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{
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"dusk":{
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"antonyms":[
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"black out",
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"blacken",
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"close in",
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"darken"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": darkness or semidarkness caused by the shutting out of light":[],
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": dusky":[
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"beginning to grow dusk outside"
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],
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": the darker part of twilight especially at night":[
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"The park closes at dusk ."
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],
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": to become dark":[
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"the dusking room"
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],
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": to make dark or gloomy":[
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"a gray light dusked the room",
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"\u2014 William Sansom",
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"\u2026 his \u2026 formality dusked by the saturnine mood of ill health.",
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"\u2014 Herman Melville"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"under a dusk sky, the campers wearily bedded down for the night",
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"Verb",
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"the grief-stricken woman continued to sit in the dusking room until she was completely enveloped in darkness",
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"Noun",
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"The park closes at dusk .",
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"we stopped playing at dusk , since it was getting too dark to see the ball",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Mylar space blankets draped across their shoulders glistened a surreal golden hue as the vessel\u2019s blinding strobe lights illuminated the post- dusk spectacle. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Dec. 2021",
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"Forgive me for skipping dinner, but my pre- dusk meals were simply not going to be outshone. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 22 Aug. 2021",
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"The park is open 8 a.m. to dusk year-round, while the information and gift center is open 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. now through Thanksgiving and vary with the season. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Mar. 2020",
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"Waiting to hear After dusk Wednesday, buses began to arrive at the plant to return some of the immigrants after processing. \u2014 Author: Jenny Jarvie, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Aug. 2019",
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"On July 4, Elitch Gardens will offer a dusk fireworks display visible from the surrounding areas, and The Denver Outlaws game at Mile High Stadium (against the Boston Cannons) on July 4 will also be followed by fireworks. \u2014 John Wenzel, The Know , 24 June 2019",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Watching the balloons go up Friday evening, early Saturday morning, and the balloon glow ascensions on both Friday and Saturday nights at dusk provide a varied, stunning experience. \u2014 Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
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"Grand Tourists\u2014an audience mostly consisting of the brand\u2019s community and clients sat as dusk fell over the Grand Canal to watch the spectacle unfold. \u2014 Liam Hes, Vogue , 8 Sep. 2021",
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"And then, as dusk fell over metropolitan Atlanta on Tuesday evening, Long launched himself on what authorities say was a premeditated trail of terror. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2021",
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"Boerner Botanical Gardens: Formal themed and trial garden open daily 8 a.m. to dusk . \u2014 Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
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"Allison Einerson, the group\u2019s executive director, noted that UFC will be overseeing the Liberty Park Farmers Market, which starts on June 16 and is open Thursday nights from 4 p.m. to dusk . \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
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"Weather computer models are in agreement that a strong line of storms will push through eastern Nebraska and South Dakota around dinner time, advancing eastward across Minnesota just after dusk . \u2014 Derek Van Dam, CNN , 12 May 2022",
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"Day had softened to dusk then night for the next act Friday, Waxahatchee. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 14 May 2022",
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"With communal prayers, sweet treats and large family gatherings, Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the feast marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, when the faithful fast from dawn to dusk . \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"1622, 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 dosk , alteration of Old English dox ; akin to Latin fuscus dark brown, Old English dunn dun, d\u016bst dust":"Adjective, Verb, and Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u0259sk"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"black",
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"caliginous",
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"dark",
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"darkened",
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"darkish",
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"darkling",
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"darksome",
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"dim",
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"dimmed",
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"dusky",
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"gloomy",
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"lightless",
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"murky",
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"obscure",
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"obscured",
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"pitch-black",
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"pitch-dark",
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"pitchy",
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"rayless",
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"somber",
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"sombre",
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"stygian",
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"tenebrific",
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"tenebrous",
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"unlit"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235929",
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"type":[
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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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"duskiness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bright",
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"brightened",
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"brilliant",
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"illuminated",
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"illumined",
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"light",
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"lit",
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"lighted",
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"lightsome",
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"lucent",
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"lucid",
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"luminous"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": marked by slight or deficient light : shadowy":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"in the dusky depths of the dungeon",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Many showed up with red balloons that the crowd later released into the dusky Atlanta sky as Trouble\u2019s 2015 hit Ready blared over loudspeakers in the park. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 10 June 2022",
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"The palace announcement said the queen is wearing a coat and dress in a dusky dove-blue fabric of wool Charmelaine embellished with pearl and diamante trim around the neckline and cascading down the front of the coat. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
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"Large fish\u2014goldblotch, dogtooth and dusky groupers\u2014swam past. \u2014 Tony Perrottet, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
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"Locals are encouraged to report dusky langur sightings, including any signs of distress or road accidents, through LPP\u2019s social media channels. \u2014 Charukesi Ramadurai, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"Aim\u00e9e Osbourne, who makes dusky electropop music under the name ARO and is Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne\u2019s eldest daughter, escaped a deadly fire that claimed one life at a Hollywood recording studio Thursday night. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
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"Yet in a parking lot in front of the bar where my parents met in Shoshone, California, there is a nine-foot stalk rising from a massive dusky violet agave. \u2014 Claire Vaye Watkins, Outside Online , 15 May 2017",
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"As a Penang local, Ms. Yap considers dusky langurs an important part of her natural heritage. \u2014 Charukesi Ramadurai, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"His amalgamated city churns with dangerous allure, a bracing mural of fluorescent orange and dusky purple. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 28 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1558, 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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"\u02c8d\u0259-sk\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"black",
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"caliginous",
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"dark",
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"darkened",
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"darkish",
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"darkling",
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"darksome",
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"dim",
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"dimmed",
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"dusk",
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"gloomy",
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"lightless",
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"murky",
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"obscure",
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"obscured",
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"pitch-black",
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"pitch-dark",
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"pitchy",
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"rayless",
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"somber",
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"sombre",
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"stygian",
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"tenebrific",
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"tenebrous",
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"unlit"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033731",
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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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"dusky":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bright",
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"brightened",
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"brilliant",
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"illuminated",
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"illumined",
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"light",
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"lit",
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"lighted",
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"lightsome",
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"lucent",
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"lucid",
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"luminous"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": marked by slight or deficient light : shadowy":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"in the dusky depths of the dungeon",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Many showed up with red balloons that the crowd later released into the dusky Atlanta sky as Trouble\u2019s 2015 hit Ready blared over loudspeakers in the park. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 10 June 2022",
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"The palace announcement said the queen is wearing a coat and dress in a dusky dove-blue fabric of wool Charmelaine embellished with pearl and diamante trim around the neckline and cascading down the front of the coat. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
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"Large fish\u2014goldblotch, dogtooth and dusky groupers\u2014swam past. \u2014 Tony Perrottet, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
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"Locals are encouraged to report dusky langur sightings, including any signs of distress or road accidents, through LPP\u2019s social media channels. \u2014 Charukesi Ramadurai, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"Aim\u00e9e Osbourne, who makes dusky electropop music under the name ARO and is Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne\u2019s eldest daughter, escaped a deadly fire that claimed one life at a Hollywood recording studio Thursday night. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
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"Yet in a parking lot in front of the bar where my parents met in Shoshone, California, there is a nine-foot stalk rising from a massive dusky violet agave. \u2014 Claire Vaye Watkins, Outside Online , 15 May 2017",
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"As a Penang local, Ms. Yap considers dusky langurs an important part of her natural heritage. \u2014 Charukesi Ramadurai, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"His amalgamated city churns with dangerous allure, a bracing mural of fluorescent orange and dusky purple. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 28 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1558, 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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"\u02c8d\u0259-sk\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"black",
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"caliginous",
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"dark",
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"darkened",
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"darkish",
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"darkling",
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"darksome",
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"dim",
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"dimmed",
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"dusk",
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"gloomy",
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"lightless",
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"murky",
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"obscure",
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"obscured",
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"pitch-black",
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"pitch-dark",
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"pitchy",
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"rayless",
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"somber",
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"sombre",
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"stygian",
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"tenebrific",
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"tenebrous",
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"unlit"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191753",
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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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"dust":{
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"antonyms":[
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"annihilate",
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"blow away",
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"bomb",
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"bury",
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"clobber",
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"cream",
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"drub",
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"flatten",
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"paste",
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"rout",
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"shellac",
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"skin",
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"skunk",
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"smoke",
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"smother",
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"snow under",
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"thrash",
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"trim",
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"tromp",
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"trounce",
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"wallop",
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"wax",
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"whip",
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"whomp",
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"whop",
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"whap",
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"whup"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a cloud of dust":[],
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": a single particle (as of earth)":[],
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": a state of humiliation":[],
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": confusion , disturbance":[],
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": fine particles of matter (as of earth)":[],
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": refuse ready for collection":[],
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": something worthless":[],
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": the earth especially as a place of burial":[],
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": the particles into which something disintegrates":[],
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": the surface of the ground":[],
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": to defeat badly (as in a race)":[],
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": to give off dust":[],
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": to make dusty":[],
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": to make free of dust":[
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"dust the living room"
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],
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": to remove dust":[],
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": to sprinkle in the form of dust":[],
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": to sprinkle with fine particles":[
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"a cake dusted with sugar"
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],
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": to throw a fastball close to (a batter) : brush back":[
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"\u2014 often used with off"
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],
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": to work dust into the feathers":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The floor was covered with dust .",
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"You can see the dust particles floating through the air.",
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"There is not a speck of dust in that house.",
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"As the car sped down the dirt road, it left a cloud of dust behind.",
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"He wiped the chalk dust off his hands.",
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"Verb",
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"I dust at least once a week.",
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"Dust the pan with flour.",
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"The crops will be dusted with pesticide.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"After removing the dust from your dashboard, use disinfecting wipes to kill germs and bacteria living on your dash. \u2014 Hearst Autos Research, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
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"Earwax is made by glands in the outer part of the ear canal to help protect your ears from dust , germs, excessive water, and other questionable substances, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 24 June 2022",
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"Using extra small zippers and Velcro coverings, this protector is designed to keep pesky bed bugs or dust mites out of your bed. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
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"Wind shear, dry air and Saharan dust have worked to keep disturbances in check through the early part of hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
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"Davies\u2019s game begins with an image of a bustling urban street, with red dust spilling out from the sidewalks onto the pavement. \u2014 Max Norman, The New Yorker , 24 June 2022",
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"The process of spinning dust eventually accumulating and becoming a star has only been observed for small stars\u2014ones closer to the mass of our sun. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
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"Boots stormed into the living room, dust falling though the floorboards onto the Tzigel family. \u2014 Ben Foster, Variety , 23 June 2022",
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"His says the team works in dust , dirt, cold and heat. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Addison is four inches shorter, nearly 50 pounds lighter and a near-unstoppable deep threat who might dust London in a foot race. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
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"Be sure to regularly dust the plant's leaves with a damp cloth to improve its ability to photosynthesize. \u2014 Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"The child on the street who saw me drop my cookie, pick it up, inspect it, dust it off, and eat it. \u2014 Jason Adam Katzenstein, The New Yorker , 18 May 2022",
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"The man asked whether Shinn would be willing every day to empty all the trash cans, dust the erasers and put sodas in the vending machines. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 9 Apr. 2022",
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"Give yourself five minutes to complain, but then dust yourself off and get back up! \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
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"But no one had thought to dip ladyfingers in espresso; layer them in a baking dish; douse them with a mixture of mascarpone, egg yolks, cream, and sugar; dust the dish with cocoa powder; chill and serve. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"Her melancholy tone intrigues Sven just enough to dust a little funk off his shoulders and go solve the mystery of his widow texter \u2013 and Clara has no idea what awaits. \u2014 Usa Today Staff, USA TODAY , 29 Jan. 2022",
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"Besides, the Steelers would have to dust themselves off from the beatdown by Kansas City and regroup for their biggest game of the season. \u2014 cleveland , 26 Dec. 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":"Verb",
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"before the 12th 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 Old English d\u016bst ; akin to Old High German tunst storm, and probably to Latin fumus smoke \u2014 more at fume":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u0259st"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"chaff",
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"deadwood",
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"debris",
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"dreck",
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"drek",
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"dross",
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"effluvium",
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"effluvia",
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"garbage",
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"junk",
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"litter",
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"offal",
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"offscouring",
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"raffle",
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"refuse",
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"riffraff",
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"rubbish",
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"scrap",
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"spilth",
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"trash",
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"truck",
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"waste"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075220",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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]
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"dustup":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": row , fight":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He had a dustup with a guy in the bar.",
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"he came home with a black eye from the dustup at the bar",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Jaylen Brown had no problem going right at Green, hitting some tough shots over him following their dustup in Game 2. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
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"Little will be mentioned, or perhaps remembered, about Sunday night besides the Smith-Rock dustup . \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"The dustup comes as recent polls have shown growing frustration with Biden's handling of Ukraine, even while most Americans favor specific steps the president has taken. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"There was the in-game dustup between Butler and Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, and to put that incident to rest and shoot down any talk of Butler wanting out, a deep playoff run is necessary. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"This all comes amid the latest dustup between Cox and Carlson. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"The Point: This latest dustup with the RNC looks more like the rule than the exception for McConnell in the coming months. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"As Larson celebrated his Cup Series-high sixth points win of the season, Hendrick Motorsports teammate Elliott jawed with Harvick following their on-track dustup at Bristol Motor Speedway. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 26 Sep. 2021",
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"As Larson celebrated his Cup Series-high sixth points victory of the season, Hendrick Motorsports teammate Elliott jawed with Harvick following their on-track dustup at Bristol Motor Speedway. \u2014 Jenna Fryer, orlandosentinel.com , 25 Sep. 2021"
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u0259st-\u02cc\u0259p"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"battle",
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"clash",
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"combat",
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"conflict",
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"contest",
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"fight",
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"fracas",
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"fray",
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"hassle",
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"scrap",
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"scrimmage",
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"scrum",
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"scuffle",
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"skirmish",
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"struggle",
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"tussle"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204908",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"dusty":{
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"antonyms":[
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"coarse",
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"grainy",
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"granular",
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"granulated"
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": consisting of dust : powdery":[],
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": covered or abounding with dust":[],
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": lacking vitality : dry":[
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"dusty scholarship"
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],
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": resembling dust":[],
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": unsatisfactory":[
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"\u2014 used especially in the phrases dusty answer and not so dusty"
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]
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"examples":[
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"He pulled dusty candlesticks from the shelf.",
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"His new tie is a dusty blue.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The camera takes its time, capturing the hot, dusty landscape, the open spaces, and the faces of the characters, many of them holding secrets. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
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"Small black hummingbirds dance between copal trees, floating from the blooms of bright yellow oleander and dusty pink frangipani for nectar. \u2014 Michaela Trimble, Vogue , 7 June 2022",
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"The settlement looked oddly empty on a recent evening, nothing like the dusty alleyways of Langue de Barbarie, where children played and sheep bleated and old men sat outside blasting the radio. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
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"This happens, the team hypothesized, because the gassy, dusty material is periodically sucked in by the stars\u2019 massive gravitational pull. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 2 June 2022",
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"Viewing the Great Wall means, at some points, scrambling down a dusty hill and squinting through bushes and a fence to see the history of this city and state sprawled out on the other side of a channel. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
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"The contract award means that Axiom will be able to hire 300 additional employees to work on the spacesuit project, which now must also operate in the dusty environment on the surface of the Moon. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 1 June 2022",
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"It's not entirely paved and gets quite dusty in the dry season. \u2014 Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
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"Early one Saturday morning, the vendor hung The Jeans on his stall on a dusty street corner in a Johannesburg township. \u2014 Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th 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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"\u02c8d\u0259-st\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"fine",
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"floury",
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"powdery"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090310",
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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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"dust mite":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of various mites (especially family Pyroglyphidae) commonly found in house dust \u2014 compare house dust mite":[]
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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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"So allergists advise patients with dust mite allergies to get allergy covers for their pillows (and mattress and comforter). \u2014 Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF , 24 Nov. 2021",
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"Some 20 million among us have dust mite allergies (nothing to sneeze at, couldn't resist), which can cause watery red eyes, runny noses and respiratory ailments. \u2014 Mike Masterson, Arkansas Online , 23 Nov. 2021",
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"It\u2019s also anti-microbial, mildew-proof and dust mite -resistant, if allergies are a concern. \u2014 Korin Miller, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
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"The ultimate goal: to help reduce or stop your dust mite allergies. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 24 May 2021",
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"That culprit is the tiniest of spiders, the dust mite . \u2014 Gregory Mcnamee, CNN , 20 Mar. 2021",
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"With nothing but piping-hot water, the best steam cleaner will wipe out every dust mite , microbe, and dirt fleck that dares set foot in your home. \u2014 Popular Science , 5 Mar. 2021",
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"This gentle, queen-sized silk pillowcase is hypoallergenic and dust mite -resistant. \u2014 Shari Uyehara, NBC News , 30 Oct. 2020",
|
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"What\u2019s more, this pillow is both hypoallergenic and dust mite resistant. \u2014 Nicole Briese, USA TODAY , 17 June 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1969, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152229"
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},
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"dustman":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a collector of trash or garbage":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8d\u0259s(t)-m\u0259n"
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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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"Disgraceful and lovable at once, mountainous Bradley Mott plays Alfred Doolittle, a dustman who, with his mates, wears the reflective safety vest of the public servant. \u2014 John Timpane, Philly.com , 10 Dec. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1707, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165028"
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},
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"dust louse":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": book louse":[]
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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":"20220708-195944"
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},
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"dust mop":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": dry mop":[]
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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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"Before fixing any scratches, gently clean wood floors using a dust mop or vacuum. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Use a dust mop frequently to help keep your floors clean. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Sep. 2021",
|
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"If Keim had held on to Rosen through the preseason (as Moore had suggested), the second-year UCLA product would be about as valuable as a tiny dust mop after a massive haboob. \u2014 Greg Moore, azcentral , 14 Aug. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1953, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210544"
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},
|
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"dust jacket":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a paper cover for a book":[]
|
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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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"The dust jacket was torn.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"It\u2019s why, as Jess Kuronen put it, the dust jacket of a book plays a considerable role in pricing. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
|
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"It\u2019s made of several heavy-duty materials to keep it safe: a black Cinefoil dust jacket , white heat-shield foil pages, nickel wire, stainless-steel head and tail bands and Kapton high-temperature adhesive. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 24 May 2022",
|
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"Although the indexer, Paula Clarke Bain, is credited within the main body of the text (and self-indexed in the index), her name, like most who do her job, is not on the dust jacket with the author\u2019s. \u2014 Alexandra Horowitz, The Atlantic , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"The book\u2019s preliminary pages and dust jacket are replete with zealous endorsements from literary VIPs\u2014Steven Pinker, Timothy Snyder, Thomas Chatterton Williams, among others. \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Even the dust jacket is embellished with one of Morris\u2019 elegant designs from the museum\u2019s extensive archives of decorative art. \u2014 April Austin, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Instead of just listing the books that Jackson Elias wrote, there\u2019s a dust jacket for one that can be slipped over a hardcover and handed to an investigator. \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
|
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"The dust jacket carried praise from Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gordon Parks and Norman Mailer. \u2014 Alex Vadukul, New York Times , 2 Aug. 2021",
|
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"There is, for some reason, an image of the hardcover dust jacket , yellowed and crinkly, at the end of the e-book, just before the endpaper maps appear. \u2014 Christopher Bonanos, Curbed , 30 July 2021"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220722"
|
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},
|
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"dust mulch":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a fine loose dry layer of surface soil maintained by cultivation under the assumption that it will prevent evaporation of soil moisture":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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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":"20220709-002455"
|
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},
|
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"dust off":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to bring out or back to use again":[
|
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"dusted off his golf clubs when he retired"
|
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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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"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073611"
|
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},
|
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"dusting brush":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a brush used for dusting":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135443"
|
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},
|
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"dust oneself down":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to brush the dirt/dust off one's clothes":[
|
|
"He stood up and dusted himself down ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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|
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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":"20220709-144113"
|
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},
|
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"dust oneself off":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to brush the dirt/dust off one's clothes":[
|
|
"He stood up and dusted himself off ."
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185449"
|
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},
|
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"dusty miller":{
|
|
"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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Other good cool-to-cold-weather survivors include dusty miller , dianthus, petunias and snapdragons. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 27 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Some like pansies, dianthus, dusty miller and snapdragons can even withstand a frost or light freeze. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 30 Oct. 2021",
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"The paved terrace \u2014 irrigated and landscaped with potted lavender, pansies, dusty miller and other plantings \u2014 can be reached via the living room, solarium and the library. \u2014 Vivian Marino, New York Times , 18 May 2018",
|
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"The bride's bouquet included dusty miller and eco-friendly balsa wood flowers. \u2014 Southern Living , 19 Jan. 2011"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1825, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011310"
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}
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