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1604 lines
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{
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"Tartarean":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or resembling Tartarus : infernal":[
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"were thrown headlong \u2026 into the Tartarean abyss",
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"\u2014 Edward Gibbon"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1592, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin tartareus , from Greek tartareios , from Tartaros Tartarus":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"t\u00e4r-\u02c8ter-\u0113-\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091227",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"tar":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a dark brown or black bituminous usually odorous viscous liquid obtained by destructive distillation of organic material (such as wood, coal, or peat)":[],
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": sailor":[],
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": to cover with tar":[],
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": to defile as if with tar":[
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"least tarred by the scandal",
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"\u2014 Newsweek"
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],
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": to mark or stain with the same fault or characteristic":[],
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": to smear (a person) with tar and cover with feathers as a punishment or indignity":[],
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": to urge to action":[
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"\u2014 usually used with on"
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],
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"river 215 miles (346 kilometers) long in northeastern North Carolina \u2014 see pamlico":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"a book about the adventurous lives of tars , skippers, and pirates of the 18th century"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English terr, tarr , from Old English teoru ; akin to Old English tr\u0113ow tree \u2014 more at tree entry 1":"Noun",
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"Middle English terren, tarren , from Old English tyrwan":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u00e4r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"gob",
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"hearty",
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"jack",
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"jack-tar",
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"mariner",
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"navigator",
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"sailor",
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"salt",
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"sea dog",
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"seafarer",
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"seaman",
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"shipman",
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"swab",
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"swabbie",
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"swabby"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042011",
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"type":[
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"geographical name",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"taradiddle":{
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"antonyms":[
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"truth"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": fib":[],
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": pretentious nonsense":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"his tales of adventure are peppered with tongue-in-cheek taradiddles and obvious fabrications",
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"regards literary deconstruction as so much tenure-track taradiddle",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Some are esoteric but still used\u2014like taradiddle , which the list notes was recently used by J.K. Rowling but saw more play in the work of Gilbert and Sullivan, Honor\u00e9 de Balzac and G.K. Chesterton. \u2014 Kat Eschner, Smithsonian , 28 Feb. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ter-\u0259-\u02ccdi-d\u1d4al",
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"\u02c8ta-r\u0259-\u02ccdi-d\u1d4al",
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"\u02ccter-\u0259-\u02c8di-d\u1d4al",
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"\u02ccta-r\u0259-\u02c8di-d\u1d4al"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"fable",
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"fabrication",
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"fairy tale",
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"falsehood",
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"falsity",
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"fib",
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"lie",
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"mendacity",
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"prevarication",
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"story",
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"tale",
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"untruth",
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"whopper"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023315",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"tardily":{
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"antonyms":[
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"beforehand",
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"early",
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"inopportunely",
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"precociously",
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"prematurely",
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"unseasonably"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": at a slow pace":[],
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": late":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"she submitted her scholarship application tardily , so she was not considered",
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"the money that I had lent him for the CDs came tardily and only after I told him that if he didn't repay me, I was taking the CDs back",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Messer and Rokita tardily tried to remind voters that Braun was a former Democrat who had once (gasp!) voted for a gas-tax increase in the legislature. \u2014 Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer , 9 May 2018",
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"These fluttered tardily through the migratory funnel that is Cape May, N.J., their iconic orange-and-black patterns splashing against the muted green of pines frosted by the season's first chill. \u2014 Joe Trezza, Washington Post , 20 Jan. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u00e4r-d\u0259-l\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"belatedly",
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"delinquently",
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"late"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013405",
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"tardy":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": moving slowly : sluggish":[
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"the tardy pace at which she was obliged to walk",
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"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
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],
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": delayed beyond the expected or proper time : late":[
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"a tardy arrival"
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],
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": an instance of being tardy (as to a class)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u00e4r-d\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"crawling",
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"creeping",
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"dallying",
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"dawdling",
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"dilatory",
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"dillydallying",
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"dragging",
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"laggard",
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"lagging",
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"languid",
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"leisurely",
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"poking",
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"poky",
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"pokey",
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"slow",
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"sluggish",
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"snail-paced",
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"snaillike",
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"unhurried"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"barreling",
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"bolting",
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"breakneck",
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"breathless",
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"brisk",
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"careering",
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"dizzy",
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"fast",
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"fleet",
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"flying",
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"hasty",
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"hurrying",
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"lightning",
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"meteoric",
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"quick",
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"racing",
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"rapid",
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"rocketing",
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"running",
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"rushing",
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"scooting",
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"scudding",
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"scurrying",
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"snappy",
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"speeding",
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"speedy",
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"swift",
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"warp-speed",
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"whirling",
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"whirlwind",
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"whisking",
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"zipping"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"She was tardy to work.",
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"They were tardy in filing the application.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The tardy response to an EV glitch is eerily similar to the Chevy Bolt saga at General Motors GM +2.6% (GM). \u2014 Jon Markman, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"The plaintiffs allege that these documents are insufficient in light of what Section 220 demands\u2014and that its follow-up request for more documentation, filed in early April, was met with a tardy response, thus violating Delaware law. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 4 May 2022",
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"The following month, Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan watchdog, filed a complaint about Fallon\u2019s report with the Office of Congressional Ethics, citing an article about the tardy disclosure published by Insider. \u2014 Zach Everson, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"People who miss the daily notification can post late, but such images are conspicuously marked for being tardy . \u2014 Carly Wanna, Bloomberg.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Chives and scallions are routinely tardy , waiting to show up until the very end but leaving a lasting impression. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Yet over the past several weeks, in the wake of revelations about tardy disclosures by members and stock trading by Federal Reserve officials, Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate have proposed new legislation. \u2014 Steven T. Dennis, Bloomberg.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"Covid, then reflation, then supply-chain inflation, then a tardy Fed, then war. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"According to the presentation, failure to serve detention, being tardy or truant were the main reasons high school students were served in-school suspensions. \u2014 Rafael Guerrero, chicagotribune.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"But why not grant one tardy statuette, just to mark the spot",
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"This fall many of these same students as well as others are missing classes because of tardy or no-show buses and for other reasons. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Sep. 2014",
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"Districts with fewer school nurses report higher rates of tardy and absentee students. \u2014 Laken Brooks, Forbes , 30 May 2021",
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"The casting is, for the most part, quite good, if a little tardy in showcasing more marquee-worthy members. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 17 Dec. 2020",
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"Three snaps later, on fourth-and-5, Garoppolo\u2019s tardy and off-target sideline throw toward Taylor, who was briefly open, meant a first down became a game-sealing pass breakup for cornerback Byron Murphy Jr. \u2014 Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com , 14 Sep. 2020",
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"Online doors opened via Zoom promptly at 8 a.m., with a tardy recorded after 8:15 a.m. Students\u2019 presence was required for the duration with live classes, including physical education via Zoom and a social hour. \u2014 Rifat Malik, Dallas News , 1 July 2020",
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"His tardy and limp comments about peaceful demonstrations came only after congressional resolutions and John McCain\u2019s Senate tongue-lashing for their absence. \u2014 Andrew Malcolm, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Jan. 2018",
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"Shattered-bat grounder went to Xander Bogaerts, who was a fraction tardy in making the flip-feed, which cost Boston the double play. \u2014 Dennis Manoloff, cleveland.com , 27 Aug. 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alteration of earlier tardif , from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *tardivus , from Latin tardus":"Adjective"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"1960, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142848"
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},
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"target":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a goal to be achieved":[],
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": a mark to shoot at":[],
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": a person against whom a federal prosecutor has substantial evidence of involvement in criminal activity and who the prosecutor believes is likely to be indicted by a grand jury":[
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"The full extent of Iacobelli's ongoing cooperation is sealed in federal court, but prosecutors have identified additional targets and Iacobelli could spend less time in prison if his help proves substantial.",
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"\u2014 Robert Snell"
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],
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": a small round shield":[],
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": a target marked by shots fired at it":[],
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": an object of ridicule or criticism":[],
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": not valid : inaccurate":[],
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": precisely correct or valid especially in interpreting or addressing a problem or vital issue":[],
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": something or someone fired at or marked for attack":[],
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": something or someone to be affected by an action or development":[],
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": the metallic surface (as of platinum or tungsten) upon which the stream of electrons within an X-ray tube is focused and from which the X-rays are emitted":[],
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": to direct or use toward a target":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"Our target amount for the fund-raiser is $2,500.",
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"They set a target date of May 31.",
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"Planes struck at key military targets .",
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"Tourists are often easy targets for thieves.",
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"Verb",
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"drugs that target cancer cells",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Plastics have long been a target of environmental groups. \u2014 Kathleen Ronayne, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
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"Religious minority groups like the Sikhs have been a target for violence in the country. \u2014 Ehsan Popalzai And Irene Nasser, CNN , 18 June 2022",
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"From here forward, any anti-choice group who closes their doors, and stops operating will no longer be a target . \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
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"Buhle married Biden, who has been the target of conservative media for his financial dealings, in 1993, and divorced him in 2017. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
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"The current first lady was also the target of outrage. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 14 June 2022",
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"Yet while Russia is the primary target of these hackers\u2019 cyber aggression, this is a dangerous precedent. \u2014 Ran Nahmias, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
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"The idea that contraceptives were always a target in the past may be still alive. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 12 June 2022",
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"The incident comes after a pro-life Christian pregnancy center in Buffalo, New York was allegedly the target of an act of arson, according to police. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 10 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Despite all the uncertainties, the panel came down 19-2 in favor of redesigning booster shots to also target Omicron or its subvariants, rather than simply the original version of the virus. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
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"The existing booster shots, from Pfizer and Moderna, target the original coronavirus strain identified in Wuhan, China, in late 2019 and thus have been a poor match for omicron and its growing family of subvariants. \u2014 Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News , 28 June 2022",
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"Rather, residents can target certain trees to reduce the risk of fire spreading to a house and the rest of the neighborhood. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 23 June 2022",
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"But the Greitens ad is a call to target those with differing political beliefs, potentially with violence. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
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"Recovery is also found at the spa, where treatments target five different needs\u2014from beauty (with facials) to inner body (think, IV drips) to temperature therapy (infrared sauna combined with cryotherapy). \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
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"To that end, WME Sports will target brands and platforms looking to deepen their consumer engagement with a focus on multi-platform content in a diverse and multicultural world. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
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"Reports later emerged that U.S. intelligence had helped identify, though not target , the Moskva. \u2014 Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 June 2022",
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"Authorities also say Gendron traveled 200 miles from his home in Conklin, New York, specifically to target a Black neighborhood, having posted documents detailing his plans and white supremacist views online. \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 3 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun",
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"1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Middle French targette, targuete , diminutive of targe light shield, from Old French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse targa shield":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u00e4r-g\u0259t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"butt",
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"mark",
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"prey",
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"sitting duck",
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"victim"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182730",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"tarnish":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to become tarnished":[],
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": to bring disgrace on : sully":[
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"the scandal has tarnished his reputation"
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],
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": to detract from the good quality of : vitiate":[
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"his fine dreams now slightly tarnished"
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],
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": to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil , stain":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"Some foods will tarnish silver.",
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"The scandal tarnished his reputation.",
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"Noun",
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"a polish that removes tarnish",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The brand boasts that their pieces don\u2019t tarnish and are long-lasting. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 16 June 2022",
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"Be careful with plated jewelry, as plating can wear off, and what\u2019s left underneath can tarnish over time. \u2014 Vogue , 5 June 2022",
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"Crypto\u2019s challenges could also tarnish some of the entities who\u2019ve aligned with them. \u2014 Tory Newmyer, Steven Zeitchik, Anchorage Daily News , 13 May 2022",
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"For those who knew Harwood, the Four Seasons affair wasn\u2019t enough to tarnish his legacy. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Hitting Jeddah ahead of the sporting event could tarnish the image the country is looking to develop as a business and leisure destination, and highlights the risks of a continuation of the Yemen war. \u2014 Anthony Di Paola, Bloomberg.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"On Saturday, Mark Magsayo will try to tarnish that legacy with his own fists. \u2014 Josh Katzowitz, Forbes , 22 Jan. 2022",
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"Crypto\u2019s challenges could also tarnish some of the entities who\u2019ve aligned with them. \u2014 Tory Newmyer, Steven Zeitchik, Anchorage Daily News , 13 May 2022",
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"Crypto\u2019s challenges could also tarnish some of the entities who\u2019ve aligned with them. \u2014 Steven Zeitchik, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"To clean away the tarnish , make this safe, nontoxic cleaning solution: squeeze the juice of one lemon into a small bowl. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"If there's still some residual tarnish , repeat the poultice treatment. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"The combination of bright copper with patches of tarnish is far less attractive than copper with a more even patina. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Jan. 2022",
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"So when one journalist or outlet makes questionable choices, the tarnish can easily spread to others. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 10 Aug. 2021",
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"His father did not know about all these eyes, all over the world, seeing the laminate wood grain of his dresser top, the cloudy tarnish on the silver cross. \u2014 Sarah Braunstei, The New Yorker , 2 Aug. 2021",
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"The sheen, easy application and no- tarnish factor contribute to a pewter-type finish. \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 20 May 2021",
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"And if that only took a little of the luster off Nolan\u2019s legacy, his tiff with Jon Daniels applied the tarnish . \u2014 Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News , 11 May 2021",
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"The final question is whether these efforts to be more accessible can shine off the tarnish that is on the Royal brand. \u2014 Peter Suciu, Forbes , 6 May 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"1684, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English ternysshen , from Middle French terniss- , stem of ternir , probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German tarnan to hide":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u00e4r-nish"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"blemish",
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"darken",
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"mar",
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"poison",
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"spoil",
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"stain",
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"taint",
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"touch",
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"vitiate"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184251",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"tarnished plant bug":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a common hemipterous brownish bug ( Lygus lineolaris ) of eastern North America that causes injury to plants especially by sucking sap from buds, leaves, and fruits":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Other possible causes include frost injury to flowers and young fruits or tarnished plant bug injury. \u2014 Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com , 18 June 2021",
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"Attacks of tarnished plant bugs show up as black joints or brown, sunken areas. \u2014 The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping , 19 Apr. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1902, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130725",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"tarradiddle":{
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"antonyms":[
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"truth"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": fib":[],
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": pretentious nonsense":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"his tales of adventure are peppered with tongue-in-cheek taradiddles and obvious fabrications",
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"regards literary deconstruction as so much tenure-track taradiddle",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Some are esoteric but still used\u2014like taradiddle , which the list notes was recently used by J.K. Rowling but saw more play in the work of Gilbert and Sullivan, Honor\u00e9 de Balzac and G.K. Chesterton. \u2014 Kat Eschner, Smithsonian , 28 Feb. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ter-\u0259-\u02ccdi-d\u1d4al",
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"\u02c8ta-r\u0259-\u02ccdi-d\u1d4al",
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"\u02ccter-\u0259-\u02c8di-d\u1d4al",
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"\u02ccta-r\u0259-\u02c8di-d\u1d4al"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"fable",
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"fabrication",
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"fairy tale",
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"falsehood",
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"falsity",
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"fib",
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"lie",
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"mendacity",
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"prevarication",
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"story",
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"tale",
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"untruth",
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"whopper"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050116",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"tarry":{
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"antonyms":[
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"sojourn",
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"stay",
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"visit"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of, resembling, or covered with tar":[],
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": stay , sojourn":[],
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": to abide or stay in or at a place":[],
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": to delay or be tardy in acting or doing":[],
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": to linger in expectation : wait":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"Tarry with us a while.",
|
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"upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the mountain",
|
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"Noun",
|
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"a fable about the tarry of two Americans in a Scottish village that every century magically comes into existence for a day",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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|
"Democrats cannot afford to tarry too long, clinging to a thin sliver of hope that Biden\u2019s legislative agenda might still pass in some form. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 15 Jan. 2022",
|
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"This unusual travel guide does not tarry with the practical needs of a typical tourist. \u2014 cleveland , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Ladies and gentlemen, do not tarry , for this is your opportunity to waltz your way into high society, make use of those dance cards, and find somebody to burn for. \u2014 Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country , 28 June 2021",
|
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"Other sea monster tales are less cosmic and more practical, acting as warnings to sailors or to people who tarry too close to the sea. \u2014 Regina Hansen, WSJ , 24 June 2021",
|
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"But while the shah tarried in Egypt and Morocco, an Iranian mob briefly seized the American Embassy in February. \u2014 David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times , 29 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"There was no time to tarry ; the Pistons were scheduled to take off from Detroit Metropolitan Airport at 11 p.m., headed for Miami \u2014 which would allow for an acceptable bedtime before playing the Heat on Tuesday night. \u2014 Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press , 13 Nov. 2019",
|
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"God save you if the steak in question tarried on the grill a second after the timer bell went off. \u2014 Bill Daley, chicagotribune.com , 14 June 2018",
|
|
"The banks, however, along with the governments that protected their interests, jealously guarded their domains, so Gevers tarried for two years in search of an agreeable regulatory environment for his venture. \u2014 Gideon Lewis-kraus, WIRED , 18 June 2018",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"As the plane nears its descent, the cabin fills with a tarry stench. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"On Sunday, tarry globs washed ashore and tides pushed oil into fragile wetlands that provide habitat for 90 species of birds and other wildlife. \u2014 Janet Wilson, USA TODAY , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Further in, the aromas grow more pungent, oily and fragrantly smoky; like going fishing, with background aromas of tarry rope and boat engine. \u2014 Karla Alindahao, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"European oil-spill experts in contact with the Israeli authorities said the tarry nature of the oil suggested it could have been exposed to the elements for some time. \u2014 Felicia Schwartz, WSJ , 23 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"That such beauty could be found on a tarry two-lane road among farm fields in Ohio proved that God was everywhere. \u2014 Ian Frazier, The New Yorker , 7 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Behind the shop, in a long yard where hens peck and honey bees buzz, Zeringue manages a stable of cypress smokers, all stained a gleaming, tarry black from the constant, meaty smoke rising through them. \u2014 Ian Mcnulty | Staff Writer, NOLA.com , 9 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Over time, Zumthor had revised the building\u2019s color from tarry black, which was controversial, to mild beige. \u2014 Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker , 5 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"After decades of extraction, pumping California\u2019s increasingly tarry reserves became tougher. \u2014 ProPublica , 18 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Often, Petite Sirah produces a wine that is too tarry , too dense, too chewy. \u2014 Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com , 1 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Ingestion of sago palm leaves, seeds or other plant parts causes liver failure, usually signaled by drooling, vomiting, diarrhea or a tarry black stool, depression, appetite loss, abdominal pain, lethargy and jaundice. \u2014 Kim Campbell Thornton, sacbee , 14 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"A sprig from a creosote bush infuses the steam in our shower stall with notes of the western Grand Canyon: tarry , resinous, bitter but rich. \u2014 Michael Engelhard, Alaska Dispatch News , 1 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"1552, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English tarien":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u00e4r-\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8ta-r\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8ter-\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abide",
|
|
"dwell",
|
|
"hang around",
|
|
"remain",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"stick around"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104805",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tart":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bawd",
|
|
"call girl",
|
|
"cocotte",
|
|
"courtesan",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"hooker",
|
|
"hustler",
|
|
"prostitute",
|
|
"sex worker",
|
|
"streetwalker",
|
|
"whore"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a dish baked in a pastry shell : pie : such as":[],
|
|
": a promiscuous woman : a woman who has many sexual partners":[],
|
|
": a small pie made of pastry folded over a filling":[],
|
|
": a small pie or pastry shell without a top containing jelly, custard, or fruit":[],
|
|
": agreeably sharp or acid to the taste":[
|
|
"a tart apple"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by a biting, acrimonious, or cutting quality":[
|
|
"a tart rejoinder"
|
|
],
|
|
": prostitute":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"The wine is rather tart .",
|
|
"I didn't add enough sugar to the lemonade, and now it's way too tart .",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the sort of skimpy outfit that could cause a girl to be mistaken for a tart",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Michigan's beloved cherry season is upon us and there is no better way to celebrate those sweet or tart summer gems than with the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Pink Lady apples are sweet and tart , bursting with flavor and nutrition. \u2014 Good Housekeeping , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The secret ingredient is a backdrop of sweet and tart pomegranate molasses to brighten all the other flavors. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The soft texture is balanced by the staccato of the salty nuts, which compliment the sweet and tart flavors of the orange frosting that offers a lingering brightness with every bite. \u2014 Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Katsu sauce, a sweet and tart fruity sauce, is also a classic accompaniment. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The tart -sweet glaze on these meatballs is an excellent way to begin eating. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Fair trade organic coffees and teas are the perfect complements to a flaky croissant, mango tart , or croque monsieur. \u2014 Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Enter: rhubarb and red onion agrodolce, the tart and savory-sweet condiment where rhubarb shines without being dessertified or laden with sugar. \u2014 Christian Reynoso, Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"My top pick would be rich and not-really- tart mascarpone, such as in this recipe that includes a honeyed mascarpone cream. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"An apple tart with vanilla ice cream ($14) was, one evening, a tad soggy. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Since this quiche uses a generous amount of filling for the final bake, any shrinkage would render the tart too shallow to hold it all. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Dessert includes the choice of a chocolate mint tart , french toast bread pudding, carrot cake, a cereal milk panna cotta, toffee cheese cake, cr\u00e8me brul\u00e9e, or an ice cream sundae. \u2014 Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This easy, free-form tart can be made with homemade or store-bought pie crust. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Porch Light is packed with aromas and flavors of white peaches, white flowers and a Granny Smith apple tart . \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"This salsa might become your new favorite condiment, as its spicy-sweet- tart flavor and chunky texture can make any dish shine. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Ludivine loves the croissants and pear amandine tart . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English tarte , from Anglo-French":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English teart sharp, severe; akin to Middle High German traz spite":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u00e4rt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acid",
|
|
"acidic",
|
|
"acidulous",
|
|
"sour",
|
|
"sourish",
|
|
"tartish",
|
|
"vinegary"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104719",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tartish":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bawd",
|
|
"call girl",
|
|
"cocotte",
|
|
"courtesan",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"hooker",
|
|
"hustler",
|
|
"prostitute",
|
|
"sex worker",
|
|
"streetwalker",
|
|
"whore"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a dish baked in a pastry shell : pie : such as":[],
|
|
": a promiscuous woman : a woman who has many sexual partners":[],
|
|
": a small pie made of pastry folded over a filling":[],
|
|
": a small pie or pastry shell without a top containing jelly, custard, or fruit":[],
|
|
": agreeably sharp or acid to the taste":[
|
|
"a tart apple"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by a biting, acrimonious, or cutting quality":[
|
|
"a tart rejoinder"
|
|
],
|
|
": prostitute":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"The wine is rather tart .",
|
|
"I didn't add enough sugar to the lemonade, and now it's way too tart .",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the sort of skimpy outfit that could cause a girl to be mistaken for a tart",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Michigan's beloved cherry season is upon us and there is no better way to celebrate those sweet or tart summer gems than with the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Pink Lady apples are sweet and tart , bursting with flavor and nutrition. \u2014 Good Housekeeping , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The secret ingredient is a backdrop of sweet and tart pomegranate molasses to brighten all the other flavors. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The soft texture is balanced by the staccato of the salty nuts, which compliment the sweet and tart flavors of the orange frosting that offers a lingering brightness with every bite. \u2014 Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Katsu sauce, a sweet and tart fruity sauce, is also a classic accompaniment. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The tart -sweet glaze on these meatballs is an excellent way to begin eating. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Fair trade organic coffees and teas are the perfect complements to a flaky croissant, mango tart , or croque monsieur. \u2014 Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Enter: rhubarb and red onion agrodolce, the tart and savory-sweet condiment where rhubarb shines without being dessertified or laden with sugar. \u2014 Christian Reynoso, Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"An apple tart with vanilla ice cream ($14) was, one evening, a tad soggy. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Since this quiche uses a generous amount of filling for the final bake, any shrinkage would render the tart too shallow to hold it all. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Dessert includes the choice of a chocolate mint tart , french toast bread pudding, carrot cake, a cereal milk panna cotta, toffee cheese cake, cr\u00e8me brul\u00e9e, or an ice cream sundae. \u2014 Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This easy, free-form tart can be made with homemade or store-bought pie crust. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Porch Light is packed with aromas and flavors of white peaches, white flowers and a Granny Smith apple tart . \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"This salsa might become your new favorite condiment, as its spicy-sweet- tart flavor and chunky texture can make any dish shine. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Ludivine loves the croissants and pear amandine tart . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Dessert, choice of one, warm flourless chocolate cake, vanilla cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e, pistachio macaron cake, key lime tart . \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 11 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English tarte , from Anglo-French":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English teart sharp, severe; akin to Middle High German traz spite":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u00e4rt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acid",
|
|
"acidic",
|
|
"acidulous",
|
|
"sour",
|
|
"sourish",
|
|
"tartish",
|
|
"vinegary"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185159",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tartness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bawd",
|
|
"call girl",
|
|
"cocotte",
|
|
"courtesan",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"hooker",
|
|
"hustler",
|
|
"prostitute",
|
|
"sex worker",
|
|
"streetwalker",
|
|
"whore"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a dish baked in a pastry shell : pie : such as":[],
|
|
": a promiscuous woman : a woman who has many sexual partners":[],
|
|
": a small pie made of pastry folded over a filling":[],
|
|
": a small pie or pastry shell without a top containing jelly, custard, or fruit":[],
|
|
": agreeably sharp or acid to the taste":[
|
|
"a tart apple"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by a biting, acrimonious, or cutting quality":[
|
|
"a tart rejoinder"
|
|
],
|
|
": prostitute":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"The wine is rather tart .",
|
|
"I didn't add enough sugar to the lemonade, and now it's way too tart .",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the sort of skimpy outfit that could cause a girl to be mistaken for a tart",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Michigan's beloved cherry season is upon us and there is no better way to celebrate those sweet or tart summer gems than with the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Pink Lady apples are sweet and tart , bursting with flavor and nutrition. \u2014 Good Housekeeping , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The secret ingredient is a backdrop of sweet and tart pomegranate molasses to brighten all the other flavors. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The soft texture is balanced by the staccato of the salty nuts, which compliment the sweet and tart flavors of the orange frosting that offers a lingering brightness with every bite. \u2014 Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Katsu sauce, a sweet and tart fruity sauce, is also a classic accompaniment. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The tart -sweet glaze on these meatballs is an excellent way to begin eating. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Fair trade organic coffees and teas are the perfect complements to a flaky croissant, mango tart , or croque monsieur. \u2014 Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Enter: rhubarb and red onion agrodolce, the tart and savory-sweet condiment where rhubarb shines without being dessertified or laden with sugar. \u2014 Christian Reynoso, Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"An apple tart with vanilla ice cream ($14) was, one evening, a tad soggy. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Since this quiche uses a generous amount of filling for the final bake, any shrinkage would render the tart too shallow to hold it all. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Dessert includes the choice of a chocolate mint tart , french toast bread pudding, carrot cake, a cereal milk panna cotta, toffee cheese cake, cr\u00e8me brul\u00e9e, or an ice cream sundae. \u2014 Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This easy, free-form tart can be made with homemade or store-bought pie crust. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Porch Light is packed with aromas and flavors of white peaches, white flowers and a Granny Smith apple tart . \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"This salsa might become your new favorite condiment, as its spicy-sweet- tart flavor and chunky texture can make any dish shine. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Ludivine loves the croissants and pear amandine tart . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Dessert, choice of one, warm flourless chocolate cake, vanilla cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e, pistachio macaron cake, key lime tart . \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 11 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English tarte , from Anglo-French":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from Old English teart sharp, severe; akin to Middle High German traz spite":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8t\u00e4rt"
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"acid",
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"acidic",
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"acidulous",
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"sour",
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"sourish",
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"tartish",
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"vinegary"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214637",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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": a weed of grain fields especially of biblical times that is usually held to be the darnel":[],
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": an undesirable element":[],
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": counterweight":[],
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": to adjust (a scale on which an empty container has been placed) so as to reduce the displayed weight to zero":[
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"Balances are taken for granted now, and many tare themselves\u2014among other features. Yet it's still important to remember the basics for accurate use of this most fundamental lab instrument.",
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"\u2014 Chemistry"
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]
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},
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"\u02c8ter",
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"\u02c8ta(\u0259)r, \u02c8te(\u0259)r"
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"Middle English; probably akin to Middle Dutch tarwe wheat":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Old Italian tara , from Arabic \u1e6dar\u1e25a , literally, that which is removed":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153927"
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"tare grass":{
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"noun"
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"tar drum":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a separator used in petroleum distilling for condensing the heavier vapors":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170227"
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},
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"tardo":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": slow":[
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"\u2014 used as a direction in music"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u00e4r-(\u02cc)d\u014d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Italian, from Latin tardus":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1843, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172849"
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},
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"tardive dyskinesia":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary uncontrollable movements especially of the mouth, tongue, trunk, and limbs and occurring especially as a side effect of prolonged use of antipsychotic drugs (such as phenothiazine)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u00e4r-div-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Moreover, clinical researchers have confirmed that patients who are able to remain on antipsychotic medication commonly develop cerebral atrophy and tardive dyskinesia , an involuntary movement disorder. \u2014 Richard J. Mcnally, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
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"Antipsychotic drugs such as haloperidol and aripiprazole are approved for use in Tourette, but have the potential to cause long-term side effects, such as the movement disorder tardive dyskinesia . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 31 May 2021",
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"The previous three include a drug for tardive dyskinesia , a movement disorder that\u2019s a side effect of antipsychotics, as well as medications for endometriosis and uterine fibroids, painful female reproductive tract disorders. \u2014 Jonathan Wosen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"As a whole, typical antipsychotics tend to cause more serious long-term side effects, like the movement disorder tardive dyskinesia , which can prompt uncontrollable muscle movements, often around the mouth. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 7 Dec. 2018",
|
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"One odd potential side effect of typical antipsychotics is something known as tardive dyskinesia , a condition characterized by repetitive involuntary movements that usually occur in the face, neck, and tongue. \u2014 Kimberly Truong, SELF , 7 Dec. 2018",
|
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"The most serious potential complication is a disorder called tardive dyskinesia (TD) that can cause involuntary movement of the eyes, face, and hands, facial grimacing, rapid eye blinking, and piano playing-like finger movement. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 7 Dec. 2018",
|
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"Antipsychotics may also cause side effects such as tardive dyskinesia (a disorder that induces repetitive and involuntary movements), although newer ones generally come with fewer serious side reactions, the Mayo Clinic notes. \u2014 Nina Bahadur, SELF , 15 Sep. 2018",
|
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"And yet, in high doses and over the long term, patients often experienced tardive dyskinesia , which includes tongue thrusting, lip smacking, restlessness, involuntary movements of arms and legs, which become twisted like pretzels. \u2014 Maggie Jones, New York Times , 3 Apr. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"tardive tending toward late development (from French, feminine of tardif , from Middle French) + dyskinesia":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1964, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180612"
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},
|
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"target language":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a language into which another language is to be translated \u2014 compare source language":[],
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": a language other than one's native language that is being learned":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For total immersion, lessons are conducted in the target language and feature interactive real-life scenarios and pronunciation feedback. \u2014 Simon Hill, Wired , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
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"The project is a way to build reading confidence through simple texts in the target language . \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 26 Oct. 2020",
|
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"In dual-language classes, half the children are native speakers of the target language . \u2014 Leslie Brody, WSJ , 3 May 2018",
|
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"In dual-language classes, students receive instruction together in English and the target language . \u2014 Leslie Brody, WSJ , 3 May 2018",
|
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"The results assume that the student was a native speaker of English with no prior knowledge of the target language . \u2014 Mike Glenn, Houston Chronicle , 26 Feb. 2018",
|
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"The Fluent Forever process centers around digital flashcards for the 625 most common words in the target language . \u2014 Macklin Levine, chicagotribune.com , 24 Oct. 2017",
|
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"In language-immersion programs, either all or a portion of all core subjects -- for example, math, science, history -- are taught in the target language , according to the MCPS World Language Immersion Program website. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Sep. 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192720"
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},
|
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"target lamp":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a lamp or lantern for use at a railroad switch target":[]
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195644"
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},
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"tarantula":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food":[
|
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"Most spiders bite with a pinching movement, like the grip of human thumb and forefinger. But tarantulas bite straight down, enabling them to take on larger prey.",
|
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"\u2014 Richard Conniff",
|
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"Bites of U.S. tarantulas are considered medically benign.",
|
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"\u2014 Rick Weiss"
|
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],
|
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"\u2014 compare bird spider , baboon spider":[
|
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"Most spiders bite with a pinching movement, like the grip of human thumb and forefinger. But tarantulas bite straight down, enabling them to take on larger prey.",
|
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"\u2014 Richard Conniff",
|
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"Bites of U.S. tarantulas are considered medically benign.",
|
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"\u2014 Rick Weiss"
|
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],
|
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": a European wolf spider ( Lycosa tarantula ) formerly held to be the cause of tarantism":[
|
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"Few folk dances have an origin as memorable as the tarantella from southern Italy, which earned its name from a tale involving the tarantula spider.",
|
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"\u2014 Danielle Poulos"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"t\u0259-\u02c8ran-ch\u0259-l\u0259",
|
|
"t\u0259-\u02c8ranch-(\u0259-)l\u0259",
|
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"-t\u0259-l\u0259",
|
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"-\u02c8rant-\u1d4al-\u0259",
|
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"-\u02c8ranch-l\u0259",
|
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"-\u02c8rant-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In his hotel room 007 escapes an attempt to kill him with a tarantula in his bed. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s a tarantula creeping up the mesh door of our tent. \u2014 Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online , 10 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"In this animated film, a wolf, python, shark, piranha and tarantula set out to rehab their images and walk the straight and narrow instead. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"In other news, scientists have identified a tarantula -killing worm and named it for a very different personality: actor Jeff Daniels. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 22 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Chomphuphuang then embarked on a field trip, with Sippawat and fellow arachnologist Chaowalit Songsangchote, to confirm that the tarantula was previously undiscovered. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The team named the new tarantula after Thai king Taksin the Great, who governed Tak province in the 18th century, according to George Dvorsky for Gizmodo. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Dillman said a tarantula infected with jeffdanielsi could take months to die of starvation, but that the infection was lethal. \u2014 Jeevan Ravindran, CNN , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Shanahan said participants get to watch a variety of different animals being fed including a rabbit, snakes, turtles, a toad and bearded dragon, as well as a tarantula and fish. \u2014 David Sharos, chicagotribune.com , 15 Jan. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Medieval Latin, from Old Italian tarantola , from Taranto":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1561, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201140"
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},
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"tardigrade":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of a phylum (Tardigrada) of microscopic invertebrates with four pairs of stout legs that live usually in water or damp moss":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8t\u00e4r-d\u0259-\u02ccgr\u0101d"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"At first, the researchers didn't even notice the tardigrade was trapped in the piece of amber. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The third-ever tardigrade fossil on record has been found within a piece of 16-million-year-old Dominican amber. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 9 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"One of the new CG ghosts, Muncher, took cues from a tardigrade (microscopic water bear) and glass frogs for translucency. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"By detailing how the tardigrade 's move, the study could help scientists design small nano-robots that scoot to deliver drugs around the human body or carry cargo to hard-to-reach areas, per Gizmodo. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Close observational analysis helped the researchers determine where the new species belongs on the tardigrade family tree. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 5 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The squid tissue will be frozen on the station and returned to Earth later, preserving the molecular timeline of which genes turned off and on for the squid, similar to the tardigrade experiment. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 26 May 2021",
|
|
"Mosses which house many microscopic organisms, including the famous tardigrade , or water bear. \u2014 Deboki Chakravarti, Scientific American , 13 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"However, some parts of a meteorite impacting Earth or Mars would experience lower shock pressures that a tardigrade could live through, Traspas says. \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Science | AAAS , 18 May 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"ultimately from Latin tardigradus slow-moving, from tardus slow + gradi to step, go \u2014 more at grade entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1860, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202751"
|
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},
|
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"target date":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the date set for an event or for the completion of a project, goal, or quota":[]
|
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},
|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Friday marked seven weeks since Ball\u2019s surgery, but the Bulls still don\u2019t have a target date for his return to contact \u2014 or the court. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"And establishing a target date for all unsafe schools to be repurposed, retrofitted or demolished. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The target date for launch of the new website is late June or early July, DeVincentis said. \u2014 cleveland , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Green tweeted his target date to return is Monday against the Wizards. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The country is expected to reach 1200 GW of total wind and solar capacity in 2026, four years sooner than its target date . \u2014 Kara Fox, CNN , 1 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"More countries also set 2050 as their target date to achieve net-zero carbon, meaning that any emissions after that date would be offset by technology. \u2014 Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The tentative target date for opening the museum in Irvine is late next year. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"If the dress rehearsal goes to plan, NASA will roll the rocket stack back into the Vehicle Assembly Building for final checks and\u2014finally\u2014set an official target date for the launch of Artemis-1. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1945, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212214"
|
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},
|
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"tar distillate":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a fraction in petroleum refining containing heavy oils and paraffin":[]
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214849"
|
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},
|
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"Taranto":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"city and port on the":[
|
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"Gulf of Taranto (an inlet of the Ionian Sea)"
|
|
],
|
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"in southeastern Italy population 200,154":[
|
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"Gulf of Taranto (an inlet of the Ionian Sea)"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"t\u0259-\u02c8ran-(\u02cc)t\u014d",
|
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"\u02c8t\u00e4r-\u00e4n-\u02cct\u014d"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230637"
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},
|
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"tarantula hawk":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231326"
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},
|
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"tarantism":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a dancing mania or malady of late medieval Europe":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ter-\u0259n-\u02ccti-z\u0259m",
|
|
"\u02c8ta-r\u0259n-\u02ccti-z\u0259m",
|
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"\u02c8tar-\u0259n-\u02cctiz-\u0259m"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Tarantella, the name of an Italian folk dance, derives from tarantism , a form of hysteria marked by compulsive movement that swept the country\u2019s southern region starting in the 15th century. \u2014 Brian Schaefer, New York Times , 26 Apr. 2018"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin tarantismus , from Taranto , Italy":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1656, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032416"
|
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},
|
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"taro":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ter-",
|
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"\u02c8t\u00e4r-(\u02cc)\u014d"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"And, near Costa Rica, additional tubers, such as cassava and taro roots, are added aside from the yam. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Delivered to my room was an extraordinary burger topped with bacon jam and the bar menu\u2019s take on chips and dip\u2014cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche and trout roe with taro chips. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"For example, the seed library soon will add taro seeds, at the request of the Pacific Islander community. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
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"In Samoa, crewmembers traveled to the grave of Robert Louis Stevenson and collected specimens, and the captain spent time in a village with new and old friends from previous visits, enjoying roast pig, taro , breadfruit and fresh pineapple. \u2014 Kimberly Bowker, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"There is also taro , so there are many different variations. \u2014 Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"Jars of tapioca pudding come in flavors like black sesame, taro and peach. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Nov. 2021",
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"Island staples such as taro and cassava are now imported, and rising seas have contaminated fresh groundwater supplies, making Tuvalu directly reliant on rainwater. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Aug. 2021",
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"Mogomogo \u2014 mashed taro or plantains fortified with lashings of pork lard \u2014 tasted of the Caribbean. \u2014 Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure , 28 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Tahitian & Maori":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1769, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044045"
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},
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"target letter":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a letter from a U.S. attorney stating that the person to whom the letter is sent is a target (see target entry 1 sense 2c ) in a federal grand jury investigation":[
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"The indictments issued Friday were sealed, and Manafort's attorneys did not receive a target letter . \u2026",
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"\u2014 Natasha Bertrand"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1975, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063324"
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},
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"tarantulid":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to the Tarantulidae":[],
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": a scorpion of the family Tarantulidae":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-t\u1d4al\u0259\u0307d",
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"\"",
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"-ch(\u0259)l\u0259\u0307d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin Tarantulidae":"Adjective"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084411"
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},
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"targeteer":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one armed with a target or shield":[],
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": sighter sense 1":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102419"
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},
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"tarogato":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a Hungarian musical instrument consisting of a wooden pipe with a clarinet reed at the mouthpiece and a globular bell similar to that of an English horn":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u00e4r\u014dg\u0259\u02cct\u014d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Hungarian t\u00e1rogat\u00f3":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112214"
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},
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"Tarantulidae":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a family of whip scorpions (order Pedipalpida) that lack the caudal prolongation of other forms and have an extremely long slender first pair of legs":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cctar\u0259n\u2027\u02c8t(y)\u00fcl\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Tarantula , type genus + -idae":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134540"
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},
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"tardiness":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the quality or state of being tardy or late":[
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"Students might be sent to Saturday school for any of various infractions, such as tardiness , truancy, smoking, failure to deliver class-work, or creating a disturbance.",
|
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"\u2014 Anne H. Soukhanov",
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"What you really need is a story that will not only excuse tardiness but encourage your boss to give you the entire day off.",
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"\u2014 Jeff Foxworthy",
|
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"His habitual tardiness got him fired from job after job, yet he couldn't see the consequences of his actions.",
|
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"\u2014 June Kinoshita"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u00e4r-d\u0113-n\u0259s"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1608, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134712"
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},
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"targetable":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": capable of being aimed at a target":[
|
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"missiles with targetable warheads"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8t\u00e4r-g\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"And for brands and advertisers, this inventory is addressable and targetable with very high-intent signals. \u2014 David Doty, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"His opposition gained a targetable face with the emergence of Larry Elder, a conservative talk-show host, as a front-runner. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Facebook also warns that customers who opt out of tracking will be excluded from specific targetable audiences, which will result in a decrease in audience sizes. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 29 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Use keyword tools to find popular keywords with high search volume and low keyword difficulty (KD) when searching for related and targetable keywords. \u2014 Jay Bae, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are certainly targetable ; as Dana Carvey showed us with George H.W. Bush, the right comic can find absurdity in even the more boring presidents. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 25 Jan. 2021",
|
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"These areas are now controlled by Russia and the Bashar al-Assad regime, foreclosing our ability to act on targetable information. \u2014 Brett Mcgurk, The Denver Post , 28 Oct. 2019",
|
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"Yury Dolgoruky carries 16 Bulava missiles, each of which has a payload of six independently targetable 150 kiloton nuclear warheads. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 10 Jan. 2018",
|
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"By aggregating the supporters from several of the world's top charities, Charity Miles can offer sponsors a very large, demographically targetable audience. \u2014 Abby Cuffey, Woman's Day , 15 June 2012"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1964, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144526"
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},
|
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"targetman":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": one who uses a railroad target in signaling":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8t\u00e4rg\u0259\u0307t\u02ccman"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154328"
|
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},
|
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"tarantella":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a lively folk dance of southern Italy in \u2076/\u2088 time":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccta-r\u0259n-\u02c8te-l\u0259",
|
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"\u02ccter-\u0259n-\u02c8te-l\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In the finale, the musicians whipped up plenty of excitement, but also exuded comic cheer in the tarantella , a folksy dance from southern Italy. \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 24 Sep. 2021",
|
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"The shop offers sacred figures as well as ones inspired by local culture, such as a dancer doing the pizzica (Lecce\u2019s version of the tarantella ). \u2014 Alexander Pohl, National Geographic , 4 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"After match point against Wozniacki, as Sergio did a tarantella in the stands, Camila stood beaming on the court. \u2014 Jon Wertheim, SI.com , 10 Jan. 2014",
|
|
"Mozart\u2019s concerto remains aurally aloof from such politics; even the seemingly Sicilian-appropriate tarantella -like rhythms of the finale are, in all likelihood, coincidental. \u2014 Matthew Guerrieri, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2018",
|
|
"Around him, the kitchen was a tarantella of activity: four cooks grilled rack of lamb, another rinsed lettuce and yet another arranged grilled vegetables on a platter. \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 24 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Joseph Society Pre-Parade Party was in full swing Italian flags flew while young ladies -- maids -- danced the tarantella accompanied with music sung by Lena Prima and society President Peter Gilberti. \u2014 Sue Strachan, NOLA.com , 6 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"A small sampling of those that, with profound regret, had to be left by the wayside, may indicate the scale and manic scope of this tarantella of travel writing: A former cult member tries to bicycle around the world. \u2014 Simon Winchester, New York Times , 1 June 2016",
|
|
"Just last week, One Direction star turned solo adventurer Harry Styles teased some new music and the world danced a mad and gleeful tarantella . \u2014 Richard Lawson, Vanities , 6 Apr. 2017"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Italian, from Taranto , Italy":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1782, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180829"
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},
|
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"target of opportunity":{
|
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"type":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a military target on which fire or attack is unplanned and which is attacked upon favorable presentation or unexpected discovery or appearance":[
|
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"\u2014 usually used in plural was permitted to engage any targets of opportunity which I might see \u2014 Coast Artillery Journal this company was held in reserve for \u2026 attacking targets of opportunity \u2014 Infantry Journal"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182857"
|
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},
|
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"target pistol":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pistol made especially for target shooting":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194257"
|
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},
|
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"tar oil":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of various oils obtained from tar (as coal tar or pine tar) usually by distillation":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204721"
|
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},
|
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"tarsier":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a genus ( Tarsius of the family Tarsiidae) of small chiefly nocturnal and arboreal carnivorous primates of the Malay Archipelago that have large round eyes, long legs, and a long nearly hairless tail":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u00e4r-s\u0113-\u0259r",
|
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"-s\u0113-\u02cc\u0101"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Because the fossil indicates that the tarsier and anthropoid primate groups split before that era, the anthropoid lineage is also at least that old, says Beard. \u2014 Sid Perkins, Scientific American , 5 June 2013",
|
|
"By analyzing almost 1,200 morphological aspects of the fossil and comparing them to those of 156 other extant and extinct mammals, the team put the ancient primate near the base of the tarsier family tree. \u2014 Sid Perkins, Scientific American , 5 June 2013",
|
|
"Sulawesi is home to species found nowhere else, including vibrant hornbills, miniature water buffalo, tusked deer-pigs and some tarsiers , a small, nocturnal primate. \u2014 Ian Morse, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Sulawesi is home to species found nowhere else, including vibrant hornbills, miniature water buffalo, tusked deer-pigs and some tarsiers , a small, nocturnal primate. \u2014 Ian Morse, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Sulawesi is home to species found nowhere else, including vibrant hornbills, miniature water buffalo, tusked deer-pigs and some tarsiers , a small, nocturnal primate. \u2014 Ian Morse, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Sulawesi is home to species found nowhere else, including vibrant hornbills, miniature water buffalo, tusked deer-pigs and some tarsiers , a small, nocturnal primate. \u2014 Ian Morse, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Sulawesi is home to species found nowhere else, including vibrant hornbills, miniature water buffalo, tusked deer-pigs and some tarsiers , a small, nocturnal primate. \u2014 Ian Morse, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Sulawesi is home to species found nowhere else, including vibrant hornbills, miniature water buffalo, tusked deer-pigs and some tarsiers , a small, nocturnal primate. \u2014 Ian Morse, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Nov. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French, from tarse tarsus, from New Latin tarsus":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1774, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212735"
|
|
},
|
|
"tarsia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": intarsia sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8t\u00e4rs\u0113\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Italian, from Arabic tar\u1e63\u012b\u02bd":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215113"
|
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},
|
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"tarpaulin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a piece of material used especially for protecting exposed objects or areas : tarp":[
|
|
"The hatchways of some armed vessels are but poorly secured in bad weather. \u2026 They were merely spread over with an old tarpaulin , cracked and rent in every direction.",
|
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"\u2014 Herman Melville"
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],
|
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": sailor":[
|
|
"\"What does this here blessed tarpaulin go and do,\" said Mr. Peggotty, with his face one high noon of enjoyment, \"but he loses that there art of his to our little Em'ly.\"",
|
|
"\u2014 Charles Dickens",
|
|
"The Englishman replied, like a rough tarpaulin , \"They might starve; they should not plant nor build in that place.\"",
|
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"\u2014 Daniel Defoe"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"nonstandard t\u00e4r-\u02c8p\u014dl-y\u0259n",
|
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"t\u00e4r-\u02c8p\u022f-l\u0259n",
|
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"\u02c8t\u00e4r-p\u0259-l\u0259n",
|
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"\u02c8t\u00e4r-p\u0259-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The family strung a tarpaulin across the terrace and moved upstairs. \u2014 Sadiq Naqvi, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Down in Kultorvet, meanwhile, the owner of Peter\u2019s Polser was carefully placing a tarpaulin over his wagon\u2019s motor. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For now, the only thing on the site apart from the ruins of an old cottage is a small sign planted out in the bog, covered in a flapping blue tarpaulin , waiting to be unveiled. \u2014 James Hookway, WSJ , 22 Jan. 2022",
|
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"At night in the refugee camps, with only a thin tarpaulin wall as protection, Mohammed waits for the men to come and kill him. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Its large and well-protected interior can hold enough gear for a weekend of activity and keep everything protected thanks to its weather-resistant tarpaulin exterior. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 7 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"This is made from heavy tarpaulin and fabric-guarded, coated zippers for 100% waterproof protection. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 11 June 2021",
|
|
"For those who enjoy the outdoors in rainy or damp environments, consider putting waterproof qualities ahead of all other factors when shopping for a tarpaulin . \u2014 Field & Stream , 22 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"In anticipation of Biden\u2019s Inauguration, bleachers had been erected there, and the sides of the scaffolding were wrapped in ripstop tarpaulin . \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 15 Jan. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"probably from tar entry 1 + -palling, -pauling (from pall )":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232844"
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},
|
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"Tardigrada":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an order of mammals equivalent to the Bradypodidae":[],
|
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": a division of Arthropoda comprising microscopic creatures that live in water or damp moss, resemble arachnids in having four pairs of legs, lack mouth appendages and circulatory and respiratory organs, and have a pair of styliform piercing organs connected with the pharynx":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cct\u00e4rd\u0259\u02c8gr\u0101d\u0259",
|
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"t\u00e4r\u02c8digr\u0259d\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from neuter plural of Latin tardigradus slow-moving":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233610"
|
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},
|
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"target practice":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": practice in shooting at targets":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003310"
|
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},
|
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"tarbush":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a red hat similar to the fez worn especially by Muslim men":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8t\u00e4r-\u02cc",
|
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"t\u00e4r-\u02c8b\u00fcsh"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Arabic \u1e6darb\u016bsh":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1702, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025427"
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}
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} |