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{
"Ploceidae":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a large family of Old World passerine birds that are predominantly African, somewhat resemble finches, and comprise the weaverbirds \u2014 see ploceus":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Ploceus , type genus + -idae":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pl\u014d\u02c8s\u0113\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120246",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"Ploceus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus (the type of the family Ploceidae ) comprising the baya and related Asiatic birds":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek plokeus braider, plaiter, from plekein to plait":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pl\u014ds\u0113\u0259s",
"-\u014d\u02ccs\u00fcs"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205930",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Plock":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"commune on the Vistula River in northeast central Poland population 121,996":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pl\u022ftsk"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050317",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Plodia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of phycitid moths that includes the Indian meal moth \u2014 compare phycitidae":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pl\u014dd\u0113\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022024",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Ploiaria":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the type genus of the family Ploiariidae comprising fragile-bodied bugs with elongated cylindrical heads, prominent eyes, raptorial forelimbs, and the remaining limbs greatly elongated and filamentous":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, probably modification of Greek ploiarion boat, diminutive of ploion ship; akin to Greek plein to sail, float":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pl\u014d\u02c8ya-",
"pl\u022fi\u02c8(y)a(a)r\u0113\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052159",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Ploiariidae":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small cosmopolitan family of slender predaceous bugs related to the assassin bugs":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Ploiaria , type genus + -idae":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccpl\u022fi(y)\u0259\u02c8r\u012b\u0259\u02ccd\u0113",
"\u02ccpl\u014dy\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073741",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"Ploiesti":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city in southeast central Romania north of Bucharest population 232,452":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"pl\u022f-\u02c8yesht",
"-\u02c8yesh-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140447",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Ploima":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a suborder of Monogononta or other large group of rotifers that are propelled by the ciliated disk only and that usually have a forked and more or less retractile tail":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek pl\u014dimos fit for sailing; akin to Greek plein to sail, float":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-l\u014d\u0259m\u0259",
"\u02c8pl\u022fim\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085026",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"ploce":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": emphatic repetition of a word with particular reference to its special significance (as in \"a wife who was a wife indeed\")":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin, from Greek plok\u0113 complication, twisting, from plekein to plait":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pl\u014d(\u02cc)s\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115852",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ploceiform":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": resembling a weaverbird":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Ploceus + English -iform":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"pl\u014d\u02c8s\u0113\u0259\u02ccf\u022frm"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192055",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"plod":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to proceed slowly or tediously":[
"the movie's plot just plods along"
],
": to tread slowly or heavily along or over":[],
": to walk heavily or slowly : trudge":[],
": to work laboriously and monotonously : drudge":[]
},
"examples":[
"We plodded through mud that came up past our ankles.",
"I could hear my roommate plodding up the steps to our apartment.",
"We plodded our way across the muddy field.",
"He plodded through his work.",
"The day was plodding along.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yet, for now, both are content to plod along in the shallows, ignoring the currents pulling events around them. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Yet, there remains uncertainty as to whether that will happen as planned with the league\u2019s owners continuing to lock out the players as the two sides plod toward a new collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Yet, there remains uncertainty as to whether that will happen as planned with the league\u2019s owners continuing to lock out the players as the two sides plod toward a new collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Yet, there remains uncertainty as to whether that will happen as planned with the league\u2019s owners continuing to lock out the players as the two sides plod toward a new collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Yet, there remains uncertainty as to whether that will happen as planned with the league\u2019s owners continuing to lock out the players as the two sides plod toward a new collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Yet, there remains uncertainty as to whether that will happen as planned with the league\u2019s owners continuing to lock out the players as the two sides plod toward a new collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Yet, there remains uncertainty as to whether that will happen as planned with the league\u2019s owners continuing to lock out the players as the two sides plod toward a new collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"As Jasmine, Gail and Liv plod through the fall semester, the campus\u2019 strangeness becomes more noticeable. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1562, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pl\u00e4d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bang away",
"beaver (away)",
"dig (away)",
"drudge",
"endeavor",
"fag",
"grub",
"hump",
"hustle",
"labor",
"moil",
"peg (away)",
"plow",
"plug",
"slave",
"slog",
"strain",
"strive",
"struggle",
"sweat",
"toil",
"travail",
"tug",
"work"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100832",
"type":[
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"plodder":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to proceed slowly or tediously":[
"the movie's plot just plods along"
],
": to tread slowly or heavily along or over":[],
": to walk heavily or slowly : trudge":[],
": to work laboriously and monotonously : drudge":[]
},
"examples":[
"We plodded through mud that came up past our ankles.",
"I could hear my roommate plodding up the steps to our apartment.",
"We plodded our way across the muddy field.",
"He plodded through his work.",
"The day was plodding along.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yet, for now, both are content to plod along in the shallows, ignoring the currents pulling events around them. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Yet, there remains uncertainty as to whether that will happen as planned with the league\u2019s owners continuing to lock out the players as the two sides plod toward a new collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Yet, there remains uncertainty as to whether that will happen as planned with the league\u2019s owners continuing to lock out the players as the two sides plod toward a new collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Yet, there remains uncertainty as to whether that will happen as planned with the league\u2019s owners continuing to lock out the players as the two sides plod toward a new collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Yet, there remains uncertainty as to whether that will happen as planned with the league\u2019s owners continuing to lock out the players as the two sides plod toward a new collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Yet, there remains uncertainty as to whether that will happen as planned with the league\u2019s owners continuing to lock out the players as the two sides plod toward a new collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Yet, there remains uncertainty as to whether that will happen as planned with the league\u2019s owners continuing to lock out the players as the two sides plod toward a new collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"As Jasmine, Gail and Liv plod through the fall semester, the campus\u2019 strangeness becomes more noticeable. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1562, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pl\u00e4d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bang away",
"beaver (away)",
"dig (away)",
"drudge",
"endeavor",
"fag",
"grub",
"hump",
"hustle",
"labor",
"moil",
"peg (away)",
"plow",
"plug",
"slave",
"slog",
"strain",
"strive",
"struggle",
"sweat",
"toil",
"travail",
"tug",
"work"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065422",
"type":[
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"plodge":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to wade or walk heavily":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably blend of plod entry 1 and trudge":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pl\u00e4j"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081541",
"type":[
"intransitive verb"
]
},
"ploiariid":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a bug of the family Ploiariidae":[],
": of or relating to the Ploiariidae":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Ploiariidae":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"pl\u014d\u02c8ya-",
"\"",
"(\u02c8)pl\u022fi\u00a6(y)a(a)r\u0113\u0259\u0307d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035350",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"ploimate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a rotifer of the group Ploima":[],
": of or relating to the Ploima":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Ploima + English -ate":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"-m\u0259\u0307t",
"\"",
"-\u02ccm\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073619",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"ploiter":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of ploiter variant of plouter"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pl\u022fit\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-185325",
"type":[]
},
"plonk":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": cheap or inferior wine":[],
": to come out in favor of someone or something : plump":[
"\u2014 used with for"
],
": to drop abruptly : dive":[],
": to make a plunking sound":[],
": to pluck or hit so as to produce a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound":[],
": to set down suddenly : plump":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Grandma drank two glasses of William\u2019s homemade plonk . \u2014 Miriam Toews, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
"It\u2019s almost like discovering how incredible an aged Bordeaux can taste after years of drinking plonk . \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 25 Sep. 2021",
"Later, microphones picked up a booming plonk when Cody Parkey\u2019s kick hit the right upright on a point-after attempt. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 21 Dec. 2020",
"These whiskey makers churned out dozens of different brands ranging from headache-inducing plonk to venerable greats such as Redbreast and Jameson. \u2014 Russ Parsons, Los Angeles Times , 5 Nov. 2020",
"In the 1980s, the Okanagan Valley, which extends about 125 miles north from the border with Washington State, was known for its apple and peach orchards, bargain lakeside beach vacations and wine dismissed by oenophiles as undrinkable plonk . \u2014 Dan Bilefsky, New York Times , 19 Sep. 2020",
"When dusk would hit, those just off a long day of work could knock on the sturdy wooden shutter and throw down a couple of Florin for a generous pour of family plonk , passed over by a servant on the other side. \u2014 Erin Florio, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 21 Jan. 2020",
"At that time white grapes made up the majority of the region\u2019s plantings, but most of those were destined for distillation or simple plonk . \u2014 Fortune , 22 Sep. 2019",
"Keg wine has a stigma to overcome: the kegging or bagging of wine has long been synonymous with large industrial estates selling their run-off plonk as a cheap addendum. \u2014 Jordan Michelman, latimes.com , 21 June 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1933, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"short for earlier plink-plonk , perhaps modification of French vin blanc white wine":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pl\u00e4\u014bk",
"\u02c8pl\u022f\u014bk"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175418",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"plonk (for)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"to promote the interests or cause of I'm willing to plunk for any program that will reduce carbon emissions"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133144",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"plonk down":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to sit or lie down suddenly in a careless way":[
"He plonked down beside me.",
"She plonked herself down on the sofa."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193154",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"ploo":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of ploo dialectal British variant of plow"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pl\u00fc"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163222",
"type":[]
},
"plook":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of plook variant of plouk"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-111528",
"type":[]
},
"plop":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to allow the body to drop heavily":[
"\u2014 usually used with down plopped down on the couch"
],
": to fall, drop, or move suddenly with a sound like that of something dropping into water":[],
": to place or set carelessly or hastily":[
"plopped the money into stocks"
],
": to set, drop, or throw heavily":[]
},
"examples":[
"The stone plopped into the river.",
"An ice cube plopped noisily into the glass.",
"I filled the glass with water and plopped a few ice cubes into it.",
"She plopped onto the couch.",
"They plopped down on the floor.",
"He plopped himself down in the chair.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is only enough time to wolf down dinner, chat a little with the family, plop on the couch, mindlessly watch a Netflix series or your favorite sports team, then go to bed, only to get back on the hamster wheel the next day. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"After picking out the bedrooms for their kids (painting a possible picture of reality TV\u2019s next big blended family",
"The other thing is to remember the environment that someone is in and don't just plop your 15-second or 30-second ad into that environment. \u2014 Billee Howard, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Grab a $500 Scotty Cameron putter, plop down a Titleist Pro V1 with a Masters logo and let an authentic Augusta caddie in a white jumpsuit tell you how much break to play. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Apr. 2022",
"There\u2019s also a drawing area where people can plop down at tables and create their own mini-masterpieces. \u2014 David Lyman, The Enquirer , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Or, for lounge enthusiasts, simply plop yourself into the water and float like a cork, thanks to a salt water consistency 2.5 times that of the Pacific Ocean. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The extension\u2014which works on Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge browsers\u2014can plop an image of your live calendar into the body of an email. \u2014 Nicole Nguyen, WSJ , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Some people can plop into bed and fall asleep instantly, but others are a little more particular\u2014about temperature, about softness, about everything. \u2014 Glamour , 16 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1821, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"imitative":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pl\u00e4p"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"flop",
"flump",
"plank",
"plump",
"plunk",
"plonk"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082355",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"plop down":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to drop or place (something or someone) in a heavy or careless way":[
"He plopped the tray down ."
],
": to pay or spend (money)":[
"I can't afford to just plop down $30 for a T-shirt.",
"He'd already plopped a lot of money down for legal fees."
],
": to sit or lie down in a heavy or careless way":[
"They plopped down on the floor.",
"He plopped himself down in the chair."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012556",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"plosh":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": plash entry 3":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"by alteration":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pl\u00e4sh"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023008",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"plosion":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": explosion sense 3":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pl\u014d-zh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074607",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"plosive":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": stop sense 9":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is because the G sound is plosive , a consonant that is spoken by stopping the airflow in your mouth. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 27 May 2020",
"The plosives and fricatives of a complex word, the specific place your lips meet or don't to shape and push out a puff of air that carries a sound. \u2014 Julie Muncy, Wired , 5 Feb. 2020",
"There\u2019s something about the sound of it that is sonically shocking \u2014 the juxtaposition of two harsh plosives in a string of so few letters. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, New York Times , 2 June 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"short for explosive":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8pl\u014d-siv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082005",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"plot":{
"antonyms":[
"collude",
"compass",
"connive",
"conspire",
"contrive",
"intrigue",
"machinate",
"put up",
"scheme"
],
"definitions":{
": a graphic representation (such as a chart)":[],
": a measured piece of land : lot":[],
": a secret plan for accomplishing a usually evil or unlawful end : intrigue":[],
": a small area of planted ground":[
"a vegetable plot"
],
": a small piece of land in a cemetery":[],
": ground plan , plat":[],
": the plan or main story (as of a movie or literary work)":[],
": to be located by means of coordinates":[
"the data plot at a single point"
],
": to form a plot : scheme":[],
": to invent or devise the plot of (something, such as a movie or a literary work)":[],
": to lay out in plots (see plot entry 1 sense 1 )":[],
": to locate (a curve) by plotted points":[],
": to locate (a point) by means of coordinates":[],
": to make a plot, map, or plan of":[],
": to mark or note on or as if on a map or chart":[],
": to plan or contrive especially secretly":[],
": to represent (an equation) by means of a curve so constructed":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Her books are page-turners, and yet there is more going on in them than just the mechanics of a clever plot \u2026 \u2014 Robin McKinley , New York Times Book Review , 17 May 1987",
"\u2026 as he stood before the great dripping department store which now occupied the big plot of ground where once had stood both the Amberson Hotel and the Amberson Opera House. \u2014 Booth Tarkington , The Magnificent Ambersons , 1918",
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"We've been plotting growth strategies for the company.",
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"While Komolafe packed the film with plenty of comedy and lighthearted touches like the score\u2019s sparkling xylophone, its plot focuses on a highly sensitive subject: Nicki\u2019s struggle to win validation and support from her mother. \u2014 Jordaan Sanford, Variety , 19 June 2022",
"Ladd told The Arizona Republic that law enforcement was apprehending just five or six people per week crossing the border on his 16,000-acre plot of land when Trump was president. \u2014 Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
"In the final moments of Season 5, Shelby was in despair over his foiled assassination plot against fascist leader Oswald Mosley (Sam Claflin) , putting a gun to his head in a foggy field. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
"Yet as deliberate as his journey was to travel thousands of miles with a trunk of weaponry, Roske seemingly abandoned his alleged plot just a few yards from where the Supreme Court justice slept. \u2014 Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"The sci-fi-horror movie, written and directed by David Cronenberg, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this year and has received mixed reviews due to its seemingly confusing plot and execution. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 June 2022",
"An alert from a Coast Guard surfman foiled their plot , and they were later executed in Washington. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun , 2 June 2022",
"Your plot of land is where the serendipity begins \u2013 those unexpected magical moments that make festivals so special. \u2014 Peter Csathy, SPIN , 30 May 2022",
"There\u2019s a humongous plot of land that used to be a hospital that\u2019s been closed for about 30 years now. \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"One of our favorite family board games, Ticket to Ride challenges you to plot rail routes across North America. \u2014 Wired , 29 Nov. 2021",
"That laissez-faire approach has been watched by the United States and other European countries as a possible model for how to plot a way out of the pandemic. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Unhoused people have to plot their day-to-day existence to the minutiae. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"Now his White House, which was already trying to chip away at gun violence through executive orders, is organizing calls with activists and experts to plot a path forward. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"On Tuesday, Senate Democrats have a senators only virtual conference to plot out a path forward. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 20 Dec. 2021",
"While technology offers to plot a flight path that is less bumpy or more fuel-efficient, the decision-making is entirely left up to the pilot and air traffic control. \u2014 Christopher Larkin, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
"All of this, and Trump's refusal to cede to the reality of his election loss and his expanding efforts to plot a potentially fraudulent path back to power, helps explain why the work of the select committee is so crucial. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 8 Oct. 2021",
"When she was laid off last year, the 25-year-old came back to Decatur to waitress, tend bar and plot a new path. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"While Komolafe packed the film with plenty of comedy and lighthearted touches like the score\u2019s sparkling xylophone, its plot focuses on a highly sensitive subject: Nicki\u2019s struggle to win validation and support from her mother. \u2014 Jordaan Sanford, Variety , 19 June 2022",
"Ladd told The Arizona Republic that law enforcement was apprehending just five or six people per week crossing the border on his 16,000-acre plot of land when Trump was president. \u2014 Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
"In the final moments of Season 5, Shelby was in despair over his foiled assassination plot against fascist leader Oswald Mosley (Sam Claflin) , putting a gun to his head in a foggy field. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
"Yet as deliberate as his journey was to travel thousands of miles with a trunk of weaponry, Roske seemingly abandoned his alleged plot just a few yards from where the Supreme Court justice slept. \u2014 Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"The sci-fi-horror movie, written and directed by David Cronenberg, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this year and has received mixed reviews due to its seemingly confusing plot and execution. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 June 2022",
"An alert from a Coast Guard surfman foiled their plot , and they were later executed in Washington. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun , 2 June 2022",
"Your plot of land is where the serendipity begins \u2013 those unexpected magical moments that make festivals so special. \u2014 Peter Csathy, SPIN , 30 May 2022",
"There\u2019s a humongous plot of land that used to be a hospital that\u2019s been closed for about 30 years now. \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"One of our favorite family board games, Ticket to Ride challenges you to plot rail routes across North America. \u2014 Wired , 29 Nov. 2021",
"That laissez-faire approach has been watched by the United States and other European countries as a possible model for how to plot a way out of the pandemic. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Unhoused people have to plot their day-to-day existence to the minutiae. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"Now his White House, which was already trying to chip away at gun violence through executive orders, is organizing calls with activists and experts to plot a path forward. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"On Tuesday, Senate Democrats have a senators only virtual conference to plot out a path forward. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 20 Dec. 2021",
"While technology offers to plot a flight path that is less bumpy or more fuel-efficient, the decision-making is entirely left up to the pilot and air traffic control. \u2014 Christopher Larkin, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
"All of this, and Trump's refusal to cede to the reality of his election loss and his expanding efforts to plot a potentially fraudulent path back to power, helps explain why the work of the select committee is so crucial. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 8 Oct. 2021",
"When she was laid off last year, the 25-year-old came back to Decatur to waitress, tend bar and plot a new path. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"By the late \u201980s, P\u00e9rez was rebooting Wonder Woman, coming in as both the plotter and penciler of the series to tie the character more closely to the Greek gods, before returning to the Titans, now under their new name, The New Titans. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 May 2022",
"Winslow is a master plotter and shaper of characters. \u2014 Chris Vognar, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Each tree is tagged for identification purposes, and its location will be added to the organization\u2019s online tree plotter map. \u2014 Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Nov. 2021",
"While waylaid, Eru\u00e7 will swap out his water filter, install new scuppers and replace his chart plotter GPS device. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Sep. 2021",
"Indeed, the arrest of the LAX plotter , Ahmad Ressam, trying to cross the border from Canada into the United States with explosives and detonators not only stopped that particular attack. \u2014 CBS News , 15 Sep. 2021",
"Pretrial hearings in the case of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who has been accused of being the lead plotter behind the September 11 attacks, and four other detainees at Guantanamo Bay are set to resume today. \u2014 Dominic Rech, CNN , 7 Sep. 2021",
"Winston Churchill and Dwight D Eisenhower met here during WWII and there\u2019s even a secret passage running from its cellar to the village priory, used by Lord Lovelace of Hurley who was a plotter of the Glorious Revolution in 1688. \u2014 Duncan Madden, Forbes , 26 May 2021"
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"Her books are page-turners, and yet there is more going on in them than just the mechanics of a clever plot \u2026 \u2014 Robin McKinley , New York Times Book Review , 17 May 1987",
"\u2026 as he stood before the great dripping department store which now occupied the big plot of ground where once had stood both the Amberson Hotel and the Amberson Opera House. \u2014 Booth Tarkington , The Magnificent Ambersons , 1918",
"When I returned with the pistol the table had been cleared, and Holmes was engaged in his favourite occupation of scraping upon his violin. \"The plot thickens,\" he said, as I entered \u2026 \u2014 Arthur Conan Doyle , A Study in Scarlet , 1887",
"The plots are selling for $15,000 per acre.",
"They just bought a 12-acre plot of land .",
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"The movie has a weak plot .",
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"Would-be nation builders plotted Italy's unification from the south and the north. \u2014 David Van Biema , Time , 4 Sept. 2000",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"While Komolafe packed the film with plenty of comedy and lighthearted touches like the score\u2019s sparkling xylophone, its plot focuses on a highly sensitive subject: Nicki\u2019s struggle to win validation and support from her mother. \u2014 Jordaan Sanford, Variety , 19 June 2022",
"Ladd told The Arizona Republic that law enforcement was apprehending just five or six people per week crossing the border on his 16,000-acre plot of land when Trump was president. \u2014 Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
"In the final moments of Season 5, Shelby was in despair over his foiled assassination plot against fascist leader Oswald Mosley (Sam Claflin) , putting a gun to his head in a foggy field. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
"Yet as deliberate as his journey was to travel thousands of miles with a trunk of weaponry, Roske seemingly abandoned his alleged plot just a few yards from where the Supreme Court justice slept. \u2014 Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"The sci-fi-horror movie, written and directed by David Cronenberg, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this year and has received mixed reviews due to its seemingly confusing plot and execution. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 June 2022",
"An alert from a Coast Guard surfman foiled their plot , and they were later executed in Washington. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun , 2 June 2022",
"Your plot of land is where the serendipity begins \u2013 those unexpected magical moments that make festivals so special. \u2014 Peter Csathy, SPIN , 30 May 2022",
"There\u2019s a humongous plot of land that used to be a hospital that\u2019s been closed for about 30 years now. \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"One of our favorite family board games, Ticket to Ride challenges you to plot rail routes across North America. \u2014 Wired , 29 Nov. 2021",
"That laissez-faire approach has been watched by the United States and other European countries as a possible model for how to plot a way out of the pandemic. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Unhoused people have to plot their day-to-day existence to the minutiae. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"Now his White House, which was already trying to chip away at gun violence through executive orders, is organizing calls with activists and experts to plot a path forward. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"On Tuesday, Senate Democrats have a senators only virtual conference to plot out a path forward. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 20 Dec. 2021",
"While technology offers to plot a flight path that is less bumpy or more fuel-efficient, the decision-making is entirely left up to the pilot and air traffic control. \u2014 Christopher Larkin, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
"All of this, and Trump's refusal to cede to the reality of his election loss and his expanding efforts to plot a potentially fraudulent path back to power, helps explain why the work of the select committee is so crucial. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 8 Oct. 2021",
"When she was laid off last year, the 25-year-old came back to Decatur to waitress, tend bar and plot a new path. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"His grandfather had cut hay by hand, using a scythe, and had driven a plow pulled by a team of horses. \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
"The family shared the backbreaking work with two bulls that pulled the plow and a horse that carried the bags bulging with tubers. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
"Plow driver fired: A snowplow driver has been fired after his plow threw snow and slush onto the opposite side of the Ohio Turnpike near Sandusky, damaging 55 vehicles, Olivia Mitchell reports. \u2014 cleveland , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The city is planning to spend roughly $229,000 for a new 10-ton 2023 International HV507 SFA truck chassis and cab with plow . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The plow had its blade down and flashing lights on at the time of the crash. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Communicating to residents Ahead of last week\u2019s storm, Bibb rolled out a new pilot program for an online plow tracker map that was intended to show residents the streets that had been plowed at least once, and the location of plows around the city. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The Sheriff\u2019s Office reported an Indiana Department of Transportation plow truck rolled over, prompting police to shut down all lanes before 7:30 a.m. State Police Sgt. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Vehicles parked on those streets could be towed to clear way for city salt and plow trucks. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Harris is not sure why there is opposition to extending the enhanced child tax credit, particularly the monthly payments, since many parents plow it back into local businesses. \u2014 Tami Luhby, CNN , 30 Jan. 2022",
"The neighbors used Rapu for a day of labor in their field, while Reina and El\u00edas used the beast to plow theirs. \u2014 Longreads , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Biden\u2019s instincts are to put his head down and plow ahead. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Nov. 2021",
"Alas, on the tipsy drive back to their own abodes, the two men plow right into a bicyclist riding down the middle of a dark lane \u2014 one who is unmistakably Janine, and now unmistakably dead. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"In my experience, people who refuse to take things personally in the workplace seem to plow forward with few complications. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 10 Mar. 2022",
"In my experience, people who refuse to take things personally in the workplace seem to plow forward with few complications. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 10 Mar. 2022",
"In my experience, people who refuse to take things personally in the workplace seem to plow forward with few complications. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"In my experience, people who refuse to take things personally in the workplace seem to plow forward with few complications. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com , 10 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bouton believed teams should be owned by the people, by the fans, with all profits plowed back into the ballpark and the team. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 31 May 2020",
"Then, several weeks ago, while America watched as unsold vegetables were plowed back into the soil and fretted over the earliest outbreaks among midwestern meatpackers, one flour manufacturer quietly saw its sales skyrocket 2,000 percent. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 12 May 2020",
"That money is plowed back into the city\u2019s tree-planting fund. \u2014 John D. Harden, Washington Post , 27 Mar. 2020",
"That would give businesses or consumers more money to plow back into the economy. \u2014 Rick Romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Nov. 2019",
"But Pelosi would go much further, authorizing Medicare to negotiate drug prices and plowing back the savings to provide seniors with new dental, hearing and vision coverage. \u2014 CBS News , 18 Dec. 2019",
"Any profit could be plowed back into the organization to be given to other companies. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 20 Nov. 2019",
"Since 2000, Lin said, almost all corporate profits have been plowed back into the stock market, rewarding investors with buybacks and dividends. \u2014 Michelle R. Smith, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Aug. 2019",
"Over the past several years, the main driver was huge gains, often 20% or more, on profits plowed back into the business. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 31 Aug. 2019"
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"Her story about being sick is only a ploy to get you to give her money.",
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"Trump and his attorneys have repeatedly accused James of pursuing the investigation against him as a political ploy . \u2014 Graham Kates, CBS News , 8 June 2022",
"But the two women questioned Mr. Delgado\u2019s rationale for describing himself as Latino and cast Ms. Hochul\u2019s decision as a political ploy . \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2022",
"Court documents describe an intricate ploy that Azoh designed to enrich himself through advertising pit bull puppy adoption on different websites. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Nov. 2021",
"Some users responding to Southwest's scam alert were amazed that so many people had seemingly fallen for the ploy . \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 23 May 2022",
"If Musk doesn\u2019t want ads, the obvious media-business ploy is a subscription product. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The risk for Biden is that the budget ploy is likely to prompt complaints of gimmickry. \u2014 Justin Sink, Bloomberg.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Each teacher was surprised during a schoolwide assembly, the typical ploy to gather everyone in one place, with Cooper\u2019s award given in the morning and McPeake\u2019s given in the afternoon. \u2014 al , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The result of this \u2014 even if the ploy ultimately fails \u2014 will probably not be the good guys rushing in to save the day, but thousands upon thousands of painful deaths. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 1 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yet, for now, both are content to plod along in the shallows, ignoring the currents pulling events around them. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Yet, there remains uncertainty as to whether that will happen as planned with the league\u2019s owners continuing to lock out the players as the two sides plod toward a new collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Yet, there remains uncertainty as to whether that will happen as planned with the league\u2019s owners continuing to lock out the players as the two sides plod toward a new collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Yet, there remains uncertainty as to whether that will happen as planned with the league\u2019s owners continuing to lock out the players as the two sides plod toward a new collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Yet, there remains uncertainty as to whether that will happen as planned with the league\u2019s owners continuing to lock out the players as the two sides plod toward a new collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Yet, there remains uncertainty as to whether that will happen as planned with the league\u2019s owners continuing to lock out the players as the two sides plod toward a new collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Yet, there remains uncertainty as to whether that will happen as planned with the league\u2019s owners continuing to lock out the players as the two sides plod toward a new collective bargaining agreement. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"As Jasmine, Gail and Liv plod through the fall semester, the campus\u2019 strangeness becomes more noticeable. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The plover monitors are tasked with the seemingly straightforward job of watching the birds. \u2014 Freep.com , 27 May 2022",
"The overall plover season looks promising, Cuthbert said, between lower lake levels and a strong finish to the last nesting season. \u2014 Morgan Greene, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"The first plover returned to Sleeping Bear Dunes on April 11, 2022. \u2014 Freep.com , 27 May 2022",
"Possibilities behind the plover 's mass disappearance include rocket explosions, habitat reductions from burning rocket debris, loud noise and general encroachment upon the species' native lands, according to FWS. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 4 May 2022",
"But that plover \u2019s visit was a sign that other plovers may be heading north. \u2014 Morgan Greene, Chicago Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Highlights included an American golden- plover at Castle Island. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Oct. 2021",
"Three American golden-plovers and a black-bellied plover were seen at the Longmeadow Flats. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Oct. 2021",
"Rapid development on the West Coast inevitably encroached upon the plover \u2019s natural habitat. \u2014 Robin Estrin, Los Angeles Times , 9 Oct. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Alice gets her own plotline , a sweet little arc of professional ambition running up against romantic prospects, with Julia serving as a bit of a fairy godmother. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The main thrust of season 2\u2019s plotline was the arrival of Stormfront, an ageless Nazi superhero who was ultimately killed by Homelander\u2019s son when his powers fully manifested. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Kevin Feige couldn\u2019t have crafted a better plotline . \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
"Hader and his co-creator Alec Berg exude confidence and almost a killer\u2019s mentality themselves: their satire of Hollywood\u2019s streaming era, especially via a plotline involving Sally as a showrunner on an autobiographical series, is savage. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The show\u2019s fifth and final season, which premi\u00e8red last week, takes on themes of cult worship and eccentric entrepreneurship (think Elon Musk and Elizabeth Holmes) before unspooling a zombie-apocalypse plotline . \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Yet abandon all hope, ye who grasp for a plotline to hold on to here. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 2 June 2022",
"Netflix's comedy has somehow found a way to balance a plotline about Devi's dream guy falling for her with a classic enemies-to-lovers situation. \u2014 Marcus Jones, EW.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
"There\u2019s a plotline about an enlightenment pill, which is unleashed on the public prematurely. \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 9 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In Tokirima, guests will enjoy a ploughman's lunch with homemade baked treats before setting off on a seasonal visit to Lauren's Lavender Farm and then a visit to Tongariro National Park, with the option to hike to Waitonga Falls. \u2014 Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure , 22 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is, after all, a very plotty movie, one where every nasty twist feels like another puzzle piece falling into place. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 7 June 2018",
"So Hollywood spent a decade trying and failing to condense the plotty tome into a movie with a parade of A-list directors attached (including Curtis Hanson and Philip Kaufman). \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Jan. 2018",
"Back in the \u201970s, Theroux\u2019s books (and even Greene\u2019s), no matter how intelligent and virtuosic, were too colorful, plotty and cinematic to be granted full respect by the snobbiest literary gatekeepers. \u2014 Kurt Andersen, New York Times , 13 Oct. 2016"
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],
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}
}
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