dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/sub_MW.json

{
  "sub":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": almost : nearly":[
        "sub erect"
      ],
      ": falling nearly in the category of and often adjoining : bordering on":[
        "sub arctic"
      ],
      ": less than completely, perfectly, or normally : somewhat":[
        "sub acute",
        "sub clinical"
      ],
      ": subcontract sense 1":[],
      ": submarine":[],
      ": subordinate : secondary : next lower than or inferior to":[
        "sub station",
        "sub editor"
      ],
      ": subordinate portion of : subdivision of":[
        "sub committee",
        "sub species"
      ],
      ": substitute":[],
      ": to act as a substitute":[],
      ": to read and edit as a copy editor : subedit":[],
      ": under : beneath : below":[
        "sub soil",
        "sub aqueous"
      ],
      ": with repetition (as of a process) so as to form, stress, or deal with subordinate parts or relations":[
        "sub let",
        "sub contract"
      ],
      "subaltern":[],
      "subscription":[],
      "subsidiary":[],
      "suburb":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Smith subbed for Jones at halftime.",
      "subbing in a Broadway play",
      "Smith subbed Jones at halftime."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1777, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1853, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
      "1913, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin, under, below, secretly, from below, near, from sub under, close to \u2014 more at up":"Prefix"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "cover",
      "fill in",
      "pinch-hit",
      "stand in",
      "step in",
      "substitute",
      "take over"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024042",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "prefix",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "sub judice":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": before a judge or court : not yet judicially decided":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But media still face charges for sub judice contempt. \u2014 Rod Mcguirk, The Seattle Times , 26 Mar. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1613, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8j\u00fc-d\u0259-s\u0113, \u02ccsu\u0307b-\u02c8y\u00fc-di-\u02cck\u0101",
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02c8j\u00fc-d\u0259-(\u02cc)s\u0113",
      "\u02ccsu\u0307b-\u02c8y\u00fc-di-\u02cck\u0101"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195546",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "sub modo":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": under a qualification, condition, or restriction":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b\u02c8m\u014d(\u02cc)d\u014d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112626",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "sub> phase":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a phase that is a part of a longer phase":[
        "The task-centered model of helping is usually broken into three phases \u2026. Each phase has distinct subphases or tasks to be accomplished.",
        "\u2014 Carol L. Langer and Cynthia Lietz",
        "The ceramic sequence now consists of five phases, spanning the period AD 900-1650 \u2026. All but the last of these phases have been further subdivided into early and late subphases , each about 75-100 years long.",
        "\u2014 Vernon J. Knight and Vincas P. Steponaitis"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1846, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccf\u0101z"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192027",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "subcontract":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to engage a third party to perform under a subcontract all or part of (work included in an original contract)":[
        "\u2014 sometimes used with out"
      ],
      ": to let out or undertake work under a subcontract":[],
      ": to undertake (work) under a subcontract":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The large firm subcontracted with a smaller company.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Mike Zalewski, 23rd, who held a subcontract with the lobbying firm of Jay Doherty, who has pleaded not guilty to corruption charges in the federal case. \u2014 Ray Long, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "The Kansas City Google Fiber workers, who voted 9 to 1 in favor of unionizing, hope to advocate for equal protections and benefits across Google for subcontract workers and full-time employees. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "In the meantime, labor was cheap, making China an appealing place to locate (or subcontract ) production, and the country\u2019s exports were attractively priced. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Many of the public insurance plans upset by the deal subcontract with KP for patient care and acknowledge that their overall quality scores will likely decline when KP goes its own way. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Founder of Strategic Footprint, which helps companies regain control of their future by moving away from offshore subcontract manufacturing. \u2014 Doug Donahue, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "After their day on the run, Maya and Anna are brought to Derrick\u2019s house, one of those huge new-build suburban farmhouses that, in my town, were occupied only by families with big, fat military- subcontract money. \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "Founder of Strategic Footprint, which helps companies regain control of their future by moving away from offshore subcontract manufacturing. \u2014 Doug Donahue, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "Founder of Strategic Footprint, which helps companies regain control of their future by moving away from offshore subcontract manufacturing. \u2014 Doug Donahue, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But the facility was given a six-month extension in September, apparently to explore a work-around deal that would put the official contract with a small Kern County city, who would then subcontract operations to GEO. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Under that system the master operator could subcontract out games, rides and food. \u2014 Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The proposal to subcontract Child Advocates, which had provided CASA/GAL services to Marion County youth for decades, to work with Kids' Voice had been suggested, but Child Advocates stepped away from those negotiations. \u2014 Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "This can be a great way to improve your presence in new markets by having specialists subcontract for you. \u2014 Tejas Dave, Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "One official from a major multinational company said he was ordered to subcontract to a local company exclusively as a package of deals worth billions was being negotiated with the government. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "The city would then subcontract the services to The GEO Group. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "But top contractors subcontract out to smaller companies who then contract other companies, with each tier taking a cut. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "Airlines and freight forwarders subcontract ground-handling work at most major airports in the U.S. \u2014 Doug Cameron, WSJ , 29 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1660, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1842, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrakt",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-k\u0259n-\u02c8trakt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110637",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "subcontractor":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an individual or business firm contracting to perform part or all of another's contract":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With the redevelopment, Patton is bringing inclusivity to the table \u2014 meaning more Black and brown people at every level of development and not just on a subcontractor or laborer level. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "The feud with Aerojet is not Boeing\u2019s first Starliner subcontractor quarrel. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 11 May 2022",
      "The map was designed by Julius Bartoli and installed by J. Bartoli Co., a subcontractor that worked on many government projects from the 1930s through the \u201870s, including the Hoover Dam. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "While Nice is not named in the Madigan indictment and has not been charged, the Tribune has reported that prosecutors alleged Nice was designated a subcontractor and had payments funneled to him through a ComEd lobbyist. \u2014 Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "One subcontractor reported that drivers yelling slurs attempted to run his company\u2019s semi-trucks off the road. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Widget International doesn\u2019t employ mailroom workers\u2014a subcontractor does. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Union Pacific pays a subcontractor to hire people to salvage items left along the tracks. \u2014 Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Engaging Solutions, a subcontractor also tapped by council leadership, is leading the public outreach campaign. \u2014 Amelia Pak-harvey, The Indianapolis Star , 26 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1798, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrak-t\u0259r",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-k\u0259n-\u02c8trak-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120510",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "subduction":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is especially true at subduction faults under the ocean, which require special seafloor monitoring rather than GPS. \u2014 Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American , 26 May 2021",
      "The expected subduction would cause the entire area to abruptly sink up to seven feet; the shaking could cause liquefaction of sandy soils before the tsunami reached shore. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Beneath the Cascade Volcanic Province, a dense oceanic plate sinks beneath the North American Plate; a process known as subduction . \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 18 May 2021",
      "The Pacific Ocean, for its part, is full of subduction zones, or places where oceanic plates are sinking down into continental plates and then into Earth\u2019s mantle. \u2014 Stav Dimitropoulos, Popular Mechanics , 25 May 2022",
      "The problem is the Cascadia subduction zone, or CSZ. \u2014 Bruce Barcott, Outside Online , 25 Aug. 2011",
      "The study estimated that a major earthquake along the Cascadia subduction zone would result in 95 million to 194 million gallons (432 million to 882 million liters) of fuels gushing from the tanks. \u2014 Andrew Selsky, ajc , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "The Blanco zone is much farther west of the more concerning Cascadia subduction zone and rarely leads to destructive quakes, according to earthquake experts. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "In shallower areas of subduction zones, less than 19 miles beneath the earth\u2019s surface, the plates are held in place by friction as tension builds while one slides beneath the other. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1970, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from Late Latin subduction-, subductio withdrawal, from Latin subducere to withdraw, from sub- + ducere to draw \u2014 more at tow entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)s\u0259b-\u02c8d\u0259k-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231738",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "subdue":{
    "antonyms":[
      "lose (to)"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to bring (land) under cultivation":[],
      ": to bring under control especially by an exertion of the will : curb":[
        "subdued my foolish fears"
      ],
      ": to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish":[],
      ": to reduce the intensity or degree of : tone down":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The troops were finally able to subdue the rebel forces after many days of fighting.",
      "He was injured while trying to subdue a violent drunk.",
      "She struggled to subdue her fears.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Just as the United States had conquered the American West, the nation would subdue , civilize, and remake international relations. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "Law enforcement couldn\u2019t immediately subdue the killer. \u2014 The Editors, Scientific American , 26 May 2022",
      "In a shallow water grappling fight, Midtb\u00f8 and his opponent start out on their knees in the tide, with the goal being to achieve a dominant position, subdue the other, and get their head under the water. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 14 May 2022",
      "In the final moments, the officer was on top of Lyoya, trying to subdue him. \u2014 Mike Householder And Ed White, USA TODAY , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Before late July, if the person was ordered detained and refused to go, police would physically subdue the person and take them to a hospital. \u2014 Daniel Gilbert, oregonlive , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Police on Thursday arrested an Escondido landlord who allegedly attacked his tenant, stabbing him and hitting with a baseball bat, and then stabbed a police dog that was trying to subdue him, a lieutenant said. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "The easiest hits to eliminate would come from fights, but Bettman views fighting as an outlet to subdue more violent tendencies, like a weary parent sending rowdy kids outside to play to release energy. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2021",
      "Details are beginning to emerge about what happened inside a Laguna Woods church Sunday after 1 p.m., when a gunman opened fire and some parishioners were able to subdue him and recover two handguns. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English sodewen, subduen , from Anglo-French soduire, subdure to lead astray, overcome, arrest (influenced in form and meaning by Latin subdere to subject), from Latin subducere to withdraw, remove stealthily":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8d\u00fc",
      "-\u02c8dy\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for subdue conquer , vanquish , defeat , subdue , reduce , overcome , overthrow mean to get the better of by force or strategy. conquer implies gaining mastery of. Caesar conquered Gaul vanquish implies a complete overpowering. vanquished the enemy and ended the war defeat does not imply the finality or completeness of vanquish which it otherwise equals. the Confederates defeated the Union forces at Manassas subdue implies a defeating and suppression. subdued the native tribes after years of fighting reduce implies a forcing to capitulate or surrender. the city was reduced after a month-long siege overcome suggests getting the better of with difficulty or after hard struggle. overcame a host of bureaucratic roadblocks overthrow stresses the bringing down or destruction of existing power. violently overthrew the old regime",
    "synonyms":[
      "beat",
      "best",
      "conquer",
      "defeat",
      "dispatch",
      "do down",
      "get",
      "get around",
      "lick",
      "master",
      "overbear",
      "overcome",
      "overmatch",
      "prevail (over)",
      "skunk",
      "stop",
      "surmount",
      "take",
      "trim",
      "triumph (over)",
      "upend",
      "win (against)",
      "worst"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074009",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "subdued":{
    "antonyms":[
      "flamboyant",
      "flaring",
      "flashy",
      "garish",
      "gaudy",
      "glitzy",
      "loud",
      "noisy",
      "ostentatious",
      "razzle-dazzle",
      "splashy",
      "swank",
      "swanky"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking in vitality, intensity, or strength":[
        "subdued colors"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She spoke in a subdued voice.",
      "The color in the lobby is subdued .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On the other hand, the two major economies in Asia\u2014China and Japan\u2014are bucking the tightening trend because domestic inflationary pressure remains relatively subdued . \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "The testimony was relatively subdued ; most court watchers are waiting for key testimony from Palin and Bennet next week. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "In Shanghai, however, the official narrative is much more subdued . \u2014 Nectar Gan, CNN , 1 June 2022",
      "Wages in the United States are rising at the fastest pace in four decades, while pay growth in Europe has been more subdued . \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The outdoors strongly influences the indoors too, with sky- or foliage-themed rooms dressed in subdued hues and natural fabrics. \u2014 Travel + Leisure Staff, Travel + Leisure , 19 Feb. 2020",
      "Today Putin responded with a more subdued and nuanced warning. \u2014 Fox News , 16 May 2022",
      "Speaking specifically of Friday, a fair assessment might conclude that despite its bland appearance, the day seemed pleasant, even if in a subdued way. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
      "This week in Sydney, a bold handful of the Aussie fashion set traded in their typical subdued neutrals and surprised us with bold and bright hues. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1785, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8d\u00fcd",
      "-\u02c8dy\u00fcd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "conservative",
      "low-key",
      "low-keyed",
      "muted",
      "quiet",
      "repressed",
      "restrained",
      "sober",
      "toned-down",
      "understated",
      "unflashy",
      "unpretentious"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094741",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "subduedness":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being subdued":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u00fc(\u0259)dn\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114044",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "subduer":{
    "antonyms":[
      "lose (to)"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to bring (land) under cultivation":[],
      ": to bring under control especially by an exertion of the will : curb":[
        "subdued my foolish fears"
      ],
      ": to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish":[],
      ": to reduce the intensity or degree of : tone down":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The troops were finally able to subdue the rebel forces after many days of fighting.",
      "He was injured while trying to subdue a violent drunk.",
      "She struggled to subdue her fears.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Just as the United States had conquered the American West, the nation would subdue , civilize, and remake international relations. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "Law enforcement couldn\u2019t immediately subdue the killer. \u2014 The Editors, Scientific American , 26 May 2022",
      "In a shallow water grappling fight, Midtb\u00f8 and his opponent start out on their knees in the tide, with the goal being to achieve a dominant position, subdue the other, and get their head under the water. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 14 May 2022",
      "In the final moments, the officer was on top of Lyoya, trying to subdue him. \u2014 Mike Householder And Ed White, USA TODAY , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Before late July, if the person was ordered detained and refused to go, police would physically subdue the person and take them to a hospital. \u2014 Daniel Gilbert, oregonlive , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Police on Thursday arrested an Escondido landlord who allegedly attacked his tenant, stabbing him and hitting with a baseball bat, and then stabbed a police dog that was trying to subdue him, a lieutenant said. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "The easiest hits to eliminate would come from fights, but Bettman views fighting as an outlet to subdue more violent tendencies, like a weary parent sending rowdy kids outside to play to release energy. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2021",
      "Details are beginning to emerge about what happened inside a Laguna Woods church Sunday after 1 p.m., when a gunman opened fire and some parishioners were able to subdue him and recover two handguns. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English sodewen, subduen , from Anglo-French soduire, subdure to lead astray, overcome, arrest (influenced in form and meaning by Latin subdere to subject), from Latin subducere to withdraw, remove stealthily":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8d\u00fc",
      "-\u02c8dy\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for subdue conquer , vanquish , defeat , subdue , reduce , overcome , overthrow mean to get the better of by force or strategy. conquer implies gaining mastery of. Caesar conquered Gaul vanquish implies a complete overpowering. vanquished the enemy and ended the war defeat does not imply the finality or completeness of vanquish which it otherwise equals. the Confederates defeated the Union forces at Manassas subdue implies a defeating and suppression. subdued the native tribes after years of fighting reduce implies a forcing to capitulate or surrender. the city was reduced after a month-long siege overcome suggests getting the better of with difficulty or after hard struggle. overcame a host of bureaucratic roadblocks overthrow stresses the bringing down or destruction of existing power. violently overthrew the old regime",
    "synonyms":[
      "beat",
      "best",
      "conquer",
      "defeat",
      "dispatch",
      "do down",
      "get",
      "get around",
      "lick",
      "master",
      "overbear",
      "overcome",
      "overmatch",
      "prevail (over)",
      "skunk",
      "stop",
      "surmount",
      "take",
      "trim",
      "triumph (over)",
      "upend",
      "win (against)",
      "worst"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021827",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "subduing":{
    "antonyms":[
      "lose (to)"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to bring (land) under cultivation":[],
      ": to bring under control especially by an exertion of the will : curb":[
        "subdued my foolish fears"
      ],
      ": to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish":[],
      ": to reduce the intensity or degree of : tone down":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The troops were finally able to subdue the rebel forces after many days of fighting.",
      "He was injured while trying to subdue a violent drunk.",
      "She struggled to subdue her fears.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Police used batons, fists and pepper spray to subdue him following a traffic stop. \u2014 Jessica Anderson, Baltimore Sun , 26 May 2022",
      "Chang and the other parishioners then sprang into action, taking advantage of a moment when Chou\u2019s gun jammed to subdue him and tie him up. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
      "The student appeared to be resisting their attempts to subdue him. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "In the final moments, the officer was on top of Lyoya, kneeling on his back at times to subdue him. \u2014 Anna Liz Nichols, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Thomas also wielded a sword and a butcher knife when officers confronted him, but police used a Taser to subdue him, according to the lawsuit. \u2014 Rosemary Sobol, chicagotribune.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Greg LaCerra was justified in spraying the teenager in the face with pepper spray and bringing the then-15-year-old boy to the ground to subdue him. \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, sun-sentinel.com , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "The man did not comply with officers\u2019 orders to stop and a Taser was used to subdue him. \u2014 cleveland , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Officers used a Taser to subdue him, the outlet reported. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 16 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English sodewen, subduen , from Anglo-French soduire, subdure to lead astray, overcome, arrest (influenced in form and meaning by Latin subdere to subject), from Latin subducere to withdraw, remove stealthily":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8dy\u00fc",
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8d\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for subdue conquer , vanquish , defeat , subdue , reduce , overcome , overthrow mean to get the better of by force or strategy. conquer implies gaining mastery of. Caesar conquered Gaul vanquish implies a complete overpowering. vanquished the enemy and ended the war defeat does not imply the finality or completeness of vanquish which it otherwise equals. the Confederates defeated the Union forces at Manassas subdue implies a defeating and suppression. subdued the native tribes after years of fighting reduce implies a forcing to capitulate or surrender. the city was reduced after a month-long siege overcome suggests getting the better of with difficulty or after hard struggle. overcame a host of bureaucratic roadblocks overthrow stresses the bringing down or destruction of existing power. violently overthrew the old regime",
    "synonyms":[
      "beat",
      "best",
      "conquer",
      "defeat",
      "dispatch",
      "do down",
      "get",
      "get around",
      "lick",
      "master",
      "overbear",
      "overcome",
      "overmatch",
      "prevail (over)",
      "skunk",
      "stop",
      "surmount",
      "take",
      "trim",
      "triumph (over)",
      "upend",
      "win (against)",
      "worst"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202928",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "subdural":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": situated or occurring beneath the dura mater or between the dura mater and the arachnoid membrane":[
        "subdural space",
        "subdural hematomas"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On Christmas Eve of 2017, Murphey fell ill and was diagnosed with a subdural hematoma. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
      "His mom, Madeleine McHale, died from a subdural hematoma just as Ed was entering adolescence. \u2014 Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The 87-year-old man had taken a fall and needed treatment for a subdural hematoma \u2014 bleeding between his brain and skull. \u2014 Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "About 10 days later, his condition had degenerated into paralysis due to a subdural hematoma. \u2014 Karen Rosen, USA TODAY , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "The Greenville News also reported that the medical notes show Murdaugh was treated for a laceration to his scalp, a small subdural hemorrhage and a skull fracture consistent with two superficial bullet wounds to the head. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "The official diagnosis was subarachnoid hemorrhage and subdural hematoma \u2014 bleeding and the pooling of blood on the surface of the brain. \u2014 John Branch, New York Times , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "Doctors found a subdural hematoma, a serious injury that occurred when his head struck the wall the day before. \u2014 Gina Barton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Feb. 2014",
      "The girl, Ariel Young, suffered a severe traumatic brain injury, a parietal fracture, brain contusions, and subdural hematomas in the crash, according to medical records. \u2014 Amir Vera And Keith Allen, CNN , 7 June 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1870, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + dura (mater)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8d(y)u\u0307r-\u0259l",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8du\u0307r-\u0259l",
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccd(y)u\u0307r-",
      "-\u02c8dyu\u0307r-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022314",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "subdwarf":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small hot star containing few elements heavier than helium and having lower luminosity than a main-sequence star of similar temperature":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1939, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccdw\u022frf"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134949",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "subhuman":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a subhuman being":[],
      ": failing to attain the level (as of morality or intelligence) associated with normal human beings":[],
      ": less than human: such as":[],
      ": of or relating to a taxonomic group lower than that of humans":[
        "the subhuman primates"
      ],
      ": unsuitable to or unfit for human beings":[
        "subhuman living conditions"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The prisoners suffered subhuman treatment.",
      "years of grinding poverty that had reduced them to a subhuman existence",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "At the same time, a loop seemed to start playing in my mind, with hundreds of voices from my past telling me that transgender people were subhuman . \u2014 Lara Americo, New York Times , 15 Apr. 2020",
      "Even more a part of this notion is the assumption that journalists, reporters, and editors are subhuman and expected to be on the periphery of the human experience. \u2014 Sara Li, Teen Vogue , 6 Mar. 2020",
      "But did Americans really need to hear these words to know that Trump considers immigrants and brown people to be subhuman ",
      "Derogatory language \u2014 where protesters term officers dogs and gangsters, and police call demonstrators subhuman and cockroaches \u2014 has become a hallmark of Hong Kong\u2019s protests as clashes have escalated. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Nov. 2019",
      "All around her, in the heart of Hollywood, people were living in subhuman conditions, sprawled beside storefronts and at bus stops. \u2014 Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 4 Oct. 2019",
      "Not long after Hefzur Rahman enrolled at his new school in Michigan three years ago, his fifth-grade class studied the subhuman conditions that enslaved Africans endured in overcrowded ships bound for North America. \u2014 Miriam Jordan, New York Times , 22 Sep. 2019",
      "Africans were enslaved because of their low cost, subhuman status, and agricultural skills, Williams-Forson said. \u2014 Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post , 24 Aug. 2019",
      "It has been used by politicians to insult former first lady Michelle Obama, by U.S. presidents to criticize U.N. delegates and by the founders of modern political thought to term people with black skin as subhuman . \u2014 Katie Mettler, Washington Post , 27 Aug. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Initially, the oppressors declared that only Christians had a soul; everyone else was subhuman and could be treated as such. \u2014 Keith Magee, CNN , 17 May 2022",
      "Only this farm belongs to Frank\u2019s brother (David Andrew Nash), who exists only to make the point that today\u2019s immigrant workers are also treated as subhuman . \u2014 Amy Nicholson, Variety , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "That assessment hit the newsstands one day after New York state troopers and other authorities gunned down 39 men in the facility\u2019s main yard, terminating a five-day uprising ignited by subhuman , racist conditions. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "In their eyes, the Eldians are a stand-in for white people in Western countries, punished for the crimes of their ancestors\u2019 empires and besieged by subhuman monsters trying to enter their land. \u2014 Shaan Amin, The New Republic , 16 Nov. 2020",
      "Both Armenia and Azerbaijan have marshaled musicians, Twitter and Facebook partisans, officials and lobbyists to trumpet their cause and paint the other side as subhuman killers. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 10 Nov. 2020",
      "These descriptions aligned with the treatment of Black people\u2019s bodies during the slave trade, where they were deemed both subhuman and at the same time having superhuman strength. \u2014 USA Today , 1 Oct. 2020",
      "The voyages were planned with conditions so indelibly subhuman that deportees would never again want to return to the United States. \u2014 Julia Preston, The New York Review of Books , 22 Sep. 2020",
      "Classes at school did not teach me about the internment of Japanese-Americans, nor about all of the rest of the groups deemed subhuman . \u2014 TheWeek , 6 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1790, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "circa 1812, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8hy\u00fc-m\u0259n, \u02c8s\u0259b-, -\u02c8y\u00fc-",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8hy\u00fc-m\u0259n",
      "-\u02c8y\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "animalistic",
      "beastly",
      "bestial",
      "brutal",
      "brute",
      "brutish",
      "feral",
      "ferine",
      "swinish"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230644",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "subjacent":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1583, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin subjacent-, subjacens , present participle of subjac\u0113re to lie under, from sub- + jac\u0113re to lie \u2014 more at adjacent":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8j\u0101s-\u1d4ant",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8j\u0101-s\u1d4ant"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113422",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "subject":{
    "antonyms":[
      "conquer",
      "dominate",
      "overpower",
      "pacify",
      "subdue",
      "subjugate",
      "subordinate",
      "vanquish"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a dead body for anatomical study and dissection":[],
      ": a department of knowledge or learning":[],
      ": a person who has engaged in activity that a federal prosecutor has identified as being within the scope of a federal grand jury investigation":[
        "Most white-collar criminal defendants started out as subjects of a grand jury investigation,\" said Bruce Green, a former federal prosecutor and a law professor at Fordham.",
        "\u2014 Adam Serwer"
      ],
      ": a word or word group denoting that of which something is predicated":[],
      ": an individual whose reactions or responses are studied":[],
      ": contingent on or under the influence of some later action":[
        "the plan is subject to discussion"
      ],
      ": having a tendency or inclination : prone":[
        "subject to colds"
      ],
      ": motive , cause":[],
      ": one subject to a monarch and governed by the monarch's law":[],
      ": one that is acted on":[
        "the helpless subject of their cruelty"
      ],
      ": one that is placed under authority or control: such as":[],
      ": one who lives in the territory of, enjoys the protection of, and owes allegiance to a sovereign power or state":[],
      ": owing obedience or allegiance to the power or dominion of another":[],
      ": something concerning which something is said or done":[
        "the subject of the essay"
      ],
      ": something represented or indicated in a work of art":[],
      ": suffering a particular liability or exposure":[
        "subject to temptation"
      ],
      ": that of which a quality, attribute, or relation may be affirmed or in which it may inhere":[],
      ": the mind, ego, or agent of whatever sort that sustains or assumes the form of thought or consciousness":[],
      ": the principal melodic phrase on which a musical composition or movement is based":[],
      ": to bring under control or dominion : subjugate":[],
      ": to cause or force to undergo or endure (something unpleasant, inconvenient, or trying)":[
        "was subjected to constant verbal abuse"
      ],
      ": to make (someone, such as oneself) amenable to the discipline and control of a superior":[],
      ": to make liable : predispose":[],
      ": vassal":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The new museum is the subject of an article in today's paper.",
      "Death is a difficult subject that few people like to talk about.",
      "I need to break the news to her, but I'm not sure how to bring up the subject .",
      "If you're interested in linguistics, I know an excellent book on the subject .",
      "an excellent book on the subject of linguistics",
      "These meetings would be much shorter if we could keep him from getting off the subject .",
      "The morality of capital punishment is a frequent subject of debate .",
      "Chemistry was my favorite subject in high school.",
      "The classes cover a variety of subject areas , including mathematics and English.",
      "Verb",
      "Attila the Hun subjected most of Europe to his barbaric pillage.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The quality of Tether's holdings has been the subject of speculation, calling into question how much backing the company can count on for USDT. \u2014 Fortune , 1 July 2022",
      "The Broncos have previously been the subject of realignment fodder, most recently last summer when the AAC sought to replenish itself after UCF, Cincinnati and Houston left for the Big 12. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 July 2022",
      "The pricey automobile part is the subject of legislation this year in 36 other states. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 1 July 2022",
      "Other regulators, such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, have also moved away from a policy of allowing companies to settle regulatory offenses with admitting wrongdoing, a practice that has been the subject of criticism. \u2014 Dylan Tokar, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
      "The allegations of Saudi government complicity with the attacks on September 11, 2001, have long been the subject of dispute in Washington. \u2014 Eric Levenson And Hannah Sarisohn, CNN , 30 June 2022",
      "The recall was closely watched and many characterized it as a referendum on progressive prosecutors, like his counterpart in Los Angeles County, George Gascon, who is also the subject of a recall attempt. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2022",
      "The litigious group is the subject of a mountain of lawsuits. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
      "Swayka is also the wife of former Wauwatosa police officer Joseph Mensah, who has been the subject of tense demonstrations and litigation after shooting and killing three people while on duty between 2015 and 2020. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Accordingly, these regulations could be subject to litigation. \u2014 Joshua Cohen, Forbes , 5 July 2022",
      "Republicans say Democrats also exploited rules to force additional procedural votes on many of Trump\u2019s nominees for dozens of executive branch jobs that had not previously been subject to them. \u2014 Noah Biermanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 5 July 2022",
      "Independent expenditure committees aren\u2019t subject to the same contribution limits and can accept money from corporations otherwise prohibited from contributing to PACs. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 4 July 2022",
      "Downtown Akron is now subject to a curfew between 9 p.m. Monday and 6 a.m. Tuesday, according to the mayor's executive order. \u2014 Safia Samee Ali, NBC News , 4 July 2022",
      "But McCarthy warned any vehicle is subject to enforcement. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 3 July 2022",
      "This is an ongoing investigation and information is subject to change. \u2014 Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star , 3 July 2022",
      "In neighboring Minnesota, Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order designed to shield women seeking abortions there from being subject to legal consequences in other states. \u2014 Christina Maxouris, CNN , 3 July 2022",
      "The legislation cites confidential internal research revealed by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen acknowledging that Facebook (now called Meta) was aware that children using its Instagram platform were subject to severe mental health harm. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 July 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Facebook will change its algorithms to prevent discriminatory housing advertising and its parent company will subject itself to court oversight to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday. \u2014 Larry Neumeister, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
      "Facebook will change its algorithms to prevent discriminatory housing advertising and its parent company will subject itself to court oversight to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "In addition, Myers supported bills at the Legislature to limit the commission's power to enact clean energy standards and to allow lawmakers to initiate reviews of commission decisions and subject them to consideration by the Arizona Supreme Court. \u2014 Melissa Estrada, The Arizona Republic , 8 May 2022",
      "These lines of questioning are not designed to vet Judge Jackson\u2019s impartiality, but to subject her to enough contempt so as to make her break and/or to discourage others who are unwilling to put up with the racial antagonism. \u2014 Brea Baker, refinery29.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "That\u2019d be a reasonable request in any other rock genre, but Dio split from that band rather than subject himself to anything so low and unmystical as a love song. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "President Joe Biden earlier this month ordered businesses with more than 100 workers to require immunizations or subject them to weekly testing. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "Fighter jets subject their airframes to more physical stress than larger airplanes, inducing metal fatigue on the airframe. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 1 June 2022",
      "In Hieronymus Bosch\u2019s visions of hell, Satan and his followers subject sinners to an endless parade of punishments. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English suget, subget , from Anglo-French, from Latin subjectus one under authority & subjectum subject of a proposition, from masculine & neuter respectively of subjectus , past participle of subicere to subject, literally, to throw under, from sub- + jacere to throw \u2014 more at jet":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccjekt",
      "-(\u02cc)jekt",
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8jekt",
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-jikt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for subject Noun citizen , subject , national mean a person owing allegiance to and entitled to the protection of a sovereign state. citizen is preferred for one owing allegiance to a state in which sovereign power is retained by the people and sharing in the political rights of those people. the rights of a free citizen subject implies allegiance to a personal sovereign such as a monarch. the king's subjects national designates one who may claim the protection of a state and applies especially to one living or traveling outside that state. American nationals working in the Middle East Adjective liable , open , exposed , subject , prone , susceptible , sensitive mean being by nature or through circumstances likely to experience something adverse. liable implies a possibility or probability of incurring something because of position, nature, or particular situation. liable to get lost open stresses a lack of barriers preventing incurrence. a claim open to question exposed suggests lack of protection or powers of resistance against something actually present or threatening. exposed to infection subject implies an openness for any reason to something that must be suffered or undergone. all reports are subject to review prone stresses natural tendency or propensity to incur something. prone to delay susceptible implies conditions existing in one's nature or individual constitution that make incurrence probable. very susceptible to flattery sensitive implies a readiness to respond to or be influenced by forces or stimuli. unduly sensitive to criticism",
    "synonyms":[
      "content",
      "matter",
      "motif",
      "motive",
      "question",
      "theme",
      "topic"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195307",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "subject (to)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": affected by or possibly affected by (something)":[
        "The firm is subject to state law.",
        "The schedule is tentative and subject to change .",
        "Clothing purchases over $200 are subject to tax.",
        "Anyone caught trespassing is subject to a $500 fine."
      ],
      ": dependent on something else to happen or be true":[
        "The sale of the property is subject to approval by the city council.",
        "All rooms are just $100 a night, subject to availability."
      ],
      ": likely to do, have, or suffer from (something)":[
        "My cousin is subject to panic attacks.",
        "I'd rather not live in an area that is subject to flooding."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050314",
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ]
  },
  "subjectable":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being made subject":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-t\u0259b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114716",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "subjecting":{
    "antonyms":[
      "conquer",
      "dominate",
      "overpower",
      "pacify",
      "subdue",
      "subjugate",
      "subordinate",
      "vanquish"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a dead body for anatomical study and dissection":[],
      ": a department of knowledge or learning":[],
      ": a person who has engaged in activity that a federal prosecutor has identified as being within the scope of a federal grand jury investigation":[
        "Most white-collar criminal defendants started out as subjects of a grand jury investigation,\" said Bruce Green, a former federal prosecutor and a law professor at Fordham.",
        "\u2014 Adam Serwer"
      ],
      ": a word or word group denoting that of which something is predicated":[],
      ": an individual whose reactions or responses are studied":[],
      ": contingent on or under the influence of some later action":[
        "the plan is subject to discussion"
      ],
      ": having a tendency or inclination : prone":[
        "subject to colds"
      ],
      ": motive , cause":[],
      ": one subject to a monarch and governed by the monarch's law":[],
      ": one that is acted on":[
        "the helpless subject of their cruelty"
      ],
      ": one that is placed under authority or control: such as":[],
      ": one who lives in the territory of, enjoys the protection of, and owes allegiance to a sovereign power or state":[],
      ": owing obedience or allegiance to the power or dominion of another":[],
      ": something concerning which something is said or done":[
        "the subject of the essay"
      ],
      ": something represented or indicated in a work of art":[],
      ": suffering a particular liability or exposure":[
        "subject to temptation"
      ],
      ": that of which a quality, attribute, or relation may be affirmed or in which it may inhere":[],
      ": the mind, ego, or agent of whatever sort that sustains or assumes the form of thought or consciousness":[],
      ": the principal melodic phrase on which a musical composition or movement is based":[],
      ": to bring under control or dominion : subjugate":[],
      ": to cause or force to undergo or endure (something unpleasant, inconvenient, or trying)":[
        "was subjected to constant verbal abuse"
      ],
      ": to make (someone, such as oneself) amenable to the discipline and control of a superior":[],
      ": to make liable : predispose":[],
      ": vassal":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The new museum is the subject of an article in today's paper.",
      "Death is a difficult subject that few people like to talk about.",
      "I need to break the news to her, but I'm not sure how to bring up the subject .",
      "If you're interested in linguistics, I know an excellent book on the subject .",
      "an excellent book on the subject of linguistics",
      "These meetings would be much shorter if we could keep him from getting off the subject .",
      "The morality of capital punishment is a frequent subject of debate .",
      "Chemistry was my favorite subject in high school.",
      "The classes cover a variety of subject areas , including mathematics and English.",
      "Verb",
      "Attila the Hun subjected most of Europe to his barbaric pillage.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The quality of Tether's holdings has been the subject of speculation, calling into question how much backing the company can count on for USDT. \u2014 Fortune , 1 July 2022",
      "The Broncos have previously been the subject of realignment fodder, most recently last summer when the AAC sought to replenish itself after UCF, Cincinnati and Houston left for the Big 12. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 July 2022",
      "The pricey automobile part is the subject of legislation this year in 36 other states. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 1 July 2022",
      "Other regulators, such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, have also moved away from a policy of allowing companies to settle regulatory offenses with admitting wrongdoing, a practice that has been the subject of criticism. \u2014 Dylan Tokar, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
      "The allegations of Saudi government complicity with the attacks on September 11, 2001, have long been the subject of dispute in Washington. \u2014 Eric Levenson And Hannah Sarisohn, CNN , 30 June 2022",
      "The recall was closely watched and many characterized it as a referendum on progressive prosecutors, like his counterpart in Los Angeles County, George Gascon, who is also the subject of a recall attempt. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2022",
      "The litigious group is the subject of a mountain of lawsuits. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
      "Swayka is also the wife of former Wauwatosa police officer Joseph Mensah, who has been the subject of tense demonstrations and litigation after shooting and killing three people while on duty between 2015 and 2020. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Accordingly, these regulations could be subject to litigation. \u2014 Joshua Cohen, Forbes , 5 July 2022",
      "Republicans say Democrats also exploited rules to force additional procedural votes on many of Trump\u2019s nominees for dozens of executive branch jobs that had not previously been subject to them. \u2014 Noah Biermanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 5 July 2022",
      "Independent expenditure committees aren\u2019t subject to the same contribution limits and can accept money from corporations otherwise prohibited from contributing to PACs. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 4 July 2022",
      "Downtown Akron is now subject to a curfew between 9 p.m. Monday and 6 a.m. Tuesday, according to the mayor's executive order. \u2014 Safia Samee Ali, NBC News , 4 July 2022",
      "But McCarthy warned any vehicle is subject to enforcement. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 3 July 2022",
      "This is an ongoing investigation and information is subject to change. \u2014 Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star , 3 July 2022",
      "In neighboring Minnesota, Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order designed to shield women seeking abortions there from being subject to legal consequences in other states. \u2014 Christina Maxouris, CNN , 3 July 2022",
      "The legislation cites confidential internal research revealed by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen acknowledging that Facebook (now called Meta) was aware that children using its Instagram platform were subject to severe mental health harm. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 July 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Facebook will change its algorithms to prevent discriminatory housing advertising and its parent company will subject itself to court oversight to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday. \u2014 Larry Neumeister, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
      "Facebook will change its algorithms to prevent discriminatory housing advertising and its parent company will subject itself to court oversight to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "In addition, Myers supported bills at the Legislature to limit the commission's power to enact clean energy standards and to allow lawmakers to initiate reviews of commission decisions and subject them to consideration by the Arizona Supreme Court. \u2014 Melissa Estrada, The Arizona Republic , 8 May 2022",
      "These lines of questioning are not designed to vet Judge Jackson\u2019s impartiality, but to subject her to enough contempt so as to make her break and/or to discourage others who are unwilling to put up with the racial antagonism. \u2014 Brea Baker, refinery29.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "That\u2019d be a reasonable request in any other rock genre, but Dio split from that band rather than subject himself to anything so low and unmystical as a love song. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "President Joe Biden earlier this month ordered businesses with more than 100 workers to require immunizations or subject them to weekly testing. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "Fighter jets subject their airframes to more physical stress than larger airplanes, inducing metal fatigue on the airframe. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 1 June 2022",
      "In Hieronymus Bosch\u2019s visions of hell, Satan and his followers subject sinners to an endless parade of punishments. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
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      "Middle English suget, subget , from Anglo-French, from Latin subjectus one under authority & subjectum subject of a proposition, from masculine & neuter respectively of subjectus , past participle of subicere to subject, literally, to throw under, from sub- + jacere to throw \u2014 more at jet":"Noun"
    },
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      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccjekt",
      "-(\u02cc)jekt",
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8jekt",
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-jikt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for subject Noun citizen , subject , national mean a person owing allegiance to and entitled to the protection of a sovereign state. citizen is preferred for one owing allegiance to a state in which sovereign power is retained by the people and sharing in the political rights of those people. the rights of a free citizen subject implies allegiance to a personal sovereign such as a monarch. the king's subjects national designates one who may claim the protection of a state and applies especially to one living or traveling outside that state. American nationals working in the Middle East Adjective liable , open , exposed , subject , prone , susceptible , sensitive mean being by nature or through circumstances likely to experience something adverse. liable implies a possibility or probability of incurring something because of position, nature, or particular situation. liable to get lost open stresses a lack of barriers preventing incurrence. a claim open to question exposed suggests lack of protection or powers of resistance against something actually present or threatening. exposed to infection subject implies an openness for any reason to something that must be suffered or undergone. all reports are subject to review prone stresses natural tendency or propensity to incur something. prone to delay susceptible implies conditions existing in one's nature or individual constitution that make incurrence probable. very susceptible to flattery sensitive implies a readiness to respond to or be influenced by forces or stimuli. unduly sensitive to criticism",
    "synonyms":[
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      "matter",
      "motif",
      "motive",
      "question",
      "theme",
      "topic"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194522",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[
      "conquer",
      "dominate",
      "overpower",
      "pacify",
      "subdue",
      "subjugate",
      "subordinate",
      "vanquish"
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      ": a dead body for anatomical study and dissection":[],
      ": a department of knowledge or learning":[],
      ": a person who has engaged in activity that a federal prosecutor has identified as being within the scope of a federal grand jury investigation":[
        "Most white-collar criminal defendants started out as subjects of a grand jury investigation,\" said Bruce Green, a former federal prosecutor and a law professor at Fordham.",
        "\u2014 Adam Serwer"
      ],
      ": a word or word group denoting that of which something is predicated":[],
      ": an individual whose reactions or responses are studied":[],
      ": contingent on or under the influence of some later action":[
        "the plan is subject to discussion"
      ],
      ": having a tendency or inclination : prone":[
        "subject to colds"
      ],
      ": motive , cause":[],
      ": one subject to a monarch and governed by the monarch's law":[],
      ": one that is acted on":[
        "the helpless subject of their cruelty"
      ],
      ": one that is placed under authority or control: such as":[],
      ": one who lives in the territory of, enjoys the protection of, and owes allegiance to a sovereign power or state":[],
      ": owing obedience or allegiance to the power or dominion of another":[],
      ": something concerning which something is said or done":[
        "the subject of the essay"
      ],
      ": something represented or indicated in a work of art":[],
      ": suffering a particular liability or exposure":[
        "subject to temptation"
      ],
      ": that of which a quality, attribute, or relation may be affirmed or in which it may inhere":[],
      ": the mind, ego, or agent of whatever sort that sustains or assumes the form of thought or consciousness":[],
      ": the principal melodic phrase on which a musical composition or movement is based":[],
      ": to bring under control or dominion : subjugate":[],
      ": to cause or force to undergo or endure (something unpleasant, inconvenient, or trying)":[
        "was subjected to constant verbal abuse"
      ],
      ": to make (someone, such as oneself) amenable to the discipline and control of a superior":[],
      ": to make liable : predispose":[],
      ": vassal":[]
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      "Noun",
      "The new museum is the subject of an article in today's paper.",
      "Death is a difficult subject that few people like to talk about.",
      "I need to break the news to her, but I'm not sure how to bring up the subject .",
      "If you're interested in linguistics, I know an excellent book on the subject .",
      "an excellent book on the subject of linguistics",
      "These meetings would be much shorter if we could keep him from getting off the subject .",
      "The morality of capital punishment is a frequent subject of debate .",
      "Chemistry was my favorite subject in high school.",
      "The classes cover a variety of subject areas , including mathematics and English.",
      "Verb",
      "Attila the Hun subjected most of Europe to his barbaric pillage.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The quality of Tether's holdings has been the subject of speculation, calling into question how much backing the company can count on for USDT. \u2014 Fortune , 1 July 2022",
      "The Broncos have previously been the subject of realignment fodder, most recently last summer when the AAC sought to replenish itself after UCF, Cincinnati and Houston left for the Big 12. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 July 2022",
      "The pricey automobile part is the subject of legislation this year in 36 other states. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 1 July 2022",
      "Other regulators, such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, have also moved away from a policy of allowing companies to settle regulatory offenses with admitting wrongdoing, a practice that has been the subject of criticism. \u2014 Dylan Tokar, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
      "The allegations of Saudi government complicity with the attacks on September 11, 2001, have long been the subject of dispute in Washington. \u2014 Eric Levenson And Hannah Sarisohn, CNN , 30 June 2022",
      "The recall was closely watched and many characterized it as a referendum on progressive prosecutors, like his counterpart in Los Angeles County, George Gascon, who is also the subject of a recall attempt. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2022",
      "The litigious group is the subject of a mountain of lawsuits. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
      "Swayka is also the wife of former Wauwatosa police officer Joseph Mensah, who has been the subject of tense demonstrations and litigation after shooting and killing three people while on duty between 2015 and 2020. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Lawyers for seven Morgan County residents contend in a court filing dated Tuesday that the Morgan board erred in granting its approval, and that deal isn\u2019t a usufruct but another type of lease that would be subject to full taxation. \u2014 J. Scott Trubey, ajc , 23 June 2022",
      "The $600 is not subject to state or federal income tax. \u2014 Connor Radnovich, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the Rhode Island Reporter. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Although its exact location is disputed, the possible locations lie in the northern part of Xinjiang, an autonomous territory in northwest China that's been subject to allegations of human rights abuses. \u2014 Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN , 22 June 2022",
      "Alana's relationship with Carswell has been subject to criticism from fans who question their four-year age gap \u2014 while Alana is still legally a minor. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
      "Some schools, including charters and military academies, are not subject to the district\u2019s dress code guidelines. \u2014 Emily Hoerner, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
      "Like everything else, baby names are subject to trends. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 22 June 2022",
      "Rich Hoover, a spokesperson for The Oregon Department of Revenue, said the payments are not subject to state or federal income tax. \u2014 Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Facebook will change its algorithms to prevent discriminatory housing advertising and its parent company will subject itself to court oversight to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday. \u2014 Larry Neumeister, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
      "Facebook will change its algorithms to prevent discriminatory housing advertising and its parent company will subject itself to court oversight to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "In addition, Myers supported bills at the Legislature to limit the commission's power to enact clean energy standards and to allow lawmakers to initiate reviews of commission decisions and subject them to consideration by the Arizona Supreme Court. \u2014 Melissa Estrada, The Arizona Republic , 8 May 2022",
      "These lines of questioning are not designed to vet Judge Jackson\u2019s impartiality, but to subject her to enough contempt so as to make her break and/or to discourage others who are unwilling to put up with the racial antagonism. \u2014 Brea Baker, refinery29.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "That\u2019d be a reasonable request in any other rock genre, but Dio split from that band rather than subject himself to anything so low and unmystical as a love song. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "President Joe Biden earlier this month ordered businesses with more than 100 workers to require immunizations or subject them to weekly testing. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "Fighter jets subject their airframes to more physical stress than larger airplanes, inducing metal fatigue on the airframe. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 1 June 2022",
      "In Hieronymus Bosch\u2019s visions of hell, Satan and his followers subject sinners to an endless parade of punishments. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English suget, subget , from Anglo-French, from Latin subjectus one under authority & subjectum subject of a proposition, from masculine & neuter respectively of subjectus , past participle of subicere to subject, literally, to throw under, from sub- + jacere to throw \u2014 more at jet":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccjekt",
      "-(\u02cc)jekt",
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8jekt",
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-jikt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for subject Noun citizen , subject , national mean a person owing allegiance to and entitled to the protection of a sovereign state. citizen is preferred for one owing allegiance to a state in which sovereign power is retained by the people and sharing in the political rights of those people. the rights of a free citizen subject implies allegiance to a personal sovereign such as a monarch. the king's subjects national designates one who may claim the protection of a state and applies especially to one living or traveling outside that state. American nationals working in the Middle East Adjective liable , open , exposed , subject , prone , susceptible , sensitive mean being by nature or through circumstances likely to experience something adverse. liable implies a possibility or probability of incurring something because of position, nature, or particular situation. liable to get lost open stresses a lack of barriers preventing incurrence. a claim open to question exposed suggests lack of protection or powers of resistance against something actually present or threatening. exposed to infection subject implies an openness for any reason to something that must be suffered or undergone. all reports are subject to review prone stresses natural tendency or propensity to incur something. prone to delay susceptible implies conditions existing in one's nature or individual constitution that make incurrence probable. very susceptible to flattery sensitive implies a readiness to respond to or be influenced by forces or stimuli. unduly sensitive to criticism",
    "synonyms":[
      "content",
      "matter",
      "motif",
      "motive",
      "question",
      "theme",
      "topic"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180843",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "subjective":{
    "antonyms":[
      "general",
      "generic",
      "popular",
      "public",
      "shared",
      "universal"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": arising from conditions within the brain or sense organs and not directly caused by external stimuli":[
        "subjective sensations"
      ],
      ": arising out of or identified by means of one's perception of one's own states and processes":[
        "a subjective symptom of disease"
      ],
      ": characteristic of or belonging to reality as perceived rather than as independent of mind : phenomenal \u2014 compare objective sense 2a":[],
      ": lacking in reality or substance : illusory":[],
      ": modified or affected by personal views, experience, or background":[
        "a subjective account of the incident"
      ],
      ": of or relating to the essential being of that which has substance, qualities, attributes, or relations":[],
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of one that is a subject especially in lack of freedom of action or in submissiveness":[],
      ": of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as":[],
      ": peculiar to a particular individual : personal":[
        "subjective judgments"
      ],
      ": relating to or being experience or knowledge as conditioned by personal mental characteristics or states":[],
      "\u2014 compare objective sense 2c":[
        "a subjective symptom of disease"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Art is never a commodity. Commodities are identical units of sure value\u2014bushels of wheat, say\u2014whose price fluctuates from time to time and place to place. Art works are one-of-a-kind \u2026 items, materially worthless, which have in common that a price is asked for them. Their value is entirely subjective . \u2014 Peter Schjedlahl , New Yorker , 16 Feb. 2009",
      "Our perception of loudness is subjective , but sound has an intensity, independent of our hearing, that is measured in decibels (dB). \u2014 Jennifer Barone , Discover , July/August 2009",
      "Science is the study of facts\u2014things that are measurable, testable, repeatable, verifiable. I won't bore you with the inevitable discussion of objective reality and how it's ultimately unknowable because we filter it through our individual subjective realities, I'll cut directly to the chase. Science is about the stuff we can agree on. Rocks are hard, water is wet. \u2014 David Gerrold , Fantasy & Science Fiction , September 2005",
      "Besides, I am not doing this for the anthropology. My aim is nothing so mistily subjective as to \"experience poverty\" or find out how it \"really feels\" to be a long-term low-wage worker. \u2014 Barbara Ehrenreich , Harper's , January 1999",
      "Dreaming is a subjective experience.",
      "a person's subjective perception of the world",
      "Personal taste in clothing is very subjective .",
      "In reviewing applicants, we consider both objective criteria, such as test scores, and subjective criteria, such as leadership ability.",
      "Law can be maddeningly subjective . So much is left up to your own interpretation.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The interpretation of the law is often subjective , experts have said, and investigative procedures and timelines can vary as campuses address a growing number of cases. \u2014 Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Many taxpayers, however, do not meet the gross receipts test and must rely on the suspension of operations test, which is subjective and includes wages/health plan expenses only for the period of the suspension. \u2014 Daniel Mayo, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Okonkwo added that beauty is subjective and noted the jurors didn\u2019t always agree with one another while judging the competition. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "What tickles the funny bone or bruises the heart is subjective ; so, too, is what chills the spine. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
      "While styling may be subjective , resistance to the Supra's exterior design may be enough to drive some shoppers to the Z, however. \u2014 Mark Takahashi, Car and Driver , 10 June 2022",
      "Worth is subjective , but there is value in cartoons that focus on local communities. \u2014 Theresa Vargas, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
      "The brand also made sure to use both subjective and objective analyses, so that all claims are backed up by objective and quantifiable measurements in skin improvement. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Helmet fit is subjective and often hard to agree on, but testers were universally comfortable in the 4Forty. \u2014 Ryan Labar, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Often called the Banksys of financial fudging and the van Goghs of offshoring pre-tax income to foreign countries, these middle-aged white men will nurture your flair for the subjective . \u2014 Meghana Indurti, The New Yorker , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "If the subjective is no longer available as a method of entry, the critic must find alternative admission. \u2014 SPIN , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "The zaniness goes beyond the subjective : There are historical data points that show just how anomalous these playoffs have been. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Though famed as a regional pictorialist, her writing seems remarkably modern in its incorporation of the subjective and eroticism into narratives. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "But Ryan Germany, the general counsel in Raffensperger's office, said if the state doesn't switch from a subjective to an objective way of verifying absentee ballots, election officials could become targets, as some were after November. \u2014 Quinn Scanlan, ABC News , 20 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1817, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see subject entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)s\u0259b-\u02c8jek-tiv",
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8jek-tiv"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "idiomatic",
      "individual",
      "individualized",
      "particular",
      "patented",
      "peculiar",
      "personal",
      "personalized",
      "private",
      "privy",
      "separate",
      "singular",
      "unique"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054208",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "subjoin":{
    "antonyms":[
      "abate",
      "bate",
      "deduct",
      "knock off",
      "remove",
      "subtract",
      "take off"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": annex , append":[
        "subjoined a statement of expenses to her report"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "subjoined an epilogue that informs the reader of the current doings and whereabouts of the participants in this real-life mystery"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1543, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French subjoindre , from Latin subjungere to join beneath, add, from sub- + jungere to join \u2014 more at yoke":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)s\u0259b-\u02c8j\u022fin"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "add",
      "adjoin",
      "annex",
      "append",
      "tack (on)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115315",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "subjugable":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being subjugated":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin subjug are to subjugate + English -able":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259bj\u0259g\u0259b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174332",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "subjugate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer":[],
      ": to make submissive : subdue":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The emperor's armies subjugated the surrounding lands.",
      "a people subjugated by invaders",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Always deliberating, reasoning, establishing and applying standards, demanding consistency from oneself and others, making every attempt to subjugate instinct to reason\u2014all these might make life still harder to navigate. \u2014 Willing Davidson, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "Such an attack would be both embarrassing and potentially provocative to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in his troubled military campaign to subjugate Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Many Taiwanese fear China will eventually use its immense military to subjugate them and inflict the kind of repression its unleashed on Hong Kong, the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, Tibet or on the Tiananmen Square protesters 33 years ago. \u2014 Michael Saul Garber, Fox News , 4 June 2022",
      "You are seen by some other White, male Americans as being part of an exclusive club, the membership of which gives you the ability to subjugate other, less fortunate citizens. \u2014 Keith Magee, CNN , 17 May 2022",
      "The point is to subjugate and humiliate under the guise of amusement. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
      "Russia has sought as its principal aim to totally subjugate Ukraine, to take away its sovereignty, to take away its independence. \u2014 Fox News , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Russia has sought as its principal aim to totally subjugate Ukraine, to take away its sovereignty, to take away its independence. \u2014 Matthew Lee, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Russia has sought as its principal aim to totally subjugate Ukraine, to take away its sovereignty, to take away its independence. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin subjugatus , past participle of subjugare , from sub- + jugum yoke \u2014 more at yoke":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-ji-\u02ccg\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "conquer",
      "dominate",
      "overpower",
      "pacify",
      "subdue",
      "subject",
      "subordinate",
      "vanquish"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195240",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "subjugated":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer":[],
      ": to make submissive : subdue":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The emperor's armies subjugated the surrounding lands.",
      "a people subjugated by invaders",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Always deliberating, reasoning, establishing and applying standards, demanding consistency from oneself and others, making every attempt to subjugate instinct to reason\u2014all these might make life still harder to navigate. \u2014 Willing Davidson, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "Such an attack would be both embarrassing and potentially provocative to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in his troubled military campaign to subjugate Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Many Taiwanese fear China will eventually use its immense military to subjugate them and inflict the kind of repression its unleashed on Hong Kong, the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, Tibet or on the Tiananmen Square protesters 33 years ago. \u2014 Michael Saul Garber, Fox News , 4 June 2022",
      "You are seen by some other White, male Americans as being part of an exclusive club, the membership of which gives you the ability to subjugate other, less fortunate citizens. \u2014 Keith Magee, CNN , 17 May 2022",
      "The point is to subjugate and humiliate under the guise of amusement. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
      "Russia has sought as its principal aim to totally subjugate Ukraine, to take away its sovereignty, to take away its independence. \u2014 Fox News , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Russia has sought as its principal aim to totally subjugate Ukraine, to take away its sovereignty, to take away its independence. \u2014 Matthew Lee, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Russia has sought as its principal aim to totally subjugate Ukraine, to take away its sovereignty, to take away its independence. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin subjugatus , past participle of subjugare , from sub- + jugum yoke \u2014 more at yoke":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-ji-\u02ccg\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "conquer",
      "dominate",
      "overpower",
      "pacify",
      "subdue",
      "subject",
      "subordinate",
      "vanquish"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183203",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "subjugating":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer":[],
      ": to make submissive : subdue":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The emperor's armies subjugated the surrounding lands.",
      "a people subjugated by invaders",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Always deliberating, reasoning, establishing and applying standards, demanding consistency from oneself and others, making every attempt to subjugate instinct to reason\u2014all these might make life still harder to navigate. \u2014 Willing Davidson, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "Such an attack would be both embarrassing and potentially provocative to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in his troubled military campaign to subjugate Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Many Taiwanese fear China will eventually use its immense military to subjugate them and inflict the kind of repression its unleashed on Hong Kong, the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, Tibet or on the Tiananmen Square protesters 33 years ago. \u2014 Michael Saul Garber, Fox News , 4 June 2022",
      "You are seen by some other White, male Americans as being part of an exclusive club, the membership of which gives you the ability to subjugate other, less fortunate citizens. \u2014 Keith Magee, CNN , 17 May 2022",
      "The point is to subjugate and humiliate under the guise of amusement. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
      "Russia has sought as its principal aim to totally subjugate Ukraine, to take away its sovereignty, to take away its independence. \u2014 Fox News , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Russia has sought as its principal aim to totally subjugate Ukraine, to take away its sovereignty, to take away its independence. \u2014 Matthew Lee, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Russia has sought as its principal aim to totally subjugate Ukraine, to take away its sovereignty, to take away its independence. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin subjugatus , past participle of subjugare , from sub- + jugum yoke \u2014 more at yoke":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-ji-\u02ccg\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "conquer",
      "dominate",
      "overpower",
      "pacify",
      "subdue",
      "subject",
      "subordinate",
      "vanquish"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070606",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "subjugation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer":[],
      ": to make submissive : subdue":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The emperor's armies subjugated the surrounding lands.",
      "a people subjugated by invaders",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Always deliberating, reasoning, establishing and applying standards, demanding consistency from oneself and others, making every attempt to subjugate instinct to reason\u2014all these might make life still harder to navigate. \u2014 Willing Davidson, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "Such an attack would be both embarrassing and potentially provocative to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in his troubled military campaign to subjugate Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Many Taiwanese fear China will eventually use its immense military to subjugate them and inflict the kind of repression its unleashed on Hong Kong, the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, Tibet or on the Tiananmen Square protesters 33 years ago. \u2014 Michael Saul Garber, Fox News , 4 June 2022",
      "You are seen by some other White, male Americans as being part of an exclusive club, the membership of which gives you the ability to subjugate other, less fortunate citizens. \u2014 Keith Magee, CNN , 17 May 2022",
      "The point is to subjugate and humiliate under the guise of amusement. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
      "Russia has sought as its principal aim to totally subjugate Ukraine, to take away its sovereignty, to take away its independence. \u2014 Fox News , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Russia has sought as its principal aim to totally subjugate Ukraine, to take away its sovereignty, to take away its independence. \u2014 Matthew Lee, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Russia has sought as its principal aim to totally subjugate Ukraine, to take away its sovereignty, to take away its independence. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin subjugatus , past participle of subjugare , from sub- + jugum yoke \u2014 more at yoke":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-ji-\u02ccg\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "conquer",
      "dominate",
      "overpower",
      "pacify",
      "subdue",
      "subject",
      "subordinate",
      "vanquish"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082230",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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  "subjugular":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": situated nearly far enough forward to be jugular":[
        "\u2014 used of the ventral fins of some fishes"
      ]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + jugular":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174741",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": complete , utter":[
        "sublime ignorance"
      ],
      ": high in place":[],
      ": lofty of mien : haughty":[],
      ": lofty, grand, or exalted in thought, expression, or manner":[],
      ": of outstanding spiritual, intellectual, or moral worth":[],
      ": supreme":[
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      ": tending to inspire awe usually because of elevated quality (as of beauty, nobility, or grandeur) or transcendent excellence":[],
      ": to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form":[],
      ": to convert (something inferior) into something of higher worth":[],
      ": to elevate or exalt especially in dignity or honor":[],
      ": to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state":[],
      ": to render finer (as in purity or excellence)":[]
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      "Verb",
      "\u2026 models indicate that frost in most of the southern hemisphere is currently subliming , thinning the surface deposits. \u2014 William B. McKinnon et al. , Encyclopedia Of The Solar System , 1999",
      "The cursory remarks of the large-minded stranger, of whom he knew absolutely nothing beyond a commonplace name, were sublimed by his death, and influenced Clare more than all the reasoned ethics of the philosophers. \u2014 Thomas Hardy , Tess of the D'Urbervilles , 1891",
      "Adjective",
      "New Orleans is not just a list of attractions or restaurants or ceremonies, no matter how sublime and subtle. New Orleans is the interaction among all those things, and countless more. \u2014 Tom Piazza , Why New Orleans Matters , 2005",
      "Judging by the satisfied look that settles on both men's faces, the meal was sublime . \u2014 Kathleen Brennan , Saveur , November 2004",
      "Even when he is paying homage to her sublime beauty, he cannot resist inserting himself as the man responsible for unleashing that beauty's potency. \u2014 Zo\u00eb Heller , New Republic , 21 May 2001",
      "He composed some of the most sublime symphonies in existence.",
      "the sublime beauty of the canyon",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Each one of them was the historical equivalent of a chemical phase change\u2014when water, say, grows hot enough to sublime into steam or cold enough to harden into ice. \u2014 Jeffrey Kluger, Time , 11 July 2021",
      "Imprinted in the light of these wisps of subliming vapor are the fingerprints of a comet\u2019s chemical composition. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 29 Jan. 2020",
      "Next, the ice will sublime out of them\u2014that\u2019s when water goes straight from ice to gas without turning to liquid first, remember",
      "While the TEB seemed like an awesome idea on paper, most of its advantages sublimed under scrutiny. \u2014 Sebastian Anthony, Ars Technica , 5 July 2017",
      "This dish is sublimely simple to make and sublime to eat. \u2014 Susan Russo, sandiegouniontribune.com , 2 May 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "And of course, the Lillard-Nurkic pick-and-roll game at times can be sublime . \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
      "His aural arrangements, which only heighten the fear and tension of some of the film\u2019s most pivotal and gruesome scenes, are sublime , and the hopes are the music branch don\u2019t suffer from short-term memory loss in the next seven months. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 5 May 2022",
      "The storytelling is as vivid as the vocals are sublime . \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 1 May 2022",
      "And with spring officially in the air and summer just around the corner, right now \u2013 just ahead of the upcoming travel rush \u2013 is a sublime time to schedule a trip to the City of Roses. \u2014 Katie Chang, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "Blanchard\u2019s graceful and evocative score and the sublime chemistry within the cast carried the opera the rest of the way. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
      "Nussbaum\u2019s sensitivity to this reality, however, stirs a sense of history\u2019s sublime open-endedness rather than a vision of neatly distinct alternative paths. \u2014 Priya Satia, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
      "Simpler, but no less sublime , is whole dorade baked in a salt crust that the chef seasons with Moroccan spices to infuse the fish with flavor. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
      "His oeuvre is crowded with solitary characters whose compulsions take them beyond the limits of conventional, rational behavior toward a mania that can feel\u2014by turns or all at once\u2014destructive, ridiculous, and sublime . \u2014 A. O. Scott, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "circa 1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin sublimis , literally, high, elevated":"Adjective",
      "Middle English, from Middle French sublimer , from Medieval Latin sublimare to refine, sublime, from Latin, to elevate, from sublimis":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8bl\u012bm"
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    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sublime Adjective splendid , resplendent , gorgeous , glorious , sublime , superb mean extraordinarily or transcendently impressive. splendid implies outshining the usual or customary. the wedding was a splendid occasion resplendent suggests a glowing or blazing splendor. resplendent in her jewelry gorgeous implies a rich splendor especially in display of color. a gorgeous red dress glorious suggests radiance that heightens beauty or distinction. a glorious sunset sublime implies an exaltation or elevation almost beyond human comprehension. a vision of sublime beauty superb suggests an excellence reaching the highest conceivable degree. her singing was superb",
    "synonyms":[
      "amazing",
      "astonishing",
      "astounding",
      "awesome",
      "awful",
      "eye-opening",
      "fabulous",
      "marvelous",
      "marvellous",
      "miraculous",
      "portentous",
      "prodigious",
      "staggering",
      "stunning",
      "stupendous",
      "surprising",
      "wonderful",
      "wondrous"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035054",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": complete , utter":[
        "sublime ignorance"
      ],
      ": high in place":[],
      ": lofty of mien : haughty":[],
      ": lofty, grand, or exalted in thought, expression, or manner":[],
      ": of outstanding spiritual, intellectual, or moral worth":[],
      ": supreme":[
        "\u2014 used in a style of address"
      ],
      ": tending to inspire awe usually because of elevated quality (as of beauty, nobility, or grandeur) or transcendent excellence":[],
      ": to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form":[],
      ": to convert (something inferior) into something of higher worth":[],
      ": to elevate or exalt especially in dignity or honor":[],
      ": to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state":[],
      ": to render finer (as in purity or excellence)":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "\u2026 models indicate that frost in most of the southern hemisphere is currently subliming , thinning the surface deposits. \u2014 William B. McKinnon et al. , Encyclopedia Of The Solar System , 1999",
      "The cursory remarks of the large-minded stranger, of whom he knew absolutely nothing beyond a commonplace name, were sublimed by his death, and influenced Clare more than all the reasoned ethics of the philosophers. \u2014 Thomas Hardy , Tess of the D'Urbervilles , 1891",
      "Adjective",
      "New Orleans is not just a list of attractions or restaurants or ceremonies, no matter how sublime and subtle. New Orleans is the interaction among all those things, and countless more. \u2014 Tom Piazza , Why New Orleans Matters , 2005",
      "Judging by the satisfied look that settles on both men's faces, the meal was sublime . \u2014 Kathleen Brennan , Saveur , November 2004",
      "Even when he is paying homage to her sublime beauty, he cannot resist inserting himself as the man responsible for unleashing that beauty's potency. \u2014 Zo\u00eb Heller , New Republic , 21 May 2001",
      "He composed some of the most sublime symphonies in existence.",
      "the sublime beauty of the canyon",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Each one of them was the historical equivalent of a chemical phase change\u2014when water, say, grows hot enough to sublime into steam or cold enough to harden into ice. \u2014 Jeffrey Kluger, Time , 11 July 2021",
      "Imprinted in the light of these wisps of subliming vapor are the fingerprints of a comet\u2019s chemical composition. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 29 Jan. 2020",
      "Next, the ice will sublime out of them\u2014that\u2019s when water goes straight from ice to gas without turning to liquid first, remember",
      "While the TEB seemed like an awesome idea on paper, most of its advantages sublimed under scrutiny. \u2014 Sebastian Anthony, Ars Technica , 5 July 2017",
      "This dish is sublimely simple to make and sublime to eat. \u2014 Susan Russo, sandiegouniontribune.com , 2 May 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "And of course, the Lillard-Nurkic pick-and-roll game at times can be sublime . \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
      "His aural arrangements, which only heighten the fear and tension of some of the film\u2019s most pivotal and gruesome scenes, are sublime , and the hopes are the music branch don\u2019t suffer from short-term memory loss in the next seven months. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 5 May 2022",
      "The storytelling is as vivid as the vocals are sublime . \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 1 May 2022",
      "And with spring officially in the air and summer just around the corner, right now \u2013 just ahead of the upcoming travel rush \u2013 is a sublime time to schedule a trip to the City of Roses. \u2014 Katie Chang, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "Blanchard\u2019s graceful and evocative score and the sublime chemistry within the cast carried the opera the rest of the way. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
      "Nussbaum\u2019s sensitivity to this reality, however, stirs a sense of history\u2019s sublime open-endedness rather than a vision of neatly distinct alternative paths. \u2014 Priya Satia, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
      "Simpler, but no less sublime , is whole dorade baked in a salt crust that the chef seasons with Moroccan spices to infuse the fish with flavor. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
      "His oeuvre is crowded with solitary characters whose compulsions take them beyond the limits of conventional, rational behavior toward a mania that can feel\u2014by turns or all at once\u2014destructive, ridiculous, and sublime . \u2014 A. O. Scott, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "circa 1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin sublimis , literally, high, elevated":"Adjective",
      "Middle English, from Middle French sublimer , from Medieval Latin sublimare to refine, sublime, from Latin, to elevate, from sublimis":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8bl\u012bm"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sublime Adjective splendid , resplendent , gorgeous , glorious , sublime , superb mean extraordinarily or transcendently impressive. splendid implies outshining the usual or customary. the wedding was a splendid occasion resplendent suggests a glowing or blazing splendor. resplendent in her jewelry gorgeous implies a rich splendor especially in display of color. a gorgeous red dress glorious suggests radiance that heightens beauty or distinction. a glorious sunset sublime implies an exaltation or elevation almost beyond human comprehension. a vision of sublime beauty superb suggests an excellence reaching the highest conceivable degree. her singing was superb",
    "synonyms":[
      "amazing",
      "astonishing",
      "astounding",
      "awesome",
      "awful",
      "eye-opening",
      "fabulous",
      "marvelous",
      "marvellous",
      "miraculous",
      "portentous",
      "prodigious",
      "staggering",
      "stunning",
      "stupendous",
      "surprising",
      "wonderful",
      "wondrous"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231333",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "sublunary":{
    "antonyms":[
      "heavenly",
      "nontemporal",
      "unearthly",
      "unworldly"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of the terrestrial world":[
        "dull sublunary lovers",
        "\u2014 John Donne"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "like all sublunary things, this misery will one day end",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the profoundest sense, the words and deeds of a martyr say to her society that there is a higher world, a world that works according to a logic superior to that of this sublunary sphere. \u2014 Dwight Lindley Iii, National Review , 16 May 2021",
      "But change is the only constant in our sublunary world, as writers down the centuries have noted; Powell, too, knew this well. \u2014 Neel Mukherjee, New York Times , 7 May 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1592, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "modification of Late Latin sublunaris , from Latin sub- + luna moon \u2014 more at lunar":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8l\u00fc-n\u0259-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-lu\u0307-\u02ccner-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "carnal",
      "earthborn",
      "earthbound",
      "earthly",
      "fleshly",
      "material",
      "mundane",
      "temporal",
      "terrene",
      "terrestrial",
      "worldly"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224816",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "submerge":{
    "antonyms":[
      "drain"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cover or overflow with water":[],
      ": to go under water":[],
      ": to make obscure or subordinate : suppress":[
        "personal lives submerged by professional responsibilities"
      ],
      ": to put under water":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "After boiling the broccoli, submerge it in ice water to stop the cooking process.",
      "The town was submerged by the flood.",
      "We watched as the divers prepared to submerge .",
      "She's a marvelous actress who submerges herself totally in her roles.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Fill the basin about halfway up, and no more than \u2154 full, with hot water, leaving enough room to fully submerge the item without the water spilling over. \u2014 Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens , 15 June 2022",
      "There is also a toxic cyanobacteria bloom going on in the rivers and streams of Zion\u2014do not submerge your head or filter any water from the river. \u2014 Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine , 14 June 2022",
      "The earth was seven degrees hotter, ice caps at both the North and South Poles nearly completely melted and sea levels were 16 to 82 feet higher, high enough to submerge many major cities, the administration says. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
      "In 2020, British psychologists asked 92 human subjects to submerge their hands in painfully frigid water. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
      "For the Night King and other characters, Gower\u2019s team usually uses a dustbin of water to submerge the creation. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 31 May 2022",
      "Add more boiling water from the kettle, if needed, to submerge the fish. \u2014 Ellie Krieger, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "Fill a large bowl (or your kitchen sink) with cold water; then, submerge the bag containing the chicken in the water. \u2014 Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
      "With 10 seasons of New York available, and spin-offs such as Miami, Atlanta, Hollywood, and Chrissy & Mr. Jones all streaming, fans can fully submerge themselves in this franchise. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, ELLE , 30 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin submergere , from sub- + mergere to plunge \u2014 more at merge":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8m\u0259rj"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "deluge",
      "drown",
      "engulf",
      "flood",
      "gulf",
      "inundate",
      "overflow",
      "overwhelm",
      "submerse",
      "swamp"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165836",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "submerse":{
    "antonyms":[
      "drain"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": submerge":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a week of nonstop rain that submersed the cornfields and delayed planting for days",
      "those hardy souls who daily submerse themselves in icy cold water for its invigorating effect",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pioneer Day gives families an opportunity to submerse themselves into that time period and to learn through hands on activity. \u2014 Gina Grillo, chicagotribune.com , 25 June 2019",
      "Use an eyedropper to apply it or submerse the stain in the stuff for 15 minutes. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 15 Nov. 2018",
      "The head of the plunger should be submersed in water to create a proper seal. \u2014 Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics , 26 Oct. 2016",
      "With gills that flare out when submersed , the salamander looks similar to the axolotl, a relative. \u2014 National Geographic , 19 June 2018",
      "Dr. Marchbein notes that water can also lead to infection in a new tattoo, so avoid fully submersing it in water (AKA, swimming or sitting in a bath) until it is fully healed. \u2014 Emma Sarran Webster, Teen Vogue , 14 Aug. 2017",
      "Using a 4.5-inch-diameter cutting or grinding wheel, the tool achieves cutting speeds of 6,500 rpm when submersed and 9,500 on dry land. \u2014 Dan Dubno, Popular Mechanics , 9 Aug. 2017",
      "With rooms that open to the ocean for dining alfresco while above water, and large viewing galleries for taking in the marine life when submersed , the Migaloo creates that harmony. \u2014 Dave Banks, Fox News , 25 Apr. 2016",
      "Immediately you are submersed into a culture where eating, training, resting, practicing and playing become part of your job and not just about the enjoyment of the game. \u2014 Peter Roumeliotis, SI.com , 22 June 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin submersus , past participle of submergere":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8m\u0259rs"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "deluge",
      "drown",
      "engulf",
      "flood",
      "gulf",
      "inundate",
      "overflow",
      "overwhelm",
      "submerge",
      "swamp"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071143",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "submission":{
    "antonyms":[
      "balkiness",
      "contrariness",
      "contumacy",
      "defiance",
      "disobedience",
      "frowardness",
      "insubordination",
      "intractability",
      "noncompliance",
      "obstreperousness",
      "rebelling",
      "rebellion",
      "rebelliousness",
      "recalcitrance",
      "refractoriness",
      "self-will",
      "unruliness",
      "waywardness",
      "willfulness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a legal agreement to submit to the decision of arbitrators":[],
      ": an act of submitting to the authority or control of another":[],
      ": the condition of being submissive , humble, or compliant":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "I'm preparing the results of my study for submission to a medical journal.",
      "the electronic submission of tax returns",
      "The deadline for submissions is January 31st.",
      "We cannot accept submissions longer than 2,000 words.",
      "Over 5,000 submissions were received.",
      "a religion that preaches submission to God's will",
      "The prisoners were beaten into submission .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Information can also be submitted through their website's tip submission form. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 12 May 2022",
      "Zachary Abuza, a professor at the National War College in Washington who studies Southeast Asian security issues, said the threat to execute renowned activists is part of a wider strategy the junta hopes will terrorize people into submission . \u2014 Rebecca Tan, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Texas A&M has a habit of playing long games, stretching out at-bats and wearing opponents into submission . \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 14 June 2022",
      "Rather than bypassing Chernihiv and risk being attacked from the rear, the invading force attempted to beat the town into submission . \u2014 Michael Tobin, Fox News , 9 June 2022",
      "Sophomore Hailey Rabideaux\u2019s film submission advanced to the national level and received the Merit Award, Bronze Medal. \u2014 C.r. Walker, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "In addition, films do not have to be submitted via the Golden Globes submission website for awards consideration. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 6 June 2022",
      "Experts testified that seismic surveys could harm animals in the ocean, including whales and dolphins, contrary to Shell\u2019s submission that the surveys were not harmful to marine life. \u2014 Mogomotsi Magome, ajc , 2 June 2022",
      "Politico reported that the agency was holding off on reviewing Moderna\u2019s submission until Pfizer\u2019s was in. \u2014 Josh Fischman, Scientific American , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin submission-, submissio act of lowering, from submittere":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8mish-\u0259n",
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8mi-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "compliance",
      "conformity",
      "obedience",
      "subordination"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110832",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "submissionist":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who advocates submission":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-sh\u0259n\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222616",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "submissive":{
    "antonyms":[
      "balky",
      "contrary",
      "contumacious",
      "defiant",
      "disobedient",
      "froward",
      "incompliant",
      "insubordinate",
      "intractable",
      "noncompliant",
      "obstreperous",
      "rebel",
      "rebellious",
      "recalcitrant",
      "refractory",
      "restive",
      "unamenable",
      "ungovernable",
      "unruly",
      "untoward",
      "wayward",
      "willful",
      "wilful"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": submitting to others":[
        "submissive employees"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "it's not in her nature to be submissive",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "They were taught to be obedient and submissive , even as they were abused. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "And they are widely considered capable and smart in supporting roles but too deferential and submissive to run lines of business or entire organizations. \u2014 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
      "Here\u2019s this fleecy white creature, submissive and prepared for the bloodbath soon to come, a pure being, elevated far above the muck. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Last fall, during Richard Quinn's London Fashion Week show, drag queen Violet Chachki wore a cinched dominatrix catsuit and mask down the runway -- complete with a submissive companion crawling in-tow. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 17 May 2022",
      "Almond described him as combative at times and submissive at other times. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Lovett and Vilim\u2019s reference point was the 1975 version of the The Stepford Wives, which is about a woman who moves to suburban Connecticut and comes to suspect that the submissive , samey-looking wives all around her are robots programmed to serve. \u2014 Vogue , 24 May 2022",
      "People today place a high value on their choices, and as a result, the era of the submissive consumer has come to an end. \u2014 Ildeme Mahinay Koch, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "Muse pushes back on the perception of muses as submissive , a blank canvas rather than one bursting with ideas. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022"
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      "1572, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "it's not in her nature to be submissive",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "They were taught to be obedient and submissive , even as they were abused. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "And they are widely considered capable and smart in supporting roles but too deferential and submissive to run lines of business or entire organizations. \u2014 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
      "Here\u2019s this fleecy white creature, submissive and prepared for the bloodbath soon to come, a pure being, elevated far above the muck. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Last fall, during Richard Quinn's London Fashion Week show, drag queen Violet Chachki wore a cinched dominatrix catsuit and mask down the runway -- complete with a submissive companion crawling in-tow. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 17 May 2022",
      "Almond described him as combative at times and submissive at other times. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Lovett and Vilim\u2019s reference point was the 1975 version of the The Stepford Wives, which is about a woman who moves to suburban Connecticut and comes to suspect that the submissive , samey-looking wives all around her are robots programmed to serve. \u2014 Vogue , 24 May 2022",
      "People today place a high value on their choices, and as a result, the era of the submissive consumer has come to an end. \u2014 Ildeme Mahinay Koch, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "Muse pushes back on the perception of muses as submissive , a blank canvas rather than one bursting with ideas. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1572, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8mi-siv",
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8mis-iv"
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      "tractable"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221543",
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      "contumacious",
      "defiant",
      "disobedient",
      "froward",
      "incompliant",
      "insubordinate",
      "intractable",
      "noncompliant",
      "obstreperous",
      "rebel",
      "rebellious",
      "recalcitrant",
      "refractory",
      "restive",
      "unamenable",
      "ungovernable",
      "unruly",
      "untoward",
      "wayward",
      "willful",
      "wilful"
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    "definitions":{
      ": submitting to others":[
        "submissive employees"
      ]
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      "it's not in her nature to be submissive",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "They were taught to be obedient and submissive , even as they were abused. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "And they are widely considered capable and smart in supporting roles but too deferential and submissive to run lines of business or entire organizations. \u2014 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
      "Here\u2019s this fleecy white creature, submissive and prepared for the bloodbath soon to come, a pure being, elevated far above the muck. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Last fall, during Richard Quinn's London Fashion Week show, drag queen Violet Chachki wore a cinched dominatrix catsuit and mask down the runway -- complete with a submissive companion crawling in-tow. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 17 May 2022",
      "Almond described him as combative at times and submissive at other times. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Lovett and Vilim\u2019s reference point was the 1975 version of the The Stepford Wives, which is about a woman who moves to suburban Connecticut and comes to suspect that the submissive , samey-looking wives all around her are robots programmed to serve. \u2014 Vogue , 24 May 2022",
      "People today place a high value on their choices, and as a result, the era of the submissive consumer has come to an end. \u2014 Ildeme Mahinay Koch, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "Muse pushes back on the perception of muses as submissive , a blank canvas rather than one bursting with ideas. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022"
    ],
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      "1572, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8mi-siv",
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8mis-iv"
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      "amenable",
      "biddable",
      "compliant",
      "conformable",
      "docile",
      "law-abiding",
      "obedient",
      "tractable"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101023",
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      "noun"
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      ": humbly , submissively":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "submiss + -ly":""
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      "Candidates interested in the position should submit their r\u00e9sum\u00e9s to the Office of Human Resources.",
      "Submit your application no later than January 31st.",
      "Requests must be submitted in writing.",
      "Photographs submitted for publication will not be returned.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During months-long campaigns, their army, which featured a corps of women warriors who served as shock troops, overran towns and villages, horrifically murdering some people as a tactic to get others to submit . \u2014 David Wright Falad\u00e9, The New Yorker , 4 July 2022",
      "Even companies that aren\u2019t covered by HIPAA can voluntarily submit to its rules, Ranney suggested. \u2014 Mario Aguilar, STAT , 3 July 2022",
      "But Monday\u2019s vote does clear the way for Costco to submit its development application to the city, McKinney said. \u2014 Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 July 2022",
      "With the estate\u2019s pedigree in mind, the team also opted for an expression of interest campaign where prospective buyers are invited to submit their best offer. \u2014 Spencer Elliott, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
      "He was arrested and convicted several more times between 2012 and 2018 for a variety of offenses, including felony theft, misuse of identification, refusing to submit to arrest, and disorderly conduct, according to his Maine criminal history record. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
      "The case finally identified Brooks as a suspect by using genetic genealogy, which takes an unknown suspect's DNA left at a crime scene and identifies it using his or her family members who voluntarily submit their DNA samples to a DNA database. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
      "Voters can request mail-in ballots for the primary election from the State Board of Elections until July 12, and submit them by mail or voting drop box by July 19. \u2014 Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun , 27 June 2022",
      "But three states \u2013 New Hampshire, Montana and Wyoming \u2013 still refuse to submit them. \u2014 Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022"
    ],
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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      "Middle English submitten , from Latin submittere to lower, submit, from sub- + mittere to send":""
    },
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      "s\u0259b-\u02c8mit"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for submit yield , submit , capitulate , succumb , relent , defer mean to give way to someone or something that one can no longer resist. yield may apply to any sort or degree of giving way before force, argument, persuasion, or entreaty. yields too easily in any argument submit suggests full surrendering after resistance or conflict to the will or control of another. a repentant sinner vowing to submit to the will of God capitulate stresses the fact of ending all resistance and may imply either a coming to terms (as with an adversary) or hopelessness in the face of an irresistible opposing force. officials capitulated to the protesters' demands succumb implies weakness and helplessness to the one that gives way or an overwhelming power to the opposing force. a stage actor succumbing to the lure of Hollywood relent implies a yielding through pity or mercy by one who holds the upper hand. finally relented and let the children stay up late defer implies a voluntary yielding or submitting out of respect or reverence for or deference and affection toward another. I defer to your expertise in these matters",
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      "budge",
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      "concede",
      "give in",
      "knuckle under",
      "quit",
      "relent",
      "succumb",
      "surrender",
      "yield"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165506",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-090433",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": relating to, composed of, or being parts and especially fragments of mitochondria":[
        "submitochondrial membranes",
        "submitochondrial particles"
      ]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1963, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02ccm\u012b-t\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4n-dr\u0113-\u0259l",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02ccm\u012bt-\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4n-dr\u0113-\u0259l"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012723",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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  "submittal":{
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      ": an act or instance of submitting something : a sending or delivery of something for consideration, study, or decision":[
        "The council approved a resolution to authorize the submittal of five grant applications to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, Law Enforcement and Traffic Safety Division.",
        "\u2014 Lindy Oller"
      ],
      ": something submitted for consideration or approval : submission":[
        "Park City received four submittals from firms interested in securing a City Hall contract \u2026",
        "\u2014 Jay Hamburger"
      ]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The auditors checked with environmental agencies in nine other states, and found that eight had already moved to requiring electronic submittal of reports or planned to do so soon. \u2014 Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com , 26 Jan. 2021",
      "The agreement before the council on Tuesday advances the date for submittal of the site plan but delays the inspection deadline \u2014 the date by which Moreno\u2019s company can walk away from the deal \u2014 until Sept. 30. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2020",
      "Enbridge recognizes that this submittal is happening at a very challenging time as Michigan and the country continues to engage in the COVID-19 response. \u2014 Bruce Walker, Washington Examiner , 9 Apr. 2020",
      "The Building Standards office will continue to accept permit requests, inspection requests, and plan submittals through www. \u2014 Robin Goist, cleveland , 18 Mar. 2020",
      "The rest of the project\u2019s schedule includes: Error 0: June 2020 \u2014 Final design submittal to TXDOT and city. \u2014 Roy Kent, Houston Chronicle , 2 Mar. 2020",
      "The new design-build contract submittals are due Feb. 28. \u2014 Jon Murray, The Denver Post , 1 Dec. 2019",
      "Who changed the long standing whistleblower rules just before submittal of the fake whistleblower report",
      "Dorsey is also a real estate development executive in Baldwin County, who said he was not involved in any discussions with the mayors ahead of their submittal of the May 9 letter opposing SB250. \u2014 al.com , 16 June 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8mi-t\u1d4al"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075839",
    "type":[
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      ": submission":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213651",
    "type":[
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-it\u0259-",
      "-it\u0259(r)"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231646",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": to defer to or consent to abide by the opinion or authority of another":[],
      ": to permit oneself to be subjected to something":[
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      ],
      ": to put forward as an opinion or contention":[
        "we submit that the charge is not proved"
      ],
      ": to subject to a condition, treatment, or operation":[
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      ": to yield oneself to the authority or will of another : surrender":[],
      ": to yield to governance or authority":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Candidates interested in the position should submit their r\u00e9sum\u00e9s to the Office of Human Resources.",
      "Submit your application no later than January 31st.",
      "Requests must be submitted in writing.",
      "Photographs submitted for publication will not be returned.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During months-long campaigns, their army, which featured a corps of women warriors who served as shock troops, overran towns and villages, horrifically murdering some people as a tactic to get others to submit . \u2014 David Wright Falad\u00e9, The New Yorker , 4 July 2022",
      "Even companies that aren\u2019t covered by HIPAA can voluntarily submit to its rules, Ranney suggested. \u2014 Mario Aguilar, STAT , 3 July 2022",
      "But Monday\u2019s vote does clear the way for Costco to submit its development application to the city, McKinney said. \u2014 Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 July 2022",
      "With the estate\u2019s pedigree in mind, the team also opted for an expression of interest campaign where prospective buyers are invited to submit their best offer. \u2014 Spencer Elliott, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
      "He was arrested and convicted several more times between 2012 and 2018 for a variety of offenses, including felony theft, misuse of identification, refusing to submit to arrest, and disorderly conduct, according to his Maine criminal history record. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
      "The case finally identified Brooks as a suspect by using genetic genealogy, which takes an unknown suspect's DNA left at a crime scene and identifies it using his or her family members who voluntarily submit their DNA samples to a DNA database. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
      "Voters can request mail-in ballots for the primary election from the State Board of Elections until July 12, and submit them by mail or voting drop box by July 19. \u2014 Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun , 27 June 2022",
      "But three states \u2013 New Hampshire, Montana and Wyoming \u2013 still refuse to submit them. \u2014 Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English submitten , from Latin submittere to lower, submit, from sub- + mittere to send":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8mit"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for submit yield , submit , capitulate , succumb , relent , defer mean to give way to someone or something that one can no longer resist. yield may apply to any sort or degree of giving way before force, argument, persuasion, or entreaty. yields too easily in any argument submit suggests full surrendering after resistance or conflict to the will or control of another. a repentant sinner vowing to submit to the will of God capitulate stresses the fact of ending all resistance and may imply either a coming to terms (as with an adversary) or hopelessness in the face of an irresistible opposing force. officials capitulated to the protesters' demands succumb implies weakness and helplessness to the one that gives way or an overwhelming power to the opposing force. a stage actor succumbing to the lure of Hollywood relent implies a yielding through pity or mercy by one who holds the upper hand. finally relented and let the children stay up late defer implies a voluntary yielding or submitting out of respect or reverence for or deference and affection toward another. I defer to your expertise in these matters",
    "synonyms":[
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      "budge",
      "capitulate",
      "concede",
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      "knuckle under",
      "quit",
      "relent",
      "succumb",
      "surrender",
      "yield"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084453",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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      ": in a submitting or submissive manner":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185805",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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  "subnormal":{
    "antonyms":[
      "big",
      "biggish",
      "considerable",
      "goodly",
      "grand",
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      "substantial",
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      ": having less of something and especially of intelligence than is normal":[],
      ": lower or smaller than normal":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "subnormal levels of vitamin C",
      "people who are subnormal in insulin production",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Quite simply, normal human consciousness is optimized for normal human functioning, but is subnormal for achieving goals beyond the ordinary. \u2014 Brett Steenbarger, Forbes , 30 May 2021",
      "Flow off the 50-degree waters of Lake Michigan will bring our first subnormal temperatures in 10 days. \u2014 Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com , 31 May 2018",
      "Snow flurries could last into Monday, the cold staying through Tuesday with a temperature rebound of sorts into the still subnormal 50s by the middle of next week. \u2014 Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com , 15 Apr. 2018",
      "An amplified jet stream pattern that has brought subnormal temperatures to eastern portions of North America and unseasonable warmth to the West is forecast to continue much of the workweek. \u2014 Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com , 11 Dec. 2017",
      "Sunday marked our fifth straight day of subnormal readings. \u2014 Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com , 27 Aug. 2017",
      "Resulting northwest wind flow will bring to the area temperatures more typical of mid-May, making this the only weekend this month with subnormal readings. \u2014 Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com , 23 June 2017",
      "Everybody knew that comics were for children and for intellectually subnormal people, whereas graphic novel sounds like a much more sophisticated proposition. \u2014 Adam Rogers, WIRED , 23 Feb. 2009",
      "Another day of subnormal temperatures is slated for Monday before winds shift to a west-to-east orientation. \u2014 Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com , 25 June 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8n\u022fr-m\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bantam",
      "diminutive",
      "dinky",
      "dwarfish",
      "fine",
      "half-pint",
      "Lilliputian",
      "little",
      "pint-size",
      "pint-sized",
      "pocket",
      "pocket-size",
      "pocket-sized",
      "puny",
      "pygmy",
      "shrimpy",
      "slight",
      "small",
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      "toylike",
      "undersized",
      "undersize"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215306",
    "type":[
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      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
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      "verb"
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      ": to make subject or subservient":[],
      ": to treat as of less value or importance":[
        "stylist \u2026 whose crystalline prose subordinates content to form",
        "\u2014 Susan Heath"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8b\u022frd-\u1d4an-\u0259t",
      "-\u02c8b\u022frd-n\u0259t",
      "s\u0259-\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "s\u0259-\u02c8b\u022frd-\u1d4an-\u02cc\u0101t",
      "s\u0259-\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259-n\u0259t"
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      "inferior",
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      "less",
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      "lower",
      "minor",
      "smaller"
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      "junior",
      "underling"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "About two-thirds of the way through, this nonsense comes to life for fifteen minutes when the point of view shifts to that of a subordinate character, an aging thug (well played by Laurence Fishburne) who is employed by the casino to spot card counters. \u2014 Richard Alleva , Commonweal , May 9, 2008",
      "A reporter's right to protect a source is a subordinate matter that obfuscates the more important issue of violating journalistic integrity and responsibility when one becomes an agent, if not a pawn, of a mean-spirited and vindictive retaliation scheme. \u2014 Jon Duffey , Editor & Publisher , 13 Oct. 2003",
      "She was thirty-three, furiously frustrated with her subordinate role in the studio\u2014attending to the model's hair, makeup, and clothes\u2014and chronically dissatisfied with her own pictures, which represented a different kind of woman's work. \u2014 Judith Thurman , New Yorker , 13 Oct. 2003",
      "his contention is that environment plays a subordinate role to heredity in determining what we become",
      "Noun",
      "Case in point: the dismissal of advertising chief Julie Roehm, accused of having an affair with a subordinate (also fired) and taking freebies from an advertising agency (also fired) in violation of company policies. \u2014 Bill Saporito , Time , 12 Nov. 2007",
      "He ran an extremely unhappy headquarters. He tended to berate subordinates , frequently shouting and cursing at them. \u2014 Thomas E. Ricks , Fiasco , 2006",
      "She also found it impossible to give negative feedback. As a consequence, her work and that of her subordinates started to suffer, and she was missing deadlines. \u2014 Steven Berglas , Harvard Business Review , June 2002",
      "She leaves the day-to-day running of the firm to her subordinates .",
      "subordinates do most of the actual creation of the famous designer's clothing designs",
      "Verb",
      "Clinton administration Trade Representative Mickey Kantor declared: \"The days when we could afford to subordinate our economic interests to foreign policy or defense concerns are long past.\" \u2014 Lawrence F. Kaplan , New Republic , 18 Mar. 2002",
      "The real reason, though, is that art survives life, and this unpalatable realization lies behind the lumpen desire to subordinate the former to the latter. The finite always mistakes the permanent for the infinite and nurtures designs upon it. \u2014 Joseph Brodsky , Times Literary Supplement , 26 Oct. 1990",
      "it is one of the lessons of history that more powerful civilizations often subordinate weaker ones",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "California law nonetheless gives employers a relatively free hand when romantically linked co-workers are supervisor and subordinate . \u2014 Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Among western lowland gorillas, Cooke writes, females will sometimes harass silverback males and interrupt their copulations with subordinate females. \u2014 Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
      "Under the terms of the agreement, Shopify will acquire all of Deliverr\u2019s shares outstanding, with 80% of the $2.1 billion in cash and the remainder through the issue of Shopify Class A subordinate voting shares. \u2014 Adriano Marchese, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
      "But blowing up a command post can confuse the subordinate units, temporarily leaving them vulnerable to a swift attack. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "And even when Brown and Black characters do appear in period pieces, they\u2019re often shown in subordinate roles to the starring white characters. \u2014 Samantha Powell, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Roddy said the Caisson Platoon is his costliest subordinate unit. \u2014 Drew F. Lawrence And Katie Bo Lillis, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Fragments only, though with subordinate clauses and prepositional phrases. \u2014 Michael Gorra, The New York Review of Books , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Piper\u2019s Roy, eloquent when silent, registers the effect of being the subordinate brother who\u2019s responsible to the outside world. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This February, two months before the merger closed, CNN boss Jeff Zucker\u2014a close friend of Zaslav\u2019s\u2014abruptly resigned over an undisclosed romantic relationship with a subordinate . \u2014 Scott Decarlo, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
      "Next came Jim McNerney, a Welch lieutenant who was named C.E.O. of Boeing after Mr. Stonecipher was fired for having an affair with a subordinate . \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2022",
      "Coleman retook the reins in January 2022 after former President Mark Schlissel was ousted by the Board of Regents because of a relationship with a subordinate . \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "For this reason, the IDB spokesman told me, the subordinate had to decline my request for comment. \u2014 Mary Anastasia O\u2019grady, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
      "Others are easy fixes, like no longer having the NCAA\u2019s head of women\u2019s basketball a subordinate to the head of men\u2019s basketball. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Rodriguez was demoted after refusing to punish a subordinate who filed a statement in opposition to the re-sentencing of a violent inmate, the lawsuit states. \u2014 Fox News , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Dalio\u2019s ability to deliver radical truth bombs will not be met by his subordinate \u2019s equal ability to do the same. \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Wyoming\u2019s first Black sheriff last year fired a white deputy who is accused of tormenting a Black subordinate for years with racist name-calling that led him to quit, a new federal lawsuit revealed. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Unlike consequences, which for all practical purposes are applied in one direction (boss to team member), ownership can be reinforced in a 360-degree process (peer to peer, team member to boss, and boss to subordinate ). \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "The desire to punish belligerence\u2014and to subordinate other geopolitical goals to that cause\u2014is once again in the air. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "In many places, children expect to support their elderly parents and will subordinate their interests to that aim. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Implicitly, the message was that America gauges the value of that sacred alliance in terms of European willingness to form a common front against China, and to subordinate their interests to American interests in that contest. \u2014 Noah Millman, The Week , 14 June 2021",
      "Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld tried to subordinate CIA officers to U.S. military command. \u2014 CBS News , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "Feminists can be depicted as jealous man haters who want to subordinate men. \u2014 Joy Burnford, Forbes , 26 May 2021",
      "In searching for the next artistic director, the board needs to subordinate MBA logic. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2021",
      "More important, this coalition would likely pass a law\u2014which most rightists want, in any case\u2014that would subordinate the Supreme Court\u2019s right to review the constitutionality of laws to a simple majority vote in the Knesset. \u2014 Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker , 20 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English subordinat , from Medieval Latin subordinatus , past participle of subordinare to subordinate, from Latin sub- + ordinare to order \u2014 more at ordain":"Adjective and Noun",
      "Medieval Latin subordinatus \u2014 see subordinate entry 1":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1640, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192834"
  },
  "subordinateness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "inferior",
      "junior",
      "underling"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or constituting a clause that functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb":[],
      ": one who stands in order or rank below another : one that is subordinate":[],
      ": placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior":[
        "a subordinate officer"
      ],
      ": submissive to or controlled by authority":[],
      ": subordinating":[],
      ": to make subject or subservient":[],
      ": to treat as of less value or importance":[
        "stylist \u2026 whose crystalline prose subordinates content to form",
        "\u2014 Susan Heath"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "About two-thirds of the way through, this nonsense comes to life for fifteen minutes when the point of view shifts to that of a subordinate character, an aging thug (well played by Laurence Fishburne) who is employed by the casino to spot card counters. \u2014 Richard Alleva , Commonweal , May 9, 2008",
      "A reporter's right to protect a source is a subordinate matter that obfuscates the more important issue of violating journalistic integrity and responsibility when one becomes an agent, if not a pawn, of a mean-spirited and vindictive retaliation scheme. \u2014 Jon Duffey , Editor & Publisher , 13 Oct. 2003",
      "She was thirty-three, furiously frustrated with her subordinate role in the studio\u2014attending to the model's hair, makeup, and clothes\u2014and chronically dissatisfied with her own pictures, which represented a different kind of woman's work. \u2014 Judith Thurman , New Yorker , 13 Oct. 2003",
      "his contention is that environment plays a subordinate role to heredity in determining what we become",
      "Noun",
      "Case in point: the dismissal of advertising chief Julie Roehm, accused of having an affair with a subordinate (also fired) and taking freebies from an advertising agency (also fired) in violation of company policies. \u2014 Bill Saporito , Time , 12 Nov. 2007",
      "He ran an extremely unhappy headquarters. He tended to berate subordinates , frequently shouting and cursing at them. \u2014 Thomas E. Ricks , Fiasco , 2006",
      "She also found it impossible to give negative feedback. As a consequence, her work and that of her subordinates started to suffer, and she was missing deadlines. \u2014 Steven Berglas , Harvard Business Review , June 2002",
      "She leaves the day-to-day running of the firm to her subordinates .",
      "subordinates do most of the actual creation of the famous designer's clothing designs",
      "Verb",
      "Clinton administration Trade Representative Mickey Kantor declared: \"The days when we could afford to subordinate our economic interests to foreign policy or defense concerns are long past.\" \u2014 Lawrence F. Kaplan , New Republic , 18 Mar. 2002",
      "The real reason, though, is that art survives life, and this unpalatable realization lies behind the lumpen desire to subordinate the former to the latter. The finite always mistakes the permanent for the infinite and nurtures designs upon it. \u2014 Joseph Brodsky , Times Literary Supplement , 26 Oct. 1990",
      "it is one of the lessons of history that more powerful civilizations often subordinate weaker ones",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "California law nonetheless gives employers a relatively free hand when romantically linked co-workers are supervisor and subordinate . \u2014 Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Among western lowland gorillas, Cooke writes, females will sometimes harass silverback males and interrupt their copulations with subordinate females. \u2014 Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
      "Under the terms of the agreement, Shopify will acquire all of Deliverr\u2019s shares outstanding, with 80% of the $2.1 billion in cash and the remainder through the issue of Shopify Class A subordinate voting shares. \u2014 Adriano Marchese, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
      "But blowing up a command post can confuse the subordinate units, temporarily leaving them vulnerable to a swift attack. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "And even when Brown and Black characters do appear in period pieces, they\u2019re often shown in subordinate roles to the starring white characters. \u2014 Samantha Powell, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Roddy said the Caisson Platoon is his costliest subordinate unit. \u2014 Drew F. Lawrence And Katie Bo Lillis, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Fragments only, though with subordinate clauses and prepositional phrases. \u2014 Michael Gorra, The New York Review of Books , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Piper\u2019s Roy, eloquent when silent, registers the effect of being the subordinate brother who\u2019s responsible to the outside world. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This February, two months before the merger closed, CNN boss Jeff Zucker\u2014a close friend of Zaslav\u2019s\u2014abruptly resigned over an undisclosed romantic relationship with a subordinate . \u2014 Scott Decarlo, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
      "Next came Jim McNerney, a Welch lieutenant who was named C.E.O. of Boeing after Mr. Stonecipher was fired for having an affair with a subordinate . \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2022",
      "Coleman retook the reins in January 2022 after former President Mark Schlissel was ousted by the Board of Regents because of a relationship with a subordinate . \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "For this reason, the IDB spokesman told me, the subordinate had to decline my request for comment. \u2014 Mary Anastasia O\u2019grady, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
      "Others are easy fixes, like no longer having the NCAA\u2019s head of women\u2019s basketball a subordinate to the head of men\u2019s basketball. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Rodriguez was demoted after refusing to punish a subordinate who filed a statement in opposition to the re-sentencing of a violent inmate, the lawsuit states. \u2014 Fox News , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Dalio\u2019s ability to deliver radical truth bombs will not be met by his subordinate \u2019s equal ability to do the same. \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Wyoming\u2019s first Black sheriff last year fired a white deputy who is accused of tormenting a Black subordinate for years with racist name-calling that led him to quit, a new federal lawsuit revealed. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Unlike consequences, which for all practical purposes are applied in one direction (boss to team member), ownership can be reinforced in a 360-degree process (peer to peer, team member to boss, and boss to subordinate ). \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "The desire to punish belligerence\u2014and to subordinate other geopolitical goals to that cause\u2014is once again in the air. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "In many places, children expect to support their elderly parents and will subordinate their interests to that aim. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Implicitly, the message was that America gauges the value of that sacred alliance in terms of European willingness to form a common front against China, and to subordinate their interests to American interests in that contest. \u2014 Noah Millman, The Week , 14 June 2021",
      "Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld tried to subordinate CIA officers to U.S. military command. \u2014 CBS News , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "Feminists can be depicted as jealous man haters who want to subordinate men. \u2014 Joy Burnford, Forbes , 26 May 2021",
      "In searching for the next artistic director, the board needs to subordinate MBA logic. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2021",
      "More important, this coalition would likely pass a law\u2014which most rightists want, in any case\u2014that would subordinate the Supreme Court\u2019s right to review the constitutionality of laws to a simple majority vote in the Knesset. \u2014 Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker , 20 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1640, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin subordinatus \u2014 see subordinate entry 1":"Verb",
      "Middle English subordinat , from Medieval Latin subordinatus , past participle of subordinare to subordinate, from Latin sub- + ordinare to order \u2014 more at ordain":"Adjective and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8b\u022frd-\u1d4an-\u0259t",
      "s\u0259-\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "-\u02c8b\u022frd-n\u0259t",
      "s\u0259-\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259-n\u0259t",
      "s\u0259-\u02c8b\u022frd-\u1d4an-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "inferior",
      "junior",
      "less",
      "lesser",
      "lower",
      "minor",
      "smaller"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114402",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "subordination":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": placement in a lower class, rank, or position : the act or process of subordinating someone or something or the state of being subordinated":[
        "As a prescriptive text, moreover, the Bible has been interpreted as justifying the subordination of women to men.",
        "\u2014 Cullen Murphy",
        "The price is individual subordination to the group and limited autonomy of the nuclear family.",
        "\u2014 Corinne N. Nydegger",
        "After 1688, as before, the message was one of subordination to divinely constituted authority, whether of kings or of one's social superiors.",
        "\u2014 Richard W. Davis"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1595, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02ccb\u022frd-\u1d4an-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "s\u0259-\u02ccb\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022022",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "subpar":{
    "antonyms":[
      "acceptable",
      "adequate",
      "all right",
      "decent",
      "fine",
      "OK",
      "okay",
      "passable",
      "respectable",
      "satisfactory",
      "standard",
      "tolerable"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": below a usual or normal level or standard":[
        "subpar attendance",
        "a subpar performance",
        "Why would a major football school fire a successful coach following a single subpar season",
        "\u2014 Jerry Kirshenbaum",
        "Because of phylloxera, vineyards have been inconsistent and yielding subpar grapes.",
        "\u2014 James Laube"
      ],
      ": below par : such as":[],
      ": having a score lower than par":[
        "His 19 birdies and two eagles gave him more subpar holes than anyone \u2026",
        "\u2014 David Barrett",
        "\u2026 Augusta National never played easier. \u2026 Saturday's 30 subpar rounds broke a third-round tournament record \u2026",
        "\u2014 John Garrity"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1922, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccp\u00e4r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "bastard",
      "bush",
      "bush-league",
      "crummy",
      "crumby",
      "deficient",
      "dissatisfactory",
      "ill",
      "inferior",
      "lame",
      "lousy",
      "off",
      "paltry",
      "poor",
      "punk",
      "sour",
      "suboptimal",
      "substandard",
      "unacceptable",
      "unsatisfactory",
      "wack",
      "wanting",
      "wretched",
      "wrong"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220941",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "subscribe":{
    "antonyms":[
      "dissent"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to agree to purchase and pay for securities especially of a new offering":[
        "subscribed for 1000 shares"
      ],
      ": to assent to : support":[],
      ": to attest by signing":[],
      ": to feel favorably disposed":[
        "I subscribe to your sentiments"
      ],
      ": to give consent or approval to something written by signing":[
        "unwilling to subscribe to the agreement"
      ],
      ": to pledge (a gift or contribution) by writing one's name with the amount":[],
      ": to sign (something, such as a document) with one's own hand in token of consent or obligation":[],
      ": to sign one's name to a document":[],
      ": to write (one's name) underneath : sign":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Subscribe today and get your first issue free!",
      "You'll receive a user name and password when you subscribe .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To stay on top of the latest business and tech trends, make sure to subscribe to my newsletter and have a look at my new books, Data Strategy and Future Skills. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "Also, make sure to subscribe to my newsletterand follow me on Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The Slowdown from American Public Media and the National Endowment for the Arts, or subscribe to its newsletter. \u2014 David Allan, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "Viewers will need to subscribe to a new MLS streaming service, available exclusively through the Apple TV app. \u2014 Sara Tidwell, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
      "That's merely because the easiest way to follow your hometown team\u2014outside of the NFL, which has all of its games free to air in local markets\u2014is to subscribe to your local cable company or a satellite provider. \u2014 Samuel Axon And Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
      "For more on Mary Bailey's journey to forgive her mother, subscribe now to PEOPLE or pick up this week's issue, on newsstands now. \u2014 Elaine Aradillas, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Click here to subscribe to Men\u2019s Health MVP and get the best in exclusive features, workout tips, and nutrition information. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
      "Make sure to subscribe to our channels via Apple, Spotify or most other podcast stores. \u2014 Matt Jones, Arkansas Online , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin subscribere , literally, to write beneath, from sub- + scribere to write \u2014 more at scribe":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8skr\u012bb"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for subscribe assent , consent , accede , acquiesce , agree , subscribe mean to concur with what has been proposed. assent implies an act involving the understanding or judgment and applies to propositions or opinions. voters assented to the proposal consent involves the will or feelings and indicates compliance with what is requested or desired. consented to their daughter's going accede implies a yielding, often under pressure, of assent or consent. officials acceded to the prisoners' demands acquiesce implies tacit acceptance or forbearance of opposition. acquiesced to his boss's wishes agree sometimes implies previous difference of opinion or attempts at persuasion. finally agreed to come along subscribe implies not only consent or assent but hearty approval and active support. subscribes wholeheartedly to the idea",
    "synonyms":[
      "accede",
      "acquiesce",
      "agree",
      "assent",
      "come round",
      "consent"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203518",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "subscribe (to)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to agree with or support (an opinion, theory, etc.)":[
        "I subscribe to the idea that voting is my civic duty.",
        "She subscribes to the theory that some dinosaurs were warm-blooded and others were cold-blooded."
      ],
      ": to belong to or support (something, such as an organization) by paying money regularly":[
        "subscribe to a charity"
      ],
      ": to pay money to get (a publication or service) regularly":[
        "I subscribe to several newspapers/magazines."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020400",
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ]
  },
  "subscription tv":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": pay-TV that broadcasts programs directly over the air to customers provided with a special receiver":[
        "\u2014 compare pay-cable , pay-tv"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1950, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203955",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "subsequent":{
    "antonyms":[
      "antecedent",
      "anterior",
      "fore",
      "foregoing",
      "former",
      "precedent",
      "preceding",
      "previous",
      "prior"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": following in time, order, or place":[
        "subsequent events",
        "a subsequent clause in the treaty"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Her subsequent account of her ordeal, \"The Upstairs Room\" (1972), was a young adult tour de force, winning a Newbery Honor and other awards. Compared with Anne Frank's \"Diary of a Young Girl,\" it is sparer and sterner. \u2014 Leslie Garis , New York Times Book Review , 22 Feb. 2009",
      "In the past, collectors would often hand over partial ownership of a painting\u2014usually from 10% to 20%\u2014and take a tax deduction for an equivalent percentage of the appraised value. The write-off on subsequent donations could rise each time the painting's value grew. Donors got a tax break, and museums got the art to exhibit for a period of time each year. Many such paintings were ultimately bequeathed to the museums. \u2014 Jeanne McDowell , Time , 20 Nov. 2006",
      "In 1991, the Nurses' Health Study found that women receiving hormone therapy (estrogen and progestin) enjoyed a big (44 percent) reduction in the risk of coronary artery disease, and millions of women were encouraged to begin the therapy to counteract the effects of menopause. But in 2002, the Women's Health Initiative produced a radically different conclusion: Hormone therapy increases the risk of coronary events in post-menopausal women by 20 percent. A subsequent study confirmed that result. \u2014 Wilson Quarterly , Autumn 2005",
      "The rate of population growth reached a peak in 1999 and declined in subsequent years.",
      "Her work had a great influence on subsequent generations.",
      "Subsequent studies confirmed their findings.",
      "his arrest and subsequent conviction",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Upon the giving back of freedom, the Right obnoxiously fingered excessive unemployment benefits as the cause of subsequent staffing shortages that exist to this day. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 3 July 2022",
      "Dozens of a subsequent calls have taught Nigoyan, who can\u2019t find body armor small enough to fit her properly, to exude confidence with soldiers who are bigger, older and more battle-hardened. \u2014 Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post , 3 July 2022",
      "The shooting and subsequent investigation at the scene delayed MAX service on the Blue and Green lines Friday morning, leading TriMet to run shuttle buses between Gateway Transit Center and Clackamas Town Center. \u2014 The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 2 July 2022",
      "First offense $75; second offense $150; third offense $500; each subsequent offense $750. \u2014 Rebekah L. Sanders, The Arizona Republic , 2 July 2022",
      "Hill said Penny Christman died after the crash and subsequent fire in the 6300 block of Muddy Creek Road about 9 p.m. \u2014 Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer , 1 July 2022",
      "Fox News Digital reached out to her office for comment on the alleged bathroom brawl at the Fillmore and subsequent public statements. \u2014 Fox News , 1 July 2022",
      "Crowley Fuels Alaska was loading a tanker truck when the explosion and subsequent spill occurred, state officials said. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
      "The book \u2014 published two years after the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent U.S. invasion of Afghanistan to depose the Taliban \u2014 has captivated millions of readers around the world. \u2014 New York Times , 1 July 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin subsequent-, subsequens , present participle of subsequi to follow close, from sub- near + sequi to follow \u2014 more at sub- , sue":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-si-kw\u0259nt, -\u02cckwent",
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-si-kw\u0259nt",
      "-s\u0259-\u02cckwent"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "after",
      "ensuing",
      "later",
      "posterior"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125655",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "subsequently":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": at a later or subsequent time":[
        "comments that were subsequently shown to be inaccurate",
        "By denying him a hearing beforehand, a jury subsequently ruled, prison officials had violated his right to due process.",
        "\u2014 David Margol",
        "If we go back in history, we come to artists who in their time were as fashionable and acclaimed as Warhol was in his time but who subsequently went through periods of total oblivion.",
        "\u2014 Andre Emmerich"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1537, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-kw\u0259nt-",
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-si-\u02cckwent-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094304",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
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  "subside":{
    "antonyms":[
      "accumulate",
      "balloon",
      "build",
      "burgeon",
      "bourgeon",
      "enlarge",
      "escalate",
      "expand",
      "grow",
      "increase",
      "intensify",
      "mount",
      "mushroom",
      "pick up",
      "rise",
      "snowball",
      "soar",
      "swell",
      "wax"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to become quiet or less":[
        "as the fever subsides",
        "my anger subsided"
      ],
      ": to let oneself settle down : sink":[
        "subsided into a chair"
      ],
      ": to sink or fall to the bottom : settle":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The pain will subside in a couple of hours.",
      "After his anger had subsided , he was able to look at things rationally.",
      "We'll have to wait until the wind subsides .",
      "The road will remain closed until the water subsides .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In June, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pointed to lumber prices plunging from a shocking peak as evidence that surging costs would subside . \u2014 Ryan Dezember, WSJ , 19 Dec. 2021",
      "But as soon as the work lessens and the nerves subside your body surrenders to illness. \u2014 Andr\u00e9 Alexis, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "Sometimes, mild anaphylactic symptoms subside without treatment. \u2014 Julie Marks, SELF , 11 June 2022",
      "The shortage of skilled workers won\u2019t subside soon. \u2014 Josh Weiss, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "The heat should subside the rest of the week, with a forecast high of 80 degrees on Wednesday and 70 on Thursday. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 31 May 2022",
      "While any redness will subside after the first two days, expect to experience some scabbing by day three. \u2014 Fiona Embleton, Allure , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Among those surveyed, only 5% believe it and supply chain challenges will subside within the next six months. \u2014 Sarah Ewall-wice, CBS News , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Winds subside by evening as well, with overnight lows dropping to the mid-30s to low 40s. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin subsidere , from sub- + sidere to sit down, sink; akin to Latin sed\u0113re to sit \u2014 more at sit":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8s\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for subside abate , subside , wane , ebb mean to die down in force or intensity. abate stresses the idea of progressive diminishing. the storm abated subside implies the ceasing of turbulence or agitation. the protests subsided after a few days wane suggests the fading or weakening of something good or impressive. waning enthusiasm ebb suggests the receding of something (such as the tide) that commonly comes and goes. the ebbing of daylight",
    "synonyms":[
      "abate",
      "de-escalate",
      "decline",
      "decrease",
      "die (away ",
      "diminish",
      "drain (away)",
      "drop (off)",
      "dwindle",
      "ease",
      "ebb",
      "fall",
      "fall away",
      "lessen",
      "let up",
      "lower",
      "moderate",
      "pall",
      "phase down",
      "ratchet (down)",
      "rachet (down)",
      "recede",
      "relent",
      "remit",
      "shrink",
      "taper",
      "taper off",
      "wane"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124541",
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a coin especially of silver of a denomination smaller than the basic monetary unit (such as a U.S. half-dollar, quarter, or dime) \u2014 compare minor coin":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084935",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "subsidiary ledger":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a ledger which is supplementary to a controlling account in a general ledger and in which detailed accounts of a like class are kept":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092125",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "subsiding reservoir":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": settling reservoir":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172303",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of subsidise British spelling of subsidize"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-080850",
    "type":[]
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  "subsidizable":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": capable of being subsidized":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259bz\u0259-",
      "\u02c8s\u0259bs\u0259\u02ccd\u012bz\u0259b\u0259l"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171611",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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  "subsidize":{
    "antonyms":[
      "defund",
      "disendow"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to aid or promote (someone or something, such as a private enterprise) with public money":[
        "subsidize soybean farmers",
        "subsidize public transportation"
      ],
      ": to furnish with a subsidy : such as":[],
      ": to purchase the assistance of by payment of a subsidy":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The state subsidizes housing for low-income families.",
      "She feels that private businesses should not be subsidized by taxpayers.",
      "The company subsidizes health insurance for its employees.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The question would be will USC and UCLA help subsidize increasing travel costs for parents",
      "For example: the city will need to find ways to subsidize hotel conversions with actual dollars or additional development rights for higher paying renters. \u2014 Shimon Shkury, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
      "Congress has debated for years over how to modernize the financially beleaguered flood-insurance program, with policy makers divided over how much the public should subsidize the program. \u2014 Katy Stech Ferek, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "In a gesture to U.S. domestic manufacturers, Biden also earmarked funding through the wartime Defense Production Act (DPA) to subsidize the development of the country\u2019s local solar industry. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
      "There is one to subsidize purchases of cars with seven or more seats for families with three or more children. \u2014 Lyman R. Stone, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "San Diego is planning to subsidize the cost of downtown\u2019s on-demand FRED shuttle for another year while simultaneously working alongside the region\u2019s transportation agency to secure a substitute service for the long haul. \u2014 Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The group, which includes former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, marks a bipartisan effort to invest in chip-making companies and lobby legislators to subsidize the industry. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "The South Coast Air Quality Management District has been spending millions of grant dollars in recent years to subsidize natural gas trucks and infrastructure instead of cleaner electric vehicles. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1755, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-z\u0259-",
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-s\u0259-\u02ccd\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "endow",
      "finance",
      "fund"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225526",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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  "subsidized":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": furnished with a subsidy : paid for with the assistance of a subsidy (such as a grant of public or private money)":[
        "subsidized housing",
        "An entitlement to heavily subsidized health care, regardless of financial need, is a luxury \u2026",
        "\u2014 Richard Jackson",
        "Apple employees still rhapsodize about the exquisite salmon served at a subsidized price in the employee cafeteria \u2026",
        "\u2014 Jeff Goodell"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1785, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-s\u0259-\u02ccd\u012bzd",
      "-z\u0259-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010720",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "subsidy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a grant by a government to a private person or company to assist an enterprise deemed advantageous to the public":[],
      ": a grant or gift of money: such as":[],
      ": a sum of money formerly granted by the British Parliament to the crown and raised by special taxation":[],
      ": money granted by one state to another":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The city is increasing subsidies for public transit.",
      "government subsidies for farmers in case of crop failure",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Gas prices in Colombia are among the lowest in Latin America because of the government subsidy . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
      "Pricing, by way of the Amazon Prime subsidy , and the use of electronic shelf-labels in all Amazon Fresh stores, means Amazon can change its prices and offer deals on a dime. \u2014 Chris Walton, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "Two families that wanted to use the state subsidy for religious education sued in 2018, asserting that Maine's policy violated their First Amendment right to practice religion free from government interference. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
      "The subsidy costs the government $600 million a month. \u2014 Saeed Shah, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "What is the impact of the lack of competition in broadband markets on these prices which seem arbitrary based on the subsidy provided by the government",
      "The cost makes the internet service fully paid though the government subsidy provided through the Affordable Connectivity Program. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 9 May 2022",
      "The new participation from the private sector, in conjunction with the ACP subsidy covering up to $30 a month (or $75 a month on Tribal lands), essentially makes the program free. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 9 May 2022",
      "Additionally, instead of the subsidy going straight to a landlord, the tenant is given the funds. \u2014 Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English subsidie , from Anglo-French, from Latin subsidium reserve troops, support, assistance, from sub- near + sed\u0113re to sit \u2014 more at sub- , sit":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-z\u0259-",
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-s\u0259-d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "allocation",
      "allotment",
      "annuity",
      "appropriation",
      "entitlement",
      "grant",
      "subvention"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003607",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "subsist":{
    "antonyms":[
      "depart",
      "die",
      "expire",
      "pass away",
      "perish",
      "succumb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": persist , continue":[],
      ": to be logically conceivable as the subject of true statements":[],
      ": to have existence : be":[],
      ": to hold true":[],
      ": to support with provisions":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The author's right to royalties shall subsist for the term of the copyright.",
      "a love that was as great as any that ever did subsist",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some of them subsist on illegally logging, hunting, and fishing inside the reserve. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 28 June 2022",
      "Ukraine and Russia account for a third of global wheat and barley exports, which countries in the Middle East and Africa rely on to feed millions of people who subsist on subsidized bread. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC News , 28 May 2022",
      "Smedler also helped with business decisions that enabled the family to subsist on a limited budget. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 18 May 2022",
      "Regal fritillary butterflies, which subsist on violets and stick to prairie habitats, are disappearing. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The people subsist on fishing, hunting, and farming crops such as cassava and plantain. \u2014 V\u00edctor Bastidas, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Ukraine and Russia account for a third of global wheat and barley exports, which Middle East countries rely on to feed millions of people who subsist on subsidized bread and bargain noodles. \u2014 Samy Magdy, Anchorage Daily News , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Ukraine and Russia account for a third of global wheat and barley exports, which countries in the Middle East rely on to feed millions of people who subsist on subsidized bread and bargain noodles. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "But another, and potentially more pressing one is whether theaters will always have enough movies to subsist in between the biggest hits. \u2014 Jake Coyle, USA TODAY , 31 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1549, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin subsistere to exist, from Latin, to come to a halt, remain, from sub- + sistere to come to a stand; akin to Latin stare to stand \u2014 more at stand":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8sist"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "be",
      "breathe",
      "exist",
      "live"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075109",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "subsistence":{
    "antonyms":[
      "inexistence",
      "nonbeing",
      "nonexistence",
      "nothingness",
      "unreality"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a source or means of obtaining the necessities of life":[],
      ": an essential characteristic quality of something that exists":[],
      ": means of subsisting : such as":[],
      ": real being : existence":[],
      ": the character possessed by whatever is logically conceivable":[],
      ": the condition of remaining in existence : continuation , persistence":[],
      ": the minimum (as of food and shelter) necessary to support life":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "They depended on hunting and fishing for subsistence .",
      "Farming is their means of subsistence .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Zachariah Hughes covers the military, politics, drugs, dog mushing, subsistence issues and general assignments for the Anchorage Daily News. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022",
      "Some areas are prone to a natural amount of subsistence , but in many cities, human activities like groundwater pumping, oil and gas drilling, and rapid construction are accelerating it. \u2014 Camille Squires, Quartz , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The board is meeting through Tuesday in Anchorage to address nearly 160 management proposals for Southeast and Yakutat subsistence , commercial, sport and personal use fisheries. \u2014 Laine Welch | Fish Factor, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Court records and interviews illustrate the untethered and precarious existence shared by MS-13 members, one defined by crude, subsistence -level crimes and punctuated by flashes of extreme violence. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Our subsistence resources are being threatened or moving farther away. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The early population consisted mostly of Black subsistence farmers. \u2014 Jill Abramson, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Many are subsistence farmers who are drowning in the volatility caused by the Green Revolution which began in the 1960s as a way of industrializing the agriculture sector with high yielding seeds, mechanized tools and pesticides. \u2014 Gunisha Kaur, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Those who live in the forests endure hardscrabble lives as wildcat miners, loggers and subsistence farmers. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Late Latin subsistentia , from subsistent-, subsistens , present participle of subsistere":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8sis-t\u0259ns",
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8si-st\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "actuality",
      "corporality",
      "corporeality",
      "existence",
      "reality",
      "thingness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064658",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
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  "substance":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fundamental or characteristic part or quality":[],
      ": essential nature : essence":[],
      ": god sense 1b":[],
      ": in respect to essentials : fundamentally":[],
      ": material possessions : property":[
        "a family of substance"
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      ": matter of particular or definite chemical constitution":[],
      ": physical material from which something is made or which has discrete existence":[],
      ": practical importance : meaning , usefulness":[
        "the \u2026 bill\u2014which will be without substance in the sense that it will authorize nothing more than a set of ideas",
        "\u2014 Richard Reeves"
      ],
      ": something (such as drugs or alcoholic beverages) deemed harmful and usually subject to legal restriction":[
        "possession of a controlled substance",
        "substance abuse"
      ],
      ": ultimate reality that underlies all outward manifestations and change":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The pancreas secretes a substance called insulin.",
      "The floor was covered with a white, powdery substance that turned out to be flour.",
      "heroin and other illegal substances",
      "He had a history of substance abuse .",
      "When has he ever said anything of substance ",
      "The results of the study give substance to their theory.",
      "the substance of my argument",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Starting July 16, individuals across the nation can call or text 988 to get support when in a suicidal, mental health or substance use crisis. \u2014 Evan Casey, Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
      "Their children are at greater risk of mental health and substance use disorders. \u2014 Bill Frist, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Gouch\u00e9 offered to get her phone numbers for smoking cessation programs, as well as additional resources that would help her with mental health and substance use issues. \u2014 Emily Alpert Reyesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 12 June 2022",
      "Court legislation, which mandates care for people with severe mental health and substance abuse problems. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "The measure also incentivizes employers to hire workers recovering from mental health or substance use disorders by offering a tax credit. \u2014 Clare Spaulding, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "Last year, the American Psychological Association estimated that 20 percent of calls to police involve mental health or substance abuse issues. \u2014 Deon J. Hampton, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
      "Aileen Walsh, who started on May 23, will respond with police officers to emergency calls involving mental health and substance abuse issues. \u2014 Johanna Seltz, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Also in May, the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced a package that would reauthorize more than 30 programs on mental health and substance abuse set to expire this fall. \u2014 Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin substantia , from substant-, substans , present participle of substare to stand under, from sub- + stare to stand \u2014 more at stand":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-st\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-st\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "making",
      "material",
      "raw material",
      "stuff",
      "timber"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182955",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "substandard":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": deviating from or falling short of a standard or norm: such as":[],
      ": of a quality lower than that prescribed by law":[
        "substandard housing"
      ],
      ": conforming to a pattern of linguistic usage existing within a speech community but not that of the prestige group in that community":[],
      ": constituting a greater than normal risk to an insurer":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8stan-d\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "bastard",
      "bush",
      "bush-league",
      "crummy",
      "crumby",
      "deficient",
      "dissatisfactory",
      "ill",
      "inferior",
      "lame",
      "lousy",
      "off",
      "paltry",
      "poor",
      "punk",
      "sour",
      "suboptimal",
      "subpar",
      "unacceptable",
      "unsatisfactory",
      "wack",
      "wanting",
      "wretched",
      "wrong"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acceptable",
      "adequate",
      "all right",
      "decent",
      "fine",
      "OK",
      "okay",
      "passable",
      "respectable",
      "satisfactory",
      "standard",
      "tolerable"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "a teacher who rejects substandard work without hesitation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Plaza East, where Mayor London Breed grew up, is slated for reinvention just 20 years after the city rebuilt it, but after years of complaints about substandard conditions. \u2014 Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 June 2022",
      "A decade later, welders are still fixing mistakes discovered seven years ago, squeezing into the reactor\u2019s warren of pipes with soldering irons and using robots to repair more than 100 substandard welds across the reactor\u2019s cooling system. \u2014 Matthew Dalton, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
      "So, too, has the titular patriarch\u2019s panic that his daughter\u2019s nuptials will expose him as a substandard provider. \u2014 Amy Nicholson, Variety , 14 June 2022",
      "The housing authority, which administers a federal rent-subsidy program, would be among the first government agencies that would take on Beroukhai over substandard conditions at Pavilion Place. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 13 June 2022",
      "Foreign forces and their Chinese collaborators are increasingly blamed for a host of social issues -- from substandard illustrations in primary school textbooks to mounting criticism against the country's zero-Covid policy. \u2014 Nectar Gan, CNN , 8 June 2022",
      "Reporters found insufficient staffing, rampant substance abuse, improper handling of medications, and substandard care had plagued the facility long before the death of 80-year-old resident Patricia Newnum on Feb. 2. \u2014 Tony Cook, The Indianapolis Star , 26 May 2022",
      "Poor planning, tactical mistakes, substandard equipment and weaponry, as well as tough resistance by Ukrainian armed forces, thwarted Russia\u2019s original plan to seize the capital Kyiv and are now blunting its efforts to capture Donbas. \u2014 Liz Sly, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "Not some startup outfit trying to generate interest in a substandard league made up of a bunch of former college players not quite good enough to play in the biggest show. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1850, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213156"
  },
  "substantia nigra":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a layer of deeply pigmented gray matter situated in the midbrain and containing the cell bodies of a tract of dopamine-producing nerve cells whose secretion tends to be deficient in Parkinson's disease":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In both situations, the neurons in the midbrain's substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area flared up in response to the images. \u2014 Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Nov. 2020",
      "As predicted, the area of the brain impacted\u2014the substantia nigra \u2014was the same when the subject was derived of food and derived of human contact. \u2014 Katherine Dunn, Fortune , 24 Nov. 2020",
      "In 2016, Barrett reported that meaningful musical cues changed the activity of the substantia nigra , a reward processing center that makes the happy hormone dopamine. \u2014 Popular Science , 8 Apr. 2020"
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      "I was hoping that they would serve us something more substantial than wine and cheese.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Brett Kappel, a campaign finance expert at Washington, D.C.-based Harmon Curran, said Braun likely will be fined a substantial amount. \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
      "Chrysler parent Stellantis plans to get a substantial amount of the lithium needed for its electric vehicle batteries from a former tourist mecca in California. \u2014 Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press , 2 June 2022",
      "Iran has managed to keep a substantial number of aircraft flying, but at the price of slowly cannibalizing its fleet of planes. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 1 June 2022",
      "The tallying was delayed in part because a printing error made the bar codes unreadable on some ballots in Clackamas County, home to a substantial number of Democrats in the district. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Influencers with sizable active followership can make a substantial full-time income from their social media activities and marketing partnerships with luxury brands. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Tindell said a substantial number of autopsy reports that are pending are LeVaughn's. \u2014 Leah Willingham, ajc , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Russia has always had a substantial number of ICBMs that could strike the United States and Europe, said John Erath, senior policy director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Researchers in Denmark and the U.S., however, have recently found that a substantial number of men are nevertheless obtaining overlapping prescriptions for both classes of drugs. \u2014 Benjamin Ryan, NBC News , 18 Apr. 2022"
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      "I was hoping that they would serve us something more substantial than wine and cheese.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Brett Kappel, a campaign finance expert at Washington, D.C.-based Harmon Curran, said Braun likely will be fined a substantial amount. \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
      "Chrysler parent Stellantis plans to get a substantial amount of the lithium needed for its electric vehicle batteries from a former tourist mecca in California. \u2014 Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press , 2 June 2022",
      "Iran has managed to keep a substantial number of aircraft flying, but at the price of slowly cannibalizing its fleet of planes. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 1 June 2022",
      "The tallying was delayed in part because a printing error made the bar codes unreadable on some ballots in Clackamas County, home to a substantial number of Democrats in the district. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Influencers with sizable active followership can make a substantial full-time income from their social media activities and marketing partnerships with luxury brands. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Tindell said a substantial number of autopsy reports that are pending are LeVaughn's. \u2014 Leah Willingham, ajc , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Russia has always had a substantial number of ICBMs that could strike the United States and Europe, said John Erath, senior policy director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Researchers in Denmark and the U.S., however, have recently found that a substantial number of men are nevertheless obtaining overlapping prescriptions for both classes of drugs. \u2014 Benjamin Ryan, NBC News , 18 Apr. 2022"
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      "Mr. MacGregor couldn't substantiate that it was Peter, and not some other rabbit, in the cabbage patch.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Although social media users and some news outlets seized on the hate crime narrative, Nabha said there is no evidence to substantiate it. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
      "As part of its defense, the tabloid newspaper was forced to substantiate its claims under the country\u2019s stringent libel laws, unlike in the U.S. trial, where the burden of proof was on Depp. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 June 2022",
      "Heard, who divorced Depp in 2016 after obtaining a domestic violence restraining order, has been dragged through two trials across two continents to substantiate allegations that Depp abused her. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
      "Quarterly tests of reserve coverage are limited to attestations that, unlike audits, neither substantiate the data presented nor seek to identify gaps in systems or controls. \u2014 Matt Sekerke, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "However, the current evidence and the CDC\u2019s changing policies do not substantiate the need for vaccine mandates for schoolchildren to achieve these public-health goals. \u2014 Heidi Overton, National Review , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Emotional control could prove even harder to substantiate , especially in a country where open discussion of mental health can still carry a stigma. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "De Oreo's lawsuit also claims the diocese investigated the allegations in each letter and found no evidence to substantiate them. \u2014 Mj Slaby, The Indianapolis Star , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Frito-Lay denied the rumor, and USA TODAY could find no other evidence to substantiate it. \u2014 Nayeli Lomeli, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2020"
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      "substantiated his claim to local mountaineering fame with a photo of himself on the summit of Mount McKinley",
      "Mr. MacGregor couldn't substantiate that it was Peter, and not some other rabbit, in the cabbage patch.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Although social media users and some news outlets seized on the hate crime narrative, Nabha said there is no evidence to substantiate it. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
      "As part of its defense, the tabloid newspaper was forced to substantiate its claims under the country\u2019s stringent libel laws, unlike in the U.S. trial, where the burden of proof was on Depp. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 June 2022",
      "Heard, who divorced Depp in 2016 after obtaining a domestic violence restraining order, has been dragged through two trials across two continents to substantiate allegations that Depp abused her. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
      "Quarterly tests of reserve coverage are limited to attestations that, unlike audits, neither substantiate the data presented nor seek to identify gaps in systems or controls. \u2014 Matt Sekerke, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "However, the current evidence and the CDC\u2019s changing policies do not substantiate the need for vaccine mandates for schoolchildren to achieve these public-health goals. \u2014 Heidi Overton, National Review , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Emotional control could prove even harder to substantiate , especially in a country where open discussion of mental health can still carry a stigma. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "De Oreo's lawsuit also claims the diocese investigated the allegations in each letter and found no evidence to substantiate them. \u2014 Mj Slaby, The Indianapolis Star , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Frito-Lay denied the rumor, and USA TODAY could find no other evidence to substantiate it. \u2014 Nayeli Lomeli, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2020"
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      "Mr. MacGregor couldn't substantiate that it was Peter, and not some other rabbit, in the cabbage patch.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Although social media users and some news outlets seized on the hate crime narrative, Nabha said there is no evidence to substantiate it. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
      "As part of its defense, the tabloid newspaper was forced to substantiate its claims under the country\u2019s stringent libel laws, unlike in the U.S. trial, where the burden of proof was on Depp. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 June 2022",
      "Heard, who divorced Depp in 2016 after obtaining a domestic violence restraining order, has been dragged through two trials across two continents to substantiate allegations that Depp abused her. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
      "Quarterly tests of reserve coverage are limited to attestations that, unlike audits, neither substantiate the data presented nor seek to identify gaps in systems or controls. \u2014 Matt Sekerke, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "However, the current evidence and the CDC\u2019s changing policies do not substantiate the need for vaccine mandates for schoolchildren to achieve these public-health goals. \u2014 Heidi Overton, National Review , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Emotional control could prove even harder to substantiate , especially in a country where open discussion of mental health can still carry a stigma. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "De Oreo's lawsuit also claims the diocese investigated the allegations in each letter and found no evidence to substantiate them. \u2014 Mj Slaby, The Indianapolis Star , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Frito-Lay denied the rumor, and USA TODAY could find no other evidence to substantiate it. \u2014 Nayeli Lomeli, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2020"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Although social media users and some news outlets seized on the hate crime narrative, Nabha said there is no evidence to substantiate it. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
      "As part of its defense, the tabloid newspaper was forced to substantiate its claims under the country\u2019s stringent libel laws, unlike in the U.S. trial, where the burden of proof was on Depp. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 June 2022",
      "Heard, who divorced Depp in 2016 after obtaining a domestic violence restraining order, has been dragged through two trials across two continents to substantiate allegations that Depp abused her. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
      "Quarterly tests of reserve coverage are limited to attestations that, unlike audits, neither substantiate the data presented nor seek to identify gaps in systems or controls. \u2014 Matt Sekerke, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "However, the current evidence and the CDC\u2019s changing policies do not substantiate the need for vaccine mandates for schoolchildren to achieve these public-health goals. \u2014 Heidi Overton, National Review , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Emotional control could prove even harder to substantiate , especially in a country where open discussion of mental health can still carry a stigma. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "De Oreo's lawsuit also claims the diocese investigated the allegations in each letter and found no evidence to substantiate them. \u2014 Mj Slaby, The Indianapolis Star , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Frito-Lay denied the rumor, and USA TODAY could find no other evidence to substantiate it. \u2014 Nayeli Lomeli, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2020"
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      "\"This was not a drive-by P.R. stunt, and I actually thought it might be,\" said Representative Zach Wamp, Republican of Tennessee. \"It was a substantive , in-depth discussion with our conference, and he's very effective.\" \u2014 Jackie Calmes & Carl Hulse , New York Times , 27 Jan. 2009",
      "The first substantive issue that the Supreme Court considered in its Brown opinion was whether, as originally understood, the Fourteenth Amendment prohibited racial segregation in public schooling. The justices concluded that the historical record was inconclusive. \u2014 Randall Kennedy , New Republic , 5 & 12 July 2004",
      "The common critique of art's pleasures and entertainments\u2014that they are trivial, devoid of substantive value, and degrading of art's genuine worth\u2014rests on ignoring this diversity by making two false assumptions: first, that there is basically one kind of aesthetic pleasure in art's entertainment and, secondly, that this pleasure is always a shallow and trivial one, which distracts us from interest in art's real meaning and truth. \u2014 Richard Shusterman , Let's Entertain: Life's Guilty Pleasures , 2000",
      "These changes are more symbolic than substantive .",
      "No substantive changes were made to the document.",
      "There is no substantive reason to change the law.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "After the comment period closes, ED will review all substantive comments, revise the regulations if needed, and provide a response to all comments before the final rules are published. \u2014 Edward Conroy, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "All of the objections that were made were completely inappropriate from a substantive perspective. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
      "Few legacy food media publications have engaged with air fryer cooking in any substantive way beyond a handful of incredulous product reviews. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
      "His debating skill involved wit, substantive knowledge, a suspicion of elites and a bedrock faith that everyday Americans were possessed of good judgment. \u2014 Paul Begala, CNN , 18 June 2022",
      "To the point of being cosmetic rather than substantive . \u2014 Joseph Thorndike, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "At the minimum, Congress should require universal, substantive background checks for all gun sales \u2014 whether the weapon is sold by a licensed dealer or a private peddler. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "The more that President Biden defers to the left-most elements of his party, the better the opportunity for Republicans to make substantive gains. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "The substantive policy wasn't at issue in the case: The question for the high court was whether the Biden administration circumvented the usual requirements necessary to roll back another administration's policy. \u2014 USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But handling the situation at the southern border has already become a major substantive and communications problem for Biden\u2019s team. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "Obstruction of justice is a crime that is independent of any underlying or substantives crime that may have been committed. \u2014 Joyce White Vance, Time , 25 July 2019"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 7":"Adjective"
    },
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      "Middle English substantif , from Anglo-French sustentif , from sustentif , adjective, having or expressing substance, from Late Latin substantivus , from Latin substantia":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French sustentif \u2014 see substantive entry 2":"Adjective"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "senses 3c & 4 also s\u0259b-\u02c8stan-tiv",
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      "biggish",
      "considerable",
      "good",
      "goodly",
      "handsome",
      "healthy",
      "largish",
      "major",
      "respectable",
      "significant",
      "sizable",
      "sizeable",
      "substantial",
      "tidy"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192955",
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      "adjective",
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      "transitive verb"
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      "swap",
      "switch",
      "trade"
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      ": a person or thing that takes the place or function of another":[],
      ": to put or use in the place of another":[],
      ": to serve as a substitute":[],
      ": to take the place of : replace":[]
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      "Noun",
      "you'll be getting a substitute until your regular teacher is feeling better",
      "if you like, you can use nuts as a substitute for coconut in that recipe",
      "Verb",
      "One of our teachers is sick, so we need someone to substitute .",
      "They substituted real candles with electric ones.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Wilcox introduced the substitute , and Lee showed up to support the bill, which had been changed to keep most decision-making on landscaping with local municipalities. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
      "Potato starch is the cornstarch substitute favorite of associate food editor Kendra Vaculin. \u2014 Antara Sinha, Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s no need to forgo this staple of the Palestinian dinner table when tomatoes fall out of season, since citrus makes a great winter substitute . \u2014 Reem Assil, Robb Report , 11 June 2022",
      "The licensed substitute would be paid $135 a day if the person remains in the same position for more than 20 consecutive days. \u2014 Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online , 13 May 2022",
      "So Spo sits him down and the substitute also gets two quick fouls against him. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Giannis Antetokounmpo knew something was wrong when his longtime teammate requested a substitute . \u2014 Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The sugar substitute also isn't listed as an ingredient in any of the frozen desserts sold at U.S. locations. \u2014 Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The teachers union says that 10,000 students lack a permanent instructor, and on some days, up to 3,000 don\u2019t even have a substitute . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But price controls substitute actual privation, and waiting in queues, for high monetary prices. \u2014 WSJ , 10 June 2022",
      "Other listings substitute technical specs for gun model names. \u2014 Brian Contrerasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "With any of these dishes, diners can substitute celiac-safe gluten-free pasta made in house. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "No number of italics or apostrophes can substitute the richness of listening to stories told in the regional dialect and original voice of the storyteller. \u2014 Santi Elijah Holley, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "These twelve questions should not substitute for further diligence in exploring any net-zero commitment. \u2014 David Carlin, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Consider the tofu a blank canvas, and feel free to substitute your favorite nuts, seeds and herbs for the ones listed here. \u2014 Joe Yonan, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
      "Americans used to be able to substitute lower-cost protein when beef prices rose. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
      "Houston capped the scoring when Shea Groom fed the ball to substitute Michelle Alozie, who was making a run toward the goal before striking in the ball in the 87th minute. \u2014 Mike Gramajo, Orlando Sentinel , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French substitut , from Latin substitutus , past participle of substituere to put in place of, from sub- + statuere to set up, place \u2014 more at statute":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-st\u0259-\u02cct(y)\u00fct",
      "-\u02ccty\u00fct",
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-st\u0259-\u02cct\u00fct"
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      "backup",
      "cover",
      "designated hitter",
      "fill-in",
      "locum tenens",
      "pinch hitter",
      "relief",
      "replacement",
      "reserve",
      "stand-in",
      "sub"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104642",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[
      "original"
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      ": serving or suitable as a substitute":[]
    },
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      "his recent religious fanaticism is only the latest substitutive addiction of a person with an addictive personality",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This kind of substitutive logic appears in early case histories of anorexia. \u2014 Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "This simple, substitutive kind of automation, Mr. Acemoglu and Mr. Restrepo wrote, threatens not just individual workers, but the economy as a whole. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Mar. 2021",
      "Somewhere along the line, a foundational philosophy emerged: Identity is additive, not substitutive . \u2014 Monte Reel, Bloomberg.com , 20 July 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1656, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-st\u0259-\u02cct(y)\u00fct-iv",
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-st\u0259-\u02cct\u00fc-tiv",
      "-\u02ccty\u00fc-"
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      "makeshift",
      "new",
      "substitute"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225625",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an underlying or supporting part of a structure":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The bridge's substructure was damaged.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The project calls for deck repairs and replacements, steel repairs, substructure repairs, joint repairs and other general repairs. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
      "The most satisfying biographies are those that help readers understand the motivations of its subject, that reveal the substructure of intriguing public personalities; and Anna is certainly intriguing. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
      "But right now the general appraisals looking at these bridges are looking at the culvert, the deck, the substructure of the superstructure. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 23 May 2022",
      "The bridge substructure has a rating of 4 out of 9 with large areas of distressed concrete and previous repairs failing, according to DOT documents. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "The bridge substructure has a rating of 4 out of 9 with large areas of distressed concrete and previous repairs failing, according to DOT documents. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "That also means, even more shockingly, that the Super 3 doesn't have its bodywork mounted to a wooden substructure , a feature that has been common to every previous Morgan since the firm's foundation. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "The bridge substructure has a rating of 4 out of 9 with large areas of distressed concrete and previous repairs failing, according to DOT documents. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "The bridge substructure has a rating of 4 out of 9 with large areas of distressed concrete and previous repairs failing, according to DOT documents. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1726, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccstr\u0259k-ch\u0259r"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133827",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
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      ": of or relating to the substyle":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083621",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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  "substyle":{
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      ": a straight line on which the gnomon of a dial is erected and which constitutes the common section of the face of the dial and a plane perpendicular to it passing through the gnomon":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + style or obsolete English stile style, from Middle English":""
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211212",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "definitions":{
      ": a basic sulfate":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + sulfate":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190056",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": subsultory":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin subsult us (past participle of subsilire to leap up) + English -ive":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259b\u02c8s\u0259ltiv"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043332",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "subsultory":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": involving irregularity of movement or advance : bounding , leaping":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin subsult us (past participle of subsilire to leap up, from sub- up + -silire , from salire to leap) + English -ory":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-t\u0259r\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090942",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[
      "exclude",
      "leave (out)",
      "miss out",
      "omit"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element":[
        "red, green, and yellow are subsumed under the term \"color\""
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "games and team sports are subsumed under the classification of \u201crecreation\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For these reasons, the phrase web3 may yet subsume the word Metaverse. \u2014 Charlie Fink, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Additionally, some platforms can subsume existing IaC scripts for continual reuse by using blueprints of entire environments that incorporate all necessary components of an environment like applications, data and services. \u2014 Edan Evantal, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
      "Many Ukrainians see Russia as a colonial power that for centuries has tried to suppress Ukrainian identity and subsume it into mainstream Russian culture. \u2014 Max Bearak, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "What\u2019s fascinating about all this is the world had become a place where big bully countries no longer could subsume their neighbors that had bed the way of the world for a long time. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "There was a growing sense that the roiling underground was rising up to subsume the status quo. \u2014 Adam Sternbergh, Vulture , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "The tyrants of the past demanded obedience\u2014the outward performance of certain behaviors\u2014but totalitarian regimes seek to subsume , to obliterate the core of the human being. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "Campion has spent her career probing the complex inner worlds of these and other women, giving vivid expression to desires they are often forced to subsume or repress. \u2014 Mark Olsen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "In terms of broader concerns, gas prices, inflation, border policies and supply-chain disruptions threaten to subsume all other messaging. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 17 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1818, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin subsumere , from Latin sub- + sumere to take up \u2014 more at consume":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8s\u00fcm"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "carry",
      "comprehend",
      "contain",
      "embrace",
      "encompass",
      "entail",
      "include",
      "involve",
      "number",
      "take in"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070853",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "subsummation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an act or product of subsuming":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "irregular (influence of summation ) from subsume + -ation":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000052",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "subsummit":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": situated or occurring somewhat below an adjacent summit":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + summit":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061619",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "subsumption":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or process of subsuming":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Buffalo Boy is both a lampooning and subsumption of the cowboy myth, recalibrating frontier notions of manhood. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Such a prospect\u2014that relation will tip over into identity, and then subsumption \u2014sends shock waves of pleasure and terror through much of Bechdel\u2019s work. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 3 May 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1652, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin subsumption-, subsumptio , from subsumere":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8s\u0259m(p)-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200044",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "subsumptive":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, assuming the nature of, or containing a subsumption":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-(p)tiv"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042854",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "subsurface":{
    "antonyms":[
      "aboveground",
      "surface"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": earth material (such as rock) near but not exposed at the surface of the ground":[],
      ": of, relating to, or being something located beneath a surface and especially underground":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a sandy wasteland that gave little hint of its subsurface wealth",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Before humans land on Mars and explore its subsurface , a group of scientists want to send ReachBot -- a robot designed to crawl and climb through extraterrestrial caves. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 1 July 2022",
      "Small subsurface bumps provide stimulation and promote movement throughout the day. \u2014 Kelsey Lindsey, Outside Online , 12 June 2022",
      "As such, the growing mass of combine harvesters (and other agricultural equipment) raises the risk that the subsurface will get compacted. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 29 May 2022",
      "To visualize Yellowstone\u2019s subsurface layer, scientists flew a helicopter over the park with an 80-foot-diameter, hexagonal electromagnetic ring dangling underneath. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 May 2022",
      "The idea is to kick up material and take a look at the subsurface , revealing more about the asteroid\u2019s composition and structure. \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 5 May 2022",
      "Saltwater, freshwater, ice and sediment conduct that energy differently, and the instruments can detect these differences to create a sort of map of the subsurface terrain. \u2014 Aylin Woodward, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
      "The air guns then fire compressed air that creates sound pulses that reverberate off the sea floor and provide subsurface images. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Critics of the Huntington Beach proposal say a smaller design using subsurface intake wells would prevent tiny marine life from being sucked in and killed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "After analyzing that data, researchers had a subsurface picture of the rocks, clay and thermal liquid below Yellowstone. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 May 2022",
      "Evaluation protocols of subsurface measurements and training of all rig site personnel have improved the drilling economics of this geothermal project. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "The team is set to land near the lunar south pole because previous evidence suggests that the area may contain subsurface water ice, per Gizmodo. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Shallow pools of subsurface water froze and fractured the surface again and again. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "This is an important scientific mission tasked with searching for ice at the south pole and using a one-meter drill to prospect for subsurface samples. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "In Greenland, the ridges formed when shallow pools of subsurface water froze, thawed and refroze, fracturing the surface over time, the Guardian reports. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "An antenna will be carried in a cart, pushed in a wheeled unit, or sledded over the ground to acquire subsurface information. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 8 Apr. 2015",
      "According to the announcement, each NRT represents one tonne of CO2-equivalent heat-trapping gas that has been removed from our atmosphere and stored in a terrestrial, subsurface , industrial or aquatic reservoir. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 24 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1775, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1875, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8s\u0259r-f\u0259s",
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccs\u0259r-f\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "belowground",
      "subterranean",
      "underground"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115156",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "subtense":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or constituting an object (such as a pole or rod of known length) used to ascertain a distance without actual measurement by observing the subtended angle from a given point":[
        "subtense method",
        "subtense transit"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin subtensus , past participle of subtendere to stretch beneath":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114906",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "subtentorial":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": situated or occurring under the tentorium":[
        "a subtentorial tumor"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + tentorial":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181501",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "subtenure":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the tenure of a subtenant":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + tenure":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073516",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "subterete":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": not precisely cylindrical : nearly terete":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + terete":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061713",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "subterfuge":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a deceptive device or stratagem":[],
      ": deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "And the same kind of subterfuge that causes employees to open a virus-laden attachment could also lead them to unknowingly install programs that ship all their data to unscrupulous competitors. \u2014 Paul Wallich , Scientific American , July 2000",
      "Williams has worn a wedding ring for the past decade. Originally it was a fake diamond used as a subterfuge during her days as an activist in Central America \u2026 \u2014 Annie Leibovitz , Vogue , February 1998",
      "The first pool appeared on the scene in 1791, organized to manipulate stock of the U.S. Bank. Members of a pool contributed money, which was handed over to a single operator, who put into effect various strategies and subterfuges . He could depress the price of a stock, buy a lot at the low point, then artificially raise the price, and sell at a profit; or he might sell short, then depress the price and make a profit. \u2014 Kathleen Odean , High Steppers, Fallen Angels, and Lollipops , 1988",
      "They obtained the documents by subterfuge .",
      "propagandists who use a kind of photographic subterfuge , superimposing one image on another to create a false \u201creality\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the American Civil War, Southern rebels used all manner of subterfuge to try and break a tight Union naval blockade and threaten Union shipping at sea. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "In our interview, the Edge and Bono talked about everything the subterfuge of sneaking serious themes into family-friendly animation to where U2\u2019s recording and touring status is at. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "But the South Korean official and missile experts said further close analysis of images in North Korean state media of last week's launch gave two potential clues relating to Pyongyang's alleged subterfuge . \u2014 Brad Lendon And Gawon Bae, CNN , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The 36-page, six-count criminal complaint, filed in federal court Tuesday, alleges that Branson\u2019s subterfuge began in 2011. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Season 6 begins with the married attorneys partnering for a complex bit of subterfuge . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "But there can also be joy in that survival, as well as a playful sense of subterfuge \u2014 a willingness to defy norms and break rules that Haroun pointedly frames not as a wrong but as a moral imperative. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "As for the cyberattacks, Ukraine has no doubt who\u2019s behind the mischief: Russia, known worldwide for its legions of hackers and online subterfuge , including a disinformation campaign aimed at disrupting the 2016 U.S. presidential election. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "In 2014, the Kremlin\u2019s subterfuge allowed Russian forces stripped of identifying markings to capture Crimea without firing a single shot. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin subterfugium , from Latin subterfugere to escape, evade, from subter- secretly (from subter underneath; akin to Latin sub under) + fugere to flee \u2014 more at up , fugitive":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-t\u0259r-\u02ccfy\u00fcj"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for subterfuge deception , fraud , double-dealing , subterfuge , trickery mean the acts or practices of one who deliberately deceives. deception may or may not imply blameworthiness, since it may suggest cheating or merely tactical resource. magicians are masters of deception fraud always implies guilt and often criminality in act or practice. indicted for fraud double-dealing suggests treachery or at least action contrary to a professed attitude. a go-between suspected of double-dealing subterfuge suggests the adoption of a stratagem or the telling of a lie in order to escape guilt or to gain an end. obtained the papers by subterfuge trickery implies ingenious acts intended to dupe or cheat. resorted to trickery to gain their ends",
    "synonyms":[
      "artifice",
      "chicane",
      "chicanery",
      "gamesmanship",
      "hanky-panky",
      "jiggery-pokery",
      "jugglery",
      "legerdemain",
      "skulduggery",
      "skullduggery",
      "trickery",
      "wile"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100111",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "subterminal":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": situated or occurring near but not precisely at an end":[
        "subterminal spots on tail feathers"
      ]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1828, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8t\u0259r-m\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8t\u0259rm-n\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125601",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a theme that is secondary to a larger theme":[
        "\u2026 these three different bodies of work are also bound together by the entwined themes of migration, globalism, and\u2014unexpectedly\u2014portraiture. Subthemes of labour, old age, and surveillance also emerge here.",
        "\u2014 Robin Laurence",
        "Three themes were ultimately extracted from the data: (a) instructional benefits and implications, (b) complexity, and (c) outlook. Each theme has two to four subthemes that were represented in the data.",
        "\u2014 Sheri M. Treadwell et al."
      ]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1880, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccth\u0113m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-131032",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "subtherapeutic":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": less than therapeutic : having, using, or being a dose that is below what is used for treating disease or producing an optimal therapeutic effect":[
        "\u2026 with a fixed dose of 95 mg/kg/day, initial levels during the febrile phase were subtherapeutic (<20 mg/dL)\u2026",
        "\u2014 Gideon Koren et al.",
        "Farm animals are the target of nearly half the antibiotics produced in the United States, mostly in the form of low or subtherapeutic doses aimed at preventing disease or promoting growth.",
        "\u2014 Karen Wright"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1910, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02ccther-\u0259-\u02c8py\u00fc-tik",
      "-\u02ccther-\u0259-\u02c8py\u00fct-ik"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112555",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to act or think subtly":[],
      ": to make subtile":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1592, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
      "\u02c8s\u0259-t\u1d4al-\u02cc\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130337",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "subtilizer":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one that subtilizes":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181916",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "subtill":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to practice subsurface tillage":[],
      ": to practice subsurface tillage on":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + till":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b\u00a6til"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214918",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "subtillage":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": subsurface tillage":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + tillage":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-lij"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183116",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "subtilty":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": subtlety":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-t\u1d4al-",
      "\u02c8s\u0259-t\u1d4al-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215702",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "subtitle":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a printed statement or fragment of dialogue appearing on the screen between the scenes of a silent motion picture or appearing as a translation at the bottom of the screen during the scenes of a motion picture or television show in a foreign language":[],
      ": a secondary or explanatory title":[],
      ": to give a subtitle to":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Future viewers watching on TV streamer channels may be inclined to use the subtitle option to follow the dialogue on The Stranger, while the film as a whole could also serve as a public service reminder on the advisability of sunscreen. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
      "The film\u2019s subtitle refers most explicitly to the advent of talkies, which were just becoming a thing in the late 1920s. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
      "Arendt was responsible for the wording of her subtitle , but the discussion regarding the phenomenon of evil and its banality started when Jaspers sent her two copies of his book Die Schuldfrage (The Question of German Guilt). \u2014 Seyla Benhabib, The New York Review of Books , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Week 1481 was our perennial Mess With Our Heads contest, in which readers chose a headline from any publication and reinterpreted it by adding a bank head, or subtitle . \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "As the subtitle alludes to, Hochman narrates a century and a half of wiretapping, from the Civil War to the War on Terror. \u2014 Andrew Lanham, The New Republic , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "But one has to wonder at the book\u2019s hackneyed and misleading subtitle . \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Following its first season, the DC animated superhero series Young Justice has sported a subtitle for each subsequent outing. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Even its voluminous subtitle is a witty expression of Tokarczuk\u2019s irrepressible, omnivorous reach. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "This resulted in Channel 4 falling short of its annual quota to subtitle 90% of programs on Freesat, achieving only 85.41%, which is in breach of its licence conditions. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 20 June 2022",
      "Tony Kushner makes the story more relevant to a modern audience (Spielberg doesn\u2019t subtitle the Spanish dialogue, which is nice). \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "His decision not to subtitle the Spanish language scenes speaks to the open-hearted of the whole enterprise, and there\u2019s a little part of us that wonders if, in 20 years, that\u2019s what this adaptation will be most remembered for. \u2014 Tim Grierson, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "Invigorating choice to have subtitle -less Spanish comprise ~40% of dialogue. \u2014 J. Kim Murphy, Variety , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "The First Solvay Conference in Physics, in Brussels in October 1911, accomplished far less than its organizers envisioned, making Orens\u2019s subtitle something of a mystery. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "The sweeping restrictions have motivated fans of shows and movies that run afoul of censorship rules to subtitle them in Chinese and upload unauthorized copies online. \u2014 Nectar Gan, CNN , 2 Mar. 2021",
      "KineMaster This Android and iOS app can blur faces in videos, including other features such as voiceovers, subtitling , and transitions and special effects. \u2014 Coral Murphy, USA TODAY , 29 May 2020",
      "This whole time, the only legitimate way to stream the anime has been through Hulu, which granted, has dubbed and subtitled versions of both Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon Crystal. \u2014 Michelle Santiago Cort\u00e9s, refinery29.com , 22 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1815, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1830, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02cct\u012b-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111429",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "subtitular":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or being a subtitle":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from subtitle , after English title : titular":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093106",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "subtle":{
    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "guileless",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "undesigning"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": artful , crafty":[
        "This little knot of subtle schemers will control the convention, and, through it, dictate to the party.",
        "\u2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne",
        "\u2026 they will all imagine you are engaged in a subtle plan \u2026 to cheat them.",
        "\u2014 Dennis Joseph Enright"
      ],
      ": clever and indirect : disguised in purpose":[
        "She turned to me and began asking questions, ignoring my subtle hints that I was busy.",
        "\u2014 Clay Smith",
        "The negative labels [given to young people] are not-so- subtle propaganda.",
        "\u2014 David Lipsky et al."
      ],
      ": cunningly made or contrived : ingenious":[
        "\u2026 a remarkably subtle portrayal of a nation overtaken by an Orwellian nightmare.",
        "\u2014 Joan Podhoretz"
      ],
      ": delicate , elusive":[
        "a subtle fragrance",
        "His eyes had a peculiar, subtle ray in them\u2014not a gleam.",
        "\u2014 Theodore Dreiser",
        "The peppers also have a pleasant hint of sweetness, which gives dishes featuring them a subtle richness.",
        "\u2014 Kim Marcus",
        "\u2026 flowering kale is the chic caterer's dream, its subtle hues and fluffy forms ideal for filling out table displays \u2026",
        "\u2014 Elizabeth Schneider"
      ],
      ": difficult to understand or perceive : obscure sense 1c":[
        "a subtle truth",
        "a subtle change",
        "subtle differences in sound",
        "The drafters of the bill had made a subtle but important error \u2026",
        "\u2014 Jonathan Mahler",
        "Unlike wolves, who seem in some subtle way to choose their prey for pursuit, cougars wait in hiding to make a short rush at any animal that happens by.",
        "\u2014 Chris Bolgiano",
        "Many grammarians have made subtle distinctions between these two words \u2026",
        "\u2014 Charles Einstein"
      ],
      ": having or involving keen perception or insight":[
        "a subtle scholar",
        "the writer's subtle ear for dialogue",
        "a subtle understanding of human nature",
        "The success of many of the new vegetarian dishes depends on the heightened culinary intelligence, subtle sense of taste, and well-honed cooking skills that the current generation of hobby chefs has developed over the past decade.",
        "\u2014 Jinx Morgan"
      ],
      ": highly skillful : expert":[
        "a subtle craftsman",
        "The discoveries do not mean that hackers have a free ride into a Web developer's system \u2026 . Even in the case of the most serious flaw, it would take a subtle hacker to exploit it \u2026",
        "\u2014 Jeremy Carl"
      ],
      ": operating insidiously":[
        "subtle poisons",
        "Ah, shallow as it is, yet, how subtle a thing is suspicion, which at times can invade the humanest of hearts and wisest of heads.",
        "\u2014 Herman Melville"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Although artists and patrons in Venice still sought images of ideal figures, they insisted that this imagery be rooted in a more subtle and insightful interpretation of human life and character. \u2014 Andrew Butterfield , New York Review of Books , 16 July 2009",
      "These days, some of the most exciting cooking with brown rice is taking place in Japan, where purveyors are beginning to embrace the subtle variations that can be achieved through custom-milling and cooks are repurposing traditional techniques and dishes to accommodate the food's flavors and textures. \u2014 Karen Shimizu , Saveur , May 2008",
      "The language of the face communicates maximum information through the subtlest inflections. The interfaces of our souls are designed to be read in a heartbeat. \u2014 Steve Silberman , Wired , May 2003",
      "a subtle difference in meaning between the words",
      "Racial discrimination still exists, only now it's subtler than it once was.",
      "When it comes to giving criticism, sometimes it's best to take a subtle approach.",
      "He didn't seem to understand my subtle hints.",
      "It was her subtle way of telling me to mind my own business.",
      "She has a subtle mind.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One of the more subtle ways that companies embolden bullies is by giving them a light verbal warning and not taking any corrective action. \u2014 Heidi Lynne Kurter, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "The difference this time around is more subtle with Tucker. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
      "With only 8 episodes, the show managed to keep viewers hooked with a stellar cast and more subtle behind the scenes work (lighting, cinematography, etc) that won critics over too. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 17 June 2022",
      "One of the more subtle updates, but a game changer for me, was the wider midfoot. \u2014 Cory Smith, Outside Online , 15 June 2022",
      "Luca Guadagnino Studio put a different, more architectural spin on the trend with its jigsaw puzzle\u2013like red travertine and black granite cocktail tables, and Molteni&C created more subtle layers with its curvy Cleo collection. \u2014 Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor , 14 June 2022",
      "Speaking at the stamp's unveiling, Fred Ryan, who chairs the board of trustees of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, took a more subtle approach. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 14 June 2022",
      "Two factors could help explain why the disease sometimes presents in more subtle ways, Basgoz said. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 10 June 2022",
      "All the same, the distinctions between the candidates on major issues are more subtle than in the past. \u2014 Howard Blumestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English sotil, subtile , from Anglo-French, from Latin subtilis , literally, finely textured, from sub- + tela cloth on a loom; akin to Latin texere to weave \u2014 more at technical":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259-t\u1d4al"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "artful",
      "beguiling",
      "cagey",
      "cagy",
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      "cunning",
      "cute",
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      "devious",
      "dodgy",
      "foxy",
      "guileful",
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      "sly",
      "tricky",
      "wily"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012343",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
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      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "subtleness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "guileless",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "undesigning"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": artful , crafty":[
        "This little knot of subtle schemers will control the convention, and, through it, dictate to the party.",
        "\u2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne",
        "\u2026 they will all imagine you are engaged in a subtle plan \u2026 to cheat them.",
        "\u2014 Dennis Joseph Enright"
      ],
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        "She turned to me and began asking questions, ignoring my subtle hints that I was busy.",
        "\u2014 Clay Smith",
        "The negative labels [given to young people] are not-so- subtle propaganda.",
        "\u2014 David Lipsky et al."
      ],
      ": cunningly made or contrived : ingenious":[
        "\u2026 a remarkably subtle portrayal of a nation overtaken by an Orwellian nightmare.",
        "\u2014 Joan Podhoretz"
      ],
      ": delicate , elusive":[
        "a subtle fragrance",
        "His eyes had a peculiar, subtle ray in them\u2014not a gleam.",
        "\u2014 Theodore Dreiser",
        "The peppers also have a pleasant hint of sweetness, which gives dishes featuring them a subtle richness.",
        "\u2014 Kim Marcus",
        "\u2026 flowering kale is the chic caterer's dream, its subtle hues and fluffy forms ideal for filling out table displays \u2026",
        "\u2014 Elizabeth Schneider"
      ],
      ": difficult to understand or perceive : obscure sense 1c":[
        "a subtle truth",
        "a subtle change",
        "subtle differences in sound",
        "The drafters of the bill had made a subtle but important error \u2026",
        "\u2014 Jonathan Mahler",
        "Unlike wolves, who seem in some subtle way to choose their prey for pursuit, cougars wait in hiding to make a short rush at any animal that happens by.",
        "\u2014 Chris Bolgiano",
        "Many grammarians have made subtle distinctions between these two words \u2026",
        "\u2014 Charles Einstein"
      ],
      ": having or involving keen perception or insight":[
        "a subtle scholar",
        "the writer's subtle ear for dialogue",
        "a subtle understanding of human nature",
        "The success of many of the new vegetarian dishes depends on the heightened culinary intelligence, subtle sense of taste, and well-honed cooking skills that the current generation of hobby chefs has developed over the past decade.",
        "\u2014 Jinx Morgan"
      ],
      ": highly skillful : expert":[
        "a subtle craftsman",
        "The discoveries do not mean that hackers have a free ride into a Web developer's system \u2026 . Even in the case of the most serious flaw, it would take a subtle hacker to exploit it \u2026",
        "\u2014 Jeremy Carl"
      ],
      ": operating insidiously":[
        "subtle poisons",
        "Ah, shallow as it is, yet, how subtle a thing is suspicion, which at times can invade the humanest of hearts and wisest of heads.",
        "\u2014 Herman Melville"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Although artists and patrons in Venice still sought images of ideal figures, they insisted that this imagery be rooted in a more subtle and insightful interpretation of human life and character. \u2014 Andrew Butterfield , New York Review of Books , 16 July 2009",
      "These days, some of the most exciting cooking with brown rice is taking place in Japan, where purveyors are beginning to embrace the subtle variations that can be achieved through custom-milling and cooks are repurposing traditional techniques and dishes to accommodate the food's flavors and textures. \u2014 Karen Shimizu , Saveur , May 2008",
      "The language of the face communicates maximum information through the subtlest inflections. The interfaces of our souls are designed to be read in a heartbeat. \u2014 Steve Silberman , Wired , May 2003",
      "a subtle difference in meaning between the words",
      "Racial discrimination still exists, only now it's subtler than it once was.",
      "When it comes to giving criticism, sometimes it's best to take a subtle approach.",
      "He didn't seem to understand my subtle hints.",
      "It was her subtle way of telling me to mind my own business.",
      "She has a subtle mind.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One of the more subtle ways that companies embolden bullies is by giving them a light verbal warning and not taking any corrective action. \u2014 Heidi Lynne Kurter, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "The difference this time around is more subtle with Tucker. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
      "With only 8 episodes, the show managed to keep viewers hooked with a stellar cast and more subtle behind the scenes work (lighting, cinematography, etc) that won critics over too. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 17 June 2022",
      "One of the more subtle updates, but a game changer for me, was the wider midfoot. \u2014 Cory Smith, Outside Online , 15 June 2022",
      "Luca Guadagnino Studio put a different, more architectural spin on the trend with its jigsaw puzzle\u2013like red travertine and black granite cocktail tables, and Molteni&C created more subtle layers with its curvy Cleo collection. \u2014 Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor , 14 June 2022",
      "Speaking at the stamp's unveiling, Fred Ryan, who chairs the board of trustees of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, took a more subtle approach. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 14 June 2022",
      "Two factors could help explain why the disease sometimes presents in more subtle ways, Basgoz said. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 10 June 2022",
      "All the same, the distinctions between the candidates on major issues are more subtle than in the past. \u2014 Howard Blumestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English sotil, subtile , from Anglo-French, from Latin subtilis , literally, finely textured, from sub- + tela cloth on a loom; akin to Latin texere to weave \u2014 more at technical":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "beguiling",
      "cagey",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094211",
    "type":[
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      ": something subtle":[],
      ": the quality or state of being subtle":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The pianist performed with subtlety and passion.",
      "we appreciated the subtlety with which our host indicated that it was time to leave: he volunteered to pack us a little lunch for the road",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The balance between subtlety and intensity is a fine line, one that this cologne pulls off impeccably. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s for those who know the experience of having a romantic relationship of great subtlety and hard to define feelings \u2014 the very complex psychological changes that happen to you over the course of life. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
      "Perry said Flora worked the crowd like Billie Eilish does \u2014 with subtlety and feeling. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "She's earned four Golden Globe nominations for her work on Outlander, but is now garnering some of the best reviews of her career for Belfast, a performance of nimble subtlety and abundant heart. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "Panahi films the drama with aesthetic audacity to match his psychological subtlety . \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Its subtlety and striking use of texture are right in line with the super spy\u2019s aesthetic and Josh\u2019s own. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 4 Aug. 2021",
      "This kind of change can be creeping and creepy, unsettling in its subtlety . \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2021",
      "But in those days, Chevy Chase\u2019s subtlety in his humor was so hilarious. \u2014 Jonathan Cohen, SPIN , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English sotilte, subtilte , from Anglo-French sotilt\u00e9 , from Latin subtilitat-, subtilitas , from subtilis":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259-t\u1d4al-t\u0113"
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      "slickness",
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      ": to take away by or as if by deducting":[
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      "if you subtract 10 from 23, you get 13",
      "you can subtract the time you spent daydreaming from your total homework time",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Also your finances In these uncertain times, subtract one thing from your list of worries. \u2014 Matthew Ballinger, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "People need a regular opportunity to subtract work from their life and see what remains. \u2014 Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic , 23 May 2022",
      "This one\u2014again, absolutely true\u2014indicated that stingrays could be taught how to add and subtract . \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "Sync the educational accessories with the brand\u2019s apps for hands-on games that teach kids how to count, add, subtract , spell and build their problem-solving skills. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022",
      "More clouds and unrelenting breezes could subtract a few degrees; more sun and less breeze than currently expected may add a few degrees. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "While fish don\u2019t have much mathematical ability, a new study shows that some species can add and subtract by one in a group of up to five. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Shanghai is so important that a full month's shutdown will subtract 2% from China's annual economic growth, according to Pang of ING. \u2014 Joe Mcdonald, ajc , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "For all his dealing, Zito did not have to subtract from his varsity roster \u2014 forced to surrender no one from a core, confident group that looks destined to finish first or second in the Eastern Conference standings. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Mar. 2022"
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      "Latin subtractus , past participle of subtrahere to draw from beneath, withdraw, from sub- + trahere to draw":""
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      "The film is an interesting critique of suburbia .",
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      "Threats continue for the few hundred surviving animals, also called a puma, with suburbia invading their remaining Everglades refuge and rising sea levels expected to take more. \u2014 Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "The point of running new highways, the theory goes, was providing middle-class whites with a path into suburbia . \u2014 Steven Malanga, WSJ , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "Earlier route proposals were met with concerns over proximity to homes, churches and schools in neighborhoods in the densely populated suburbia between Palmer and Wasilla, Castro said. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "On this corner of suburbia , Watkins enters drivers\u2019 lives for 10 or 15 seconds at red lights. \u2014 Keith Bierygolick, The Enquirer , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Black authors are carrying us into bird sanctuaries, catholic mass pews, sweeping tropical graveyards, locker room huddles, ship bows, and the hollows of suburbia this season. \u2014 Admin, Essence , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "The population growth has strained the county\u2019s limited housing stock, spurring debate over zoning changes that has appeared, at times, like a referendum on traditional notions of suburbia . \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Generally, those living in outer suburbia and rural areas will pay less than motorists in large urban areas where there is a greater probability of getting into a wreck and/or having a car get damaged or stolen. \u2014 Jim Gorzelany, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Joe says Shirley Jackson wrote that suburbia is where people go to come apart. \u2014 Jessica Goldstein, Vulture , 17 Oct. 2021"
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      "1870, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "the committee receives an annual subvention from the foundation to run the museum",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The best-case scenario: the government can step in to bear some of the banks\u2019 burden by introducing an interest subvention scheme (where the government bears some of the interest cost on loans). \u2014 Joydeep Ghosh, Quartz India , 1 Oct. 2020",
      "External factors like the ban on subvention schemes and poor market sentiments impacted housing sales in both cities, but MMR performed relatively better. \u2014 Anuj Puri, Quartz India , 19 Dec. 2019",
      "When paternal subventions were not forthcoming, Neruda hit on the idea of securing a diplomatic post abroad through Chile\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. \u2014 Benjamin Kunkel, The New Republic , 2 July 2018",
      "Without subventions from Washington, Tesla\u2019s market capitalization never would have even briefly exceeded GM\u2019s. \u2014 George Will, National Review , 11 Oct. 2017"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "Middle English subvencion , from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French subvenci\u022fn , from Late Latin subvention-, subventio assistance, from Latin subvenire to come up, come to the rescue, from sub- up + venire to come \u2014 more at sub- , come":""
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the system needs to be fixed, or soon enough California could face another distracting and expensive attempt to subvert the election process. \u2014 Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "And there is no public indication that the Justice Department is seriously investigating Eastman and Trump's attempt to subvert the 2020 election. \u2014 Katelyn Polantz And Paul Leblanc, CNN , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "As the plan became public, it was widely ridiculed by legal scholars as a futile attempt to subvert the will of the voters. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "In many ways, Chopra and Goyal designed Sona Home to subvert preexisting expectations of what Indian food\u2014and design\u2014can look like. \u2014 Helena Madden, ELLE Decor , 22 June 2022",
      "What makes this even more dangerous is that the Republican Party\u2019s elite funders and leadership are working hand in hand to suppress and subvert the Democratic vote by any means necessary in states all across the country. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 21 June 2022",
      "Jacob and former Pence chief of staff Marc Short repeatedly emphasized that the vice president was skeptical from the outset of the arguments made by Trump and Eastman that the vice president had the power to subvert the election on Jan. 6. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, Kathryn Watson, Stefan Becket, CBS News , 17 June 2022",
      "The idea was to subvert the type of music the viewer might associate with her. \u2014 Lily Moayeri, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "Robbie previously told The Hollywood Reporter that the Warner Bros. film is hoping to subvert expectations. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "Middle English, from Anglo-French subvertir , from Latin subvertere , literally, to turn from beneath, from sub- + vertere to turn \u2014 more at worth":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030705",
    "type":[
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      "noun"
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      ": a branch that is an offshoot or subdivision of a larger branch":[
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        "\u2014 William W. Fitzhugh and Aron Crowell",
        "Birds are not only related to dinosaurs, they are dinosaurs. They're just a subbranch of dinosaurs.",
        "\u2014 Michael Novacek",
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      "1816, in the meaning defined above":""
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        "subaverage pay"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1893, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ": a segment that is part of a larger segment":[
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1805, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145944"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150713"
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      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      ": conversion of the cell walls into corky tissue by infiltration with suberin":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1875, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ": an anthropometric landmark consisting of the lowest point on the lobe of the ear when the head is held in the eye-ear plane":[]
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      "New Latin, from neuter of subauralis of below the ear, from Latin sub- + New Latin auralis of the ear, from Latin auris ear + -alis -al":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152244"
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      ": any of several common heraldic bearings less important than an ordinary":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153653"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": situated not quite far enough forward to be thoracic":[]
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      "International Scientific Vocabulary sub- + thoracic":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154514"
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      "adjective"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1877, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154531"
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      "transitive verb"
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      "suberize from Latin suber cork oak, cork + English -ize; suberinize from suberin + -ize":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154551"
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      "adjective"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + axillary or axillar":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154926"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": a large sandwich on a long split roll with any of a variety of fillings (such as meatballs or cold cuts, cheese, lettuce, and tomato)":[],
      ": to attack by or as if by a submarine : attack from beneath":[],
      ": to dive or slide under something":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-m\u0259-\u02ccr\u0113n",
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      "underwater"
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      "Cuban sandwich",
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      "hoagie",
      "hoagy",
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      "po'boy",
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      "torpedo"
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      "Adjective",
      "the submarine fossils that are to be found in coral reefs",
      "Noun",
      "always orders a roast beef submarine with the works",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The undercover agent sent Jonathan Toebbe $20,000 more in cryptocurrency in exchange for the information, which contained secrets about submarine nuclear reactors, according to court papers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "This could mean a shift to more submarine -style explosive eruptions. \u2014 Shane Cronin, CNN , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "The new carrier can likely carry between 48 and 60 aircraft\u2014a combination of FC-31s, KJ-600s, a carrier onboard delivery transport aircraft based on the KJ-600 airframe, and both utility and anti- submarine warfare helicopters. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 15 June 2022",
      "But those mission modules were beset by problems, and the anti- submarine capability was canceled in the new budget. \u2014 David Sharp, ajc , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The submarine industrial base is still recovering after losing thousands of suppliers since the end of the Cold War, the industrial base council said. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The result is an air wing of approximately 80 crewed and uncrewed aircraft that can single-handedly prosecute an air war, from air-to-air combat to fleet defense, surface strike against ships and land targets, and even anti- submarine warfare. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "In a statement, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry said the 52 Chinese aircraft included 34 J-16 fighter jets, 12 H-6 bombers, two SU-30 fighters, two Y-8 anti/ submarine warfare planes and two KJ-500 airborne early warning and control planes. \u2014 Eric Cheung, CNN , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "Taiwan\u2019s Ministry of National Defense reported that China scrambled one Shaanxi Y-8 anti- submarine warfare plane, four J-16 fighter jets, and eight Xi\u2019an H-6K bombers. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 27 Jan. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "At least two Australian submarine officers would be selected each year to participate in training with the U.S. Navy. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
      "The Indianapolis sank in July 1945 after being torpedoed by an Imperial Japanese Navy submarine during the Indianapolis\u2019 top-secret mission to deliver atomic bomb components. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
      "Finding a manufacturer of submarine noses who had the technology and equipment to bend the steel. \u2014 Nicola Chilton, CNN , 20 June 2022",
      "The Bekh additionally has emergency medical facilities and both unmanned and manned ARS-600 submersibles which could dive down to 60 meters to assist in submarine resuce operations. \u2014 Sebastien Roblin, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Those data could go a long way toward showing just how much seals rely on whiskers for their submarine snacking success. \u2014 Sasha Warren, Scientific American , 13 June 2022",
      "The talented placekicker and submarine -style pitcher followed up the Mooresville outing with two scoreless innings against Columbus North in the final game of the regular season. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 8 June 2022",
      "Images of Soviet airfields, factories, missile bases, submarine pens and the like were analyzed under the leadership of Arthur C. Lundahl. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
      "So were its amenities, which include eight restaurants, nine bars and lounges, suites up to 2,659 square feet, two helicopters, and an onboard submarine . \u2014 Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "There was a lot of talk last week about whether Michigan might submarine Ohio State, which badly needs to play that rivalry game to qualify for the Big Ten championship game. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Dec. 2020",
      "Irving\u2019s mood swings have the potential to submarine a good thing next season in Brooklyn, if things don\u2019t go precisely to plan. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, ExpressNews.com , 25 Aug. 2020",
      "An ankle injury took him out of the rotation for the crucial and crippling January that submarined his junior season. \u2014 Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star , 24 Mar. 2020",
      "Or whether the Coronavirus is an instrument designed by the radical left to submarine a presidential re-election campaign",
      "Miller\u2019s second season in charge was submarined by health issues across his roster. \u2014 Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star , 12 Dec. 2019",
      "Against Texas Tech, the lack of depth finally submarined them. \u2014 Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press , 23 Oct. 2019",
      "The Hawkeyes\u2019 offense is lagging way behind though, and that inconsistency is threatening to submarine their season. \u2014 Luke Meredith, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Oct. 2019",
      "But what about the bullpen that came perilously close to submarining their World Series run last season"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1648, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1703, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1905, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160651"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the musical octave beginning with and ascending from the fourth C below middle C \u2014 see pitch illustration":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + contraoctave":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1876, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160820"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": inadequate to produce a response":[
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        "a subthreshold stimulus"
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      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8thresh-\u02cc(h)\u014dld, \u02c8s\u0259b-",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8thre-\u02ccsh\u014dld",
      "-\u02c8thresh-\u02cch\u014dld"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1894, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161317"
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      "noun"
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      ": due process sense 2":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Because any substantive due process decision is 'demonstrably erroneous,' ... \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
      "Because any substantive due process decision is 'demonstrably erroneous' ... \u2014 CBS News , 26 June 2022",
      "Many of the court\u2019s conservative justices have criticized substantive due process in general, most notably Antonin Scalia and Justice Clarence Thomas. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "No one in legal academia today thinks unenumerated rights are protected by substantive due process , which is an oxymoron anyway. \u2014 WSJ , 8 May 2022",
      "Texas Senator John Cornyn questioned Jackson at length about substantive due process , the term for when courts protect rights like those in Griswold, Roe, and Obergefell that are not explicitly found in the Constitution\u2019s text. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Cornyn, like many critics of substantive due process , cast it as illegitimate by arguing that it was first used in Dred Scott v. Sandford. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "There is nothing clear and definite about rights excavated or concocted via substantive due process . \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Before taking that hard earned money from taxpayers (i.e., unwilling customers), a manager should review the field agent\u2019s evidence and conclusions to ensure procedural and substantive due process . \u2014 Guinevere Moore, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1954, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161518"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      "-\u02c8k\u00e4nt-n\u0259nt",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8k\u00e4n-t\u0259-n\u0259nt"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the firm paid heftily for the privilege: $2.6 billion (205 billion rupees) for the digital rights to the league on the Indian subcontinent for 2023-2027, according to local news outlet The Times of India. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
      "When this shift occurs, the ITCZ shifts northwards from below India to run directly through the Indian subcontinent and strengthens the low pressure forming over this area. \u2014 Anusha Krishnan, Quartz , 30 May 2022",
      "Over the past month, heat waves have baked the Indian subcontinent . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 May 2022",
      "Among the pieces are portraits of royalty and martyrs, renderings of religious gatherings and stories of the Sikh Empire, an autonomous state that existed from 1799 to 1849, near the end of the British annexation of the Indian subcontinent . \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Kashmir is an 86,000-square mile region in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent . \u2014 CNN , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Since the partition of the subcontinent in 1947, India and Pakistan have fought three wars over Kashmir, and the region continues to be a source of tension. \u2014 Sumit Ganguly, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The recruiting arrangement dates to 1815, when the Kingdom of Nepal fought a war with the British East India Company, which then ruled over much of the subcontinent . \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Khalsa Aid itself is based in the UK, although the Sikh religion traces its history to the Indian subcontinent . \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 27 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1845, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162626"
  },
  "subshrubby":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": somewhat shrubby : like or being a subshrub":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+-\u02cc"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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      "sub- + shrubby":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162646"
  },
  "subcontrariety":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the relation existing between subcontrary propositions in logic : the relation of two propositions with identical terms which is such that both may be true but both cannot be false \u2014 see opposition sense 2a(2)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from subcontrary entry 1 , after English contrary : contrariety":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164159"
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  "subgoal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a goal that is involved in or secondary to achieving a larger goal":[
        "\u2026 it would probably also be a mistake to make robots in which subgoals would interfere with the main goals.",
        "\u2014 John McCarthy",
        "This is, in effect, the question of how relatively broad nonoperational goals are broken down into more specific and concrete operational goals and subgoals .",
        "\u2014 Lyman W. Porter et al."
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8g\u014dl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1932, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164542"
  },
  "subtotal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the sum of part of a series of figures":[],
      ": somewhat less than complete : nearly total":[
        "subtotal thyroidectomy"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8t\u014d-t\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02cct\u014d-t\u1d4al",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8t\u014dt-\u1d4al"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Your subtotal is $14, and with tax, that will be $14.70.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Also, DoorDash members can get $2 off one Mexican Pizza with a minimum subtotal of $12. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The subtotal is $991 round-trip Anchorage-Honolulu-Sydney. \u2014 Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "As long as your subtotal is at least $20 before tax, tip, and fees, the service will deliver your chicken sandwich combo for free. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "From a competitive perspective, Dtravel\u2019s fees will be lower than Airbnb fees, which stand between 14% - 16% of the booking subtotal . \u2014 Emily Mason, Forbes , 16 June 2021",
      "On a restaurant bill, they're rendered in small print just before your subtotal . \u2014 Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY , 29 Nov. 2019",
      "The subtotal : In the Ohio General Assembly, 1,385 bills and resolutions have been introduced this year. \u2014 cleveland , 2 Dec. 2019",
      "DashPass subscribers can get $5 off orders with subtotals of $12 or more with code FIREWORKS. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 4 July 2019",
      "Desserts: Key lime pie jar, $2.99, and chocolate peanut butter jar, $2.99 Drinks: (3) Patron platinum margarita, $9.49 each That\u2019s a subtotal of $75.42. \u2014 Andy Staples, SI.com , 26 Feb. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The order summary box lists subtotal , shipping and handling and total, but all of the lines show no cost. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "With the one-hour delivery option, a delivery fee will be given based on the order\u2019s subtotal . \u2014 Cameron Fields, cleveland , 22 Jan. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1863, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1899, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165437"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a medium-sized fir ( Abies lasiocarpa ) of subalpine regions of North America having bluish-green white-lined needles":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Traverse a lakeshore forest of lodgepole pine and subalpine fir , and scan the lower slopes of Altyn Peak near the Many Glacier Hotel for moose, grizzlies, and bighorn sheep. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 15 Jan. 2020",
      "The sites ranged from central Colorado to the Canadian border, in Montana, and contained several kinds of forests\u2014from dry ponderosa to cool, moist woods of subalpine fir and spruce at elevations as high as 9,000 feet. \u2014 Christopher Solomon, Outside Online , 18 Apr. 2018",
      "The sites ranged from central Colorado to the Canadian border, in Montana, and contained several kinds of forests\u2014from dry ponderosa to cool, moist woods of subalpine fir and spruce at elevations as high as 9,000 feet. \u2014 Christopher Solomon, Outside Online , 18 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1898, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165633"
  },
  "subclavian artery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the proximal part of the main artery of the arm or forelimb":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1615, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170544"
  },
  "subadolescent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun,"
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    "definitions":{
      ": nearly adolescent : almost in the period of adolescence":[
        "subadolescent boys"
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      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of a subadolescent child":[
        "subadolescent humor"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02cca-d\u0259-\u02c8le-s\u1d4ant"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1910, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171047"
  },
  "subsequent to":{
    "type":[
      "preposition"
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    "definitions":{
      ": at a time later or more recent than : since":[
        "subsequent to our discussion"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1621, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171258"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": an Indian people of western Nicaragua":[],
      ": a member of such people":[],
      ": a Supanecan language of the Subtiaba people":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u00fcbt\u0113\u02c8\u00e4b\u0259"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172206"
  },
  "subglottal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": subglottic":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + glottal":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172953"
  },
  "Suberites":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus (the type of the family Suberitidae of the class Demospongiae) of fleshy, erect or encrusting monaxial sponges that have no microscleres or spongin, that have megascleres shaped like needles with heads, and that include forms which often live on shells occupied by hermit crabs":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Latin suber cork oak, cork + New Latin -ites":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173320"
  },
  "subcollegiate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": occurring below the collegiate level":[
        "her subcollegiate career"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-j\u0113-\u0259t",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-k\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-j\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1855, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173418"
  },
  "subcontrary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a proposition so related to another that though both may be true they cannot both be false":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u02cctrer-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1657, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174035"
  },
  "subclavian groove":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": either of two grooves for the passage of the subclavian artery and vein along the first rib":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174039"
  },
  "subcollection":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a collection (as of books or artwork) that is part of a larger collection":[
        "\u2026 so many of her architects' drawings are for furniture designs that she has what constitutes a virtual subcollection of furniture sketches \u2026",
        "\u2014 Paul Goldberger",
        "\u2026 the thirty-three remaining Renoirs \u2026 form the most important subcollection at the museum.",
        "\u2014 Patricia R. Ivinski",
        "The collection of the ministry documents covers the period from 1866 to 1922 and consists of 4,598 registers or notebooks. It is classified according to twenty-one subcollections , according to office of origin.",
        "\u2014 Y\u00fccel G\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-k\u0259-\u02cclek-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1869, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174305"
  },
  "subject/object of ridicule":{
    "type":[
      "noun phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": someone who is made fun of in a cruel or harsh way":[
        "He was a subject/object of ridicule to his coworkers."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174347"
  },
  "subtreasury":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8tr\u0101-",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8tre-zh(\u0259-)r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1702, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174746"
  },
  "subbasal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": situated near or below a base or basal part":[
        "a subbasal color band on an insect wing"
      ],
      ": of, relating to, or constituting a subbase":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + basal":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175006"
  },
  "sub-":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "prefix",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": substitute":[],
      ": to act as a substitute":[],
      ": to read and edit as a copy editor : subedit":[],
      ": subcontract sense 1":[],
      ": submarine":[],
      "subaltern":[],
      "subscription":[],
      "subsidiary":[],
      "suburb":[],
      ": under : beneath : below":[
        "sub soil",
        "sub aqueous"
      ],
      ": subordinate : secondary : next lower than or inferior to":[
        "sub station",
        "sub editor"
      ],
      ": subordinate portion of : subdivision of":[
        "sub committee",
        "sub species"
      ],
      ": with repetition (as of a process) so as to form, stress, or deal with subordinate parts or relations":[
        "sub let",
        "sub contract"
      ],
      ": less than completely, perfectly, or normally : somewhat":[
        "sub acute",
        "sub clinical"
      ],
      ": almost : nearly":[
        "sub erect"
      ],
      ": falling nearly in the category of and often adjoining : bordering on":[
        "sub arctic"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cover",
      "fill in",
      "pinch-hit",
      "stand in",
      "step in",
      "substitute",
      "take over"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Smith subbed for Jones at halftime.",
      "subbing in a Broadway play",
      "Smith subbed Jones at halftime."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin, under, below, secretly, from below, near, from sub under, close to \u2014 more at up":"Prefix"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1777, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1853, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
      "1913, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175039"
  },
  "substate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a state (such as a physical or atomic state) that is a variant or division of another more broadly defined state":[
        "\u2026 each quantum state of a given spin angular momentum is split into a number of substates \u2026",
        "\u2014 Arthur L. Robinson"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccst\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1896, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175047"
  },
  "submenu":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a secondary menu (as in a computer application) : a list of choices that is part of another list of choices":[
        "On selecting one of these sections, students should then be presented with a submenu which lists specific options related to the selected topic.",
        "\u2014 Paul F. Merrill et al.",
        "The menu-driven format permits the user to funnel easily between the minor menus and the accompanying submenus .",
        "\u2014 Jack J. Ford"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccmen-(\u02cc)y\u00fc",
      "-\u02ccm\u0101n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1981, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175203"
  },
  "subconscious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": existing in the mind but not immediately available to consciousness":[
        "a subconscious motive"
      ],
      ": the mental activities just below the threshold of consciousness":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-sh\u0259s",
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8k\u00e4n-ch\u0259s, \u02c8s\u0259b-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "A person's behavior can be influenced by urges that exist only in the subconscious .",
      "Those feelings had been hidden in her subconscious .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "What\u2019s more notable, however, is the attention to sound and its descriptive uses \u2014 to seed dread, to explore the subconscious and probe the dark, frightened recesses of a mind in torment. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "This technique sets the subconscious mind to work on it during sleep. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s the thing, really \u2014 our conscious imagination is more powerful than the subconscious . \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "As a writer, Craven was also known for crafting movies with themes that reached deeper than cheap scares, such as Nightmare on Elm Street\u2019s exploration of dreams and the subconscious . \u2014 Michelle Delgado, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "Influenced by the work of Sigmund Freud, their art manifested the subconscious , and was characterized by strange juxtapositions. \u2014 Vogue , 18 May 2022",
      "So when the brain picks up on the pattern that most food isn\u2019t blue and stumbles across blue food, a subconscious hesitation occurs. \u2014 Prince Ghuman, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "For me, there might have been something subconscious . \u2014 David Marchese, New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "But pages in this issue from Maika's perspective are mostly black as the void, progressively broken up by small bits of color that represent Maika clawing herself back to some level of subconscious awareness. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Did a few themes lodge themselves in my subconscious that summer",
      "This idea could even come to you in a dream, so pay attention and listen closely to what your subconscious is trying to tell you. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "John Wesley, a painter of cartoonish figures whose work seemed extruded from a surreal American subconscious has died at 93. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "So there\u2019s definitely a profound, subtextual connection between the two, and maybe in the subconscious of it all, there\u2019s a feeling that there\u2019s a situation between Mike and Nacho. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Dear Dreamer: My amateur take on your persistent dreaming is that your subconscious is trying to repair a series of losses in your earlier life. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Dear Dreamer: My amateur take on your persistent dreaming is that your subconscious is trying to repair a series of losses in your earlier life. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Dear Dreamer: My amateur take on your persistent dreaming is that your subconscious is trying to repair a series of losses in your earlier life. \u2014 cleveland , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "But to see someone\u2019s journey out of mental illness as heroic has a beautiful metaphor at the subconscious of the film. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1834, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1878, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175207"
  },
  "subaudible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": too quiet or obscured to be heard clearly : inaudible or barely audible":[
        "\u2026 swaying in time with the rhythm, whisper-singing along at a subaudible level \u2026",
        "\u2014 Karen Ravn",
        "\u2026 subaudible messages, i.e. auditory stimuli which are played at a low volume and under \u2026 music, ocean waves, etc. so that they cannot be heard.",
        "\u2014 Geoffrey P Lantos"
      ],
      ": infrasonic sense 1":[
        "subaudible tones/frequencies"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8\u022f-d\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175233"
  },
  "subsociety":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a society that is part of a larger society":[
        "Although a part of the complex societies to which they provide goods and services, as minorities these groups constitute their own separate subsocieties .",
        "\u2014 Lois Beck"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-s\u0259-\u02c8s\u012b-\u0259-t\u0113"
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        "\u2026 achieves community connections by being divided into east, west and south zones, with subzones in each. Parents get to pick from any school in their subzone or the adjacent subzone .",
        "\u2014 Dave Murray",
        "All the great wine denominations in the world are divided into smaller, distinct subzones .",
        "\u2014 Andrea Costanti",
        "It is hard to generalize about vintage quality in a region so large, where growing conditions can vary from one subzone to the next.",
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        "\u2014 Matthew Vest"
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      "translation of New Latin subclavius musculus":""
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        "Committees report to administrative officers who are at liberty to accept, reject, or substantially alter faculty recommendations. In many cases, deans or subdeans convey to the committees they sit on what outcomes the administration considers acceptable.",
        "\u2014 John Lachs"
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      ": less than optimal : suboptimal":[
        "suboptimum sales/conditions",
        "Just this year the mathematicians finally proved that any product designed by geniuses to be used by idiots is suboptimum .",
        "\u2014 John Gantz"
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      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8\u00e4p-t\u0259-m\u0259m",
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      ": registering less than zero on some scale (especially the Fahrenheit scale)":[
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        "sub-zero snow boots",
        "Here the altitude was almost a mile and a half above sea level and there was already hard frost in the mornings. With the first storm, the mornings would be subzero .",
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1825, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ": inadequate to produce fully developed insulin shock":[
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The find may reshape scientists' understanding of how these submicroscopic infectious agents drive ecological processes in the planet's oceans. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Engineers and scientists are using the same technology perfected over decades to make microchips to create a variety of other miniature marvels, from submicroscopic machines to new kinds of lenses. \u2014 Christopher Mims, WSJ , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "The specter of contagion and death from a submicroscopic menace had the whole world living in fear, with particular concern for the most vulnerable among us. \u2014 John Gurda, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 Mar. 2021",
      "But in the submicroscopic world where quantum mechanics reigns, different\u2014and very strange\u2014rules apply. \u2014 Nikolai Sinitsyn, Scientific American , 21 Sep. 2020",
      "During renormalization, complicated submicroscopic capers tend to just disappear. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 17 Sep. 2020"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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        "Within the long-established suburban trend of proliferating places offering $4 coffee drinks, there is a subtrend of coffeehouses that see themselves as something more. Their approaches differ, but a common theme is a whole lot of mocha-flavored creativity.",
        "\u2014 Bill Osinski"
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      "1891, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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      ": a territorial division within a county":[
        "The Kenya Red Cross yesterday started disbursing Sh20 million to 1,300 residents of Kaloleni subcounty , Kilifi county.",
        "\u2014 The (Kenya) Star"
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        "At the subcounty level, the Act refers to municipality as any subcounty unit of general local government.",
        "\u2014 U.S. Department of Economics and Statistics Administration"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02cckau\u0307n-t\u0113"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1832, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183405"
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      "noun"
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      ": a generation that is part of a larger generation":[
        "\u2026 Prince tapped into the angst of a subgeneration , those of us sandwiched between the real boomers and Gen Xers.",
        "\u2014 Teresa Wiltz"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b\u02ccje-n\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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    "first_known_use":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183614"
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      ": a file (such as a computer file) that is part of a larger file or derived from parts of larger files":[
        "You simply search through existing files for all the records matching a particular set of criteria and designate those records as a subfile .",
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "first_known_use":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183659"
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        "\u2014 Barbara A. Leitch"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02cctr\u012bb"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1823, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184036"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an area within a larger area":[
        "Most of the streets there really do have no name; instead, cities and towns are subdivided into areas, subareas and blocks.",
        "\u2014 Robin Birtstone"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8er-\u0113-\u0259",
      "-\u02c8\u0101-r\u0113-\u0259"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1849, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185036"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a specialty that is part of a broader specialty":[
        "Child psychiatry is a subspecialty of general psychiatry, just as hematology is of internal medicine.",
        "\u2014 Bruno Bettelheim and Alvin A. Rosenfeld",
        "An entire subspecialty known as machine learning is devoted to building algorithms that allow computers to develop new behaviors based on experience.",
        "\u2014 Adam Piore"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8spesh-\u0259l-t\u0113, \u02c8s\u0259b-\u02cc",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8spe-sh\u0259l-t\u0113"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1873, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185438"
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      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": having a border near the edge or margin":[]
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      "\"+"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185815"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a chief who is subordinate to another chief":[
        "A fairly complex political system was developed with a head chief in the main town and a subchief in each village.",
        "\u2014 Barbara A. Leitch"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccch\u0113f"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1796, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185921"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a site that is part of a larger site":[
        "Breitbart.com was launched as a news aggregation site in 2005. Later, a series of topical subsites was added \u2026",
        "\u2014 Robin Abcarian",
        "In March, the EPA announced it is going to remove a part of the site called the Callahan subsite [of the Ellisville Superfund site] from its National Priorities List, essentially saying that section is no longer a safety concern.",
        "\u2014 Kristen Taketa"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccs\u012bt"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1908, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190251"
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      "noun"
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        "\u2014 Carlin Romano"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccs\u012b-\u0259n(t)s"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1834, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190456"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a system that is part of a larger system":[
        "These subsystems of the climate system include the atmosphere, the oceans (both upper and deep oceans), the sea ice, the ice sheets, the land surface, and the biota.",
        "\u2014 Stephen H. Schneider",
        "Voyager 2 was the troublesome twin. Even before launch, failures in its onboard computer subsystems had to be rectified. The problems continued after liftoff as the attitude-control subsystem behaved in an unexpected fashion.",
        "\u2014 William I. McLaughlin"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccsi-st\u0259m"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1756, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190655"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an underwater sound transmitting device using the strokes of a bell to send messages or to send at stated intervals a signal as an aid to navigation in a fog":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190707"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190730"
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      ": a test that is part of a larger test":[
        "The program has the machine perform one of these subtests dozens of times, each time with different data, and then tells it to go on to the next subtest .",
        "\u2014 Tracy Kidder",
        "A child's scores on these subtests are added up, and the tester converts the total to an IQ \u2026",
        "\u2014 Ulric Neisser"
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      ": the act of understanding or supplying something not expressed : a reading between the lines":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191518"
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    "first_known_use":{
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      "noun"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The motion called on the medical examiner to immediately draw blood from Williams' left and right femoral vein in the leg, left and right subclavian veins near the clavicle and left and right ventricles of the heart. \u2014 Melanie Eversley, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2017"
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      "New Latin subclavius , from sub- + clavicula clavicle":"Adjective"
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      "1615, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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      "noun"
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      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccf\u0113ld"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Amanda Baughan, a graduate student specializing in human-computer interaction, a subfield of computer science, at the University of Washington, believes that interdisciplinary research could inform better social platforms and apps. \u2014 Daisy Yuhas, Scientific American , 20 June 2022",
      "So there was this mini-debate brewing in this subfield of global public health. \u2014 Rosanna Xiastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "This lack of interpretability has given rise to a subfield of AI known as Explainable AI, typically abbreviated as XAI, and for which the aim is to craft AI that can somewhat explain itself, see my coverage at the link here. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "As my colleague Jacob Silverman has written, crypto enthusiasts were strangely excited that Russia\u2019s invasion and ensuing sanctions from the West might help further mainstream their subfield . \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Tao studies an arcane subfield of chemistry that focusses on how chemicals react on the surfaces of substances. \u2014 The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Alexey Dosovitskiy, a computer scientist then at Google Brain Berlin, was working on computer vision, the AI subfield that focuses on teaching computers how to process and classify images. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Carbonation is a particularly fascinating topic within the subfield of fluid dynamics. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "The Stefan problem is a foundational example for an entire subfield of math where boundaries move. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 6 Oct. 2021"
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      "1894, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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      "noun"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1563, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1908, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193240"
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      "adjective"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8s\u014d-sh\u0259l"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1909, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193313"
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      "noun"
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      ": a portion of a niche (such as a part of a specialized market)":[
        "Because ebooks are digital, Amazon can afford to give each subniche (where there might only be 20-30 books) a bestseller count.",
        "\u2014 Dennis Posadas"
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      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8nich",
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1989, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193510"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": an assistant or subordinate minister":[
        "Virtually every other country has a minister or subminister cabinet position for sport \u2026",
        "\u2014 John MacAloon"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccmi-n\u0259-st\u0259r"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1558, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193602"
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      "noun"
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      ": a person who specializes in an occupation, practice, or field of study that is part of a broader specialty : an expert in or student of a subspecialty":[
        "Subspecialists who routinely treat patients with diseases of the external eye and the cornea \u2026",
        "\u2014 Stephanie Bernardo Johns"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8spesh-(\u0259-)l\u0259st",
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1892, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193707"
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  "subvisible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": not visible without the aid of special instruments":[
        "subvisible particles",
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        "For Great Lakes fishermen, the immediate threat is not the thumb-size grown-ups but the subvisible larvae they spawn by the tens of thousands. Off the shores of Toledo and Cleveland and near Leamington, Ont., a single cubic meter of water often contains a half-million mussel larvae.",
        "\u2014 Geoffrey Cowley"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8vi-z\u0259-b\u0259l"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1862, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193810"
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      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": somewhat club-shaped":[]
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      "sub- + clavate":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194643"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": an organizational directory on a computer that is located within another directory : subfolder":[
        "The file you are looking for should have an extension of .EXE. Did you find it",
        "\u2014 Charles Weaver"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-d\u012b-",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-d\u0259-\u02c8rek-t(\u0259-)r\u0113"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1971, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194824"
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  "subviral":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": relating to, being, or caused by a piece or a structural part (such as a protein) of a virus":[
        "subviral infection"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8v\u012b-r\u0259l"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1963, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194949"
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      "noun"
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      ": a subdivision of a faculty":[
        "\u2026 the various faculties and subfaculties into which the university was, and is, divided: the faculties of letters, social sciences, law, mathematics and natural sciences, medicine, and so forth; and the subfaculties within these faculties, such as political science and sociology in the social sciences, and the subfaculty of history in the faculty of letters.",
        "\u2014 Arend Lijphart"
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      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8fa-k\u0259l-t\u0113"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1871, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195124"
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      "adjective"
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      ": nearly but not quite triangular":[
        "a subtriangular skull"
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      "\"+"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin subtriangularis , from Latin sub- + Late Latin triangularis triangular":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195342"
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  "subskill":{
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      "noun"
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      ": a skill that is part of and necessary to another more complex skill":[
        "Objective tests of writing subskills do not measure the ability to compose.",
        "\u2014 Betty Bamberg",
        "Our findings extend prior research that focused on isolated subskills of reading \u2026",
        "\u2014 Jill H. Allor et al.",
        "To help students perform the activity and sport skillfully, teachers focus on presenting specific skills by decomposing the skill into subskills and organizing the subskills to be learned into a sequence from simple to complex.",
        "\u2014 Weiyun Chen et al."
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      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccskil"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1938, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195350"
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      "noun"
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      ": by-product":[
        "hulls and other subproducts of soybean processing",
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        "\u2014 American Society for Metals"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8pr\u00e4-(\u02cc)d\u0259kt"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1860, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195858"
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      "noun"
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      ": a subscript sign, letter, or character":[]
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      "sub- + -fix (as in prefix )":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200252"
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  "subauditur":{
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": something understood or implied in connection with what is expressed":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259\u02ccb\u022f\u02c8d\u012bt\u0259r",
      "-\u012b\u02cct\u0259r"
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      "Late Latin, it is understood, 3d person singular present indicative of subaudire to understand":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200517"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a subordinate or subsidiary station: such as":[],
      ": a branch post office":[],
      ": a subsidiary station in which electric current is transformed":[],
      ": a police station serving a particular area":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccst\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Beloved local Phoenix muralist Lalo Cota has added a new mural to the APS electrical substation in the Evans Churchill neighborhood on Seventh Street. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
      "Hydro and other power plants are being brought online to provide electricity, said Taipower, which blamed a problem with a transformer at the Hsinta power plant in the southern city of Kaohsiung for a trip at an ultra-high-voltage substation . \u2014 NBC News , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Summer along the Ocean City boardwalk was well underway last year when inside the police substation , a 23-year-old seasonal officer unholstered his gun and raised it in mock anger toward a colleague. \u2014 Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
      "Harris\u2019s employees and contractors built the substation on-site as well. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "After being fired on, the driver of the bus, who has not been identified, pulled into the Eastmont substation of the Oakland Police Department, CHP officials said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2021",
      "The large fight was reported about 2:40 p.m. at Veterans Park off Imperial Beach Boulevard and Eighth Street, according to Lizarraga, a sergeant from the sheriff\u2019s Imperial Beach substation . \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Cassidy, 57, a 20-year employee and a substation manager, killed nine fellow workers in two buildings before fatally shooting himself as law enforcement officers approached. \u2014 Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 May 2022",
      "After he was arrested, Ruiz was transporting Hurley to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office's District 2 substation near Van Buren Street and Dysart Road after he had been apprehended. \u2014 Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1833, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201031"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": submissive , humble":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "Latin submissus , from past participle of submittere":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1570, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201616"
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  "subproject":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a project that is part of a larger project":[
        "\u2026 divided the \u2026 project into discrete subprojects to facilitate delivery of specific work scope in shorter timeframes \u2026",
        "\u2014 Francie Israeli"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "also -\u02c8pr\u014d-",
      "-jikt",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8pr\u00e4-\u02ccjekt"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1877, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201839"
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  "subprocess":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a process that is part of a larger process":[
        "The wire transfer process is divided into two subprocesses : international and domestic wire transfers \u2026",
        "\u2014 Mohit Sharma"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccpr\u00e4-\u02ccses",
      "-s\u0259s",
      "-\u02ccpr\u014d-"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1870, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201849"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an organization that is controlled by and subordinate to another organization":[
        "It is seldom possible to reform a suborganization for the benefit of the parent organization without encountering resistance.",
        "\u2014 Theodore Caplow",
        "Every organization\u2014except the very smallest\u2014is a cluster of suborganizations of varying sizes, which are organizations in their own right \u2026",
        "\u2014 Theodore Caplow"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cc\u022frg-n\u0259-",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02cc\u022fr-g\u0259-n\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1838, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202133"
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  "suborbicular":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": nearly orbicular : approximately circular":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "suborbicular, suborbiculate International Scientific Vocabulary sub- + orbicular or orbiculate; suborbiculated from sub- + obsolete English orbiculated , from Latin orbiculat us orbiculate + English -ed":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202345"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a segment of the maxilla of an insect usually attached to the stipes and bearing the galea":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from sub- + galea":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202643"
  },
  "subadult":{
    "type":[
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      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an individual that has passed through the juvenile period but not yet attained typical adult characteristics":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8a-\u02ccd\u0259lt",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259lt"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Two subadult bears born to Grizzly 610 \u2014 399\u2019s daughter \u2014 were darted or trapped and killed after unrelenting spates of conflict. \u2014 Mike Koshmrl, USA TODAY , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "The last one was published in 2011, and estimated 701 adult and subadult bears in Garrett and Allegany counties. \u2014 Kimberly Seif, baltimoresun.com , 27 Apr. 2021",
      "The size of the bones suggest the group was made up of one adult around 22 years old, one subadult and two or three juveniles that appear to be roughly four years old, reports Cameron Duke for the New Scientist. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "An adult female gray whale was found on April 1, another adult female on April 3, and two more - a subadult male and adult female - were found Thursday. \u2014 Paulina Firozi, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Apr. 2021",
      "With a bit of training, volunteers can learn how to differentiate between a calf, a subadult (grey) or an adult (white)\u2014and even identify individuals using scars or unique pigmentation\u2014in underwater videos and images. \u2014 Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2020",
      "Thankfully, that day came on March 25th, and the subadult loggerhead was released into the Gulf of Mexico with Mote staff cheering Chipi on for the happy occasion. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living , 1 Apr. 2020",
      "Ten elephants\u2014adult females, small calves at their sides, subadults also staying close\u2014fled the throbbing din of rotors. \u2014 David Quammen, National Geographic , 12 June 2019",
      "This year, many subadult bears \u2013 usually 2.5 and 5 years old \u2013 are expected to be seen this summer. \u2014 Laurel Andrews, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1885, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-203359"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": incompletely cordate : nearly heart-shaped":[
        "a subcordate leaf"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + cordate":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204638"
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      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one of the cells between the costal and subcostal veins of an insect's wing":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205026"
  },
  "subvertical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": nearly but not quite vertical":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + vertical":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205355"
  },
  "subsector":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a sector that is part of a larger sector":[
        "\u2026 the category is more diversified than you may think, since it can include such varied subsectors as aerospace components, high-tech industrial machinery, and scientific instruments.",
        "\u2014 Stephanie Losee"
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    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccsek-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1906, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205948"
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      ": a sponge of the genus Suberites or family Suberitidae":[]
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      ": a usually fatal neurological disease of children and young adults caused by infection of the brain by a previously latent measles virus that is marked especially by behavioral changes, myoclonic seizures, progressive deterioration of motor and mental functioning, and coma":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Iona Italia is a freelance writer and translator and the subeditor of Areo magazine. \u2014 Iona Italia, Washington Examiner , 4 Mar. 2021",
      "Nobody gets them right every time, but subeditors might consider letting enormous font-sizes shrink to accommodate more information. \u2014 The Economist , 24 May 2018"
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      "1819, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "adjective"
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      ": nearly but not quite falcate : irregularly falcate":[]
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      "He's accused of suborning a witness.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As the links that have bound Russia and Ukraine for centuries slowly snap with every passing year, no wonder Putin is worried and thinks this is his last chance to suborn and subordinate. \u2014 Tim Judah, The New York Review of Books , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "Prosecutors originally accused Matthew Fletcher, 57, of conspiracy to suborn perjury, obstruct justice and bribe witnesses after obtaining a warrant to listen in on jailhouse phone calls between the attorney and Knight in 2015. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Brindley also made national legal headlines for beating his own indictment for suborning perjury in 2015. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Feb. 2020",
      "Combined with countries that have only limited enforcement, 51.9% of global exports come from countries that allow their companies to suborn foreign officials. \u2014 Tom Saler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Feb. 2020",
      "And, moreover, there was now evidence of a pressure campaign that looked a lot like an attempt to suborn perjury. \u2014 David French, National Review , 17 Sep. 2019",
      "Russia and separatist Ukraine are not the Soviet Union, but justice is still suborned to theatre, and facts to interests. \u2014 The Economist , 25 July 2019",
      "That made Facebook allegedly complicit in suborning the democratic process in both countries, which surely warrants a stringent regulatory response. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 24 July 2019",
      "Another possibility, though, is that Rosenstein knows Trump is in fact being investigated for one or more of the categories of behavior that Barr admits would be obstruction \u2014 such as suborning false testimony or withholding evidence. \u2014 Andrew Prokop, Vox , 20 Dec. 2018"
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      "Middle French suborner , from Latin subornare , from sub- secretly + ornare to furnish, equip \u2014 more at ornate":""
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      "1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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        "\u2014 Bernie Kohn"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1880, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So it\u2019s a relief that playwright Lolita Chakrabarti has opted not to spell out the contemporary subtext of her 1800s-set play in bold, red ink. \u2014 Thomas Floyd, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
      "But for King, who was carried to the court at the Houston Astrodome on a litter held by muscular, shirtless men, the occasion had a profound subtext . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "The Boys has kind of established through subtext that Vought doesn't treat former superhero royalty particularly well. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 17 June 2022",
      "More recently, some critics read a gay subtext into Pixar's 2021 film Luca, which centers around the relationship between two young boy sea monsters. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 15 June 2022",
      "Shor and Sitney insist that no subtext was intended. \u2014 Ann Hornaday, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Camera positioning and framing, specifically when Nate feels intimidated, also aesthetically augment the subtext . \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "This duality, at a time when language has been weaponized by both Ukrainian and Russian nationalists, is an enriching subtext that by default is lost in translation. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "We are treated to a shirtless game of touch football on the beach, which doesn\u2019t quite match the original volleyball game for sweaty camp subtext . \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1862, in the meaning defined above":""
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        "\u2026 arranges crosshatching across three panels of differently treated canvas.\u2026 each of the three panels is subdivided into three more vertical sections wherein the first subpanel of each main panel reproduces the final subpanel of the preceding one \u2026",
        "\u2014 Linda Ben-Zvi and Angela Moorjani",
        "\u2026 developed a standardized wall assembly using a variable, hexagonal tiling scheme. Beginning with a subpanel of six tiles, the architects modified the hexagonal geometries at their intersections at the center of the panel, while stabilizing the overall shape at the panel's edges.",
        "\u2014 Ben Pell"
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      "1868, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ": located or occurring below the focus of attention : not clearly conscious":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215118"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215241"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "However, closer to the Sunshine State, sea-surface temperatures in the Caribbean and most of the subtropical Atlantic are warmer than normal. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Fifth largest zoo in the United States and as a subtropical facility, cares for a wide variety of animals from Asia, Australia, Africa, and the Americas. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
      "Researchers have also noted that while sea-surface temperatures across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic have been near average, Caribbean and subtropical Atlantic surface temperatures are warmer than normal. \u2014 Jim Turner, Orlando Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
      "But the Loop Current\u2019s subtropical water is deeper and warmer, and also saltier, than Gulf common water. \u2014 Nick Shay, The Conversation , 18 May 2022",
      "Iberostar Grand El Mirador is one of Tenerife\u2019s most exclusive resorts, with its subtropical gardens and stunning views of the surrounding volcanic landscapes and Atlantic Ocean. \u2014 Isabelle Kliger, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "But for those still bound to the corporeal form\u2014bodies that sweat in New York\u2019s newly subtropical temperatures, or that might develop rare cancers when exposed to the volatile organic compounds in fracking waste\u2014that logic doesn\u2019t quite cut it. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Rainfall was primarily caused by subtropical storm Issa, which was named on April 12 off the coast of South Africa. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Here, researchers from all over the world come to explore one of the richest and least visited subtropical ecosystems in the Indian Ocean. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022"
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      "International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1829, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215755"
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      "adjective"
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      ": of, relating to, or being the part of the neritic zone lying below the low-tide mark but still shallow and close to shore":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215905"
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      "adjective"
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      ": situated beneath the eye or the orbit of the eye":[]
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      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8\u022fr-b\u0259t-\u1d4al",
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Vescovo flew at over three times the speed of sound on a Blue Origin rocket to suborbital space. \u2014 Jim Clash, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "Starting Wednesday, members of the public will be able to reserve a spot on an upcoming suborbital spaceflight. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "The vast majority of people who have thus far been able to afford to pay their way to space \u2014 whether on SpaceX flights or suborbital missions like those offered by Blue Origin \u2014 have been white businessmen. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The launch followed a pair of high-profile trips to suborbital space last year by billionaire entrepreneurs Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Now Jeff Bezos may fly down in his cowboy hat from suborbital space with the world\u2019s biggest checkbook",
      "Last year, SpaceX sent an all-private crew of astronauts to orbit and both Jeff Bezos\u2019s Blue Origin and Richard Branson\u2019s Virgin Galactic safely launched crews of private astronauts on suborbital flights. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 2 May 2022",
      "For now, suborbital flights as a means of getting from point A to point B are a ways off. \u2014 Paul Sillers, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The 10-minute suborbital flight took six passengers, including Blue Origin engineer Gary Lai, to an altitude of 106 km (see webcast). \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 1 Apr. 2022"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220040"
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      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      "\"",
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
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      "sub- + terrestrial":"Adjective"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220358"
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      "noun"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02cc\u022fr-d\u0259r",
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The soils in my new neighborhood seem to be Alfisols, likely in the Udalfs suborder . \u2014 Bonnie Kristian, The Week , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "As any entomologist would tell you, a gnat is one of many species of tiny, flying insects\u2014biting and non-biting\u2014in the dipterid suborder Nematocera, especially those in the families Mycetophilidae, Anisopodidae and Sciaridae. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 23 July 2021",
      "Fik\u00e1\u010dek placed the beetle within the Myxophaga suborder , several evolutionary branches removed from its Myxophaga cousins that exist today. \u2014 Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 June 2021",
      "Ankylosaurus magniventris is an ankylosaur\u2014a suborder of four-legged, armored, and mostly herbivorous dinosaurs\u2014but not all ankylosaurs were Ankylosaurus. \u2014 Amy Mckeever, National Geographic , 22 Sep. 2020",
      "This dinosaur is the namesake of its suborder , which included both ankylosaurids and the more primitive nodosaurids. \u2014 Amy Mckeever, National Geographic , 22 Sep. 2020",
      "One group of these animals, a suborder called Cyphophthalmi but more commonly known as mite harvestmen, falls a little short. \u2014 Emily Willingham, Wired , 22 Sep. 2020",
      "Meanwhile, true ammonites are a suborder of ammonoids that didn\u2019t appear until about 200 million years ago, in the Jurassic period. \u2014 Amy Mckeever, National Geographic , 4 Aug. 2020",
      "Conversely, possum refers to a suborder of tree-living marsupials native to Australia, New Guinea, and Sulawesi. \u2014 National Geographic , 23 Jan. 2020"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1705, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220513"
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      "adjective"
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      ": almost touching":[]
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      "\"+"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220813"
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      "noun"
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      ": a secondary succession arising after an ecological climax community has been interrupted (as by fire or human agency)":[]
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      "\u02c8s\u0259b+\u02cc-"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221110"
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      "adjective or noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221339"
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      "adjective"
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      ": capable of being subverted":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221447"
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      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": nearly or approximately conical":[]
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      "\"+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + conical or conic":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221932"
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    "type":[
      "noun,",
      "verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to concentrate one's efforts in a special occupation, practice, or field of study that is part of a broader specialty : to practice or study within a subspecialty":[
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        "\u2014 John Pekkanen"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8spe-sh\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1900, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222050"
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      "noun"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The installation cost increases significantly if self-leveling concrete needs to be used to fix low spots in the concrete or if the subfloor needs to be replaced. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 May 2022",
      "Expect to pay between $1,000 and $1,500 for materials and labor to pour concrete to level the subfloor . \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 May 2022",
      "Some planks have interlocking edges, while others, including yours, are designed to be glued directly to a subfloor . \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "Inside, the stairs need a banister, a spot only has a subfloor , an area is missing drywall and a bathroom is unfinished. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "Both vinyl options can be cost-effective if the subfloor is in good condition. \u2014 Jan Soults Walker, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "The hardwood floors were professionally installed, but to cut down on labor costs, Jeff ripped up the old vinyl and crumbling subfloor himself. \u2014 Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Founded by Nick Stoppello and Pat Churchman, Flashpoint Building Systems developed a patented process that laser engraves building information and plans directly onto the subfloor sheathing. \u2014 Jennifer Castenson, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "Shells known as cowries became a dominant currency in the slave trade (an example was found in the subfloor of the slave house at Monticello). \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1838, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222214"
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      "s\u0259-\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-t\u0259r"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The trouble is that the oppressor and the oppressed, the subordinator and the subordinated, aren\u2019t two distinct groups. \u2014 Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1845, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223345"
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      "noun"
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      ": the office or rank of subdean":[]
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        "The Counter Terrorism Bureau [of the New York City Police Department] takes on a more focused role, functioning as the department's think tank on terrorism prevention and overseeing various subdepartments such as the NYPD/FBI Joint Terrorist Task Force.",
        "\u2014 Brad Reagan"
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    "first_known_use":{
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        "Nations with differing political and economic systems are flourishing. Sub-national groups, with varied and contradictory agendas, are on the rise.",
        "\u2014 Fareed Zakaria"
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      "1840, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ": one of a set of relatively small decisions that are involved in making a larger decision":[
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        "\u2014 Paul Weirich"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1909, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224549"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a sublease under Scots law":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224845"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the passage of a strain of microorganisms obtained from one kind of animal through another (as for increasing its virulence)":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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      "sub- + passage":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224855"
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      "noun"
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      ": a discipline (such as an academic discipline) that is part of a broader discipline":[
        "Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline of chemistry.",
        "The management of programmers is a discipline unto itself. There are subdisciplines that deal with how coders communicate.",
        "\u2014 Paul Ford"
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      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8di-s\u0259-pl\u0259n"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1912, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225840"
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      "noun"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + arcuation":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230508"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": introducing and linking a subordinate clause to a main clause":[
        "subordinating conjunction"
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      "s\u0259-\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-ti\u014b"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1849, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230630"
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      "noun"
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      ": a dialect of a language that is a regional subvariety of a more widely spoken dialect":[
        "Today Aleut is a single language with two main dialects, Western (Attuan and Atkan subdialects ) and Eastern.",
        "\u2014 William W. Fitzburg & Aron Crowell"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1642, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230759"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": existing or occurring below the surface of the sea":[
        "subsea currents",
        "The island, an upthrust of volcanic rock, lies along the Norfolk Ridge, an 1,100-mile line of subsea mountains.",
        "\u2014 Michael Davie"
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      ": existing or occurring under the seafloor":[
        "subsea oil wells"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8s\u0113"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231730"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      ": a fraction of a fraction":[],
      ": a small fraction":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + fraction":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232253"
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    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": subtropical regions":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8tr\u00e4-piks"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This first storm is drawing much of its moisture from about 1,500 miles away, in the subtropics . \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "The storm, which is drawing lots of moisture from the subtropics also could deliver 2.5 inches of rain in the coastal foothills and valleys, and up to 4 inches in the mountains. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "The cows \u2014 many Brahmans with origins in the subtropics and other hardy breeds \u2014 feed on leaves and beans from mesquite and palo verde trees and on grasses that grow after the rains and by the creek. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "It is described as a thin, but long plume of moisture in the atmosphere that stretches from the tropics or subtropics into higher latitudes. \u2014 Jim Foerster, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "Because of fabulous weather \u2014 well, most of the time \u2014 here in the subtropics , South Florida has quite few farmers\u2019 markets. \u2014 Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "Here in the subtropics , keeping cool is a hot issue. \u2014 Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "Near- to below-average sea surface temperatures are present in the tropical Atlantic, while the subtropics exhibit positive temperature anomalies. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 May 2021",
      "Atmospheric rivers are like fire hoses of water vapor, often with a direct connection to the subtropics . \u2014 Jeff Berardelli, CBS News , 24 Jan. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1857, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232647"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being subordinate : subordination":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u1d4an\u0259si sometimes -d\u0259\u0307n-",
      "s\u0259\u02c8b\u022f(r)d\u1d4an\u0259s\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232930"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": being less than a micron in a (specified) measurement and especially in diameter":[
        "a submicron particle"
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      ": having or consisting of submicron particles":[
        "a submicron metal powder"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8m\u012b-\u02cckr\u00e4n",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8m\u012b-\u02cckr\u00e4n"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That device gathered information about sperm movement at the level of submicron resolution, smaller than one-millionth of a meter. \u2014 Courtney Sexton, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 July 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234238"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": being at a level below what is rational : such as":[],
      ": existing or originating below the level of rational thought":[
        "subrational beliefs/motivations",
        "Reason divides men; only subrational sentiment reliably unites them.",
        "\u2014 Clifford Orwin"
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      ": lacking the ability to reason":[
        "subrational creatures"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8rash-n\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8ra-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1883, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234330"
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  "submicrogram":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": relating to or having a mass of less than one microgram":[
        "submicrogram quantities of a chemical"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8m\u012b-kr\u0259-\u02ccgram"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1941, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235050"
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  "subscription warrant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a certificate or other document constituting legal evidence of a subscription right":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235058"
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  "subcode":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a code that is part of or subordinate to another code":[
        "The code would include subcodes concerning building, plumbing, electrical, fire safety, elevator and boiler codes.",
        "\u2014 Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau",
        "The values \u2026 are \u2026 two-character language codes. If you want to specify a dialect of the language you can follow the language code with a dash and a subcode name.",
        "\u2014 Jon Duckett"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02cck\u014dd"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1817, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235431"
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  "subject-objectivity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the essential character or status of a subject-object":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235728"
  },
  "submaster":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from sub- + master":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235746"
  },
  "subedition":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an issue of a printed work bibliographically categorized as of lesser status than an edition because done from plates leased from the original publisher or reproduced by photolithography from an original printing":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + edition":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000001"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having a tapered but not sharply pointed form":[
        "subacute leaves"
      ],
      ": falling between acute and chronic in character especially when closer to acute":[
        "subacute endocarditis"
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      ": less marked in severity or duration than a corresponding acute state":[
        "subacute pain"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u0259-\u02c8ky\u00fct"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Evans, who works in a subacute unit for long-term care patients on ventilators, said there have been times when her unit hasn\u2019t had enough towels, wipes and diapers for patients. \u2014 Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 June 2022",
      "Doctors often categorize medical conditions as acute, subacute , or chronic. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "Two people were waiting about 120 days for placement at Napa State Hospital, while 18 people were waiting for between five and 141 days for locked subacute treatment. \u2014 Trisha Thadani, SFChronicle.com , 26 Sep. 2019",
      "Schnakers said part of the challenge is finding patients to participate in their experiments, even though California has about 125 subacute units housing more than 4,000 people on life support. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Aug. 2019",
      "Mandelman also supports more psych beds and more subacute treatment facilities for people well enough to leave psychiatric wards but who need additional care. \u2014 Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 June 2018",
      "Her medical files are an encyclopedia of disorders and side effects: pancreatitis, acute and subacute necrosis of the liver, osteoporosis. \u2014 Elizabeth Koh And Carol Marbin Miller, miamiherald , 24 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1752, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000104"
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  "Suboscines":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a superfamily of birds equivalent to the suborder Menurae":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from sub- + Oscananines":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000350"
  },
  "subdecimal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": resulting from division by a multiple of ten":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + decimal":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000435"
  },
  "substance P":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a neuropeptide that consists of 11 amino acid residues, that is present in the nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, that causes the contraction of smooth muscle and dilation of blood vessels, and that acts as a potent neurotransmitter especially in the transmission of signals from pain receptors":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1934, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000537"
  },
  "sublevel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a level that is lower than or subordinate to another level":[
        "a sublevel garage",
        "The 60 words were divided into nine separate groups based on grade levels and sublevels .",
        "\u2014 Christopher H. Skinner and Carol W. Johnson",
        "\u2026 the region around it has continued on code yellow for most of the last ten years, despite attempts by the national government to lower it. To resolve the inconsistency, in 2004 the authorities created sublevels within the color levels green and yellow.",
        "\u2014 Jes\u00fas Manuel Mac\u00edas and Benigno E. Aguirre"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccle-v\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1850, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001428"
  },
  "substitutionary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act, process, or result of substituting one thing for another":[],
      ": replacement of one mathematical entity by another of equal value":[],
      ": one that is substituted for another":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8ty\u00fc-",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-st\u0259-\u02c8t\u00fc-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-st\u0259-\u02c8t(y)\u00fc-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-st\u0259-\u02c8t\u00fc-sh\u0259n, -\u02c8ty\u00fc-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The coach made three substitutions in the second half of the game.",
      "I'd prefer rice with my steak instead of potatoes, but the menu says \u201cno substitutions .\u201d",
      "Substitution of applesauce for oil is one way of reducing the fat in recipes.",
      "The cookbook has a long list of substitutions for ingredients that may be hard to find.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In fact, the movie often plays like another Stranger Things dilution, watering down the paperback thrills of literature\u2019s reigning master of horror into an inferior throwback substitution . \u2014 A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
      "Dishes that are not vegan or gluten free can be made so by a deletion or substitution of ingredients. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 4 June 2022",
      "No transferring of prize, prize substitution or cash equivalent of prize permitted by winner, except at Sponsor\u2019s sole discretion. \u2014 Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
      "In a 54-page document, Mr. Petro promises tariffs as part of an import substitution program to increase Colombian production of such products as textiles and corn. \u2014 Kejal Vyas, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
      "The group said member countries should immediately ban the 12 most toxic Candidates for Substitution and called on the European Commission to ensure that substitution guidelines are reviewed independently by the end of year. \u2014 Samuel Petrequin, ajc , 24 May 2022",
      "There is no exiting the arena gracefully through substitution , no convincing manner to mask the erosion of skills and speed. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Midfielder Jonathan Donville, again capitalizing on a late Virginia substitution , scored on a shot with 2:41 remaining, and DeMaio scored his third goal nearly a minute later. \u2014 Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun , 22 May 2022",
      "Detection of a model Trojanized through the injection of malicious configuration/training content or model substitution would be very difficult to detect using content inspection. \u2014 Joel Yonts, Forbes , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English substitucion , from Middle French, from Late Latin substitution-, substitutio , from substituere":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001831"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": being in the suburbs or near the city : of or relating to the suburbs":[
        "one of the suburbicarian dioceses surrounding the city of Rome"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259\u02ccb\u0259rb\u0259\u00a6ka(a)r\u0113\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin suburbicari us (from Latin sub- + Late Latin urbicarius of the city, from Latin urbicus of the city\u2014from urb-, urbs city + -icus -ic\u2014+ -arius -ary) + English -an":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002514"
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  "subacidity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002657"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": being or living under Tartarus":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + tartarean":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002951"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a subsidized student (as at Cambridge University) ranking below a sizar in achievement and amount of stipend":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + sizar":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003236"
  },
  "subvariety":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a variety that is a subdivision of a larger variety":[
        "a subvariety of the muscat grape",
        "UK English has four main subvarieties : Welsh, Scots, Northern Irish, and England English \u2026",
        "\u2014 John Algeo"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-v\u0259-\u02c8r\u012b-\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1785, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003356"
  },
  "subcoriaceous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": somewhat leathery : somewhat coriaceous":[
        "subcoriaceous leaves"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02cck\u022fr-\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1783, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003924"
  },
  "sublease":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a lease by a tenant or lessee of part or all of leased premises to another person but with the original tenant retaining some right or interest under the original lease":[],
      ": to make or obtain a sublease of":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccl\u0113s",
      "-\u02ccl\u0113s",
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02c8l\u0113s"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She subleased her apartment to a student for the summer.",
      "The agency subleases office space from a law firm.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Roughly 90 million square feet of space was available to rent as of the first quarter, and 20.3 million of that was sublease space, Savills said. \u2014 Natalie Wong, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
      "Policygenius recently put up about a third of its downtown Manhattan office for sublease . \u2014 Konrad Putzier, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
      "The sublease market is not great, as everybody is looking to downsize. \u2014 Didhiti Bhoumik, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
      "The sublease expired on Thursday, and MSEG has since left the stadium. \u2014 al , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Among the tenants that collectively put nearly 700,000 square feet on the market for sublease in the first quarter were Farmers Insurance in Woodland Hills and Scan Health Plan in Long Beach. \u2014 Roger Vincentstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "About 9 million square feet of excess office space is up for sublease in North Texas. \u2014 Steve Brown, Dallas News , 3 Aug. 2021",
      "The company is offering its entire three-floor building, spanning 82,886 square feet inside 8942 Wilshire Blvd., for sublease until March 31, 2033, according to real estate data provider CoStar. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Staff members will also work on lease agreements between Space Florida and the Melbourne Airport Authority, along with the sublease agreements with the company for the property, Haug said. \u2014 Jim Turner, orlandosentinel.com , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The Wall Street Journal reported last month that Amazon is working to sublease at least 10 million square feet of excess warehouse space. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "To deal with the problem, the company is reportedly planning to sublease at least 10 million square feet of space and could end more of its leases in states including New York, New Jersey and California. \u2014 CBS News , 3 June 2022",
      "The online retail giant is seeking to sublease a minimum of 10 million square feet of warehouse space and is also exploring options to end or renegotiate leases with outside warehouse owners, according to a person familiar with the matter. \u2014 Sebastian Herrera, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
      "Heights Pool LTD is the pool operator and sublessee, paying $30,000 a year to the city of Alamo Heights to sublease the space. \u2014 Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News , 6 May 2022",
      "Nektar is also planning to sell its research facility in India, and sublease a substantial portion of its office space in its San Francisco headquarters. \u2014 Joseph Walker, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "Danish jeweler Pandora is seeking someone to sublease its office space at 250 W. Pratt St. downtown. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Hilcorp did not answer questions for this story, including regarding future plans at the building, such as whether it\u2019s looking to sublease to new tenants. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The company sought to sublease some of its space before the pandemic shutdowns, and later put its construction on hold because of the virus. \u2014 Sarah Freishtat, chicagotribune.com , 24 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1758, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1824, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004004"
  },
  "subnivean":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": situated or occurring under the snow":[
        "subnivean burrows and runways",
        "\u2014 W. A. Fuller"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b\u00a6niv\u0113\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from sub- + Latin niv eus of snow + English -an":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004249"
  },
  "subparallel":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": nearly parallel : not quite parallel":[
        "\u2026 other faults in the area, most of which run parallel or subparallel to the San Andreas.",
        "\u2014 Linda Rowan"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02cclel",
      "-l\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8pa-r\u0259-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1803, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004312"
  },
  "subperiod":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a period that is a subdivision of a longer period":[
        "\u2026 the Ice Age, more precisely, 10,000 years ago or the tail end of the Pleistocene subperiod .",
        "\u2014 Robert Carr",
        "Let's look at the subperiods of the 1980s. The first quarter of the decade had to be devoted to fighting against two-digit inflation.",
        "\u2014 The Christian Science Monitor"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccpir-\u0113-\u0259d"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1843, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004431"
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  "subchapter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a subdivision of a chapter : such as":[],
      ": a subunit of a chapter of an organization":[
        "The club's New York chapter has four subchapters ."
      ],
      ": a subdivision of a chapter in a text (such as a book or statute)":[
        "And between each chapter is a short subchapter , examining topics such as snowmaking, telemarking, mogul skiing, and heli-skiing.",
        "\u2014 Mike Ginkel",
        "\u2026 a 1958 revamp of the tax code adding a subchapter S that created a new category for businesses \u2026",
        "\u2014 The Tampa (Florida) Tribune"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccchap-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1895, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004701"
  },
  "subcorneous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": situated under a horny part or layer":[],
      ": partially horny":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + corneous":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005209"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or being the part of Africa south of the Sahara":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8h\u00e4r-",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-s\u0259-\u02c8her-\u0259n"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1899, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005229"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": situated, taking place, or formed at the bottom of a body of water (such as a river)":[
        "subfluvial cables",
        "a subfluvial deposit of silt"
      ],
      ": passing under a river":[
        "a subfluvial tunnel"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + fluvial":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005712"
  },
  "subconsciously":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a subconscious manner : without conscious awareness":[
        "As far as she's concerned, it's great to see men acknowledge, whether explicitly or subconsciously , that it's OK to want to care about looking nice, and that wearing something you look good in can make you feel better.",
        "\u2014 Anna-Maria Goossens",
        "If something that you perceive arouses in you a painful emotion, you may subconsciously suppress or deny your perception in order to avoid the unbearable pain, even though the practical results of ignoring your perception may prove ultimately disastrous.",
        "\u2014 Jared Diamond"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-sh\u0259s-l\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1844, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005846"
  },
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    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "prefix",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": substitute":[],
      ": to act as a substitute":[],
      ": to read and edit as a copy editor : subedit":[],
      ": subcontract sense 1":[],
      ": submarine":[],
      "subaltern":[],
      "subscription":[],
      "subsidiary":[],
      "suburb":[],
      ": under : beneath : below":[
        "sub soil",
        "sub aqueous"
      ],
      ": subordinate : secondary : next lower than or inferior to":[
        "sub station",
        "sub editor"
      ],
      ": subordinate portion of : subdivision of":[
        "sub committee",
        "sub species"
      ],
      ": with repetition (as of a process) so as to form, stress, or deal with subordinate parts or relations":[
        "sub let",
        "sub contract"
      ],
      ": less than completely, perfectly, or normally : somewhat":[
        "sub acute",
        "sub clinical"
      ],
      ": almost : nearly":[
        "sub erect"
      ],
      ": falling nearly in the category of and often adjoining : bordering on":[
        "sub arctic"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cover",
      "fill in",
      "pinch-hit",
      "stand in",
      "step in",
      "substitute",
      "take over"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Smith subbed for Jones at halftime.",
      "subbing in a Broadway play",
      "Smith subbed Jones at halftime."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin, under, below, secretly, from below, near, from sub under, close to \u2014 more at up":"Prefix"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1777, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1853, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
      "1913, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010025"
  },
  "subtangent":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the projection on the x-axis of the portion of the tangent to a curve between the x-axis and the point of tangency":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + tangent":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010325"
  },
  "subgenre":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genre that is part of a larger genre":[
        "The series is part of the booming ''urban fantasy'' subgenre , which features supernatural creatures interacting with ordinary humans in a contemporary city.",
        "\u2014 Jennifer Schuessler"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02cczh\u00e4n-r\u0259",
      "-\u02ccj\u00e4n-r\u0259",
      "-\u02cczh\u00e4\u207fr",
      "-\u02cczh\u00e4\u207f-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1903, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011114"
  },
  "substituting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person or thing that takes the place or function of another":[],
      ": to put or use in the place of another":[],
      ": to take the place of : replace":[],
      ": to serve as a substitute":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-st\u0259-\u02cct\u00fct",
      "-\u02ccty\u00fct",
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-st\u0259-\u02cct(y)\u00fct"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "backup",
      "cover",
      "designated hitter",
      "fill-in",
      "locum tenens",
      "pinch hitter",
      "relief",
      "replacement",
      "reserve",
      "stand-in",
      "sub"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "change",
      "commute",
      "exchange",
      "shift",
      "swap",
      "switch",
      "trade"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "you'll be getting a substitute until your regular teacher is feeling better",
      "if you like, you can use nuts as a substitute for coconut in that recipe",
      "Verb",
      "One of our teachers is sick, so we need someone to substitute .",
      "They substituted real candles with electric ones.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This patchwork approach is no substitute for a coordinated national strategy. \u2014 Maggie Astor, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
      "There is no substitute for physical human interactions. \u2014 Dr. Richard Osibanjo, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "Despite ExxonMobil\u2019s implications to the contrary, individual consumers cannot reverse climate change\u2014or any other environmental ill, for that matter\u2014and their choices are no substitute for systemic reforms. \u2014 Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
      "Kami Rieck argued in a recent Bloomberg Opinion piece that adoption is no substitute for the practice. \u2014 Charles Hilu, National Review , 12 June 2022",
      "But there is no substitute for actual flight engines, which are necessary to perform a static fire test and clear the vehicle for launch. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
      "At the end of the day, there is no substitute for being informed and well-read. \u2014 Crystal Andrews, refinery29.com , 11 May 2022",
      "National Geographic is no substitute for experiencing them in person. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 9 May 2022",
      "Wilcox introduced the substitute , and Lee showed up to support the bill, which had been changed to keep most decision-making on landscaping with local municipalities. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Neither Lala nor LacDel market the milk products as a supplement to or substitute for baby formula on their product information pages. \u2014 Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
      "But price controls substitute actual privation, and waiting in queues, for high monetary prices. \u2014 WSJ , 10 June 2022",
      "Other listings substitute technical specs for gun model names. \u2014 Brian Contrerasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "With any of these dishes, diners can substitute celiac-safe gluten-free pasta made in house. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "No number of italics or apostrophes can substitute the richness of listening to stories told in the regional dialect and original voice of the storyteller. \u2014 Santi Elijah Holley, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "These twelve questions should not substitute for further diligence in exploring any net-zero commitment. \u2014 David Carlin, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Consider the tofu a blank canvas, and feel free to substitute your favorite nuts, seeds and herbs for the ones listed here. \u2014 Joe Yonan, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
      "Americans used to be able to substitute lower-cost protein when beef prices rose. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French substitut , from Latin substitutus , past participle of substituere to put in place of, from sub- + statuere to set up, place \u2014 more at statute":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012058"
  },
  "subconchoidal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": partially or indistinctly conchoidal":[
        "a rock with subconchoidal fracture"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + conchoidal":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012215"
  },
  "subrange":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a subordinate range (as of hills)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b+\u02cc-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + range":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012226"
  },
  "subflooring":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": subfloors":[
        "the subflooring of a building"
      ],
      ": material for use in a subfloor":[
        "the cheapest pine subflooring"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + flooring":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012437"
  },
  "substantiable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being substantiated":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ch(\u0113)\u0259b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "substanti ate + -able":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012502"
  },
  "subsequent condition":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": condition subsequent":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012727"
  },
  "subcommission":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a secondary or subordinate commission":[
        "Nobody from the city of Yakima's Historic Preservation Commission attended the commissioners meeting Tuesday morning. But the group discussed the A Street Buildings at its meeting last week and formed a two-person subcommission to examine it further.",
        "\u2014 Patrick D. Muir",
        "Legislation broadly defines rights of persons with disabilities and provides for a national commission and regional subcommissions to promote their rights.",
        "\u2014 United States Department of State"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-k\u0259-\u02c8mi-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1798, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013757"
  },
  "subfoundation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a secondary foundation : subgrade":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + foundation":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014220"
  },
  "subminimal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": smaller than the minimum that is required for a particular result":[
        "a subminimal stimulus"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8min-\u0259-m\u0259l",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8mi-n\u0259-m\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1882, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014529"
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        "\u2014 Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya"
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      "adjective"
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      "adverb",
      "noun"
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      "Middle English subtile, sotil subtle":""
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
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      "noun"
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      ": a portion of a lot : a subdivision of a group of things that make up a unit":[
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        "\u2014 Ted Anthony"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1842, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ": having less mass than a star : not having the mass required to sustain nuclear fission":[
        "Subsequent hunts within young stellar clusters have flushed out droves of brown dwarfs . Prime targets are the Pleiades cluster and star-forming regions in Orion and Taurus, where substellar bodies rival stars in number.",
        "\u2014 Robert Irion",
        "Very often, the most publicized events in astronomy involve the detection of fundamentally new types of objects. The discovery of a substellar object, a \"brown dwarf\" some dozens of times as massive as Jupiter, falls in this category.",
        "\u2014 Physics Today"
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      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8ste-l\u0259r"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020045"
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      "noun"
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      ": a cult that is part of a larger cult":[
        "an extremist subcult",
        "One of the most powerful agents of the behavior cult is the subcult of work, which focuses on the amount of energy people expend.",
        "\u2014 Thomas F. Gilbert",
        "\u2026 a time when almost everybody in the country has more clothes than they can keep track of, and when fashion has splintered into a zillion subcults \u2026",
        "\u2014 Patricia McLaughlin"
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      "1895, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020131"
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      "phrasal verb"
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      ": to use (something) as a way to stay alive : to live on (something)":[
        "poor people subsisting on just one or two dollars a day",
        "The villagers subsist almost entirely on rice and fish.",
        "( humorous ) My brother subsists on pizza."
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020148"
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      "noun"
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      ": a right (as of life, liberty, property, or reputation) held to exist for its own sake and to constitute part of the normal legal order of society":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And if so, do the substantive rights include a woman\u2019s right to make decisions about her body, including the decision whether to continue her pregnancy",
      "There ought to be a discussion of what the substantive rights of citizens are. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 9 Sep. 2019",
      "For Judge Tatel, this ruling implies only that Guant\u00e1namo detainees lack a substantive right to enter the United States. \u2014 S.m. | New York, The Economist , 12 June 2019",
      "Notice and comment procedures, in which the public is made aware of pending changes in the law and offered a chance to discuss them, typically are required when a new policy affects peoples' substantive rights and interests. \u2014 Gregg Re, Fox News , 8 Aug. 2018",
      "Unions argue that mandatory arbitration requires workers to renounce their substantive rights under federal law, but class actions are a procedural mechanism. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2017"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1939, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020216"
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      "adjective"
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      "sub- + pallial":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020304"
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      "adjective"
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      ": partially luminous : approaching the state of luminosity":[]
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      "\"+"
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      "sub- + luminous":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020414"
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      ": a person or thing that takes the place or function of another":[],
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      ": to serve as a substitute":[]
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      "\u02c8s\u0259b-st\u0259-\u02cct\u00fct",
      "-\u02ccty\u00fct",
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      "designated hitter",
      "fill-in",
      "locum tenens",
      "pinch hitter",
      "relief",
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      "reserve",
      "stand-in",
      "sub"
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      "swap",
      "switch",
      "trade"
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      "Noun",
      "you'll be getting a substitute until your regular teacher is feeling better",
      "if you like, you can use nuts as a substitute for coconut in that recipe",
      "Verb",
      "One of our teachers is sick, so we need someone to substitute .",
      "They substituted real candles with electric ones.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This patchwork approach is no substitute for a coordinated national strategy. \u2014 Maggie Astor, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
      "There is no substitute for physical human interactions. \u2014 Dr. Richard Osibanjo, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "Despite ExxonMobil\u2019s implications to the contrary, individual consumers cannot reverse climate change\u2014or any other environmental ill, for that matter\u2014and their choices are no substitute for systemic reforms. \u2014 Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
      "Kami Rieck argued in a recent Bloomberg Opinion piece that adoption is no substitute for the practice. \u2014 Charles Hilu, National Review , 12 June 2022",
      "But there is no substitute for actual flight engines, which are necessary to perform a static fire test and clear the vehicle for launch. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
      "At the end of the day, there is no substitute for being informed and well-read. \u2014 Crystal Andrews, refinery29.com , 11 May 2022",
      "National Geographic is no substitute for experiencing them in person. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 9 May 2022",
      "Wilcox introduced the substitute , and Lee showed up to support the bill, which had been changed to keep most decision-making on landscaping with local municipalities. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Neither Lala nor LacDel market the milk products as a supplement to or substitute for baby formula on their product information pages. \u2014 Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
      "But price controls substitute actual privation, and waiting in queues, for high monetary prices. \u2014 WSJ , 10 June 2022",
      "Other listings substitute technical specs for gun model names. \u2014 Brian Contrerasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "With any of these dishes, diners can substitute celiac-safe gluten-free pasta made in house. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "No number of italics or apostrophes can substitute the richness of listening to stories told in the regional dialect and original voice of the storyteller. \u2014 Santi Elijah Holley, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "These twelve questions should not substitute for further diligence in exploring any net-zero commitment. \u2014 David Carlin, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Consider the tofu a blank canvas, and feel free to substitute your favorite nuts, seeds and herbs for the ones listed here. \u2014 Joe Yonan, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
      "Americans used to be able to substitute lower-cost protein when beef prices rose. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 June 2022"
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      "Middle English, from Anglo-French substitut , from Latin substitutus , past participle of substituere to put in place of, from sub- + statuere to set up, place \u2014 more at statute":"Noun"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020427"
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020952"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a unit that is part of a larger unit : a subdivision of a unit":[
        "In the U.S. Army's case \u2026 the smallest subunit is the squad (nine to twelve individuals under a sergeant).",
        "\u2014 Norman Friedman",
        "Because of a quirk in the replicative machinery, when a strand of DNA is duplicated during mitosis, a few subunits at one end are always lost.",
        "\u2014 John Rennie"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1852, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021014"
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      ": not imaginary or illusory : real , true":[],
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      "s\u0259b-\u02c8stan(t)-sh\u0259l",
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      "A substantial number of people commute to work each day.",
      "Activities like that pose a substantial risk of injury.",
      "She purchased her tickets at a substantial discount.",
      "Only the buildings that were constructed of more substantial materials survived the earthquake.",
      "I was hoping that they would serve us something more substantial than wine and cheese.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Brett Kappel, a campaign finance expert at Washington, D.C.-based Harmon Curran, said Braun likely will be fined a substantial amount. \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
      "Chrysler parent Stellantis plans to get a substantial amount of the lithium needed for its electric vehicle batteries from a former tourist mecca in California. \u2014 Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press , 2 June 2022",
      "Iran has managed to keep a substantial number of aircraft flying, but at the price of slowly cannibalizing its fleet of planes. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 1 June 2022",
      "The tallying was delayed in part because a printing error made the bar codes unreadable on some ballots in Clackamas County, home to a substantial number of Democrats in the district. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Influencers with sizable active followership can make a substantial full-time income from their social media activities and marketing partnerships with luxury brands. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Tindell said a substantial number of autopsy reports that are pending are LeVaughn's. \u2014 Leah Willingham, ajc , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Russia has always had a substantial number of ICBMs that could strike the United States and Europe, said John Erath, senior policy director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Researchers in Denmark and the U.S., however, have recently found that a substantial number of men are nevertheless obtaining overlapping prescriptions for both classes of drugs. \u2014 Benjamin Ryan, NBC News , 18 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021517"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a doctrine in theology: the second and third persons of the Trinity are subordinate (as in order or essence) to the first person and the Holy Spirit is subordinate to the Son":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-sh\u0259\u02ccniz\u0259m"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021544"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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      ": of, relating to, involving, or being a part of the brain below the cerebral cortex":[
        "subcortical lesions"
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      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8k\u022fr-ti-k\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8k\u022frt-i-k\u0259l"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And if subcortical processing plays such a large role in speech, researchers might also have overlooked other important ways in which the brain makes sense of complex sounds. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "Emotions are lower level responses occurring in the subcortical region of the brain\u2014the amygdala\u2014and the prefrontal cortex of the brain. \u2014 Womensmedia, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "In the study, the brain scans showed subjects\u2019 subcortical gray matter volume decreased between January and August and increased between August and December. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 6 Apr. 2021",
      "When a person gets a compliment, the more primitive, subcortical auditory regions first reacts to the intonation\u2014the emotional force of spoken words. \u2014 Virginia Morell, National Geographic , 6 Aug. 2020",
      "In both dogs and humans, subcortical parts of the brain process intonations, while higher, cortical parts of the brain process word meanings. \u2014 Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living , 5 Aug. 2020",
      "Entrainment usually happens without conscious thought, occurring in the subcortical regions of the brain, Stegemoller says. \u2014 Luke Ottenhof, Popular Mechanics , 26 July 2020",
      "These suggest that the control region may be located in the subcortical region of the left brain hemisphere. \u2014 Adrian Woolfson, WSJ , 5 Mar. 2020",
      "The amygdala, a subcortical brain structure that responds to threat, can become hijacked: Children who experienced parental deprivation show amygdala hyperactivity, meaning the brain is more likely to signal danger even when there is none. \u2014 Dylan Gee, Vox , 20 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1899, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021722"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a basement or an underground story located below the main basement of a building":[
        "\u2026 describing in loving detail the enormous, complex structure from the bottom up, its subbasement \u2026 is full of gleaming pipes, turbines and boilers.",
        "\u2014 Burton Bernstein"
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      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8b\u0101s-m\u0259nt"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1776, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022016"
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    "type":[
      "adjective or noun"
    ],
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      ": infralapsarian":[]
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      "-ser-",
      "\u00a6s\u0259b\u02cclap\u00a6sa(a)r\u0113\u0259n"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin sublapsari us (from Latin sub- + lapsus lapse, fall + -arius -ary) + English -an":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022313"
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      "noun"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, from sub- + sella seat, chair":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022408"
  },
  "substellar point":{
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      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the point on the earth's surface at which a particular star is in the zenith":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "substellar from sub- + stellar":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022454"
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      "noun"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccfr\u0101m"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1866, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022508"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a loudspeaker responsive only to the lowest acoustic frequencies":[]
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      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02c8wu\u0307-f\u0259r"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But it can be done, even if the subwoofer costs almost triple the soundbar itself. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 13 June 2022",
      "In addition to two sets of speaker outputs, the C 389 has two subwoofer outputs, preamp outputs, plus a dedicated headphone amp. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "There are alternative soundbar systems around this price that support Atmos and come with a subwoofer and discrete satellite speakers. \u2014 Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica , 11 May 2022",
      "Most modern movies are mixed in 5.1 surround sound: two front channels on the left and right, two in the back, one subwoofer , and one center channel for dialog. \u2014 Eric Ravenscraft, Wired , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "And instead of placing speakers around the cabin, the EQXX has small speakers in the headrest of the front seats and a subwoofer embedded in the seat-back cushion. \u2014 Laura Burstein, Robb Report , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Sonos already makes sound bars, a subwoofer , and speakers that can be used as surround sound speakers. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Plus, installation and set-up are super simple, as the sound bar also comes with HDMI and optical cables in addition to the subwoofer and an IR remote control. \u2014 Rachel Simon, EW.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "The Jeep Grand Wagoneer Obsidian\u2019s interior appointments include a McIntosh MX1375 Reference Entertainment System with 23 speakers, a 12-inch subwoofer and 1,375 watts of amplification. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022"
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      "1975, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "adverb"
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      ": so as to subsist : in a subsisting manner":[]
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      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccstr\u0101-t\u0259m",
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      "drilled into the bedrock substratum",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The suffix -core comes from hard core, which at first (1841) referred to broken bricks or stones that formed the hard substratum of roads and foundations. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Sessions is speaking to a real perception of a significant substratum of the American citizenry. \u2014 Christopher Shea, Vox , 1 Aug. 2018",
      "Severance occurs when the tail tip adheres to the substratum and the rest of the planarian pulls away. \u2014 Chris Ciaccia, Fox News , 23 May 2018",
      "Even here, though, abyssal tuba notes exposed a sonic substratum . \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 21 Apr. 2017"
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      "Medieval Latin, from Latin, neuter of substratus , past participle of substernere to spread under, from sub- + sternere to spread \u2014 more at strew":""
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      "1631, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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      ": a caste that is a subdivision of a larger caste":[
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        "\u2014 Barbara Crossette"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1800, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4-mik",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That is, subatomic particles hypothesized to make up exotic dark matter as originally conceived. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "One of the most puzzling is a discrepancy in the decay of the B-meson, a transient particle composed of two types of quarks \u2014 the subatomic particles that make up protons and neutrons. \u2014 Tom Metcalfe, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
      "In the 1920s, too, von Neumann wrestled into sync two competing approaches to quantum mechanics, the emerging, probabilistic science of how energy and matter acted at the subatomic level. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, The New Republic , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "But the 50 protons have collided and broken apart into smaller, subatomic particles. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Positrons and electrons are both subatomic particles, with the same mass and magnitude of charge. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The study of quarks and other subatomic particles came in second. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "While it's typically observed at the subatomic level, a 2018 study found that certain photosynthetic bacterial could become entangled with light photons under just the right circumstances. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "And some researchers wonder whether wielding the necessary control at the subatomic level is even possible. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 2 Dec. 2021"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1874, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-023816"
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      ": a secondary or subordinate government : an informal or unofficial association of persons or institutions that exercises considerable influence on a formal government or organization":[
        "It was an opportunity to enter the elite world of intellectuals and military men who form a subgovernment within the executive branch.",
        "\u2014 Neil Sheehan",
        "\u2026 a peek into the secret subgovernment of the Cold War.",
        "\u2014 Richard Reeves"
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      "-v\u1d4am-",
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      "-\u02c8g\u0259-b\u1d4am-\u0259nt",
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      ": obscurely crystalline : partially crystallized":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030022"
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      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02cckla-s\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1831, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030051"
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      "adjective"
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      "\"+"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030206"
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      ": a writer (as of a television show or magazine column) who is subordinate to another writer":[
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        "\u2014 Larry Brody"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccr\u012b-t\u0259r"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1856, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030453"
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      "noun"
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      ": a secondary swarm (as of bees)":[]
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      "\"+\u02cc-"
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      "sub- + cast":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030920"
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      "noun"
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      ": an act, operation, or instance of subtracting : such as":[],
      ": the withdrawing or withholding of a right to which an individual is entitled":[],
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      "The children are learning addition and subtraction .",
      "the restaurant may not have raised the price, but there's definitely been a subtraction in the number of fries in a side order",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Maybe the Lakers are bluffing and plan to move Westbrook regardless of how minimal the return, which would still count as addition by subtraction in my book. \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "Pursuing generativity and subtraction will make the second half of life that much better. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022",
      "His subtraction required a corresponding move to reinforce the lineup on the other side of the 99-day lockout. \u2014 Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The venerable Speedway Motel is no more, but that\u2019s addition by subtraction . \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
      "Our miniature golf hole could be improved by subtraction . \u2014 Leidy Klotz, Scientific American , 12 May 2022",
      "In 2018, Kennedy oversaw the addition -- and subtraction -- of two new airlines to Cleveland Hopkins offering nonstop flights to Iceland. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The player stuck making the last subtraction loses. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The score included tests of subtraction , numeric counting, and word recall. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 23 Feb. 2022"
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      "Middle English subtraccion , from Anglo-French sustraction, subtraction , from Late Latin subtraction-, subtractio , from Latin subtrahere":""
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-031017"
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        "The overall score on this scale is the sum of scores on the four subscales .",
        "The 90 symptoms form nine subscales and three measures of overall distress.",
        "\u2014 Marjorie Chary Feinson"
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      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccsk\u0101l"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1903, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-031548"
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      "noun"
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      ": a fief that is granted out of and is part of another fief":[]
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      "sub- + fief":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032043"
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      "adjective"
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      ": situated or occurring between the sclera and choroid of the eyeball":[]
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      "\"+"
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      "sub- + sclerotic":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032602"
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      ": the retail sale through individual meters to tenants in large office or apartment buildings of electric current or gas purchased for the entire building by the owners at wholesale rates":[]
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      "\"+"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032639"
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      "New Latin, from Latin sub- + costa rib":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032851"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-033636"
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      ": a small maneuverable patrol or escort vessel used for antisubmarine warfare":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1915, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-034303"
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      ": a complex fatty substance found especially in the cell walls of cork":[]
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      "\u02c8s\u00fc-b\u0259-r\u0259n"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even after the plant dies, the thinking goes, the carbon in the suberin should stay buried for centuries. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 2 Aug. 2021",
      "That team at the Salk Institute has a really interesting proposal to modify roots to sequester more suberin , a form of carbon that stays in the soil for a long time. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Oct. 2019",
      "Roots naturally make suberin , which can last for decades under ground. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 July 2019",
      "Specifically, the products contain an extract of the cork oak called suberin , which the company touts as helping moisturize, stimulate cell renewal and reduce redness. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 July 2019",
      "Funded with more than $35 million from The Audacious Project, the Harnessing Plants Initiative aims to store carbon in the form of suberin , the main ingredient in cork. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 July 2019"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French sub\u00e9rine , from Latin suber cork tree, cork":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1830, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-034352"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-034442"
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      "\"+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-034853"
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      ": situated under the central nervous system":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035331"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035421"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035511"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040040"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040052"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042037"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042643"
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      "\"+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-043222"
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      ": having a corky texture resulting from or like that resulting from suberization":[]
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      "New Latin suberosus , from Latin suber cork oak, cork + -osus -ose":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-043723"
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      "Latin subacidus , from sub- + acidus acid":""
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      "Noun",
      "one of the company's foreign subsidiaries",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "BBC Studios is the subsidiary arm of the BBC, and ITV is the U.K.\u2019s biggest commercial broadcaster. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "All other human passions are subsidiary to lust for money and contempt for those no longer in a position to dole it out. \u2014 Geoffrey O\u2019brien, The New York Review of Books , 29 Jan. 2020",
      "Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, crowning Point Loma\u2019s seabound ridge, is a vast public symbol, a monument, enveloping a multitude of subsidiary symbols like a fruit cradling seeds. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Oct. 2020",
      "Analysts estimate the subsidiary \u2019s earnings will drop by about 8.9% this year, the most since 2003. \u2014 Bruce Einhorn, Bloomberg.com , 19 May 2020",
      "The drug has the backing of one of Japan\u2019s most powerful companies, Fujifilm, whose subsidiary Toyama Chemical developed Avigan. \u2014 Ben Dooley, New York Times , 11 Apr. 2020",
      "Earlier this month, Singapore Airlines and subsidiary SilkAir announced a temporary reduction in flight services across their global network, owing to weak demand as a result of the outbreak. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "The company has also formed strategic investor partnerships with Consort Medical, whose subsidiary Bespark manufacturers Binx's test cartridges, and Wondfo Biotech. \u2014 Mark Hay, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2020",
      "The all-cash deal for the minority holding, made through subsidiary Sony Corporation of America, will see Bilibili and Sony collaborate in entertainment businesses in the Chinese market, including anime and mobile games. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Apr. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Mukesh Ambani, the chairman of India\u2019s oil-to-telecom conglomerate, Reliance Industries (RIL) has stepped down as director of its telecom subsidiary Reliance Jio Infocomm. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz , 29 June 2022",
      "The three will serve on the boards of Regions Financial and its subsidiary , Regions Bank. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 22 June 2022",
      "In December that year, NNK sold Taimyrneftegaz\u2014its subsidiary that owned the Payakha oilfield\u2014to Rosneft for $11 billion in cash and older oilfields known as tail assets. \u2014 Giacomo Tognini, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "The company also has Olympics rights in Europe through its Eurosport subsidiary , though those rights will be overseen by WBD\u2019s European sports chief Andrew Georgiou. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "Its Hawthorne Gardening Company subsidiary has scooped up the biggest players in hydroponics, lighting and other supplies used for growing. \u2014 Alicia Wallace, CNN , 31 May 2022",
      "Its Kia subsidiary announced its first U.S. plant in West Point in 2006. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 14 May 2022",
      "Pfizer also decided to donate all profits of their Russian subsidiary to support direct humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine. \u2014 Hubert Joly, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
      "Embraer, working with its Eve subsidiary , held a series of flight tests over Rio de Janeiro to collect data for its electric vertical and landing takeoff aircraft. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 10 May 2022"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin subsidiarius , from subsidium reserve troops":"Adjective"
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045505"
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      ": of, relating to, characterized by, or taking the form of analysis into subjects and predicates analogous to the basic grammatical structure of the Indo-European languages":[
        "subject-predicate logical structure"
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      ": having the form of a predicate attached to a subject":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045521"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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        "a subfibrous consistency"
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050649"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a basic acetate":[
        "verdigris is a subacetate of copper"
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051008"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the point on the earth's surface at which the moon is in the zenith":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051350"
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      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccs\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Until recently, the site had been deepfrozen in the subsoil known as permafrost. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "In villages, locals who previously stored meat and other perishables in cellars dug deep into the ground now must use ordinary deep freezers because of waterlogged subsoil . \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "Remedy heavy clay soil, hard packed subsoil or fast-draining sand by layering on four or more inches of coarse, wood mulch or arborist chips (ground-up trees) that are 1 inch or smaller. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Oct. 2021",
      "The rationale was that this laborious spadework brought loamy topsoil down to subsoil level to promote deep rooting, relieved soil compaction and allowed the gardener to improve both sandy and clay soils by adding compost. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 14 July 2021",
      "Some foundations penetrate a few feet into the ground at most, but there is no need to penetrate deep into the subsoil or beyond. \u2014 University Of Houston Energy Fellows, Forbes , 13 May 2021",
      "Willamette Valley ponderosa pine often tolerates and roots into both clayey and rocky subsoil . \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Dec. 2020",
      "Today farmers in the Piedmont, from Virginia to Alabama between the Atlantic coast and the Appalachian mountains, coax crops from poor subsoil rather than the rich topsoil that early European settlers praised. \u2014 David R. Montgomery, The Conversation , 5 June 2020",
      "The windblown loess soil comprises freshwater sedimentary topsoil resting over fractured basalt subsoil . \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 4 June 2020"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1775, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1818, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051425"
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    "type":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": medullary sheath":[]
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      "-\u02c8shv|",
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      "-\u02c8shf|"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after Theodor Schwann \u20201882 German anatomist":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051535"
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  "subdiaconate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the office or rank of a subdeacon":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin subdiaconatus , from subdiaconus subdeacon + Latin -atus -ate":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051816"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or constituting a subgenus":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "subgeneric International Scientific Vocabulary sub- + generic; subgenerical from sub- + generical":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052247"
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      "noun"
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      ": being or occurring at a level below a ceiling (such as a price ceiling)":[
        "subceiling prices",
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        "\u2014 American Pharmacists Association"
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      ": a ceiling that is below a higher ceiling":[
        "Parts of the subceiling had water damage.",
        "Another option for entertaining is the fully finished two-car garage, which includes a sub-ceiling to hide the door mechanisms and a kitchenette for catering.",
        "\u2014 Elaine Goodman"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8s\u0113-li\u014b"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1910, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1875, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052254"
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  "subseries":{
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      "noun"
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      ": a series that is part of a larger series":[
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        "\u2014 The Georgetown Voice",
        "The best way to think of Trails is as a collection of three sub-series . Each of these sub-series is set in a different country, and there are plenty of references and character crossovers, but you can play each one on its own.",
        "\u2014 Jason Schreier"
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1821, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052621"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a fluoride containing a relatively small proportion of fluorine":[
        "silver subfluoride Ag 2 F"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + fluoride":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053829"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
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      ": a cell of an elevated circular group of cells surrounding the base of a multicellular hair in the epidermis of some plants":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054755"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a rough frame that forms a base over which the finish casing of a door or window opening is applied":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + casing":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060026"
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  "substitution cipher":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a cipher in which the letters of the plaintext are systematically replaced by substitute letters \u2014 compare transposition cipher":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Related Stories To solve the first two passages, codebreakers used vigenere, which is what cryptologists call a polyalphabetic substitution cipher system. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 3 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1936, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060105"
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      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": situated under or inside a sheath":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + vaginal":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060714"
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  "subsequent drainage":{
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": drainage by means of a subsequent stream (see subsequent entry 1 sense 3 )":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061848"
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  "subchelate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": imperfectly chelate":[],
      ": ending in a subchela":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + chelate":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-062207"
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  "subfamily":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a category in biological classification ranking below a family and above a genus":[],
      ": a subgroup of languages within a language family":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccfam-l\u0113",
      "-\u02ccfa-m\u0259-",
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccfam-(\u0259-)l\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For example, the animal\u2019s existence on the California coast overlapped with another genus (Apataelurus) from the same subfamily that lived in Utah\u2019s Uinta Basin. \u2014 Raegan Scharfetter, Scientific American , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "To understand how a defense gland evolved, the Caltech researchers focused on the species Dalotia coriaria, in the Aleocharinae subfamily . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "Chagas disease kills about 12,000 people each year and is spread by a subfamily of insects known as kissing bugs (for their tendency to bite the soft skin around the mouth). \u2014 Bill Heavey, Field & Stream , 5 Aug. 2020",
      "The name is so powerful that Ford may roll out Mustang as an offshoot brand \u00e0 la Ram (n\u00e9e Dodge) or Genesis (Hyundai)\u2014a subfamily of vehicles meant to be united by Mustang DNA. \u2014 Andrew Moseman, Fortune , 7 Apr. 2020",
      "Captured on camera bare-skinned and with eyes closed, the little female displays all the calm and tranquility her Halcyoninae subfamily implies. \u2014 Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian , 1 June 2018",
      "With help from the Chinese sequencing giant BGI, B10K has already sequenced to some degree the genomes of more than 300 birds, with representatives for each family and subfamily . \u2014 Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS , 16 Apr. 2018",
      "Susanne Foitzik, an evolutionary biologist at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in Germany who was not involved in the new research, has discovered a few candidate genes in another slavemaking group of ants\u2014the Myrmicinae subfamily . \u2014 Erica Tennenhouse, Science | AAAS , 11 Apr. 2018",
      "The subfamily Ursinae, which includes six of the eight living bear species today, is even younger, evolving a mere 2 million to 5 million years ago. \u2014 Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine , 10 Nov. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-062338"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a grasping organ of the limbs of some crustaceans (as of the genus Squilla ) in which the terminal segment folds back against the next one":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from sub- + chela":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-062529"
  },
  "submature":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": incompletely matured or differentiated":[
        "\u2014 used especially of a topographic feature"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + mature":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-062547"
  },
  "subreader":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an underreader in the Inns of Court formerly reading the texts discoursed on by the reader":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + reader":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-062629"
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  "suberylarginine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a monoamide derived from suberic acid and arginine and obtained by hydrolysis of bufotoxins":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u00fcb\u0259r\u0259\u0307l+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "suberyl (from French sub\u00e9ryle , from sub\u00e9r- \u2014in sub\u00e9rique suberic\u2014+ -yle -yl) + arginine":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-062801"
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      "adjective or noun",
      "plural noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a major division of Eutheria comprising the mammalian orders Hyracoidea, Proboscidea, and sometimes Sirenia together with a variable group of extinct forms":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from sub- + Ungulata":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063209"
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      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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      ": less than optimal : not at the best possible level":[
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        "suboptimal conditions/results/solutions",
        "received suboptimal care",
        "\u2026 such is life at the sharp end of evolution, where the pursuit of self-interest frequently leads to suboptimal outcomes for all concerned.",
        "\u2014 The Economist",
        "Training at sub-optimal levels fatigues you and wastes time you could have spent at the high levels you hope to achieve.",
        "\u2014 Rick Crawford"
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
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      "bush",
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      "crummy",
      "crumby",
      "deficient",
      "dissatisfactory",
      "ill",
      "inferior",
      "lame",
      "lousy",
      "off",
      "paltry",
      "poor",
      "punk",
      "sour",
      "subpar",
      "substandard",
      "unacceptable",
      "unsatisfactory",
      "wack",
      "wanting",
      "wretched",
      "wrong"
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    "antonyms":[
      "acceptable",
      "adequate",
      "all right",
      "decent",
      "fine",
      "OK",
      "okay",
      "passable",
      "respectable",
      "satisfactory",
      "standard",
      "tolerable"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1901, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063238"
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    "type":[
      "noun,",
      "verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to allocate (something, such as funds) to one or more subordinate agencies as a share of a larger allocation or supply":[
        "Highway funds are apportioned to states \u2026 The Recovery Act also required that 30 percent of these funds be suballocated \u2026 for metropolitan, regional, and local use.",
        "\u2014 Linda Calbom"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8a-l\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1922, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063514"
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      "Middle English subdecon , from Anglo-French subdiakene , from Late Latin subdiaconus , from Latin sub- + Late Latin diaconus deacon \u2014 more at deacon":""
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      "New Latin subbrachycephal us + English -y":""
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      "New Latin, from sub- + fauna":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-065814"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For non-sentient AI, this might be a computational subroutine built into the AI by the human developers of the AI. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "The Split-or-Johnson procedure contained a recursive step, in which a certain subroutine split the problem into two smaller pieces and then called itself to run again on the smaller pieces. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 14 Jan. 2017",
      "For example, there\u2019s a subroutine that smooths the movement of the stick figures so the dancers don\u2019t jerk about too much, and a completely separate neural network dedicated to re-tracing the target\u2019s face to ensure realism. \u2014 James Vincent, The Verge , 26 Aug. 2018",
      "Each agent is an autonomous subroutine that responds in reasonably human ways to other agents and the evolving disaster by switching among multiple modes of behavior\u2014for example, panic, flight, and efforts to find family members. \u2014 M. Mitchell Waldrop, Science | AAAS , 12 Apr. 2018"
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      "International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1946, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-065833"
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      "\"+"
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        "\u2014 Tony H. Grubesic et al.",
        "A detailed look at the Virgo cluster reveals that its constituent galaxies are not concentrated smoothly toward the center of the cluster. Instead, some of the galaxies are clumped together into subclusters within the main cluster.",
        "\u2014 A. J. Meadows"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1868, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-070813"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": moderately permanent : persistent":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-072842"
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      ": of, relating to, or being a period of indefinite and variable duration extending from the final part of the Pleistocene to the full establishment of the Holocene epoch":[]
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      "\"+"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + recent":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073019"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a phase that is a part of a longer phase":[
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        "\u2014 Carol L. Langer and Cynthia Lietz",
        "The ceramic sequence now consists of five phases, spanning the period AD 900-1650 \u2026. All but the last of these phases have been further subdivided into early and late subphases , each about 75-100 years long.",
        "\u2014 Vernon J. Knight and Vincas P. Steponaitis"
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      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccf\u0101z"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1846, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073041"
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      ": the base on which an organism lives":[
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      ": a substance acted upon (as by an enzyme)":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Play is the substrate of autoconstrucci\u00f3n and its driving force, even as Cruzvillegas alternately breaks up and buttresses the idea with a catholic range of historical and artistic touchpoints, interests and memories. \u2014 Christina Catherine Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "The injections of zero valent iron or carbon substrate products will combine together to form a barrier underground, according to Chris Black, the EPA correction project manager for Amphenol. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 6 June 2022",
      "Samples collected from deep below the lunar surface proved to be a better growth substrate than soils taken from the surface, per Gizmodo. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022",
      "The fish are known to successfully spawn on rocky substrate with flows about 2 feet per second and higher, according to a habitat guide by Fred Binkowski, sturgeon expert at the UWM School of Freshwater Sciences. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "In fact, the catalase reaction is dependent on the substrate concentration. \u2014 Svenja Lohner, Scientific American , 10 Nov. 2016",
      "Nor has any human or dog activity displaced the substrate enough to create any apparent lumps. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Walking on Autopilot Prakash and Bull started off expecting the cilia to glide over surfaces, with a thin layer of fluid separating animal and substrate . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "And in the days following a rainstorm, Shultz says the crawlers create a sort of wake in the rocky substrate in front of them. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 17 Mar. 2022"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin substratum":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1730, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-074746"
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    "type":[
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      "transitive verb"
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      ": a type that is a subdivision of a broader type":[
        "\u2026 the \u2026 vaccine has a new, additional molecular component that its developers believe will contribute to a broader range of protection against subtypes of HIV found in North America, Europe, Australia, Central America, and South America.",
        "\u2014 The Journal of the American Medical Association",
        "\u2026 the neurotransmitter serotonin has at least 14 different known subtypes of receptors.",
        "\u2014 Steven F. Hyman",
        "Among subtypes of juggling found in circus shows are juggling on horseback and strong-man juggling with iron balls.",
        "\u2014 Mark Levine"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02cct\u012bp"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1816, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-075001"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a subdivision of a district":[
        "In 1996, county commissioners created a public library district with two subdistricts \u2014Eastern and Western\u2014and set a property tax rate that voters in each district had to adopt.",
        "\u2014 Bob Watson",
        "Benefited water districts and subdistricts , organized for the purpose of supplying water for particular areas \u2026",
        "\u2014 U.S. Bureau of the Census"
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1790, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-075605"
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      ": a usually mocking or critical tweet that alludes to another Twitter user without including a link to the user's account and often without directly mentioning the user's name":[
        "As with any good subtweet , Moore refuses to refer to Gibson by name\u2014but it's easy enough to guess what he's talking about \u2026",
        "\u2014 Laura Bradley"
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "first_known_use":{
      "2009, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-075741"
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      ": a principle in social organization holding that functions which are performed effectively by subordinate or local organizations belong more properly to them than to a dominant central organization":[
        "Subsidiarity , an element of Catholic social doctrine, holds that what can be done at a lower level in a social system shouldn't be done at a higher one.",
        "\u2014 Russell Shaw",
        "Subsidiarity , in [Wilhelm] R\u00f6pke's understanding, refers to the absolute right of local communities to take decisions for themselves, including the decision to surrender the matter to a larger forum. Subsidiarity places an absolute brake upon centralizing powers by permitting their involvement only when requested.",
        "\u2014 Roger Scruton"
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      "\u02ccs\u0259b-si-d\u0113-\u02c8er-\u0259-t\u0113",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At the same time, the Satmars were the legatees of a libertarian influence on deregulation and the protections of property law, as well as principles of local subsidiarity and privatization. \u2014 Gideon Lewis-kraus, The New Yorker , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "At some point in time or in some areas of concern, state governments may be more powerful than the federal government, society may be more inclined toward solidarity than subsidiarity , or rights may be more championed than duties. \u2014 Tod Worner, National Review , 25 Oct. 2020",
      "In a world where the slightest enthusiasm or complaint can penetrate Congress and cause a stir, expounding the principles of limited government and subsidiarity is more urgent than ever. \u2014 Christopher Demuth Sr., National Review , 11 Jan. 2018"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1936, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-080035"
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      ": one that explains some feature of a language by reference to a substratum":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259bz\u00a6tr\u0101t\u0259\u0307st",
      "-b\u00a6st-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "substrat um + -ist":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081346"
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      ": a topic that is part of a broader or more general topic":[
        "\u2026 each topic branches off into subtopics . For example, within the Asia area you may find separate discussion threads about Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Bali.",
        "\u2014 John Eckhouse"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02cct\u00e4-pik"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1817, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081731"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub urbs + -topia (as in utopia )":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083016"
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      "noun"
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      ": subdebutante":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1916, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083044"
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      ": a secretary who is subordinate to another secretary":[
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    "pronounciation":[
      "especially British -\u02c8se-k(r)\u0259-tr\u0113",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8se-kr\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113",
      "-\u02c8se-k\u0259-\u02ccter-",
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1637, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083248"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083456"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "Middle French subcartilagineux , from sub- + cartilagineux cartilaginous":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083537"
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      "plural noun"
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      ": damages which bring about actual economic loss or for which compensation in a substantial amount is awarded as distinguished from nominal damages awarded only to vindicate a legal right":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083840"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a low-frequency carrier in an electronic system (such as a telemetering system or a multichannel radio system) used to modulate a main carrier and often being itself modulated to carry information":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + carrier":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084608"
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      "New Latin subramosus , from Latin sub- + ramosus branched":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084658"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-085343"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an anthropometric landmark consisting of the plane passing through a line crossing the lower angles of the parietal bones and the point where the supraorbital ridge joins the cheek bone":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-085650"
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      ": somewhat arched or bowed":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090421"
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      "noun"
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      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8li-t\u0259-r\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8r\u00e4l",
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1886, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-091253"
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      "adjective"
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        "The ore shipment was rejected for subminimum uranium content \u2026",
        "\u2014 The New York Times",
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        "\u2014 Clifford F. Thies"
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      "1817, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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      "sub- + sect":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-091531"
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": to overturn or overthrow from the foundation : ruin":[],
      ": to pervert or corrupt by an undermining of morals, allegiance, or faith":[]
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      "s\u0259b-\u02c8v\u0259rt"
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      "debauch",
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      "deprave",
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      "pervert",
      "poison",
      "profane",
      "prostitute",
      "vitiate",
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      "ennoble",
      "uplift"
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      "They conspired to subvert the government.",
      "trying to subvert the electoral process",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the system needs to be fixed, or soon enough California could face another distracting and expensive attempt to subvert the election process. \u2014 Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "And there is no public indication that the Justice Department is seriously investigating Eastman and Trump's attempt to subvert the 2020 election. \u2014 Katelyn Polantz And Paul Leblanc, CNN , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "As the plan became public, it was widely ridiculed by legal scholars as a futile attempt to subvert the will of the voters. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "In many ways, Chopra and Goyal designed Sona Home to subvert preexisting expectations of what Indian food\u2014and design\u2014can look like. \u2014 Helena Madden, ELLE Decor , 22 June 2022",
      "What makes this even more dangerous is that the Republican Party\u2019s elite funders and leadership are working hand in hand to suppress and subvert the Democratic vote by any means necessary in states all across the country. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 21 June 2022",
      "Jacob and former Pence chief of staff Marc Short repeatedly emphasized that the vice president was skeptical from the outset of the arguments made by Trump and Eastman that the vice president had the power to subvert the election on Jan. 6. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, Kathryn Watson, Stefan Becket, CBS News , 17 June 2022",
      "The idea was to subvert the type of music the viewer might associate with her. \u2014 Lily Moayeri, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "Robbie previously told The Hollywood Reporter that the Warner Bros. film is hoping to subvert expectations. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022"
    ],
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      "Middle English, from Anglo-French subvertir , from Latin subvertere , literally, to turn from beneath, from sub- + vertere to turn \u2014 more at worth":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092209"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a semi-independent portion of a program (as for a computer)":[]
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      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccpr\u014d-\u02ccgram",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There also will be a new subprogram this year, which will provide assistance and guidance to newer nonprofit leaders. \u2014 Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press , 1 May 2021",
      "The JMR program has several subprograms , with the Future Vertical Lift-Medium set to replace the UH-60 and AH-64 and the FVL-Heavy set to replace the CH-47. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 12 Apr. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1947, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-095115"
  },
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      "adjective"
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      ": allophonic , phonetic":[
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      "\"+"
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      "sub- + phonemic":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-095300"
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      "noun"
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      ": an atom or group that replaces another atom or group in a molecule":[]
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      "-\u02c8stich-w\u0259nt",
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8stich-(\u0259-)w\u0259nt",
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8sti-ch\u0259-w\u0259nt"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin substituent-, substituens , present participle of substituere":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1896, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-095858"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": subtraction":[
        "rendering back to us with additions or substractions , the beauty which existing things have of themselves presented to him",
        "\u2014 Thomas Carlyle"
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      ": secret misappropriation of property and especially from a decedent's estate : embezzlement":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-ksh\u0259n"
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      "Medieval Latin substraction-, substractio , from Late Latin substractus (past participle) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100046"
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      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02cck\u0259l-ch\u0259r"
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      "a subculture of local painters",
      "a subculture of poverty and crime",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The sequence is a montage that shows Michael working out, and cuts to the investigators working on the case and ends with the revelation that Michael was a part of this gay subculture that existed in Durham. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 27 June 2022",
      "The rise of this particular bar reveals a lot about the state of natural wine in San Francisco, showing how this subculture has evolved from something extreme and exclusive to something quotidian and inclusive. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 May 2022",
      "Women who enter this subculture can have unfathomable profitability but also challenges around personal safety, and vigilance is a must. \u2014 Amiah Taylor, Fortune , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "There\u2019s this whole subculture of teenagers all the way through ages 29 and 30, my wife being one of them. \u2014 Jessi Virtusio, chicagotribune.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The legendary, highly physical subculture of the Dead\u2014an ecosystem of bootleg recordings, concert tailgates, and tie-dye merch\u2014appears to still be going strong. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
      "There's also the coquette community, an update from Tumblr's nymphette subculture , which prefers a rosy, doll-like blush. \u2014 Glamour , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "What was once a tiny group of hobbyists has become a booming subculture , with all the usual complications. \u2014 Jacob Roberts, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "On the internet, this practice has become a subculture , with dedicated Facebook groups, blogs and TikTok accounts. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Dec. 2021"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100053"
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": a subordinate license granted to another by one already having a license":[
        "Universities often work to breed products especially suited to their state's agricultural needs. When they develop appropriate products, they'll seek plant variety protection (similar to a patent) through the federal government, then maintain the purity of that product by selling it to a company with a sublicense for the seed. In turn, they receive royalties \u2026",
        "\u2014 Carla Joinson"
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      ": to grant a sublicense for (something)":[
        "The company plans to incorporate the system into a demonstration facility for recycling vehicles and will sublicense the \u2026 technology to automobile shredders worldwide.",
        "\u2014 John DeGaspari"
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      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8l\u012bs-\u1d4ans",
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1814, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100225"
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      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": marked indistinctly with striations":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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      "sub- + striate":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100559"
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      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      "\"+",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + labial":"Adjective"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100942"
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      "noun"
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      ": an under almoner : an assistant to an almoner":[]
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      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
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      "sub- + almoner":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101025"
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      "noun"
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      ": a miniature camera using film 16 millimeters wide for still photography":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102429"
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      "noun"
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      ": one (such as a settling tank or separator) that subsides or permits of or accelerates the process of subsidence":[]
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      "s\u0259b\u02c8s\u012bd\u0259(r)"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102738"
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      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": preferring but not confined to a dry habitat":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104428"
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      "adjective"
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      ": of or relating to subsistence and especially to the hypostases in the Trinity or to one of them":[]
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      "(\u00a6)s\u0259b\u02ccsi\u00a6stench\u0259l"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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      "Late Latin subsistentia existence, substance, reality + English -al":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104602"
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      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": situated beneath a peduncle and especially beneath one of the peduncles of the brain":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + peduncular":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104921"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": an economic system that is part of a larger economy":[
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-i-\u02c8k\u00e4-n\u0259-m\u0113",
      "-\u0259-",
      "-\u0113-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1939, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105452"
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      "adjective,",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb,"
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    "definitions":{
      ": copy editor":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8e-d\u0259-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Iona Italia is a freelance writer and translator and the subeditor of Areo magazine. \u2014 Iona Italia, Washington Examiner , 4 Mar. 2021",
      "Nobody gets them right every time, but subeditors might consider letting enormous font-sizes shrink to accommodate more information. \u2014 The Economist , 24 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1819, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-110506"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a section of an assembled weight (such as a unit of an elevator counterweight)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b+\u02cc-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + weight":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111116"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": very small":[
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      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-ch\u0259r",
      "-\u02cctu\u0307r",
      "-\u02c8min-y\u0259-",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8mi-n\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccchu\u0307r",
      "-\u02c8mi-ni-\u02ccchu\u0307r",
      "-\u02cctyu\u0307r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1945, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111423"
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  "subsoil plow":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a plow without a moldboard that is used for stirring without turning over the deeper soil usually beneath previously plowed furrows":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111814"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": concealed within the base of the petiole":[
        "the leaf buds of the plane tree are subpetiolar"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + petiolar":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111918"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": functioning or qualified to function below the professional level but distinctly above the clerical or labor level and usually under the supervision of a professionally trained person":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8fe-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-pr\u0259-\u02c8fesh-n\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1941, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112229"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a geologic basin formed within or as part of another basin":[
        "sediment samples taken from the subbasins of the watershed"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8b\u0101-s\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1832, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112506"
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  "subeffective":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": inadequate to produce an effect":[
        "a subeffective dose of medicine"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + effective":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113612"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an organ pedal stop of 32\u2032 pitch or 16\u2032 pitch":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b+\u02cc-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + bass":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113850"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccsp\u0101s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Oriti explains that the model's acceleration of the expansion of the universe, during the stage corresponding to today, is caused by interactions between the subspace quantum objects that make up gravity in the theory. \u2014 Conor Purcell, Scientific American , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Some causal chain of events (perhaps subspace quantum gravity mass-energy fluctuations) must have caused this particular choice of location in this particular instance. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 27 Sep. 2019",
      "Twarock applied this concept by importing symmetry from a higher-dimensional space \u2014 in this case, from a lattice in six dimensions \u2014 into a three-dimensional subspace . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 19 July 2017",
      "In the BDSM community, this is sometimes referred to as subspace , and loosely described as a altered state of consciousness as the result of an intense power play scenario. \u2014 Karley Sciortino, Vogue , 21 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1907, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113916"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8in-(\u02cc)d\u0259-str\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1868, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114314"
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  "subcrustal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": situated or occurring below a crust and especially the crust of the earth":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8kr\u0259-st\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1884, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114647"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adjective or noun",
      "noun"
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      ": a smaller community adjacent to or within commuting distance of a city":[],
      ": the residential area on the outskirts of a city or large town":[],
      ": the near vicinity : environs":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259-\u02ccb\u0259rb"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Darren Bailey, a state lawmaker who has resisted COVID-19 restrictions, is facing Richard Irving, a former prosecutor who was previously elected as the first Black mayor of Chicago\u2019s largest suburb . \u2014 Katherine Swartz, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
      "Elk Grove is another Sacramento suburb to make our list. \u2014 Andrew Depietro, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "Armstrong, a 34-year-old Texas transplant, grew up in Livonia, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 29 June 2022",
      "Before his election as mayor, Jones was the first Black alderman of the suburb \u2019s 3rd Ward. \u2014 Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
      "Every other summer, Monahan brings West Linn, a suburb of Portland, to the Omaha SlumpBuster, an event held in Omaha in conjunction with the College World Series. \u2014 John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
      "When Souleiman jumps a ship for Spain to leave his small coastal suburb in Dakar for a better future, Ada is crushed. \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 May 2022",
      "On foot, day in and day out, she's covered 2,672 miles (4,300 kilometers) \u2014 the equivalent of running from her Phoenix suburb to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, or from New York City to Mexico City. \u2014 William Kole, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "After the Russians started shelling her Mariupol suburb in the early days of the invasion, the young woman and her family took shelter in an underground bunker. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English suburbe , from Anglo-French, from Latin suburbium , from sub- near + urbs city \u2014 more at sub-":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114914"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": an assistant or subordinate manager":[
        "the department's submanager"
      ]
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      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccma-ni-j\u0259r"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1750, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115315"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
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      ": a primary division of a classification":[],
      ": arrangement into or assignment to subclassifications":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02cckla-s\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1831, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120443"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the act, process, or result of substituting one thing for another":[],
      ": replacement of one mathematical entity by another of equal value":[],
      ": one that is substituted for another":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8ty\u00fc-",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-st\u0259-\u02c8t\u00fc-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-st\u0259-\u02c8t(y)\u00fc-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-st\u0259-\u02c8t\u00fc-sh\u0259n, -\u02c8ty\u00fc-"
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    "examples":[
      "The coach made three substitutions in the second half of the game.",
      "I'd prefer rice with my steak instead of potatoes, but the menu says \u201cno substitutions .\u201d",
      "Substitution of applesauce for oil is one way of reducing the fat in recipes.",
      "The cookbook has a long list of substitutions for ingredients that may be hard to find.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As the Spurs\u2019 deficit ballooned from 10 to 20 and then 25 in the first quarter Friday, a lonely voice from the mezzanine at the AT&T Center called for Gregg Popovich to make a substitution . \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Phoenix Pinnacle defended, rebounded, and patiently worked the ball around for high-percentage shots, never letting Peoria Liberty get comfortable with the five-in, five-out substitution pattern every two minutes. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "In fact, the movie often plays like another Stranger Things dilution, watering down the paperback thrills of literature\u2019s reigning master of horror into an inferior throwback substitution . \u2014 A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
      "Dishes that are not vegan or gluten free can be made so by a deletion or substitution of ingredients. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 4 June 2022",
      "No transferring of prize, prize substitution or cash equivalent of prize permitted by winner, except at Sponsor\u2019s sole discretion. \u2014 Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
      "In a 54-page document, Mr. Petro promises tariffs as part of an import substitution program to increase Colombian production of such products as textiles and corn. \u2014 Kejal Vyas, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
      "The group said member countries should immediately ban the 12 most toxic Candidates for Substitution and called on the European Commission to ensure that substitution guidelines are reviewed independently by the end of year. \u2014 Samuel Petrequin, ajc , 24 May 2022",
      "There is no exiting the arena gracefully through substitution , no convincing manner to mask the erosion of skills and speed. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022"
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      "Middle English substitucion , from Middle French, from Late Latin substitution-, substitutio , from substituere":""
    },
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-121529"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": a disjunctive conjunction connecting words or word groups that have the same reference":[
        "in \"report to the chairman or head of the department\" or is a subdisjunctive"
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      "\"+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin subdisjunctivus , from Latin sub- + disjunctivus , adjective, disjunctive":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122955"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a metalliferous vein formed by the partial or complete substitution of the vein material for the original rock or mineral":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-123638"
  },
  "subproblem":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a problem that is contingent on or forms a part of another more inclusive problem":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccpr\u00e4-bl\u0259m"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1645, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-124539"
  },
  "subtuberant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or being a mountain supposedly formed by the lifting action of underlying intrusive igneous rock":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b\u00a6t(y)\u00fcb(\u0259)r\u0259nt"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + -tuberant (as in protuberant )":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-124602"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": being, lying, or operating under the surface of the earth":[],
      ": existing or working in secret : hidden":[
        "a subterranean network of criminals"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-ny\u0259n",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-t\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259n"
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      "belowground",
      "subsurface",
      "underground"
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      "aboveground",
      "surface"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "a subterranean bunker that supposedly could withstand even an atomic blast",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The subterranean artworks would be done in three sections; on the east and west walls of the tunnel and on the wall next to plaza stairs leading out of the underpass. \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 27 June 2022",
      "The deteriorating column is one of seven that holds up the garage and passes through the MBTA\u2019s subterranean infrastructure near Haymarket Station. \u2014 Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
      "For example, salamanders called olms slither through subterranean caves for nearly a century. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
      "The 21-room hotel, enlivened with a fresh coat of pastel pink paint, features a rooftop pool, an all-day restaurant and a subterranean nightclub that doubles as a movie theater in the off-season. \u2014 Laura Neilson, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
      "Viewers who\u2019ve had cause to visit boiler rooms may believe Lynch\u2019s soundscape is more subterranean than atmospheric; but the idea grows on you. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "Although Blomkamp is no stranger to horror, the GT movie is unlikely to feature an army of subterranean dinosaurs. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
      "The show is videotaped, with its hosts wearing black Lycra face masks and pitching their voices down to a subterranean baritone. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Lalo, while still surveilling the laundry business from his subterranean hideout, decides to record a video to send to Don Eladio. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin subterraneus , from sub- + terra earth \u2014 more at thirst":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-125309"
  },
  "subindicative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": slightly or indirectly indicative":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "obsolete English subindicate to indicate slightly (from Late Latin subindicatus , past participle of subindicare to subindicate, from Latin sub- + indicare to indicate) + English -ive":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130057"
  },
  "sublenticular":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": approaching the lenticular : almost doubly convex in outline":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + lenticular":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130329"
  },
  "subpermanent magnetism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a metastable state of magnetization that is liable to loss through vibration or mechanical shock":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130627"
  },
  "subindex":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an index to a division of a main classification":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8in-\u02ccdeks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The biggest drop was in the subindex measuring confidence in the condition of the national economy in a year from now. \u2014 Christian Wienberg, Bloomberg.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The production subindex jumped sharply, likely due to fewer power curbs as the fall\u2019s electricity shortages ease. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Since the invasion of Ukraine, Par Pacific\u2019s shares are down 4.2% while a subindex of refiners in the S&P 500 gained 3%. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The subindex measuring services activity dropped to 50.3 in January, the lowest level in five months, from December\u2019s 52.0, dragged down by coronavirus outbreaks across the country. \u2014 Jonathan Cheng, WSJ , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "The subindex measuring construction activity declined to 56.3, compared with November\u2019s 59.1, as construction was dampened by unseasonably cold weather. \u2014 Jonathan Cheng, WSJ , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "The subindex measuring new export orders, however, weakened to 48.1 in December from 48.5 the previous month\u2014the eighth consecutive month that this indicator has contracted. \u2014 Jonathan Cheng, WSJ , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "The subindex of new export orders fell deeper into contractionary territory to 47.7 in July from 48.1 in June, signaling weakening external demand for Chinese goods as the overseas pandemic situation worsened. \u2014 Jonathan Cheng, WSJ , 31 July 2021",
      "In China, a subindex of the official manufacturing PMI tracking new export orders softened to 47.7 in July, the lowest level since June 2020. \u2014 Jon Emont, WSJ , 2 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1923, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130741"
  },
  "subvaluation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + valuation":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131326"
  },
  "subshining":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": somewhat lustrous":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + shining":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131748"
  },
  "subfloors":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a rough floor laid as a base for a finished floor":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccfl\u022fr"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The installation cost increases significantly if self-leveling concrete needs to be used to fix low spots in the concrete or if the subfloor needs to be replaced. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 May 2022",
      "Expect to pay between $1,000 and $1,500 for materials and labor to pour concrete to level the subfloor . \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 May 2022",
      "Some planks have interlocking edges, while others, including yours, are designed to be glued directly to a subfloor . \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "Inside, the stairs need a banister, a spot only has a subfloor , an area is missing drywall and a bathroom is unfinished. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "Both vinyl options can be cost-effective if the subfloor is in good condition. \u2014 Jan Soults Walker, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "The hardwood floors were professionally installed, but to cut down on labor costs, Jeff ripped up the old vinyl and crumbling subfloor himself. \u2014 Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Founded by Nick Stoppello and Pat Churchman, Flashpoint Building Systems developed a patented process that laser engraves building information and plans directly onto the subfloor sheathing. \u2014 Jennifer Castenson, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "Shells known as cowries became a dominant currency in the slave trade (an example was found in the subfloor of the slave house at Monticello). \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1838, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-132139"
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  "substrative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or constituting a substrate or substratum":[],
      ": underlying , fundamental":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0101tiv"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "substrat um + -ive":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-132207"
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  "subdelegate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to transfer (as a power or right delegated to oneself) to another":[
        "subdelegate legislative powers to an executive branch"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin subdelegatus , from Latin sub- + Medieval Latin delegatus delegate":"Noun",
      "Medieval Latin subdelegatus , past participle of subdelegare to subdelegate, from Latin sub- + delegare to delegate":"Transitive verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-132343"
  },
  "subagent":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a subordinate agent : an agent (such as a real estate broker) who is authorized by another agent to act in that person's place":[
        "In a subagency , the selling broker is a subagent of the seller because the selling broker derives his/her authority from the listing broker.",
        "\u2014 Marianne Jennings"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8\u0101-j\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02cc\u0101-j\u0259nt, \u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8\u0101-"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1683, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-132849"
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  "submarine canyon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": canyon sense 1b":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133347"
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  "subsatellite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an object carried into orbit in and subsequently released from a satellite or spacecraft":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8sa-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1956, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133755"
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  "subsistency":{
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": subsistence":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-ns\u0113"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin subsistentia":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134007"
  },
  "subtorrid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": subtropical":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + torrid":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134243"
  },
  "subfreezing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": being or marked by temperature below the freezing point (as of water)":[
        "subfreezing weather"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02c8fr\u0113-zi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But even in that mode, the rover must balance battery conservation against subfreezing temperatures. \u2014 Niraj Chokshi, New York Times , 13 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1885, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134321"
  },
  "subesophageal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": situated or occurring under the esophagus":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + esophageal":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135034"
  },
  "submeter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one of two or more meters for measuring different sections of a supply":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + meter":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135436"
  },
  "subkingdom":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a category in biological classification ranking below a kingdom and above a phylum":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccki\u014b-d\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1825, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135539"
  },
  "subaccount":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a subordinate or secondary account (as in a business record)":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + account":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135612"
  },
  "subaltern":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": particular with reference to a related universal proposition":[
        "\"some S is P\" is a subaltern proposition to \"all S is P\""
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      ": subordinate":[],
      ": a particular proposition that follows immediately from a universal":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259-\u02c8b\u022fl-t\u0259rn",
      "especially British \u02c8s\u0259-b\u0259l-t\u0259rn"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The winners of the subaltern awards make no speeches, just say a simple thank you, if that. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Even the ultimate military failure of the Coromantee War, Brown suggests, should be viewed primarily as a consequence of subaltern decisions and divisions rather than of a stable colonial hegemony. \u2014 Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books , 3 Aug. 2020",
      "For the dominant group, being judged and asked to justify itself, as so many subaltern groups are judged and asked to justify themselves, feels like an insult. \u2014 David Roberts, Vox , 26 July 2018",
      "In both novels, Kushner cuts the glamor of Rome, New York City, and Havana with scenes of subaltern life at the edge of manufacturing. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic , 7 June 2018",
      "That theme was not just about a faith, but about a rich art historical tradition that occupies a subcultural, even subaltern , place in the U.S. because of its strong association with nonwhite populations. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic , 8 May 2018",
      "And now, as a very junior subaltern among 435 House members, Miller wanted to do something about that. \u2014 George Weigel, National Review , 6 Oct. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In other words, what the organizers had prompted was a realization that racial oppression has two, not one, regimes of violence: the violence that subjugates the subaltern and the violence that subjugates the slave, or the black. \u2014 Frank B. Wilderson Iii, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020",
      "The queen \u2013 then Princess Elizabeth \u2013 became an honorary second subaltern of the Army in 1945. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 4 June 2019",
      "The visiting dignitary is Queen Elizabeth \u2014 now perhaps better known as the Queen Mother \u2014 and the young ATS subaltern is her daughter, the future Queen Elizabeth II. \u2014 Lily Rothman, Time , 25 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin subalternus , from Latin sub- + alternus alternate, from alter other (of two) \u2014 more at alter":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135846"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a subordinate licensee : a holder of a sublicense":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + licensee":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141618"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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      ": to divide the parts of into more parts":[],
      ": to separate or become separated into subdivisions":[]
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      "\u02c8s\u0259b-d\u0259-\u02ccv\u012bd",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-d\u0259-\u02c8v\u012bd",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-d\u0259-\u02c8v\u012bd, \u02c8s\u0259b-d\u0259-\u02cc"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The house is being subdivided into several apartments.",
      "The people who attend the conference can be subdivided into three distinct groups.",
      "He plans to subdivide his property.",
      "The land will be subdivided into building lots.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Wisconsin Builders Association represented Hidden Hills Development LLC, which wanted to subdivide a tract in 2017. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
      "The property owner requested approval to subdivide the land parcel at 444 South Rand Road \u2013 at the southeast corner of Route 12 and Route 22 \u2013 in order to make the property more attractive to a potential buyer, according to village documents. \u2014 Jesse Wright, chicagotribune.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "The company works with homeowners to subdivide their land, build a new home on the new lot, then sell it and split the proceeds. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Also, Irgens will subdivide the land for future apartments and other commercial developments. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Another fear, Knights resident Cindy Boyer said, was the project will create a domino effect in which other residents will want to subdivide their land. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "The buyer plans to subdivide the property for a future quick serve restaurant and a small retail strip center. \u2014 Kathy Jumper, al , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "By legalizing duplexes statewide and allowing people to subdivide single-family lots, S.B. 9 effectively ended single-family zoning in a state of 40 million whose identity is predicated on the suburban idyll. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "High Street Logistics would subdivide the properties into four lots, with a 187,000-square foot building going on one and a 247,000-square-foot building on another. \u2014 Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com , 9 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Late Latin subdividere , from Latin sub- + dividere to divide":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141933"
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    "type":[
      "verb"
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      ": subtract":[
        "so far from adding to, it will substract from, the quantity of labor necessary",
        "\u2014 Jeremy Bentham"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259bz\u02c8trakt",
      "-b\u02c8st-"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin substractus , past participle of substrahere to draw from beneath, withdraw, alteration (influenced by Latin subs- , variant of sub- ) of Latin subtrahere":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141953"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": subdiaconate":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "subdeacon + -ate":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-142000"
  },
  "substitution tables":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": tables of sentences in which equivalents may be substituted for their elements and which are used especially in grammar drill":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144511"
  },
  "subglobose":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": imperfectly or nearly globose":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + globose":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145520"
  },
  "subcrust":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b+\u02cc-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + crust":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145850"
  },
  "submarine telephone":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a system of signaling under water (as from a buoy to a ship) by the use of submerged bells and special receivers":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145958"
  },
  "subfeu":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a feu held of a vassal as such":[],
      ": subinfeudate":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+\u02cc-",
      "\u00a6s\u0259b\u00a6fy\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + feu":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-150010"
  },
  "submiliary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": less than miliary : smaller than a millet seed":[
        "submiliary lesions"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary sub- + miliary":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151828"
  },
  "submerged":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": covered with water":[],
      ": submersed sense b":[],
      ": sunk in poverty and misery":[],
      ": hidden , suppressed":[
        "submerged emotions"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8m\u0259rjd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aquatic",
      "submarine",
      "sunken",
      "underwater"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "submerged local roadways made for hazardous driving",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Yet the swamp traveller goes not in a straight line but slouches from quaking island to thick tussock to slippery, half- submerged log. \u2014 Annie Proulx, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
      "The backpack, which was identified as belonging to Phillips, was found tied to a tree that was half- submerged , a firefighter told reporters in Atalaia do Norte. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
      "The backpack, which was identified as belonging to freelance journalist Dom Phillips of Britain, was found tied to a tree that was half- submerged , a firefighter said. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
      "The backpack, which was identified as belonging to freelance journalist Dom Phillips of Britain, was found tied to a tree that was half- submerged , a firefighter told reporters in Atalaia do Norte. \u2014 Fabiano Maisonnave, ajc , 13 June 2022",
      "Orca\u2019s modular, open-architecture design would permit multiple payloads depending on mission objectives, and its diesel-electric propulsion system utilizing lithium-ion batteries would enable the robotic subs to remain submerged for up to five days. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "And the submariners can remain submerged for months at a time. \u2014 ABC News , 22 May 2022",
      "The larvae can also trap air bubbles and remain submerged for a day or more, according to an entomologist at the University of Kentucky. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
      "Supposedly taken by respected London gynecologist Robert Wilson, the image shows a half- submerged creature with a long, slender back, craned neck, and pointed face. \u2014 Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153127"
  },
  "subcoxa":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the proximal part of the coxa of an arthropod appendage especially when forming an element distinct from the coxa":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from sub- + coxa":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153428"
  },
  "submandibular":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, situated in, or performed in the region below the lower jaw":[],
      ": of, relating to, or associated with the salivary glands inside of and near the lower edge of the mandible on each side":[],
      ": a submandibular part (such as an artery or bone)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-man-\u02c8dib-y\u0259-l\u0259r",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-man-\u02c8di-by\u0259-l\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Two pairs of those major glands are in the bottom of your mouth\u2014 the submandibular glands and the sublingual glands\u2014with the sublingual glands being located right under your tongue. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 30 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1974, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154250"
  },
  "substory":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + story":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154559"
  },
  "subarid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": moderately or slightly arid : characterized by or constituting a climate somewhat deficient in moisture \u2014 compare subhumid":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + arid":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154909"
  },
  "subtypical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to a subtype":[],
      ": deviating somewhat from a type":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + typical":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-155306"
  },
  "submersed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": submerged : such as":[],
      ": covered with water":[],
      ": growing or adapted to grow underwater":[
        "submersed weeds"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8m\u0259rst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1684, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-155935"
  },
  "subclover":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": subterranean clover":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "by shortening":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-160113"
  },
  "subderivative":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a word derived from a derivative":[
        "friendliness is a subderivative from friendly which is derived from friend"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + derivative":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162650"
  },
  "sublithographic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": approaching in texture the fine grain of lithographic limestone":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + lithographic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162705"
  },
  "submersible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being submerged":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u0259b-\u02c8m\u0259r-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Its valves and tubing have been used in the world\u2019s most advanced submersible operating at depths in excess of 1830 meters, and the Viking 1 spacecraft collected soil samples from Mars using Swagelok tube fittings. \u2014 Judith Magyar, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "Cruise ship companies have also been getting in on the submersible action in recent years. \u2014 Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "OceanGate says the schedule allows for up to five submersible dives on each mission. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 13 May 2022",
      "The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration\u2019s former chief scientist (and the first woman to fill the role) was vital in developing submersible technologies to better understand the 99% of the Earth covered by oceans. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "But in its semi- submersible mode, the central hull pod drops seven feet below the water, effectively becoming a see-through submarine for six. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The oil enters through perforations in the pipe, then is typically forced up to the surface by a submersible pump. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "Two more days at sea take cruisers to St. Barts where options include a sunset cruise and semi- submersible adventure. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Foreign experts said the North used a submersible barge, rather than a submarine, for the launch at the time. \u2014 Hyung-jin Kim And Kim Tong-hyung, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The naturalist William Beebe was the first to explore the Hudson Canyon during his 1925 deep-sea voyage in the Bathysphere, the first crewed submersible . \u2014 Anna Phillips, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
      "On his screen, caught in light cast by the submersible , was a hazy yet recognizable form: a squid. \u2014 Chris Baraniuk, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "The following year China sent a crewed submersible , the Fendouzhe, to a point nearly as deep on a scouting mission that included prospecting for new mineral sources. \u2014 Jason Sherman, Scientific American , 2 May 2022",
      "Vescovo undertook five dives down to the wreck aboard his Triton submersible , Limiting Factor, in 2019. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "What a thing, to be in a submersible for the first time, separated from reef fish and gin-clear water by nothing more than a few inches of acrylic. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "Shadowcat today announced a 79-foot catamaran that would serve as a mothership for a deep-diving Triton 3300/3 MKII submersible . \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Vescovo had strapped two to his submersible , one on each of the vessel's robotic arms. \u2014 Jeremy White, Wired , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "All that time, priceless goods sat in their watery graves waiting to be rediscovered, a feat that was made possible by a state-of-the-art submersible called the Nautile in 1985. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 11 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1807, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1900, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-163848"
  },
  "subway":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an underground way: such as":[],
      ": a passage under a street (as for pedestrians, power cables, or water or gas mains)":[],
      ": a usually electric underground railway":[],
      ": underpass":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccw\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "I took the subway to midtown.",
      "No one on the subway seemed to mind how crowded it was.",
      "I've been on both the New York subway and the Underground in London.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During the aforementioned scene, the camera pans up from the floor of what appears to be a subway car in Korea. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 23 June 2022",
      "In 2017, Gilda became the attempted punchline of an alt-right insult, when a Twitter user shared a photo of her in a subway car wearing a bouffant scarlet wig and seated next to a woman in a black niqab. \u2014 Mandy Mclaren, The Courier-Journal , 8 June 2022",
      "In the past two months, Americans have also been confronted with mass shootings at a church, a flea market, and inside a subway car during the morning rush-hour. \u2014 Fran\u00e7oise Mouly, The New Yorker , 27 May 2022",
      "On Tuesday, a New York City Goldman Sachs employee was killed in an unprovoked attack on a moving subway car. \u2014 Audrey Conklin, Fox News , 27 May 2022",
      "The tragedy comes just a few weeks after a gunman opened fire on an N train subway car during rush hour, shooting and injuring 10 people. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 23 May 2022",
      "In April, 10 people were shot and more than a dozen were injured in an attack on a Brooklyn subway car. \u2014 Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
      "Reply-All podcast to distract herself from the packed subway car. \u2014 Alexandra Sternlicht, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "Last month, the city was wracked by a mass shooting in which a gunman fired more than 30 shots in a crowded subway car, shooting 10 commuters and causing 19 others to be injured in the ensuing panic, according to police. \u2014 Kiely Westhoff And Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1822, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-164544"
  },
  "subcoastal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": situated below a coast":[
        "\u2014 used of a submerged plain of a continental shelf"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + coastal":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-164645"
  },
  "subordinate clause":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a clause that does not form a simple sentence by itself and that is connected to the main clause of a sentence":[
        "In the sentence \"I went home because I felt ill,\" \"because I felt ill\" is a subordinate clause ."
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-164756"
  },
  "suberification":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": production of or conversion into cork or suberin":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "s\u00fc\u02ccber\u0259f\u0259\u0307\u02c8k\u0101sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary suberi- (from Latin suber ) + -fication":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-164817"
  },
  "subspecies":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a subdivision of a species: such as":[],
      ": a category in biological classification that ranks immediately below a species and designates a population of a particular geographic region genetically distinguishable from other such populations of the same species and capable of interbreeding successfully with them where its range overlaps theirs":[],
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      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccsp\u0113-sh\u0113z, -s\u0113z",
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      "There are two subspecies of bison in North America.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The first three birds are all subspecies that are only found in Hawai\u02bbi and are all considered very endangered. \u2014 Jared Ranahan, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Sumatran tigers \u2014 the most critically endangered tiger subspecies \u2014 are under increasing pressure due to poaching and a shrinking jungle habitat, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species. \u2014 Yayan Zamzami, ajc , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "There are three similar subspecies that are each referred to as invasive jumping worms and all come from Asia, according to the University of Maryland. \u2014 al , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The population of western burrowing owls \u2014 the subspecies that lives in California \u2014 has declined by one-third since 1965. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Historically Dasylirion was considered a subspecies of agave, but the species has recently been reclassified botanically as a member of the asparagus family (Asparagaceae). \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "The West African black rhino was one of four subspecies of rhinoceros. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The gorilla, one of a subspecies considered \u2018critically endangered,\u2019 was 44 years old. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "The Grant's zebra is the smallest of the seven subspecies of the plains zebra and are part of the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem in the wild, according to the zoo. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022"
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      "New Latin":""
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      "1681, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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      ": a province or division of the Mogul Empire or its government":[],
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      "Persian \u1e63\u016bba province, from Arabic":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-165705"
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      "noun"
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      ": located below a cellar":[
        "the subcellar stairwell"
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        "The owner \u2026 hired the architect \u2026 to design and build a four-story building, with a raised basement and a subcellar \u2026",
        "\u2014 Albert Amateau",
        "\u2026 the institute's \u2026 vault, the subcellar archive with no windows \u2026",
        "\u2014 Donald Antrim"
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      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccse-l\u0259r"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1845, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170941"
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      "adjective"
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      "\u02c8s\u00fc-by\u0259-l\u0259t",
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      "-\u02ccl\u0101t"
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      "New Latin subulatus , from Latin subula awl, from suere to sew \u2014 more at sew":""
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      "1757, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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      ": a disturbance in the magnetosphere that manifests as increased activity in the aurora (see aurora sense 3 ) and that is caused by an influx of high-energy particles from the sun (as from a solar flare)":[
        "Even when the sun is being well behaved, parcels of plasma shoot sporadically toward Earth's dark side, prompting a bright aurora and intensifying radiation belts. These events, called substorms , last only a few hours, but they occur several hundred times a year and are quite capable of disrupting satellites \u2026",
        "\u2014 Tim Beardsley"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ninety seconds after the satellites sensed the substorm starting, ground observatories witnessed a Northern Lights display suddenly brighten and dance. \u2014 Brandon Keim, WIRED , 24 July 2008"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1961, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "adjective"
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      ": not visible without the aid of special instruments : subvisible":[
        "\u2026 once you have seen the subvisual world through the microscope, you stop inventing demons and magic as the agents of change.",
        "\u2014 Dava Sobel",
        "Auroras have a wide range of brightness, usually rated from 0 to 4 on a logarithmic scale \u2026 in which each number is 10 times brighter than the previous one. Zero means subvisual , detected only with instruments.",
        "\u2014 Robert H Eather"
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      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8vi-zh\u0259-w\u0259l",
      "-zh\u0259l",
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1873, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172727"
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      ": subsequent":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172747"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Dolores doesn\u2019t age, and in this subplot there is no mention of the past, no discussion of seven years between now and the end of Rehoboam. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "An amusing subplot of the letters is how frequently\u2014and in which direction\u2014Gunn revises his estimation of other writers. \u2014 Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
      "Running parallel to the movie\u2019s artist-couple thread and the organ-growth antics, for example, is an entire subplot dedicated to a father\u2019s grief. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 11 June 2022",
      "For instance, Lish had to jettison an entire subplot involving a serial killer. \u2014 Tobias Carroll, Los Angeles Times , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "What\u2019s a simple Instagram post and what\u2019s fodder for a subplot ",
      "The season's most spine-tingling subplot is about something going on in the pipes at Kristen's house. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
      "That secondary subplot involves Maurice\u2019s twin sons, Gene and James, played with enormous charm, respectively, by twins Christian and Jonah Lees. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s no feeling at all for Chicago\u2019s actual unique political intricacies, so that subplot gets reduced to Martha making a few progressive speeches, which only play as believable because Ellis is such an effectively fiery performer. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Apr. 2022"
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      "1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173022"
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      ": to furnish water to (plants) below the surface of the ground so that the water rises about the roots by capillary attraction : subirrigate":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173224"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174914"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175153"
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      "adverb"
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      ": less than but usually only slightly less than lethal":[
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      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8l\u0113-th\u0259l",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8l\u0113-th\u0259l, \u02ccs\u0259b-"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The third is that this dosage was sublethal , just to send a message. \u2014 Ellen Barry And Ceylan Yeginsu, New York Times , 13 Mar. 2018",
      "There\u2019s a growing body of evidence, too, that neonicotinoids may have sublethal effects, says Dennis vanEngelsdorp, a bee researcher at the University of Maryland who was not involved in the new study. \u2014 Lindsey Konkel, National Geographic , 26 July 2016",
      "There\u2019s a growing body of evidence, too, that neonicotinoids may have sublethal effects, says Dennis vanEngelsdorp, a bee researcher at the University of Maryland who was not involved in the new study. \u2014 National Geographic , 26 July 2016"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180352"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180953"
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      ": any of various large grayish black caterpillars that are larvae of moths of the genus Oxycanus , live in burrows in the ground, and emerge at night to feed on the foliage of pasture plants (such as grass) \u2014 see porina":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181102"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181955"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182129"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182509"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183803"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184026"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184356"
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    "first_known_use":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185705"
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    "first_known_use":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191501"
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "According to the audit, streets are constructed in four levels \u2014 surface, base, subbase and subgrade \u2014 so a resurfaced road would not necessarily cure a flawed subgrade. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, sandiegouniontribune.com , 13 July 2017"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
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      ": designed for use with fissionable material of subcritical mass":[
        "a subcritical reactor"
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If the brain were extremely subcritical , according to Beggs, incoming signals would get damped and have no impact. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Quanta Magazine , 14 June 2018",
      "Priesemann suggests that the brain is slightly subcritical . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Quanta Magazine , 14 June 2018",
      "Similarly, Viola Priesemann of the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization in Gottingen has argued that the brain operates in a slightly subcritical zone. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 7 June 2019",
      "These refer to experiments involving a subcritical mass of nuclear materials that allow scientists to examine the performance and safety of weapons without triggering a nuclear chain reaction and explosion. \u2014 Kim Tong-hyung, The Seattle Times , 13 May 2018",
      "These refer to experiments involving a subcritical mass of nuclear materials that allow scientists to examine the performance and safety of weapons without triggering a nuclear chain reaction and explosion. \u2014 Kim Tong-hyung, The Seattle Times , 13 May 2018",
      "These refer to experiments involving a subcritical mass of nuclear materials that allow scientists to examine the performance and safety of weapons without triggering a nuclear chain reaction and explosion. \u2014 Kim Tong-hyung, The Seattle Times , 13 May 2018",
      "These refer to experiments involving a subcritical mass of nuclear materials that allow scientists to examine the performance and safety of weapons without triggering a nuclear chain reaction and explosion. \u2014 Kim Tong-hyung, The Seattle Times , 13 May 2018",
      "These refer to experiments involving a subcritical mass of nuclear materials that allow scientists to examine the performance and safety of weapons without triggering a nuclear chain reaction and explosion. \u2014 Kim Tong-hyung, The Seattle Times , 13 May 2018"
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      "The author's right to royalties shall subsist for the term of the copyright.",
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      "Ukraine and Russia account for a third of global wheat and barley exports, which countries in the Middle East and Africa rely on to feed millions of people who subsist on subsidized bread. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC News , 28 May 2022",
      "Smedler also helped with business decisions that enabled the family to subsist on a limited budget. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 18 May 2022",
      "Regal fritillary butterflies, which subsist on violets and stick to prairie habitats, are disappearing. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The people subsist on fishing, hunting, and farming crops such as cassava and plantain. \u2014 V\u00edctor Bastidas, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Ukraine and Russia account for a third of global wheat and barley exports, which Middle East countries rely on to feed millions of people who subsist on subsidized bread and bargain noodles. \u2014 Samy Magdy, Anchorage Daily News , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Ukraine and Russia account for a third of global wheat and barley exports, which countries in the Middle East rely on to feed millions of people who subsist on subsidized bread and bargain noodles. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "But another, and potentially more pressing one is whether theaters will always have enough movies to subsist in between the biggest hits. \u2014 Jake Coyle, USA TODAY , 31 Jan. 2022"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
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      "At the same time, a lot of these goods are hopefully substitutable by other things. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "The seven pillars are what economists call substitutable \u2014each is as good as any other. \u2014 Sheon Han, The Atlantic , 20 May 2021",
      "Fungibility is a key attribute of money, which ensures that any $1 bill or Bitcoin is, generally, substitutable for any other $1 bill or Bitcoin. \u2014 Robert Hackett, Fortune , 18 Mar. 2021",
      "Dependence is mutual: Spotify needs labels more than ever, in part because music is not substitutable . \u2014 Cherie Hu, Billboard , 6 Sep. 2017",
      "This is because undocumented immigrants\u2019 labor is not directly substitutable with that of other workers. \u2014 Mark Humphery-jenner, Slate Magazine , 27 Feb. 2017"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200426"
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      "back-formation from subincision":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200530"
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      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8mi-l\u0259-\u02ccm\u0113-t\u0259r"
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    "first_known_use":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201015"
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      "1950, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201226"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201313"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The organization has a militaristic structure and chains of command, with several branches in different states and prison systems, as well as a biker subgroup . \u2014 Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "While Saul is busy growing organs, another subgroup has emerged that can eat only artificial matter. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 2 June 2022",
      "Indeed, one subgroup even showed small trend in the ivermectin group toward higher rates of ER visits and hospitalizations. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "On the other hand, Etsy and Rakuten occupy the same industry subgroup as eBay. \u2014 Nushin Huq, Fortune , 30 May 2022",
      "Among the subgroup of voters who are extremely interested in the election, Barnette (25%) is narrowly preferred over Oz (22%) and McCormick (21%). \u2014 Fox News , 10 May 2022",
      "Today the highest Asian subgroup is Asian Indians, with the first wave coming in 1960 and consistently rising with each decade. \u2014 Zachary Smith, cleveland , 6 May 2022",
      "The Television Academy will now extend membership opportunities to location managers, who have been given a subgroup inside the larger producers peer group. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "Laboratory tests of blood samples from a subgroup of 30 children also showed 36 times the level of neutralizing antibodies against the omicron variant compared with levels after only two doses, according to the news release and a Pfizer spokeswoman. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 15 Apr. 2022"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202739"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202757"
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      "subereous from Latin subereus , from suber + -eus -eous; suberic from Latin suber + English -ic":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202938"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204200"
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      "The subdivision will have an entrance off Division Road and connect to the existing dead ends of Larkspur Lane and Bittersweet Trail to the north and Gunflint Trail to the east. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The subdivision in the outskirts of Brunswick is just less than two miles from Arbery's former home. \u2014 Angela Barajas, CNN , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "The subdivision is still young, but one notable performance so far came from Shallon Olsen of Canada, who is sitting in fourth place in the vault standings. \u2014 New York Times , 26 July 2021",
      "The subdivision is home to a large complex of cannabis farms run primarily by Hmong families. \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2021",
      "The subdivision is well-planned with easy access to all services and close to my office. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2021",
      "This episode gives us a clearer picture of how society has changed after the Great Crumble, and while the subdivision is in a little pocket of the past, the Market is shaped by the present. \u2014 Oliver Sava, Vulture , 4 June 2021",
      "In North Little Rock, Arkansas, the subdivision of Lakewood is a quiet community. \u2014 Adriana Diaz, CBS News , 12 Dec. 2020",
      "Below the fence is the subdivision San Marco Villas, a neighborhood of tract homes built out over the past decade. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, SFChronicle.com , 19 Oct. 2020"
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      "subdolichocephalic from New Latin subdolichocephal us subdolichocephalic person (from sub- + dolichocephalus dolichocephal) + English -ic; subdolichocephalous from New Latin subdolichocephalus":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210317"
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      "-\u02c8li-tr\u0259-\u02ccchu\u0307r",
      "-\u02cctu\u0307r",
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      "-\u02cctyu\u0307r",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Submarine areas under US control out to the 200 mile limit are equal to the subaerial land area of this great nation, and yet the seabed resources have yet to be explored and inventoried. \u2014 Brian Romans, WIRED , 8 Oct. 2009"
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      "verb"
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      ": placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior":[
        "a subordinate officer"
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      ": one who stands in order or rank below another : one that is subordinate":[],
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      ": to treat as of less value or importance":[
        "stylist \u2026 whose crystalline prose subordinates content to form",
        "\u2014 Susan Heath"
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      "s\u0259-\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259-n\u0259t",
      "-\u02c8b\u022frd-n\u0259t",
      "s\u0259-\u02c8b\u022frd-\u1d4an-\u0259t",
      "s\u0259-\u02c8b\u022frd-\u1d4an-\u02cc\u0101t",
      "s\u0259-\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
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      "inferior",
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      "smaller"
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      "Adjective",
      "About two-thirds of the way through, this nonsense comes to life for fifteen minutes when the point of view shifts to that of a subordinate character, an aging thug (well played by Laurence Fishburne) who is employed by the casino to spot card counters. \u2014 Richard Alleva , Commonweal , May 9, 2008",
      "A reporter's right to protect a source is a subordinate matter that obfuscates the more important issue of violating journalistic integrity and responsibility when one becomes an agent, if not a pawn, of a mean-spirited and vindictive retaliation scheme. \u2014 Jon Duffey , Editor & Publisher , 13 Oct. 2003",
      "She was thirty-three, furiously frustrated with her subordinate role in the studio\u2014attending to the model's hair, makeup, and clothes\u2014and chronically dissatisfied with her own pictures, which represented a different kind of woman's work. \u2014 Judith Thurman , New Yorker , 13 Oct. 2003",
      "his contention is that environment plays a subordinate role to heredity in determining what we become",
      "Noun",
      "Case in point: the dismissal of advertising chief Julie Roehm, accused of having an affair with a subordinate (also fired) and taking freebies from an advertising agency (also fired) in violation of company policies. \u2014 Bill Saporito , Time , 12 Nov. 2007",
      "He ran an extremely unhappy headquarters. He tended to berate subordinates , frequently shouting and cursing at them. \u2014 Thomas E. Ricks , Fiasco , 2006",
      "She also found it impossible to give negative feedback. As a consequence, her work and that of her subordinates started to suffer, and she was missing deadlines. \u2014 Steven Berglas , Harvard Business Review , June 2002",
      "She leaves the day-to-day running of the firm to her subordinates .",
      "subordinates do most of the actual creation of the famous designer's clothing designs",
      "Verb",
      "Clinton administration Trade Representative Mickey Kantor declared: \"The days when we could afford to subordinate our economic interests to foreign policy or defense concerns are long past.\" \u2014 Lawrence F. Kaplan , New Republic , 18 Mar. 2002",
      "The real reason, though, is that art survives life, and this unpalatable realization lies behind the lumpen desire to subordinate the former to the latter. The finite always mistakes the permanent for the infinite and nurtures designs upon it. \u2014 Joseph Brodsky , Times Literary Supplement , 26 Oct. 1990",
      "it is one of the lessons of history that more powerful civilizations often subordinate weaker ones",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "California law nonetheless gives employers a relatively free hand when romantically linked co-workers are supervisor and subordinate . \u2014 Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Among western lowland gorillas, Cooke writes, females will sometimes harass silverback males and interrupt their copulations with subordinate females. \u2014 Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
      "Under the terms of the agreement, Shopify will acquire all of Deliverr\u2019s shares outstanding, with 80% of the $2.1 billion in cash and the remainder through the issue of Shopify Class A subordinate voting shares. \u2014 Adriano Marchese, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
      "But blowing up a command post can confuse the subordinate units, temporarily leaving them vulnerable to a swift attack. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "And even when Brown and Black characters do appear in period pieces, they\u2019re often shown in subordinate roles to the starring white characters. \u2014 Samantha Powell, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Roddy said the Caisson Platoon is his costliest subordinate unit. \u2014 Drew F. Lawrence And Katie Bo Lillis, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Fragments only, though with subordinate clauses and prepositional phrases. \u2014 Michael Gorra, The New York Review of Books , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Piper\u2019s Roy, eloquent when silent, registers the effect of being the subordinate brother who\u2019s responsible to the outside world. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This February, two months before the merger closed, CNN boss Jeff Zucker\u2014a close friend of Zaslav\u2019s\u2014abruptly resigned over an undisclosed romantic relationship with a subordinate . \u2014 Scott Decarlo, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
      "Next came Jim McNerney, a Welch lieutenant who was named C.E.O. of Boeing after Mr. Stonecipher was fired for having an affair with a subordinate . \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2022",
      "Coleman retook the reins in January 2022 after former President Mark Schlissel was ousted by the Board of Regents because of a relationship with a subordinate . \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "For this reason, the IDB spokesman told me, the subordinate had to decline my request for comment. \u2014 Mary Anastasia O\u2019grady, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
      "Others are easy fixes, like no longer having the NCAA\u2019s head of women\u2019s basketball a subordinate to the head of men\u2019s basketball. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Rodriguez was demoted after refusing to punish a subordinate who filed a statement in opposition to the re-sentencing of a violent inmate, the lawsuit states. \u2014 Fox News , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Dalio\u2019s ability to deliver radical truth bombs will not be met by his subordinate \u2019s equal ability to do the same. \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Wyoming\u2019s first Black sheriff last year fired a white deputy who is accused of tormenting a Black subordinate for years with racist name-calling that led him to quit, a new federal lawsuit revealed. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Unlike consequences, which for all practical purposes are applied in one direction (boss to team member), ownership can be reinforced in a 360-degree process (peer to peer, team member to boss, and boss to subordinate ). \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "The desire to punish belligerence\u2014and to subordinate other geopolitical goals to that cause\u2014is once again in the air. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "In many places, children expect to support their elderly parents and will subordinate their interests to that aim. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Implicitly, the message was that America gauges the value of that sacred alliance in terms of European willingness to form a common front against China, and to subordinate their interests to American interests in that contest. \u2014 Noah Millman, The Week , 14 June 2021",
      "Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld tried to subordinate CIA officers to U.S. military command. \u2014 CBS News , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "Feminists can be depicted as jealous man haters who want to subordinate men. \u2014 Joy Burnford, Forbes , 26 May 2021",
      "In searching for the next artistic director, the board needs to subordinate MBA logic. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2021",
      "More important, this coalition would likely pass a law\u2014which most rightists want, in any case\u2014that would subordinate the Supreme Court\u2019s right to review the constitutionality of laws to a simple majority vote in the Knesset. \u2014 Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker , 20 Apr. 2021"
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      "Middle English subordinat , from Medieval Latin subordinatus , past participle of subordinare to subordinate, from Latin sub- + ordinare to order \u2014 more at ordain":"Adjective and Noun",
      "Medieval Latin subordinatus \u2014 see subordinate entry 1":"Verb"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1640, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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      ": a subdivision of a nation often distinguished by community of culture and interests rather than by administrative dependency":[
        "the South is \u2026 a subnation with its own history, its own patterns of behavior and its own national consciousness",
        "\u2014 Malcolm Cowley"
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      "\"+"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213755"
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      ": nearly but not quite truncate":[
        "a subtruncate fin"
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      "\"+"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214719"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the status or position of a sublieutenant":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215455"
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      "noun"
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      ": a person making a profession of securing military substitutes especially during the American Civil War":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220940"
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      "adjective"
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        "subvarietal variations"
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      "\"+"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221244"
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      "noun"
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      ": a car which may be lowered from an airship by means of a cable to a position below obscuring clouds to permit observation of the ground":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223553"
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      "noun"
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        "\u2014 compare trash farming"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224840"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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      "sub- + rounded":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225407"
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      ": a graph all of whose points and lines are contained in a larger graph":[]
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      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccgraf"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But there is one induced subgraph in particular that many mathematicians have in their sights. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 26 Apr. 2021",
      "That\u2019s one subgraph , which represents solutions to an algebraic equation like x2 + y2 = 1. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 31 Oct. 2019"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1931, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225606"
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      "Latin sublatus (past participle of tollere to take away, lift up), from sub- up + latus , past participle of ferre to carry \u2014 more at sub- , tolerate , bear":""
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      "1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "Latin subrotundus , from sub- + rotundus round":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230805"
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      "adjective"
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      "\"+"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230815"
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    "definitions":{
      ": under seal":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, literally, under the foot of the seal":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231125"
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      "adjective"
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      ": situated below the genital organs":[]
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      "\"+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + genital":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232914"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233259"
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  "substitutibility":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": substitutability":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "by alteration":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234138"
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  "submetacentric":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": having the centromere situated so that one chromosome arm is somewhat shorter than the other":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02ccmet-\u0259-\u02c8sen-trik",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02ccme-t\u0259-\u02c8sen-trik"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1957, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234954"
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  "subclavian vein":{
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the proximal part of the main vein of the arm or forelimb":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Helen\u2019s family and the medical team watched in awe as the pale pink solution of cells flowed in through her left subclavian vein . \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1615, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000302"
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      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or being the alisphenoid bone in the skull of a fish":[]
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      "\"+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + Latin tect um roof (akin to Latin tegere to cover) + English -al":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000516"
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    "definitions":{
      "city in the province of Vojvodina, northern Serbia population 119,000":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u00fc-b\u022f-\u02cct\u0113t-s\u00e4"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003613"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a conjunction that joins a main clause and a clause which does not form a complete sentence by itself":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003933"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": standing or growing in a nearly erect position : ascending":[
        "a suberect shrub"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + erect":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004921"
  },
  "subsistence theory":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a theory in economics: wages tend toward the lowest level that will provide subsistence \u2014 compare iron law of wages , wage-fund theory":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004958"
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  "Subulura":{
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      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of nematode worms (family Heterakidae) including a common parasite ( S. brumpti ) of the ceca of gallinaceous birds":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Latin subula awl + New Latin -ura":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005716"
  },
  "subcolony":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a colony that is a subdivision of a larger colony":[
        "a breeding subcolony of penguins",
        "\u2026 the connections between mother cities and their colonies and among the colonies and subcolonies \u2026 all created a new kind of 'Greek' convergence in the ancient Mediterranean.",
        "\u2014 Irad Malkin"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259-n\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1825, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005854"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": subcutaneous":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8d\u0259r-m\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8d\u0259r-m\u0259l"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Though there is some redness and tightening of the subdermal scarring that will be addressed, Robert and Bhanusali say all looks promising. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 30 July 2021",
      "The classic example is cutting post-breakup bangs, but maybe surviving a global pandemic requires something subdermal . \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "What results is a subdermal , sub-corn syrup, crystal structure where the rapidly cooling gallium has formed unusual shapes. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2020",
      "Non-barrier methods like the IUD, birth control pills, emergency contraception, and subdermal implants will not prevent an infection from passing from partner to partner, according to Planned Parenthood. \u2014 Ashley Oerman, Cosmopolitan , 6 Feb. 2018",
      "My bill will protect employees from being punished or retaliated against for choosing not to have the subdermal microchip or other technological device implanted. \u2014 Steve Esack, Philly.com , 7 Aug. 2017",
      "Think biometrics embedded in passports, driver\u2019s licenses and subway tokens, which are then all linked up across borders via WiMax and a common XML schema and then perhaps tied via Bluetooth to subdermal chip implants/ViiV-compliant mp3 players. \u2014 Wired Staff, WIRED , 27 Apr. 2006"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1830, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010210"
  },
  "substratose":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": indistinctly or irregularly stratified":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + stratose":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010726"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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      ": less than maximal : not at the greatest or highest possible level":[
        "submaximal exertion",
        "One hundred twenty asymptomatic patients underwent a submaximal treadmill exercise test two to three weeks after an acute myocardial infarction.",
        "\u2014 JAMA"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8mak-s(\u0259-)m\u0259l"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1876, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010754"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": adjacent to a margin or a marginal part or structure":[
        "submarginal spots on an insect wing"
      ],
      ": falling below a necessary minimum":[
        "submarginal economic conditions"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8m\u00e4rj-n\u0259l",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8m\u00e4rj-n\u0259l, \u02c8s\u0259b-, -\u0259n-\u1d4al",
      "-\u02c8m\u00e4r-j\u0259-n\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011604"
  },
  "subpectinate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": somewhat pectinate : imperfectly pectinate":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary sub- + pectinate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011849"
  },
  "subsonic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or being a speed less than that of sound in air":[],
      ": moving, capable of moving, or utilizing air currents moving at a subsonic speed":[],
      ": infrasonic sense 1":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8s\u00e4-nik"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The missile is designed to fly low over the waves at subsonic speeds to avoid radar detection, has a 500-pound warhead, and a range in excess of 67 nautical miles. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 25 May 2022",
      "But whereas the earlier team found Kolmogorov scaling\u2014the subsonic turbulent flow underlying the convection currents in stars as well as Earth's atmosphere\u2014the Australian duo found supersonic turbulence. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "If the pilot ejected at a high subsonic speed, say about 600 knots, the chute would remain reefed; that is, restricted by a cord from opening to its full diameter. \u2014 Kevin V. Brown, Popular Mechanics , 17 June 2021",
      "And so, the lower ends are usually taken by mammals, from the subsonic utterances of giraffes, elephants and hippos to the sounds of monkeys and cats. \u2014 Peter Hemminger, Longreads , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Kalibr, similar to the American Tomahawk missile, is a subsonic cruise missile with a 1,000-pound, high-explosive warhead and a range of up to 1,500 miles. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "The subsonic Kalibr, with its thousand-pound warhead and range of a thousand miles or more, is indicative of this modernization. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Boom is designing Overture to carry between 65 and 88 passengers at subsonic speeds over land and supersonic speeds over water\u2014more than twice as fast as current commercial aircraft. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "In the late 1990s, the Navy teamed up with the U.S. Air Force to develop stealthy, weapons-capable, subsonic jet drones. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1920, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012127"
  },
  "subarctic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, characteristic of, or being regions immediately outside of the arctic circle or regions similar to these in climate or conditions of life":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-\u02c8\u00e4rk-tik",
      "-\u02c8\u00e4r-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Laidre said this new subpopulation \u2014 estimated to number in just the hundreds \u2014 lives at the most southern reaches of polar bear distribution, technically in the subarctic region. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Named after the moniker for subarctic conifer forests, the Taiga offers plenty of output and little range anxiety. \u2014 Bryan Campbell, Robb Report , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The researchers created the catalog by taking the reflection spectra of 80 microorganisms isolated from ice and water collected in the subarctic climate region of Canada. \u2014 Allison Gasparini, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Darkness was setting in, the temperature had fallen below zero, and the 120 men and women who had gathered as part of a major combat training exercise in subarctic Alaska had not yet erected tents. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "The subarctic microorganisms revealed an array of colors from orange to yellow to pink to green. \u2014 Allison Gasparini, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Fish in the subarctic zone \u2014 such as Pacific cod \u2014 were deterred by the frigid temperatures of the cold pool, which hover just below 32 degrees. \u2014 Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "In the great taiga, Russia\u2019s vast subarctic forest, and now in Ukraine, the stories of shatooni rising from apparent death to devour their executioners are not myth. \u2014 A. Craig Copetas, Quartz , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Hundreds of northern fulmars \u2014 a subarctic migrating bird \u2014 washed up dead along the California coast in 2020 and 2021. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1652, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012515"
  },
  "sublateral":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": situated near a side (as of the body)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"",
      "\u00a6s\u0259b+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + lateral":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013124"
  },
  "subdividing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to divide the parts of into more parts":[],
      ": to separate or become separated into subdivisions":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-d\u0259-\u02c8v\u012bd",
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-d\u0259-\u02c8v\u012bd, \u02c8s\u0259b-d\u0259-\u02cc",
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-d\u0259-\u02ccv\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The house is being subdivided into several apartments.",
      "The people who attend the conference can be subdivided into three distinct groups.",
      "He plans to subdivide his property.",
      "The land will be subdivided into building lots.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Wisconsin Builders Association represented Hidden Hills Development LLC, which wanted to subdivide a tract in 2017. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
      "The property owner requested approval to subdivide the land parcel at 444 South Rand Road \u2013 at the southeast corner of Route 12 and Route 22 \u2013 in order to make the property more attractive to a potential buyer, according to village documents. \u2014 Jesse Wright, chicagotribune.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "The company works with homeowners to subdivide their land, build a new home on the new lot, then sell it and split the proceeds. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Also, Irgens will subdivide the land for future apartments and other commercial developments. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Another fear, Knights resident Cindy Boyer said, was the project will create a domino effect in which other residents will want to subdivide their land. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "The buyer plans to subdivide the property for a future quick serve restaurant and a small retail strip center. \u2014 Kathy Jumper, al , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "By legalizing duplexes statewide and allowing people to subdivide single-family lots, S.B. 9 effectively ended single-family zoning in a state of 40 million whose identity is predicated on the suburban idyll. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "High Street Logistics would subdivide the properties into four lots, with a 187,000-square foot building going on one and a 247,000-square-foot building on another. \u2014 Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com , 9 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Late Latin subdividere , from Latin sub- + dividere to divide":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013129"
  },
  "subclass":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a primary division of a class: such as":[],
      ": a category in biological classification ranking below a class and above an order":[],
      ": subset sense 1":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccklas"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the key components are simply the subclass tree, the separated melee bindings, Wormgod and the shotgun. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "And some number of those should be excited that the game is finally bringing a new subclass out for the first time since launch, the Glaivier. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "And it\u2019s a female-only subclass , given that Lost Ark weirdly divides most of these up by gender. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "To access your subclass settings, go into the menu at the top left of your character menu. \u2014 Boone Ashworth, Wired , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "How these operate varies depending on your class and subclass . \u2014 Boone Ashworth, Wired , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "But another subclass of VTOL is beginning to emerge with even more interesting possibilities for the years ahead: The high-speed VTOL or HSVTOL. \u2014 J. George Gorant, Robb Report , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "The game has also moved toward making elemental affinity on weapons more important, given the rise of elemental well builds and the rework of many exotics to require weapons that match your subclass type. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "Gearbox had to invent an entirely new subclass (Iron Cub) just to give players a reason to step out of Iron Bear every so often. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 27 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1720, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013247"
  },
  "subspherical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": imperfectly spherical : nearly but not quite spherical : spheroidal":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + spherical":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014004"
  },
  "submain":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a main (as in a sewer, gas, electrical, or drainage system) having a number of lesser mains feeding into or branching from it but being itself subsidiary to a larger main":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "sub- + main":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014008"
  },
  "submachine gun":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a portable automatic firearm that uses pistol-type ammunition and is fired from the shoulder or hip":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-m\u0259-\u02c8sh\u0113n-\u02ccg\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Less well-known is the fact that Johnson owns a Cold War-era submachine gun . \u2014 oregonlive , 31 May 2022",
      "Rye testified on Tuesday, revealing agonizing details of how the British ISIS members had stuck him in the ribs 25 times on his 25th birthday, hanged him by his hands and jammed the barrel of an MP5 submachine gun in his mouth. \u2014 Byjames Gordon Meek, ABC News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The lawsuit posited that the two officers were wounded when the submachine gun went off by accident and that Franklin was killed not in self-defense but to cover up the fiasco. \u2014 Karl Vick, Time , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "As the five officers told it, Franklin overpowered three of them and gained control of a police submachine gun , wounding the two cops. \u2014 Karl Vick, Time , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "In a separate incident, he was also arrested last month when L.A. police officers allegedly saw a submachine gun in his car. \u2014 Jeff Fedotin, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "The police also seized 16 pistols, six rifles, a submachine gun , 12 grenades and a shotgun. \u2014 Fox News , 7 May 2021",
      "The police also seized 16 pistols, six rifles, a submachine gun , 12 grenades and a shotgun. \u2014 Fox News , 7 May 2021",
      "The police also seized 16 pistols, six rifles, a submachine gun , 12 grenades and a shotgun. \u2014 Fox News , 7 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1920, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015039"
  },
  "subgrade":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a surface of earth or rock leveled off to receive a foundation (as of a road)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8s\u0259b-\u02ccgr\u0101d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The project also includes the removal and installation of drainage structures, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, utilities, canal excavation, base, subgrade and new pavement, Keller said. \u2014 Austen Erblat, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "The Eagle Lake project included rehabilitation of the existing 6 miles of carriage road surface, subgrade and drainage. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Water flows through the cracks in a street and weaken the gravel base layer and the ground, called the subgrade . \u2014 Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online , 17 Feb. 2021",
      "Center Ridge Road, west of Jaycox Road: \u00b7 Crews will continue grading the subgrade , filling in with 304 stone, and installing underdrain. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "Resurfacing projects seal the surface to prevent rain water from reaching the base course and the subgrade and degrading those materials. \u2014 Mike Danahey, Elgin Courier-News , 11 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1893, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015524"
  },
  "subcutaneous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": being, living, occurring, or administered under the skin":[
        "subcutaneous parasites",
        "subcutaneous tissues"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0259b-kyu\u0307-\u02c8t\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In other words, according to Dr. Tan, your body will still produce some virus-fighting antibodies even if the vaccine went into your subcutaneous fat rather than your muscle\u2014but there\u2019s no research to confirm how much potential immunity is lost. \u2014 Sarah Stark, SELF , 6 June 2022",
      "In transgender men, several studies have shown that using one common form of testosterone, testosterone enanthate (normally used for intramuscular injection), via a subcutaneous route was just as effective as intramuscular. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 26 May 2022",
      "In June of last year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Novo Nordisk\u2019s obesity drug Wegovy, a GLP-1 receptor agonist, which is also administered once-weekly through subcutaneous injection. \u2014 Joshua Cohen, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "Under this is the subcutaneous layer known as the hypodermis, comprised of fatty tissue which can be up to inches thick depending on the person. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Most noticeable, my belly fat disappeared, not only the deep belly fat beneath the muscle layer but also the subcutaneous fat just below the skin. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "His diagnosis also showed that my weight put me on stage-1 hypertension, with almost half of my body covered in visceral and subcutaneous fat, high cholesterol and triglycerides. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Not only would this be more acceptable to and comfortable for patients, especially children, than intravenous, intraperitoneal and subcutaneous routes. \u2014 Philip W. Askenase, Scientific American , 17 June 2020",
      "One 50mg subcutaneous implant of the drug costs about $44,973. \u2014 Tyler O'neil, Fox News , 16 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin subcutaneus , from Latin sub- + cutis skin \u2014 more at hide entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1651, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021632"
  }
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