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"thwack":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bang",
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"bash",
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"bat",
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"beat",
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"belt",
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"biff",
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"blow",
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"bop",
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"box",
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"buffet",
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"bust",
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"chop",
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"clap",
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"clip",
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"clout",
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"crack",
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"cuff",
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"dab",
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"douse",
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"fillip",
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"hack",
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"haymaker",
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"hit",
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"hook",
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"knock",
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"larrup",
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"lash",
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"lick",
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"pelt",
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"pick",
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"plump",
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"poke",
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"pound",
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"punch",
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"rap",
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"slam",
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"slap",
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"slug",
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"smack",
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"smash",
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"sock",
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"spank",
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"stinger",
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"stripe",
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"stroke",
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"swat",
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"swipe",
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"switch",
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"thud",
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"thump",
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"wallop",
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"welt",
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"whack",
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"wham",
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"whop",
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"whap"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to strike with or as if with something flat or heavy : whack":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"A book fell off the shelf and thwacked me on the head.",
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"thwacked the growling dog on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper",
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"Noun",
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"he gave the ball a hard thwack with the bat and sent it deep into the outfield",
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"even from the top of the bleachers we could hear the loud thwack of the ball being hit",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Line up, charge aimlessly, and then thwack at one another. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 21 Mar. 2021",
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"They have been thwacked with tariffs on steel, aluminium and components from China, and threatened with broader levies on cars and car parts in the name of national security. \u2014 The Economist , 14 Nov. 2019",
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"On Sunday, Drew Brees thwacked his thumb off Aaron Donald\u2019s helmet and now needs surgery. \u2014 Conor Orr, SI.com , 16 Sep. 2019",
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"The other night, a helicopter hovered over my old Craftsman, thwack-thwack- thwacking me into a new dawn. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Aug. 2019",
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"But for her own productions, Ms. Borges mixes these childhood influences with polyrhythms, frantic beats, air horns and elements of genres like trance, European techno, Afro-house and American R&B. Her drums thwack like a bucking bronco. \u2014 Kate Hutchinson, New York Times , 14 June 2018",
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"Belgium had been thwacked by Italy and Turkey in the group stage of that 2000 tournament in a resounding message about the country\u2019s prowess. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 9 July 2018",
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"But Bourdain chose his targets carefully, often made amends, and rarely thwacked his rhetorical skillet upon the less powerful. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 12 June 2018",
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"Washed away in a torrent, on Rocky goes, thwacking and plonking his way to Texas and then to South Dakota. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 20 Apr. 2018",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The soft thwack of a golf ball outside your bedroom. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"The lone call of the magic horn that sounds at its outset trails off into a misty landscape, a trickling brook, a waking dawn and the blunt-force thwack of a cold-water tutti. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Feb. 2022",
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"Wilkes shouted over the thwack of the boat against the water. \u2014 Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure , 30 Jan. 2022",
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"It may have been derived from thwack and merged with wacky at some point to form the slang version of whack, which indicates something crazy or messed up, like that game was whack, man. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
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"The thwack of fists hitting hand pads echoed through the studio as pairs of women circled each other, striking blows and blocking them, with a singular focus. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Nov. 2021",
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"Ironically, China may have harbored a boomerang that will come back for a thwack . \u2014 Robert Hackett, Fortune , 21 June 2021",
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"Damien Tarel was also banned from ever holding public office in France and from owning weapons for five years over the swipe Tuesday, which caught Macron\u2019s left cheek with an audible thwack as the French leader was greeting a crowd. \u2014 Nicolas Vaux-montagny, chicagotribune.com , 10 June 2021",
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"The thwack of the ball against a wooden bat makes a lovely summer soundtrack. \u2014 Katie Pesznecker, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1587, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"circa 1530, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"imitative":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8thwak"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bang",
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"bash",
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"bat",
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"belt",
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"biff",
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"bludgeon",
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"bob",
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"bonk",
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"bop",
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"box",
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"bust",
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"clap",
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"clip",
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"clobber",
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"clock",
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"clout",
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"crack",
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"hammer",
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"hit",
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"knock",
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"nail",
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"paste",
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"pound",
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"punch",
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"rap",
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"slam",
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"slap",
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"slog",
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"slug",
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"smack",
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"smite",
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"sock",
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"strike",
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"swat",
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"swipe",
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"tag",
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"thump",
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"wallop",
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"whack",
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"whale",
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"zap"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100232",
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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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"thwacker":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-k\u0259(r)"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043848",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"thwaite":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse thveit parcel of land; akin to Old English thw\u012btan to cut, cut off":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8thw\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082447",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"thwap":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a loud, heavy, slapping impact or the sound made by such an impact":[
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"The hiss and thwap of the water against the side of the ship was hypnotic.",
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"\u2014 Melinda M. Snodgrass",
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"In a moment she heard the outhouse door slam shut and another tin thwap .",
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"\u2014 Thom Jones"
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],
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": to strike or slap against (something) with a loud, heavy, impact":[
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"\u2026 she thwapped the gorgeous mahogany desk \u2026",
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"\u2014 Rhoda Janzen",
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"A beach ball thwapped the window, then rolled away.",
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"\u2014 Antonya Nelson",
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"\u2026 brought the simple dough together in a stand mixer and kneaded it there until it thwapped quite viciously against the sides of the bowl, threatening to topple it.",
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"\u2014 Tejal Rao",
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"He was way up the street, his cart parked in the middle of the sidewalk, his bag now slung over his shoulder, thwapping into the side of his leg with each long stride he made.",
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"\u2014 Mary Carter"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1963, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"1968, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"imitative":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8thwap"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130848",
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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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"thwart":{
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"antonyms":[
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"advance",
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"cultivate",
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"encourage",
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"forward",
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"foster",
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"further",
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"nurture",
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"promote"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a seat extending athwart a boat":[],
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": athwart":[],
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": situated or placed across something else : transverse":[],
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": to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of":[],
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": to pass through or across":[],
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": to run counter to so as to effectively oppose or baffle : contravene":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"She did all she could to thwart his plans.",
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"The army thwarted the attempt at a coup.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The Food and Drug Administration is gearing to authorize next-generation vaccines and boosters for the fall that could thwart a seasonal surge. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
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"The reigning defensive rookie of the year aspires, respectfully, to thwart it. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
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"Twitter on Friday set up a shareholder rights plan that could thwart Musk\u2019s hostile acquisition bid. \u2014 Fortune , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"Much of the discussion since the bill's passage has centered on legal challenges that even backers say could thwart the ban from being enacted. \u2014 CBS News , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"Much of the discussion since the bill's passage has centered on legal challenges that even backers say could thwart the ban from being enacted. \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, BostonGlobe.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"Another big wild card is China, which could thwart any U.S. attempt to choke off chips to Russia. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"Beijing has denounced such efforts as attempts to thwart China\u2019s rightful rise, saying it wouldn\u2019t be constrained by American bullying. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
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"Beijing has denounced such efforts as attempts to thwart China\u2019s rightful rise, saying it wouldn\u2019t be constrained by American bullying. \u2014 Austin Ramzy, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Threats to fish: As The Times has reported, droughts thwart fish migration and destroy habitats. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Intrepid girls outwit rogues, thwart empires, and rescue abused and vulnerable animals in four novels for readers ages 10 to 14. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
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"An outfitter named Craig had rented me the 15-foot canoe with a broken thwart , splintering gunwales, and the tanker toilet. \u2014 Florence Williams, Outside Online , 1 Feb. 2022",
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"English borrowed thwart from Old Norse around the 12th century. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Dec. 2021",
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"Since 1736, the noun thwart has referred to the pieces of wood or metal that reinforce the hulls of canoes and boats. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Dec. 2021",
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"How much does the government's role thwart innovation to address actual on the ground issues",
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"Luckily, this episode ends up being just as positive as the party was, after Justin and Griffin thwart Travis\u2019s doldrums and move on to doling out free and funny advice. \u2014 Pablo Goldstein, Vulture , 1 July 2021",
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"Serving as captain of the maintop of the U.S.S. Pawnee in the attack upon Mathias Point, 26 June 1861, Williams told his men, while lying off in the boat, that every man must die on his thwart sooner than leave a man behind. \u2014 Drew Broach | Staff Writer, NOLA.com , 10 Nov. 2020",
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"Germany has previously had success with American intelligence information helping thwart plots, most notably in 2007 in stopping a plan to bomb the U.S. Air Force's Ramstein Air Base in southern Germany. \u2014 David Rising, Fox News , 13 Sep. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Verb",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"circa 1736, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English thwert , from Old Norse thvert , from neuter of thverr transverse, oblique; akin to Old High German dwerah transverse, oblique":"Adverb",
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"Middle English thwerten , from thwert , adverb":"Verb",
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"alteration of obsolete thought, thoft , from Middle English thoft , from Old English thofte ; akin to Old High German dofta rower's seat":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"nautical often \u02c8th\u022frt",
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"\u02c8thw\u022frt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for thwart Verb frustrate , thwart , foil , baffle , balk mean to check or defeat another's plan or block achievement of a goal. frustrate implies making vain or ineffectual all efforts however vigorous or persistent. frustrated attempts at government reform thwart suggests frustration or checking by crossing or opposing. the army thwarted his attempt at a coup foil implies checking or defeating so as to discourage further effort. foiled by her parents, he stopped trying to see her baffle implies frustration by confusing or puzzling. baffled by the maze of rules and regulations balk suggests the interposing of obstacles or hindrances. officials felt that legal restrictions had balked their efforts to control crime",
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"synonyms":[
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"baffle",
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"balk",
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"beat",
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"checkmate",
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"discomfit",
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"foil",
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"frustrate"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054744",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"thwarting":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of":[],
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": to run counter to so as to effectively oppose or baffle : contravene":[],
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": to pass through or across":[],
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": athwart":[],
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": situated or placed across something else : transverse":[],
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": a seat extending athwart a boat":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"nautical often \u02c8th\u022frt",
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"\u02c8thw\u022frt"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"baffle",
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"balk",
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"beat",
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"checkmate",
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"discomfit",
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"foil",
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"frustrate"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"advance",
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"cultivate",
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"encourage",
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"forward",
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"foster",
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"further",
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"nurture",
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"promote"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for thwart Verb frustrate , thwart , foil , baffle , balk mean to check or defeat another's plan or block achievement of a goal. frustrate implies making vain or ineffectual all efforts however vigorous or persistent. frustrated attempts at government reform thwart suggests frustration or checking by crossing or opposing. the army thwarted his attempt at a coup foil implies checking or defeating so as to discourage further effort. foiled by her parents, he stopped trying to see her baffle implies frustration by confusing or puzzling. baffled by the maze of rules and regulations balk suggests the interposing of obstacles or hindrances. officials felt that legal restrictions had balked their efforts to control crime",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"She did all she could to thwart his plans.",
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"The army thwarted the attempt at a coup.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The Food and Drug Administration is gearing to authorize next-generation vaccines and boosters for the fall that could thwart a seasonal surge. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
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"The reigning defensive rookie of the year aspires, respectfully, to thwart it. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
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"Twitter on Friday set up a shareholder rights plan that could thwart Musk\u2019s hostile acquisition bid. \u2014 Fortune , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"Much of the discussion since the bill's passage has centered on legal challenges that even backers say could thwart the ban from being enacted. \u2014 CBS News , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"Much of the discussion since the bill's passage has centered on legal challenges that even backers say could thwart the ban from being enacted. \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, BostonGlobe.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"Another big wild card is China, which could thwart any U.S. attempt to choke off chips to Russia. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"Beijing has denounced such efforts as attempts to thwart China\u2019s rightful rise, saying it wouldn\u2019t be constrained by American bullying. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
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"Beijing has denounced such efforts as attempts to thwart China\u2019s rightful rise, saying it wouldn\u2019t be constrained by American bullying. \u2014 Austin Ramzy, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Threats to fish: As The Times has reported, droughts thwart fish migration and destroy habitats. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Intrepid girls outwit rogues, thwart empires, and rescue abused and vulnerable animals in four novels for readers ages 10 to 14. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
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"An outfitter named Craig had rented me the 15-foot canoe with a broken thwart , splintering gunwales, and the tanker toilet. \u2014 Florence Williams, Outside Online , 1 Feb. 2022",
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"English borrowed thwart from Old Norse around the 12th century. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Dec. 2021",
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"Since 1736, the noun thwart has referred to the pieces of wood or metal that reinforce the hulls of canoes and boats. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Dec. 2021",
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"How much does the government's role thwart innovation to address actual on the ground issues",
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"Luckily, this episode ends up being just as positive as the party was, after Justin and Griffin thwart Travis\u2019s doldrums and move on to doling out free and funny advice. \u2014 Pablo Goldstein, Vulture , 1 July 2021",
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"Serving as captain of the maintop of the U.S.S. Pawnee in the attack upon Mathias Point, 26 June 1861, Williams told his men, while lying off in the boat, that every man must die on his thwart sooner than leave a man behind. \u2014 Drew Broach | Staff Writer, NOLA.com , 10 Nov. 2020",
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"Germany has previously had success with American intelligence information helping thwart plots, most notably in 2007 in stopping a plan to bomb the U.S. Air Force's Ramstein Air Base in southern Germany. \u2014 David Rising, Fox News , 13 Sep. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English thwerten , from thwert , adverb":"Verb",
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"Middle English thwert , from Old Norse thvert , from neuter of thverr transverse, oblique; akin to Old High German dwerah transverse, oblique":"Adverb",
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"alteration of obsolete thought, thoft , from Middle English thoft , from Old English thofte ; akin to Old High German dofta rower's seat":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Verb",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"circa 1736, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052646"
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},
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"thwartedly":{
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": in a thwarted manner":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152841"
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},
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"thwartover":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English thwertover, thwartover , from thwert, thwart , adverb + over , adverb":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171516"
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"thwarted":{
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of":[],
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": to run counter to so as to effectively oppose or baffle : contravene":[],
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": to pass through or across":[],
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": athwart":[],
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": situated or placed across something else : transverse":[],
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": a seat extending athwart a boat":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"nautical often \u02c8th\u022frt",
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"\u02c8thw\u022frt"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"baffle",
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"balk",
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"beat",
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"checkmate",
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"discomfit",
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"foil",
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"frustrate"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"advance",
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"cultivate",
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"encourage",
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"forward",
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"foster",
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"further",
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"nurture",
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"promote"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for thwart Verb frustrate , thwart , foil , baffle , balk mean to check or defeat another's plan or block achievement of a goal. frustrate implies making vain or ineffectual all efforts however vigorous or persistent. frustrated attempts at government reform thwart suggests frustration or checking by crossing or opposing. the army thwarted his attempt at a coup foil implies checking or defeating so as to discourage further effort. foiled by her parents, he stopped trying to see her baffle implies frustration by confusing or puzzling. baffled by the maze of rules and regulations balk suggests the interposing of obstacles or hindrances. officials felt that legal restrictions had balked their efforts to control crime",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"She did all she could to thwart his plans.",
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"The army thwarted the attempt at a coup.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The Food and Drug Administration is gearing to authorize next-generation vaccines and boosters for the fall that could thwart a seasonal surge. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
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"The reigning defensive rookie of the year aspires, respectfully, to thwart it. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
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"Twitter on Friday set up a shareholder rights plan that could thwart Musk\u2019s hostile acquisition bid. \u2014 Fortune , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"Much of the discussion since the bill's passage has centered on legal challenges that even backers say could thwart the ban from being enacted. \u2014 CBS News , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"Much of the discussion since the bill's passage has centered on legal challenges that even backers say could thwart the ban from being enacted. \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, BostonGlobe.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"Another big wild card is China, which could thwart any U.S. attempt to choke off chips to Russia. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"Beijing has denounced such efforts as attempts to thwart China\u2019s rightful rise, saying it wouldn\u2019t be constrained by American bullying. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
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"Beijing has denounced such efforts as attempts to thwart China\u2019s rightful rise, saying it wouldn\u2019t be constrained by American bullying. \u2014 Austin Ramzy, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Threats to fish: As The Times has reported, droughts thwart fish migration and destroy habitats. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Intrepid girls outwit rogues, thwart empires, and rescue abused and vulnerable animals in four novels for readers ages 10 to 14. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
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"An outfitter named Craig had rented me the 15-foot canoe with a broken thwart , splintering gunwales, and the tanker toilet. \u2014 Florence Williams, Outside Online , 1 Feb. 2022",
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"English borrowed thwart from Old Norse around the 12th century. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Dec. 2021",
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"Since 1736, the noun thwart has referred to the pieces of wood or metal that reinforce the hulls of canoes and boats. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Dec. 2021",
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"How much does the government's role thwart innovation to address actual on the ground issues",
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"Luckily, this episode ends up being just as positive as the party was, after Justin and Griffin thwart Travis\u2019s doldrums and move on to doling out free and funny advice. \u2014 Pablo Goldstein, Vulture , 1 July 2021",
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"Serving as captain of the maintop of the U.S.S. Pawnee in the attack upon Mathias Point, 26 June 1861, Williams told his men, while lying off in the boat, that every man must die on his thwart sooner than leave a man behind. \u2014 Drew Broach | Staff Writer, NOLA.com , 10 Nov. 2020",
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"Germany has previously had success with American intelligence information helping thwart plots, most notably in 2007 in stopping a plan to bomb the U.S. Air Force's Ramstein Air Base in southern Germany. \u2014 David Rising, Fox News , 13 Sep. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English thwerten , from thwert , adverb":"Verb",
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"Middle English thwert , from Old Norse thvert , from neuter of thverr transverse, oblique; akin to Old High German dwerah transverse, oblique":"Adverb",
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"alteration of obsolete thought, thoft , from Middle English thoft , from Old English thofte ; akin to Old High German dofta rower's seat":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Verb",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"circa 1736, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213829"
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}
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} |