioning. conclusive evidence decisive may apply to something that ends a controversy, a contest, or any uncertainty. a decisive battle determinative adds an implication of giving a fixed character or direction. the determinative factor in the court's decision definitive applies to what is put forth as final and permanent. the definitive biography",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bent (on ",
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"do-or-die",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"hell-bent (on ",
|
|
"intent",
|
|
"out",
|
|
"purposeful",
|
|
"resolute",
|
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"resolved",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"single-minded"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063355",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"decisive action":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an action or actions done quickly and with confidence":[
|
|
"In emergency situations, one must be able to take decisive action ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011659",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"decisive/deciding/determining factor":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the most important reason":[
|
|
"Cost was the decisive/deciding/determining factor in their decision."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071418",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"decisiveness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"faltering",
|
|
"hesitant",
|
|
"indecisive",
|
|
"irresolute",
|
|
"undetermined",
|
|
"unresolved",
|
|
"vacillating",
|
|
"wavering",
|
|
"weak-kneed"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": having the power or quality of deciding":[
|
|
"The council president cast the decisive vote.",
|
|
"a decisive battle"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"a decisive manner",
|
|
"decisive leaders",
|
|
"a decisive editor"
|
|
],
|
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": unmistakable , unquestionable":[
|
|
"a decisive superiority"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"You must be decisive and persistent to succeed in this competitive field.",
|
|
"I stood there wondering what to do, but my sister was more decisive and immediately went to the phone.",
|
|
"The fight ended with a decisive blow.",
|
|
"the decisive battle of the war",
|
|
"The poverty of his childhood played a decisive role in his adult life.",
|
|
"The meeting is seen as a decisive step toward a peace treaty.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The war with the Marcher Lords ended in a decisive victory for Edward at the Battle of Boroughbridge. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The Battle of Midway ended four days later in a decisive victory for U.S. naval forces. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Central Catholic used its depth and two victorious relays to score a decisive victory for the boys team title. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"But recent decisions in Washington, London and Frankfurt mark a decisive shift in the global economic climate. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"In Moscow, the shuttering of McDonald's and other Western companies signaled a decisive shift, according to Andrei Kolesnikov. \u2014 Richard Galant, CNN , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Fed\u2019s final meeting of the year completed its decisive shift away from providing full-blast support to the economy and toward guarding against the risk of rapid and lasting inflation. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"That ability to work in lockstep proved decisive for Watergate, offering the most stunning unanticipated revelation in the past 50 years. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The public vote from home, via text message or the Eurovision app, proved decisive , lifting them above British TikTok star Sam Ryder, who led after the national juries in 40 countries cast their votes. \u2014 Colleen Barry And Paolo Santalucia, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022"
|
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|
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"1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"di-\u02c8s\u012b-siv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decisive conclusive , decisive , determinative , definitive mean bringing to an end. conclusive applies to reasoning or logical proof that puts an end to debate or questioning. conclusive evidence decisive may apply to something that ends a controversy, a contest, or any uncertainty. a decisive battle determinative adds an implication of giving a fixed character or direction. the determinative factor in the court's decision definitive applies to what is put forth as final and permanent. the definitive biography",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bent (on ",
|
|
"bound",
|
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"determined",
|
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"do-or-die",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"hell-bent (on ",
|
|
"intent",
|
|
"out",
|
|
"purposeful",
|
|
"resolute",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"set",
|
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"single-minded"
|
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|
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|
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|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a metric unit of capacity equal to \u00b9/\u2081\u2080 cubic meter":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French d\u00e9cist\u00e8re , from d\u00e9ci- deci- + st\u00e8re stere":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8des\u0259\u0307\u02ccsti(\u0259)r"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204652",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"deck":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"adorn",
|
|
"array",
|
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"beautify",
|
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"bedeck",
|
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"bedizen",
|
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"blazon",
|
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"caparison",
|
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"decorate",
|
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"do",
|
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"do up",
|
|
"doll up",
|
|
"drape",
|
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"dress",
|
|
"embellish",
|
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"emblaze",
|
|
"emboss",
|
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"enrich",
|
|
"fancify",
|
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"fancy up",
|
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"festoon",
|
|
"garnish",
|
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"glitz (up)",
|
|
"grace",
|
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"gussy up",
|
|
"ornament",
|
|
"pretty (up)",
|
|
"trim"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a collection of visual or photographic slides presented usually one after another as a slideshow":[
|
|
"Pompliano was on the job for a mere three weeks in 2015, but in that time he prepared a PowerPoint deck laying out what he believed were the key inaccuracies in the company's numbers.",
|
|
"\u2014 Gene Maddaus",
|
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"Accompanying a talk with images is standard professional practice, but a poorly organized or dense slide deck can spoil a presentation.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jeff Link"
|
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],
|
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": a flat floored roofless area adjoining a house":[],
|
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": a layer of clouds":[],
|
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": a pack of playing cards":[],
|
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": a packet of narcotics":[],
|
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": a platform in a ship serving usually as a structural element and forming the floor for its compartments":[],
|
|
": a story or tier of a building (such as a sports stadium)":[
|
|
"the upper deck"
|
|
],
|
|
": cover":[],
|
|
": decorate":[
|
|
"deck the halls with boughs of holly",
|
|
"\u2014 English carol"
|
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],
|
|
": next in line : next in turn":[],
|
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": ready for duty":[],
|
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": something resembling the deck of a ship: such as":[],
|
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": tape deck":[],
|
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": the roadway of a bridge":[],
|
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": to clothe in a striking or elegant manner : array":[
|
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"decked out in furs"
|
|
],
|
|
": to furnish with or as if with a deck":[],
|
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": to knock down forcibly : floor":[
|
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"decked him with one punch"
|
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],
|
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": to portray or present with embellishments":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"We stood on the deck and watched dolphins swim near the ship.",
|
|
"A number of passengers had come on deck .",
|
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"a seat on the streetcar's top deck",
|
|
"a cabin on B deck",
|
|
"We sat in the lower deck .",
|
|
"We ate out on the deck .",
|
|
"Verb",
|
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"We spent hours decking the chapel with flowers before the wedding.",
|
|
"He decked him with one punch.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Three suites come with a private plunge pool and another has a private swimming pool, each on an expansive deck . \u2014 Jeanine Barone, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
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"The Treehouse, located behind the fifth green, is an elevated fan deck that gives 360-degree views of the first hole and Holes 5-8. \u2014 Mason Young, Detroit Free Press , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"An observation deck gives a panoramic view of the area, where whales and seals can sometimes be spotted. \u2014 Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"These types of sunrooms are simple to install, as they are typically built over an existing deck or patio. \u2014 Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The bottom deck is home to the beach club, which features fold-out platforms and a TV lounge. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The private club\u2019s amenities also include indoor and outdoor pools, a movie theater and an expansive outdoor deck , located on the 14th and 16th floors of the building. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The top capacity parking deck is the Blue Garage on 11th Ave. \u2014 al , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Sutton Lake Marina has three 59-foot deluxe houseboats for rent, each with an upper deck with a waterslide, a gas grill, and four queen beds to sleep eight people. \u2014 Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure , 13 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Save on a brand new perfume, restock your claw clip supply, or deck out your room with a record player and some vinyls. \u2014 Seventeen , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Want to celebrate a special holiday or just deck yourselves out in rainbows to make a random Sunday into a special PJ party",
|
|
"But while others might just deck out their house with lights or visit every mall Santa, Day turned his passion into a business. \u2014 Josh Chesler, SPIN , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Bethlehem\u2019s business owners deck their windows with fanciful displays in this friendly competition. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"There's no better time than Valentine's Day to deck out your tiered tray with dollar-store finds. \u2014 Sarah Lemire, Better Homes & Gardens , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"Klitschko came off the canvas that night to deck the British champion before ultimately being stopped by the younger fighter. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"Klitschko came off the canvas that night to deck the British champion before ultimately being stopped by the younger fighter. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"Magic of Lights display featuring more than 2 million lights will deck out American Family Field's grounds this holiday season 2. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Nov. 2021"
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"Dutch dekken to cover; akin to Old High German decchen":"Verb",
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"Middle English dekke covering of a ship, from Middle Dutch *dec covering, probably from Middle Low German vordeck , from vordecken to cover, from vor- for- + decken to cover; akin to Old High German decchen to cover \u2014 more at thatch":"Noun"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deck Verb adorn , decorate , ornament , embellish , beautify , deck , garnish mean to enhance the appearance of something by adding something unessential. adorn implies an enhancing by something beautiful in itself. a diamond necklace adorned her neck decorate suggests relieving plainness or monotony by adding beauty of color or design. decorate a birthday cake ornament and embellish imply the adding of something extraneous, ornament stressing the heightening or setting off of the original a white house ornamented with green shutters , embellish often stressing the adding of superfluous or adventitious ornament. embellish a page with floral borders beautify adds to embellish a suggestion of counterbalancing plainness or ugliness. will beautify the grounds with flower beds deck implies the addition of something that contributes to gaiety, splendor, or showiness. a house all decked out for Christmas garnish suggests decorating with a small final touch and is used especially in referring to the serving of food. an entr\u00e9e garnished with parsley",
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"to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes all decked out in our finest outfits for the wedding"
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": an athwartship beam supporting a deck":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024916",
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"deck boy":{
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": one who cleans decks and deck fittings of boats":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044414",
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},
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"deck bridge":{
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": a bridge whose supporting elements (as trusses, girders, arches) are below the track or roadway \u2014 compare through bridge":[]
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"deck chair":{
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Late in the afternoon, giddy from the spread of Russian caviar and iced Mo\u00ebt & Chandon, Blanche turned her attention to a guest reclining in a deck chair with his feet balanced on the boat rail, reading and smoking a cigarette. \u2014 April White, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
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"As the group arrived in the parking lot at the foot of Mount Karkom, there was an unexpected bonus: Professor Anati, now in his early 90s, was sitting in a deck chair , holding court and promoting his books. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
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"Pryor also allegedly threw a deck chair at the woman and then pumpkins, which damaged the windshield. \u2014 cleveland , 6 Oct. 2021",
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"The story ends with Aschenbach contracting cholera and expiring in a deck chair , reaching for his beloved, all his dignity fled. \u2014 Jo Livingstone, The New Republic , 24 Sep. 2021",
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"Nearly 400 artifacts \u2014 from the ship's china to a battered deck chair \u2014 are on display. \u2014 Travis Dorman, USA TODAY , 4 Aug. 2021",
|
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"With extreme heat, new shrubs may benefit from temporary shade, like a cage with shade cloth, or a high deck chair over them for a few days. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 July 2021",
|
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"On a bright balmy morning in Santa Monica, Angelica Far lounged on a green deck chair , sipping a frozen coffee and taking in the sun. \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2021",
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"Guests also have the option to purchase an upgrade that includes a deck chair , table, popcorn, and separate area to the side of your vehicle. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful , 4 Sep. 2020"
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"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091148",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"deck curb":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a curb surrounding or edging a roof deck":[]
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},
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224552",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"deck department":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the department composed of those members of a ship's personnel whose duties involve the practical handling of the ship, of the lines, and of small boats and the use and maintenance of ground tackle and cargo-handling gear":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114201",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"declaim":{
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"definitions":{
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": to speak pompously or bombastically : harangue":[
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"In presence of this historical fact it is foolish to declaim about natural rights \u2026",
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"\u2014 V. L. Parrington"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The actress declaimed her lines with passion.",
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"The speakers declaimed on a variety of issues.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Anyone can declaim the glories of waterfalls or snowy mountain peaks, but who dares speak for the swamp",
|
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"For the next 80 minutes on this balmy Thursday evening in late May, the actors would sing and declaim while pacing across a green swath of lawn just outside their cafeteria. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Dumont also evokes classical theater oratory but transposes minimalist stagecraft to cinematic realism: His characters declaim on hilly exteriors, in windblown nature and literally beneath the heavens. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 20 Nov. 2020",
|
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"The contrast is striking with state television documentaries featuring bossy, relentless narrators declaiming upbeat slogans. \u2014 The Economist , 8 Apr. 2020",
|
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"The legendary politician was declaiming , a hand reaching out to snatch at the air. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The design team \u2014 especially Jason Sherwood (sets) and Linda Cho (costumes) \u2014 gives us haunting underwater vignettes involving a giant turtle and declaiming clams. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 9 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Here is Brooks, declaiming about what followed the failure of U.S. campaign finance reform. \u2014 Richard Lipez, Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"In the opening Chorale, a sinewy viola and then a keening clarinet declaimed as if from a pulpit, while spacious chords rang out from the other four players. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Oct. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English declamen , from Latin declamare , from de- + clamare to cry out; akin to Latin calare to call \u2014 more at low entry 3":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"di-\u02c8kl\u0101m",
|
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"d\u0113-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"descant",
|
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"discourse",
|
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"expatiate",
|
|
"harangue",
|
|
"lecture",
|
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"orate",
|
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"speak",
|
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"talk"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181048",
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"type":[
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"noun",
|
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|
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|
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},
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a recitation of a speech or poem in a way that demonstrates one's elocution":[
|
|
"His moving declamation of the Rupert Brooke poem 'The Soldier' at Armistice Day celebrations on Friday \u2026 confirmed his ability to inhabit the two roles of Royal figurehead and private man.",
|
|
"\u2014 Tom Sykes"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act or an instance of declaiming : a rhetorical speech, oration, or harangue":[
|
|
"During her declamation Eustacia held her head erect, and spoke as roughly as she could, feeling pretty secure from observation.",
|
|
"\u2014 Thomas Hardy",
|
|
"Flaubert invited a small party of friends \u2026 to a private reading\u2014or, rather, a declamation , for he liked to bray his work at the top of his lungs\u2014that lasted for ten hours.",
|
|
"\u2014 Judith Thurman",
|
|
"Iacocca talks nonstop, like the salesman he is. If not for the humor and the regular flashes of common sense, his declamations would be rants.",
|
|
"\u2014 Kurt Andersen"
|
|
],
|
|
": the art or practice of rhetorical speaking or recitation as an exercise in elocution":[
|
|
"Higher education was exclusively devoted to debate and declamation and was in the hands of a rhetor, a specialist teacher of public speaking.",
|
|
"\u2014 Anthony Everitt"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccde-kl\u0259-'m\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230242",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"declamator":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that declaims":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin, from declamatus + -or":""
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112143",
|
|
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|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"declamatory speeches"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The play\u2019s director is an ambitious modernist whose project for the tragedy involves a declamatory style of performance and an abstractedly ritualistic choreography. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Bass-baritone Dav\u00f3ne Tines was a gripping, theatrical Malcolm, making the most of the character\u2019s monochromatic, declamatory vocal line and physically embodying his transformation from bitter hustler to magnetic, instinctive spokesman. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"In fashion meetings Andr\u00e9 was highly opinionated, and loudly declamatory . \u2014 Hamish Bowles, Vogue , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"This music\u2019s restlessness stood out, muted chords giving way to declamatory strings, great swaths of orchestral sound punctuated by bursts of percussion and startling pauses. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 30 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"The actors deliver their lines with stark and declamatory fervor, and their gestures have a sharp, sculptural stillness that\u2019s reminiscent of the grand artifices of classic-Hollywood productions. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 30 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"What lets her down is the by-numbers plotting, together with the sort of flat, declamatory dialogue that might have been lifted from a teen-magazine photo story. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 30 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"The scenes are generally painted with urbane, rhythmically punchy big-band-style jazz, beefed up with strings, under declamatory vocal lines. \u2014 Zachary Woolfe, New York Times , 16 June 2019",
|
|
"Slam poets, inheriting the declamatory style of African American feminist poet Ntozake Shange, democratized poetry from its literary journal stuffiness with beer, wine and laughter, as well as hip-hop bravado. \u2014 Ed Morales, Washington Post , 27 June 2019"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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],
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082037",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"declarant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who makes a statement or declaration especially in connection with a legal proceeding":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1681, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"di-\u02c8klar-\u0259nt",
|
|
"di-\u02c8kler-\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175303",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"declaration":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disavowal"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a document containing such a declaration":[],
|
|
": a statement made by a party to a legal transaction usually not under oath":[],
|
|
": something that is declared":[
|
|
"a declaration of love"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of declaring : announcement":[],
|
|
": the first pleading in a common-law action":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The government has made a declaration of war on its enemies.",
|
|
"The case was ended by declaration of a mistrial.",
|
|
"You will need to make a declaration of your income.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Fox News host says Republican leaders are siding with Joe Biden and this is a declaration of war against GOP voters. \u2014 Fox News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"No matter how successful, a dad joke is a declaration that a parent\u2019s days of being cool are over. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"However, calling monkeypox an STI based solely on these seminal reports would be a premature declaration . \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"That's not just a font \u2014 that's a declaration : This isn't basic cable, folks. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The document, read in hindsight, was a declaration of war. \u2014 Amelia Glaser, CNN , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In the United States, the public health emergency is a declaration by the government that our well-being is endangered by COVID-19 and the coronavirus that causes it. \u2014 Karen Kaplan Science And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"That would be such a luxury, to joust over how the words are a declaration of inequality between men and women, a suggestion that women have been infantilized so that they can be ordered around and kept in their place. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Seen this way, Neom is MBS\u2019s declaration of intellectual and cultural bankruptcy on behalf of his country. \u2014 Graeme Wood, The Atlantic , 3 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccde-kl\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affirmation",
|
|
"assertion",
|
|
"asseveration",
|
|
"avouchment",
|
|
"avowal",
|
|
"claim",
|
|
"insistence",
|
|
"profession",
|
|
"protestation"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204453",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"declaration of rights":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a formal declaration enumerating the rights of the citizen \u2014 compare bill of rights":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060809",
|
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|
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|
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"declaration of war":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a formal announcement by a sovereign or state of the beginning of hostilities against another":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120141",
|
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"type":[]
|
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|
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"declarative":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
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|
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"a declarative sentence"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"\u201cThey went to school\u201d is a declarative sentence.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The cluster profile is a declarative approach to defining the stack based on the choice of Kubernetes distribution, container runtime, cloud native storage, and network. \u2014 Janakiram Msv, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Her basic unit is short, declarative , and deceptively simple. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 20 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Her snowballing associational riffs often stop short at a brief, blunt declarative sentence. \u2014 The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Another equally valuable approach would be to see if the business decisions of the AI startup appear to reflect a declarative belief in Ethical AI. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There are plenty of declarative statements that may or may not mean anything on their own. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
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"In an ever-expanding series of video missives and addresses in Ukrainian, Zelensky speaks in triptychs, in trios of short, declarative sentences or invigorating fragments. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The novel is filled with these tender assemblages, a declarative chorus of human tastes, memories and woes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Where the 2017 posts were filled with Socratic questions, the later posts were more declarative and expository, with heavy use of exclamation points and words written in all capital letters. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1628, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"di-\u02c8klar-\u0259t-iv, -\u02c8kler-",
|
|
"di-\u02c8kler-\u0259-tiv"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085832",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"declare":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": meld":[],
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": to announce one's intentions (as to run for political office)":[
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"declared for mayor"
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],
|
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": to avow one's opinion or support":[
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"declaring for or against a candidate"
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],
|
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": to make a bid or announcement naming (a trump suit or no-trump)":[],
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|
": to make a declaration":[
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"poetry \u2026 evokes rather than merely declares",
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"\u2014 C. S. Kilby"
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],
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": to make a full statement of (one's taxable or dutiable property)":[
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"Large purchases must be declared at customs."
|
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],
|
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": to make clear":[],
|
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": to make evident : show":[
|
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"a glimpse of his head in outline \u2026 declared his present state of mind",
|
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"\u2014 Osbert Sitwell"
|
|
],
|
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": to make known as a determination":[
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"The judge declared the defendant fit to stand trial.",
|
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"She was declared the rightful heir to the throne."
|
|
],
|
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": to make known formally, officially, or explicitly":[
|
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"publicly declared her opposition to the plan"
|
|
],
|
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": to make payable":[
|
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"declare a dividend"
|
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],
|
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": to state emphatically : affirm":[
|
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"declares his innocence",
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"\"You are quite a quiz, I do declare !\"",
|
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"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"The government has just declared a state of emergency.",
|
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"He openly declared his love for her.",
|
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"They failed to declare all of their earnings on their tax return.",
|
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"Large purchases must be declared at customs.",
|
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"Do you have anything to declare ",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Brown said the association supports Gov. Gretchen Whitmer\u2019s lawsuit before the Michigan Supreme Court to declare the 1931 state law unconstitutional as well as Michigan\u2019s Reproductive Freedom for All ballot initiative. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 25 June 2022",
|
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"Revlon joins more than two dozen prominent retailers to declare bankruptcy during the coronavirus pandemic, including Brooks Brothers and J.C. Penney. \u2014 CBS News , 16 June 2022",
|
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"Trump did declare victory during the wee hours of the morning following Election Day and inferred widespread fraud. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
|
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"But perhaps the rule should be amended to insist teams that declare for 8-man football must stay there for two or three cycles instead of returning to 11-man football after just one cycle. \u2014 Rick Fires, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
|
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"The record-setting Kentucky football wide receiver who left school a year early to declare for the 2022 NFL draft was selected with the No. 43 pick by the New York Giants Friday. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Chestnut passed up an extra year of eligibility to declare for the draft in 2022, playing in the Hula Bowl and NFL Players Association Bowls. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
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"In August, low water levels in Lake Mead, a reservoir on the Colorado River, triggered the federal government to declare a water shortage there for the first time. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Gach intends to declare for the NBA Draft and will not return to school next season, according to a CBS Sports report. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French declarer , from Latin declarare , from de- + clarare to make visible, from clarus clear \u2014 more at clear":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"di-\u02c8kler"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for declare declare , announce , proclaim , promulgate mean to make known publicly. declare implies explicitness and usually formality in making known. the referee declared the contest a draw announce implies the declaration of something for the first time. announced their engagement at a party proclaim implies declaring clearly, forcefully, and authoritatively. the president proclaimed a national day of mourning promulgate implies the proclaiming of a dogma, doctrine, or law. promulgated an edict of religious toleration synonyms see in addition assert",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"advertise",
|
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"announce",
|
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"annunciate",
|
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"blare",
|
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"blaze",
|
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"blazon",
|
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"broadcast",
|
|
"enunciate",
|
|
"flash",
|
|
"give out",
|
|
"herald",
|
|
"placard",
|
|
"post",
|
|
"proclaim",
|
|
"promulgate",
|
|
"publicize",
|
|
"publish",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"trumpet"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032710",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"declension":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"comeback",
|
|
"improvement",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"recovery",
|
|
"recuperation",
|
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"rehabilitation",
|
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"revitalization",
|
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"snapback"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a class of nouns or adjectives having the same type of inflectional forms":[],
|
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": a falling off or away : deterioration":[],
|
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": descent , slope":[],
|
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": noun, adjective, or pronoun inflection especially in some prescribed order of the forms":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a noticeable declension of the fitness of the baseball players over the winter",
|
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"a declension in her acting career from leading roles to cameos eventually",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The same time span felt faster, like an explosion rather than like a declension . \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 7 June 2021",
|
|
"One time, when Joyce was memorizing Latin declension , Bill Bradley of the Knicks took notice. \u2014 Katherine Fitzgerald, The Arizona Republic , 18 July 2021",
|
|
"The experience of the pandemic was made ghastlier by being placed against the declension of Trumpism from evil to absurdity\u2014who will ever forget Four Seasons Total Landscaping",
|
|
"Gender plays an integral role in many languages, from nouns assigned to a specific gender to adjectives changing their declensions based on the noun being described. \u2014 Madhvi Ramani, Smithsonian , 28 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"Gender plays an integral role in many languages, from nouns assigned to a specific gender to adjectives changing their declensions based on the noun being described. \u2014 Madhvi Ramani, Smithsonian , 28 Feb. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English declenson , modification of Middle French declinaison , from Latin declination-, declinatio grammatical inflection, turning aside, from declinare to inflect, turn aside":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"di-\u02c8klen(t)-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"debilitation",
|
|
"decay",
|
|
"decaying",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"degeneration",
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"deterioration",
|
|
"ebbing",
|
|
"enfeeblement",
|
|
"weakening"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184441",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"declination":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ascent",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"upswing"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bending downward : inclination":[],
|
|
": a decision by a prosecutor not to pursue an indictment":[],
|
|
": a formal refusal":[],
|
|
": a turning aside or swerving":[],
|
|
": angular distance north or south from the celestial equator measured along a great circle passing through the celestial poles":[],
|
|
": deterioration":[
|
|
"moral declination"
|
|
],
|
|
": the angle formed between a magnetic needle and the geographical meridian":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there's been a declination in basic civility in our society",
|
|
"congressional declinations of cabinet appointments have been relatively infrequent, most senators believing that the president is entitled to pick his own advisors",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Less expensive compasses are often less accurate, while more expensive models offer features like declination correction, which allows for extremely precise readings. \u2014 Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"According to a declination obtained by Good Morning America, the statute of limitations had expired. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"After he was tackled, Chappelle got back on his feet quickly and pushed Lee away, according to the declination . \u2014 Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"He subsequently was interviewed by a Maryland State Police sergeant, at the request of Baltimore County Deputy State\u2019s Attorney Robin Coffin, according to her declination letter. \u2014 Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The response from the community should not be that this declination of prosecution means that nothing wrong happened. \u2014 Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The letter to Jardine Lloyd Thompson is the first such declination awarded to a company in more than 18 months. \u2014 Dylan Tokar, WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"At the turn of the 18th century, Edmund Halley, the namesake of the famous comet, recorded a magnetic chart of compass declination over the Atlantic Ocean while on voyages of the Paramour Pink. \u2014 Kimberly Bowker, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"James Cook and Christopher Columbus often struggled with magnetic declination . \u2014 Kimberly Bowker, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English declinacioun , from Middle French declination , from Latin declination-, declinatio angle of the heavens, turning aside":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccde-kl\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"decadence",
|
|
"declension",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"degeneracy",
|
|
"degeneration",
|
|
"degradation",
|
|
"d\u00e9gringolade",
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"deterioration",
|
|
"devolution",
|
|
"downfall",
|
|
"downgrade",
|
|
"ebb",
|
|
"eclipse",
|
|
"fall"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163827",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"decline":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"debilitation",
|
|
"decay",
|
|
"decaying",
|
|
"declension",
|
|
"degeneration",
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"deterioration",
|
|
"ebbing",
|
|
"enfeeblement",
|
|
"weakening"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a change to a lower state or level":[
|
|
"the decline of the aristocracy"
|
|
],
|
|
": a downward slope":[
|
|
"built on a slight decline"
|
|
],
|
|
": a gradual physical or mental sinking and wasting away":[
|
|
"experiencing a mental decline"
|
|
],
|
|
": avert":[
|
|
"\u2026 evasions are sought to decline the pressure of resistless arguments \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Samuel Johnson"
|
|
],
|
|
": avoid":[
|
|
"\u2026 sinners \u2026 despairing to decline their fate \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Thomas Ken"
|
|
],
|
|
": the period during which something is deteriorating or approaching its end":[
|
|
"an empire in decline"
|
|
],
|
|
": the process of declining :":[
|
|
"a period of economic decline",
|
|
"a decline in the local bird population"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become less in amount":[
|
|
"The price of the stock declined ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to bend down : droop":[
|
|
"\u2026 eyes \u2026 declining toward the ground \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Henry Fielding"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to bend or bow downward":[
|
|
"\u2026 the clover \u2026 declines its blooms.",
|
|
"\u2014 W. C. Bryant"
|
|
],
|
|
": to draw toward a close : wane":[
|
|
"the day declined"
|
|
],
|
|
": to give in prescribed order the grammatical forms of (a noun, pronoun, or adjective)":[
|
|
"decline the Latin adjective \"brevis\""
|
|
],
|
|
": to refuse especially courteously":[
|
|
"decline an invitation",
|
|
"declined to give her name to the reporter"
|
|
],
|
|
": to refuse to undertake, undergo, engage in, or comply with":[
|
|
"decline battle"
|
|
],
|
|
": to sink toward setting":[
|
|
"the declining sun"
|
|
],
|
|
": to slope downward : descend":[],
|
|
": to stoop (see stoop entry 1 sense 3b ) to what is unworthy":[
|
|
"\u2026 the direful shameful state Adam declined into \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Edward Taylor"
|
|
],
|
|
": to tend toward an inferior state or weaker condition":[
|
|
"his health declined",
|
|
"Employee morale declined after the layoffs."
|
|
],
|
|
": to turn from a straight course : stray":[],
|
|
": to withhold consent":[
|
|
"We invited him but he declined ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The construction of new houses declined five percent this year.",
|
|
"The animal's numbers are declining rapidly.",
|
|
"My grandmother's health has been declining since she broke her hip.",
|
|
"The civilization began to decline around 1000 B.C.",
|
|
"The company declined comment on the scandal.",
|
|
"He changed his mind and declined the company's offer.",
|
|
"I invited him, but he declined .",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"a period of economic decline",
|
|
"He says that American industry is in a state of decline .",
|
|
"The town fell into decline after the factory closed down.",
|
|
"The economy experienced a decline of two million jobs.",
|
|
"We saw a sharp decline in sales this month.",
|
|
"Declines led advances at the end of the trading day.",
|
|
"There was some decline in stock prices at the end of the trading session.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"That could be a worrying sign for Fed officials who have been hoping a slowdown in economic activity would also cause sky-high consumer prices to decline . \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"According to Forbes\u2019 analysis, 71% of colleges saw their grades decline . \u2014 Emma Whitford, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Researchers reported the findings last year and said overall output didn\u2019t decline in most workplaces over the four years. \u2014 Kathryn Dill, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"But oil revenues are still expected to decline over time as individual countries reduce their dependence on Russian energy. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"When the money runs out, however, the plants will be facing even stronger headwinds from wind and solar energy, which are likely to see their prices decline even further in the intervening years. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Especially if they've already been opened, cosmetics like eyeshadow, foundation, lipstick, and mascara begin to decline in quality over time and can harbor loads of bacteria. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Intensive care unit admissions are also expected to decline from 1,841 to 580 over the same period. \u2014 Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Arizona has seen its daily case and hospitalization numbers decline , though deaths are still on the rise, climbing from average of about 61 a day last week to almost 79 as of Tuesday. \u2014 Ken Sweet, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Just the same, borrowers are to varying degrees going to rethink borrowing as is to account for the possibility that fewer resources will be attainable for money that\u2019s in decline . \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"But of course the trust isn\u2019t there\u2014after an initial upswing, the price has been in a steady decline . \u2014 Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The subvariants are on a course to reach dominance at a faster clip than the subvariants before them, including the current reigning subvariant, BA.2.12.1, which is now in decline . \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Koepka won back-to-back US Opens (2017-18) and PGA Championships (2018-19), though his game has been in decline since then because of a series of injuries. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Sands China led the slide, falling over 8% in the biggest decline since March 15. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"But restoring confidence so far has eluded Biden, whose approval ratings have been in steady decline . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The theory is sound, and while some animal studies showed some benefit, a year-long study of benfotiamine was unable to show a statistically significant benefit in cognitive decline . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Russian production is in decline in the wake of Western sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 6":"Verb",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French decliner , from Latin declinare to turn aside, inflect, from de- + clinare to incline \u2014 more at lean":"Verb and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also \u02c8d\u0113-\u02cckl\u012bn",
|
|
"di-\u02c8kl\u012bn",
|
|
"d\u0113-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decline Verb decline , refuse , reject , repudiate , spurn mean to turn away by not accepting, receiving, or considering. decline often implies courteous refusal especially of offers or invitations. declined his party's nomination refuse suggests more positiveness or ungraciousness and often implies the denial of something asked for. refused to lend them the money reject implies a peremptory refusal by sending away or discarding. rejected the manuscript as unpublishable repudiate implies a casting off or disowning as untrue, unauthorized, or unworthy of acceptance. teenagers who repudiate the values of their parents spurn stresses contempt or disdain in rejection or repudiation. spurned his overtures of friendship Noun deterioration , degeneration , decadence , decline mean the falling from a higher to a lower level in quality, character, or vitality. deterioration implies generally the impairment of value or usefulness. the deterioration of the house through neglect degeneration stresses physical, intellectual, or especially moral retrogression. the degeneration of their youthful idealism into cynicism decadence presupposes a reaching and passing the peak of development and implies a turn downward with a consequent loss in vitality or energy. cited love of luxury as a sign of cultural decadence decline differs from decadence in suggesting a more markedly downward direction and greater momentum as well as more obvious evidence of deterioration. the meteoric decline of his career after the scandal",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balk (at)",
|
|
"deselect",
|
|
"disapprove",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"nix",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"pass up",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"reprobate",
|
|
"repudiate",
|
|
"spurn",
|
|
"throw out",
|
|
"throw over",
|
|
"turn down"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121519",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"declined":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"debilitation",
|
|
"decay",
|
|
"decaying",
|
|
"declension",
|
|
"degeneration",
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"deterioration",
|
|
"ebbing",
|
|
"enfeeblement",
|
|
"weakening"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a change to a lower state or level":[
|
|
"the decline of the aristocracy"
|
|
],
|
|
": a downward slope":[
|
|
"built on a slight decline"
|
|
],
|
|
": a gradual physical or mental sinking and wasting away":[
|
|
"experiencing a mental decline"
|
|
],
|
|
": avert":[
|
|
"\u2026 evasions are sought to decline the pressure of resistless arguments \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Samuel Johnson"
|
|
],
|
|
": avoid":[
|
|
"\u2026 sinners \u2026 despairing to decline their fate \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Thomas Ken"
|
|
],
|
|
": the period during which something is deteriorating or approaching its end":[
|
|
"an empire in decline"
|
|
],
|
|
": the process of declining :":[
|
|
"a period of economic decline",
|
|
"a decline in the local bird population"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become less in amount":[
|
|
"The price of the stock declined ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to bend down : droop":[
|
|
"\u2026 eyes \u2026 declining toward the ground \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Henry Fielding"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to bend or bow downward":[
|
|
"\u2026 the clover \u2026 declines its blooms.",
|
|
"\u2014 W. C. Bryant"
|
|
],
|
|
": to draw toward a close : wane":[
|
|
"the day declined"
|
|
],
|
|
": to give in prescribed order the grammatical forms of (a noun, pronoun, or adjective)":[
|
|
"decline the Latin adjective \"brevis\""
|
|
],
|
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": to refuse especially courteously":[
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"decline an invitation",
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"declined to give her name to the reporter"
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],
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": to refuse to undertake, undergo, engage in, or comply with":[
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"decline battle"
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],
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": to sink toward setting":[
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"the declining sun"
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],
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": to slope downward : descend":[],
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": to stoop (see stoop entry 1 sense 3b ) to what is unworthy":[
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"\u2026 the direful shameful state Adam declined into \u2026",
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"\u2014 Edward Taylor"
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],
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": to tend toward an inferior state or weaker condition":[
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"his health declined",
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"Employee morale declined after the layoffs."
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],
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": to turn from a straight course : stray":[],
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": to withhold consent":[
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"We invited him but he declined ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"The construction of new houses declined five percent this year.",
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"The animal's numbers are declining rapidly.",
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"My grandmother's health has been declining since she broke her hip.",
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"The civilization began to decline around 1000 B.C.",
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"The company declined comment on the scandal.",
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"He changed his mind and declined the company's offer.",
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"I invited him, but he declined .",
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"Noun",
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"a period of economic decline",
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"He says that American industry is in a state of decline .",
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"The town fell into decline after the factory closed down.",
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"The economy experienced a decline of two million jobs.",
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"We saw a sharp decline in sales this month.",
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"Declines led advances at the end of the trading day.",
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"There was some decline in stock prices at the end of the trading session.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"That could be a worrying sign for Fed officials who have been hoping a slowdown in economic activity would also cause sky-high consumer prices to decline . \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
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"According to Forbes\u2019 analysis, 71% of colleges saw their grades decline . \u2014 Emma Whitford, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"Researchers reported the findings last year and said overall output didn\u2019t decline in most workplaces over the four years. \u2014 Kathryn Dill, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
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"But oil revenues are still expected to decline over time as individual countries reduce their dependence on Russian energy. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
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"When the money runs out, however, the plants will be facing even stronger headwinds from wind and solar energy, which are likely to see their prices decline even further in the intervening years. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Especially if they've already been opened, cosmetics like eyeshadow, foundation, lipstick, and mascara begin to decline in quality over time and can harbor loads of bacteria. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"Intensive care unit admissions are also expected to decline from 1,841 to 580 over the same period. \u2014 Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"Arizona has seen its daily case and hospitalization numbers decline , though deaths are still on the rise, climbing from average of about 61 a day last week to almost 79 as of Tuesday. \u2014 Ken Sweet, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Feb. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Just the same, borrowers are to varying degrees going to rethink borrowing as is to account for the possibility that fewer resources will be attainable for money that\u2019s in decline . \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
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"But of course the trust isn\u2019t there\u2014after an initial upswing, the price has been in a steady decline . \u2014 Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic , 26 June 2022",
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"The subvariants are on a course to reach dominance at a faster clip than the subvariants before them, including the current reigning subvariant, BA.2.12.1, which is now in decline . \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
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"Koepka won back-to-back US Opens (2017-18) and PGA Championships (2018-19), though his game has been in decline since then because of a series of injuries. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
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"Sands China led the slide, falling over 8% in the biggest decline since March 15. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 20 June 2022",
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"But restoring confidence so far has eluded Biden, whose approval ratings have been in steady decline . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 17 June 2022",
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"The theory is sound, and while some animal studies showed some benefit, a year-long study of benfotiamine was unable to show a statistically significant benefit in cognitive decline . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
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"Russian production is in decline in the wake of Western sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 6":"Verb",
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"14th 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 Anglo-French decliner , from Latin declinare to turn aside, inflect, from de- + clinare to incline \u2014 more at lean":"Verb and Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"also \u02c8d\u0113-\u02cckl\u012bn",
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"di-\u02c8kl\u012bn",
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"d\u0113-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decline Verb decline , refuse , reject , repudiate , spurn mean to turn away by not accepting, receiving, or considering. decline often implies courteous refusal especially of offers or invitations. declined his party's nomination refuse suggests more positiveness or ungraciousness and often implies the denial of something asked for. refused to lend them the money reject implies a peremptory refusal by sending away or discarding. rejected the manuscript as unpublishable repudiate implies a casting off or disowning as untrue, unauthorized, or unworthy of acceptance. teenagers who repudiate the values of their parents spurn stresses contempt or disdain in rejection or repudiation. spurned his overtures of friendship Noun deterioration , degeneration , decadence , decline mean the falling from a higher to a lower level in quality, character, or vitality. deterioration implies generally the impairment of value or usefulness. the deterioration of the house through neglect degeneration stresses physical, intellectual, or especially moral retrogression. the degeneration of their youthful idealism into cynicism decadence presupposes a reaching and passing the peak of development and implies a turn downward with a consequent loss in vitality or energy. cited love of luxury as a sign of cultural decadence decline differs from decadence in suggesting a more markedly downward direction and greater momentum as well as more obvious evidence of deterioration. the meteoric decline of his career after the scandal",
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"synonyms":[
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"balk (at)",
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"deselect",
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"disapprove",
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"negative",
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"nix",
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"pass",
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"pass up",
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"refuse",
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"reject",
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"reprobate",
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"repudiate",
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"spurn",
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"throw out",
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"throw over",
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"turn down"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105145",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"declining":{
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"antonyms":[
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"unbending",
|
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"upright"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to the period during which something is deteriorating or nearing its end":[
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"her declining years"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the declining flowers perked up with the gentle rainfall",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"While pruning, remove any winter damage, along with dead and declining growths, to allow new shoots to reform the plant. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 6 Mar. 2021",
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"In order to reopen, counties must demonstrate declining prevalence of COVID-19, testing ability of 30 tests per 10,000 residents per week, contact tracing and isolation facilities. \u2014 Fox News , 15 May 2020",
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"Remove dead and declining portions back to the healthy trunks or to the ground. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 23 Nov. 2019",
|
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"During replanting, remove dead and declining portions, including old roots. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 26 May 2018",
|
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"The team then built mathematical models using the same data to assess how declining immunity might affect the susceptibility of the U.S. population. \u2014 Roni Dengler, Science | AAAS , 21 Mar. 2018",
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"Prune away dead or declining plant portions affected by summer weather or pests. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 26 Aug. 2017",
|
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"According to a new analysis by the McKinsey Global Institute, 81 percent of the United States population is in an income bracket with flat or declining income over the last decade. \u2014 Neil Irwin, New York Times , 6 Aug. 2016"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1597, 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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"di-\u02c8kl\u012b-ni\u014b",
|
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"d\u0113-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bowed",
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"bowing",
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"declined",
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"descendant",
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"descendent",
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"descending",
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"drooping",
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"droopy",
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"hanging",
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"hung",
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"inclining",
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"nodding",
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"pendulous",
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"sagging",
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"stooping",
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"weeping"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052954",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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]
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},
|
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"declivity":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"acclivity",
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"ascent",
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"rise",
|
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"upgrade",
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"uphill",
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"uprise"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a descending slope":[],
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": downward inclination":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the cabin is precariously perched on a declivity of the mountain's northern face"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin declivitat-, declivitas , from declivis sloping down, from de- + clivus slope, hill; akin to Latin clinare":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"di-\u02c8kli-v\u0259-t\u0113"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"declension",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"dip",
|
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"downgrade",
|
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"downhill",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"hang",
|
|
"hanging"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162400",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"decode":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cipher",
|
|
"code",
|
|
"encipher",
|
|
"encode",
|
|
"encrypt"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": decipher sense 3a":[],
|
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": to convert (something, such as a coded message) into intelligible form":[],
|
|
": to discover the underlying meaning of":[
|
|
"decode the play's imagery"
|
|
],
|
|
": to recognize and interpret (an electronic signal)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Readers can easily decode the novel's imagery.",
|
|
"I'm trying to decode the expression on her face.",
|
|
"The box decodes the digital signal for your CD player.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Astros were found to have used a system to decode opponents' signs and relay them to hitters by banging on a trash can during the 2017 season. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Attorneys have had to wrestle with an alphabet soup of witness testimony and email evidence over the past seven weeks, stopping every few minutes to decode a jumble of letters or make sense of Navy jargon. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Technological devices that directly interact with the brain, known as brain-computer interfaces, offer the potential to decode an individual\u2019s thoughts and translate them into action using a robotic arm or a cursor on a screen. \u2014 David Caldwell, The Conversation , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Putin\u2019s order, issued as Russian troops face stiff resistance in the fifth day of their invasion of Ukraine, to decode what the enigmatic leader\u2019s decision meant in practice. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The other big entrant that year, Facebook, had more modest designs: The company planned to build a noninvasive headset that could decode thought at a rate of 100 words per minute. \u2014 Kelly Clancy, Wired , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Not a great skier himself, Mailer is trying to decode the secret of the skier\u2019s drive. \u2014 Rachel Kushner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But that didn\u2019t stop football cryptologists from trying to decode the post\u2019s meaning. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The artificial voice revives his words and thoughts, but there are still aspects of the person who dictated them that can only be guessed at -- a colorful riddle that even an effort this comprehensive can't entirely decode . \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u0113-\u02c8k\u014dd",
|
|
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8k\u014dd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"break",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"decipher",
|
|
"decrypt"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170133",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"decolorize":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"darken",
|
|
"deepen",
|
|
"embrown"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to remove color from":[
|
|
"decolorize vinegar by adsorption of impurities on activated charcoal"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the sample was decolorized before being examined under a microscope",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The bad news: Non- decolorized , whole-leaf aloe extract contains aloin, a chemical that has been shown to cause cancer in rats when ingested. \u2014 Leah Prinzivalli, Allure , 21 May 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1830, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8k\u0259-l\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blanch",
|
|
"bleach",
|
|
"blench",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"fade",
|
|
"pale",
|
|
"snow",
|
|
"wash out",
|
|
"whiten"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233022",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"decompose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": rot":[],
|
|
": to break up into constituent parts by or as if by a chemical process : decay , rot":[
|
|
"fruit decomposes"
|
|
],
|
|
": to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds":[
|
|
"decompose water by electrolysis",
|
|
"decompose a word into its base and affixes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Bacteria and fungi help decompose organic matter.",
|
|
"the smell of decomposing leaves",
|
|
"The compound will decompose in the presence of light.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"When composted, a body is placed in a steel vessel and buried in wood chips and other biodegradable materials that allow the body to naturally decompose over a 30-day period. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The newspaper will naturally decompose in the ground in a few weeks. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Mike Feuer announced on Friday criminal charges against a former Sun Valley funeral home owner Friday for improperly handling 11 bodies, which were left to decompose . \u2014 Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Some of them do not always break down and decompose quickly. \u2014 Chris Mckeown, The Enquirer , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The other option is to just leave the roots to slowly decompose and plant transplants. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Even if the middle of the lichen begins to break down and decompose , the outer edge will keep spreading out like a ring. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Asbestos used in construction is another urban hazard, and can linger for years because the mineral doesn\u2019t decompose or wash away in rains. \u2014 Nidhi Subbaraman, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Several days later, with Vladimir\u2019s body starting to decompose , Gerasimenko called some neighbors to help bury him in the yard. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1718, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French d\u00e9composer , from d\u00e9- de + composer to compose":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccd\u0113-k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014dz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decompose decay , decompose , rot , putrefy , spoil mean to undergo destructive dissolution. decay implies a slow change from a state of soundness or perfection. a decaying mansion decompose stresses a breaking down by chemical change and when applied to organic matter a corruption. the strong odor of decomposing vegetation rot is a close synonym of decompose and often connotes foulness. fruit was left to rot in warehouses putrefy implies the rotting of animal matter and offensiveness to sight and smell. corpses putrefying on the battlefield spoil applies chiefly to the decomposition of foods. keep the ham from spoiling",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"corrupt",
|
|
"decay",
|
|
"disintegrate",
|
|
"fester",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"mold",
|
|
"molder",
|
|
"perish",
|
|
"putrefy",
|
|
"rot",
|
|
"spoil"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015831",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun,",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"decomposed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": rot":[],
|
|
": to break up into constituent parts by or as if by a chemical process : decay , rot":[
|
|
"fruit decomposes"
|
|
],
|
|
": to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds":[
|
|
"decompose water by electrolysis",
|
|
"decompose a word into its base and affixes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Bacteria and fungi help decompose organic matter.",
|
|
"the smell of decomposing leaves",
|
|
"The compound will decompose in the presence of light.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"When composted, a body is placed in a steel vessel and buried in wood chips and other biodegradable materials that allow the body to naturally decompose over a 30-day period. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The newspaper will naturally decompose in the ground in a few weeks. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Mike Feuer announced on Friday criminal charges against a former Sun Valley funeral home owner Friday for improperly handling 11 bodies, which were left to decompose . \u2014 Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Some of them do not always break down and decompose quickly. \u2014 Chris Mckeown, The Enquirer , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The other option is to just leave the roots to slowly decompose and plant transplants. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Even if the middle of the lichen begins to break down and decompose , the outer edge will keep spreading out like a ring. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Asbestos used in construction is another urban hazard, and can linger for years because the mineral doesn\u2019t decompose or wash away in rains. \u2014 Nidhi Subbaraman, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Several days later, with Vladimir\u2019s body starting to decompose , Gerasimenko called some neighbors to help bury him in the yard. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1718, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French d\u00e9composer , from d\u00e9- de + composer to compose":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccd\u0113-k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014dz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decompose decay , decompose , rot , putrefy , spoil mean to undergo destructive dissolution. decay implies a slow change from a state of soundness or perfection. a decaying mansion decompose stresses a breaking down by chemical change and when applied to organic matter a corruption. the strong odor of decomposing vegetation rot is a close synonym of decompose and often connotes foulness. fruit was left to rot in warehouses putrefy implies the rotting of animal matter and offensiveness to sight and smell. corpses putrefying on the battlefield spoil applies chiefly to the decomposition of foods. keep the ham from spoiling",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"corrupt",
|
|
"decay",
|
|
"disintegrate",
|
|
"fester",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"mold",
|
|
"molder",
|
|
"perish",
|
|
"putrefy",
|
|
"rot",
|
|
"spoil"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202409",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"noun,",
|
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"verb"
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": to break up into constituent parts by or as if by a chemical process : decay , rot":[
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"fruit decomposes"
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": to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds":[
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"decompose water by electrolysis",
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"decompose a word into its base and affixes"
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"Bacteria and fungi help decompose organic matter.",
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"the smell of decomposing leaves",
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"The compound will decompose in the presence of light.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"When composted, a body is placed in a steel vessel and buried in wood chips and other biodegradable materials that allow the body to naturally decompose over a 30-day period. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
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"The newspaper will naturally decompose in the ground in a few weeks. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Mike Feuer announced on Friday criminal charges against a former Sun Valley funeral home owner Friday for improperly handling 11 bodies, which were left to decompose . \u2014 Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Some of them do not always break down and decompose quickly. \u2014 Chris Mckeown, The Enquirer , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"The other option is to just leave the roots to slowly decompose and plant transplants. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Mar. 2022",
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"Even if the middle of the lichen begins to break down and decompose , the outer edge will keep spreading out like a ring. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"Asbestos used in construction is another urban hazard, and can linger for years because the mineral doesn\u2019t decompose or wash away in rains. \u2014 Nidhi Subbaraman, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Several days later, with Vladimir\u2019s body starting to decompose , Gerasimenko called some neighbors to help bury him in the yard. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"1718, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decompose decay , decompose , rot , putrefy , spoil mean to undergo destructive dissolution. decay implies a slow change from a state of soundness or perfection. a decaying mansion decompose stresses a breaking down by chemical change and when applied to organic matter a corruption. the strong odor of decomposing vegetation rot is a close synonym of decompose and often connotes foulness. fruit was left to rot in warehouses putrefy implies the rotting of animal matter and offensiveness to sight and smell. corpses putrefying on the battlefield spoil applies chiefly to the decomposition of foods. keep the ham from spoiling",
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"foul",
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"mold",
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"molder",
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"perish",
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"examples":[
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"Once pressure was released, the vertebrae decompressed .",
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"The file must be decompressed before it can be read.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Before launching a job search, allow yourself time to decompress , process what happened and grieve the loss. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"As has been the case in recent years, Haslem requested time to decompress , in recent years his formal decision not coming until late in the summer or even the eve of the season. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
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"The five-night minimum stay allows time to decompress through the spa's multiple treatments: Watsu therapy pools, sensory deprivation chambers, ayurvedic massages, and herbology lessons, among others. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Hiking can also be a great way to decompress with some alone time\u2014or a way to add in some social connection. \u2014 Emilia Benton, SELF , 8 June 2022",
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"Now that everyone has had more than a month to decompress after the season, are guys organizing outings or workouts together",
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"But there are other ways to decompress that might be better for your long term wellbeing than a nightly glass or two of vino. \u2014 Kat Eschner, Fortune , 7 May 2022",
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"Lucas Raymond ended his extraordinary rookie season with an assist and a celebration \u2014 and a need to decompress . \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 5 May 2022",
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"This could entail mental health days off, subscriptions to well-being apps and fitness centers or closing down for a week, so that everyone can decompress . \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 3 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1905, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"\u02ccd\u0113-k\u0259m-\u02c8pres"
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"synonyms":[
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"chill",
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"chill out",
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"de-stress",
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"loosen up",
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"mellow (out)",
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"relax",
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"unwind",
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"wind down"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175335",
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"decompression":{
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"antonyms":[
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"tense (up)"
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": to release from pressure or compression":[]
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"examples":[
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"Once pressure was released, the vertebrae decompressed .",
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"The file must be decompressed before it can be read.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Before launching a job search, allow yourself time to decompress , process what happened and grieve the loss. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"As has been the case in recent years, Haslem requested time to decompress , in recent years his formal decision not coming until late in the summer or even the eve of the season. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
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"The five-night minimum stay allows time to decompress through the spa's multiple treatments: Watsu therapy pools, sensory deprivation chambers, ayurvedic massages, and herbology lessons, among others. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Hiking can also be a great way to decompress with some alone time\u2014or a way to add in some social connection. \u2014 Emilia Benton, SELF , 8 June 2022",
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"Now that everyone has had more than a month to decompress after the season, are guys organizing outings or workouts together",
|
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"But there are other ways to decompress that might be better for your long term wellbeing than a nightly glass or two of vino. \u2014 Kat Eschner, Fortune , 7 May 2022",
|
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"Lucas Raymond ended his extraordinary rookie season with an assist and a celebration \u2014 and a need to decompress . \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 5 May 2022",
|
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"This could entail mental health days off, subscriptions to well-being apps and fitness centers or closing down for a week, so that everyone can decompress . \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 3 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1905, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"\u02ccd\u0113-k\u0259m-\u02c8pres"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"chill",
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"chill out",
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"de-stress",
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"loosen up",
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"mellow (out)",
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"relax",
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"unwind",
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"wind down"
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224108",
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]
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},
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"deconcentrate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to reduce or abolish the concentration of : decentralize":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"It must also be dealt with spatially and collectively, meaning that it must be deconcentrated . \u2014 The Economist , 26 Sep. 2019",
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"From Nixon to Clinton, Republican and Democrat administrations alike have woefully underfunded an agency that remains one of the few federal efforts that focuses on the daunting task of deconcentrating poverty. \u2014 Valerie Stahl, Slate Magazine , 11 Jan. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1889, 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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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259n-\u02cctr\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074017",
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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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"deconsecrate":{
|
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"antonyms":[
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"bless",
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"consecrate",
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"hallow",
|
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"sacralize",
|
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"sanctify"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to remove the sacred character of":[
|
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"deconsecrate a church"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"hoping to raise much-needed funds, the church elders deconsecrated the 18th-century silver chalice and consigned it to a high-end auction house",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Perhaps the best thing would be to deconsecrate the site and create a museum that explains what happened at the Valley itself. \u2014 The Economist , 24 Oct. 2019",
|
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"The church was deconsecrated in 2010, and the charter school arrived in 2013. \u2014 Frederick Melo, Twin Cities , 13 Aug. 2019",
|
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"In late July, about 70 former members were drawn back to the synagogue for a service to deconsecrate the synagogue. \u2014 Karen Berkowitz, chicagotribune.com , 1 Aug. 2019",
|
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"Whether a gutted and deconsecrated former church building fits the definition remains to be seen. \u2014 Frederick Melo, Twin Cities , 3 June 2019",
|
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"There is no single answer, but protest, not piety, seems to be a recurring theme\u2014whether or not the venue is deconsecrated . \u2014 Vogue , 24 Apr. 2018",
|
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"The archdiocese, which had been bent on leveling the deconsecrated building, then reversed course and found a developer willing to convert the 19th century Polish church into apartments. \u2014 Inga Saffron, Philly.com , 22 Mar. 2018",
|
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"Under canon law, a church cannot serve secular purposes, like a restaurant, without first being relegated, or deconsecrated . \u2014 Jordan Otero Sisson, Courant Community , 25 Aug. 2017",
|
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"In the decree, Blair cited diminishing membership and intolerable financial burdens among the reasons for deconsecrating St. Margaret, built in 1910. \u2014 Jordan Otero Sisson, courant.com , 2 June 2017"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1876, 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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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-\u02cckr\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"desacralize",
|
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"desanctify"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010846",
|
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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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"deconstruct":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": destroy , demolish":[
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"nations that are deconstructing themselves",
|
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"\u2014 Jim Hoagland"
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],
|
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": to adapt or separate the elements of for use in an ironic or radically new way":[
|
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"uses his masterly tailoring skills to deconstruct the classics",
|
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"\u2014 Vogue"
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],
|
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": to examine (something, such as a work of literature) using the methods of deconstruction":[],
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": to take apart or examine (something) in order to reveal the basis or composition often with the intention of exposing biases, flaws, or inconsistencies":[
|
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"deconstruct the myths of both the left and the right",
|
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"\u2014 Wayne Karlin"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"deconstructing the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Agricultural Council of Arkansas Executive Vice President and Director Andrew Grobmyer said the goal is not to deconstruct the current Farm Bill, but to build upon it. \u2014 Cristina Larue, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
|
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"With a multi-ingredient dish like that, take the fancy restaurant approach and deconstruct it. \u2014 Susan Shain, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
|
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"Sikander\u2019s anti-nostalgic relationship to the manuscript tradition allows her to both advance and deconstruct its idioms. \u2014 Naib Mian, The New Yorker , 1 June 2022",
|
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"His company removed Confederate monuments in Charlottesville, including the Lee statue there, and quietly whisked away other iconography outside Virginia before returning to Richmond to deconstruct the pedestals on which the statues once sat. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Since moving to North Hollywood last summer, the couple has continued to deconstruct their faiths. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"After work, Hern\u00e1n \u2014 who saw three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan during his 15 years of service \u2014 and his Marine buddies would deconstruct and fiddle with machines in his garage. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"As Koh uses her violin to almost deconstruct its sound, using a bow whose long horsehairs fall freely from its tip, Tines takes the stage to vocalize. \u2014 Tom Teicholz, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Companies are devising ways to taper down and deconstruct jobs by task, role or project to offer more options to older workers looking for more meaningful and flexible work. \u2014 Lisa Bannon, WSJ , 6 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1973, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"\u02ccd\u0113-k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0259kt"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"analyze",
|
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"anatomize",
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"assay",
|
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"break down",
|
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"cut",
|
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"dissect"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084233",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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]
|
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},
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"deconstruction":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the analytic examination of something (such as a theory) often in order to reveal its inadequacy":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a lengthy deconstruction of the president's speech by a panel of pundits",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Add deconstruction to the list of Schiaparelli innovations. \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 1 July 2022",
|
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"French architect and designer Jean-Marie Massaud reinterpreted the classic Le Club chair from a bulky form into a light and comfortable deconstruction for Poliform. \u2014 Damon Johnstun, oregonlive , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Based on the genre-redefining novel by Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl is a subversive, merciless deconstruction of romantic tropes, and a gripping thriller about the lies and facades that often sustain relationships. \u2014 Lucia Tonelli, Town & Country , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Marvel Studios\u2019 Moon Knight feels like a deconstruction before introduction for a character who has never appeared onscreen before. \u2014 Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 May 2022",
|
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"This whole season is in a way of deconstruction of Claire. \u2014 Sharareh Drury, Variety , 1 May 2022",
|
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"In the worst case, the act of deconstruction , absent enlightenment, might come off as pretension as the diner wonders why this is happening. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Everything\u2019s a mash-up, a melange, a deconstruction of hierarchies in search of discovery. \u2014 Jordan Michelman, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The complexity has prompted some cities to tackle deconstruction slowly. \u2014 Aarian Marshall, Wired , 22 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1973, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French d\u00e9construction , from d\u00e9- de- + construction":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccd\u0113-k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0259k-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"analysis",
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"anatomizing",
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"anatomy",
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"assay",
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"breakdown",
|
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"dissection"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173006",
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"type":[
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]
|
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},
|
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"deconstructionism":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": deconstruction sense 1":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"With Foucault, deconstructionism evolved into postmodernism, a more general critique of the cognitive modes that had been strongly associated with classical liberalism for centuries. \u2014 Francis Fukuyama, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The effort by the extreme left to not only silence the scientific community but to reject the validity of the scientific method is of course the logical and inevitable result of the postmodernist embrace of moral relativism and deconstructionism . \u2014 WSJ , 9 Oct. 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1977, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccd\u0113-k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0259k-sh\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020448",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective or noun",
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"deconstructivism":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an architectural movement or style influenced by deconstruction that encourages radical freedom of form and the open manifestation of complexity in a building rather than strict attention to functional concerns and conventional design elements (such as right angles or grids)":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Its permanent collection showcases artists from the 19th to 21st centuries, and works from the neoclassical to impressionism to deconstructivism . \u2014 Kathleen Squires, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 22 Mar. 2021",
|
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"The seven-page document singles out brutalism and deconstructivism as styles to avoid. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz , 19 Feb. 2020",
|
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"Everyone is clearly very proud of turning the fairy tale\u2019s yummy cottage into the film\u2019s post-modern example of deconstructivism architecture. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press , 30 Jan. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1988, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccd\u0113-k\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0259k-ti-\u02ccvi-z\u0259m"
|
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],
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230244",
|
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"type":[
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"adjective or noun,",
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]
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},
|
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"decontaminate":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": to rid of contamination (such as radioactive material)":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Special workers were called in to decontaminate the area after the oil spill.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Nearby, two workers wearing face shields, protective aprons and booties wiped down the temperature sensor that everyone entering the hotel must pass through after stations to decontaminate their luggage and hands. \u2014 Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times , 19 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Jenkins and other harm reduction advocates worry that spreading claims that fentanyl can kill you just be touching it, or that hazmat suits are needed to decontaminate , spreads stigma around opioids and makes intervention less likely in the future. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The other two students were later released, as students and faculty were required to decontaminate their shoes before leaving in case they had been exposed to the drug. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 16 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The Sport and Medical Science Academy where a student recently overdosed will remain closed on Tuesday while authorities continue to test the building for fentanyl traces and continue to decontaminate , according to the district. \u2014 Staff Report, courant.com , 17 Jan. 2022",
|
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"In 2020, the Department of Homeland Security even offered some tips on using your Instant Pot to decontaminate certain masks. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The jail also was closed temporarily so a hazmat team could decontaminate the area, prosecutors say. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Work on securing the cathedral was temporarily paused during the coronavirus pandemic last year and work was carried out to decontaminate the area of lead before work resumed in June 2020. \u2014 Joseph Ataman, CNN , 18 Sep. 2021",
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"Lab officials approved a $50,000 contract for BioClean, a remediation vendor, to decontaminate the space. \u2014 Lewis Kamb, Star Tribune , 31 July 2021"
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"\u02ccd\u0113-k\u0259n-\u02c8ta-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
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"verb"
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"decontrol":{
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": to end control of":[]
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1919, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02ccd\u0113-k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u014dl"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073654",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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"deconvolution":{
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": simplification of a complex signal (as instrumental data) usually by removal of instrument noise":[]
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"de- + convolution":""
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024016",
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"type":[
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"decor":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a stage setting":[
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"the symbolic nature of the decor",
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"\u2014 E. R. Bentley"
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],
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": decoration sense 2":[],
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": the style and layout of interior furnishings":[
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"the restaurant's modern decor"
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"examples":[
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"The store offers a lot in home decor .",
|
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"a minimalist approach has been taken with the stage decor for this production of the play",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Check out Etsy for tons of one-of-a-kind bedroom decor . \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 23 June 2022",
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"While a few pieces of the patio decor were shipped from Mexico, most, like the multicolored wood dining table that Susan painted, came from no further away than World Market. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2022",
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"The wish list includes donations of new and gently used home decor ; bedding, kitchen and bath accessories; small furniture in good condition; books, lamps, curtains and rods; TVs with stands and remotes; and kitchen trash bins. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 June 2022",
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"All of the decor was white, including the florals, the lighting, and table settings. \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 3 June 2022",
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"For example, the glass canisters with wood lids can decorate a kitchen counter or occupy open shelves as pieces of functional decor . \u2014 Amanda Lauren, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
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"Plus, these easy-to-make flower pots double as a great 4th of July decor ! \u2014 Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
|
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"For: Someone who has a knack for home decor and wants to help others create their dream homes. \u2014 Nicol Natale, Woman's Day , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Hsu is taking her exacting eye for decor to a larger, shoppable stage\u2014and one that can suit more than minimalists. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French d\u00e9cor , from d\u00e9corer to decorate, from Latin decorare":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8de-\u02cck\u022fr",
|
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"d\u0101-\u02c8k\u022fr",
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"\u02c8d\u0101-\u02cck\u022fr",
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"di-\u02c8k\u022fr"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"mise-en-sc\u00e8ne",
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"scene",
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"scenery",
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"set"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175742",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"decorament":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": ornament , decoration":[]
|
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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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"Late Latin decoramentum , from Latin decorare + -mentum -ment":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8dek(\u0259)r\u0259m\u0259nt"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080258",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"decorate":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"blemish",
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"deface",
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"disfigure",
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"mar",
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"scar",
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"spoil"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to add honor to":[
|
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"decorated commerce with the splendid virtues of honor and loyalty",
|
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"\u2014 Geoffrey Household"
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],
|
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": to award a mark of honor to":[
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"a soldier decorated for valor",
|
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"highly decorated war veterans"
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],
|
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": to furnish something with ornamentation":[
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"decorating for the party"
|
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],
|
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": to furnish with something ornamental":[
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"decorate a room with artwork",
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"decorating the Christmas tree"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I always enjoy decorating the Christmas tree.",
|
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"I decorated my apartment in dark colors.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The town also used to decorate him for every holiday: a pair of cupid\u2019s wings for Valentine\u2019s Day, light-up bunny ears for Easter and a massive drumstick for Thanksgiving. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
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"Even the leaf used to decorate their dishes was produced locally, from a company called Irodori, which has been selling products made from Kamikatsu\u2019s lush forestry since 1986. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Often used to decorate twee cocktails or cakes, this glitzy, fine powder has made its way onto all types of savory fare in my kitchen, sprucing up and inspiring what would otherwise be lackluster mid-winter meals. \u2014 Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Bon App\u00e9tit , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Many of the items were lavish props used to decorate the popular British royal family period drama, such as a replica Faberg\u00e9 egg and gold and silver candelabras. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The White House threw opens it doors to the public to view the 41 Christmas trees, 6,000 feet of ribbon and over 300 candles used this year to decorate the official residence. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Students from across the country made the ornaments used to decorate the trees. \u2014 Alexandra Jaffe, ajc , 3 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Tempera is a painting medium that has been used to decorate everything from early Egyptian sarcophagi to India's rock-cut temples. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 Dec. 2021",
|
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"During the period studied, cinnabar was used to decorate megalithic chambers, figurines and the bodies of the dead. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 Nov. 2021"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin decoratus , past participle of decorare , from decor-, decus ornament, honor \u2014 more at decent":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8de-k\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decorate adorn , decorate , ornament , embellish , beautify , deck , garnish mean to enhance the appearance of something by adding something unessential. adorn implies an enhancing by something beautiful in itself. a diamond necklace adorned her neck decorate suggests relieving plainness or monotony by adding beauty of color or design. decorate a birthday cake ornament and embellish imply the adding of something extraneous, ornament stressing the heightening or setting off of the original a white house ornamented with green shutters , embellish often stressing the adding of superfluous or adventitious ornament. embellish a page with floral borders beautify adds to embellish a suggestion of counterbalancing plainness or ugliness. will beautify the grounds with flower beds deck implies the addition of something that contributes to gaiety, splendor, or showiness. a house all decked out for Christmas garnish suggests decorating with a small final touch and is used especially in referring to the serving of food. an entr\u00e9e garnished with parsley",
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"synonyms":[
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"adorn",
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"array",
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"beautify",
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"bedeck",
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"bedizen",
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"blazon",
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"caparison",
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"deck",
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"do",
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"doll up",
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"do up",
|
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"drape",
|
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"dress",
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"embellish",
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"emblaze",
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"emboss",
|
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"enrich",
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"fancify",
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"fancy up",
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"festoon",
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"garnish",
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"glitz (up)",
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"grace",
|
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"gussy up",
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"ornament",
|
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"pretty (up)",
|
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"trim"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073615",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"decorated":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": furnished with something ornamental":[
|
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"\u2026 the time-honored tradition of parades featuring themed decorated floats \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Tiana Kennell",
|
|
"Decorated tin boxes were made in large quantities from the 1820s to the close of the nineteenth century.",
|
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"\u2014 William C. Ketchum Jr.",
|
|
"Maker's marks appear frequently in the basal rings of Chinese vessels, but this writing is unusual because it appears on the decorated surface of the object.",
|
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"\u2014 Daniel Finamore"
|
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],
|
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": having been awarded a mark or marks of honor":[
|
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"Jimmy Stewart, a decorated World War II bomber pilot, had fought for the part with studio executives who considered the 49-year-old actor a bit long in the tooth to play a pilot half his age.",
|
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"\u2014 Patricia Trenner"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1727, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
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},
|
|
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|
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|
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"\u02c8de-k\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-t\u0259d"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194158",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"decoration":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a badge of honor (such as a U.S. military award)":[],
|
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": something that adorns, enriches, or beautifies : ornament":[],
|
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": the act or process of decorating":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The vase has a fancy decoration on one side.",
|
|
"a plain sweater knit without decoration",
|
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"He's a genius at home decoration .",
|
|
"a unique style of decoration",
|
|
"He received a decoration from the President.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Objects that used to be decoration are now platforms. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Reviewers loved its novel look, with many skipping the pool and using it is a decoration for parties instead. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Production is slated to begin this summer on the series, which will engage local crew, suppliers and vendors for construction, catering, transportation and set decoration . \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"The Heritage Center in Anchorage primarily took in material culture that has artistic elements \u2014 that is, objects made for survival and social well-being that have some degree of decoration . \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Your table service is Japanese, likely entirely hand painted and, based on the style of decoration , likely dates to the second quarter of the 20th century. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There, Michael Horan, the ocean manager, sat in a cubicle in an oddly silent room, the walls white and devoid of decoration . \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The queen then watched demonstrations of traditional methods of enamel decoration and gilding by hand from master artisans Susan Shakespeare and Susan Jones, per Buckingham Palace. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In 2021 almost any conceivable color, material and style of Christmas decoration can be had. \u2014 Mark Golin, WSJ , 11 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccde-k\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adornment",
|
|
"beautifier",
|
|
"caparison",
|
|
"doodad",
|
|
"embellisher",
|
|
"embellishment",
|
|
"frill",
|
|
"garnish",
|
|
"garnishment",
|
|
"garniture",
|
|
"ornament",
|
|
"ornamentation",
|
|
"setoff",
|
|
"trim"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015519",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"decorative":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"functional",
|
|
"utilitarian"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"We added some decorative details to the room.",
|
|
"The handles are decorative and practical.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"According to the Swiss watchmaker, both were composed of decorative elements taken from various artworks of the same time period as the ones depicted in their sculpted appliqu\u00e9s. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Gothic-style garden arches are curved and often feature extra decorative elements. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Church officials have said the basic structure of the church is still sound, but deterioration of the decorative architectural elements that distinguish the church has accelerated in the past three years or so. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"As the Renaissance approached, and the near-constant threat of invasion disappeared, decorative elements and large windows were often introduced to facilitate a castle's transition from fortress to palace. \u2014 CNN , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
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"These decorative elements are a fun way to make your photobooth interactive. \u2014 Teaghan Skulszki, Sunset Magazine , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The pop-up model is also a chance to explore a new emphasis on purely decorative elements\u2014an area that has traditionally come less easily to a company celebrated for understatement. \u2014 Alessandra Codinha, Vogue , 13 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The four disposable Starbucks holiday cup designs, which were revealed earlier this month, celebrate the decorative elements of the season. \u2014 Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com , 18 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"In No\u00e9mie\u2019s designs, all decorative elements are pared away until only the essence remains, giving a key role to light. \u2014 Kristen Shirley, Forbes , 14 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1791, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8de-k\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-",
|
|
"\u02c8de-kr\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02c8de-k\u0259-r\u0259-tiv",
|
|
"\u02c8de-k(\u0259-)r\u0259-tiv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adorning",
|
|
"beautifying",
|
|
"cosmetic",
|
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"embellishing",
|
|
"ornamental"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094507",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"decorous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"improper",
|
|
"inappropriate",
|
|
"incorrect",
|
|
"indecent",
|
|
"indecorous",
|
|
"indelicate",
|
|
"unbecoming",
|
|
"ungenteel",
|
|
"unseemly"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": marked by propriety and good taste : correct":[
|
|
"decorous conduct",
|
|
"Ever decorous , she periodically excuses herself to another room rather than allow a guest to witness her blowing her nose.",
|
|
"\u2014 Will Hermes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were asked to be on our most decorous behavior at the formal event",
|
|
"the oppressively decorous standards of a royal court",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Many high-profile litigants wear notably decorous hairstyles and accessories to court. \u2014 Rory Satran, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Over the millennia, the flute has come to be seen as delicate, decorous , ethereal. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 27 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The disclosure of a draft opinion that would overrule Roe v. Wade, along with related reports of the court\u2019s internal workings, has transformed a decorous and guarded institution into one riven by politics. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"The costume, the jewelry, the decorous pose are all conveyed with superb dexterity, dazzling finesse. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"John Harnage danced the stand-alone role of the knight-like young man who remains apart from his squire-like companions, whose dashing moves frame his more decorous presence. \u2014 Robert Greskovic, WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"That piece opens with a decorous six-note gesture, which leads into an initial thematic statement. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Since this one is set in an earlier period, with the decorous Ralph Fiennes now in charge (Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Julianne Moore, Mark Strong, Samuel. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"And the public comment portions of board meetings have generally remained short and decorous . \u2014 Hannah Natanson, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1653, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin decorus , from decor beauty, grace; akin to Latin dec\u0113re to be fitting \u2014 more at decent":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also di-\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259s",
|
|
"\u02c8de-k\u0259r-\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"befitting",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"de rigueur",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"polite",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"respectable",
|
|
"seemly"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204048",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"decorousness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"improper",
|
|
"inappropriate",
|
|
"incorrect",
|
|
"indecent",
|
|
"indecorous",
|
|
"indelicate",
|
|
"unbecoming",
|
|
"ungenteel",
|
|
"unseemly"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": marked by propriety and good taste : correct":[
|
|
"decorous conduct",
|
|
"Ever decorous , she periodically excuses herself to another room rather than allow a guest to witness her blowing her nose.",
|
|
"\u2014 Will Hermes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were asked to be on our most decorous behavior at the formal event",
|
|
"the oppressively decorous standards of a royal court",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Many high-profile litigants wear notably decorous hairstyles and accessories to court. \u2014 Rory Satran, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Over the millennia, the flute has come to be seen as delicate, decorous , ethereal. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 27 Dec. 2021",
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"The disclosure of a draft opinion that would overrule Roe v. Wade, along with related reports of the court\u2019s internal workings, has transformed a decorous and guarded institution into one riven by politics. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
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"The costume, the jewelry, the decorous pose are all conveyed with superb dexterity, dazzling finesse. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"John Harnage danced the stand-alone role of the knight-like young man who remains apart from his squire-like companions, whose dashing moves frame his more decorous presence. \u2014 Robert Greskovic, WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"That piece opens with a decorous six-note gesture, which leads into an initial thematic statement. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
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"Since this one is set in an earlier period, with the decorous Ralph Fiennes now in charge (Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Julianne Moore, Mark Strong, Samuel. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 14 Dec. 2021",
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"And the public comment portions of board meetings have generally remained short and decorous . \u2014 Hannah Natanson, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1653, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin decorus , from decor beauty, grace; akin to Latin dec\u0113re to be fitting \u2014 more at decent":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"also di-\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259s",
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"\u02c8de-k\u0259r-\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"befitting",
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"correct",
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"de rigueur",
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"decent",
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"genteel",
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"nice",
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"polite",
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"proper",
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"respectable",
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"seemly"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190746",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"decorum":{
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"antonyms":[
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"impropriety",
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"indecency",
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"indecorum"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": literary and dramatic propriety : fitness":[
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"according to strict neoclassic decorum only the aristocracy had the right to appear in tragedy",
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"\u2014 Irving Babbitt"
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],
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": orderliness":[
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"the organization's decorum has rarely been shaken",
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"\u2014 W. F. Longgood"
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],
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": propriety and good taste in conduct or appearance":[
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"strict in her notions of decorum",
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"\u2014 Jane Austen"
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],
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": the conventions of polite behavior":[
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"the established sobrieties and decorums of English life",
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"\u2014 H. G. Wells"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He has no sense of decorum .",
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"high standards of decorum are usually required when attending the opera",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Blasting through local rules of decorum , Freddie\u2019s exuberance is a spark of vitality. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
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"In the main room, scalloped with marble basins, there was a semblance of decorum , but in the side rooms, the men were young and frisky. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
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"To be fair, both to those modern advocates of decorum and to Bode, the original British pronunciation (and the original original Greek) are much closer to the former than the latter. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
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"Some have tried to run campaigns on reason and decorum , but not those with name recognition, real campaign money or a chance. \u2014 John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al , 18 May 2022",
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"If social-media commentary and public speakers at the next meeting were any indication, the public overwhelmingly sides with Mr. Crowl and decorum , not with Ms. Ryder. \u2014 WSJ , 18 May 2022",
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"New rules for public commenters At the September school board meeting, the board approved revisions to its public comment bylaw and added a new policy on civility and decorum . \u2014 Mj Slaby, The Indianapolis Star , 19 Jan. 2022",
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"Churci, in his formal resignation letter dated Oct. 11, bemoaned the loss of civility and decorum . \u2014 Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic , 13 Oct. 2021",
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"While the public remains skeptical, with a majority of people opposed to holding the Games this year, any protests have been muted in this country known for its public order and decorum . \u2014 Yuri Kageyama, ajc , 6 July 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin, from neuter of decorus \u2014 see decorous":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"di-\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"decency",
|
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"form",
|
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"propriety"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223659",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"decouple":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"join",
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"link",
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"unify",
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"unite"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": to eliminate the interrelationship of : separate":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"to have a fruitful discussion, we need to decouple fact from opinion",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This would decouple your side of the wall from the other. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
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"The goal of vaccination is to decouple infections from hospitalizations and severe illness. \u2014 Deblina Chakraborty, CNN , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Walensky also expressed openness to changing the way CDC directors are selected, floating a shift to six-year terms to decouple the agency\u2019s fate from the four-year presidential cycle. \u2014 Lev Facher, STAT , 9 May 2022",
|
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"For earthquake risk, the building\u2019s base isolators essentially decouple the building from its foundation. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Headless commerce is the ability to decouple your front-end and back-end e-commerce systems to enable innovation and a fast pace of change. \u2014 Jim Stirewalt, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Lithuania\u2019s ability to decouple itself from Russian energy largely comes down to having already done work to wean itself off Russian gas. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The edict could mark the opening step in a serious effort on the part of the Russian government to decouple the country from the global Internet. \u2014 Ilan Berman, National Review , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"To make matters more confusing, a separate code-execution vulnerability surfaced last week that affects Spring Cloud Function, which allows developers to easily decouple the business logic in an app from a specific runtime. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 1 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1938, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8k\u0259-p\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"break up",
|
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"disassociate",
|
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"disconnect",
|
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"disjoin",
|
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"disjoint",
|
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"dissever",
|
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"dissociate",
|
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"disunite",
|
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"divide",
|
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"divorce",
|
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"part",
|
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"ramify",
|
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"resolve",
|
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"separate",
|
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"sever",
|
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"split",
|
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"sunder",
|
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"uncouple",
|
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"unlink",
|
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"unyoke"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085735",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"decoy":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"allure",
|
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"bait",
|
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"beguile",
|
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"betray",
|
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"entice",
|
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"lead on",
|
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"lure",
|
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"seduce",
|
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"solicit",
|
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"tempt"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture":[],
|
|
": someone or something used to draw attention away from another":[
|
|
"had a decoy distract the guard"
|
|
],
|
|
": to lure by or as if by a decoy : entice":[
|
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"decoying ducks to a pond",
|
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"The undercover cop decoyed the fugitive into a trap."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"He had a decoy distract the guard while he jumped over the fence.",
|
|
"we set the decoy afloat in the marsh and from the blind waited for the ducks to arrive",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"tacky souvenir shops to which first-time tourists had been decoyed into spending their hard-earned money",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Oddly, the ritual of matching bridesmaids dresses is an ancient one, documented in Ancient Rome when the good tidings of a wedding was thought to draw evil spirits and bridesmaids would dress identically as decoy brides to confuse them. \u2014 Olivia Hosken, Town & Country , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"The incidents occurred in March, when a crew of four people, including a young woman as a decoy , entered the Women\u2019s Options Center at San Francisco General Hospital, Boudin\u2019s office said. \u2014 Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The Lions used Thompson, a prolific goal scorer, as a decoy in the second half, and blew open a tight game with a nine-goal run to start the half. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Toward the end of the show, based on an internet meme in which realistic items are sliced into and revealed to be cake, Julian chose to construct a mallard decoy duck. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But his most meaningful contributions might have come as a decoy on two trick-play touchdowns the Lions scored in their season-ending 37-30 win over the Packers. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Treats, decoy boxes and toys have been used, all for naught. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Because Higgins sprinted on his decoy route down the field, Burrow took a chance and threw Higgins the ball. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"But almost all of the undercover decoy officers were white, which made no sense if the mission was to impersonate and protect African Americans on the street. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 7 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Beckham\u2019s biggest contributions in Sunday\u2019s loss came when the football wasn\u2019t coming his way, working as a run blocker and decoy on many of his 58 snaps. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 17 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"As previously reported by Forbes, the U.S Navy is looking at ultra-short laser pulses which create glowing plasma in mid-air to decoy missiles away from aircraft. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 6 July 2021",
|
|
"Pilkington says that the military may test new spoofing or decoy techniques on unsuspecting pilots. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 25 June 2021",
|
|
"As part of the effort, GA-ASI integrated the Brite Cloud decoy with the Reaper. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 26 May 2021",
|
|
"The Whisperers catch on to the music decoy and destroy the sound system, forcing the survivors to kill the Whisperers one by one \u2014 the finale to the war season 10 was building up to. \u2014 Ashley Chervinski, refinery29.com , 28 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"The best way to kill these birds cleanly is to decoy them close and shoot them in the head. \u2014 Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream , 20 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"The most important aspect of decoying ducks and geese is location, says Zink. \u2014 Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life , 13 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"For us regular wingshots, the .410 is best limited to woodcock, rails, decoying doves, and squirrels under ideal conditions all at ranges of about 25 yards. \u2014 Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream , 18 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1648, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from Dutch de kooi , literally, the cage":"Noun and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u0113-\u02cck\u022fi",
|
|
"di-\u02c8k\u022fi"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decoy Verb lure , entice , inveigle , decoy , tempt , seduce mean to lead astray from one's true course. lure implies a drawing into danger, evil, or difficulty through attracting and deceiving. lured naive investors with get-rich-quick schemes entice suggests drawing by artful or adroit means. advertising designed to entice new customers inveigle implies enticing by cajoling or flattering. fund-raisers inveigling wealthy alumni decoy implies a luring into entrapment by artifice. attempting to decoy the enemy into an ambush tempt implies the presenting of an attraction so strong that it overcomes the restraints of conscience or better judgment. tempted by the offer of money seduce implies a leading astray by persuasion or false promises. seduced by assurances of assistance",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bait",
|
|
"lure"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072156",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"decrassify":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to free from what is crass":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"de- + crass + -i- + -fy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)d\u0113\u00a6kras\u0259\u02ccf\u012b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214044",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"decrater":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a machine for unloading bottles or cans from shipping cases \u2014 compare recrater":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"de- + crate + -er":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)d\u0113\u00a6kr\u0101t\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200825",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"decrease":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to grow progressively less (as in size, amount, number, or intensity)":[
|
|
"Yearly sales decreased by five percent.",
|
|
"His little remaining strength had been decreasing rapidly for two or three days preceding \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to decrease":[
|
|
"decrease the risk of heart disease",
|
|
"trying to decrease our use of fossil fuels"
|
|
],
|
|
": the process of growing progressively less (as in size, amount, number, or intensity) : the process of decreasing":[
|
|
"a decrease in productivity"
|
|
],
|
|
": an amount of diminution : reduction":[
|
|
"a decrease of 20,000",
|
|
"saw a 20% decrease in violent crime"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"di-\u02c8kr\u0113s",
|
|
"\u02c8d\u0113-\u02cckr\u0113s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abate",
|
|
"de-escalate",
|
|
"dent",
|
|
"deplete",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"downscale",
|
|
"downsize",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"dwindle",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"knock down",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"lower",
|
|
"reduce"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abatement",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"decrement",
|
|
"dent",
|
|
"depletion",
|
|
"depression",
|
|
"diminishment",
|
|
"diminution",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"drop-off",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"falloff",
|
|
"loss",
|
|
"reduction",
|
|
"shrinkage",
|
|
"step-down"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decrease Verb decrease , lessen , diminish , reduce , abate , dwindle mean to grow or make less. decrease suggests a progressive decline in size, amount, numbers, or intensity. slowly decreased the amount of pressure lessen suggests a decline in amount rather than in number. has been unable to lessen her debt diminish emphasizes a perceptible loss and implies its subtraction from a total. his visual acuity has diminished reduce implies a bringing down or lowering. you must reduce your caloric intake abate implies a reducing of something excessive or oppressive in force or amount. the storm abated dwindle implies progressive lessening and is applied to things growing visibly smaller. their provisions dwindled slowly",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Sales decreased by five percent this year.",
|
|
"The driver decreased her speed as she approached the curve.",
|
|
"These changes will decrease our expenses.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Studies report a recent decrease in traffic accidents.",
|
|
"Because of the injury, some decrease in mobility is to be expected.",
|
|
"a decrease of three dollars",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The price of those emissions must be high enough to motivate companies to buy new technologies that will decrease their pollution rates \u2014 technologies, in some cases, that are still on the drawing board. \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"If the price dropped below $1, traders were motivated to swap UST for Luna, which would decrease the amount of the former in circulation and drive up its price. \u2014 Matt Robinson, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"If the price dropped below $1, traders were motivated to swap UST for Luna, which would decrease the amount of the former in circulation and drive up its price. \u2014 Matt Robinson And Bloomberg, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The laptop industry has been on an unrelenting mission to decrease the size of screen bezels over the past few years, and that has, again, led to a larger display in a smaller body. \u2014 Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"And the amount of daily power continues to decrease due to dust accumulations on its solar panels over the last three and a half years. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"In line with what vaccine experts have previously established, Dr. Wright explains that vaccine antibodies decrease naturally over time, and lower amounts of this immunity often result in a longer breakthrough sickness. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"The only way costs can decrease is by installing a large number of CCS projects worldwide. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The White House projects Biden's budget would decrease the deficit by $1 trillion over the next 10 years; however, that's contingent on passage of the plan to increase taxes on billionaires. \u2014 Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The total includes a 22% decrease In the Northern Forest Zone, coming off a 49% increase in 2020. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"On the first Saturday in May, however, the map of Jonah\u2019s mind reveals a full 50 percent decrease in neurological volume associated with sleeping \u2014 and a one-third volume drop overall \u2014 since the Pathwaves sessions began. \u2014 Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Allentown, Pennsylvania had the largest decrease in overall active listings, falling 46.3% since last May. \u2014 Brenda Richardson, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Eating watermelon daily was associated with a decrease in subjects\u2019 body weight, body mass index, blood pressure, and waist circumference. \u2014 Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"That corresponds with a general decrease in crime across the country, including a 58% drop in youth arrests between 2010 and 2019, according to Justice Department estimates. \u2014 Dave Collins, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Elsewhere in Southern California, San Diego County posted a 6% week-over-week decrease in its case rate; Orange County, a 12% decline; Riverside County, a 19% drop; Ventura County, a 13% decline; and Santa Barbara County, a 21% drop. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"That corresponds with a general decrease in crime across the country, including a 58% drop in youth arrests between 2010 and 2019, according to Justice Department estimates. \u2014 Dave Collins, Hartford Courant , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"The decrease in the two-week average of daily Covid deaths in America as of Sunday afternoon. \u2014 NBC News , 2 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English decreessen , from Anglo-French decrestre , from Latin decrescere , from de- + crescere to grow \u2014 more at crescent":"Verb and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161255"
|
|
},
|
|
"decreasing cost":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a decline in the cost per unit or on the average following a rise in the scale of production":[
|
|
"an industry showing decreasing costs"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063620",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"decreasing function":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a function whose value decreases as the independent variable increases over a given range":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
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"Noun",
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"The President issued a decree making the day a national holiday.",
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"Their marriage was annulled by judicial decree .",
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"Verb",
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"The government decreed a national holiday.",
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"The change was decreed by the President.",
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"The City Council has decreed that all dogs must be kept on a leash.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The decree , which requires court approval, also includes measures for testing products and halting production in case of contamination. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 4 June 2022",
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"Even before Macron\u2019s decree , anger and frustration had festered in the foreign ministry\u2019s halls over cuts in funding, personnel and outsourcing. \u2014 Elaine Ganley, ajc , 2 June 2022",
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"The decree , which grants the government special powers by loosening arrest rules for as long as 30 days, follows a spike in gang violence that claimed 62 lives on Saturday alone, the Assembly said in a statement on its website. \u2014 Gabriela Mello, Bloomberg.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"The Kremlin decree , issued Saturday evening, set up a temporary procedure to allow Russian borrowers to pay foreign lenders from countries that have imposed sanctions on Russia. \u2014 Anna Hirtenstein And Alexander Osipovich, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2022",
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"This document clarifies certain questions raised in response to Pope Francis' July decree , Traditionis Custodes. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 19 Dec. 2021",
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"The gold and silver owned by the couple is mentioned in couple's divorce decree , dated Sept. 12, 2018, which was included in the investigative file. \u2014 Jeannie Roberts, Arkansas Online , 15 Dec. 2021",
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"The decree , for instance, mandates that, from now on, new priests must get Vatican approval in order to say the rite. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 July 2021",
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"In retribution, Bonaparte issued a decree that all British citizens in French territory over the age of 18 be held as prisoners of war\u2014including those living in Geneva, an independent city-state that Napoleon had annexed. \u2014 Claudia Kalb, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Apr. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"If the Fed can decree credit free as the simple in our midst routinely claim, why do Valley startups routinely hand over large equity positions to venture capitalists in return for cash",
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"As such, we, U.S. Citizens for Age Forgiveness Now!, are agitating for an executive order, to take effect on March 13th, which will officially decree that the past two years do not count toward the age of any American. \u2014 David Kamp, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"Finally, the bill would clarify that the vice president has no power to decree whether electors will be counted. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 11 Jan. 2022",
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"Swinney\u2019s 6-7 team in 2010 \u2014 his second season as Tigers head coach \u2014 led decision-makers to decree sweeping staff changes, leading to Napier\u2019s unceremonious ouster. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 28 Nov. 2021",
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"Unquestionably, we are getting rid of this stain and will decree so immediately. \u2014 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, National Review , 13 Oct. 2021",
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"Assuming central banks decree what market forces never would (a negative cost of capital), actual market actors will hoover up more and more of the savings repelled by central banks in a sense begging to be put out to pasture. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
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"So far, Taliban mullahs have yet to decree what shape and form art and culture will be permitted to exist in the new Afghanistan. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Sep. 2021",
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"Here, the State attempts to use religious criteria to decree to which secondary school parents may send their children simply because the parents receive generally available tuition assistance. \u2014 Sam Dorman, Fox News , 10 Sep. 2021"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French decr\u00e9 , from Latin decretum , from neuter of decretus , past participle of decernere to decide, from de- + cernere to sift, decide \u2014 more at certain":"Noun and Verb"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"each decrement in amount is limited to one third of the previous total",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Faced with out-of-bounds readings for the radar\u2019s hardware, each CDU began to issue radar increment and decrement interrupts to the guidance computer\u2014lots of interrupts. \u2014 Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica , 5 July 2019",
|
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"Although the marijuana brownies caused significant decrements in participants\u2019 attentiveness, physical coordination and ability to concentrate, only 11 percent of them ever had a THC blood level over the legal limit. \u2014 Keith Humphreys, The Cannabist , 31 May 2017"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"d\u0259\u0307\u02c8kr\u012b(\u0259)l",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"On Thursday, Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalize the use of marijuana and hemp. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Rhode Island lawmakers are weighing a proposal to decriminalize psilocybin this year, and in Colorado there\u2019s an effort to get statewide decriminalization on the ballot. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Rhode Island lawmakers are weighing a proposal to decriminalize psilocybin this year, and in Colorado there\u2019s an effort to get statewide decriminalization on the ballot. \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, chicagotribune.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Rhode Island lawmakers are weighing a proposal to decriminalize psilocybin this year, and in Colorado there\u2019s an effort to get statewide decriminalization on the ballot. \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, Hartford Courant , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Congress will vote on the MORE Act to decriminalize marijuana Friday. \u2014 Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Still, the Legislature has made no moves to decriminalize the drug over the course of Abbott\u2019s two terms in office. \u2014 Cayla Harris, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Thailand on Thursday became the first country in Asia to decriminalize cannabis \u2013 but tough penalties will still apply to those who use the drug to get high, according to the minister who spearheaded the change. \u2014 Heather Chen, CNN , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"After becoming the first Southeast Asian country to legalize medical cannabis in 2018, Thailand became the first Asian country to decriminalize cannabis with a THC level below 0.2% for personal use in January 2022. \u2014 Dario Sabaghi, Forbes , 23 May 2022"
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|
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|
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|
|
"-\u02c8krim-n\u0259l-",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"\u2014 William Blackstone"
|
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|
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|
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"decry the emphasis on sex",
|
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"\u2026 has decried the medical marijuana ballot initiative as being rife with loopholes.",
|
|
"\u2014 Dan Sweeney"
|
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|
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|
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|
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"In her article, she decries the pollution of the environment by manufacturers.",
|
|
"Violence on television is generally decried as harmful to children.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Since Russia's invasion, Beijing has come under considerable pressure to decry Russia's actions and join countries around the world in sanctioning Russia. \u2014 Simone Mccarthy And Yong Xiong, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And Republicans decry out-of-control spending, not pointing out that much of it is one-time in nature. \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"My instinct, though, is not to decry those differences as evidence of inauthenticity, but rather to chalk them up to a different cultural reality. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Activists will decry the shift as hippie-punching aimed at mollifying an unappeasable hard right, while moderates will blame the activists for continuing to tar the party's image with unpopular radical stances. \u2014 Noah Millman, The Week , 25 June 2021",
|
|
"Here\u2019s a timeline of a few notable moments when musicians from many different generations, genres, and backgrounds have waded into the debate to decry gun violence or advocate for stronger laws regarding the sale and ownership of guns. \u2014 Al Shipley, Billboard , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"At Ringling\u2019s final show in Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Alexander Lacey, 46, a big cat trainer, paused his act to decry the loss of wild performing animals. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Democrats continue to decry high gasoline prices and accuse oil companies of price gouging, but lawmakers should consider whether their policies restricting domestic energy production are to blame for soaring consumer prices. \u2014 Dan Eberhart, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Inside Kherson, people have taken to the streets to decry the Russian occupation. \u2014 Elena Becatoros And Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 May 2022"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decry decry , depreciate , disparage , belittle mean to express a low opinion of. decry implies open condemnation with intent to discredit. decried their defeatist attitude depreciate implies a representing as being of less value than commonly believed. critics depreciate his plays for being unabashedly sentimental disparage implies depreciation by indirect means such as slighting or invidious comparison. disparaged polo as a game for the rich belittle usually suggests a contemptuous or envious attitude. belittled the achievements of others",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"bad-mouth",
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
"cry down",
|
|
"denigrate",
|
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"deprecate",
|
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"depreciate",
|
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"derogate",
|
|
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|
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"dis",
|
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"diss",
|
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|
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|
|
"disparage",
|
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"kiss off",
|
|
"minimize",
|
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"play down",
|
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"poor-mouth",
|
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"put down",
|
|
"run down",
|
|
"talk down",
|
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"trash",
|
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"trash-talk",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"acclaim",
|
|
"applaud",
|
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"exalt",
|
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"extol",
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"\u2014 William Blackstone"
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],
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"decry the emphasis on sex",
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"\u2014 Dan Sweeney"
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"In her article, she decries the pollution of the environment by manufacturers.",
|
|
"Violence on television is generally decried as harmful to children.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Since Russia's invasion, Beijing has come under considerable pressure to decry Russia's actions and join countries around the world in sanctioning Russia. \u2014 Simone Mccarthy And Yong Xiong, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And Republicans decry out-of-control spending, not pointing out that much of it is one-time in nature. \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"My instinct, though, is not to decry those differences as evidence of inauthenticity, but rather to chalk them up to a different cultural reality. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Activists will decry the shift as hippie-punching aimed at mollifying an unappeasable hard right, while moderates will blame the activists for continuing to tar the party's image with unpopular radical stances. \u2014 Noah Millman, The Week , 25 June 2021",
|
|
"Here\u2019s a timeline of a few notable moments when musicians from many different generations, genres, and backgrounds have waded into the debate to decry gun violence or advocate for stronger laws regarding the sale and ownership of guns. \u2014 Al Shipley, Billboard , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"At Ringling\u2019s final show in Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Alexander Lacey, 46, a big cat trainer, paused his act to decry the loss of wild performing animals. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
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"Democrats continue to decry high gasoline prices and accuse oil companies of price gouging, but lawmakers should consider whether their policies restricting domestic energy production are to blame for soaring consumer prices. \u2014 Dan Eberhart, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
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"Inside Kherson, people have taken to the streets to decry the Russian occupation. \u2014 Elena Becatoros And Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from French d\u00e9crier \"to discredit, depreciate,\" going back to Middle French descrier (15th century), from des- de- + crier \"to cry entry 1 \"":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"di-\u02c8kr\u012b",
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"d\u0113-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decry decry , depreciate , disparage , belittle mean to express a low opinion of. decry implies open condemnation with intent to discredit. decried their defeatist attitude depreciate implies a representing as being of less value than commonly believed. critics depreciate his plays for being unabashedly sentimental disparage implies depreciation by indirect means such as slighting or invidious comparison. disparaged polo as a game for the rich belittle usually suggests a contemptuous or envious attitude. belittled the achievements of others",
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"synonyms":[
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"bad-mouth",
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"belittle",
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"cry down",
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"denigrate",
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"deprecate",
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"depreciate",
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"derogate",
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"diminish",
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"dis",
|
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"diss",
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"discount",
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"dismiss",
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"disparage",
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"kiss off",
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"minimize",
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"play down",
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"poor-mouth",
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"put down",
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"run down",
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"talk down",
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"trash",
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"trash-talk",
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"vilipend",
|
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"write off"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064654",
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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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"decrypt":{
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"antonyms":[
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"cipher",
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"code",
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"encipher",
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"encode",
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"encrypt"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": decode sense 1a":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"decrypting the Germans' code was one of the Allies' greatest triumphs",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Even if the data is encrypted, bad actors can store the data and decrypt it at a later time or hold it for ransom. \u2014 John Prisco, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
|
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"Deadbolt offered to provide a master key that would decrypt all victims\u2019 files for a much steeper 50 bitcoin, or roughly $1.8 million. \u2014 Lee Mathews, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Security researchers like Guerrero-Saade and Callow point out that hackers who create their own custom ransomware\u2014as the Cyber Partisans claim to have done in this case\u2014often make mistakes that allow their targets to decrypt their systems. \u2014 Andy Greenberg, Wired , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"Those responsible for introducing the software demand a ransom to unlock or decrypt the files. \u2014 Alex Mann, baltimoresun.com , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Europol claimed the keys had helped more than 1,400 companies decrypt their networks, saving them almost $550 million in potential losses. \u2014 Thomas Brewster, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
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"This has long been a challenge for researchers because the digital code used to encrypt a photograph has to be the same one used to decrypt it. \u2014 Harini Barath, Scientific American , 16 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Because of this communication dependency, if the key is communicated over a compromised or a non-secure channel, the keys can be intercepted and used to decrypt the message, making the best of the algorithms largely ineffective. \u2014 Konstantin Vilk, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
|
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"After that, both devices can decrypt the images, allowing the user to view files as normal color photographs. \u2014 Harini Barath, Scientific American , 16 Sep. 2021"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1935, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"de- + -crypt (in cryptanalysis , cryptogram ), perhaps after decipher":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8kript"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"break",
|
|
"crack",
|
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"decipher",
|
|
"decode"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214927",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"decision table":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a table that indicates a course of action to be taken for each value or combination of values of one or more variables or parameters":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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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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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143658"
|
|
},
|
|
"decretum":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": decree , ordinance":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u0259\u0307\u02c8kr\u0113t\u0259m",
|
|
"d\u0113\u02c8-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144027"
|
|
},
|
|
"decretory":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": relating to or fixed by a decree or decision":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8de-kr\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
|
|
"di-\u02c8kr\u0113-t\u0259r-\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1631, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145559"
|
|
},
|
|
"deckle edge":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the rough untrimmed edge of paper left by a deckle or produced artificially":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"If people don\u2019t know what a deckle edge is, this information doesn\u2019t help. \u2014 John Warner, chicagotribune.com , 16 Aug. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1874, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174426"
|
|
},
|
|
"deckle":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8de-k\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"German Deckel , literally, cover, from decken to cover, from Old High German decchen":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1816, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174526"
|
|
},
|
|
"decrepit":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age":[
|
|
"a decrepit old man"
|
|
],
|
|
": impaired by use or wear : worn-out":[
|
|
"a decrepit school bus"
|
|
],
|
|
": fallen into ruin or disrepair":[
|
|
"a decrepit industry"
|
|
],
|
|
": dilapidated , run-down":[
|
|
"an old, decrepit hotel"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"di-\u02c8kre-p\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for decrepit weak , feeble , frail , fragile , infirm , decrepit mean not strong enough to endure strain, pressure, or strenuous effort. weak applies to deficiency or inferiority in strength or power of any sort. felt weak after the surgery feeble suggests extreme weakness inviting pity or contempt. a feeble attempt to walk frail implies delicacy and slightness of constitution or structure. a frail teenager unable to enjoy sports fragile suggests frailty and brittleness unable to resist rough usage. a reclusive poet too fragile for the rigors of this world infirm suggests instability, unsoundness, and insecurity due to old age or crippling illness. infirm residents requiring constant care decrepit implies being worn-out or broken-down from long use or old age. the dowager's decrepit retainers",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"My decrepit car barely starts.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This new breed of craftspeople will also salvage suedes, repaint scuffed heels and, when necessary, swap out crumbling soles for new ones, all to bring decrepit , decades-old sneakers back from the brink of death. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"An enormous monument to the Communist Party in Bulgaria is now a decrepit ruin. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"In this case, this trend, which crops up every few years, seems to say that pristine shoes are on the outs and decrepit soles are in. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"North Korea rejected offers of vaccines before the current outbreak and its population is particularly vulnerable because of widespread malnutrition and the decrepit state of the medical system. \u2014 Alastair Gale, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Operation Mincemeat, based on Ben Macintyre\u2019s 2010 book, follows the twisting trail of the unwitting war hero Major William Martin, who began life as a decrepit body lingering in a morgue and now lives forever in espionage lore. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"So without much consideration about what\u2019s going to come of the rest of the kind of decrepit justice center campus, where the prosecutor\u2019s office and courtrooms and others are located so bad blood between these two have been brewing. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Some twenty years ago, the former monastery was in a decrepit state; today old pieces of olive processing equipment from stone basin to enormous wooden presses remain in public areas such as the restaurant. \u2014 John Oseid, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Yet between 1949 and 1963, when the shabby club closed, some of the most extraordinary jazz ever made was played within its decrepit walls. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin decrepitus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-181443"
|
|
},
|
|
"decision problem":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the problem of finding an effective method for deciding whether a given formula is true within the framework of the calculus to which it belongs":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184244"
|
|
},
|
|
"decreolization":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the process of evolving from a creole into a standard language or a variety of a standard language":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6d\u0113+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"de- + creolization":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201645"
|
|
},
|
|
"decrown":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": discrown":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)d\u0113+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205624"
|
|
},
|
|
"decretorial":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": decretory":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6d\u0113k-",
|
|
"-\u00a6t\u022fr-",
|
|
"\u00a6dekr\u0259\u0307\u00a6t\u014dr\u0113\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"decretory + -al":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213154"
|
|
},
|
|
"decrustation":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the removal of a crust":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6d\u0113kr\u0259\u00a6st\u0101sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin decrustat us (past participle of decrustare to remove the crust of, from Latin de from, away + crustare to cover with a shell, cover with a crust, from crusta crust) + English -ion":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213835"
|
|
},
|
|
"decretive":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having the force of a decree : decretory":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"di-\u02c8kr\u0113-tiv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1609, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214545"
|
|
},
|
|
"decidable":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"di-\u02c8s\u012b-d\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1594, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221925"
|
|
},
|
|
"decretist":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one specializing in the study of decretals : canonist":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u0113t\u0259\u0307-",
|
|
"-\u0113t\u0259\u0307st"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English decretiste , from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin decretista , from Latin decretum decree + -ista -ist":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231316"
|
|
},
|
|
"deck light":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a glass-covered opening in a deck":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232122"
|
|
},
|
|
"deck log":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a written chronological record of the important data and events of a voyage usually kept by the quartermaster and signed by the officer of the watch":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002720"
|
|
},
|
|
"deckman":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a worker who mixes ingredients for paper coatings":[],
|
|
": decker sense 4":[],
|
|
": a sawmill worker who operates a bull wheel that pulls cars of logs from pond to mill":[],
|
|
": a sawmill worker who rolls logs from deck to carriage and positions them for sawing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccman",
|
|
"\u02c8dekm\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"deck entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003642"
|
|
},
|
|
"deceive oneself into thinking":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to pretend in one's mind":[
|
|
"It's no use deceiving ourselves into thinking that everything will be fine."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022241"
|
|
},
|
|
"deciduous tooth":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a temporary tooth of a young mammal that in human dentition includes four incisors, two canines, and four molars in each jaw : baby tooth , milk tooth":[
|
|
"Occasionally, cats are born with duplicate or missing teeth, but the most common developmental problem is retained deciduous teeth \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Drew Weigner",
|
|
"Both sisters had severe dental caries as young children that necessitated the extraction of all deciduous teeth .",
|
|
"\u2014 Christine M. Laine et al."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"deck molding":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": the molded finish of the edge of a deck (as of a mansard roof) making the junction with the lower elements":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052733"
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"decide between":{
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"idiom"
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": to choose one of (two choices) : to make a choice between (two choices)":[
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"Voters must decide between the two candidates."
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"definitions":{
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": a paper-mill worker who operates a wet machine":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063409"
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},
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"declinature":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a plea denying jurisdiction":[],
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": declination sense 5":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-n\u0259ch\u0259(r)"
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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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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alteration (influenced by -ure ) of earlier declinatour , from declinatour , adjective, denying jurisdiction, from Middle English (Scots), modification of Medieval Latin declinatorius":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-065541"
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},
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"deck key":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a key for the lock in the deck of an automobile":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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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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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-074229"
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},
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"decibel":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a unit for expressing the ratio of two amounts of electric or acoustic signal power equal to 10 times the common logarithm of this ratio":[],
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": a unit for expressing the ratio of the magnitudes of two electric voltages or currents or analogous acoustic quantities equal to 20 times the common logarithm of the voltage or current ratio":[],
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": a unit for expressing the relative intensity of sounds on a scale from zero for the average least perceptible sound to about 130 for the average pain level":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccbel",
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"\u02c8des-\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"-b\u0259l",
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"\u02c8de-s\u0259-\u02ccbel"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"babel",
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"blare",
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"bluster",
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"bowwow",
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"brawl",
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"bruit",
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"cacophony",
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"chatter",
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"clamor",
|
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"clangor",
|
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"din",
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"discordance",
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"katzenjammer",
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"noise",
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"racket",
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"rattle",
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"roar"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
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"quiet",
|
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"silence",
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"silentness",
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"still",
|
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"stillness"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"a rock concert blasting music at 110 decibels",
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"the crowd decibels increased dramatically as the horses neared the finish line",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Tablecloths would warm things up and might bring down the decibel level. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"The decibel level soared when the Rangers scored first, on a goal from Kreider just one minute, 11 seconds into the game. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
|
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"Hundreds of thousands of golf fans descend upon the desert course daily during the tournament \u2014 a PGA Tour-record 216,000 in 2018 \u2014 creating decibel levels more suited for a football game. \u2014 John Marshall, ajc , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Not far behind is the 2013 Orange Out at CSU, where decibel levels in Moby were recorded as high as 125.6. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"But the decibel level rose, slowly at first, before building to a crescendo with a flurry of Arizona backdoor layups and three-pointers. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The two are conducting an affair with nonstop, high decibel shrieks, laughter, overly familiar conversations and behaviors and alcohol consumption. \u2014 Roxane Gay, New York Times , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The sheer size and number of empty factories testify to the high- decibel , high-employment economy that flourished when shifts ran around the clock, between World War II and the 1980s, before global competition increased dramatically. \u2014 John Schmid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Aug. 2021",
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"In the aftermath, high- decibel shouts, whoops and laughter echoed from the visitor\u2019s locker room into an adjacent media room. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary deci- + bel":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-074353"
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},
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"decrepitate":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": to roast or calcine (a substance, such as salt) so as to cause crackling or until crackling stops":[],
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": to become decrepitated":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"di-\u02c8krep-\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t",
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"di-\u02c8kre-p\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t"
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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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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"probably from New Latin *decrepitatus , past participle of *decrepitare , from Latin de- + crepitare to crackle \u2014 more at crepitate":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1646, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082943"
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},
|
|
"decapitate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to cut off the head of : behead":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"di-\u02c8ka-p\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t",
|
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"d\u0113-",
|
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"di-\u02c8kap-\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t",
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"-\u0259t-\u0259t",
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"-\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"behead",
|
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"guillotine",
|
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"head"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a particularly gruesome series of murders in which the victims were decapitated",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Compare that to Russia\u2019s initial goals\u2014to occupy Kyiv, decapitate the Ukrainian government, capture all of Donbas and Ukraine\u2019s Black Sea coast and destroy the Ukrainian armed forces. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"In a war marked by Russia\u2019s underperformance, by its inability to take Kyiv and its failed attempt to decapitate the Ukrainian leadership, control of the devastated metropolis amounts to a significant and horrific Kremlin victory. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"His warnings have been echoed by Western officials who say Putin intends to decapitate Ukraine's pro-western government and possibly replace it with a Moscow-friendly regime. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"When the plants are new and tiny, Yiesla said, it\u2019s enough to decapitate them with a hoe or cultivator that just skims the soil surface. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Their initial theory of victory was to decapitate the Ukrainian government, secure a land bridge to Crimea and then seize as much land as possible. \u2014 Peter Bergen, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Putin aims to decapitate Ukraine\u2019s government and install his own, according to Pentagon assessments. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Like many government officials across Ukraine, faced with the Russian attempt to decapitate the Ukrainian leadership or, failing that, to decimate the country, Haidai seemed to channel Zelensky\u2019s defiance. \u2014 The New Yorker , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Now that Russia has struck, U.S. officials warned again this week that Putin\u2019s goal was to decapitate the Ukrainian government. \u2014 Shane Harris, Ellen Francis And Robyn Dixon, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin decapitatus , past participle of decapitare , from Latin de- + capit-, caput head \u2014 more at head":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1611, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083216"
|
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},
|
|
"decision-making":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the act or process of deciding something especially with a group of people":[
|
|
"The project will require some difficult decision-making .",
|
|
"All members of the organization have a role in decision-making .",
|
|
"\u2014 often used before another noun the company's decision-making process"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-085916"
|
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},
|
|
"deciare":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a metric unit of area equal to 10 square meters or 11.96 square yards":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8des\u0113+\u02cc-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French d\u00e9ciare , from d\u00e9ci- deci- + are":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-095724"
|
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},
|
|
"deceptive cadence":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a musical cadence in which the dominant resolves to a harmony other than the tonic (see tonic entry 2 sense 2 )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1757, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101928"
|
|
},
|
|
"deceiver":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to cause to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid":[
|
|
"deceiving customers about the condition of the cars",
|
|
"bluffing at poker in order to deceive the other players"
|
|
],
|
|
": ensnare":[
|
|
"\u2026 he it was whose guile \u2026 deceived the mother of mankind \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 John Milton"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be false to":[
|
|
"You have deceived our trust \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
|
|
],
|
|
": to fail to fulfill":[
|
|
"\u2026 nor are my hopes deceived .",
|
|
"\u2014 John Dryden"
|
|
],
|
|
": to while away":[
|
|
"These occupations oftentimes deceived the listless hour \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 William Wordsworth"
|
|
],
|
|
": cheat":[
|
|
"\u2026 deceived me of a good sum of money \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 William Oldys"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"di-\u02c8s\u0113v"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bamboozle",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"bluff",
|
|
"buffalo",
|
|
"burn",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"con",
|
|
"cozen",
|
|
"delude",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"fake out",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"gaff",
|
|
"gammon",
|
|
"gull",
|
|
"have",
|
|
"have on",
|
|
"hoax",
|
|
"hoodwink",
|
|
"hornswoggle",
|
|
"humbug",
|
|
"juggle",
|
|
"misguide",
|
|
"misinform",
|
|
"mislead",
|
|
"snooker",
|
|
"snow",
|
|
"spoof",
|
|
"string along",
|
|
"sucker",
|
|
"suck in",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"trick"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"undeceive"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for deceive deceive , mislead , delude , beguile mean to lead astray or frustrate usually by underhandedness. deceive implies imposing a false idea or belief that causes ignorance, bewilderment, or helplessness. tried to deceive me about the cost mislead implies a leading astray that may or may not be intentional. I was misled by the confusing sign delude implies deceiving so thoroughly as to obscure the truth. we were deluded into thinking we were safe beguile stresses the use of charm and persuasion in deceiving. was beguiled by false promises",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Her parents punished her for trying to deceive them.",
|
|
"He was accused of deceiving the customer about the condition of the car.",
|
|
"People who think they can eat whatever they want without harming their health are deceiving themselves.",
|
|
"Remember that appearances can deceive \u2014just because something looks good doesn't mean it is good.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In many cases, people are eager to deceive themselves into thinking the bots are real. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Be aware that smart contracts can be designed to be intentionally deceptive with an intent to deceive people for the theft of tokens. \u2014 Jd Morris, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"After investigating this matter for a couple of weeks, Bealer said this week that there, that there is no way to determine whether Buddhists intentionally tried to deceive counsel. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Moore then hid evidence, left the area and then tried to deceive police about his identity, Lancaster said. \u2014 John Lynch, Arkansas Online , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"While some of these posts are from valid media outlets, many can be considered misinformation\u2014inaccurate information passed as fact in order to deceive . \u2014 Vikram Mittal, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"According to the Associated Press, prosecutors alleged that Pam had attempted to deceive others with the same lie. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, overconfidence and other forms of self-deception enable us to better deceive others. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And while our capacity to accurately judge trust improved with time, our tendency to deceive others improved in turn, resulting in a never-ending cat and mouse game. \u2014 Tomas Chamorro-premuzic, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French deceivre , from Latin decipere , from de- + capere to take \u2014 more at heave entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-103825"
|
|
},
|
|
"decumary":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a woody vine ( Decumaria barbata ) of the southeastern U.S. with white flowers in compound terminal clusters":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Decumaria":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115557"
|
|
},
|
|
"Decian":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to the Roman emperor Decius who persecuted the Christians":[
|
|
"the Decian persecution"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u0113sh(\u0113)\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Deci us \u2020 a.d. 251 Roman emperor + English -an":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115653"
|
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},
|
|
"decimal place":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the position of a digit as counted to the right of the decimal point in a decimal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The highest and lowest scores for each run or trick are dropped, and the remaining three scores are averaged to one decimal place resulting in the final score. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 July 2021",
|
|
"The team measured the constant\u2019s value to the 11th decimal place , reporting that \u03b1 = 1/137.03599920611. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 2 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"High-tech for that time, the scoreboard was programmed to light up three digits \u2014 with a decimal place affixed after the first number. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, Star Tribune , 8 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"If space is a true continuum, then to describe even something as simple as the distance between two points requires an infinite amount of information, specified by a number with infinitely many decimal places . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 30 June 2016",
|
|
"Of course, the actual number continues to an infinite number of decimal places : 3.14159265359 \u2026 and so on, forever. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 13 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Her overdose happened when the supplier of liquid LSD made a decimal place error when preparing individual hits diluted in glasses of water, making them 1,000 mcg per glass instead of 100mcg. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 27 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"By 2016, Poland and Simmons-Duffin had calculated the two main critical exponents of the theory out to six decimal places . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 23 Feb. 2017",
|
|
"Thus, 4 percent of space missions, give or take some decimal places , have actually gone to deep space, and the difference between near-Earth space and deep space are stark. \u2014 John Wenz, Popular Mechanics , 23 Oct. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1706, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134029"
|
|
},
|
|
"decrepitness":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
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"decap":{
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"definitions":{},
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"(\u02c8)d\u0113\u00a6kap"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140644"
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"decisionism":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a system of legal philosophy based on the belief that right is what the legislature has determined it to be":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"-zh\u0259\u02ccniz\u0259m"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-142056"
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"definitions":{
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": a speed-change area or lane consisting of added pavement at the edge of through-traffic lanes to permit drivers to diverge from the through-traffic flow without reducing speed until after the diverging maneuver is completed \u2014 compare acceleration lane":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-142127"
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"decimal point":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a period, centered dot, or in some countries a comma at the left of a proper decimal fraction (such as .678) or between the parts of a mixed number (such as 3.678) expressed by a whole number and a decimal fraction":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Two weeks ago, in the first round of the Presidential election, Jean-Luc M\u00e9lenchon, the far-left candidate, received, almost to the decimal point , the same twenty-plus per cent of the vote that the Communist Party once did. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"That $399 \u2014 no decimal point \u2014 is part of a bid by the brand to cultivate a hipper image and attract younger drinkers. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"Or on the micro-level, someone accidentally sold a Bored Ape NFT for $3,000 instead of $300,000 because of a misplaced decimal point . \u2014 Gary Drenik, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
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"The reason for the expensive blunder: a misplaced decimal point . \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 14 Dec. 2021",
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"Jones, however, doesn\u2019t prefer to talk numbers, whether it\u2019s regarding his stats or the numbers of zeroes on the left side of the decimal point on his next contract. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 16 Sep. 2021",
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"That could mean probing the Universe to greater precision, where every decimal point in your measurement counts. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
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"With measurements, performance, and pricing that are within a decimal point or two of the competition, the GV70 stands out with a dazzling sense of style and a fastidious attention to the details that define luxury. \u2014 Derek Powell, Car and Driver , 3 Aug. 2021",
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"It\u2019s the kind of growth that adds zeroes on the left-hand side of the decimal point . \u2014 Chris Carosa, Forbes , 22 May 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1771, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-155358"
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},
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"decapod":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adjective or noun",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of an order (Decapoda) of crustaceans (such as shrimp, lobsters, and crabs) with five pairs of thoracic appendages one or more of which are modified into pincers, with stalked eyes, and with the head and thorax fused into a cephalothorax and covered by a carapace":[],
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": any of the cephalopod mollusks (orders Sepioidea and Teuthoidea) with 10 arms including cuttlefishes, squids, and related forms":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8de-k\u0259-\u02ccp\u00e4d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But the survivors of this catastrophe\u2014including decapods \u2014thrived in the aftermath. \u2014 National Geographic , 24 Apr. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin Decapoda , from deca- + -poda -pod":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-160059"
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},
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"decrepitated":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to roast or calcine (a substance, such as salt) so as to cause crackling or until crackling stops":[],
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": to become decrepitated":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"di-\u02c8krep-\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t",
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"di-\u02c8kre-p\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t"
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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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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably from New Latin *decrepitatus , past participle of *decrepitare , from Latin de- + crepitare to crackle \u2014 more at crepitate":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1646, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-164758"
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},
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"decerebellate":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun,"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": deprived of the cerebellum":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6d\u0113\u02ccser\u0259\u02c8bel\u0259\u0307t"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"decerebellate from de- + cerebell- + -ate , adjective suffix; decerebellated from de- + cerebell- + -ate , verb suffix + -ed":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-165838"
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},
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"declinatory plea":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"translation of Medieval Latin declinatoria exceptio":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170350"
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},
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"deck tennis":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a game in which players toss a ring or quoit back and forth over a net":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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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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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from its being played on the decks of ocean liners":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181204"
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},
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"declarer":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"di-\u02c8kler-\u0259r"
|
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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 declarer merely wants to set a marker for everyone to see. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
|
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"When declarer repeated the finesse, West won and shifted to the jack of clubs, and South ended up down three. \u2014 Frank Stewart, The Mercury News , 21 Sep. 2019",
|
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"In a penny game, Louie was declarer at four spades, and West led a trump. \u2014 Frank Stewart, The Mercury News , 25 Sep. 2019",
|
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"In today\u2019s deal, South became declarer at a routine-looking four spades, and West led a heart. \u2014 Frank Stewart, The Mercury News , 20 Sep. 2019",
|
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"This week\u2019s deals have focused on proper timing by declarer . \u2014 Frank Stewart, The Mercury News , 9 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"West takes the queen and leads another diamond, and declarer wins and takes the ace of hearts. \u2014 Frank Stewart, The Mercury News , 27 June 2019",
|
|
"Former world champion Peter Weichsel was declarer in today\u2019s deal (reported by Barry Rigal) in the Platinum Pairs. \u2014 Frank Stewart, The Mercury News , 10 June 2019",
|
|
"Nobody could blame South for playing the ten, but West won with the jack and returned a diamond for East to take the king and ace (as declarer turned purple). \u2014 Frank Stewart, The Mercury News , 1 Jan. 2017"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184933"
|
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},
|
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"declare (one's) independence":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to say that one no longer accepts the rule of another":[
|
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"The country declared (its) independence .",
|
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"teenagers eager to declare their independence"
|
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]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192502"
|
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},
|
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"decompression sickness":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sometimes fatal condition that is caused by the release of gas bubbles typically of nitrogen as it leaves its dissolved form throughout the body upon a rapid decrease in barometric pressure (such as that experienced by the rapid ascent of a diver from a deep dive or the rapid ascent of a pilot to high altitudes in a poorly pressurized aircraft) and that is marked chiefly by joint pain which may be accompanied in mild forms by fatigue and itching or burning of the skin and in more severe forms by shortness of breath, chest pain, paralysis, and confusion":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The salvage work ended that summer, however, after one diver died and two others were paralyzed from decompression sickness . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Several medical conditions like severe anemia, decompression sickness and burns are treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy, which aims to promote healing within the body. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Includes inflating tubes to prevent ebullism, which is similar to decompression sickness . \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Because of Tahoe\u2019s altitude, diving below 25 feet introduces greater risk of divers succumbing to decompression sickness . \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 May 2021",
|
|
"Scores of fishermen have died from decompression sickness in the past three decades, according to estimates by local fishermen and community leaders. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"On surfacing, after a three-minute safety stop 15-feet below the surface to ensure nitrogen is released from the bloodstream safely to avoid decompression sickness , divers wait by their float as Capt. \u2014 John Christopher Fine, sun-sentinel.com , 31 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The release said a 22-year-old man who suffered shortness of breath in the dive was flown to Seattle to be treated with hyperbaric oxygen, a therapy for decompression sickness . \u2014 NBC News , 3 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"This allows aquanauts to easily slip out and conduct underwater research using saturation diving\u2014a technique that reduces the risk of decompression sickness . \u2014 Elissaveta M. Brandon, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Aug. 2020"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195004"
|
|
},
|
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"deci-":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"combining form",
|
|
"prefix"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": one tenth part of":[
|
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"deci meter"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French d\u00e9ci- , from Latin decimus tenth, from decem ten \u2014 more at ten":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202402"
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},
|
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"decide against":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to decide not to do something":[
|
|
"I decided against telling her."
|
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],
|
|
": to find (someone) guilty in a court of law":[
|
|
"The jury decided against the defendant."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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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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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213803"
|
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},
|
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"decerebrate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": caused by or as if by elimination of cerebral brain function : characteristic of decerebration":[
|
|
"decerebrate rigidity"
|
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],
|
|
": having the cerebrum removed or made inactive":[
|
|
"decerebrate lab animals"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8ser-\u0259-br\u0259t",
|
|
"(\u02c8)d\u0113-\u02c8ser-\u0259-br\u0259t",
|
|
"-\u02ccbr\u0101t; \u02ccd\u0113-s\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113-br\u0259t",
|
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"-\u02ccbr\u0101t",
|
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"(\u02cc)d\u0113-\u02c8ser-\u0259-\u02ccbr\u0101t"
|
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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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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
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"circa 1900, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214623"
|
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},
|
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"decrepitude":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being decrepit":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"di-\u02c8kre-p\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd",
|
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"-\u02ccty\u00fcd"
|
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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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"The house has fallen into decrepitude .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"An heirloom object, a functional investment, or just a sign of one\u2019s own decrepitude . \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Another important reason for the growing ranks of senior athletes is a shift in the mindset of older Americans, who no longer see aging as a sadly inevitable slide into decline and decrepitude . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Both the rise of a violently xenophobic, anti-immigrant Republican Party and the increasingly obvious material and political decrepitude of the U.S. will surely cause immigration to fall more in the future. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 29 Nov. 2021",
|
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"That The Little Mermaid\u2019s Ursula is based on the iconic drag queen Divine, and that Hollywood often uses British accents and effeminate mannerisms in men like Robin Hood\u2019s King John to signal moral decrepitude . \u2014 Carolyn Wells, Longreads , 13 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"County Council took several steps recent years to address the shortcomings that prosecutors said allowed Mills to run the jail into decrepitude . \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 18 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The former president and his four years in the Casa Rosada are the root cause of every evil, from economic decrepitude to the institutional weakness caused by corruption and a crooked Judiciary. \u2014 Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes , 12 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The modes of loss that Shyamalan dramatizes range from the confusion of sudden adolescence and the anguish of onrushing decrepitude and death to the merely uncanny sense that unexpected pleasures are too good to be true. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 22 July 2021",
|
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"Her somewhat sad and depressive life is rendered with fine touches, the decrepitude of the home standing in for her current condition. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 July 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1603, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220111"
|
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},
|
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"decanter":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u0113-",
|
|
"di-\u02c8kan-t\u0259r"
|
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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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"The waiter served us wine from an elegant decanter .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The bottle design is an unconventional spin on the familiar, a blue ceramic decanter with a natural cork that is meant to create a one-of-a-kind acoustic note when removed. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The sleek bottle takes its inspiration from a vintage decanter that caught Feig\u2019s eye in a second-hand shop, and the formulation is the product of meticulous testing and tweaking. \u2014 Bridget Arsenault, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
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"From a personalized whiskey decanter to a beard grooming kit to a mini waffle maker, the best birthday gift for the man in your life is out there (and yes, there are plenty of gift ideas under $20 that are sure to make his day, too). \u2014 Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Give the wine time to breathe (or, if short on time, speed the process with a decanter ). \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Just as impressive is the unique decanter the scotch comes in. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Indentations on each side of the decanter allow it to be held sturdily when the whisky is being poured. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Look no further than this sleek, modern decanter by Tom Dixon. \u2014 Amanda Lauren, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Tucked inside the library on your right is the reception area \u2014 complete with bookshelves, cozy chairs, and a whiskey decanter . \u2014 Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure , 21 Oct. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1708, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222128"
|
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},
|
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"decremeter":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an instrument for measuring the logarithmic decrement of electromagnetic waves":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8dekr\u0259\u02ccm\u0113t\u0259(r)",
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"d\u0259\u0307\u02c8krem\u0259t\u0259-"
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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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"history_and_etymology":{
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"decre ment + -meter":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222246"
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},
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"decker":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": something having a specified number of decks , levels, floors, or layers":[
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"\u2014 used in combination many of the city's buses are double- deckers"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8de-k\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This is hard to answer, because the definitions vary between western trains (double- decker Superliners) and eastern trains (Viewliners), and even depend in some cases on when the train was manufactured. \u2014 Erika Mailman, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
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"His business, Rachel & Rose, serves up local coffee, wine and craft beer out of a double- decker bus Maestas imported from London and painstakingly converted into a mobile bar and caf\u00e9. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 June 2022",
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"CNN Travel's Francesca Street visited the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany, this week and was the first journalist to try out a new double- decker airplane seat prototype, which has since gone viral. \u2014 Maureen O'hare, CNN , 18 June 2022",
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"Activists started blocking the paths of double- decker shuttles run by Google, Facebook, and other companies, which picked up tech workers at public bus stops. \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
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"In a statement, police said the four victims of Saturday\u2019s predawn fire at a triple- decker located at 2 Gage St. included three adult residents of the address and a man who lived at a different Worcester address. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
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"The inner dial is made in three layers \u2013 a triple- decker sandwich. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"It\u2019s as if Egan compressed a big 19th-century triple- decker novel onto a flash drive. \u2014 Jennifer Egan, New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"It\u2019s May 24, and the Elizabeth Line, the most exciting thing to hit Transport for London since the double- decker bus, opens today. \u2014 Will Hawkes, Washington Post , 17 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1762, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231812"
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},
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"decimal notation":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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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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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232401"
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},
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"deck watch":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the officer of the deck's watch":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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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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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005153"
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},
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"declinatory":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": containing or involving a declination":[
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"a declinatory motion"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02cct\u022fr-",
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"-ri",
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"d\u0113\u02c8-",
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"d\u0259\u0307\u02c8kl\u012bn\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113"
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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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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Medieval Latin declinatorius denying jurisdiction, from Latin declinatus + -orius -ory":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014250"
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},
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"decalcomania":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the art or process of transferring pictures and designs from specially prepared paper (as to glass)":[],
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": decal":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"di-\u02cckal-k\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259"
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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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"To bring her surrealist works to life, British artist Ithell Colquhoun employed techniques ranging from fumage to decalcomania , entopic graphomania and parsemage. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian , 17 July 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French d\u00e9calcomanie , from d\u00e9calquer to copy by tracing (from d\u00e9- de- + calquer to trace, from Italian calcare , literally, to tread, from Latin) + manie mania, from Late Latin mania \u2014 more at caulk":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014622"
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},
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"decretalist":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": decretist":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u1d4al\u0259\u0307st"
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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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"history_and_etymology":{
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"decretal entry 1 + -ist":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022133"
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},
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"decelerometer":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an instrument for measuring the rate of change of speed of a moving vehicle during deceleration":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02cc)d\u0113\u02ccsel\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4m\u0259t\u0259(r)"
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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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"history_and_etymology":{
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"deceler ation + -o- + -meter":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025107"
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}
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} |