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{
"Turkish boxwood":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the wood of a box ( Buxus sempervirens )":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125518",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Turkish carpet":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a handmade one-piece carpet made in Turkey having a deep generally woolen pile with a weft of different material":[],
": an English carpet woven in the Turkish manner":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113901",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Turkish checkers":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": checkers in which each player has 16 men and all 64 squares of the checkerboard are used, single men move forward, sideward, or diagonally forward, and kings move any distance in any direction":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105822",
"type":[
"noun plural but usually singular in construction"
]
},
"Turkish coffee":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a sweetened decoction of pulverized coffee":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1810, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104302",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Turkish crescent":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a percussion instrument consisting of a long stick with attached crescents and other ornate shapes from which hang small bells and jingles that are sounded by shaking the stick":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1843, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110921",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Turkish delight":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a jellylike or gummy confection usually cut in cubes and dusted with sugar":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115727",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Turnbull's blue":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an iron blue pigment having a coppery luster formed as a precipitate when an alkali metal ferricyanide and a ferrous salt are brought together in solution and formerly regarded as ferrous ferricyanide \u2014 compare prussian blue":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from the name Turnbull":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u0259rn\u02ccbu\u0307lz-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195753",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turbeh":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a Muslim tomb or mausoleum":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Turkish t\u00fcrbe , from Arabic turbah":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105341",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turbellarian":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of a class (Turbellaria) of mostly aquatic and free-living flatworms (such as a planarian)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"ultimately from Latin turbellae (plural) bustle, stir, diminutive of turba confusion, crowd; from the tiny eddies created in water by the cilia":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cct\u0259r-b\u0259-\u02c8ler-\u0113-\u0259n",
"-\u02c8ler-\u0113-\u0259n, -\u02c8lar-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034044",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"turbid":{
"antonyms":[
"clear",
"crystal clear",
"crystalline"
],
"definitions":{
": characterized by or producing obscurity (as of mind or emotions)":[
"an emotionally turbid response"
],
": deficient in clarity or purity : foul , muddy":[
"turbid depths of degradation and misery",
"\u2014 C. I. Glicksberg"
],
": heavy with smoke or mist":[],
": thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment":[
"a turbid stream"
]
},
"examples":[
"the pond water became turbid from our swimming and splashing",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At the time, however, everything was roiling and turbid . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The city says larger Ashokan releases over the past decade have all been to regulate reservoir levels, though critics say the water released after storms can be turbid just the same. \u2014 Michael Hill, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The pair of water releases came shortly after the city issued its environmental impact statement projecting that releases of extremely turbid water from the channel would rarely happen. \u2014 Michael Hill, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Sharks thrash about in the turbid water between us and the man. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"In the Indian River Lagoon, the turbid brown waters are much less hospitable. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Instead, its turbid waters are infested with nonnative invasive plants and fish, particularly carp that had been deliberately introduced in 1883. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Maddox said operators at the Ed Love Raw Water Intake Station began noticing signs of a water leak about 6 a.m. this morning, meaning turbid water and depressurization. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 20 June 2021",
"Trap nets are always most effective on lakes with turbid water that distorts the fish\u2019s vision. \u2014 Dallas News , 8 May 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin turbidus confused, turbid, from turba confusion, crowd, probably from Greek tyrb\u0113 confusion":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u0259r-b\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"cloudy",
"muddy",
"riley",
"roiled"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163414",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"turbidimeter":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an instrument for measuring and comparing the turbidity of liquids by viewing light through them and determining how much light is cut off":[],
": nephelometer":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary turbidi ty + -meter":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cct\u0259r-b\u0259-\u02c8dim-\u0259t-\u0259r",
"\u02cct\u0259r-b\u0259-\u02c8di-m\u0259-t\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112659",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"turbidity":{
"antonyms":[
"clear",
"crystal clear",
"crystalline"
],
"definitions":{
": characterized by or producing obscurity (as of mind or emotions)":[
"an emotionally turbid response"
],
": deficient in clarity or purity : foul , muddy":[
"turbid depths of degradation and misery",
"\u2014 C. I. Glicksberg"
],
": heavy with smoke or mist":[],
": thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment":[
"a turbid stream"
]
},
"examples":[
"the pond water became turbid from our swimming and splashing",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At the time, however, everything was roiling and turbid . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The city says larger Ashokan releases over the past decade have all been to regulate reservoir levels, though critics say the water released after storms can be turbid just the same. \u2014 Michael Hill, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The pair of water releases came shortly after the city issued its environmental impact statement projecting that releases of extremely turbid water from the channel would rarely happen. \u2014 Michael Hill, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Sharks thrash about in the turbid water between us and the man. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"In the Indian River Lagoon, the turbid brown waters are much less hospitable. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Instead, its turbid waters are infested with nonnative invasive plants and fish, particularly carp that had been deliberately introduced in 1883. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Maddox said operators at the Ed Love Raw Water Intake Station began noticing signs of a water leak about 6 a.m. this morning, meaning turbid water and depressurization. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 20 June 2021",
"Trap nets are always most effective on lakes with turbid water that distorts the fish\u2019s vision. \u2014 Dallas News , 8 May 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin turbidus confused, turbid, from turba confusion, crowd, probably from Greek tyrb\u0113 confusion":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u0259r-b\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"cloudy",
"muddy",
"riley",
"roiled"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042613",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"turbidness":{
"antonyms":[
"clear",
"crystal clear",
"crystalline"
],
"definitions":{
": characterized by or producing obscurity (as of mind or emotions)":[
"an emotionally turbid response"
],
": deficient in clarity or purity : foul , muddy":[
"turbid depths of degradation and misery",
"\u2014 C. I. Glicksberg"
],
": heavy with smoke or mist":[],
": thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment":[
"a turbid stream"
]
},
"examples":[
"the pond water became turbid from our swimming and splashing",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At the time, however, everything was roiling and turbid . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The city says larger Ashokan releases over the past decade have all been to regulate reservoir levels, though critics say the water released after storms can be turbid just the same. \u2014 Michael Hill, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The pair of water releases came shortly after the city issued its environmental impact statement projecting that releases of extremely turbid water from the channel would rarely happen. \u2014 Michael Hill, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Sharks thrash about in the turbid water between us and the man. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"In the Indian River Lagoon, the turbid brown waters are much less hospitable. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Instead, its turbid waters are infested with nonnative invasive plants and fish, particularly carp that had been deliberately introduced in 1883. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Maddox said operators at the Ed Love Raw Water Intake Station began noticing signs of a water leak about 6 a.m. this morning, meaning turbid water and depressurization. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 20 June 2021",
"Trap nets are always most effective on lakes with turbid water that distorts the fish\u2019s vision. \u2014 Dallas News , 8 May 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin turbidus confused, turbid, from turba confusion, crowd, probably from Greek tyrb\u0113 confusion":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u0259r-b\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"cloudy",
"muddy",
"riley",
"roiled"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051250",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"turbulent":{
"antonyms":[
"nonviolent",
"peaceable",
"peaceful"
],
"definitions":{
": causing unrest, violence, or disturbance":[
"a set of mischievous, turbulent rebels",
"\u2014 Anne Br\u00f6nte"
],
": characterized by agitation or tumult : tempestuous":[
"a turbulent marriage"
],
": exhibiting physical turbulence":[
"turbulent air"
]
},
"examples":[
"Turbulent waters caused the boat to capsize.",
"The sixties were a turbulent period in American history.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cora\u2019s turbulent past is also reflected in Petrie\u2019s costume design. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 20 May 2022",
"Still, limiting questioning and access may help avoid discussions about his turbulent past. \u2014 Sudhin Thanawala, ajc , 2 May 2022",
"The performances maintain their clarity even when pitched to turbulent extremes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Despite coach Mark Turgeon\u2019s departure, tough losses and inconsistent play, there is one good thing about Maryland\u2019s turbulent season. \u2014 Ryan Mcfadden, baltimoresun.com , 22 Jan. 2022",
"The daring of this piece reflects Mr. Wilkins\u2019s early work with Philadelphia\u2019s adventurous Sun Ra Arkestra; the urgency, his personal response to turbulent times. \u2014 Larry Blumenfeld, WSJ , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Louisville Metro Police were patrolling the Ohio River Thursday afternoon, hoping to recover two people who jumped in the turbulent water a few hours earlier. \u2014 Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 14 Jan. 2022",
"First up, though, is an Ole Miss team that entered the season with high hopes before overcoming a turbulent midseason stretch to make a run through the postseason. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 16 June 2022",
"What Gardiner\u2019s long history shows, however, is that this weekend\u2019s floods are one turbulent moment in a series of such moments. \u2014 Megan Kate Nelson, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1538, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin turbulentus , from turba confusion, crowd \u2014 more at turbid":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u0259r-by\u0259-l\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bang-bang",
"blood-and-guts",
"convulsive",
"cyclonic",
"explosive",
"ferocious",
"fierce",
"furious",
"hammer-and-tongs",
"hot",
"knock-down, drag-out",
"knock-down-and-drag-out",
"paroxysmal",
"rabid",
"rough",
"stormy",
"tempestuous",
"tumultuous",
"violent",
"volcanic"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231553",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"turf":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a frequently or habitually visited place : stomping ground":[
"He grew up in Pennsylvania, in the small town of Shillington outside Reading, and seemed tickled to be returning to his old turf .",
"\u2014 Amy Gamerman"
],
": a piece of peat dried for fuel":[],
": a track or course for horse racing":[],
": an artificial substitute for this (as on a playing field)":[],
": grass sense 3":[],
": peat sense 2":[],
": territory that one considers to be under one's control":[
"\u2026 a sea lion colony of 30 or more animals sleeping or fighting to protect their turf .",
"\u2014 Kerrie Waterworth",
"The assassination attempt served as a warning \u2026. It \u2026 had the hallmark of the cartel staking out its turf , she [Gladys McCormick] said.",
"\u2014 Reuters",
"got caught in a turf war"
],
": the sport or business of horse racing":[],
": to cover with turf":[],
": to eject forcibly : kick":[
"\u2014 usually used with out"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a lawn made by laying turfs",
"Synthetic turf was installed in the playing field instead of grass.",
"playing fields with artificial turfs",
"The team played on home turf .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Turf can also intensify summer heat; the evaporation of water vapor from grass is cooling, but synthetic turf radiates heat. \u2014 David Abel, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"So while water conservation was his initial motivation, Kochi\u2019s turf replacement project has become something far more personal. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
"The last time the Thorns met Angel City FC, the end result was a clean 3-0 win on June 3 at the Thorns\u2019 home turf . \u2014 oregonlive , 1 July 2022",
"This is typically a mixture of low-growing turfgrasses \u2014 most are a blend of fescues \u2014 that require little grooming, use less water and can be maintained as a turf lawn or left unmown for a meadow-like appearance. \u2014 Laura Daily, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
"The water conservation measures, such as grants to help cities reduce turf grass, could be cheaper. \u2014 Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022",
"That\u2019s the reading of the turf -care chain LawnLove, which sent out the results of its study in mid-June, ahead of National Pollinator Week, June 20-26. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 June 2022",
"If removing grass and turf is not an option, cutting your grass less is an option. \u2014 Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press , 23 June 2022",
"San Diego also works with various agencies to provide rebates for home conservation measures such as turf replacement, gray water systems and rain barrels. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The film opens with the exuberant physical energy of an African dance class, but that joy is cut short when community center staff override the booking and turf out the group, answering their complaints by telling them to show some respect. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
"The abrupt, mysterious retirement of CB Malcolm Butler weakens what was already a shaky pass defense \u2013 one now even more reliant on J.J. Watt and Chandler Jones to turf opposing quarterbacks. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 7 Sep. 2021",
"Riecken claimed him that day and the breeding screams turf . \u2014 Star Tribune , 14 June 2021",
"Seafood favorites include salmon smoked in oak, beechwood, and even turf . \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021",
"Tours of the facilities have been temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 protocols, but walk by the Ford Center, which has a big Dallas Cowboys turf outside. \u2014 Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News , 8 Mar. 2021",
"Simply Beguiled: Second-time starter going to turf and around two turns. \u2014 Michael Beychok, NOLA.com , 30 Jan. 2021",
"Our Best Bet today will be in Race 9 \u2014 #8 Copa: hoping this one will take to turf and kick on in the stretch moving back to a sprint at a big price. \u2014 NOLA.com , 13 Jan. 2021",
"This party is in the first stages of picking its nominee, who will contest the only method still remaining for turfing Trump out of office \u2014 namely, the election this November. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, TheWeek , 7 Feb. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German zurba turf, Sanskrit darbha tuft of grass":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u0259rf"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191837",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"turf (out)":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to force (someone) to leave a place or position":[
"She turfed him out of the house.",
"He got turfed off the bus."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235901",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"turkey":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a large North American gallinaceous bird ( Meleagris gallopavo ) that is domesticated in most parts of the world":[],
": a stupid, foolish, or inept person":[],
": three successive strikes in bowling":[],
"country in western Asia and southeastern Europe between the Mediterranean and Black seas; capital Ankara area 302,535 square miles (783,562 square kilometers), population 81,257,000 \u2014 see ottoman empire":[]
},
"examples":[
"He was acting like a complete turkey .",
"only a turkey would think it's a good idea to go for a jog when the weather drops below zero",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Almost on cue, Ismail grabbed the ground turkey and sauteed onions and started filling up the taco shells. \u2014 Courtland Milloy, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Top the turkey with overlapping pieces of pita, brush them generously with olive oil, and bake the dish until the top browns and the filling is bubbling at the edges. \u2014 Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
"The turkey job doesn\u2019t pay much, but Tim takes a liking to the young man and entrusts him with driving Native girls to and from trysts at a nearby hotel. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 21 May 2022",
"However, in reality, Velociraptor was a small turkey -sized dinosaur found mostly in Mongolia. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 14 May 2022",
"Thanksgiving Chinese turkey had origins in Mexican Thanksgiving celebrated in cities like Tijuana. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"Dubois County is the top turkey producing county in Indiana. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Dubois County is the top turkey producing county in Indiana. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, USA TODAY , 12 Feb. 2022",
"The average cost of a turkey in 1953 was about 65 cents per pound. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Turkey , country in western Asia and southeastern Europe; from confusion with the guinea fowl, supposed to be imported from Turkish territory":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u0259r-k\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"berk",
"booby",
"charlie",
"charley",
"cuckoo",
"ding-a-ling",
"ding-dong",
"dingbat",
"dipstick",
"doofus",
"featherhead",
"fool",
"git",
"goose",
"half-wit",
"jackass",
"lunatic",
"mooncalf",
"nincompoop",
"ninny",
"ninnyhammer",
"nit",
"nitwit",
"nut",
"nutcase",
"simp",
"simpleton",
"yo-yo"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224123",
"type":[
"geographical name",
"noun"
]
},
"turkish-crescent red":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": chrysanthemum sense 4":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115542",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"turmoil":{
"antonyms":[
"calm",
"ease",
"peace",
"peacefulness",
"quiet",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility"
],
"definitions":{
": a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion":[]
},
"examples":[
"The country has been in turmoil for the past 10 years.",
"a period of political turmoil",
"His life has been in a constant turmoil .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rampant inflation is also driving financial turmoil at hospitals. \u2014 Peter Pronovost, STAT , 28 June 2022",
"Management turmoil and questions about succession followed Mr. Del Vecchio\u2019s return. \u2014 Nick Kostov, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
"College career: Croyle overlooked turmoil at his in-state school and signed with the Crimson Tide over offers from Oklahoma and Florida State. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 25 June 2022",
"European leaders are battling internal political turmoil , and some have seen their popularity dip and governing coalitions collapse amid economic concerns and fallout from the invasion. \u2014 Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times , 24 June 2022",
"Life with his parents near Toronto instead brought turmoil , both physically and verbally. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 22 June 2022",
"The Right rally brought chaos and bloodshed to Charlottesville in 2017, white nationalist hate group Vanguard America, one of the infamous event's co-organizers, faced internal turmoil . \u2014 Chron , 22 June 2022",
"Record-high gas prices have contributed to the worst inflation in 40 years, forcing the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates so aggressively that markets are in turmoil and recession risks are rising. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"Analysts say a focus on political turmoil in the failing socialist country is one reason. \u2014 Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post , 21 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1526, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u0259r-\u02ccm\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
"\u02c8t\u0259r-\u02ccm\u022fil"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"disquiet",
"ferment",
"fermentation",
"restiveness",
"restlessness",
"Sturm und Drang",
"uneasiness",
"unquietness",
"unrest"
],
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"\u2014 Elizabeth P. Schafer"
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"\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
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": to refuse to see : be oblivious":[
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"Verb",
"He turned the key and opened the door.",
"She slowly turned the doorknob.",
"Turn the steering wheel all the way to the left.",
"Someone turned the switch and the lights came on.",
"They turned and walked away.",
"She turned to leave\u2014but stopped.",
"He turned aside to let me pass.",
"The patient turned onto his side.",
"The photographer asked her to turn slightly to her left.",
"He turned himself around to see the back of his shirt in the mirror.",
"Noun",
"You have to wait your turn in line.",
"Is it my turn yet",
"Give the wheel another turn .",
"He tightened the screw with one last turn .",
"With a turn of the switch, the lights came back on.",
"Take a left-hand turn at the next intersection.",
"a quick turn of her head",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"After the grill and its grates are hot, turn a section off and put your burgers there, avoiding direct flame under the burger. \u2014 Joe Difazio, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"Since a traditional kyusu doesn\u2019t have a removable filter, tea leaves will continue to steep with any amount of water left in the pot and can turn bitter. \u2014 Max Falkowitz, Bon App\u00e9tit , 23 June 2022",
"Thomas wanted to walk away, but something told Erickson to turn the offer down. \u2014 Jemima Mcevoy, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"One of us will grab the bottle and turn the lights down and start that quiet time with her. \u2014 Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF , 21 June 2022",
"Getting sick can turn a bad situation worse in a hurry, Huttleston warns. \u2014 Outside Online , 21 June 2022",
"According to police, an officer checked on the man, who was awake, and told him to turn his vehicle off. \u2014 CBS News , 17 June 2022",
"The truth is that Putin had begun to turn the music down in London long before the Ukraine invasion. \u2014 Simon Usborne, Town & Country , 15 June 2022",
"Although the Bee has made several requests for a copy of the police report from the collision, police officials continue to turn reporters down on the grounds that only people connected to the incident are entitled to it. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"These women act as influencers in their own communities and, in turn , help to foster trust in both Aravind and telehealth treatment options. \u2014 London Business School, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Naspers owns a majority of Prosus, which in turn owns almost half of Naspers. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
"This in turn prevents frizzing, split ends and the likes\u2014all the bad kinds of volume, as opposed to hair with a healthy, full body. \u2014 Justin Fenner, Robb Report , 26 June 2022",
"In turn , this can lead to accidental fires, which is why the company has recalled about 1,774 units. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 26 June 2022",
"Martin, in turn , managed to create three distinct spaces that perfectly reflect the lives and personalities of their inhabitants. \u2014 Abigail Stone, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 June 2022",
"This, in turn , affects the economic well-being and prospects of their children, according to economists. \u2014 Anneken Tappe, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Johnson in turn said he was asked to do so by the office of Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa. Kinzinger made clear one big reason for naming names was quite political. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 24 June 2022",
"This, in turn , results in companies raising prices for their goods to offset higher labor costs, spiraling inflation further upwards\u2014something referred to in macroeconomics as a wage-price spiral. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 24 June 2022"
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"Middle English; partly from Anglo-French tur, tourn turning, circuit (from turner to turn); partly from Middle English turnen to turn":"Noun",
"Middle English; partly from Old English tyrnan & turnian to turn, from Medieval Latin tornare , from Latin, to turn on a lathe, from tornus lathe, from Greek tornos ; partly from Anglo-French turner, tourner to turn, from Medieval Latin tornare ; akin to Latin terere to rub \u2014 more at throw entry 1":"Verb"
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"\u02c8t\u0259rn"
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"unsurprisingly, the fanboys were turned on by the movie's amazing special effects and slam-bang plot",
"would you turn on the TV",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But given the timing of the contest, and its brevity, the race is also widely expected to turn on get-out-the-vote efforts, which may help candidates like Ms. Niou. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
"Finland is about to turn on a nuclear power reactor, the first in Western Europe in at least 15 years, that will provide the country with almost 15% of its electricity. \u2014 Quora, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"These don\u2019t actually require you to turn on the oven. \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
"During her last appearance in March, a judge had to repeatedly ask her to turn on her camera to be visible during the hearing. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 23 May 2022",
"New resources can be deployed instantly\u2014no more waiting for vendors to ship boxes or service providers to turn on private circuits. \u2014 Atif Khan, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"In his final prep, the Jeff Ruby Steaks at Turfway on April 2, Rich Strike trailed 10 other horses for three-quarters of a mile before Leon asked the colt to turn on the afterburners and blast alongside the rail. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"Reynolds and Sturm fashioned an altar out of toilet paper streamers and told the 60 or so passengers on board to turn on their blue call lights to light up the aisle. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Tim Restall set the lights at Dunkin\u2019 Donuts Park to turn on at 4 a.m., early enough for the local TV stations to set up for their morning live shots. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"1833, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204241"
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": to make (something) very untidy":[
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"\u2014 often used figuratively His whole world was turned upside down when his mother died."
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"using tree branches, the campers were able to turn away the charging fox, which was apparently rabid",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But SPACs have been hit especially hard amid the recent market downturn, as investors turn away from riskier bets and as regulators have proposed new rules to enhance disclosure requirements and investor protections. \u2014 Aaron Gregg, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"Pasta plus chicken plus a green veggie equals a dinner that even picky eaters won't turn away . \u2014 Katelyn Lunders, Woman's Day , 24 June 2022",
"Park officials have stated that under this new plan, entrance station staff will turn away vehicles that do not follow the odd-even structure. \u2014 Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News , 22 June 2022",
"His prepared testimony was written in language that is reasoned and thoughtful in its analysis, yet still piercing in its attempt to shake Americans not to turn away but to recognize the dangers and respond to them. \u2014 Dan Balz, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
"However, Cooper\u2019s personal life has taken a turn away from the accolades and praise heaped on him professionally. \u2014 Stacy Permanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"Investment in coal mines has also been low for years, as major companies and financial backers turn away from the industry. \u2014 Rhiannon Hoyle, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Critics point out that the policy can also result in higher overall prices, which can turn away diners, and loss of staff. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 14 June 2022",
"The company now recommends that its papers steer clear of making endorsements in presidential, House and Senate races, given their waning influence and potential to turn away some readers. \u2014 Paul Farhi, Washington Post , 9 June 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":""
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"examples":[
"a cavalry charge that was turned back by withering fire",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"History does not always give us guideposts to the future but rolling back the idea of the right to privacy enshrined in Griswold v .Connecticut would turn back a clock. \u2014 Alexandra M. Lord, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 May 2022",
"Cemetery staff are also allowing lawns to turn back into wild meadows; flowers in the meadows attract insects, which in turn draw birds and owls. \u2014 Nick Romeo, The New Yorker , 4 May 2022",
"The Biden administration has been relying on a public health authority, known as Title 42, that allows authorities to turn back thousands of migrants arrested at the US-Mexico border. \u2014 Priscilla Alvarez And Tierney Sneed, CNN , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Rogers said the tide in consumer sentiment began to turn back in September and has picked up steam since then. \u2014 Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Finch, by contrast, breathed freely and pushed higher, to 27,300 feet, but decided to turn back in deference to a weaker partner. \u2014 Michael O\u2019donnell, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"The public health order initially was used to swiftly turn back migrants from Mexico and Central America by busing them back to Mexico. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"The group had to turn back twice, facing threats, gunfire and a bombing. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
"This is the time when human beings seem to instinctively turn back towards fundamentalist texts. \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"the request to use the restroom was just a formality\u2014I really didn't expect a turndown",
"Verb",
"I'm afraid that I will have to turn down your invitation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Today, romantic passages from the letters are used for the nightly turndown service. \u2014 Adam H. Graham, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"Luckily, die-hard fishermen weren\u2019t expecting turndown service or gourmet food. \u2014 Jen Murphy, Robb Report , 7 May 2022",
"There is even in-flight turndown service where attendants make the beds up for you. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Travelers in a private roomette will receive access to a restroom and shower as well as a dedicated attendant who provides things like turndown service and helps with luggage. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 15 Mar. 2022",
"There\u2019s also turndown service, complete with a classic Andes chocolate mint in a custom gold Short Stories wrapper. \u2014 Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 Mar. 2022",
"In addition, 141 new Chapter 313 applications in the pipeline in 2021 and 2022 are pending approval, of which Bandera\u2019s turndown was a rarity. \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Mar. 2022",
"In addition, couples will receive dual Cartier Love Bracelets at turndown to commemorate the special occasion. \u2014 Jordi Lippe-mcgraw, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Speaking of the turndown service, the Le Carl Gustaf has gone the extra mile to make sure the beds are tailored to every client\u2019s needs. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"How to avoid having to turn down a room Careful research. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
"John Pruchnicki, co-owner of Coastal Carriers of Connecticut, a small trucking company in Ansonia, says he\u2019s been forced to turn down business because of a lack of drivers. \u2014 Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant , 1 June 2022",
"But Engel, in her first year managing the market on behalf of the village of Skokie, has to gently turn down almost all these bidders. \u2014 George Castle, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"In fact, he was known to turn down invitations to 4th of July celebrations in protest. \u2014 Yaa Bofah, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
"An accountant is never going to turn down free money. \u2014 Chris Blackwell With Paul Morley, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"With most of his family Alabama fans, McElderry had to turn down the Crimson Tide days after receiving an offer last year. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 4 May 2022",
"Experts say that Pyongyang\u2019s dissatisfaction with the number and type of vaccines offered likely prompted them to turn down the shipments. \u2014 Byeunseo Nam, ABC News , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The social media giant had been expected to turn down Musk's offer, made April 14. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 24 Apr. 2022"
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"The approval of the order by Priti Patel, the home secretary, is just the latest turn in a long-running court battle and comes after a British court ordered Assange\u2019s extradition in April. \u2014 Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"The announcement marks the latest turn in a regulatory rollercoaster ride for parents who have anxiously awaited authorization of vaccines for the youngest children. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 23 May 2022",
"The loss marked the latest turn in what's become a rivalry for the ages. \u2014 Alexandra Svokos, ABC News , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The development marked the latest turn in the controversy surrounding Rogan, with the podcaster having faced strong criticism over past episodes of his show sharing misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The development marked the latest turn in a months-long search for the capsule, which contemporaneous news accounts indicate was placed during a cornerstone-laying ceremony in 1887 attended by thousands of people. \u2014 Sarah Rankin, USA TODAY , 28 Dec. 2021",
"The development marked the latest turn in a months-long search for the capsule, which contemporaneous news accounts indicate was placed during a cornerstone-laying ceremony in 1887 attended by thousands of people. \u2014 CBS News , 27 Dec. 2021",
"The development marked the latest turn in a months-long search for the capsule, which contemporaneous news accounts indicate was placed during a cornerstone-laying ceremony in 1887 attended by thousands of people. \u2014 Sarah Rankin, ajc , 27 Dec. 2021",
"The development marked the latest turn in a months-long search for the capsule, which contemporaneous news accounts indicate was placed during a cornerstone-laying ceremony in 1887 attended by thousands of people. \u2014 Sarah Rankin, chicagotribune.com , 27 Dec. 2021"
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"The sector\u2019s high valuations are considered a turnoff in a risk-off market. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022",
"However, this \u2014 among other actions \u2014 can come off as inauthentic and may actually be a turnoff for potential customers, rendering your marketing efforts wholly ineffective. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 31 May 2022",
"The movie\u2019s aggressive hipness can be a turnoff at times. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"A few miles south of town is the turnoff for Patagonia Lake State Park. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Undercutting that exposition with news of nature\u2019s plight, however pertinent, would be a turnoff for readers and viewers, thereby alienating public support for conservation efforts. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2022",
"The officers drove up the canyon and spotted tire tracks on a narrow turnoff . \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"This should not be a 5,000-word form \u2013 that\u2019s a turnoff . \u2014 Bryan Pearson, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Grab a $6 day pass at recreation.gov; then head down a dirt road, pass the turnoff for Buckskin Gulch Trailhead, and park at Wire Pass Trail. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Google already lets its users turn off location-tracking completely. \u2014 Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"Google already lets its users turn off location-tracking completely. \u2014 Gerrit De Vynck, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
"In many ways, this year\u2019s performance is a risk, given that a rap-focused show may turn off some television viewers. \u2014 Neil Shah, WSJ , 12 Feb. 2022",
"If any pipes have burst, turn off the main water supply for the house and immediately call a plumber for assistance. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Residents had begged the property managers for days to turn off the heat and turn on the air conditioning amid record-breaking temperatures, residents and family members said. \u2014 Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Brown stressed the city won\u2019t turn off water to low-income residents who ask for help and the water department began an aggressive door-to-door outreach campaign in April to educate residents at risk of shut-offs about its debt assistance programs. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman And Malachi Barrett, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
"In Chicago, Hadden said the building's management company believed it was not allowed to turn off the heat and turn on the air conditioning until June 1, because of the city's heat ordinance. \u2014 CBS News , 28 May 2022",
"In Chicago, Hadden said the building's management company believed it was not allowed to turn off the heat and turn on the air conditioning until June 1, because of the city's heat ordinance. \u2014 Don Babwin, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022"
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"But given the timing of the contest, and its brevity, the race is also widely expected to turn on get-out-the-vote efforts, which may help candidates like Ms. Niou. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
"Finland is about to turn on a nuclear power reactor, the first in Western Europe in at least 15 years, that will provide the country with almost 15% of its electricity. \u2014 Quora, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"These don\u2019t actually require you to turn on the oven. \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
"During her last appearance in March, a judge had to repeatedly ask her to turn on her camera to be visible during the hearing. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 23 May 2022",
"New resources can be deployed instantly\u2014no more waiting for vendors to ship boxes or service providers to turn on private circuits. \u2014 Atif Khan, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"In his final prep, the Jeff Ruby Steaks at Turfway on April 2, Rich Strike trailed 10 other horses for three-quarters of a mile before Leon asked the colt to turn on the afterburners and blast alongside the rail. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"Reynolds and Sturm fashioned an altar out of toilet paper streamers and told the 60 or so passengers on board to turn on their blue call lights to light up the aisle. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Tim Restall set the lights at Dunkin\u2019 Donuts Park to turn on at 4 a.m., early enough for the local TV stations to set up for their morning live shots. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"Noun",
"The opening game of the season brought only a small turnout .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Popularists argue that Democrats have already tried and failed to win elections with the enthusiasm-and- turnout model. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
"On Tuesday, in a low- turnout election, Hochul won easily. \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 29 June 2022",
"In other news, Mayor Dennis Hanwell discussed the turnout for the recent Juneteenth and Great Race events. \u2014 Alyssa Alfano, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
"And now that the battlelines have been fully drawn, our previous expectations for these midterms \u2014 lower turnout , less enthusiasm from Democrats, a cycle 100% dominated by pocketbook issues \u2014 need to be recalibrated. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"The vote was also marred Sunday by record-low turnout , a warning sign for Macron, who has promised to rule closer to the people for his second term. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"And these elections are so low- turnout that double-digit margins of victory aren\u2019t uncommon. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"To bolster turnout , Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris worked the phones in recent days, speaking with the leaders of Argentina and Honduras, both of whom initially expressed support for Mexico\u2019s boycott. \u2014 Elliot Spagat, Joshua Goodman And Chris Megerian, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022",
"While much focus is on Georgia\u2019s new voting law, called SB 202, analysts cautioned that many factors can impact turnout , including the candidates and the competitiveness of the races. \u2014 WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"While lawmakers narrow the pool of candidates, the office continues to turn out blistering reports under acting state Auditor Michael Tilden. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
"In a Wednesday Instagram post, Ocasio-Cortez urged Wisconsin Democrats to turn out the vote for Barnes later this year. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
"Two of Congress\u2019 staunchest conservatives repelled more centrist alternatives to lock up Republican nominations on Tuesday, even as the party\u2019s voters chose to turn out a six-term incumbent in Mississippi. \u2014 Will Weissert, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
"Elvis, directed by Baz Luhrmann, needs older adults to turn out in force. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
"But over the past decade, as the county added 150,000 new residents and Democrats stepped up their efforts to turn out Black voters, Duval County has become more competitive in statewide races. \u2014 Tim Craig, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"The Republican primary for attorney general showed that Ken Paxton\u2019s legal issues are of little concern to the party\u2019s most loyal conservative voters, who tend to turn out in early contests. \u2014 Taylor Goldenstein, San Antonio Express-News , 13 June 2022",
"Some viewers bristled at its preachy revisionism while others simply couldn't be bothered to turn out for what was, by one count, the fourth attempt to reboot James Cameron's franchise. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 1 June 2022",
"Event organizers expected over a million people to turn out on streets across the country. \u2014 Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic , 14 May 2022"
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"The company had an increase in turnover this quarter.",
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"We want to find ways to speed up inventory turnover .",
"Verb",
"reluctantly turned the ship over to the first mate while he went below to try to stop the leak",
"turned the evidence over to the police",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"During Covid-19, the agency has struggled with many unfilled positions and inadequate staffing that led to lapses in coverage at quarantine stations, burnout, and high turnover . \u2014 Michele Barry, STAT , 3 July 2022",
"The agency\u2019s legal division had experienced substantial turnover and had gone several months without a permanent leader. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 30 June 2022",
"Hong Kong short sale turnover declined by -27.2% from yesterday, 96% of the 1-year average. \u2014 Brendan Ahern, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"Job growth is holding strong and worker turnover remains elevated, although some economists are warning of the risks of a recession. \u2014 Julia Carpenter, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
"There's also space for local artists to showcase their work, with art from four new artists after every turnover . \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 27 June 2022",
"An early turnover by Makar led to an easy goal by Steven Stamkos, putting Colorado in a hole and several more bumps and bruises followed. \u2014 Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 June 2022",
"There's also a trend in including current or historical quantitative metrics on employee turnover and retention rates. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
"Working on her speed and the quick turnover time in the 1,500 factored into her decision to race. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Earlier this month, James's office requested the daily fines and argued that Trump should be held in contempt for failing to meet a March 31 deadline to turn over documents. \u2014 Ronn Blitzer, Fox News , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Everything else would be about moving forward at a consistent pace, waiting for the right time to turn over the ignition and jet toward the finish line. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Because of a low response rate and lack of congressional directive to turn over the information, the Justice Department has not yet published any report, according to GAO's report that was published Tuesday. \u2014 Christina Carrega, CNN , 9 Dec. 2021",
"The National Archives was given a Friday evening deadline to turn over the first batch of records to the House select committee, including White House call and visitor logs and drafts of speeches. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 11 Nov. 2021",
"How quickly did the Ohio Supreme Court deal with the refusal of Ohio House Speaker Bob Cupp and Senate President Matt Huffman to turn over documents in the gerrymandering case before the court",
"The famous family members, meanwhile, stood their ground, fighting the lawsuit at every turn over the last four years. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 2 May 2022",
"After a 90-degree turn over a box-girder bridge, this optional diversion runs six miles up a side canyon to another dead end. \u2014 Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Johnson signaled Tuesday that additional visas for foreign workers are unlikely, despite the U- turn over the weekend to relax immigration laws temporarily to allow in more drivers and 5,500 poultry workers to help process Christmas turkeys. \u2014 Charles Riley, CNN , 29 Sep. 2021"
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"\u02c8t\u0259r-\u02c8n\u0259p",
"\u02c8t\u0259r-\u02ccn\u0259p"
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"my missing car keys turned up just in time",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Reconnaissance by foot and drone did not turn up any sign of the two soldiers, the statement continued. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"Some people end up mixing drugs unwittingly, as fentanyl and unexpected additives turn up in cocaine, methamphetamine and counterfeit pills. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2022",
"When several people in the program mysteriously turn up dead, the influencer is framed for their murders. \u2014 cleveland , 14 May 2022",
"They\u2019ve been cut off from all kinds of communication, and things become even weirder when their Airbnb hosts turn up , forcing them to cope with the crisis together. \u2014 Heather Hansman, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
"Her doctor ruled out rheumatoid arthritis, and a blood test didn\u2019t turn up anything definitive. \u2014 Sara Goudarzi, Scientific American , 23 May 2022",
"A few days later, investigators found an item possibly belonging to her, but several searches that included waterways did not turn up a body. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 8 May 2022",
"According to the state, in-school testing didn\u2019t turn up any cases of TB between 2014 and 2019. \u2014 Emily Schwing, Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
"Southwest Airlines said around 15% to 20% of new hires for some jobs don\u2019t turn up on their first day, according to a new report by the Wall Street Journal. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 6 May 2022"
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"unsurprisingly, the fanboys were turned on by the movie's amazing special effects and slam-bang plot",
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"But given the timing of the contest, and its brevity, the race is also widely expected to turn on get-out-the-vote efforts, which may help candidates like Ms. Niou. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
"Finland is about to turn on a nuclear power reactor, the first in Western Europe in at least 15 years, that will provide the country with almost 15% of its electricity. \u2014 Quora, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"These don\u2019t actually require you to turn on the oven. \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
"During her last appearance in March, a judge had to repeatedly ask her to turn on her camera to be visible during the hearing. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 23 May 2022",
"New resources can be deployed instantly\u2014no more waiting for vendors to ship boxes or service providers to turn on private circuits. \u2014 Atif Khan, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"In his final prep, the Jeff Ruby Steaks at Turfway on April 2, Rich Strike trailed 10 other horses for three-quarters of a mile before Leon asked the colt to turn on the afterburners and blast alongside the rail. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"Reynolds and Sturm fashioned an altar out of toilet paper streamers and told the 60 or so passengers on board to turn on their blue call lights to light up the aisle. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Tim Restall set the lights at Dunkin\u2019 Donuts Park to turn on at 4 a.m., early enough for the local TV stations to set up for their morning live shots. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"Noun",
"The turnaround for most orders is 24 hours.",
"There is a 24-hour turnaround time on most orders.",
"a quick turnaround between flights",
"The team needs a big turnaround after their loss last week.",
"The company has achieved a remarkable turnaround in the past year.",
"The latest news has caused a turnaround in public opinion.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The project was previously set up at Universal, which eventually balked at the price tag and put it into turnaround . \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
"For instance, a production plant may decide to start exposing volumes and inventory turnaround times by product line\u2014data that can be used by the sales and marketing organizations to tune outreach based on available supply. \u2014 Stan Klimoff, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Rob Astorino, the former Westchester County executive; Harry Wilson, a corporate turnaround specialist; and Andrew Giuliani, the son of the former New York City mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
"Along with his silky jumper from deep \u2014 made even more impressive by his 6-foot-10 frame \u2014 Smith exhibited a menacing turnaround fadeaway when operating from the mid-post and the elbow. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"Bradstreet\u2019s Landing is undergoing a significant upgrade, including new stainless steel handrails, a new bridge over Spencer Creek, a waterfront boardwalk, a turnaround circle and new parking, plus a kayak launch area. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
"Along with these issues, some tampon manufacturers are experiencing staffing shortages in their factories, which can impact production time and turnaround . \u2014 Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping , 11 June 2022",
"Frisk, who also served as president, engineered the company\u2019s recently completed multiyear turnaround . \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun , 6 June 2022",
"New housing starts unexpectedly plunged much more than economists projected\u2014and for a second-straight month\u2014in May, according to data released Thursday, adding to signs of an abrupt turnaround in the booming housing market. \u2014 Jonathan Ponciano, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Russell 2000 plunged further than the S&P 500 in the initial Covid-19 selloff in early 2020, only to turn around and lead the market higher after promising vaccine trials raised hopes for stronger economic growth. \u2014 Karen Langley, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
"The two hit it off quickly in the pods, but faced early drama when Jarette proposed to Mallory and was rejected, only to turn around and propose to Iyanna. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The emergency declaration will allow state officials to order vehicles traveling on mountain highways to turn around and return to lower elevations until weather conditions subside and the roadways are safe to use. \u2014 Elvia Lim\u00f3n, Los Angeles Times , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Then, in the process of backing up to turn around , he got stuck. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 20 Nov. 2021",
"The addition of new brands, expanded store fulfillment options and Amazon Go outlets could turn around Kohl\u2019s revenue trajectory quickly. \u2014 Steve Dennis, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"That means Japan may need to just hang tough until things turn around , said Sayuri Shirai, an economics professor at Keio University in Tokyo and a former member of the Bank of Japan\u2019s board. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"The search is nearing the 4-week mark, but Philip\u2019s family remains hopeful that things will turn around for the better. \u2014 Freddy Brewster, NBC News , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Nearly half of the course will be along Jefferson Avenue, where drivers will get up to about 180 mph before slowing to take a hairpin turn around the iconic Joe Louis Fist. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 4 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rather than a defeat for Madrid, Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s decision has been cast as that of a mercenary and a traitor, a turncoat who gave his word to P\u00e9rez and then betrayed him. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce star in the true story of British turncoat spy Kim Philby and his friendship with fellow MI6 sleuth Nicholas Elliott. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 20 May 2022",
"Rivals questioned his credentials and reviled him as a turncoat who ratted out his comrades during a stint in a U.S. military prison. \u2014 Joby Warrick And Souad Mekhennet, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Feb. 2022",
"In 1992, Gravano, who was the underboss and known for his unrelenting ferocity in any fight, went from one of the most powerful figures in the New York mafia to its most infamous turncoat . \u2014 Anna Perczak, ABC News , 27 Jan. 2022",
"German turncoat , spreading its sympathies between them. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Even a turncoat like Frank is determined too valuable to lose, so long as any future betrayals are suppressed by a watchful eye and plenty of ritual humiliation. \u2014 Scott Tobias, Vulture , 14 Nov. 2021",
"Kelly as a soft-spoken gentleman who would stand up whenever a woman would enter the room, a generous boyfriend who showered his partners with money and gifts, now besieged by turncoat accusers who are lying out of greed or spite. \u2014 Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
"Encased in this padding, Paulson manages the daunting accomplishment of humanizing Tripp who, like Lewinsky, was at the time treated as a caricature, a frumpy turncoat who took advantage of her na\u00efve friend. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Sep. 2021"
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"Verb",
"I'm afraid that I will have to turn down your invitation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Today, romantic passages from the letters are used for the nightly turndown service. \u2014 Adam H. Graham, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"Luckily, die-hard fishermen weren\u2019t expecting turndown service or gourmet food. \u2014 Jen Murphy, Robb Report , 7 May 2022",
"There is even in-flight turndown service where attendants make the beds up for you. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Travelers in a private roomette will receive access to a restroom and shower as well as a dedicated attendant who provides things like turndown service and helps with luggage. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 15 Mar. 2022",
"There\u2019s also turndown service, complete with a classic Andes chocolate mint in a custom gold Short Stories wrapper. \u2014 Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 Mar. 2022",
"In addition, 141 new Chapter 313 applications in the pipeline in 2021 and 2022 are pending approval, of which Bandera\u2019s turndown was a rarity. \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Mar. 2022",
"In addition, couples will receive dual Cartier Love Bracelets at turndown to commemorate the special occasion. \u2014 Jordi Lippe-mcgraw, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Speaking of the turndown service, the Le Carl Gustaf has gone the extra mile to make sure the beds are tailored to every client\u2019s needs. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"How to avoid having to turn down a room Careful research. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
"John Pruchnicki, co-owner of Coastal Carriers of Connecticut, a small trucking company in Ansonia, says he\u2019s been forced to turn down business because of a lack of drivers. \u2014 Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant , 1 June 2022",
"But Engel, in her first year managing the market on behalf of the village of Skokie, has to gently turn down almost all these bidders. \u2014 George Castle, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"In fact, he was known to turn down invitations to 4th of July celebrations in protest. \u2014 Yaa Bofah, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
"An accountant is never going to turn down free money. \u2014 Chris Blackwell With Paul Morley, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"With most of his family Alabama fans, McElderry had to turn down the Crimson Tide days after receiving an offer last year. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 4 May 2022",
"Experts say that Pyongyang\u2019s dissatisfaction with the number and type of vaccines offered likely prompted them to turn down the shipments. \u2014 Byeunseo Nam, ABC News , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The social media giant had been expected to turn down Musk's offer, made April 14. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 24 Apr. 2022"
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"The base features a V-Tunnel design offering both concave surfaces for turning and a small V-like keel for stability. \u2014 Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics , 12 June 2022",
"The pair of goals came in a span of 5:34 in the second period, with the first turning out to be the game-winner. \u2014 Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"Saban\u2019s staff has churned in his 15 years at Alabama and dozens of his former staffers have taken jobs elsewhere, including at rival schools, without any turning in their old boss for what Fisher is suggesting happened. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
"At the center of all the turning and burning, banking and nosediving and bro\u2019ing down sits Cruise \u2014 wearier, warier, but still in complete control like few other stars who have crossed into the 21st century. \u2014 Ann Hornaday, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"Despite having no visible propulsion system for takeoff, and no flaps or ailerons in the wings for lift or turning , could this experimental design inspire manufacturers to move forward with aircraft powered by the sun",
"And with the optional four-wheel steering, the turning circle is reduced from 44.3 feet to only 37.1 feet, making the Hummer surprisingly nimble while navigating narrow outback terrain or supermarket parking lots. \u2014 Laura Burstein, Robb Report , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The offset design of the thin front wheels, which will be available in both 13- and 14-inch sizes, has tightened the turning circle compared to the old car. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 24 Feb. 2022",
"That mystery ultimately proves less compelling than the scenarios themselves, which range from mildly off-putting to downright stomach- turning \u2014 but which are always fiendishly well-constructed. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022"
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"And that really was a big turning point for her because she was absolutely devastated. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"But the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd in 2020 was a turning point for spectators, Gilder says, because fans sought out teams that reflected their values. \u2014 Rachel Bachman, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Perhaps this ad could be a turning point for the upcoming November election where Booker runs against incumbent Paul for one of Kentucky\u2019s Senate seats. \u2014 Rayna Reid, Essence , 3 June 2022",
"So that was a big turning point for me because few movies have the potential to be great. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
"The Buffalo shooting, experts say, is not a dangerous turning point for the country, but a continuation of the broad violence Black people in the U.S. have experienced for centuries. \u2014 Char Adams, NBC News , 18 May 2022",
"This was the turning point for a Rangers offense that had been held in check throughout the weekend, scoring just four runs in their two previous games on a combined 11 hits. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
"The gesture became a turning point for Tiffany, who was initially hesitant about becoming a stepmom. \u2014 Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
"The program aims to further the cause of recognizing women in the film industry at a time that seems to be a turning point for female representation in the sector. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 10 May 2022"
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"The sector\u2019s high valuations are considered a turnoff in a risk-off market. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022",
"However, this \u2014 among other actions \u2014 can come off as inauthentic and may actually be a turnoff for potential customers, rendering your marketing efforts wholly ineffective. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 31 May 2022",
"The movie\u2019s aggressive hipness can be a turnoff at times. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"A few miles south of town is the turnoff for Patagonia Lake State Park. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Undercutting that exposition with news of nature\u2019s plight, however pertinent, would be a turnoff for readers and viewers, thereby alienating public support for conservation efforts. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2022",
"The officers drove up the canyon and spotted tire tracks on a narrow turnoff . \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"This should not be a 5,000-word form \u2013 that\u2019s a turnoff . \u2014 Bryan Pearson, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Grab a $6 day pass at recreation.gov; then head down a dirt road, pass the turnoff for Buckskin Gulch Trailhead, and park at Wire Pass Trail. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Google already lets its users turn off location-tracking completely. \u2014 Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"Google already lets its users turn off location-tracking completely. \u2014 Gerrit De Vynck, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
"In many ways, this year\u2019s performance is a risk, given that a rap-focused show may turn off some television viewers. \u2014 Neil Shah, WSJ , 12 Feb. 2022",
"If any pipes have burst, turn off the main water supply for the house and immediately call a plumber for assistance. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Residents had begged the property managers for days to turn off the heat and turn on the air conditioning amid record-breaking temperatures, residents and family members said. \u2014 Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Brown stressed the city won\u2019t turn off water to low-income residents who ask for help and the water department began an aggressive door-to-door outreach campaign in April to educate residents at risk of shut-offs about its debt assistance programs. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman And Malachi Barrett, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
"In Chicago, Hadden said the building's management company believed it was not allowed to turn off the heat and turn on the air conditioning until June 1, because of the city's heat ordinance. \u2014 CBS News , 28 May 2022",
"In Chicago, Hadden said the building's management company believed it was not allowed to turn off the heat and turn on the air conditioning until June 1, because of the city's heat ordinance. \u2014 Don Babwin, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022"
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"Popularists argue that Democrats have already tried and failed to win elections with the enthusiasm-and- turnout model. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
"On Tuesday, in a low- turnout election, Hochul won easily. \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 29 June 2022",
"In other news, Mayor Dennis Hanwell discussed the turnout for the recent Juneteenth and Great Race events. \u2014 Alyssa Alfano, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
"And now that the battlelines have been fully drawn, our previous expectations for these midterms \u2014 lower turnout , less enthusiasm from Democrats, a cycle 100% dominated by pocketbook issues \u2014 need to be recalibrated. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"The vote was also marred Sunday by record-low turnout , a warning sign for Macron, who has promised to rule closer to the people for his second term. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"And these elections are so low- turnout that double-digit margins of victory aren\u2019t uncommon. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"To bolster turnout , Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris worked the phones in recent days, speaking with the leaders of Argentina and Honduras, both of whom initially expressed support for Mexico\u2019s boycott. \u2014 Elliot Spagat, Joshua Goodman And Chris Megerian, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022",
"While much focus is on Georgia\u2019s new voting law, called SB 202, analysts cautioned that many factors can impact turnout , including the candidates and the competitiveness of the races. \u2014 WSJ , 24 May 2022",
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"While lawmakers narrow the pool of candidates, the office continues to turn out blistering reports under acting state Auditor Michael Tilden. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
"In a Wednesday Instagram post, Ocasio-Cortez urged Wisconsin Democrats to turn out the vote for Barnes later this year. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
"Two of Congress\u2019 staunchest conservatives repelled more centrist alternatives to lock up Republican nominations on Tuesday, even as the party\u2019s voters chose to turn out a six-term incumbent in Mississippi. \u2014 Will Weissert, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
"Elvis, directed by Baz Luhrmann, needs older adults to turn out in force. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
"But over the past decade, as the county added 150,000 new residents and Democrats stepped up their efforts to turn out Black voters, Duval County has become more competitive in statewide races. \u2014 Tim Craig, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"The Republican primary for attorney general showed that Ken Paxton\u2019s legal issues are of little concern to the party\u2019s most loyal conservative voters, who tend to turn out in early contests. \u2014 Taylor Goldenstein, San Antonio Express-News , 13 June 2022",
"Some viewers bristled at its preachy revisionism while others simply couldn't be bothered to turn out for what was, by one count, the fourth attempt to reboot James Cameron's franchise. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 1 June 2022",
"Event organizers expected over a million people to turn out on streets across the country. \u2014 Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic , 14 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"During Covid-19, the agency has struggled with many unfilled positions and inadequate staffing that led to lapses in coverage at quarantine stations, burnout, and high turnover . \u2014 Michele Barry, STAT , 3 July 2022",
"The agency\u2019s legal division had experienced substantial turnover and had gone several months without a permanent leader. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 30 June 2022",
"Hong Kong short sale turnover declined by -27.2% from yesterday, 96% of the 1-year average. \u2014 Brendan Ahern, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"Job growth is holding strong and worker turnover remains elevated, although some economists are warning of the risks of a recession. \u2014 Julia Carpenter, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
"There's also space for local artists to showcase their work, with art from four new artists after every turnover . \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 27 June 2022",
"An early turnover by Makar led to an easy goal by Steven Stamkos, putting Colorado in a hole and several more bumps and bruises followed. \u2014 Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 June 2022",
"There's also a trend in including current or historical quantitative metrics on employee turnover and retention rates. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
"Working on her speed and the quick turnover time in the 1,500 factored into her decision to race. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The famous family members, meanwhile, stood their ground, fighting the lawsuit at every turn over the last four years. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 2 May 2022",
"After a 90-degree turn over a box-girder bridge, this optional diversion runs six miles up a side canyon to another dead end. \u2014 Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Johnson signaled Tuesday that additional visas for foreign workers are unlikely, despite the U- turn over the weekend to relax immigration laws temporarily to allow in more drivers and 5,500 poultry workers to help process Christmas turkeys. \u2014 Charles Riley, CNN , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Midway through the 45-minute flight to Pegati, Wilson brought the de Havilland Beaver (the workhorse floatplane of Alaska) into a low bank turn over the Eek Valley. \u2014 Chris Santella, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Midway through the 45-minute flight to Pegati, Wilson brought the de Havilland Beaver (the workhorse floatplane of Alaska) into a low bank turn over the Eek Valley. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Sep. 2021",
"Piles of fruit, spatchcocked chickens, eggplant and okra all got a turn over the flames. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Aug. 2021",
"With the new restrictions, the airline now will need to fly farther north, taking a south turn over Russia. \u2014 Benjamin Katz, WSJ , 25 May 2021",
"Tesla boss Elon Musk's sudden u- turn over accepting bitcoin to buy his electric vehicles has thrust the cryptocurrency's energy usage into the headlights. \u2014 NBC News , 13 May 2021"
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"The crash forced the right lane on the turnpike to close for about 3 hours. \u2014 Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"The work is part of the I-4 Direct Connect Ramps to the turnpike and improvements from Beachline Expressway/SR 528 to I-4 (mileposts 253 to 261) project. \u2014 Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Should users of the Ohio turnpike be worried about identity theft. \u2014 Leila Atassi, cleveland , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The southbound side of the turnpike , from Kitts Lane to Main Street, was closed for several hours as Newington Police and the Mid-State Accident Reconstruction Squad investigated the incident. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 17 Apr. 2022",
"This gripping murder mystery has more twists and turns than the Pennsylvania turnpike , which is appropriate given its setting in a small, perpetually gray, working-class town in the Keystone State. \u2014 cleveland , 25 Dec. 2021",
"Finally, the detour will take motorists west on I-4 to get back on the turnpike at Exit 77. \u2014 Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com , 18 Feb. 2022",
"That would be Elizabeth, New Jersey \u2014 Exit 13 off the turnpike \u2014 where his father drove a cab. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Commuter Stephanie Servaites takes the turnpike from her Plantation home to the Golden Glades in Miami-Dade each weekday for work as an office manager. \u2014 Lisa J. Huriash, sun-sentinel.com , 17 Dec. 2021"
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"\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
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"He turned the key and opened the door.",
"She slowly turned the doorknob.",
"Turn the steering wheel all the way to the left.",
"Someone turned the switch and the lights came on.",
"They turned and walked away.",
"She turned to leave\u2014but stopped.",
"He turned aside to let me pass.",
"The patient turned onto his side.",
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"He turned himself around to see the back of his shirt in the mirror.",
"Noun",
"You have to wait your turn in line.",
"Is it my turn yet",
"Give the wheel another turn .",
"He tightened the screw with one last turn .",
"With a turn of the switch, the lights came back on.",
"Take a left-hand turn at the next intersection.",
"a quick turn of her head",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"After the grill and its grates are hot, turn a section off and put your burgers there, avoiding direct flame under the burger. \u2014 Joe Difazio, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"Since a traditional kyusu doesn\u2019t have a removable filter, tea leaves will continue to steep with any amount of water left in the pot and can turn bitter. \u2014 Max Falkowitz, Bon App\u00e9tit , 23 June 2022",
"Thomas wanted to walk away, but something told Erickson to turn the offer down. \u2014 Jemima Mcevoy, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"One of us will grab the bottle and turn the lights down and start that quiet time with her. \u2014 Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF , 21 June 2022",
"Getting sick can turn a bad situation worse in a hurry, Huttleston warns. \u2014 Outside Online , 21 June 2022",
"According to police, an officer checked on the man, who was awake, and told him to turn his vehicle off. \u2014 CBS News , 17 June 2022",
"The truth is that Putin had begun to turn the music down in London long before the Ukraine invasion. \u2014 Simon Usborne, Town & Country , 15 June 2022",
"Although the Bee has made several requests for a copy of the police report from the collision, police officials continue to turn reporters down on the grounds that only people connected to the incident are entitled to it. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"These women act as influencers in their own communities and, in turn , help to foster trust in both Aravind and telehealth treatment options. \u2014 London Business School, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Naspers owns a majority of Prosus, which in turn owns almost half of Naspers. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
"This in turn prevents frizzing, split ends and the likes\u2014all the bad kinds of volume, as opposed to hair with a healthy, full body. \u2014 Justin Fenner, Robb Report , 26 June 2022",
"In turn , this can lead to accidental fires, which is why the company has recalled about 1,774 units. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 26 June 2022",
"Martin, in turn , managed to create three distinct spaces that perfectly reflect the lives and personalities of their inhabitants. \u2014 Abigail Stone, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 June 2022",
"This, in turn , affects the economic well-being and prospects of their children, according to economists. \u2014 Anneken Tappe, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Johnson in turn said he was asked to do so by the office of Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa. Kinzinger made clear one big reason for naming names was quite political. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 24 June 2022",
"This, in turn , results in companies raising prices for their goods to offset higher labor costs, spiraling inflation further upwards\u2014something referred to in macroeconomics as a wage-price spiral. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 24 June 2022"
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"Middle English; partly from Anglo-French tur, tourn turning, circuit (from turner to turn); partly from Middle English turnen to turn":"Noun",
"Middle English; partly from Old English tyrnan & turnian to turn, from Medieval Latin tornare , from Latin, to turn on a lathe, from tornus lathe, from Greek tornos ; partly from Anglo-French turner, tourner to turn, from Medieval Latin tornare ; akin to Latin terere to rub \u2014 more at throw entry 1":"Verb"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In England the practice was so common that a special breed was developed to handle this duty: a turnspit dog. \u2014 Andrew Amelinckx, Smithsonian , 19 Sep. 2017"
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"1998, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pictorial advertisements for chic clothing and fragrances in which drug addiction and other forms of moral turpitude are depicted as alternative fashion statements",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Since late-stage syphilis attacked the nose, those so afflicted were seen as bearing proof of moral turpitude . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"Norris resigned from his office in June 2021 after Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall moved to impeach him after being charged with four instances of corruption in office and eleven instances of commission of crimes involving moral turpitude . \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 16 May 2022",
"By 1900, nativism had crept into the temperance discourse, as immigrants from Ireland and Italy were associated with drunkenness and moral turpitude . \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Norris was charged with four instances of corruption in office and eleven instances of commission of crimes involving moral turpitude . \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 14 Jan. 2022",
"War became meaningless and simply barbaric, an occasion for moral compromise and turpitude . \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Norris was charged with four instances of corruption in office and eleven instances of commission of crimes involving moral turpitude . \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 14 Jan. 2022",
"In the 1980s, a divestment movement took hold; any engagement with the regime came to be seen as a marker of moral turpitude . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Even if prosecutors choose not to include the moral turpitude label, a future election commission judge could still decide Netanyahu's convictions and sentence barred him from politics for the same seven-year period. \u2014 Hadas Gold, Andrew Carey And Amir Tal, CNN , 18 Jan. 2022"
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"\u02c8t\u0259r-p\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd, -\u02ccty\u00fcd",
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"definitions":{
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"\u02c8t\u0259r-p\u1d4am-",
"\u02c8t\u0259r-p\u0259n-\u02cct\u012bn",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Amid the violence, witnesses recounted seeing airplanes above Greenwood dropping turpentine bombs and bodies being tossed into the muddy Arkansas River or loaded onto trucks or trains. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
"It\u2019s like Fred Biletnikoff using so much Stickum that equipment managers had to wash his uniforms in turpentine . \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Many of the pupils who went to school there were the children of people who worked hard picking oranges or harvesting turpentine in rural Lake County. \u2014 Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com , 5 Dec. 2021",
"Whistler, the restless innovator, explores the possibilities of paint in a row of four small experimental seascapes (1896 to c. 1901) on panel, created with pigments thinned by turpentine . \u2014 Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Or the raucous banquets with Communist Party officials every night, the kind with free-flowing mao-tai \u2014 a clear, fermented sorghum liquor that tastes like sweet turpentine . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Like, some people might bulk buy paper towels or toilet paper, or turpentine . . . \u2014 New York Times , 8 Nov. 2021",
"The area also contains a storied history as home to Seminole Indians before serving the turpentine and logging industries. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 15 Oct. 2021",
"The work was brutally interrupted in July when Van Gogh relapsed into madness, trying to kill himself by consuming paint and turpentine . \u2014 Peter Saenger, WSJ , 8 Oct. 2021"
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"Middle English terbentyne, turpentyne , from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French terebentine , from Medieval Latin terbentina , from Latin terebinthina , feminine of terebinthinus of terebinth, from terebinthus terebinth, from Greek terebinthos":"Noun"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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": a hinge designed so that the door to which it is attached can be swung open flat against the wall":[]
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": any of several bark beetles of the genus Dendroctonus (especially D. valens ) whose larvae live under the bark of pine stumps or trees":[]
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"\u2014 T. E. Lawrence"
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"He is from Ankara, the Turkish capital."
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"-ki",
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"\u2014 Arthur Krock"
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"\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
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"\u2014 Elizabeth P. Schafer"
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"\u2014 Pius Walsh"
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"\u02c8t\u0259rn"
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"pivot",
"revolve",
"roll",
"rotate",
"spin",
"swing",
"swirl",
"swivel",
"twirl",
"twist",
"wheel",
"whirl"
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"amble",
"constitutional",
"perambulation",
"ramble",
"range",
"saunter",
"stroll",
"walk",
"wander"
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"He turned the key and opened the door.",
"She slowly turned the doorknob.",
"Turn the steering wheel all the way to the left.",
"Someone turned the switch and the lights came on.",
"They turned and walked away.",
"She turned to leave\u2014but stopped.",
"He turned aside to let me pass.",
"The patient turned onto his side.",
"The photographer asked her to turn slightly to her left.",
"He turned himself around to see the back of his shirt in the mirror.",
"Noun",
"You have to wait your turn in line.",
"Is it my turn yet",
"Give the wheel another turn .",
"He tightened the screw with one last turn .",
"With a turn of the switch, the lights came back on.",
"Take a left-hand turn at the next intersection.",
"a quick turn of her head",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"After the grill and its grates are hot, turn a section off and put your burgers there, avoiding direct flame under the burger. \u2014 Joe Difazio, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"Since a traditional kyusu doesn\u2019t have a removable filter, tea leaves will continue to steep with any amount of water left in the pot and can turn bitter. \u2014 Max Falkowitz, Bon App\u00e9tit , 23 June 2022",
"Thomas wanted to walk away, but something told Erickson to turn the offer down. \u2014 Jemima Mcevoy, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"One of us will grab the bottle and turn the lights down and start that quiet time with her. \u2014 Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF , 21 June 2022",
"Getting sick can turn a bad situation worse in a hurry, Huttleston warns. \u2014 Outside Online , 21 June 2022",
"According to police, an officer checked on the man, who was awake, and told him to turn his vehicle off. \u2014 CBS News , 17 June 2022",
"The truth is that Putin had begun to turn the music down in London long before the Ukraine invasion. \u2014 Simon Usborne, Town & Country , 15 June 2022",
"Although the Bee has made several requests for a copy of the police report from the collision, police officials continue to turn reporters down on the grounds that only people connected to the incident are entitled to it. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"These women act as influencers in their own communities and, in turn , help to foster trust in both Aravind and telehealth treatment options. \u2014 London Business School, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Naspers owns a majority of Prosus, which in turn owns almost half of Naspers. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
"This in turn prevents frizzing, split ends and the likes\u2014all the bad kinds of volume, as opposed to hair with a healthy, full body. \u2014 Justin Fenner, Robb Report , 26 June 2022",
"In turn , this can lead to accidental fires, which is why the company has recalled about 1,774 units. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 26 June 2022",
"Martin, in turn , managed to create three distinct spaces that perfectly reflect the lives and personalities of their inhabitants. \u2014 Abigail Stone, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 June 2022",
"This, in turn , affects the economic well-being and prospects of their children, according to economists. \u2014 Anneken Tappe, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Johnson in turn said he was asked to do so by the office of Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa. Kinzinger made clear one big reason for naming names was quite political. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 24 June 2022",
"This, in turn , results in companies raising prices for their goods to offset higher labor costs, spiraling inflation further upwards\u2014something referred to in macroeconomics as a wage-price spiral. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 24 June 2022"
],
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"Middle English; partly from Old English tyrnan & turnian to turn, from Medieval Latin tornare , from Latin, to turn on a lathe, from tornus lathe, from Greek tornos ; partly from Anglo-French turner, tourner to turn, from Medieval Latin tornare ; akin to Latin terere to rub \u2014 more at throw entry 1":"Verb",
"Middle English; partly from Anglo-French tur, tourn turning, circuit (from turner to turn); partly from Middle English turnen to turn":"Noun"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200057"
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": a post with arms pivoted on the top set in a passageway so that persons can pass through only on foot one by one":[]
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"\u02c8t\u0259rn-\u02ccst\u012bl",
"\u02c8t\u0259rn-\u02ccst\u012b(-\u0259)l"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Related: Boston has had a turnstile of superintendents. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"Stimson and Smith both explained that something as seemingly innocuous as not cracking down on turnstile jumping can embolden criminals. \u2014 Fox News , 2 June 2022",
"The guilty plea stemmed from an arrest in which Smith was caught jumping a subway turnstile in Coney Island, Brooklyn while carrying a handgun, officials said. \u2014 Fox News , 11 May 2022",
"His Honda Pilot SUV traveled through the intersection and mounted the curb before hitting a SEPTA turnstile and the wall of the Kensington and Allegheny stations. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 10 May 2022",
"The zero-tolerance program aimed to provide services to homeless individuals and those experiencing mental health difficulties, and target loiterers, turnstile -jumpers and criminal opportunists. \u2014 Fox News , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Grace, who won the under-nine Irish championship in the three-hundred-metre race last summer, approached a turnstile at eye level. \u2014 Dan Greene, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
"The result is a kind of fast-moving turnstile for most COVID-19 patients, with long stays mostly for the unvaccinated, who are more acutely ill. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Images began to circulate on social media in recent days of, for example, metro riders queuing up at a Moscow subway station turnstile . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 1 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1643, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-203625"
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"type":[
"transitive verb"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204353"
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": a bird ( A. interpres ) of worldwide distribution that has black and chestnut upperparts and a black breast":[],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The ruddy turnstone and purple sandpiper seem to like each other's company. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 Jan. 2022",
"One, with a distinct black bib and white belly and slightly upturned bill, was a ruddy turnstone . \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 Jan. 2022",
"In Hampshire County, notable sightings at the Oxbow Marina included a black-bellied plover, a ruddy turnstone , a whimbrel, and a laughing gull. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Aug. 2021",
"Allen\u2019s Pond Sanctuary in Westport: There were three ruddy turnstones , a stilt sandpiper, three white-rumped sandpipers, two little blue herons, and 14 glossy ibises. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Aug. 2019",
"At Gooseberry Neck, there were 84 black scoters, three ruddy turnstones , three roseate terns, a great shearwater, a Northern gannet, two cliff swallows, and two orchard orioles. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2019",
"In this May 22, 2018 photo, ruddy turnstones , larger birds, and semipalmated sandpipers walk near the shoreline at Kimbles Beach, Middle Township NJ. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2018",
"That day, six species of shorebird were present; ruddy turnstone , semipalmated plover, buff-breasted sandpiper, sanderling and white-rumped sandpiper were all tallied. \u2014 Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver , 22 Sep. 2017"
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"turned in the banned assault rifle to the police",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The approval of the order by Priti Patel, the home secretary, is just the latest turn in a long-running court battle and comes after a British court ordered Assange\u2019s extradition in April. \u2014 Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"The announcement marks the latest turn in a regulatory rollercoaster ride for parents who have anxiously awaited authorization of vaccines for the youngest children. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 23 May 2022",
"The loss marked the latest turn in what's become a rivalry for the ages. \u2014 Alexandra Svokos, ABC News , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The development marked the latest turn in the controversy surrounding Rogan, with the podcaster having faced strong criticism over past episodes of his show sharing misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The development marked the latest turn in a months-long search for the capsule, which contemporaneous news accounts indicate was placed during a cornerstone-laying ceremony in 1887 attended by thousands of people. \u2014 Sarah Rankin, USA TODAY , 28 Dec. 2021",
"The development marked the latest turn in a months-long search for the capsule, which contemporaneous news accounts indicate was placed during a cornerstone-laying ceremony in 1887 attended by thousands of people. \u2014 CBS News , 27 Dec. 2021",
"The development marked the latest turn in a months-long search for the capsule, which contemporaneous news accounts indicate was placed during a cornerstone-laying ceremony in 1887 attended by thousands of people. \u2014 Sarah Rankin, ajc , 27 Dec. 2021",
"The development marked the latest turn in a months-long search for the capsule, which contemporaneous news accounts indicate was placed during a cornerstone-laying ceremony in 1887 attended by thousands of people. \u2014 Sarah Rankin, chicagotribune.com , 27 Dec. 2021"
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"1873, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"\u02c8t\u0259r-p\u1d4am-",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Amid the violence, witnesses recounted seeing airplanes above Greenwood dropping turpentine bombs and bodies being tossed into the muddy Arkansas River or loaded onto trucks or trains. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
"It\u2019s like Fred Biletnikoff using so much Stickum that equipment managers had to wash his uniforms in turpentine . \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Many of the pupils who went to school there were the children of people who worked hard picking oranges or harvesting turpentine in rural Lake County. \u2014 Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com , 5 Dec. 2021",
"Whistler, the restless innovator, explores the possibilities of paint in a row of four small experimental seascapes (1896 to c. 1901) on panel, created with pigments thinned by turpentine . \u2014 Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Or the raucous banquets with Communist Party officials every night, the kind with free-flowing mao-tai \u2014 a clear, fermented sorghum liquor that tastes like sweet turpentine . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Like, some people might bulk buy paper towels or toilet paper, or turpentine . . . \u2014 New York Times , 8 Nov. 2021",
"The area also contains a storied history as home to Seminole Indians before serving the turpentine and logging industries. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 15 Oct. 2021",
"The work was brutally interrupted in July when Van Gogh relapsed into madness, trying to kill himself by consuming paint and turpentine . \u2014 Peter Saenger, WSJ , 8 Oct. 2021"
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"Middle English terbentyne, turpentyne , from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French terebentine , from Medieval Latin terbentina , from Latin terebinthina , feminine of terebinthinus of terebinth, from terebinthus terebinth, from Greek terebinthos":"Noun"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"He was acting like a complete turkey .",
"only a turkey would think it's a good idea to go for a jog when the weather drops below zero",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Almost on cue, Ismail grabbed the ground turkey and sauteed onions and started filling up the taco shells. \u2014 Courtland Milloy, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Top the turkey with overlapping pieces of pita, brush them generously with olive oil, and bake the dish until the top browns and the filling is bubbling at the edges. \u2014 Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
"The turkey job doesn\u2019t pay much, but Tim takes a liking to the young man and entrusts him with driving Native girls to and from trysts at a nearby hotel. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 21 May 2022",
"However, in reality, Velociraptor was a small turkey -sized dinosaur found mostly in Mongolia. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 14 May 2022",
"Thanksgiving Chinese turkey had origins in Mexican Thanksgiving celebrated in cities like Tijuana. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"Dubois County is the top turkey producing county in Indiana. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Dubois County is the top turkey producing county in Indiana. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, USA TODAY , 12 Feb. 2022",
"The average cost of a turkey in 1953 was about 65 cents per pound. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Apr. 2022"
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"Turkey , country in western Asia and southeastern Europe; from confusion with the guinea fowl, supposed to be imported from Turkish territory":""
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"transitive verb"
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"-\u02cck\u012bz"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a marksmanship contest using a moving target with a turkey offered as a prize":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Times reported that police had held a turkey shoot and were providing 150 families with turkeys. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Last month, the Community Auto Group once again underwrote all the shotgun shells used in the popular fall turkey shoots held by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 912 in Baytown. \u2014 Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle , 8 Nov. 2019",
"Held each weekend in April and October, the turkey shoots are a major source of operating funds for the 97-year-old post. \u2014 Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle , 8 Nov. 2019",
"Take aim: The Medina County Izaak Walton League fall turkey shoots are under way Sundays thru Nov. 24, except Oct. 13 during Fall Foliage Tour. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 27 Sep. 2019",
"The complex has baseball, softball and soccer fields and sponsors a weekly turkey shoot during winter months. \u2014 Jennie Key, Cincinnati.com , 2 July 2018",
"Hamilton County Public Health spokesman Mike Samet said a parent filed a complaint with the Ohio EPA concerned that lead from the turkey shoots could potentially contaminate playing fields. \u2014 Jennie Key, Cincinnati.com , 7 May 2018",
"Hunting: The Baltimore County Game & Fish Protective Association will conduct a turkey shoot on club grounds at 3400 Northwind Road in Carney on Saturday. \u2014 baltimoresun.com , 19 Mar. 2018",
"Ndamukong Suh turkey shoot : Players use pellet guns to scare cable repairmen off the field. \u2014 Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press , 27 Jan. 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
"1831, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Middle English turnesole , from Middle French tournesol , from Old Italian tornasole , from tornare to turn (from Medieval Latin) + sole sun, from Latin sol (accusative solem )":""
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"type":[
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": any of a genus ( Chelone ) of perennial North American herbs of the snapdragon family with spikes of showy white or purple flowers":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Late season: bottle gentian, Gentiana andrewsii; showy goldenrod, Solidago speciosa (superfood); New England aster, Aster novae-angliae (superfood); white turtlehead , Chelone glabra (immune builder). \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Apr. 2022"
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"She turned against her best friend."
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"turgid leeches having had their fill of blood",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When the market crashed in 1987, for example, Fed officials planned to deliver a turgid technical response. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"There\u2019s nothing to play because there\u2019s nothing of any interest in the character, or in the whole mysteriously turgid film. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Babar needs to throw his weight around and demand more suitable home pitches otherwise Pakistan will start moulding into the turgid team that finished this mostly dreary series. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
"In the morning, the Hemi V8\u2019s cold-start cycle sounds like Jack Kennedy is firing up the old PT 109, but the engine quickly settles into a turgid throb. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
"As the truly turgid game against Milan at San Siro exemplified, Juve\u2019s lack of creativity has been a major theme of their season. \u2014 Emmet Gates, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The man who would become known as the dean of American banking lawyers\u2014an authority on the most arcane legal precedents and turgid regulatory subsections\u2014started off wanting a literary life and found time to write whimsical poems. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Seventy-nine-year-old Martin Scorcese will seek to redeem himself after the turgid , self-indulgent mess that was 2019's The Irishman. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Rigorous but not turgid , the book paints a picture where the good guys are not always pure, and sometimes do bad things. \u2014 Beth Py-lieberman, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Nov. 2021"
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"turgid leeches having had their fill of blood",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When the market crashed in 1987, for example, Fed officials planned to deliver a turgid technical response. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"There\u2019s nothing to play because there\u2019s nothing of any interest in the character, or in the whole mysteriously turgid film. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Babar needs to throw his weight around and demand more suitable home pitches otherwise Pakistan will start moulding into the turgid team that finished this mostly dreary series. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
"In the morning, the Hemi V8\u2019s cold-start cycle sounds like Jack Kennedy is firing up the old PT 109, but the engine quickly settles into a turgid throb. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
"As the truly turgid game against Milan at San Siro exemplified, Juve\u2019s lack of creativity has been a major theme of their season. \u2014 Emmet Gates, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The man who would become known as the dean of American banking lawyers\u2014an authority on the most arcane legal precedents and turgid regulatory subsections\u2014started off wanting a literary life and found time to write whimsical poems. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Seventy-nine-year-old Martin Scorcese will seek to redeem himself after the turgid , self-indulgent mess that was 2019's The Irishman. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Rigorous but not turgid , the book paints a picture where the good guys are not always pure, and sometimes do bad things. \u2014 Beth Py-lieberman, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Nov. 2021"
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"verb"
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"a turnup nose"
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"her name is always turning up in the newspapers"
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"turned up half an hour late"
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"\u02c8t\u0259r-\u02c8n\u0259p",
"\u02c8t\u0259r-\u02ccn\u0259p"
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"appear",
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"show up",
"unfold"
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"clear",
"disappear",
"dissolve",
"evanesce",
"evaporate",
"fade",
"go (away)",
"melt (away)",
"vanish"
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"Verb",
"my missing car keys turned up just in time",
"when do you think our guests will turn up ",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Reconnaissance by foot and drone did not turn up any sign of the two soldiers, the statement continued. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"Some people end up mixing drugs unwittingly, as fentanyl and unexpected additives turn up in cocaine, methamphetamine and counterfeit pills. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2022",
"When several people in the program mysteriously turn up dead, the influencer is framed for their murders. \u2014 cleveland , 14 May 2022",
"They\u2019ve been cut off from all kinds of communication, and things become even weirder when their Airbnb hosts turn up , forcing them to cope with the crisis together. \u2014 Heather Hansman, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
"Her doctor ruled out rheumatoid arthritis, and a blood test didn\u2019t turn up anything definitive. \u2014 Sara Goudarzi, Scientific American , 23 May 2022",
"A few days later, investigators found an item possibly belonging to her, but several searches that included waterways did not turn up a body. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 8 May 2022",
"According to the state, in-school testing didn\u2019t turn up any cases of TB between 2014 and 2019. \u2014 Emily Schwing, Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
"Southwest Airlines said around 15% to 20% of new hires for some jobs don\u2019t turn up on their first day, according to a new report by the Wall Street Journal. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 6 May 2022"
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"1685, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1688, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1563, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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"\u02c8t\u0259rk\u0259n"
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"turken blend of turkey and chicken; turkhen from turkey + hen":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082610"
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"noun"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The uplands environment was previously used for citrus groves and is now in the process of returning to a natural environment with sandhill, longleaf pine and turkey oak trees. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 19 Feb. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1709, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"-\u02ccg\u022f(\u0259)r",
"\u02c8t\u0259r-g\u0259r",
"-\u02ccg\u022fr"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hudson measures the turgor pressure \u2014 basically the water content \u2014 of the leaves to determine how much to irrigate before heat spikes hit. \u2014 Chiara Sottile, NBC News , 7 Oct. 2017"
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"Late Latin, turgidity, swelling, from Latin turg\u0113re":""
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"1876, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun",
"verb"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101008"
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"phrasal verb"
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": to cause a vehicle to travel in the opposite direction":[
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"She turned the car round and drove back home."
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": to change and become better or more successful":[
"The economy should turn round soon."
],
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the ratio of the number of turns in one of two inductively coupled circuits to the number in the other":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102422"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a heavy, flat, iron or steel plate used in place of rails at track intersections for turning cars from one line to another":[]
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"type":[
"idiom"
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": to give information (such as the names of other criminals) to the court in order to reduce one's own punishment when one has been charged with a crime":[
"\u2014 used when Britain is ruled by a queen"
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"region of central Asia between Iran and Siberia \u2014 see chinese turkestan , russian turkestan":[]
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"\u02c8t\u0259r-k\u0259-\u02ccstan",
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"noun"
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"noun"
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": a lathe having a turret for holding various different cutting tools":[]
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"noun"
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": a moderate yellow green that is greener and paler than average moss green and yellower and paler than average pea green or apple green (see apple green sense 1 )":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135107"
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135319"
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"noun"
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"\u02c8t\u0259rk"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French or Turk; Anglo-French Turc , from Medieval Latin or Turk; Medieval Latin Turcus , from Turkish T\u00fcrk":""
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-142009"
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"noun"
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"noun"
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": any of several small, wild, African and Eurasian pigeons (genus Streptopelia and especially S. turtur ) noted for plaintive cooing":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hello, turtledoves , and welcome back to another edition of This Week in Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet. \u2014 Cady Drell, Marie Claire , 21 Dec. 2018"
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"Middle English turtul douve, turtill dowfe \"the dove Streptopelia turtur, \" from turtul, turtill turtle entry 3 + douve, dowfe dove entry 1":""
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a submerged monocotyledonous marine plant ( Thalassia testudinum of the family Hydrocharitaceae) of the coasts of Florida and the West Indies having long ribbonlike leaves":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Below me, the redfish and sea trout rocket around thick beds of marine turtle grass , making their own hunt for nourishment. \u2014 Southern Living , 12 July 2020",
"In a morning loop around Florida Bay, Davis points out acres of dead turtle grass , clouded waters, and vast clear flats where new sea-grass beds are taking hold. \u2014 T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream , 6 Dec. 2019",
"Then in 2013, acres of turtle grass that once grew in gin clear water in the secluded Tuttle basin began dying, raising concerns that storm run-off from increased flooding, coupled with rising salinity tied to sea rise, was worsening conditions. \u2014 Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald , 22 Oct. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
"1735, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151252"
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"noun"
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"\u02c8t\u0259rn-\u02cct\u0101-b\u0259l"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Other rotating sensors have the mass of the laser array, detectors and optics all on the turntable . \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Built in 2011, Mr. Lemkin\u2019s new house sits at the base of Aspen mountain and spans about 16,700 square feet with seven bedrooms, an indoor swimming pool, a bowling lane, a golf simulator, a spa, a wine cellar and a garage with a car turntable . \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
"Third Man Records was founded by famous rocker Jack White; its bright yellow turntable makes for a great gift for the audiophile dad. \u2014 Helena Madden, ELLE Decor , 26 May 2022",
"As with its first turntable , Como Audio partnered with Pro-Ject for the Turntable Analog. \u2014 Brad Moon, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"For comedians of a certain age, there was one album that was worn out on the turntable , dutifully memorized and acted out. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, ajc , 20 May 2022",
"There\u2019s also a phono connection for a turntable so LPs can be played. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Can the right turntable or the ideal amp bring a listener to auditory nirvana",
"An Urban Outfitters buyer and a Crosley turntable rep mutually speak to the 18-to-26 market that may have only a faint awareness of this as a nostalgic pursuit, versus a 12\u2033x12\u2033 art piece that shows off your tastes to college dorm mates. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151810"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": turret sense 3a":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152311"
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"noun"
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"\u02c8t\u0259rn-\u0259-\u02ccbau\u0307t"
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"about-turn",
"flip-flop",
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"employees regarded the latest turnabout as a sure sign that management hadn't a clue as to what it was doing",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the great turnabout came in a meeting in the Governor\u2019s Mansion in Little Rock about two weeks before Clinton was even inaugurated. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 27 June 2022",
"The turnabout pushed Cheniere to near bankruptcy \u2014 a reminder of how the kind of long-term bets industry is again making now can sour. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The turnabout came amid rising opposition to the reinstatement, but city officials said the decision was about data, not politics. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 4 May 2022",
"Problems at Old Navy are a turnabout for a brand that was once considered so strong that Gap considered spinning it off into a standalone company in 2018. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Line prosecutors told The Times the turnabout was especially galling because the jail recordings have been known inside the district attorney\u2019s office for at least a month and did not alter Gasc\u00f3n\u2019s approach previously. \u2014 Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times , 21 Feb. 2022",
"The measure is a follow-up to last year\u2019s decision by API to push Congress for legislation to price carbon emissions across the economy, in what was a policy turnabout a decade after the organization helped to kill a similar plan. \u2014 Timothy Puko And Ted Mann, WSJ , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The prosecutor\u2019s action represents a significant turnabout by the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The favorable reception from members of both parties is rare in a divided Capitol, and marks a significant turnabout . \u2014 Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1789, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153445"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a towel made of cotton terry cloth":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1786, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-160808"
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": a headdress worn chiefly in countries of the eastern Mediterranean and southern Asia consisting of a long cloth that is wrapped around a cap (as by Muslims) or directly around the head (as by Sikhs and Hindus)":[],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Aaron wore white pajamas embellished with ric rac and embroidery, and a pink turban that used to belong to his grandfather. \u2014 Vogue , 6 June 2022",
"Initially, he was allowed to keep his hair, but prohibited from wearing a turban while serving in ceremonial duties or combat zones. \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Tignon is a piece of cloth specifically worn as a turban . \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 4 May 2022",
"Jessica Chastain gave us glam fortune teller with a shimmering maroon number and matching turban by Gucci, complete with a silver snake detail wrapped around her wait and neckline. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
"Kate Moss stole the 2009 Met Gala in a gold lam\u00e9 minidress and matching turban , designed by fellow cochair Marc Jacobs. \u2014 Zoe Ruffner, Vogue , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The video began with an old man in a white turban telling his interviewer, Nasir Dhillon, that his infant brother went with his mother to Phulwal village in 1947, never to be heard from again. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Jan. 2022",
"News footage showed him dressed in a brown turban and robe, with glasses and a beard, calmly signing his name on documents at the guidance of election officials. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Nov. 2021",
"In her bathroom at home in Los Angeles, looking sick and exhausted but still old-Hollywood glamorous in a turban and a leopard-print dress, Blair begins to put on lipstick the color of a black cherry. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Oct. 2021"
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"Middle French turbant , from Italian turbante , from Turkish t\u00fclbent , from Persian dulband":""
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"1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"type":[
"idiom"
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": to act in an unexpected or surprising way by doing (something specified)":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": any of various superior commercial sponges of the Adriatic and Mediterranean seas":[]
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": the customs, beliefs, institutions, and principles of the Turks":[]
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"definitions":{
": an urn moss ( Physcomitrium turbinatum )":[]
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": Chinese rhubarb formerly imported through Turkey":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": traveler's diarrhea":[]
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"tu\u0307-\u02c8r\u0113-st\u0259"
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"Delhi belly",
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"Built in 1947, the main house has been updated and features a turreted entry, a formal dining room, a gleaming chef\u2019s kitchen, four bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms in 5,830 square feet of interior. \u2014 Neal J. Leitereg, Los Angeles Times , 24 Sep. 2019",
"Up above, a pair of turreted towers take in views of Mt. St. Helena. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 July 2019",
"Up above, a pair of turreted towers take in views of Mt. St. Helena. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 July 2019",
"Rhoda meets Mary Richards, played by the show\u2019s namesake, when Mary moves into the turreted Victorian house where Rhoda has fashioned a home in the attic, fringe beads tinkling in the doorway. \u2014 Emily Langer, Washington Post , 30 Aug. 2019",
"Up above, a pair of turreted towers take in views of Mt. St. Helena. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 July 2019",
"Up above, a pair of turreted towers take in views of Mt. St. Helena. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 July 2019"
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"Especially since this basic recipe works for so many kinds, from red beans to white cannellini to black turtle beans . \u2014 Melissa Clark, New York Times , 24 Mar. 2020",
"Black: Also known as turtle beans , these full-flavored beans are classic in Latin American cooking, usually for soups and stews. \u2014 Melissa Clark, NYT Cooking , 13 Mar. 2018",
"Throughout the Caribbean and Central America, beans and rice (or rice with beans) is made with pigeon peas, red beans or black turtle beans , to name a few. \u2014 David Tanis, The Seattle Times , 7 Jan. 2019"
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"In the Citizens Bank robbery, the suspect was wearing a gray Chattanooga turkey trot shirt, Nashville Predators baseball cap and an N-95 mask with yellow straps. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The fit wasn\u2019t right for a woman who once showed up at a Thanksgiving Day turkey trot dressed in a turkey suit. \u2014 Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Gobble, gobble: After your holiday meal, no better way to feel a little lighter than participating in a turkey trot . \u2014 Holly Baumbach, chicagotribune.com , 26 Nov. 2021",
"The Boston Marathon might be America\u2019s most famous race, but the turkey trot is the country\u2019s oldest continuous one. \u2014 Jacob Sweet, The New Yorker , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Why not start your holiday by running a turkey trot ",
"Thanksgiving will stretch across five days with a treasure hunt, arts and crafts, cooking classes, a 5K turkey trot and thankful sunset yoga. \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
"The goal for this year\u2019s turkey trot is 2,800 turkeys and $28,000 in monetary donations. \u2014 Steven Goode, courant.com , 17 Nov. 2020",
"There\u2019s a good reason to pay to participate in a turkey trot . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Nov. 2020"
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"Calling all turophiles : The NoMad Hotel is your next destination. \u2014 Bridget Hallinan, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 18 Jan. 2018",
"But the latest Asian beverage trend to hit L.A. could make a skeptic of even the most fervent turophile : cheese tea. \u2014 Andrea Alonso, Los Angeles Magazine , 17 Jan. 2018",
"But as any turophile knows, microbes are the source of cheese\u2019s vast diversity of flavors, textures, and smells. \u2014 Time , 22 Sep. 2017",
"Connecticut's oldest winery is also a haven for turophiles . \u2014 Leeanne Griffin, courant.com , 3 Aug. 2017"
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"Explore historic and modern Nassau and World Heritage Sites, all while enjoying turquoise blue ocean views. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Set in the impossibly turquoise blue waters of the Indian Ocean, the islands of the Maldives have become a luxury vacation destination with few equals. \u2014 Chris Dwyer, CNN , 14 Dec. 2021",
"The sparkling ocean is turquoise blue and the idyllic beaches seem to go on as far as the eye can see. \u2014 Erica Lamberg, Robb Report , 23 Oct. 2021",
"Constant sunshine, endless summers, white sands and turquoise blue waters, largely untouched by tourism. \u2014 Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes , 31 Aug. 2021",
"The primary bathroom features rose quartz and the same turquoise blue Amazonite stone featured elsewhere in the home. \u2014 Mary Grace Granados, Dallas News , 27 July 2021",
"Hanauma Bay, a turquoise blue oasis on the southeast coast of Oahu, reopened in December after being closed for nine months due to the pandemic. \u2014 Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure , 7 July 2021",
"Sitting on his balcony, watching palm trees sway in front of the turquoise blue of the Atlantic Ocean, Christian Ginman could no longer just enjoy the view. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2021",
"While just as exciting to travel to in winter, one glance at Slovenia's turquoise blue mountain streams and lakes may convince you that summer is, indeed, the season to go. \u2014 Amiee White Beazley, Travel + Leisure , 29 June 2021"
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"The USS Monitor was the oldest and most important of them, as the first U.S. warship built with a revolutionary rotating gun turret , NOAA reports. \u2014 CBS News , 6 June 2022",
"Javelin can engage tanks head-on or from above, firing a shaped charge down into the turret from above. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The Panther\u2019s turret is bigger with sharper angles and a much larger overhang over the engine compartment, the latter to both store larger, heavier main gun ammunition and to act as a counterweight to the new 130-millimeter main gun. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 14 June 2022",
"Bleak Watcher turret always has the max stasis grenade cooldown. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Any penetrating hit on the crew compartment can trigger a catastrophic ammunition explosion, often throwing the turret some distance. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"In 1975, the site was the first to be designated a sanctuary under the National Marine Sanctuary Act and has since yielded a variety of artifacts, including the ships signature turret . \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 21 May 2022",
"On the road through the town, a Russian tank was blown in two, the turret lying on its side. \u2014 James Verini, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"Nick doesn't remember busting into the turret , wearing a helmet and Kevlar vest. \u2014 George Stanley, jsonline.com , 30 Aug. 2021"
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"\u02cct\u0259r-\u02c8je-s\u1d4ant",
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],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin turgescent-, turgescens , present participle of turgescere to swell, inchoative of turg\u0113re to be swollen":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1727, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021043"
},
"turban lily":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a European lily ( Lilium pomponium ) cultivated for its deep-red spotted flowers shaped like turbans":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021244"
},
"turtleneck":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a high close-fitting turnover collar used especially for sweaters":[],
": a garment (such as a sweater) with a turtleneck":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u0259r-t\u1d4al-\u02ccnek"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"She wore a turtleneck under her jacket.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The photo series featured her in a wedgie-defying thong tank top onesie and a turtleneck with her bare butt to the camera. \u2014 Seventeen Editors, Seventeen , 7 June 2022",
"In 2010, Steve Jobs, dressed in his iconic black turtleneck , walked onstage at Apple\u2019s Cupertino headquarters to rapturous applause. \u2014 Lance Lambert, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"In a first-look image of her new series, a dark-skinned, dark-haired Velma can be seen standing at a crime scene in her classic orange turtleneck , plus a black hoodie. \u2014 Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News , 20 May 2022",
"For an extra-flirty feel, try layering a turtleneck with this mock-neck A-line dress during transitional weather. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Robyn wore a white turtleneck with a slitted white midi skirt. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The model was spotted wearing a bright yellow turtleneck with an equally-bright orange sweater slung over her shoulders, tied around the neck just so. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Earlier this month, Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber both stepped out in two monochromatic brown outfits\u2014Jenner in a shearling Roberto Cavalli jacket and 16Arlington leather skirt, and Bieber in leather bomber, turtleneck , and pants all by KNWLS. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 19 May 2022",
"Bongiovi's white turtleneck and black suit coordinated with Brown's long white bustier gown. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 16 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022658"
},
"Turk":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a native or inhabitant of Turkey":[],
": a member of any of numerous Asian peoples speaking Turkic languages who live in a region extending from the Balkans to eastern Siberia and western China":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u0259rk"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French or Turk; Anglo-French Turc , from Medieval Latin or Turk; Medieval Latin Turcus , from Turkish T\u00fcrk":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025232"
}
}
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