dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/sai_MW.json
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{
"Saint Cuthbert's beads":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": joints of fossil crinoid stems":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"after St. Cuthbert \u2020687 English monk":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8k\u0259thb\u0259(r)ts-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113357",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"Saint Cuthbert's duck":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": eider duck":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103409",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Saint Edward's crown":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": imperial crown sense 1a":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"after St. Edward (Edward the Confessor) \u20201066 king of England":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8edw\u0259(r)dz-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055315",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Saint Elias Mountains":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"mountain range of the Coast Ranges in southwestern Yukon and eastern Alaska \u2014 see logan, mount":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175159",
"type":[
"geographical name"
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},
"Saint Elias, Mount":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"mountain 18,008 feet (5489 meters) high in the Saint Elias Mountains on the Alaska-Yukon boundary":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"i-\u02c8l\u012b-\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225843",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Saint Elmo's fire":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a flaming phenomenon sometimes seen in stormy weather at prominent points on an airplane or ship and on land that is of the nature of a brush discharge of electricity":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1753, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"St. Elmo ( Erasmus ) \u2020303 Italian bishop & patron saint of sailors":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0101nt-\u02c8el-(\u02cc)m\u014dz-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114545",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Saint Emilion":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a red Bordeaux wine":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1833, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Saint-\u00c9milion , village in Southwest France":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccsa\u207f-t\u0101-m\u0113l-\u02c8y\u014d\u207f"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002813",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Saint-Cyr-l'\u00c9cole":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"commune west of Versailles in northern France population 17,401":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"sa\u207f-\u02c8sir-l\u0101-\u02c8k\u022fl"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203224",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Saint-Dabeoc's-heath":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": irish heath":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"after St. Dabeoc (Beoc), 5th or 6th century British monk who founded a monastery in Ireland":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u00a6dab\u0113\u02cc\u014dks\u00a6-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053029",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Saint-Denis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"commune and capital of R\u00e9union Island population 145,022":[],
"commune in northern France north-northeast of Paris population 106,785":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccsa\u207f(t)-d\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202840",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Sainte-Beuve":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Charles-Augustin 1804\u20131869 French critic and author":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"sa\u207ft-\u02c8b\u0153v",
"s\u0259nt-",
"-\u02c8b\u0259v",
"s\u0101nt-\u02c8b\u0259rv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052509",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Sainte-Foy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"former town in southeastern Quebec, Canada, that is now part of Quebec (city)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"sa\u207f-t\u0259-",
"sa\u207ft-\u02c8fw\u00e4",
"s\u0259nt-",
"s\u0101nt-\u02c8f\u022fi"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225948",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Sainte-Julie":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"town in southern Quebec, Canada, east of Montreal population 30,104":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccsa\u207ft-zh\u00fc-\u02c8l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211820",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Sainte-Th\u00e9r\u00e8se":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"town in southern Quebec, Canada, northwest of Montreal population 26,025":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccs\u0101nt-t\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101z",
"\u02ccsa\u207ft-t\u0101-\u02c8rez"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130207",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"saic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a ketch common in the Levant":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French sa\u00efque , from Turkish \u015fayka":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"s\u00e4\u02c8\u0113k",
"\u02c8s\u0101ik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131528",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"saice":{
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"definitions":[
"Definition of saice variant spelling of syce"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u012bs"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-142608",
"type":[]
},
"said":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": aforementioned":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"by order of the judge of said court",
"with said guidebook in hand, we set off to explore the city",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The concept of going to a restaurant, not eating the food, and then exercising at said restaurant is just baffling. \u2014 Christopher Rosa, Glamour , 17 Dec. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"past participle of say":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sed"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aforementioned",
"aforesaid",
"foregoing",
"forenamed"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230314",
"type":[
"adjective"
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"saidest":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of saidest archaic past tense of say"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-215554",
"type":[]
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"saif":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of saif variant spelling of seif"
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"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101517",
"type":[]
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"saiga":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a sheeplike antelope ( Saiga tartarica ) of Siberia and eastern Russia having the nasal region inflated and the nostrils widely separated and in the male having lyrate annulated horns and tufts of long hair beneath the eyes and ears":[],
": a small silver coin issued under the Merovingians (6th to 8th centuries) and current in France before the introduction of the denier":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Medieval Latin":"Noun",
"Russian sa\u012dga , from Fagatai saigak":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u012bg\u0259",
"\""
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135031",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sail":{
"antonyms":[
"boat",
"cruise",
"ferry",
"navigate",
"ship (out)",
"voyage"
],
"definitions":{
": a passage by a sailing craft : cruise":[],
": a ship equipped with sails":[],
": an extent of fabric (such as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a ship through water":[],
": an extent of fabric used in propelling a wind-driven vehicle (such as an iceboat)":[],
": in motion with sails set":[],
": the sails of a ship":[],
": to attack vigorously or sharply":[
"sailed into me for being late"
],
": to begin a water voyage":[
"sail with the tide"
],
": to direct or manage the motion of":[
"sail a ship"
],
": to glide through":[],
": to move or proceed easily, gracefully, nonchalantly, or without resistance":[
"sails through all sorts of contradictions",
"\u2014 Vicki Hearne",
"the bill sailed through the legislature"
],
": to move through the air":[
"the ball sailed over his head"
],
": to travel on (water) by means of motive power (such as sail)":[
"sail the ocean"
],
": to travel on water by the action of wind upon sails or by other means":[],
": to travel on water in a ship":[],
": yacht":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Wind filled the sails and our journey had begun.",
"raising and lowering the ship's sails",
"a sail to San Francisco",
"Verb",
"We'll sail along the coast.",
"He sailed around the world on a luxury liner.",
"She sailed the Atlantic coastline.",
"She's sailing a boat in tomorrow's race.",
"The ship was sailed by a crew of 8.",
"I've been sailing since I was a child.",
"a ship that has sailed the seven seas",
"We sat on the shore watching boats sail by.",
"We sail at 9 a.m. tomorrow.",
"They sail for San Francisco next week.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In 1693, the Santo Cristo de Burgos, a Manila galleon loaded with silk, porcelain and beeswax, set sail from the Philippines on a trading expedition to Mexico. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"The 101-foot classic Schooner Aurora offers a unique opportunity to have a lobster dinner dockside and then set sail for a relaxing and scenic cruise around Narragansett Bay. \u2014 Sam Dangremond, Town & Country , 18 June 2022",
"Horie set sail on his 990 kg (2,182 lb) and 19-foot long sailboat -- the Suntory Mermaid III -- from San Francisco, California, on March 27. \u2014 CNN , 3 June 2022",
"Yanni and Jones departed June 8 from Old Comfort Point Marina in Hampton and set sail for the Azores, an archipelago of nine volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean known for dolphin and whale watching. \u2014 Lindsey Bever, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"Resilient Lady will follow later this summer, and Brilliant Lady will set sail , as originally planned, in 2023. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 28 May 2022",
"Eventually the family was able to set sail for French Polynesia when the territory resumed inter-island travel for sailors. \u2014 Konrad Putzier, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
"Peter Harley, 61, hopes to set sail next week, weather permitting, from Virginia Beach and make his way to La Trinit\u00e9-sur-Mer, France. \u2014 Sara Smart, CNN , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Enlarge / LeChuck\u2019s ship being loaded up to set sail . \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Companies sail barges of logs downstream to Kinshasa\u2019s ports, but ordinary citizens working on their own also float logs by tying them together in a raft, sometimes with nothing more than mosquito netting. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"In Australia the ship will sail north from cool, artsy Tasmania to Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane, the Whitsunday Islands, and Darwin, with the white sands and turquoise waters of the Coral Sea along the way. \u2014 Sue Bryant, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
"The Port of Seattle forecasts that about 265 vessels will sail in 2022, compared to 82 last year. \u2014 Renata Geraldo, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
"Or sail throughout the Long Island Sound with Port Sailing School, at the New Rochelle Municipal Marina. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"From there the ships sail down the San Joaquin River to the Levin terminal where the ships are topped off at Richmond\u2019s deepwater wharf. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"Polaris will sail from Duluth, Minnesota, to Ushuaia, Argentina from Sept. 12, 2023, to Nov. 21, 2023. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
"Great Lakes itineraries, sailing from Thunder Bay, Ontario, to Milwaukee, still available for booking as of press time will sail in late May and late June and in early and mid-September. \u2014 Jane Levere, CNN , 29 May 2022",
"Radio waves sail through the galactic plane unimpeded, but they\u2019re obscured by the veil\u2019s second layer\u2014the scattering screen, a turbulent patch of space where density variations in the interstellar medium knock radio waves slightly off course. \u2014 Seth Fletcher, Scientific American , 12 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English segl ; akin to Old High German segal sail":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0101l",
"as last element in compounds often s\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"crossing",
"cruise",
"passage",
"voyage"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062832",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"sail needle":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a large needle triangular in section for sewing sailcloth":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225426",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sailmaker":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person or company that cuts, assembles, and sews sails and canvas parts for boats":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The endpapers of this handsome book are decorated with drawings of objects used during the Age of Sail\u2014sextants, box compasses, sailmaker \u2019s fids. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Active free Black communities, led by men such as the brilliant Philadelphia sailmaker James Forten, managed to prevent the most extreme of such laws from sweeping into states such as Pennsylvania and New York. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2021",
"Pioneering sailmaker who won an Olympic gold medal and four world championships in the Star Class. \u2014 George Welsh, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Jan. 2019",
"North Sails Lowell North, a five-time world champion and Olympic gold medal-winning sailor who was also the founder of North Sails, the largest sailmaker in the world, died on June 2 at his home in San Diego. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2019",
"On May 15, 2013, Ward and a young Quaker sailmaker named Jay O\u2019Hara piloted a 32-foot lobster boat into the Brayton Point ship channel, dropping anchor in the path of a freighter carrying a load of West Virginia coal to the power station. \u2014 Michelle Nijhuis, New York Times , 13 Feb. 2018",
"So Khan began hiring master ship's carpenters, sailmakers , ropemakers, and blacksmiths to build scale-model boats, helping them amass expertise and craftsmanship while providing scores of jobs. \u2014 Gary Strauss, National Geographic , 17 Nov. 2016",
"James Forten, the wealthy black Philadelphia sailmaker , kept Garrison afloat at critical moments. \u2014 Ira Berlin, New York Times , 26 Feb. 2016"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1596, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0101l-\u02ccm\u0101-k\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093317",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sailmaker's mate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a petty officer (as formerly in the U.S. Navy) assisting or acting as a sailmaker and in charge of all canvas (as bags, hammocks, or awnings)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-102628",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sailmaker's splice":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a tapered splice joining two ropes of different sizes":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185548",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sailor":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of a ship's crew":[],
": a stiff straw hat with a low flat crown and straight circular brim":[],
": a traveler by water":[],
": seaman sense 2b":[]
},
"examples":[
"He worked as a sailor on a cargo ship.",
"the sailors were glad to be arriving in port after their long voyage",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The couple had reunited in Marseille, after Igor\u2019s four-month contract as a sailor onboard another ship came to an end. \u2014 Sandra Mehl, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
"After emigrating from Ireland as a young child and being left an orphan in Canada, Egan joined the British Royal Navy as a sailor on a man-of-war ship. \u2014 David Sloan, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The Kremlin initially claimed the entire crew had been rescued but said late last month that one sailor died and 27 were missing. \u2014 WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"Milne, 61, is the creator of Stories Behind the Stars, an effort to research every last U.S. soldier, sailor , airman and Marine who died in World War II and write a brief essay about each that can be pulled up on a smartphone app. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
"Doran shook each sailor \u2019s hand and patted many on the back in a subdued reunion on the pier. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"The film centers on Alfred Garnes, a working-class sailor , who has recently become the father of a third child, and his childhood friend Sigbj\u00f8rn Kvalen, known as Wally. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 10 May 2022",
"The Navy has charged a sailor in connection with the massive fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard warship over four days in 2020 while docked off San Diego, a naval spokesman said Thursday. \u2014 Fox News , 30 July 2021",
"The Union-Tribune is not naming the sailor because he has not yet been charged with a crime. \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration of sailer":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0101-l\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"gob",
"hearty",
"jack",
"jack-tar",
"mariner",
"navigator",
"salt",
"sea dog",
"seafarer",
"seaman",
"shipman",
"swab",
"swabbie",
"swabby",
"tar"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002836",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sailor blue":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a moderate purplish blue that is lighter and stronger than marine blue and bluer and duller than average cornflower or gentian blue":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185427",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sailor collar":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a broad collar having a square flap across the back and tapering to a V in the front":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Pate's own uniform for the Seahawks was a similar style but with a nautical spin: a low-cut, cropped white top with billowing sleeves and a rhinestone encrusted sailor collar ; itty-bitty belted white shorts; and white go-go boots. \u2014 CNN , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Tops with sailor collars , representing his grandmother\u2019s school uniforms of yore, were paired with color-block Bermuda shorts. \u2014 Colleen Barry, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Sep. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105504",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sailor's-choice":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of several small grunts of the Western Atlantic: such as":[],
": pigfish":[],
": pinfish":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1850, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccs\u0101-l\u0259rz-\u02c8ch\u022fis"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102508",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sailor's-knot":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a wild geranium ( Geranium maculatum )":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191955",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sailor's-tobacco":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a mugwort ( Artemisia vulgaris )":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203739",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"saint-errant":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a wandering saint : a missionary saint":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"saint entry 1 + errant (as in knight-errant )":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013001",
"type":[
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"Bush is perhaps best known in Texas for a dust-up over renovation of the Alamo, that most sainted of Texas shrines. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2021",
"The program also gives Republicans a chance to paint their visions while wrapping themselves in the mantle of one of the GOP\u2019s most beloved and sainted figures. \u2014 Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2021",
"Most economists attribute these developments to Fed policy under the sainted Paul Volcker. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 3 Mar. 2021",
"But Maggie is one of those somewhat sainted free spirits who light up everyday dreariness (at least in the movies), stirring things up while inspiring clucks of disapproval and censure. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 23 Apr. 2020"
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"Far from some saintly martyr, Sophie is a wild card who takes advantage of some people who are trying to help her while angrily pushing others away. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 6 Jan. 2022"
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