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"a restaurant where the city's top execs like to have power lunches",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In his later career, after working as a Gibson exec in the \u201980s, Turner emphasized acoustic instruments. \u2014 Steve Knopper, Billboard , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"For example, a tech exec needs to be able to shift their mindset from sales to product development at the drop of a hat. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Neumann, who was previously CFO of games company Activision Blizzard and a former Disney finance exec , was named Netlfix\u2019s CFO in January 2019. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 13 June 2022",
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"AMC Networks tapped Len Fogge to lead its marketing efforts last month, while Peacock tapped former Netflix exec Shannon Willett as its head of marketing in April. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
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"While Hollywood insiders have conflicting views on whether his career will bounce back after the trial, a former Disney exec thinks Depp could be asked to return to the Pirates franchise soon. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
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"The Kid Stays in the Picture is Evans's unforgettable memoir, chronicling his life from actor to Paramount Studios chief exec through his many marriages. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 26 May 2022",
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"An exec for a water recycling company said about 200 disposal wells that lay in Texas within 10 miles of the New Mexico line argued for a connection between the disposal wells and growing seismicity. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
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"Another ex-Ferrari exec , Roberto Fedeli, is set to become Aston CTO. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 4 May 2022"
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"1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"ig-\u02c8zek"
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"administrant",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"execrable":{
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"bitchin'",
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"great",
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"marvelous",
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"marvellous",
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"wonderful"
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"definitions":{
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": deserving to be execrated : detestable":[
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"execrable crimes"
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],
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": very bad : wretched":[
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"execrable hotel food"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Living conditions in the slums were execrable .",
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"her execrable singing finally brought a complaint from the neighbors",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Why hire this partisan, the White House acting chief of staff for a time, who had such an execrable record of enabling his boss\u2019s corruption and reinforcing his lies",
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"Handing her an Oscar for the stunningly mediocre Eyes of Tammy Faye would be like giving Glenn Close her long-overdue Oscar for playing Ma Kettle, sorry, Mamaw, in the execrable Hillbilly Elegy. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"My grandfather purchased it\u2014along with a sweet fake Renoir and an execrable Modigliani\u2014while living in Buenos Aires in the early Sixties. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"The first is the execrable former chancellor of Germany, Gerhard Schr\u00f6der. \u2014 Elliott Abrams, National Review , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"And the aforementioned Land, Air & Sea, in which the fish and chicken patties of the Filet-O-Fish and the McChicken, respectively, were inserted into a Big Mac, was truly execrable . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"Russia views itself as a great power and wants to deal with other great powers directly, not via the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an execrable reminder of Russian weakness and Soviet collapse. \u2014 Seth Cropsey, WSJ , 4 Jan. 2022",
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"Theoretically, the execrable Buccos offer the Reds a last, best chance at winning WC2, but since no contender seems very interested in winning anything, maybe losing two of three up there won\u2019t make any difference. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 14 Sep. 2021",
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"Even Fox News has wandered into the comedy-variety space, most recently with the execrable Gutfeld! \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 17 June 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8ek-si-kr\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"atrocious",
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"awful",
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"dismal",
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"horrible",
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"lousy",
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"punk",
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"rotten",
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"terrible",
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"wretched"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191501",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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"execrate":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bless"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce":[],
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": to detest utterly":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She came to execrate the hypocritical values of her upper-class upbringing.",
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"leaders from around the world execrated the terrorists responsible for the bomb blast",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Many Democrats striving to replace Donald Trump are, while execrating him, paying him the sincerest form of flattery: imitation. \u2014 George Will, National Review , 7 July 2019",
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"Many Democrats striving to replace Donald Trump are, while execrating him, paying him the sincerest form of flattery: imitation. \u2014 George Will, Twin Cities , 7 July 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin exsecratus , past participle of exsecrari to put under a curse, from ex + sacr-, sacer sacred":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ek-s\u0259-\u02cckr\u0101t"
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"synonyms":[
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"anathematize",
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"censure",
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"condemn",
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"damn",
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"decry",
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"denounce",
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"reprehend",
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"reprobate"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185111",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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"execration":{
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"antonyms":[
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"benediction",
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"benison",
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"blessing"
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"definitions":{
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"examples":[
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"upon discovering that someone had stolen his golf bag, he let loose a volley of execrations",
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"a cowardly betrayal that earned him the execration of all who had remained loyal to the cause",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Democrats\u2019 howls of execration are perfectly understandable. \u2014 Mario Loyola, National Review , 22 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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"\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8kr\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"synonyms":[
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"anathema",
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"ban",
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"curse",
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"imprecation",
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"malediction",
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"malison",
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"winze"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085259",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"execute":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": play":[
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"execute a piece of music"
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],
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": to carry out fully : put completely into effect":[
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"execute a command"
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],
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": to do what is provided or required by":[
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"execute a decree"
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],
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": to make or produce (something, such as a work of art) especially by carrying out a design":[],
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": to perform indicated tasks according to encoded instructions":[
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"\u2014 used of a computer program or routine"
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],
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": to perform properly or skillfully the fundamentals of a sport or of a particular play":[
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"never had a team execute better",
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"\u2014 Bobby Knight"
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],
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": to perform what is required to give validity to":[
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"execute a deed"
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],
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": to put to death especially in compliance with a legal sentence":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He was captured, tried, and executed for murder.",
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"They carefully executed the plan.",
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"The pilot executed an emergency landing.",
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"The quarterback executed the play perfectly.",
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"execute the provisions of the will",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As an official member of the MADE Class of 2022, Campbell was able to design an immersive display at the MADE x PayPal Marketplace and execute her first fashion show. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 28 June 2022",
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"Companies that do not take this approach to attract and retain an outstanding tech talent team impede their ability to execute their vision and obligations. \u2014 Peter Bendor-samuel, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"For years now, Wainwright has been the template for how the Cardinals want their pitchers to prepare for games and execute a game plan. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
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"Will Varnell, a student at Indiana University, is home for the summer and interning for Indiana Sports Corp, which helped plan and execute the event at the Pavilion. \u2014 Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022",
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"Bheem and Raju, despite never having met, immediately lock eyes from thousands of yards away and execute a complicated rescue. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
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"If an order went unexecuted in an auction, the retail brokerage would need to find another place to execute and bear additional costs, such as exchange transaction fees. \u2014 Alexander Osipovich, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
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"These types of vulnerabilities are dangerous, as attackers can execute commands and gain full control of a vulnerable system without credentials as long as web requests can be made to the Confluence Server system. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 3 June 2022",
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"To O\u2019Connell, that new generation needs weekly game plans to respond to vastly different defensive structures, that response including identical personnel groupings that execute divergently to confuse and thus slow defenders. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 1 June 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 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French executer , from execucion execution":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ek-s\u0259-\u02ccky\u00fct",
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"\u02c8ek-si-\u02ccky\u00fct"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for execute kill , slay , murder , assassinate , dispatch , execute mean to deprive of life. kill merely states the fact of death caused by an agency in any manner. killed in an accident frost killed the plants slay is a chiefly literary term implying deliberateness and violence but not necessarily motive. slew thousands of the Philistines murder specifically implies stealth and motive and premeditation and therefore full moral responsibility. convicted of murdering a rival assassinate applies to deliberate killing openly or secretly often for political motives. terrorists assassinated the Senator dispatch stresses quickness and directness in putting to death. dispatched the sentry with one bullet execute stresses putting to death as a legal penalty. executed by lethal gas perform , execute , discharge , accomplish , achieve , effect , fulfill mean to carry out or into effect. perform implies action that follows established patterns or procedures or fulfills agreed-upon requirements and often connotes special skill. performed gymnastics execute stresses the carrying out of what exists in plan or in intent. executed the hit-and-run discharge implies execution and completion of appointed duties or tasks. discharged his duties accomplish stresses the successful completion of a process rather than the means of carrying it out. accomplished everything they set out to do achieve adds to accomplish the implication of conquered difficulties. achieve greatness effect adds to achieve an emphasis on the inherent force in the agent capable of surmounting obstacles. effected sweeping reforms fulfill implies a complete realization of ends or possibilities. fulfilled their ambitions",
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"synonyms":[
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"administer",
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"apply",
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"enforce",
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"implement"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025754",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"execution":{
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"antonyms":[
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"nonfulfillment",
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"nonperformance"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a putting to death especially as a legal penalty":[],
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": effective or destructive action":[
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"his brandished steel, which smoked with bloody execution",
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"\u2014 William Shakespeare",
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"\u2014 usually used with do as soon as day came, we went out to see what execution we had done \u2014 Daniel Defoe"
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],
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": the act or mode or result of performance":[],
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": the act or process of executing : performance":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He is in prison awaiting execution .",
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"The quarterback's execution of the play was perfect.",
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"skillful execution of the dance steps",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The standard output and error data from process execution are sent back as plain text to the operator in the HTTP response body. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 30 June 2022",
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"Staying consistent with all Underbelly Hospitality concepts, the focus at Georgia James 2.0 is on sourcing quality meat and produce directly from farmers and ranchers, and proper cooking technique and execution . \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 29 June 2022",
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"The best power-play execution by the Bruins this season belongs to pals and coach-killing coconspirators president Cam Neely and general manager Don Sweeney. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
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"These findings were disputed and for years, even after Woyzeck\u2019s execution , a heated debate was carried out in medical journals. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
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"This resulted in the exile, imprisonment, or death of many of Edward\u2019s enemies, including the old earl of Lancaster, whose execution mirrored Piers\u2019 murder all those years before. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
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"As Title IX marks its 50th anniversary this year, Gilder is one of countless women who benefited from the enactment and execution of the law and translated those opportunities into becoming leaders in their professional careers. \u2014 Tim Booth, ajc , 20 June 2022",
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"Pass was pleased with his team\u2019s execution in scoring the winning run. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 18 May 2022",
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"The second reason for Intel\u2019s market losses, said Gelsinger, was execution . \u2014 Steven Leibson, Forbes , 18 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English execucion , from Anglo-French, from Latin exsecution-, exsecutio , from exsequi to execute, from ex- + sequi to follow \u2014 more at sue":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8ky\u00fc-sh\u0259n",
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"\u02ccek-si-\u02c8ky\u00fc-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"accomplishment",
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"achievement",
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"commission",
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"discharge",
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"enactment",
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"fulfillment",
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"fulfilment",
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"implementation",
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"performance",
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"perpetration",
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"prosecution",
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"pursuance"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092834",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"executional":{
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"-shn\u0259l"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134512",
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"type":[
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"executioner":{
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"China is the world's top executioner , according to Amnesty International, sentencing thousands to death every year. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"Among those other means is Harry Wade (David Threlfall), the country\u2019s second most famous executioner . \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"The videos shocked the world as the executioner -- later named as Mohammed Emwazi -- demanded the U.S. cease military strikes against ISIS. \u2014 Byjames Gordon Meek, ABC News , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"But McDonagh's dark humor is back with this biting comedy about Britain's second-most famous executioner and his crisis of conscience when hanging is abolished. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"The commission has been empowered to act as its own prosecutor, judge, jury, executioner and beneficiary. \u2014 WSJ , 6 Feb. 2022",
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"After a two-year pandemic delay, the Three Billboards auteur brings his Olivier-winning executioner 's tale to Broadway with a new lead, Game of Thrones star Alfie Allen. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"The death of free Hong Kong was planned in Beijing, but Carrie Lam will go down in history as its chief executioner . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"That concept, that DCS is effectively a judge, jury and executioner in a registry referral, is being challenged in a separate case before the appeals court. \u2014 Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic , 1 Apr. 2022"
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"\u02ccek-si-\u02c8ky\u00fc-sh(\u0259-)n\u0259r",
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"\u02ccek-si-\u02c8ky\u00fc-sh\u0259-n\u0259r"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130211",
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"executive":{
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"administrant",
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"administrator",
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"archon",
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"director",
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"exec",
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"manager",
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": a directing or controlling office of an organization":[],
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": belonging to the branch of government that is charged with such powers as diplomatic representation, superintendence of the execution of the laws, and appointment of officials and that usually has some power over legislation (as through veto) \u2014 compare judicial , legislative":[],
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": designed for or relating to execution or carrying into effect":[
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"executive board"
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": having administrative or managerial responsibility":[
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"executive director"
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": of or relating to an executive":[
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"the executive offices"
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": of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs":[],
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"Adjective",
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"She has good executive skills.",
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"He has an executive position in the company.",
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"In the U.S., the President is the head of the executive branch of government.",
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"Noun",
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"The television network's executives decided not to air the controversial show.",
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"The President is the chief executive of the U.S.",
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"matters of policy controlled by the executive",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"In February, Hutchinson authorized 2% cost-of-living raises for employees at state agencies in the executive branch to help cope with inflation. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 29 June 2022",
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"The Texas Republican Party's new platform also counters President Joe Biden's recent efforts to expand LGBTQ rights through the executive branch. \u2014 Matt Lavietes, NBC News , 21 June 2022",
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"And the executive branch could not consider the economic costs of climate change when evaluating whether to approve a new oil pipeline or similar project or environmental rule. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
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"With Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Black woman to hold the second-highest office in the executive branch, by his side, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law last year, on June 17, 2021. \u2014 Jamia Pugh, ABC News , 19 June 2022",
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"And the executive branch could not consider the economic costs of climate change when evaluating whether to approve a new oil pipeline or similar project or environmental rule. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
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"Congress and the judiciary played out their respective roles and the executive branch continued to function despite unprecedented political pressures. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
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"The surgeon general has limited direct power but traditionally speaks as the medical voice of expertise of the executive branch. \u2014 Howard Blumestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
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"Senate Democrats insisted that the president was using the tools available to him but pushed back against the idea that Congress had ceded its authority to the executive branch. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"As a high revenue-generating executive -slash-working mother in Silicon Valley, splitting my life between home and work left me continually conflicted between my I.Q. (intellectual) and E.Q. (emotional) selves. \u2014 Hilary Decesare, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
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"That breach, in which information about more than 150 million people was stolen, led to the departure of the company\u2019s top executive and a settlement in which the company paid hundreds of millions of dollars. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 30 June 2022",
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"The company\u2019s executive chairman, Warren Lichtenstein, had proposed his own slate after the two became embroiled in a bitter internal battle. \u2014 Cara Lombardo, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
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"Lawrence Frank, the Clippers\u2019 top basketball executive , last week called retaining the team\u2019s free agents as the top priority, and several of their futures remain unresolved. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
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"The show initially announced series executive producer Mike Richards as the permanent host in 2021. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
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"In the most recent Marquette University Law School Poll, Barnes held a narrow lead over Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
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"Maverick executive producer Tommy Harper, location manager Mike Fantasia and aerial coordinator Kevin LaRosa. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
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"The Big 12 announced Wednesday that former Roc Nation executive Brett Yormark will replace outgoing commissioner Bob Bowlsby on Aug. 1. \u2014 Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022"
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"Each of the 50 legends was selected at the end of an extensive process, which began with nominations from the ASWA membership, and numerous rounds of voting by the selection committee, which was primarily made up of the sitting executive council . \u2014 Al.com Reports, al , 11 June 2022",
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"The union said the terms will go before an executive council of the union in coming weeks. \u2014 Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
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"In a message to members Friday night, the union\u2019s executive council said pilots have been stretched to their limit for months and the current cancellations were predictable. \u2014 Dominic Gates, Anchorage Daily News , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"Miller also played an important role on the executive council of the MLBPA during collective bargaining agreement negotiations in 2011, 2016 and 2022. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"The union\u2019s executive council declined to comment on Project Nimbus and Koren\u2019s case. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"And, in another potential blow to the country, the World Tourism Organization is holding an emergency executive council meeting next week to decide whether to suspend Russia's membership and participation in the organization. \u2014 Melissa Mahtani, CNN , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Nevertheless, Mike Hamilton will take over March 1 as chairman of the United Airlines chapter of the Air Lines Pilots Association, following his election by chapter\u2019s 19-member executive council . \u2014 Ted Reed, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
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"The urgency shown by the European Union's executive council reflects the worrisome situation the bloc faces with Omicron's spread. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 20 Dec. 2021"
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"a psychobiography that purports to be the definitive exegesis of the late president's character",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In such a widening gyre, Mounk\u2019s calm mix of storytelling, political theory and social psychology exegesis , peppered with some charming insights, has a comforting seriousness. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"In contrast to the letters, Gramsci\u2019s Prison Notebooks, some 3,000 pages of notes, are more sustained bursts of political reflection, the disentanglement and exegesis of which is today a major scholarly industry. \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"There is an exegesis on brainwashing and transcriptions of psychotherapy sessions; there are echoes and doublings. \u2014 David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and even Mark Zuckerberg have their own fan clubs, but there are no equivalents to Thielian exegesis ; few people seem to bother speculating on the intellectual roots of Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s business philosophy. \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 27 Oct. 2021",
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"Each individual essay in this collection is complex, requiring an exegesis beyond what the scope of a single book review can handle, but certain moments stand out to me as impossible not to highlight. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic , 22 Sep. 2021",
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"Patristic exegesis comprises all the more or less allegorical methods by which St. Augustine and other church fathers interpreted the Bible. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Aug. 2021",
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"With all respect to any rabid Fall fan, Smith\u2019s voice really does demand a little exegesis . \u2014 Washington Post , 16 July 2021",
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"Such a body of writing more closely resembles Talmudic exegesis than literary criticism. \u2014 Alex Traub, New York Times , 8 June 2021"
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"\u02c8ek-s\u0259-\u02ccj\u0113-",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162250",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The taste leaders are wealthy people, with exegetes in their wake. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 6 June 2018",
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"The person performing such an analysis is an exegete . \u2014 John Mcintyre, baltimoresun.com , 26 June 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1736, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8ek-s\u0259-\u02ccj\u0113t"
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"a new edition of Shakespeare with an abundance of exegetical commentary for the modern reader",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"His book is mostly focused on this single text, moving through the poem line-by-line, a model of exegetical clarity. \u2014 Ian Beacock, The New Republic , 26 Oct. 2021"
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"1607, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Greek ex\u0113g\u0113tikos , from ex\u0113geisthai":""
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"a new edition of Shakespeare with an abundance of exegetical commentary for the modern reader",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"His book is mostly focused on this single text, moving through the poem line-by-line, a model of exegetical clarity. \u2014 Ian Beacock, The New Republic , 26 Oct. 2021"
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": the science of interpretation especially of the Scriptures":[]
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"\u02cceks\u0259\u02c8jetiks"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164350",
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": one who practices exegesis : exegete":[
|
|
"Nor have there been wanting learned exegetists who have opined that the whale mentioned in the book of Jonah merely meant a life-preserver \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Herman Melville",
|
|
"The exegetists have discovered and interpreted to the world all the obvious and hidden meanings of the letter \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 The New York Times",
|
|
"\u2026 although the literature which has accumulated about him is voluminous, it lacks the unconscious humor of the customary classical exegetists \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Ernest Augustus Boyd"
|
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1829, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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|
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|
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"\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8j\u0113-tist",
|
|
"-\u02c8je-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062405",
|
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|
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|
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"exemplar":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a copy of a book or writing":[],
|
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": a typical or standard specimen":[
|
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"an exemplar of medieval architecture"
|
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],
|
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": an ideal model":[],
|
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": idea sense 4c":[],
|
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": one that serves as a model or example: such as":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"cited Joan of Arc as the exemplar of courage",
|
|
"He is an exemplar of this new breed of politician.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"His charge is to take care of kaiju, giant monsters whose most famous exemplar is Godzilla. \u2014 Tom Shippey, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"In the view of plaintiff\u2019s counsel, DCF has been transformed from a model of dysfunction to an exemplar of a child-protection agency focused on keeping children with relatives and out of institutions to the greatest degree possible. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas And Ginny Monk, courant.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"With that handy exemplar in hand, shift your mindset to the future. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Bell & Ross provides an exemplar of the category with its BR 03-92 Golden Heritage: The bold numbers are highly legible, the large screw-lock crown is easily wound and the crystal surface is coated to be anti-reflective and scratch resistant. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In choosing Spencer Cox as Utah\u2019s 18th governor in 2020, voters threw their trust in an exemplar of the state\u2019s rural values. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Fox News star Tucker Carlson in August staged his program in Hungary, the east European nation scholars call an exemplar of eroding democracy. \u2014 John Harwood, CNN , 26 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"During the dedication ceremony, the main speaker \u2013 Col William Samford \u2013 praised Semmes an exemplar of the honor and virtue of the men of the old South. \u2014 al , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The similarity between the family tree of trauma and that of humanity itself cannot be ignored: in both\u2014and in contradistinction to those of other species as a rule\u2014initial diversity is pruned away until only one exemplar remains. \u2014 Will Self, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021"
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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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"ig-\u02c8zem-\u02ccpl\u00e4r",
|
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"-pl\u0259r"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exemplar model , example , pattern , exemplar , ideal mean someone or something set before one for guidance or imitation. model applies to something taken or proposed as worthy of imitation. a decor that is a model of good taste example applies to a person to be imitated or in some contexts on no account to be imitated but to be regarded as a warning. children tend to follow the example of their parents pattern suggests a clear and detailed archetype or prototype. American industry set a pattern for others to follow exemplar suggests either a faultless example to be emulated or a perfect typification. cited Joan of Arc as the exemplar of courage ideal implies the best possible exemplification either in reality or in conception. never found a job that matched his ideal",
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|
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|
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|
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"instance",
|
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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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": serving as a warning : monitory":[
|
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"given an exemplary punishment"
|
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],
|
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": serving as an example, instance, or illustration":[
|
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"this story is exemplary of her style"
|
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]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Each cantina has its own style, but almost all of them share several key traits: uniformed waiters offering exemplary service, a trio of musicians strolling from table to table playing songs on request, lots of men playing dominoes, plenty of good tequila and cold beer, and tasty home-cooked botanas (snacks) served free with each round of drinks. \u2014 Chris Humphrey , National Geographic Traveler , September 2008",
|
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"A few Hollywood couples stayed hitched\u2014Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, 50 years and counting\u2014but such exemplary marriages had less entertainment value than the connubial career of, say, Elizabeth Taylor, eight times wed and divorced, including two volatile turns with Richard Burton. \u2014 Richard Corliss , Time , 28 Jan. 2008",
|
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"Among the most important factors that distinguished the best Civil War regiments from the mediocre ones were the quality and exemplary courage of their officers. \u2014 James M. McPherson , New York Review of Books , 6 Oct. 2005",
|
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"as a hospital volunteer you have given exemplary service to your community",
|
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"armies have traditionally used public execution as an exemplary punishment for the crime of desertion",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"In that case, lawyers for the victims' families are requesting damages in addition to interest, costs and attorneys\u2019 fees, as well as punitive and/or exemplary damages. \u2014 ABC News , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Painter Mary Weatherford was honored with the Aspen Award for Art, which recognizes exemplary contemporary artists. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
|
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"To highlight some exemplary LGBTQ books, CNN sought recommendations from authors whose own works have been celebrated (and, often, banned) for highlighting LGBTQ characters. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 16 June 2022",
|
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"Honoring high school students with exemplary achievements, the award program is considered one of the oldest and most prestigious offered by news organizations \u2014 having started in 1927. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 13 June 2022",
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"Perhaps a program marked just by the warm sound of an exemplary group of string players, and by a few touches of wistfulness throughout, is the new normal for an opening night celebration. \u2014 David Weininger, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
|
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"Theo and Jarret are described, at every turn, as exemplary , socially and spiritually. \u2014 Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
|
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"There\u2019s no shortage of exemplary accommodations in Kyoto, but some of the finest include the Four Seasons Hotel, Sowaka, and Aman. \u2014 Christina Liao, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Using state-of-the-art hospital facilities that rival Western options, Thailand\u2019s top surgeons attracting foreign patients are known for their exemplary skill and expertise. \u2014 Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads , 8 June 2022"
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"circa 1507, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see exemplar":""
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|
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|
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],
|
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"archetypal",
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"archetypical",
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"classic",
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"definitive",
|
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"imitable",
|
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"model",
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"paradigmatic",
|
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"quintessential",
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090819",
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|
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|
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"adverb",
|
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|
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},
|
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"exempli gratia":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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|
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": for example":[]
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1591, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin":""
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|
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"ig-\u02cczem-(\u02cc)pl\u0113-\u02c8gr\u00e4-t\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4",
|
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"-\u02c8gr\u0101-sh(\u0113-)\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082152",
|
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|
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"adverb"
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},
|
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"exemplification":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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|
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": the act or process of exemplifying":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a futile war that is now regarded as the exemplification of national na\u00efvet\u00e9 and arrogance",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Now, this divorce is poised to become the most powerful exemplification of big philanthropy intersecting with a very personal life moment. \u2014 Danielle Stein Chizzik, Town & Country , 5 May 2021",
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"That includes exemplification of the development of Milwaukee's cultural, economic, social or historic heritage. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 May 2020",
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"Sunday\u2019s game was an exemplification of a teacher versus student. \u2014 Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com , 10 Nov. 2019",
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"His speech at Ajax's title ceremony in front of approximately a trillion people in Amsterdam was an exemplification of that. \u2014 SI.com , 17 July 2019",
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"Juan Garc\u00eda Salazar, through grit and ingenuity, had become the living exemplification of the power of story and the force of oral history. \u2014 Charles David Kleymeyer, Smithsonian , 14 June 2019",
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"Samantha Bee is a national treasure and one of the only exemplifications women have of anger in this country. \u2014 Tyler Mccarthy, Fox News , 1 June 2018",
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"The behavior of the members of the VWO illustrates this, but a better exemplification can be found by taking the trolley to a different neighborhood of make-believe, one about 350 miles east of the Twin Cities, in Milwaukee. \u2014 George Dohrmann, SI.com , 17 Jan. 2018",
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"But for all Turandot's popularity, and for all Puccini's efforts to weave Chinese melodies into his score, the opera has always been a problematic exemplification of Western projections about the Far East. \u2014 Robin Amer, Chicago Reader , 13 Dec. 2017"
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"His works exemplify the taste of the period.",
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"The city's economic growth is exemplified by the many new buildings that are currently under construction.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"These awards celebrated hospitality workers who exemplify Service, Accomplishment, Leadership and Tenacity, with categories for both front and back of the house in lodging and dining. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 July 2022",
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"The Tigers of the Semester Award is presented to students who exemplify a positive attitude, work ethic, achievement in the classroom and service to fellow students and teachers at Chagrin Falls High School. \u2014 cleveland , 13 May 2022",
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"An invitation-only awards ceremony will be held Friday, April 29, to recognize Derby City MVPs who exemplify corporate citizenry, individual philanthropy and outstanding nonprofit work. \u2014 Courtesy Of Louisville Sports Commission, The Courier-Journal , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Candidates who exemplify the skill of happiness are pleasant to be around, more satisfied in life, high spirited and enthusiastic employees. \u2014 Roberta Moore, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"The organization recognized women who exemplify those characteristics to let other women know there are no bounds to their potential regardless of the obstacles in front of them, organizers said. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"The pair exemplify the different ways in which economic challenges impact companies selling technologies that are already in use or still in development. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
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"Two contractors\u2019 tenures at TSM and Blitz exemplify the companies\u2019 approaches to contracting. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
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"The plastic pollution problem, and solutions to it, exemplify the challenges posed by climate change. \u2014 Sofia Lotto Persio, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022"
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"In 2013, the Italian playwright Stefano Massini turned this exemplum into The Lehman Trilogy, an epic five-hour play that was adapted and condensed last year by the director Sam Mendes and playwright Ben Power for the National Theatre in London. \u2014 Sarah Churchwell, The New York Review of Books , 11 June 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"England and Morehead also apparently failed to file the tax form necessary for the River Valley Futbol Club to maintain its federal tax- exempt status, something the association was notified had been revoked in February 2020. \u2014 Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online , 29 June 2022",
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"Key evangelical leader Jerry Falwell, for example, spoke out against Brown v. Board of Education and fumed when the tax- exempt status of his segregated Christian school was threatened. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 23 June 2022",
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"The challenge is open to legal entities incorporated or organized within the United States with valid Employer Identification Numbers and physical mailing addresses that maintain tax- exempt status. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
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"Players, including amateurs, can earn one of 156 spots for the Open at The Country Club in Brookline by advancing through local and final qualifiers, or by having exempt status. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Throughout fundraising campaigns both before and after Hoosiers For Good\u2019s official launch at the beginning of March, its board has been up front with donors that HFG was seeking but could not guarantee tax- exempt status. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The foundation failed to file some tax forms and had its federal tax- exempt status revoked. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Council members ultimately resisted calls to exempt menthols, citing their harmful effect on the health of Black communities. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
|
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"The companies responded by qualifying an initiative for the November 2020 ballot to exempt drivers from the law. \u2014 Brody Mullins And Ryan Tracy, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Ricard's requests for religious accommodations that would exempt her from having to follow the guidance and policies were denied, according to the lawsuit. \u2014 Alaa Elassar, CNN , 12 Mar. 2022",
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"The new rules exempt the sale of shisha tobacco at hookah lounges and bar patios that got their tobacco retailer permits before January. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
|
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"The City Council, which is likely to vote on the matter on Thursday, may also exempt companies from being charged a monetary fine for the first violation and limit lawsuits related to the pay information to current employees. \u2014 Jeff Green, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Unlike tens of thousands of other migrants, fleeing violence in other countries, border guards could exempt Ukrainians from the public health order, Title 42. \u2014 Jasmine Aguilera, Time , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"The third bill Ivey signed will exempt homeless students from paying fees to get or replace a driver\u2019s driver license fees. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"The bill would also exempt laptops, notebooks and tablet computers priced less than $2,000 from sales tax during the holiday. \u2014 cleveland , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
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"This bill would exempt UC Berkeley and other public universities from lengthy environmental reviews when building housing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Austin said having that requirement now allows BYU to have a universal set of rules for all faculty, which helps exempt it from appearing to discriminate, particularly with the LGBTQ community. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The electric-car maker clashed with Fremont officials last month over whether its factory was an essential business exempt from shutdown orders. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Donations made directly to the NRA would not qualify as tax exempt . \u2014 Stephen Gandel, CBS News , 27 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"The rustic retreat boasts 28 acres, 27 of which are classified as agricultural exempt improved pasture land, according to Milliorn. \u2014 Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle , 3 Sep. 2019",
|
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"The Senate plan also places sales taxes on upgrades to homes and buildings -- such as installing new window treatments and new roofs -- that are currently tax exempt . \u2014 Julia O'donoghue, NOLA.com , 3 June 2018",
|
|
"Harrisburg is burdened by the fact that a majority of its real estate is owned by the state or is tax exempt . \u2014 Michaelle Bond, Philly.com , 16 Mar. 2018",
|
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"By the end of the current abatement, the building will have been tax exempt for 15 years. \u2014 Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com , 13 Dec. 2017",
|
|
"The department is taking more steps to detect fraud, including checking the IRS website to see if an organization really is tax exempt , said Jeff Fleming, spokesman for the department. \u2014 Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 Nov. 2017"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
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"1532, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin exemptus , past participle of eximere to take out \u2014 more at example":"Adjective"
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"They were granted exemptions from military service.",
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"You can claim a tax exemption for each of your dependents.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Two Afghan education ministers are no longer allowed to travel abroad for any peace and stability talks after the United Nations Security Council removed them from a sanctions exemption list, diplomats said Tuesday. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"James, who received a sponsor\u2019s exemption into the field, will tee off at 2 p.m. on Thursday. \u2014 Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant , 21 June 2022",
|
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"On dismissal, the MLB relied on its exemption from antitrust laws, among other arguments. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
|
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"Although never sold in the United States, the RS2 is now legal to import under the 25-year exemption rule. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
|
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"DeSantis signed laws to dissolve Disney World\u2019s Reedy Creek Improvement District and void Disney\u2019s exemption under social media censorship legislation. \u2014 Katie Rice, Orlando Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The council will decide whether to increase the homestead exemption , which gives homeowners some relief on their tax bills. \u2014 Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"That could be really important considering that the exemption amount will be cut in half in 2026. \u2014 Martin Shenkman, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Our office created a new, easier-to-use, online appeals process, now processing hundreds of thousands of cases per year; and created an online exemption application process. \u2014 The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022"
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"party politics has always been an exercise in compromise",
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"\u2014 H. S. Ashmore"
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"trying to get more exercise"
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"vocal exercises"
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],
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"the exercise of self-control"
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],
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": the act or an instance of carrying out the terms of an agreement (such as an option)":[
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"\u2014 often used attributively an option's exercise price"
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],
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": the discharge of an official function or professional occupation":[
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"exercise of his judicial duties"
|
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],
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": to bring to bear : exert":[
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"exercise influence"
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": to cause anxiety, alarm, or indignation in":[
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"the issues exercising voters this year"
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": to implement the terms of":[
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"exercise an option"
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": to make effective in action : use":[
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"didn't exercise good judgment"
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"exercise the horses"
|
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": to train by drills and maneuvers":[
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"exercise troops"
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],
|
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": to use repeatedly in order to strengthen or develop":[
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"exercise a muscle"
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]
|
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},
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"Noun",
|
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"Get plenty of fresh air and exercise .",
|
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"Swimming is my favorite kind of exercise .",
|
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"She did stretching exercises before her daily run.",
|
|
"Do the writing exercise at the end of each chapter.",
|
|
"The negotiations have gotten nowhere, and I see no reason to continue with this pointless exercise .",
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"It's important to exercise every day.",
|
|
"He eats right and exercises regularly.",
|
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"Bicycle riding exercises the leg muscles.",
|
|
"The stable boys exercise the horses every morning.",
|
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"He didn't exercise good judgment.",
|
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"We just need to exercise common sense.",
|
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"She has been reluctant to exercise her authority.",
|
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"Exercise caution when using these chemicals.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"The psychologist also mentioned the importance of daily exercise , since physical activity will exert energy as well as improve mental health. \u2014 Fox News , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"However, when poor diet and a lack of exercise were taken in account, some of the connection between social stress levels and an aging immune system disappeared. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"With the help and training of Blind Stokers founder and director Dave White, and Green\u2019s support and friendship, Griswold gradually got back into a routine of regular exercise in 2020. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Fast forward to September 2021: My exercise and meditation routines were starting to feel stale and rote. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 14 June 2022",
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"Last month, as President Biden visited the region, China and Russia sent bombers over the seas of northeast Asia in their first coordinated exercise since Moscow\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
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"Last month, as President Biden visited the region, China and Russia sent bombers over the seas of northeast Asia in their first coordinated exercise since Moscow\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Austin Ramzy, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
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"Andy Tran and his fianc\u00e9e typically walk the sleepy morning streets of Westchase to get their exercise and enjoy the day before the heat of the afternoon. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 7 June 2022",
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"Close-Grip Bench Press Now come the heavy hitters, starting with this best bang for your buck exercise , according to Saladino. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"When to exercise : First thing in the morning or at night",
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"Casual visitors should exercise caution, as falls at the cave have resulted in fatalities. \u2014 al , 22 June 2022",
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"Unsecured email systems are one of the cybercriminals\u2019 most common targets for infiltrating an organization\u2019s network, but users should exercise caution across all their communication channels. \u2014 Rom Hendler, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"Newborns don't exercise , and their diets are comprised solely of breastmilk or formula. \u2014 Erika Edwards, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
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"Tight to the salary cap, the Bruins could exercise this option with the final year of Nick Foligno\u2019s deal. \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
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"For the first time in about two years, consumers can shop, exercise , travel, work and lounge in public spaces without wearing a mask, despite recent surges in COVID infections. \u2014 Isabella Bunosso, Scientific American , 27 May 2022",
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"Volunteers will exercise present CDC and state guidelines for use of masks and gloves, while indoors, as much as feasible. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 26 May 2022",
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"Throughout the pandemic, exercise at spin classes, fitness clubs and sports games has been identified as the source of dozens of new cases. \u2014 Tara Law, Time , 23 May 2022"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French exercice , from Latin exercitium , from exercitare to train, exercise, frequentative of exerc\u0113re to train, occupy, from ex- + arc\u0113re to enclose, hold off \u2014 more at ark":"Noun"
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"activity",
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": employ , wield":[
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": to bring to bear especially with sustained effort or lasting effect":[
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],
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": to put (oneself) into action or to tiring effort":[
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": to put forth (strength, effort, etc.)":[
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"examples":[
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"He had to exert all of his strength to move the stone.",
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"He exerts a lot of influence on the other members of the committee.",
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"the force exerted by the machine",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And how Trump\u2019s allies have continued to promote baseless election-fraud claims in an attempt to exert control over future races \u2014 a slow-rolling insurrection, as committee members see it. \u2014 Josh Dawsey, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
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"Individuals holding positions of power over transgender children and their families now also have additional ability to exert control in their daily lives, Strangio said. \u2014 Claire Thornton, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2022",
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"Right now, though, the fault line running through the Democrats\u2019 polity remains in place, with both sides trying to exert maximum leverage. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 27 Sep. 2021",
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"Aggressive behavior is a type of behavior where people attempt to stand up for themselves or exert power over others in ways that are hostile and violate the rights of others. \u2014 Patricia Fersch, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
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"The mayhem that ensued following the suicide attack severely damaged the credibility the Taliban had been trying to exert as the guarantors of security and stability surrounding Kabul\u2019s airport while the U.S. and its allies completed the evacuation. \u2014 Chris Massaro, Fox News , 2 Sep. 2021",
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"Just days before James\u2019 lawsuit, the company filed its own in New York\u2019s Eastern District U.S. District Court seeking to keep the attorney general from trying to exert any regulatory authority over it. \u2014 Steve Bittenbender, Washington Examiner , 13 Apr. 2021",
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"The chair also sets the agenda for the commission and can exert influence over how questions are framed, an important power on the board that is evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats. \u2014 Todd Richmond And Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
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"The chair also sets the agenda for the commission and can exert influence over how questions are framed, an important power on the board that is evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin exsertus , past participle of exserere to thrust out, from ex- + serere to join \u2014 more at series":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ig-\u02c8z\u0259rt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"apply",
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"exercise",
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"ply",
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"put out",
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"wield"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063729",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"exert one self":{
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"definitions":{
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": to make an effort to do something":[
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"Don't exert yourself too much.",
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"She's always willing to exert herself to help other people."
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-201128",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"exertion":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"He was panting from the exertion of climbing the stairs.",
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"an easy sport that requires little physical exertion",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"No one should ever overlook the importance of sleeping pads, especially after a long day of physical exertion and the prospect for even more the following day. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 10 June 2022",
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"The Whoop app recommends a daily exertion level using a scale from one to 21. \u2014 Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"The filtration system has multiple settings based on the level of pollution in the air and on personal exertion levels. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Essential oils are released in response to heat and exertion , so the attractive scent lasts all day. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"To make sure your form stays on point when first using barbells (which can reduce your chances of getting hurt), make sure your exertion level doesn\u2019t go beyond a 6 out of 10, says Freeman. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"When a person is engaged in physical exertion , that threshold drops to wet-bulb globe temperatures of 86-88 degrees. \u2014 Andrew Mollica, WSJ , 5 Aug. 2021",
|
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"The best midlayers will keep you in this Goldilocks zone for a wide range of temperatures and exertion levels. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 11 Apr. 2020",
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"Sigounas said Van Hollen could not identify any kind of exertion before giving his speech that could have caused the venous tear. \u2014 Meagan Flynn, Washington Post , 8 June 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1677, 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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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"activity",
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"exercise"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184923",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"executive function":{
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"type":[
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"first_known_use":{
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"1972, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143624"
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},
|
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"executive order":{
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"type":[
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In March, Newsom issued an executive order addressing the state\u2019s dire drought conditions. \u2014 Stephanie Elam, CNN , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Last week, President Biden issued an executive order with 19 accountability measures for federal police (his authority doesn\u2019t extend to state and local levels). \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Shortly after taking office the Biden Administration issued an executive order to require government contractors to pay their workers at least $15 an hour. \u2014 Ike Brannon, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Keeping trees alive also keeps carbon out of the atmosphere, which helps explain why President Biden issued an executive order last month to protect old-growth forests from logging and other threats. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Last May, McGeachin issued an executive order banning mask mandates in schools and public buildings. \u2014 Adam Brewster, CBS News , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"In March, President Joe Biden issued an executive order designed to prompt action among government agencies to protect consumers from crypto risks, and dozens of bills are pending in Congress that would regulate crypto to one degree or another. \u2014 Ken Dilanian, NBC News , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"President Joe Biden issued an executive order about crypto in March but did not specifically mention stablecoins. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Youngkin campaigned hard against mask mandates in schools and issued an executive order on his first day in office rescinding a vaccine mandate imposed on state workers by his Democratic predecessor, Ralph Northam. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144700"
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},
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The city council will hold an executive session on the proposal in the next couple of weeks and return for a vote next month. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"By afternoon, Metro\u2019s board had swiftly called an executive session , followed hours later by the announcement that six-year general manager Paul J. Wiedefeld, 66, would move his retirement from June 30 to Monday. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"County commissioners are scheduled to discuss the matter in a closed executive session Tuesday. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"The motion and vote came after the board had met in a closed, executive session for about two hours and 20 minutes Tuesday night. \u2014 Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Mason's school board will meet in an executive session at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and then open for a public meeting at 7 p.m. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"After a lengthy executive session Wednesday (Oct. 27) at the start of its meeting, council returned to approve by a 7-0 vote adjustments to the original conditions. \u2014 cleveland , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"After a 40-minute executive session , the commission voted unanimously to reappoint Lawlor as well. \u2014 Zach Murdock, courant.com , 22 June 2021",
|
|
"The trustees\u2019 action came after the system\u2019s 13 trustees interviewed the four candidates in a closed-door executive session over four and a half hours. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 1 June 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144920"
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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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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"On a formatting level, the IPEF is an executive agreement and will not require congressional approval like a traditional trade agreement would, CSIS notes. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Thus, though the JCPOA was technically an unenforceable multilateral executive agreement , Obama and Biden were able to project it as bearing Congress\u2019s imprimatur and the status of international law. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Tehran has realized that an executive agreement like the JCPOA has no legal force in the U.S. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Because it was set up as an executive agreement , not a treaty, congressional approval is not required, Mr. Purvis said. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 5 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"There was a significant outcry from Democrats and the Obama administration in 2015 when Republicans -- led by Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton -- wrote to Iranian leadership explaining the difference between an executive agreement and a treaty. \u2014 Adam Shaw, Fox News , 5 May 2018",
|
|
"Because of Republican opposition Obama could not get Congress to ratify it as a treaty, so billed it an executive agreement , meaning it could be overturned by a successor. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 21 Sep. 2017"
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],
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|
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|
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"1942, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154052"
|
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},
|
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"type":[
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|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a written official recognition and authorization of a consular officer issued by the government to which he is accredited":[],
|
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": permission granted by a sovereign for the exercise of a bishop's functions under papal authority or for the publication of papal bulls":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-w\u00e4t-",
|
|
"\u02cceks\u0259\u02c8kw\u0101t\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
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|
"synonyms":[],
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|
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|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin exequatur, exsequatur let him perform, 3d person singular present subjunctive of exequi, exsequi to perform, execute":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163710"
|
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},
|
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"executive officer":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": the officer second in command of a military or naval organization or vessel":[]
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Laura Rich, the executive officer of the Nevada Public Employees\u2019 Benefits Program, which insures most state of Nevada employees, emailed higher education officials after she had been briefed by Northshore on its plans. \u2014 Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Michael Iron sides adds quiet strength as Skerritt\u2019s executive officer , and cigar-chomping James Tolkan is authoritative as a squadron leader. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"After two years, Bucklew was ordered to return to the Amphibious Base at Coronado as its executive officer and was promoted to captain. \u2014 cincinnati.com , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Paul Parker, executive officer of CLERB, requested permission from the Sheriff\u2019s Department in October to attend death-scene investigations. \u2014 Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Terumo Corporation named Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies president and CEO Antoinette Gawin group managing executive officer for the larger corporation. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Bryantt is an executive officer at the office of talent within the Houston Independent School District in Texas, one of the largest school districts in the nation. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The space agency says Burnham\u2019s recent work in the Navy Reserves has included serving as executive officer of SurgeMain Alameda, a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) in Alameda. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"El Cajon had previously asked for millions of dollars for wildfire prevention, but only a half-million was available last year, according to Julia Richards, the conservancy\u2019s executive officer . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Apr. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163958"
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},
|
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"type":[
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|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the ability to carry out goal-directed behavior using complex mental processes and cognitive abilities (such as working memory and impulse inhibition)":[
|
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"\u2026 the prefrontal cortex, which is known to be involved in a range of high-level, executive control processes \u2026",
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"\u2014 Alison Motluk"
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],
|
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"\u2014 compare executive function":[
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"\u2026 the prefrontal cortex, which is known to be involved in a range of high-level, executive control processes \u2026",
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"\u2014 Alison Motluk"
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|
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"1982, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165201"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Pattea, who held a bachelor\u2019s degree in business and worked in banking, was first elected to the tribal council in 1959 and served as the executive secretary of the Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs from the mid-1970s through the late 1980s. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 20 May 2022",
|
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"Pattea, who held a bachelor\u2019s degree in business and worked in banking, was first elected to the Tribal Council in 1959 and served as the executive secretary of the Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs from the mid-1970s through the late 1980s. \u2014 USA Today , 20 May 2022",
|
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"Scott Pace, director of the Space Policy Institute and former executive secretary of the Trump administration\u2019s National Space Council, says Russia\u2019s space efforts have been in decline for many years. \u2014 Leonard David, Scientific American , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Elizabeth Mrema is executive secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. \u2014 Marco Lambertini, CNN , 17 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Reed worked with Worley at the AEA, where Reed was the longtime associate executive secretary and Worley twice served as president. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Others who work closely with Wondolowski through his role as the executive secretary of the Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council have defended him to council. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Chris Hannan, executive secretary of the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council, also testified in opposition. \u2014 Phil Willonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"By then, Johnson was winding down his tenure as the NAACP\u2019s executive secretary . \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022"
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"1915, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171944"
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},
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"executive chef":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the head chef of a professional kitchen or of a group of professional kitchens":[
|
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"the restaurant's executive chef and owner",
|
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"His r\u00e9sum\u00e9 was filled with Connecticut restaurants \u2026; at Le Coq Hardi Restaurant in Stamford, he was, variously, \u2026 first cook, sous chef, and finally executive chef.",
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"\u2014 Michael Ruhlman",
|
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"Bala Kumanan, a French-trained chef, oversees the quality of the food \u2026 as the executive chef of the high-end restaurants that span from Vancouver to Ottawa.",
|
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"\u2014 John French"
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|
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"\u2014 compare chef de cuisine":[
|
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"the restaurant's executive chef and owner",
|
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"His r\u00e9sum\u00e9 was filled with Connecticut restaurants \u2026; at Le Coq Hardi Restaurant in Stamford, he was, variously, \u2026 first cook, sous chef, and finally executive chef.",
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"\u2014 Michael Ruhlman",
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"Bala Kumanan, a French-trained chef, oversees the quality of the food \u2026 as the executive chef of the high-end restaurants that span from Vancouver to Ottawa.",
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"\u2014 John French"
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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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"1902, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192037"
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},
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"exequial":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to funerals : funereal":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)ek\u00a6s\u0113kw\u0113\u0259l"
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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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"Latin exequialis, exsequialis , from exequiae, exsequiae + -alis -al":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192056"
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},
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"executes":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to carry out fully : put completely into effect":[
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"execute a command"
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],
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": to do what is provided or required by":[
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"execute a decree"
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],
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": to put to death especially in compliance with a legal sentence":[],
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": to make or produce (something, such as a work of art) especially by carrying out a design":[],
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": to perform what is required to give validity to":[
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"execute a deed"
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],
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": play":[
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"execute a piece of music"
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],
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": to perform properly or skillfully the fundamentals of a sport or of a particular play":[
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"never had a team execute better",
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"\u2014 Bobby Knight"
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],
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": to perform indicated tasks according to encoded instructions":[
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"\u2014 used of a computer program or routine"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ek-si-\u02ccky\u00fct",
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"\u02c8ek-s\u0259-\u02ccky\u00fct"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"administer",
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"apply",
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"enforce",
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"implement"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for execute kill , slay , murder , assassinate , dispatch , execute mean to deprive of life. kill merely states the fact of death caused by an agency in any manner. killed in an accident frost killed the plants slay is a chiefly literary term implying deliberateness and violence but not necessarily motive. slew thousands of the Philistines murder specifically implies stealth and motive and premeditation and therefore full moral responsibility. convicted of murdering a rival assassinate applies to deliberate killing openly or secretly often for political motives. terrorists assassinated the Senator dispatch stresses quickness and directness in putting to death. dispatched the sentry with one bullet execute stresses putting to death as a legal penalty. executed by lethal gas perform , execute , discharge , accomplish , achieve , effect , fulfill mean to carry out or into effect. perform implies action that follows established patterns or procedures or fulfills agreed-upon requirements and often connotes special skill. performed gymnastics execute stresses the carrying out of what exists in plan or in intent. executed the hit-and-run discharge implies execution and completion of appointed duties or tasks. discharged his duties accomplish stresses the successful completion of a process rather than the means of carrying it out. accomplished everything they set out to do achieve adds to accomplish the implication of conquered difficulties. achieve greatness effect adds to achieve an emphasis on the inherent force in the agent capable of surmounting obstacles. effected sweeping reforms fulfill implies a complete realization of ends or possibilities. fulfilled their ambitions",
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"examples":[
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"He was captured, tried, and executed for murder.",
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"They carefully executed the plan.",
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"The pilot executed an emergency landing.",
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"The quarterback executed the play perfectly.",
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"execute the provisions of the will",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As an official member of the MADE Class of 2022, Campbell was able to design an immersive display at the MADE x PayPal Marketplace and execute her first fashion show. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 28 June 2022",
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"Companies that do not take this approach to attract and retain an outstanding tech talent team impede their ability to execute their vision and obligations. \u2014 Peter Bendor-samuel, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"For years now, Wainwright has been the template for how the Cardinals want their pitchers to prepare for games and execute a game plan. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
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"Will Varnell, a student at Indiana University, is home for the summer and interning for Indiana Sports Corp, which helped plan and execute the event at the Pavilion. \u2014 Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022",
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"Bheem and Raju, despite never having met, immediately lock eyes from thousands of yards away and execute a complicated rescue. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
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"If an order went unexecuted in an auction, the retail brokerage would need to find another place to execute and bear additional costs, such as exchange transaction fees. \u2014 Alexander Osipovich, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
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"These types of vulnerabilities are dangerous, as attackers can execute commands and gain full control of a vulnerable system without credentials as long as web requests can be made to the Confluence Server system. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 3 June 2022",
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"To O\u2019Connell, that new generation needs weekly game plans to respond to vastly different defensive structures, that response including identical personnel groupings that execute divergently to confuse and thus slow defenders. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French executer , from execucion execution":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195735"
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},
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"executor":{
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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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": one who executes something":[],
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": executioner":[],
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": the person appointed by a testator to execute a will":[],
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": literary executor":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"or in sense 1 \u02c8ek-s\u0259-\u02ccky\u00fc-",
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"ig-\u02c8ze-ky\u0259-t\u0259r",
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"ig-\u02c8ze-k(y)\u0259-t\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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"He named his daughter as his executor .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"When Elvis died, Vernon was the executor of his son's estate. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 24 June 2022",
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"Allen\u2019s sister, Jody Allen, is the executor of his estate and currently serves as chair of the Blazers, but it had been expected that the team would be sold at some point following Allen\u2019s death. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
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"Two lawsuits involving Pope, the former executor , are under appeal and must be resolved before the money can be distributed, Bauknight says. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Dec. 2021",
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"For more than a decade, Brown\u2019s heirs and estate administrators, including Mr. Bauknight and Adele Pope, a former executor , have battled in court over the value of his estate. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Dec. 2021",
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"Being executor of his estate meant countless drives home: unpleasant meetings with county clerks, prepping the house for sale, the emotionally taxing process of deciding what to keep, donate or throw away \u2013 and so much paperwork. \u2014 Douglas Heye, CNN , 18 June 2022",
|
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"If so, the problem would then become going to court to sue the executor . \u2014 cleveland , 15 May 2022",
|
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"Ross could have appointed his son the executor of his estate as soon as Steve was deemed mature enough, rather than Cox. \u2014 Next Avenue, Forbes , 16 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Remember, probate is a formal legal process during which a probate court validates your will, authorizes your executor to distribute your estate to your beneficiaries, and pays any taxes your estate may owe. \u2014 Paco De Leon, refinery29.com , 23 Mar. 2022"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin exsecutor , from exsequi":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195910"
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},
|
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"executant":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ig-\u02c8ze-k(y)\u0259-t\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The 4,000 executants royally f\u00eated le grand Haendel [sic]. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1846, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200121"
|
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},
|
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"exequy":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8eks\u0259kw\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English exequies, exequise , singular & plural, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French exequies , plural, from Latin exequiae, exsequiae , plural, from exequi, exsequi to follow, perform, execute":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213717"
|
|
},
|
|
"executor-dative":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an executor or administrator appointed by a bishop or magistrate or ecclesiastical or civil court":[
|
|
"\u2014 distinguished from executor-nominate"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"executor + dative , adjective":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021336"
|
|
},
|
|
"exerce":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": exercise":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English exercen , from Latin exerc\u0113re":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063142"
|
|
},
|
|
"exercent":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": exercising , practicing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ig\u02c8z\u0259rs\u1d4ant",
|
|
"eg-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin exercent-, exercens , present participle of exerc\u0113re":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-080051"
|
|
},
|
|
"executive privilege":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": exemption from legally enforced disclosure of communications within the executive branch of government when such disclosure would adversely affect the functions and decision-making processes of the executive branch":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Mark Meadows has hidden behind President Trump\u2019s claims of executive privilege and immunity from subpoenas. \u2014 Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Trump himself sought to block the release of White House records related to the Jan. 6 insurrection from the National Archives and Records Administration, citing executive privilege . \u2014 Paulina Smolinski, CBS News , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Biden waived executive privilege to give the committee access to Trump administration documents as part of the investigation. \u2014 Bart Jansen, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Navarro has said that because Trump invoked executive privilege to bar the disclosure of information requested by the Jan. 6 investigators, he is prevented from complying with the subpoena. \u2014 Alan Feuer And Luke Broadwater, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Meadows withheld more than 1,000 messages from the Jan. 6 committee, claiming executive privilege , the committee said in a court filing Friday. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Trump previously - and unsuccessfully - asserted executive privilege over a series of White House documents, including daily presidential diaries, schedules, drafts of speeches, remarks and correspondence concerning the events of Jan. 6. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Trump has tried to exert executive privilege over documents and interviews, but in many cases has been overruled by courts or Biden, who has that authority as the sitting president. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Several other former Trump advisers have refused to testify, citing executive privilege despite the Biden administration\u2019s rejection of such claims. \u2014 Billy House, Bloomberg.com , 30 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1909, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-094850"
|
|
},
|
|
"exeat":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a permit for temporary absence (as from a college or monastery)":[],
|
|
": a letter of permission allowing a cleric to transfer from one diocese to another : a letter of excardination":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8eks\u0113\u02ccat"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin, let him or her go out, 3d person singular present subjunctive of exire to go out, from ex- ex- entry 1 + ire to go":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162208"
|
|
},
|
|
"execratory":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to execration : imprecatory":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8eks\u0259kr\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"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":"20220709-194250"
|
|
},
|
|
"executor de son tort":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who without legal authority assumes control of a decedent's property as if he were executor":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-d\u0259\u02ccs\u014d\u207f\u02c8t\u022f(\u0259)r"
|
|
],
|
|
"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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"Anglo-French, executor of his own wrong":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220908"
|
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}
|
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} |