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{
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"mecca":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a place regarded as a center for a specified group, activity, or interest":[
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"a mecca for shoppers"
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],
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"holy city in western Saudi Arabia population 1,294,106":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The valley is a mecca for wine lovers.",
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"The town has become a mecca for tourists.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Amazon is an underrated mecca for accessories\u2014especially around the Prime Day season. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 30 June 2022",
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"Thirty years earlier, a nonprofit called the Seattle Lighthouse for the Blind had established a program that employed DeafBlind people to do industrial work, and, in the decades since, the city had become a kind of DeafBlind mecca . \u2014 Andrew Leland, The New Yorker , 12 May 2022",
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"Where to Eat With views of the Venice sign, this all-day eatery is a mecca for surfers, skateboarders, locals, and tourists alike. \u2014 Vogue , 21 June 2022",
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"The theater, founded in 1970 by Woodie King Jr. in Lower Manhattan and now housed on West 42nd Street, has been a mecca for Black actors and directors. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
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"There\u2019s no doubt that Miami is a mecca for great food, but the Michelin Guide is all about fine dining and Miami\u2019s just not a fine dining city. \u2014 Amber Love Bond, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
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"This means that viewers just got their first official confirmation that Kate is alive when everyone is gathering by Rebecca's bedside in the family mecca . \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"The offense, which unbelievably accounted for only four extra-base hits in three games in this mile-high mecca , should eventually be fine. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"What some are calling the worst U.S. health care labor crisis in memory is sharpening concerns about attrition from resistance to vaccine mandates -- even in the medical mecca of Massachusetts, where Covid cases remain well within hospital capacity. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1843, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Mecca , Saudi Arabia, a destination of pilgrims in the Islamic world":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8me-k\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"axis",
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"base",
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"capital",
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"center",
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"central",
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"core",
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"cynosure",
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"epicenter",
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"eye",
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"focus",
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"ground zero",
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"heart",
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"hub",
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"locus",
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"navel",
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"nerve center",
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"nexus",
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"nucleus",
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"omphalos",
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"seat"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183448",
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"type":[
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"adjective or noun",
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"geographical name",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"mechanic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a manual worker : artisan":[],
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": mechanical sense 3a":[],
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": of or relating to manual work or skill":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"the snapping of the handcuffs was followed by a mechanic reading of the suspect's rights",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The contract also would include some pilot and mechanic training. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 May 2022",
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"On Thanksgiving Day that year, two drivers and a mechanic riding shotgun were killed in a crash. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
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"The pair met at a military officers\u2019 club, where Yamaguchi worked in the hat check room, and Mann was hired as a mechanic and sergeant-at-arms in his off hours. \u2014 Sydney Page, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
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"The air duct features a fluid mechanic design that's specially made to reduce noise without compromising wind strength. \u2014 Nicol Natale, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
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"Sitting on stage next to Gorham\u2019s class president and class valedictorian, Shaw thought of his goals for the future: going to a college, playing football for his university, starting a mechanic shop and a photography business. \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 12 June 2022",
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"Arkansas City, Kansas, resident Richard Thomas, 73, prepared carefully for retirement during his career as a mechanic fabricating composite jet engine parts at Boeing. \u2014 Jeanne Sahadi, CNN , 27 May 2022",
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"Chanel presented both slot machine mini-bags and driver helmet handbags as well as mechanic jumpsuits. \u2014 Sarah Carbonaro, Town & Country , 6 May 2022",
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"His mechanic friend instead shows him a defunct Naboo starfighter that the two of them and the droids repair to be a super fast hot rod. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"That fizzled after the 1916 race killed a driver, a mechanic , and a guard and injured several spectators. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
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"The symbol is even stronger as across the Channel, Queen Elizabeth II, who served in World War II as an army driver and mechanic , is celebrating her 70 years on the throne. \u2014 Sylvie Corbet And Jeff Schaeffer, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
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"Cindy works as a nail technician, and Jason has struggled to maintain employment as an auto mechanic , according to their lawyers. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"After finishing the eighth grade, Mr. Kuenzel left school to work as an auto mechanic , and helped raise his stepsiblings and cousins while taking jobs in construction and at a cotton mill. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"The queen served in World War II as an army driver and mechanic , and is head of Britain\u2019s armed forces. \u2014 Sylvia Hui, chicagotribune.com , 14 Nov. 2021",
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"The next day, Murphy's body was sent to Los Angeles with his mechanic , Riley Brett. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 18 May 2022",
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"But my mechanic says the 4Runner is rock solid and, like me, is just hitting its life\u2019s halfway mark. \u2014 Outside Online , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"While the car is in the shop, ask your mechanic to check belts and hoses for cracks and wear. \u2014 cleveland , 27 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, probably from Middle French mecanique , adjective & noun, from Latin mechanicus , from Greek m\u0113chanikos , from m\u0113chan\u0113":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"mi-\u02c8ka-nik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"automatic",
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"instinctive",
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"instinctual",
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"involuntary",
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"knee-jerk",
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"mechanical",
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"robotic",
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"spontaneous"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074206",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"mechanical":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a piece of finished copy consisting typically of type proofs and artwork positioned and mounted for photomechanical reproduction":[],
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": caused by, resulting from, or relating to a process that involves a purely physical as opposed to a chemical or biological change or process":[
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"mechanical erosion of rock"
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],
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": done as if by machine : seemingly uninfluenced by the mind or emotions : automatic":[
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"busy in a leisurely mechanical way",
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"\u2014 Douglas Stewart"
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],
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": mechanic sense 1":[],
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": of or relating to artisans (see artisan sense 1 ) or machinists":[
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"the mechanical trades"
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],
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": of or relating to machinery (see machinery sense 1 ) or tools":[
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"mechanical applications of science",
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"a mechanical genius",
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"mechanical aptitude"
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],
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": of or relating to manual operations":[],
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": of or relating to technicalities or petty matters":[
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"nor was any capacity shown for anything above a mechanical handling of the matter",
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"\u2014 H. O. Taylor"
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],
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": produced or operated by a machine or tool":[
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"mechanical power",
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"a mechanical refrigerator",
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"a mechanical saw"
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],
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": relating to the quantitative relations of force and matter":[
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"mechanical pressure of wind on a tower"
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],
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": relating to, governed by, or in accordance with the principles of mechanics":[
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"mechanical energy"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"The flight was delayed because of mechanical problems.",
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"I was impressed by her mechanical know-how.",
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"She gave a mechanical reply.",
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"Copying down the numbers is a boring and mechanical job.",
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"The actor gave a stiff and mechanical performance.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Munchies, Hollaman says, will have its famous mechanical bull cleaned up and ready for the people. \u2014 Joseph Goodman, al , 25 June 2022",
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"Taproom has wild west theme, so dress up in cowboy duds and enjoy wild west photo booth, mechanical bull, design your own cowboy hat pop-up, specialty saloon and more. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 19 June 2022",
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"In 1980, the movie heartthrob introduced country & western cosplay to America as the star of Urban Cowboy, a film about an oil worker who lets off steam riding the mechanical bull at Gilley\u2019s club. \u2014 Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone , 7 May 2022",
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"Among the hall\u2019s main attractions was its mechanical bull, a repurposed piece of rodeo-training equipment on which the club\u2019s more intrepid patrons vied to see who could ride the longest before being thrown off. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
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"There was live music, carnival games, drink and snack stations, at least half a dozen food trucks, dancers on rollerblades \u2013 and even a mechanical bull, a tattoo parlor and a petting zoo. \u2014 Kara Carlson, USA TODAY , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"Bachelorette Parties and Weddings Meet up in Hotel Drover's Lobby Bar for a cocktail and head out to Billy Bob's Texas for live music, a ride on the mechanical bull, billiards, or dancing. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Bennett was in very poor health at the time of the transplant, with his heart requiring mechanical assistance to keep him alive, so there are many potential explanations for his death that have nothing to do with the transplant. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"Other highlights include a tennis court, sand volleyball court, mechanical bull and equestrian amenities such as a horse stable and riding ring. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Adjective",
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"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"mi-\u02c8kan-i-k\u0259l",
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"mi-\u02c8ka-ni-k\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mechanical Adjective spontaneous , impulsive , instinctive , automatic , mechanical mean acting or activated without deliberation. spontaneous implies lack of prompting and connotes naturalness. a spontaneous burst of applause impulsive implies acting under stress of emotion or spirit of the moment. impulsive acts of violence instinctive stresses action involving neither judgment nor will. blinking is an instinctive reaction automatic implies action engaging neither the mind nor the emotions and connotes a predictable response. his denial was automatic mechanical stresses the lifeless, often perfunctory character of the response. a mechanical teaching method",
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"synonyms":[
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"automatic",
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"instinctive",
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"instinctual",
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"involuntary",
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"knee-jerk",
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"mechanic",
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"robotic",
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"spontaneous"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063322",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"mechanical advantage":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Because of that mechanical advantage over the standard deadlift, the sumo deadlift holds a controversial reputation within the strength sports community. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Jim, with a few risky maneuvers and using mechanical advantage to its fullest, reassembled the logs with our help on our foundation. \u2014 Star Tribune , 25 Mar. 2021",
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"Look for a gambrel with an integrated block and tackle to give a mechanical advantage when lifting heavy game. \u2014 The Editors, Outdoor Life , 3 Jan. 2020",
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"Climbing stands use a mechanical advantage to allow a hunter to ascend a tree trunk to virtually any height. \u2014 The Editors, Outdoor Life , 10 Sep. 2019",
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"The Chef\u2019n Fresh Force citrus juicer uses mechanical advantage to squeeze more juice from lemons and limes, faster, and spares hands from getting messy in the process. \u2014 Elaheh Nozari, Bon Appetit , 21 Feb. 2018",
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"The mechanical advantage of the gear differentials made raising my beams as easy as tugging on the chain with two fingers. \u2014 Logan Ward, Popular Mechanics , 20 Mar. 2017",
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"Staying power, not super-strength EksoVest is an unpowered device that leverages mechanical advantage to assist raising a wearer's arms. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Ars Technica , 20 Nov. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1852, 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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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110325",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"mechanically":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a piece of finished copy consisting typically of type proofs and artwork positioned and mounted for photomechanical reproduction":[],
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": caused by, resulting from, or relating to a process that involves a purely physical as opposed to a chemical or biological change or process":[
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"mechanical erosion of rock"
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],
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": done as if by machine : seemingly uninfluenced by the mind or emotions : automatic":[
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"busy in a leisurely mechanical way",
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"\u2014 Douglas Stewart"
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],
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": mechanic sense 1":[],
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": of or relating to artisans (see artisan sense 1 ) or machinists":[
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"the mechanical trades"
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],
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": of or relating to machinery (see machinery sense 1 ) or tools":[
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"mechanical applications of science",
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"a mechanical genius",
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"mechanical aptitude"
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],
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": of or relating to manual operations":[],
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": of or relating to technicalities or petty matters":[
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"nor was any capacity shown for anything above a mechanical handling of the matter",
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"\u2014 H. O. Taylor"
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],
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": produced or operated by a machine or tool":[
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"mechanical power",
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"a mechanical refrigerator",
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"a mechanical saw"
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],
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": relating to the quantitative relations of force and matter":[
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"mechanical pressure of wind on a tower"
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],
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": relating to, governed by, or in accordance with the principles of mechanics":[
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"mechanical energy"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"The flight was delayed because of mechanical problems.",
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"I was impressed by her mechanical know-how.",
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"She gave a mechanical reply.",
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"Copying down the numbers is a boring and mechanical job.",
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"The actor gave a stiff and mechanical performance.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Munchies, Hollaman says, will have its famous mechanical bull cleaned up and ready for the people. \u2014 Joseph Goodman, al , 25 June 2022",
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"Taproom has wild west theme, so dress up in cowboy duds and enjoy wild west photo booth, mechanical bull, design your own cowboy hat pop-up, specialty saloon and more. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 19 June 2022",
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"In 1980, the movie heartthrob introduced country & western cosplay to America as the star of Urban Cowboy, a film about an oil worker who lets off steam riding the mechanical bull at Gilley\u2019s club. \u2014 Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone , 7 May 2022",
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"Among the hall\u2019s main attractions was its mechanical bull, a repurposed piece of rodeo-training equipment on which the club\u2019s more intrepid patrons vied to see who could ride the longest before being thrown off. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
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"There was live music, carnival games, drink and snack stations, at least half a dozen food trucks, dancers on rollerblades \u2013 and even a mechanical bull, a tattoo parlor and a petting zoo. \u2014 Kara Carlson, USA TODAY , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"Bachelorette Parties and Weddings Meet up in Hotel Drover's Lobby Bar for a cocktail and head out to Billy Bob's Texas for live music, a ride on the mechanical bull, billiards, or dancing. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Bennett was in very poor health at the time of the transplant, with his heart requiring mechanical assistance to keep him alive, so there are many potential explanations for his death that have nothing to do with the transplant. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"Other highlights include a tennis court, sand volleyball court, mechanical bull and equestrian amenities such as a horse stable and riding ring. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Adjective",
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"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"mi-\u02c8ka-ni-k\u0259l",
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"mi-\u02c8kan-i-k\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mechanical Adjective spontaneous , impulsive , instinctive , automatic , mechanical mean acting or activated without deliberation. spontaneous implies lack of prompting and connotes naturalness. a spontaneous burst of applause impulsive implies acting under stress of emotion or spirit of the moment. impulsive acts of violence instinctive stresses action involving neither judgment nor will. blinking is an instinctive reaction automatic implies action engaging neither the mind nor the emotions and connotes a predictable response. his denial was automatic mechanical stresses the lifeless, often perfunctory character of the response. a mechanical teaching method",
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"synonyms":[
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"automatic",
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"instinctive",
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"instinctual",
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"involuntary",
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"knee-jerk",
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"mechanic",
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"robotic",
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"spontaneous"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200628",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"mechanism":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a doctrine that holds natural processes (as of life) to be mechanically determined and capable of complete explanation by the laws of physics and chemistry":[],
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": a piece of machinery (see machinery sense 1 )":[
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"The camera's shutter mechanism is broken."
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],
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": a process, technique, or system for achieving a result":[
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"the mechanisms of peace",
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"\u2014 F. D. Roosevelt"
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],
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": mechanical operation or action : working sense 2":[
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"he acknowledges nothing besides matter and motion; so that all must be performed either by mechanism or by accident",
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"\u2014 Richard Bentley"
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],
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": the fundamental processes involved in or responsible for an action, reaction, or other natural phenomenon":[
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"meteorologists believe that this pressure jump is the mechanism responsible for storms and tornadoes",
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"\u2014 Think"
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],
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"\u2014 compare defense mechanism":[
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"meteorologists believe that this pressure jump is the mechanism responsible for storms and tornadoes",
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"\u2014 Think"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The camera's shutter mechanism is broken.",
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"Scientists are studying the body's mechanisms for controlling weight.",
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"There is no mechanism in place for enforcing the new law.",
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"a legal mechanism to prevent lobbyists from exerting unfair influence",
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"psychological mechanisms for dealing with a tragic loss",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The body regulates the stress response through a complicated feedback mechanism . \u2014 Rachel Yehuda, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
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"It can be discovered only through the market mechanism . \u2014 WSJ , 7 June 2022",
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"The Supreme Court held that the ban on registering handguns and the requirement to keep guns in the home disassembled or nonfunctional with a trigger lock mechanism violates the Second Amendment. \u2014 Haley Yamada, ABC News , 2 June 2022",
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"Our main issue with widgets in our Windows 11 review was that they were limited to Microsoft's apps and services, with no mechanism for third parties to develop their own widgets. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022",
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"Hoosiers are familiar with the CWIP mechanism : It was used during the construction of the Edwardsport coal-to-gas plant. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 13 May 2022",
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"The bike has a slim, magnesium alloy frame with a mechanism for folding its frame in half that\u2019s considerably more streamlined than you\u2019d often find on a folding bike. \u2014 Mark Knapp, PCMAG , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Rather than using a complex camera system and/or the Soli chip to deliver safe 3D face authentication, Google might combine 2D face authentication with a different unlock mechanism . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Most other societies make similar promises, each with a corresponding enforcement mechanism . \u2014 Aron Ravin, National Review , 3 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8me-k\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m",
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"\u02c8mek-\u0259-\u02ccniz-\u0259m"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193226",
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"type":[
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},
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"mechanical analysis":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an analysis of soil by screening to determine its percentage composition by grain sizes":[]
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"For more than 15 years, Rachel has put her training in mechanical engineering and applied mathematics to work by researching, testing and writing about parenting products. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
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"He was also named the Big 12 Conference\u2019s Scholar-Athlete of the Year after graduating with a 3.99 GPA while earning a degree in mechanical engineering . \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022",
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