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{
"ugly":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": offensive to the sight : hideous",
": offensive or unpleasant to any sense",
": morally offensive or objectionable",
": likely to cause inconvenience or discomfort",
": surly , quarrelsome",
": frightful , dire",
": in an ugly manner",
": unpleasant to look at : not attractive",
": offensive entry 1 sense 1",
": likely to cause bother or discomfort : troublesome",
": showing a mean or quarrelsome disposition"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259-gl\u0113",
"\u02c8\u0259-gl\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"grotesque",
"hideous",
"homely",
"ill-favored",
"monstrous",
"unappealing",
"unattractive",
"unbeautiful",
"uncomely",
"unhandsome",
"unlovely",
"unpleasing",
"unpretty",
"unsightly",
"vile"
],
"antonyms":[
"aesthetic",
"esthetic",
"aesthetical",
"esthetical",
"attractive",
"beauteous",
"beautiful",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"comely",
"cute",
"drop-dead",
"fair",
"fetching",
"good-looking",
"goodly",
"gorgeous",
"handsome",
"knockout",
"lovely",
"pretty",
"ravishing",
"seemly",
"sightly",
"stunning",
"taking",
"well-favored"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"an ugly shade of green",
"They avoided what could have been an ugly situation.",
"He has an ugly disposition.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The picture that is being painted of me is ugly and untrue. \u2014 Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
"Apparently, things work out for all three of them for a while, but eventually jealousy rears its ugly and perhaps inevitable head. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 13 June 2022",
"In 2015, the two universities became involved in an ugly and public lawsuit over who had the right to operate a long-standing Alzheimer\u2019s research center in La Jolla. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"Taking up Poe\u2019s challenge, Baudelaire\u2019s jottings are bluntly honest, usually provocative, frequently ugly and misogynistic. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"The Summer of Rage was at least sparked initially by an ugly and murderous incident. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
"The chances are that AI without an Ethical AI foundation is going to make some ugly and reputational missteps. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"This escalation represents an ugly and ill-conceived mistake, a blemish on DeSantis\u2019s otherwise-mostly excellent gubernatorial record. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 20 Apr. 2022",
"As things turned increasingly ugly and honest, Randall (Sterling K. Brown) and Kevin (Justin Hartley) arrived at the house, rushing to her defense. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The series could look ugly at times and scoring will be a premium, and the Warriors have more of that than Boston. \u2014 USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"Many critics said the drawings made the children look ugly , with wide-set, droopy eyes. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"Just ugly all the way around; even a chunk of the total homer crowd that haunts Suns Twitter during games seemed to tune out early. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 13 May 2022",
"Grabbing a seat at the bar becomes ugly -competitive as the night wears on. \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The Milwaukee Bucks took down Chicago in an ugly -yet-satisfying Game 1 victory on Sunday. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Apr. 2022",
"His start could have turned ugly , but Mize recovered and worked his way through the second, third, fourth and fifth innings scoreless. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The Portland Trail Blazers have looked pretty ugly since the All-Star break. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Some claimed the adjustments signaled that the brand had been sold, and things quickly got ugly on Twitter and Instagram. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 18 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
"Adverb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190902"
},
"ultimate":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": last in a progression or series : final",
": eventual sense 2",
": the best or most extreme of its kind : utmost",
": most remote in space or time : farthest",
": arrived at as the last result",
": original sense 1",
": basic , fundamental",
": incapable of further analysis, division, or separation",
": something ultimate",
": fundamental",
": acme",
": ultimate frisbee",
": end",
": last in a series : final",
": most extreme",
": relating to or being the chief or most important"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259l-t\u0259-m\u0259t",
"\u02c8\u0259l-t\u0259-m\u0259t",
"-\u02ccm\u0101t",
"\u02c8\u0259l-t\u0259-m\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[
"consummate",
"last",
"max",
"maximum",
"most",
"nth",
"outside",
"paramount",
"supreme",
"top",
"utmost",
"uttermost"
],
"antonyms":[
"least",
"minimal",
"minimum",
"slightest"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Their ultimate fate has not yet been decided.",
"Our ultimate aim is to increase production.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The store seems to be laying the groundwork for Zuckerberg's ultimate goal of creating a sprawling virtual reality world to replace the internet. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 17 June 2022",
"Reparations advocates are looking at California as a bellwether for the country, with a national program their ultimate goal. \u2014 Bill Keveney, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"This reduces production but concentrates flavor to yield better quality wine, which, as Graf explains, is the ultimate goal. \u2014 Michelle Williams, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"The ultimate goal of No Dogs Left Behind is positive change. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 16 June 2022",
"The war in Ukraine has prompted Citi to shrink its exposure to Russia, with the ultimate goal to sell its consumer franchise and its commercial business in the country. \u2014 Jennifer Williams-alvarez, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"What to say instead: Anything that doesn\u2019t perpetuate the diet culture and the culture of thinness being the ultimate goal. \u2014 Shauna Harrison, SELF , 14 June 2022",
"The ultimate goal is to help solve more crimes by having all of Kentucky's police departments enter data from all of the shell casings found at crime scenes and all confiscated guns into the NIBIN system. \u2014 Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 14 June 2022",
"The hub, which will open in 2024, will offer outreach, workforce development and educational resources, with the ultimate goal of helping military veterans contribute to the area\u2019s flourishing technology sector. \u2014 Teo Armus, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Goldmann-Gilead lived through the ultimate of horrors. \u2014 Elie Honig, CNN , 14 Oct. 2021",
"The Gladiators made a mistake, and Fearless used his ultimate to take the Gladiators\u2019 support players out of the fight. \u2014 Sean Collins, Dallas News , 9 June 2021",
"Fielder used his ultimate on Moira in a fight that was unwinnable. \u2014 Sean Collins, Dallas News , 31 May 2021",
"Should the Gophers collect others while pursuing their ultimate of the national championship, that's gravy. \u2014 Randy Johnson, Star Tribune , 4 Mar. 2021",
"There were fight-altering ultimates and others that left a lot to be desired. \u2014 Sean Collins, Dallas News , 11 May 2020",
"Both players charged their ultimates at roughly the same rate, but the value heavily favored Super. \u2014 Sean Collins, Dallas News , 10 Feb. 2020",
"His contrast between the two ultimates of Timon\u2019s emotional pendulum is marvelously rich and instructive. \u2014 James Hebert, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 July 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"For keen Christo fans and collectors, Sotheby\u2019s Paris is presenting The Final Christo (until 3 October), an exhibition of 25 works telling the story of L\u2019Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped, from early dream to to ultimate realisation six decades later. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021",
"At the beginning of Harbaugh\u2019s tenure as Ravens coach, the Pittsburgh Steelers barred the door to ultimate success. \u2014 Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com , 18 Sep. 2021",
"As a player, Jared Goff and Peyton Manning are counting on me to do my job, which ultimate leads to helping the team. \u2014 Mitch Stephens, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 Sep. 2021",
"Member of the 1970s all-decade team, Stabler was the 1974 NFL MVP and led the Raiders to ultimate glory in Super Bowl XI. \u2014 Jim Reineking, USA TODAY , 29 Oct. 2020",
"Only when forced to face her demons after things go awry with love interest Nico (Roberta Colindrez) and handyman Baco (Ra\u00fal Castillo) does Emma open the door to ultimate freedom. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 21 June 2019",
"Weight loss diets are seen as the gateway to ultimate wellness. \u2014 SELF , 24 Sep. 2018",
"The act went through the heartbreak of completing an album, which they ultimate ditched. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 9 Nov. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1d",
"Noun",
"1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"circa 1834, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184408"
},
"ultimatum":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a final proposition, condition, or demand",
": one whose rejection will end negotiations and cause a resort to force or other direct action",
": a final condition or demand that if rejected could end future negotiations and lead to forceful or undesirable action"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259l-t\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101-t\u0259m",
"-\u02c8m\u00e4-",
"\u02cc\u0259l-t\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101-t\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[
"claim",
"demand",
"dun",
"importunity",
"requisition"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She was given an ultimatum \u2014work harder or lose her job.",
"issued the ultimatum that the project be finished by the following week, or it would be terminated",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 1922, the same year Egypt declared independence from Britain after 40 years of direct colonial control, Herbert gave Carter an ultimatum : Find the tomb that season, or the expedition was over. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 12 May 2022",
"While one partner is ready to take the leap and gave their partner an ultimatum as a result, the other is on the fence. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Identifying himself as a police officer, the caller issued an ultimatum : Ogborn could be searched at the store or be arrested, taken to jail and searched there. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 5 May 2022",
"Both the government in Kyiv and Mariupol city authorities flatly rejected the terms of a Russian ultimatum that the city surrender by Monday morning. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry had issued the ultimatum for this morning, saying all troops and foreign fighters should leave the city in order for humanitarian convoys with food, medicines and other essentials to come in. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 20 Mar. 2022",
"In late January, Neil Young issued an ultimatum to Spotify in response to The Joe Rogan Experience\u2019s willful platforming of vaccine misinformation\u2014resulting in Young\u2019s catalog\u2019s swift takedown from the streaming service. \u2014 Sadie Dupuis, SPIN , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Russian forces had encircled the hulking Azovstal steelworks, where hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers had defied an ultimatum to surrender and mounted a last-ditch defense for more than two months that held up Russia's eastern offensive. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 17 May 2022",
"The Kremlin's ultimatum regarding ruble payments is widely seen as a move to bolster its war chest and boost the Russian currency. \u2014 Mark Thompson, CNN , 2 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Medieval Latin, neuter of ultimatus final",
"first_known_use":[
"1731, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211334"
},
"ultracompetent":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": extremely or extraordinarily competent : such as",
": greatly exceeding an adequate or requisite level of ability",
": highly efficient in taking up exogenous DNA"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259l-tr\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4m-p\u0259-t\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1903, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175150"
},
"ultraconservative":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":[
": extremely or extraordinarily conservative",
": very strongly favoring, adhering to, or based upon the principles of conservatism (as in politics or religion)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259l-tr\u0259-k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259r-v\u0259-tiv"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1843, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200636"
},
"ultrahot":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": extremely or extraordinarily hot : such as",
": having a very high temperature",
": very popular : in extremely high demand",
": very sexually attractive"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259l-tr\u0259-\u02c8h\u00e4t"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1851, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183740"
},
"ultramodern":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": extremely or extraordinarily modern"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259l-tr\u0259-\u02c8m\u00e4-d\u0259rn",
"nonstandard"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1833, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181459"
},
"ultraprecise":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": extremely precise",
": very minutely exact"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259l-tr\u0259-pri-\u02c8s\u012bs"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1847, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213746"
},
"ultrapure":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": extremely pure",
": extremely clean and free from contaminants such as dirt or bacteria"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259l-tr\u0259-\u02c8pyu\u0307r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1818, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223144"
},
"ultrarefined":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": extremely refined : such as",
": having or showing a very high level of culture, education, or taste",
": purified to an extreme degree"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259l-tr\u0259-ri-\u02c8f\u012bnd"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1826, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200241"
},
"ululate":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to utter a loud, usually protracted, high-pitched, rhythmical sound especially as an expression of sorrow, joy, celebration, or reverence : howl"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259l-y\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
"\u02c8y\u00fcl-"
],
"synonyms":[
"bay",
"howl",
"keen",
"wail",
"yowl"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a widow ululating in sorrow",
"Arab women ululating with grief.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Individual voices \u2014 chanting, ululating , cracking, squealing, howling \u2014 gradually emerge over speakers, as does a soft, smooth choral harmony underneath. \u2014 Zachary Woolfe, New York Times , 9 Mar. 2020",
"No, but their enjoyment of their visit to The Bean stands to be dramatically impaired if the immediately surrounding area becomes a boisterous daily forum for competing religious, political and social activists ululating for attention. \u2014 Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com , 17 Sep. 2019",
"Memes of women praising the crown prince and ululating in celebration danced around the Internet. \u2014 Ben Hubbard, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Aug. 2019",
"People in the courtroom were ecstatic, leaping up, clapping and ululating , LEGABIBO legal policy director Caine Youngman told The Associated Press. \u2014 NBC News , 11 June 2019",
"People in the courtroom were ecstatic, leaping up, clapping and ululating , LEGABIBO legal policy director Caine Youngman told The Associated Press. \u2014 Cara Anna, chicagotribune.com , 11 June 2019",
"Women ululated as Francis and the king walked along the promenade of the Hassan Tower complex under umbrellas. \u2014 Amira El Masaiti, The Seattle Times , 31 Mar. 2019",
"Sam and Bash force the quiet Indian-American student Arthie Premkumar (Sunita Mani) to play Beirut the Mad Bomber, a Lebanese terrorist who growls and ululates . \u2014 Judy Berman, New York Times , 25 June 2018",
"The crowd ululates and the black BMW disappears as supporters cut toward it. \u2014 Laignee Barron / Kedah, Time , 8 May 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin ululatus , past participle of ululare , of imitative origin",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1623, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211022"
},
"umbrageous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": affording shade",
": spotted with shadows",
": inclined to take offense easily"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259m-\u02c8br\u0101-j\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"shaded",
"shadowed",
"shadowy",
"shady"
],
"antonyms":[
"exposed",
"shadeless",
"sunny"
],
"examples":[
"the estate's grounds include a delightfully umbrageous grove"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205016"
},
"umpire":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an official in a sport who rules on plays",
": one having authority to decide finally a controversy or question between parties: such as",
": one appointed to decide between arbitrators who have disagreed",
": an impartial third party chosen to arbitrate disputes arising under the terms of a labor agreement",
": a military officer who evaluates maneuvers",
": to supervise or decide as umpire",
": to act as umpire",
": an official in a sport (as baseball) who enforces the rules",
": a person having authority to decide finally a controversy or question between parties: as",
": one appointed to decide between disagreeing arbitrators",
": an impartial third party chosen to arbitrate disputes arising under the terms of a labor agreement",
": one appointed to mediate between the appraisers of an insured and insurer in order to determine the amount of a loss"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259m-\u02ccp\u012b(-\u0259)r",
"\u02c8\u0259m-\u02ccp\u012br"
],
"synonyms":[
"adjudicator",
"arbiter",
"arbitrator",
"judge",
"referee"
],
"antonyms":[
"adjudge",
"adjudicate",
"arbitrate",
"decide",
"determine",
"judge",
"referee",
"rule (on)",
"settle"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"usually acts as umpire in the all-too-frequent squabbles between the two other roommates",
"Verb",
"in our family disputes regarding the use of our home entertainment system are umpired by Dad",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Gauff asked chair umpire Marijana Veljovic to come get a closer look, and the pair engaged in an extended discussion, both pointing at the landing spot. \u2014 Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"In 2017, after a decade as a varsity umpire , the OCBOA suddenly demoted Trentin. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Tim Anderson swung right back into action after serving a two-game suspension for making contact with an umpire on Sept. 27, hitting two doubles and a single as the Chicago White Sox routed the Tigers, 10-1, in Detroit. \u2014 Wire Reports, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Bumgarner had a brief chat with the home-plate umpire at one point during his start on Sunday. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 27 Mar. 2022",
"As Vega and teammates celebrated the final strikeout, Quintanar turned and shook hands with the umpire instead of joining the celebration. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 8 May 2021",
"The churning chaotic flows of information need to be monitored by an umpire of some sort, with certain people, ideas, and acts ruled out of bounds. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga was denied a perfect game in 2010 when an umpire erroneously ruled that the 27th batter, with two outs in the ninth inning, had beaten a throw to first base. \u2014 Jerry Carino, USA TODAY , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Five of them reached the major leagues \u2014 second baseman Al Newman, shortstop Bobby Meacham, closer Mark Williamson and outfielders Tony Gwynn and Kerwin Danley, who made it as an umpire . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Earlier this season, umpire Jeffrey Macias ejected Tennessee coach Tony Vitello in what has become a memorable moment in college baseball circles. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 May 2022",
"Before third base coach Kyle Hudson could urge him to continue toward the plate, umpire Jansen Visconti was already pointing him back to third. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 18 May 2022",
"The speedy Wade tagged and beat Kyle Tucker\u2019s throw home with a head-first slide, but umpire Ryan Wills ruled that Wade\u2019s left hand did not touch the plate. \u2014 Mike Digiovannastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
"But Bazzana\u2019s outburst lasted so long, umpire Alex Ortiz intervened to quiet the freshman from Australia. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 2 Apr. 2022",
"An avid lover of baseball, West used to umpire baseball games on the base outside of work. \u2014 Ellie Kaufman, CNN , 12 Sep. 2021",
"Darin Ruf drew a two-out walk and scored on Wade\u2019s triple, but Mike Yastrzemski struck out looking (and barking to umpire Mike Estabrook about the call) to end the game. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 July 2021",
"When the chair umpire Damian Steiner announced the tiebreaker at 12-12, the crowd murmured in excited approval. \u2014 Ben Rothenberg, New York Times , 28 June 2021",
"An assignment to umpire at Malibu is a treat, the field perched on a bluff overlooking the Pacific, just across PCH and Zuma Beach. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Verb",
"1609, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194908"
},
"unabashed":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not abashed : undisguised , unapologetic"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u0259-\u02c8basht"
],
"synonyms":[
"shameless",
"unashamed",
"unblushing",
"unembarrassed"
],
"antonyms":[
"abashed",
"ashamed",
"embarrassed",
"hangdog",
"shamed",
"shamefaced",
"sheepish"
],
"examples":[
"She is an unabashed supporter of the president's policies.",
"unabashed by their booing and hissing, he continued with his musical performance",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rory McIlroy becomes unabashed leader of PGA Tour vs. LIV Golf ahead of US Open Time for answers from NFL? \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"The Hangover may have been full of unabashed debauchery, but there is at least one elegant part of the trilogy: the California manse featured in the first film. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 14 June 2022",
"The Austrian composer Minkus, on the other hand, offers a utilitarian vehicle for unabashed , largely plotless dancing with a bit of Spanish flair slapped on. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"At the turn of the millennium, as technology took off at warp speed, the minimalism and grunge that dominated the \u201990s gave way to flashy hues, metallic shine, and unabashed individuality. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 31 May 2022",
"He is cast as the ultimate hero, Captain Capitalist, who solves the world\u2019s ultimate problems through unabashed honesty backed by brilliance and the money that brilliance has earned him. \u2014 Jeff Bradford, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"In his view, the unabashed love of lucre was the key to the rise of Silicon Valley. \u2014 Kim Phillips-fein, The New Republic , 11 May 2022",
"Expect feathers, high kicks and an unabashed display of French opulence. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 6 May 2022",
"In her kitchen, though, Cote is charming me with her unabashed saltiness. \u2014 Bill Donahue, Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2021"
],
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"He was unable to play tennis after the injury.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Airlines, hotels and other tourism industries say many potential travelers have waited, fearing they could get stuck in quarantine overseas, unable to get back to work or family as planned. \u2014 Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 June 2022",
"Minor political parties have all but disappeared from general elections, unable to muster the resources to run large, professional campaigns that can compete with Democrats and Republicans. \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"As the victim lay on the floor, unable to move due to her injuries, the man lit a blowtorch and held the flame close to her leg. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
"The Guardians had done all their damage in the first inning, unable to break through against Baltimore\u2019s bullpen and leaving an avenue for the Orioles to overtake a narrow deficit. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 5 June 2022",
"While that\u2019s clearly not everyone\u2019s view, even the most ardent anti-monarchist will be unable to escape the unprecedented royal adulation that is about to blanket the U.K. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, the buzzy appearances of foreign entertainers visiting Japan for red carpet events and fan meetings have drawn scorn online from the ordinary travelers and family members unable to enter the country. \u2014 Julia Mio Inuma, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"They can also be recorded and distributed post-event to participants unable to attend. \u2014 Regan Hillyer, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Willi Castro popped out to third base, unable to extend the lead. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 30 May 2022"
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"a word that is unacceptable in formal English",
"Some of her ideas were unacceptable to other people.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However, Hancock also reports that the bill remains unacceptable for LGBTQ Ohioans, their supporters, and high school and college athletic associations. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
"Like the housing authority, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs found unacceptable conditions at Pavilion Place. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 13 June 2022",
"South Korean Defence Minister Lee Jong-sup and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday condemned the North\u2019s ongoing military activities and preparations for a nuclear test as unacceptable provocations. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 11 June 2022",
"The comments that this candidate made were not just unfortunate but unacceptable . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"That hasn\u2019t deterred Barden in his mission to make gun violence socially and culturally unacceptable , like drunk driving or not wearing a seatbelt; to try, unceasingly, to protect other children and families. \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"Self defense remained an unacceptable reason and owners were obliged to register every gun with police. \u2014 Philip Alpers, CNN , 1 June 2022",
"The tragedies of the past two weeks have been profound, heartbreaking and entirely unacceptable \u2014 from the mass shooting in the Deer District in Milwaukee, to the shootings in Buffalo, New York; Laguna Woods, Calif.; and now in Uvalde, Texas. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2022",
"If the photograph of the girl at the center of the controversy was unacceptable , abhorrent, then my own photographs, and the film of Caroline, were the same. \u2014 Madeleine Watts, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022"
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"adjective"
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": not accompanied",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Approximately 77,000 of those migrants have been families and unaccompanied children. \u2014 Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
"The Biden administration, for example, has exempted certain groups from Title 42 on humanitarian grounds, including unaccompanied children, Ukrainian refugees and some asylum-seekers. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 2 June 2022",
"But, in the ensuing months, as Biden continued to expel migrants under Title 42\u2014albeit with new exemptions, including for unaccompanied children\u2014Pinheiro grew disillusioned. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
"Soon after President Biden took office, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention formally exempted unaccompanied children from Title 42. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 20 May 2022",
"The Bean, Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) announced a 10:00 p.m. weekend curfew for unaccompanied minors. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 18 May 2022",
"The violence prompted Mayor Lori Lightfoot to ban unaccompanied minors from visiting Millennium Park after 6 p.m. from Thursday through Sunday. \u2014 Paige Fry, Chicago Tribune , 17 May 2022",
"Lightfoot announced on Sunday afternoon that unaccompanied minors will not be allowed in Millennium Park after 6 p.m. from Thursday through Sunday as a result of the shooting. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 16 May 2022",
"Britain will not send children or unaccompanied minors, nor will officials break up families with children. \u2014 Rachel Pannett, Washington Post , 12 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For the unacquainted , the Roca brothers together helm Michelin three-star restaurant El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain. \u2014 Rachel.maree.cormack@gmail.com, Robb Report , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The wooden wheel and tall, closely situated gear shifter are a joy to use, and any intimidation an unacquainted driver may feel washes away after the first mile. \u2014 Alistair Charlton, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Spend too much time on, say, how to tie a fly, and those unacquainted with the sport can quickly lose interest. \u2014 David James, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Oct. 2021",
"Four unacquainted people meet at an immigration detention center in Australia. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 11 Aug. 2021",
"And young, unacquainted with despair and allergic to the idea that anything is too late. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Aug. 2021",
"For anyone unacquainted with Made In Cookware, the brand offers pro-quality kitchenware at a much lower price point than other premium brands. \u2014 Sholeen Damarwala, Forbes , 23 June 2021",
"Also, the menu at Boiling Seafood Express -- saucy platters of seafood boils -- may not have been the most familiar taste for unacquainted customers looking for grab-and-go options, Smith said. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 3 May 2021",
"To be less unacquainted with plants or more connected to surroundings because of me is a huge win. \u2014 Denny, Bon App\u00e9tit , 17 Mar. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So maybe its backers simply need to keep reminding people how Frank Herbert\u2019s novel was considered unadaptable ... and Jon Spaihts, Eric Roth and Villeneuve did it. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
"That film\u2019s failure gave the book a reputation for being unadaptable : too long, unwieldy, and dense with lore to work on a blockbuster scale. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Who better than his fellow filmmakers to understand the difficulties involved in bringing Frank Herbert\u2019s nigh- unadaptable novel to the screen? \u2014 Nate Jones, Vulture , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Apple TV+, striving to make its mark with a modest number of high quality series, opted to embark on the impossible and adapt the unadaptable . \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Of course, this could still all go horribly wrong; there are those who think The Sandman is essentially unadaptable . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 1 July 2019",
"Of course, this could still all go horribly wrong; there are those who think The Sandman is essentially unadaptable . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 1 July 2019",
"In 2012, Rocket was in an SPCA shelter in Sacramento, California, and was considered unadaptable because of his unpredictable energy, so he was put on a euthanasia list. \u2014 Megan Friedman, Country Living , 31 Aug. 2017"
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"The room is unadorned and very plain.",
"the completely unadorned clothing favored by members of that religious sect",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An unadorned perspective on impoverished life in Okinawa. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 31 May 2022",
"If only the filmmakers had trusted the audience enough to present it in a more unadorned manner. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 11 May 2022",
"Throughout her work, the language is direct and unadorned while also playful and full of unexpected turns. \u2014 David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"The book toggles between her day-to-day and brief, unadorned descriptions of Hsieh\u2019s life; his work seems to make her feel grounded rather than free. \u2014 Hua Hsu, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
"When the show kicked off, there were only about 3,000 in attendance, standing in the rain and an unadorned , ankle-deep field of mud. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Hare is thus painfully reliant on exposition, sometimes in narration, mostly in unadorned explanation. \u2014 David Benedict, Variety , 25 Mar. 2022",
"These are quiet, unadorned sentences, striking in their contrast with the book\u2019s habitual prolixity. \u2014 Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Three whole wings sit unadorned in a clamshell container. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022"
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"an unadulterated solution is required for the experiment",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The filmography of Cronenberg has been one that has brought unadulterated respect from cinephiles, while never having the populist appeal to breakout into huge commercial translations or awards attention. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 5 June 2022",
"One such sub was r/MakeupAddiction, one of the most unadulterated beauty spaces on the internet. \u2014 Alaina Demopoulos, Allure , 2 June 2022",
"The use of unadulterated natural materials such as the Armadillo furniture series by Philippe Nigro was clearly on the minds of designers across every spectrum. \u2014 Damon Johnstun, oregonlive , 26 May 2022",
"The poignancy of Little America lies in its unadulterated honesty that almost demands empathy from its viewers. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 25 May 2022",
"All starting with my unadulterated binge drinking as an Oakmont student. \u2014 Ed Kressy, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
"The Met Gala red carpet is the rare celebrity style moment dedicated to pure, unadulterated fashion. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 May 2022",
"As the Crawleys contend with their rapidly modernizing world, expect quips and pure, unadulterated escapism. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 12 Apr. 2022",
"When Food Lab author and GoPro-wearing kitchen icon J. Kenji L\u00f3pez-Alt announced his new cookbook, The Wok, my first reaction was unadulterated excitement. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 29 Mar. 2022"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Like Rugani, Rodrigo Bentancur has failed to show any tangible progress, and his passing has become increasingly unadventurous after a string of high profile mistakes. \u2014 Adam Digby, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Since taping, Cicolini has emerged as somewhat of a local celebrity and rightfully so \u2014 her innovative, Abbruzzo-style approach to proteins that many unadventurous eaters shy away from (like tripe, liver and heart) is food artistry at its finest. \u2014 Joey Skladany, PEOPLE.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Not that Chambers has led a dull, plotless, unadventurous existence. \u2014 Jason Kehe, Wired , 16 Sep. 2021",
"An unadventurous and disciplined Villarreal side, expertly coached by Unai Emery, sat back and invited United to attack, but they were put under very little pressure. \u2014 Sam Pilger, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
"Sacked by the chairman, replaced by a perpetual winner who, at the time of writing, looks likely to break that habit with us, turning us into a boring, unadventurous , mid-table, mediocre side in the process. \u2014 Paul Croughton, Robb Report , 8 May 2021",
"But this doesn\u2019t mean that wine drinkers today are unadventurous . \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 5 May 2021",
"The team became a kind of lazy shorthand for tastefully unadventurous filmmaking, and unfairly so. \u2014 Keith Phipps, Vulture , 27 Apr. 2021",
"The cult of experience and stoicism ultimately offer little solace (as Hemingway learned himself) when advancing age dulls the senses and sharpens the reality of inevitable (and probably unadventurous ) death. \u2014 D.j. Tice, Star Tribune , 5 Apr. 2021"
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"adjective"
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": not aesthetic",
": lacking artistic value or beauty"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-es-\u02c8the-tik",
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"examples":[
"They shortened the book when they made the movie, but the basic story remained unaffected .",
"He has a friendly and unaffected manner.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dispatching officers to the scene overall was unaffected , the county spokesperson said. \u2014 Aaron Katersky, ABC News , 3 June 2022",
"San Diego\u2019s home price accelerated at a level not seen in 18 years in March and appeared to be unaffected by rising mortgage rates. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"Among them was Cindy Kramer, 55, who evacuated with her mother from her home in the Niguel Summit neighborhood near the fire, but the home so far was unaffected . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"Westbound traffic is unaffected . \u2014 Please return to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for updates. \u2014 John Spink, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022",
"No evacuations have been reported on nearby islands and Gunawan said the busy sea route from Java's Merak port to Sumatra's Bakauheni port was unaffected . \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Most package delivery times will be unaffected , and a small amount will arrive one day sooner. \u2014 Dean Seal, WSJ , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Yet Monday night\u2019s proceedings weren\u2019t totally unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Also unaffected by Thursday\u2019s announcement are federal masking requirements on transportation, including commercial airplanes and airports, transit systems such as TriMet and school buses. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Feb. 2022"
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"adverb",
"noun"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The map displays 28 reported sightings over the past 30 days, and all displayed unaggressive behavior. \u2014 Brandi Addison, Dallas News , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The movie also maps Harding\u2019s longtime struggle to belong in the skating world as a blue-collar athlete while also refusing to conform to the dainty, unaggressive ideology judges preferred. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 24 Oct. 2017",
"The commercial value of their horns, combined with their relatively unaggressive nature, has left them susceptible to poaching. \u2014 Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic , 1 Mar. 2017",
"Fruit forward and silky, with unaggressive tannins. \u2014 Connie Ogle, miamiherald , 24 Aug. 2017",
"Typically unaggressive rider Julien Leparoux must ride Classic Empire aggressively. \u2014 Dick Jerardi, Philly.com , 18 May 2017",
"The commercial value of their horns, combined with their relatively unaggressive nature, has left them susceptible to poaching. \u2014 Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic , 1 Mar. 2017"
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"1862, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
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": not provided with help or assistance",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Last year, the federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund doled out $28 billion to help cover costs such as rent and payroll, while still leaving roughly 200,000 applicants unaided . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"The comet started coming nearer to Earth in the ensuing weeks, brightening and then finally appearing to the unaided eye in June 1861. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 19 Apr. 2022",
"And sky-watchers can look out for an eye-catching huddle of five of our brightest neighboring planets, all visible to the unaided eye. \u2014 Andrew Fazekas, Science , 30 Dec. 2021",
"And before him, President Franklin Roosevelt \u2013 suffering from polio \u2013 hid from the public his use of a wheelchair and inability to walk unaided . \u2014 Josh Rivera, USA TODAY , 4 Oct. 2020",
"Franklin Delano Roosevelt dies of a stroke From his first days in the White House, America\u2019s longest-serving president had hidden from the public his inability to walk unaided . \u2014 Amy Mckeever And David Beard, National Geographic , 2 Oct. 2020",
"Most of the time, our unaided intuition would suggest that a small change of density should lead only to a bit more burn. \u2014 Julia Brodsky, Forbes , 29 May 2021",
"That finding supports the ancient sources that said the Himerans were mostly left unaided in the second fight, which allowed the Carthaginian force to overpower them. \u2014 Katherine Reinberger, The Conversation , 12 May 2021",
"Visibly yellowy-orange to look at with the unaided eye, Arcturus in the constellation of Bo\u00f6tes is a mere 37 light-years from us, and easy to find on clear nights in June. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 6 June 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Because no two presidents in the history of the republic are more unalike in character and temperament than this pair. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Dec. 2020",
"While the two were as unalike as night and day, Mr. Topping was Mr. Rosenthal\u2019s handpicked alter-ego, as tough as the boss, but with none of his rough edges. \u2014 Robert D. Mcfadden, New York Times , 8 Nov. 2020",
"This is not to say that Trump and Jackson are completely unalike . \u2014 Daniel Gullota, National Review , 10 Feb. 2020",
"Mother and daughter couldn\u2019t be more unalike but must navigate their contentious relationship to rebuild their lives. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 8 Dec. 2019",
"For a brief moment in time, California and Berlin looked not unalike : two nights pulling at the edges of an expanse of light stretched over the earth. \u2014 Tessa Love, Longreads , 8 Nov. 2019",
"Diptychs were no longer necessarily divided into unalike images. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2018",
"The work starts with two male-female duets (Sofiane Sylve with Tiit Helimets, Jahna Frantziskonis with Joseph Warton) that, though unalike , each involves two-way negotiation. \u2014 Alastair Macaulay, New York Times , 22 Apr. 2018",
"The Bertuzzi and Marchand situations are completely unalike . \u2014 Michael Mccann, SI.com , 6 May 2018"
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"the unalloyed happiness that marriage has brought them",
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"But the real world and its various markets are bigger and more intricate than the models of game theory, of course: No one has perfect information or consistent beliefs, no one acts in the realm of unalloyed reason. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, The New Republic , 8 Mar. 2022",
"That\u2019s because unalloyed optimism, which is what\u2019s generally purveyed by corporate executives, is unhealthy for capitalism, just as living on a diet exclusively of Twinkies would be for you or me. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Admitting to suicidal thinking, much less publishing an extended, unalloyed account of it, remains an unremitting taboo. \u2014 Anna Altman, The New Republic , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Summers, a former top economic adviser to Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, sees neither unalloyed prosperity nor dangerous decline. \u2014 John Harwood, CNN , 12 Dec. 2021",
"In them, Gruden demonstrates an unalloyed contempt for this mission. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Thus, the quantity of material being produced, and the size of the audiences subjected to it, became unalloyed goods. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Not every risk paid off (see the Lisa computer), but Steve Jobs approached every instance of product creation with a sense of unalloyed audacity. \u2014 Steve Vassallo, Forbes , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Liberals view a larger welfare state as an unalloyed good, but what\u2019s the track record? \u2014 Jason L. Riley, WSJ , 21 Sep. 2021"
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"She gave a clear, unambiguous answer.",
"looked at his neighbor's new car with unambiguous envy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The response from Republicans across the board was unambiguous . \u2014 CBS News , 3 June 2022",
"Her vision of what that might look like is unambiguous . \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
"The court also noted that there was no unambiguous act by the consumer assenting to the terms. \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 3 May 2022",
"After 29 months defined by a transmissible and lethal virus, the decline in cases and death is unambiguous good news. \u2014 David Axe, Rolling Stone , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The end readout is various peaks on a gas chromatogram, with each peak having a unique mass spectrum, allowing for the unambiguous identification of specific compounds. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Even polling outfits that lean to the left have been providing an unambiguous message that many voters view Joe Biden as weak, untrustworthy, incompetent and partisan. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 28 Feb. 2022",
"In contrast, the move of Russian equipment near Finland is an unambiguous signal that Vladimir Putin is seeking to intimidate the Fins. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"In that ruling, Buckley held that the terms of the producers\u2019 contract with AMC were clear, unambiguous and legally binding. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 6 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bill Murray and Harold Ramis star as two unambitious friends who join the Army and find themselves in a platoon of misfits. \u2014 Amy Mitchell, Country Living , 3 June 2022",
"The Problem With Jon Stewart is a strikingly unambitious , defiantly untimely show that confuses thrift with substance, as though spending money on anything but office furniture is a sign of intellectual unseriousness. \u2014 Devin Gordon, The Atlantic , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Its goal of reaching a 20% ratio seems pretty unambitious compared with its historical levels. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Not meeting these targets and setting unambitious goals for lowering emissions have cost the economy a potential NIS 217 billion, the report said. \u2014 Shoshanna Solomon, Fortune , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Leaders can ultimately settle for an unambitious agreement that does not push the major emitters outside their comfort zone and leaves vulnerable nations largely on their own. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Belichick has been careful to give Jones a fairly unambitious menu. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Xi in 2019 said his country would achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, after peaking emissions before 2030, a goal that climate advocates have described as unambitious in the face of the climate crisis. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Aug. 2021",
"The 20-year lag behind other powerful nations\u2019 targets may make India\u2019s goal seem unambitious . \u2014 Ciara Nugent, Time , 1 Nov. 2021"
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"in a rare moment of unanimity the club members decided to throw a party for themselves",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"No such unanimity in the service of truth exists at the Capitol today. \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The Chagossians in Crawley present no unanimity of opinion about Chagos and their future. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"But there was a time around a decade ago when critics habitually hailed the ensemble as one of the greatest in the country \u2014 or anywhere \u2014 for its willingness to take risks, its rhythmic verve, its crisp articulation and its unanimity of purpose. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"In our hyper-partisan world, bipartisanship is often a stretch; unanimity seems impossible. \u2014 Sean Lyness, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
"On terrorism, global warming, China, and other issues, no unanimity exists in Europe. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The embargo covers oil delivered by sea, with an exemption for crude transported by pipelines that secured landlocked Hungary's support to win the required unanimity . \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 31 May 2022",
"Best of all: tariffs fall under trade policy, which is an area where the EU can make decisions without unanimity . \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 30 May 2022",
"Pollio, though, wants a 7-0 vote to show unanimity for the important plan. \u2014 Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal , 27 May 2022"
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"the unanswerable assertion that she didn't know much about art but she knew what she liked",
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"Ime Udoka, who has earned raves as a first-year head coach with the Celtics, is trying to figure out the unanswerable question of how to stop Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo from barreling his way to the rim. \u2014 Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
"The coda left me with only one remaining unanswerable question: In the final estimation, just how good or bad is a good book with a bad ending? \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Odell\u2019s friends have been wrestling with the unanswerable question of whether something could have gone differently. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 23 Mar. 2022",
"How crypto behaves as a result is an unanswerable question at this point. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 20 Jan. 2022",
"There are still many questions, most of which are probably unanswerable . \u2014 J. Brady Mccollough Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Throwing up your hands and concluding that the question of the meaning of life is simply unanswerable \u2014by you, at least\u2014is the easy response. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Following the event, the memorial served as a refuge for those without answers to so many unanswerable questions. \u2014 Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Dec. 2021",
"But there was a formal coldness to his art that saved it from sentimentality, a refusal of closure that threw you back on your own life with unanswerable questions. \u2014 Leslie Camhi, Vogue , 14 Dec. 2021"
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"She was unapologetic about her remarks.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Leavitt \u2014 who has raised more than $100,000 in campaign funds, compared to Gray\u2019s $15,000 \u2014 has been unapologetic about his changes. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Osaka is leading a new generation of athletes who are unapologetic about utilizing their platforms to share their stances on social issues, including the mental health crisis facing many in this country, and she won\u2019t be deterred by critics. \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 3 June 2022",
"The important step is to be specific and unapologetic . \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"But at the heart of Eleanor Bergstein\u2019s script is a clear and unapologetic argument for reproductive choice. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 May 2022",
"These bright and unapologetic earrings with gold and sage tones are the definition of statement earrings. \u2014 Martha Sorren, Woman's Day , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Lil' Kim is known for shaking the music industry as one of the first to pave the way for female rappers with her savvy and unapologetic attitude. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The song set the tone for the night: to be unashamed, unfiltered and unapologetic about one\u2019s experiences and feelings. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Theatrical and unapologetic , the iX would be excessive if it weren't also balanced, powerful, and as smooth as the raising of a velvet curtain. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 5 Apr. 2022"
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"the array of unappetizing foods that we encountered at that cheap roadside restaurant",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"All this after the Celtics had filled the first couple of months of the regular season with some of the most unappetizing basketball on the East Coast. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"When Steve turns out to be more Hannibal Lecter than Prince Charming, their relationship quickly takes an unappetizing turn. \u2014 Andrew Walsh, EW.com , 5 May 2022",
"Plus, many people experience nausea or even vomit, which can make food seem really unappetizing . \u2014 SELF , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The food at Black\u2019s looked the most unappetizing to me out of the three, and the presentation is a bit off-putting too. \u2014 Chris O'connell, Chron , 10 Feb. 2022",
"That's why some analysts are worried that Kroger's stock price may be starting to look about as unappetizing as an overripe banana. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 24 Aug. 2021",
"There were times, however, when the humans had to intervene \u2014 like when casein, the main protein in cow\u2019s milk, was simulated by an algae that turned the drink an unappetizing shade of blue. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 June 2021",
"The dishes are usually prepared in ways that seem intentionally unappetizing , divorced of context, flavor and seasoning. \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 24 June 2021",
"Restaurants around the world have faced an unappetizing reality in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, as shutdowns and indoor dining restrictions have ground the industry to a halt. \u2014 Adeline Chen, CNN , 14 May 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The cautionary word, however, is that humans are prone to what\u2019s called hedonic adaptation, which basically translates to a tendency to revert back to our old \u2013 and in this case, unappreciative \u2013 ways. \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Taking place in the mid \u201880s, the eight-episode show kicks off with the titular iconic band Los Prisioneros playing their sardonic protest songs to a rowdy, unappreciative crowd. \u2014 Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Must have Section 230 termination, protect our National Monuments and allow for removal of military from far away, and very unappreciative , lands. \u2014 Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner , 22 Dec. 2020",
"Must have Section 230 termination, protect our National Monuments and allow for removal of military from far away, and very unappreciative , lands. \u2014 Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner , 22 Dec. 2020",
"Must have Section 230 termination, protect our National Monuments and allow for removal of military from far away, and very unappreciative , lands. \u2014 Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner , 22 Dec. 2020",
"Must have Section 230 termination, protect our National Monuments and allow for removal of military from far away, and very unappreciative , lands. \u2014 Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner , 22 Dec. 2020",
"Must have Section 230 termination, protect our National Monuments and allow for removal of military from far away, and very unappreciative , lands. \u2014 Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner , 22 Dec. 2020",
"Must have Section 230 termination, protect our National Monuments and allow for removal of military from far away, and very unappreciative , lands. \u2014 Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner , 22 Dec. 2020"
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"She was unashamed to tell the truth.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Johnson, who some political pundits have compared to former U.S. President Donald Trump, is often unashamed in his own politics and often has brushes with controversy. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 6 June 2022",
"While there, Megan meets a rebellious and unashamed teen lesbian, Graham (Clea DuVall). \u2014 al , 2 June 2022",
"Something in those shoulders and in the set of the neck, in the sign of unashamed age suggested by the unhidden bald spot, gave an impression of the unflappable calm that comes only by way of long-sustained excellence. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The song set the tone for the night: to be unashamed , unfiltered and unapologetic about one\u2019s experiences and feelings. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Our unashamed view at National Review is that argument is better than forbiddance, that sunlight is preferable to darkness, and that tolerance, not outrage and cancellation, ought to be our default mode. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Perhaps all long-running reality series need a person who\u2019s not just fundamentally unashamed to be on camera but who in some sense needs to be. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 24 Nov. 2021",
"These were the years of Trumpism, of unashamed white-supremacist politics, of unending police brutality against Black people. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 15 Nov. 2021",
"As a student at Oxford, Wilde was attracted by the idealized homoerotic images of Greek culture, which led him to an increasingly unashamed presentation of himself as a man who adored (and was often adored by) younger men. \u2014 Scott Bradfield, Los Angeles Times , 14 Oct. 2021"
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"He's just an unassuming guy.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This verbal language shares with the visual language an unassuming , direct kind of poetry. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"Through it all, McCormick remains humble and unassuming , and deflects praise back to her students. \u2014 Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Park\u2019s organization, which works out of an unassuming office space in Seoul, is run by a team of seven millennials and Gen Zers who especially want to help the younger generation who make up the largest share of defectors. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
"In March, Virginia\u2019s College of William and Mary identified an unassuming cottage on its campus as one of the first schools for Black children in the Americas. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Dec. 2021",
"The defensive lineman, who weighed close to 400 pounds during his time at St. Thomas Aquinas, was a quiet unassuming person, athletic director Twan Russell said. \u2014 Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com , 16 Nov. 2021",
"As Haley Laurence wrote for AL.com on her Alabama pizza tour, people sometimes wait two hours to get a pie from Mata\u2019s Greek Pizza & Grinders, which is located in a pretty unassuming building in Anniston. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Raman is sardonic and unassuming ; Ludi is his energetic and entrepreneurial counterpart. \u2014 Meg Bernhard, The New Yorker , 5 Feb. 2022",
"By comparison, Wordle\u2019s sharing feature is humble and unassuming . \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 29 Jan. 2022"
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"He's just an unassuming guy.",
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"This verbal language shares with the visual language an unassuming , direct kind of poetry. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"Through it all, McCormick remains humble and unassuming , and deflects praise back to her students. \u2014 Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Park\u2019s organization, which works out of an unassuming office space in Seoul, is run by a team of seven millennials and Gen Zers who especially want to help the younger generation who make up the largest share of defectors. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
"In March, Virginia\u2019s College of William and Mary identified an unassuming cottage on its campus as one of the first schools for Black children in the Americas. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Dec. 2021",
"The defensive lineman, who weighed close to 400 pounds during his time at St. Thomas Aquinas, was a quiet unassuming person, athletic director Twan Russell said. \u2014 Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com , 16 Nov. 2021",
"As Haley Laurence wrote for AL.com on her Alabama pizza tour, people sometimes wait two hours to get a pie from Mata\u2019s Greek Pizza & Grinders, which is located in a pretty unassuming building in Anniston. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Raman is sardonic and unassuming ; Ludi is his energetic and entrepreneurial counterpart. \u2014 Meg Bernhard, The New Yorker , 5 Feb. 2022",
"By comparison, Wordle\u2019s sharing feature is humble and unassuming . \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 29 Jan. 2022"
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"On Slauson Avenue in South Los Angeles on Wednesday, four RVs and three unattached trailers were parked along a block of small homes. \u2014 Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Your unattached clips may belong to any of the face-up suits. \u2014 Ben Orlin, Ars Technica , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The fire ravaged the east- and west-side buildings that are positioned parallel to each other above the carport and also damaged a rear, unattached building. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 Aug. 2021",
"The officers found an unattached door and laid the woman on in it, improvising for a stretcher. \u2014 Yael Halon, Fox News , 17 Dec. 2021",
"In some ways, she\u2019s remained unattached into her 40s due to happenstance. \u2014 Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Dec. 2021",
"The side brushes come unattached , but popping them on is very simple. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 25 Nov. 2021",
"Despite the disadvantages, many single people find that the rewards of being unattached outweigh any economic benefits of being partnered. \u2014 Mike Schneider, orlandosentinel.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
"In the eighteenth century a career with the East India Company was a throw of the dice for unattached young British men. \u2014 Christopher De Bellaigue, The New York Review of Books , 11 June 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Understandably, the current housing market has made this option seem unattainable . \u2014 Jarred Kessler, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"The move is part of the underwear giant\u2019s efforts to rehabilitate its brand, long accused of promoting unattainable beauty standards that cater to the male gaze and that negatively affect young people\u2019s self esteem. \u2014 Tiffany Ap, Quartz , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Though some outlets praised the singer for her physical transformation, some fans of the singer felt that her body's weight loss signified the artist succumbing to the pressure of unattainable Hollywood beauty standards. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Social media can take a toll on mental health, between promoting unattainable beauty standards to reducing human communication to enraged quote tweets. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Oct. 2021",
"But in the immediate present, her happiness is unattainable , and that\u2019s a rather bold and risky note to leave a superhero on. \u2014 Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 May 2022",
"Companies are more likely to set bold targets that are unattainable and then fail and lose momentum. \u2014 Daryl Brewster, Fortune , 5 May 2022",
"At between three and five hours in duration, this operation is entirely unknown in mass production, creating an intensity the company says is unattainable elsewhere in the automotive industry. \u2014 Josh Max, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Particularly in the last year, things might have felt unattainable at first. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Mar. 2022"
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"Verb",
"If too many people stand up, it will unbalance the boat.",
"The tax cuts have unbalanced the budget.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"With Dani Alves not registered for the competition, Dest can take advantage of the opportunity to impress while Xavi will also look to the likes of Adama Traore and Ousmane Dembele to unbalance the hosts. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"For one thing, a Zoom call will completely unbalance my day. \u2014 Liana Finck, The New Yorker , 20 Feb. 2022",
"This process will eventually unbalance the ecology of the region, raise local temperatures, and potentially impact our global climate. \u2014 Greg Autry, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
"In freestyle wrestling, athletes can use any part of the body to unbalance their opponent, for example through leg attacks or throws (in Greco-Roman wrestling, only the upper body and arms are used). \u2014 Christa Sgobba, SELF , 4 Aug. 2021",
"Already, individual district programs and organizations such as ResearchEd and Teach for America all offer robust alternatives that could collectively unbalance the university monopoly. \u2014 Daniel Buck, National Review , 21 Apr. 2021",
"Handing out a few candy bars will not unbalance your budget. \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive , 31 Oct. 2020",
"The acquisition of Pepe only unbalances the squad further. \u2014 Jonathan Wilson, SI.com , 1 Aug. 2019",
"Puerto Rico\u2019s political crisis appeared to deepen on Wednesday as the island\u2019s outgoing governor and legislators \u2014 including those from his own party \u2014 clashed over who should be the next leader of a U.S. territory unbalanced by massive protests. \u2014 D\u00c1nica Coto, chicagotribune.com , 31 July 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The two sides were (and still are) unlikely to come to terms given the unbalance in value. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Nov. 2021",
"There\u2019s a fatal unbalance as Alex spins out, in a minutely detailed personal and professional crisis, over a character depicted in broad and not particularly artful strokes. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 17 Sep. 2021",
"No, the loss of the horizontal stabilizers would result in an severe aerodynamic unbalance . \u2014 John Cox, USA TODAY , 21 Jan. 2021",
"Components of the gut flora are also involved in digesting certain foodstuffs containing complex carbohydrates, and an unbalance in the relevant microbial mix is implicated in obesity. \u2014 The Economist , 17 Oct. 2020",
"For example notions like asymmetry, unbalance , anything which challenges that basic idea of speed for the sake of it, can now be desirable. \u2014 Luke Leitch, Vogue , 2 Oct. 2020",
"In most previous passenger car applications of this engine, the fourth harmonic unbalance occurs beyond the normal speed range. \u2014 Car and Driver , 17 Apr. 2020",
"This time, sisters Anna and Elsa seek to restore a mysterious unbalance in Arendelle and discover buried secrets about their family on the way. \u2014 Nina Huang, EW.com , 4 Apr. 2020",
"Planned or not, the unbalance was befitting, punctuating an evening that unsettled and sometimes even assaulted the senses. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2019"
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"He's been eating an unbalanced diet.",
"horrific crimes that obviously were committed by a very unbalanced person",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Florida redistricting maps are still unfair and unbalanced . \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Michigan's old state and federal political districts -- in place for the past decade -- have been considered some of the most unfair and unbalanced in the country -- drawn by Republicans, to favor Republicans. \u2014 Devin Dwyer, ABC News , 3 Feb. 2022",
"The cost-benefit ratio would often be too unbalanced . \u2014 Rory Cooksey, Forbes , 17 May 2021",
"Which raises some issues worth debating With an unbalanced schedule, do the overall league standings really matter? \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022",
"With this being the final year of the unbalanced schedule and all AL East teams playing nine or 10 games in Toronto, there could be some significant implications. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 19 Apr. 2022",
"This cocktail of diplomats is rather unbalanced , with each having completely different items on their agenda. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Authored by Michael Block, a professor of economics and law at the University of Arizona, the report argued that getting tough works and that Knapp\u2019s report was unbalanced . \u2014 Nicole Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Their unbalanced team needs someone at the base to provide a platform for the big-name attackers further up the pitch. \u2014 Graham Ruthven, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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": not bearable : unendurable",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ber-\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"We were in an almost unbearable state of excitement.",
"this heat is unbearable \u2014when are we going to get air-conditioning?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In some moments, Gyllenhaal confidently dials down the volume of the dialogue, resulting in poetic images that are almost unbearable to watch, like one of a child's doll flung from an apartment window, shattering on the pavement below. \u2014 Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
"There\u2019s a moment in The Souvenir Part II that refracts a flash of the intense pain Julie felt during her affair with Anthony\u2014here, Byrne\u2019s face, raw with confusion, is almost unbearable to look at. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 29 Oct. 2021",
"There is a scene quite early in the film, when Frannie encounters Malloy and his partner, Rodriguez (Nick Damici), in a bar, that is almost unbearable to watch for its vulgarity. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Aug. 2021",
"In 2015, my husband and I hosted my parents and sister from Makiyivka, Ukraine, when shelling there became unbearable . \u2014 Megan Buskey, The Atlantic , 19 Mar. 2022",
"As halftime neared, with the Rams leading the Bengals, the contractions became unbearable and medical staff rushed Samaria out on a stretcher and to the local hospital. \u2014 Anya Leon, PEOPLE.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
"His anxieties worsened until tasks like going to the grocery store became unbearable . \u2014 Collin Binkley, Hannah Fingerhut, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Tumorous growths doubled the size of his right foot and the pain became unbearable . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Nov. 2021",
"Before her treatment, Ingram wouldn\u2019t be able to move for days when the pain became unbearable . \u2014 Natasha Lavender, SELF , 19 Nov. 2021"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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": not capable of being defeated",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8b\u0113-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"a restaurant with unbeatable food",
"The store has unbeatable prices.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The physicality and emotion of Everest is unbeatable . \u2014 Jim Clash, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"With excellent ease of use features like one step buttonholes, built in needle threader and LED lighting, the price is unbeatable . \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 22 May 2022",
"Reno lost a noncounty match in a tiebreaker to start the season but has been unbeatable since, going undefeated in county play. \u2014 Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun , 16 May 2022",
"And this large outdoor projector screen will make your football gathering the best one yet at an unbeatable price. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Not only does this combination smell fantastic, but its longevity is unbeatable , and a little goes a long way. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Ayala faces the toughest task having to take on JSerra ace Gage Jump, who has been close to unbeatable and unhittable at times. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2021",
"Only a day earlier, Gonzales, a Republican with 20 years of experience in the U.S. Navy, had declared his candidacy for U.S. District 35, a solid Democratic district represented by all-but- unbeatable Lloyd Doggett. \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 18 May 2021",
"The museums, churches, palaces, grand mosques, bazaars are countless and a sunset on the glorious Bosphorus is unbeatable . \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022"
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"This pattern of intentional deceit is totally unbecoming for a public servant. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Fisher has snapped a handful of unbecoming streaks in his four seasons at A&M. Winning at LSU is not one of them. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 27 Nov. 2021",
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"The Boca Raton Police Department suspended Leinonen and Fong for two weeks without pay for conduct unbecoming of an officer and fixing traffic tickets. \u2014 Austen Erblat, sun-sentinel.com , 4 Aug. 2021",
"Even people who believed Gebru had behaved in ways unbecoming of a corporate researcher saw Google\u2019s response as ham-handed. \u2014 Tom Simonite, Wired , 8 June 2021",
"A few weeks ago, as the Italian season drew to a close, Immobile had a brief and vaguely unbecoming spat with Urbano Cairo, the president of Torino. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2021"
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"This pattern of intentional deceit is totally unbecoming for a public servant. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 18 Jan. 2022",
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"The Boca Raton Police Department suspended Leinonen and Fong for two weeks without pay for conduct unbecoming of an officer and fixing traffic tickets. \u2014 Austen Erblat, sun-sentinel.com , 4 Aug. 2021",
"Even people who believed Gebru had behaved in ways unbecoming of a corporate researcher saw Google\u2019s response as ham-handed. \u2014 Tom Simonite, Wired , 8 June 2021",
"A few weeks ago, as the Italian season drew to a close, Immobile had a brief and vaguely unbecoming spat with Urbano Cairo, the president of Torino. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2021"
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"The result has been a most uncivil war, not fought over ideology, but over loyalty to the former president; not over public policy or economic solutions, but about who can serve as the most unbending conduit of the Republican base\u2019s profound anger. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Adding to McConnell's unbending position on the debt ceiling is Democrats' efforts to pass a sweeping $3.5 trillion package that would expand the social safety net and combat climate change. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 1 Oct. 2021",
"His voice was deep, brawny, and plaintive; his look delicate but unbending and intense. \u2014 Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker , 8 Aug. 2021",
"Taking fright, however, was not in his character, Mr. Putsila said in an interview at the office of Nexta, the opposition news organization where Mr. Protasevich established himself as one of Mr. Lukashenko\u2019s most effective and unbending critics. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2021",
"Extremists in Afghanistan, in essence, control both sides of that equation \u2014 keeping up the violence to help their position in talks now, while holding to their goal of a return to an unbending Islamic rule later. \u2014 Mujib Mashal, New York Times , 25 Sep. 2020",
"Her unfailing sense of justice reminded us of its awesome power, and her unbending sense of duty reminded us to remain committed to protecting our democracy, our Constitution and the rule of law. \u2014 Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press , 19 Sep. 2020",
"Gill\u2019s unbending political will reinforced the authority of the Anchorage Board of Health, enabling later officials to act decisively when needed. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 11 May 2020",
"But, at the same time, given the unbending nature of NFL owners, the stance of soldiering on until circumstances dictate otherwise makes perfect sense. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2020"
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"Instead, try to be truly unbiased in your approach to these difficult relationships. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 June 2022",
"Voters are increasingly demanding\u2014and seeking out\u2014 unbiased information on the candidates, ballot issues and policies that matter to them. \u2014 WSJ , 26 May 2022",
"Instead, try to be truly unbiased in your approach to these difficult relationships. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 May 2022",
"Instead, try to be truly unbiased in your approach to these difficult relationships. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"The reality, as all major search engine providers have long privately understood, is that there is no such thing as an unbiased search algorithm. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Many people subscribe to your paper just for the sports section and would appreciate unbiased and fair reporting. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Naughton, the Rockefeller Foundation team and others are looking to expand the technology and the monitoring databases to developing countries, where fewer clinics and less patient surveillance make unbiased sampling methods even more valuable. \u2014 Sara Reardon, Scientific American , 3 Mar. 2022"
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"Instead, try to be truly unbiased in your approach to these difficult relationships. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 June 2022",
"Voters are increasingly demanding\u2014and seeking out\u2014 unbiased information on the candidates, ballot issues and policies that matter to them. \u2014 WSJ , 26 May 2022",
"Instead, try to be truly unbiased in your approach to these difficult relationships. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 May 2022",
"Instead, try to be truly unbiased in your approach to these difficult relationships. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 Apr. 2022",
"His goal is to continue to share an unbiased story of what people go through when migrating to the U.S. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The reality, as all major search engine providers have long privately understood, is that there is no such thing as an unbiased search algorithm. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Many people subscribe to your paper just for the sports section and would appreciate unbiased and fair reporting. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Naughton, the Rockefeller Foundation team and others are looking to expand the technology and the monitoring databases to developing countries, where fewer clinics and less patient surveillance make unbiased sampling methods even more valuable. \u2014 Sara Reardon, Scientific American , 3 Mar. 2022"
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"Ballard needs three victories this weekend to become the third program in state history to win a state title with an unblemished record. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
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"Bitadze shot an unblemished 7-for-7 from the floor and 4-for-4 at the free-throw line. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Jasper\u2019s output matched freshman Jabri Smith\u2019s team-high as the Tigers (25-3, 13-2) pushed their record to an unblemished 15-0 at home this season. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Freshman attacker Georgia Latch racked up game highs in both assists (three) and points (six) to lift Loyola to an unblemished 8-0 record. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 24 Mar. 2022",
"And perhaps no one has more to celebrate than the Arizona Cardinals, who took down the Cleveland Browns and remained the lone NFL's unblemished team at 6-0. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 19 Oct. 2021",
"With all due respect to the unblemished 1898 team, the 1950 Wildcats hold the distinction of best team in program history. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 10 Oct. 2021",
"Cincinnati fell to 0-2-0 while United maintained an unblemished 2-0-0 record. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 5 Mar. 2022"
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"Dramatic recent advances in natural language processing (NLP) are opening up virtually unbounded opportunities for value creation across the economy, as previously explored in this column. \u2014 Rob Toews, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"But those years of proximity, familiarity, unbounded intimacy can also lead to assumptions and surface-level understanding. \u2014 Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Deeply rooted in the meditation lifestyle has helped the studio embrace fully the world of unbounded color, texture and pattern choices. \u2014 Bryan Robinson, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
"In Motherhood, Heti decides that this kind of unbounded intimacy is incompatible with artistic self-centeredness. \u2014 Adam Kirsch, The New Republic , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The second was unbounded , shifting, physically on the move to that outside world. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Its history is long and encompassing, truly global, virtually unbounded . \u2014 Roberta Smith, New York Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
"This is fiction unbounded and unburdened\u2014joyously free. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Anchored by a soundtrack played out on screen by Manuel\u2019s band, the film tackles the challenges of modern youth through its characters\u2019 endearing awkwardness and unbounded hope \u2013 and just enough teenage brooding. \u2014 Jd Linville, Variety , 1 Dec. 2021"
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"The work offers hints of a new explanation for how the brain can unbraid overlapping streams of auditory stimuli so quickly and effectively. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Step 4: When the hair is dry and cooled, unbraid the hair and loosen the curls. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 6 June 2021",
"Brexit requires unbraiding a centuries-deep history of entanglements, causing major disruption to the country as a whole and Northern Ireland in particular. \u2014 Seamas O\u2019reilly, New York Times , 6 Nov. 2019",
"Native Houstonian Gerald Green gave the media a different look prior to Friday's practice \u2013 one with his long hair unbraided . \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, Houston Chronicle , 11 May 2018",
"Then, dip the ends of the braids into boiling water, which, again, seals the ends and prevents them from unbraiding , and also makes the braids more flexible. \u2014 Stasha Harris, Cosmopolitan , 18 Oct. 2017",
"After practice ends, Burton takes off the saddles, unwraps the horses\u2019 legs, unbraids their tails, hoses them down and squeegees off the water. \u2014 Elisabeth Moughon, The Courier-Journal , 27 July 2017"
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"Slavery\u2019s domination of American political institutions appeared to be so unbreakable that states\u2019 rights\u2014or, for some, secession from the Union\u2014seemed to be the only hope for insuring a refuge for freedom. \u2014 The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"Four women from different backgrounds forge an unbreakable sisterhood while trapped and in hiding during the genocide in Rwanda. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 5 June 2022",
"Over millennia, people have created ciphers that seemed unbreakable right until they were broken. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Sharing anniversary quotes and heartwarming messages is a great way to commemorate the love and unbreakable bond shared between two people. \u2014 Karla Pope, Good Housekeeping , 26 May 2022",
"After that, the caution and the fear that had characterized this competition for most of the first decade of this century was jettisoned, replaced by an apparently unbreakable commitment to abandon and audacity and ambition. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Keep reading to check out the rest of the deals happening at the Ready to Entertain storefront, including more discounts on patio tables and chairs, unbreakable plates, and pillow shams. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The memorial pays tribute to the Navajo men who created an unbreakable code during the war. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 7 Dec. 2021",
"And what the Divas represent to me is an unbreakable bond. \u2014 Scott Talley, Freep.com , 1 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cronenberg\u2019s unbridled drama was drenched in too much bloodshed to break through. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 5 June 2022",
"Every inch of this album is felt\u2014raw, honest, unbridled emotion. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 27 May 2022",
"In a moment of unbridled rage, Matho\u2019s dad kicks him out. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
"But Turnstile's members aren't just masters of unbridled punk-rock energy. \u2014 Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
"Jones' 2015 academic conference Kimposium prompted unbridled online blowback and even death threats. \u2014 Mj Corey, refinery29.com , 9 May 2022",
"At a time when the joy of bringing a child into the world has too often been overshadowed by one geopolitical crisis after another, her unbridled feminine power was nothing short of life-affirming. \u2014 Chioma Nnadi, Vogue , 12 Apr. 2022",
"And Maryland will get more than a brainy, slick-fielding shortstop who can smash the ball hard enough to knock over the L screen, but also a player with unbridled joy for the game and a desire to spread it. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 21 May 2022",
"One is the sheer, unbridled joy of filmmaking on display, courtesy of writers and directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, who collectively go by Daniels. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The magical tradition, in the West at least, is unbroken . \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"Although Earley is still in quite a bit of physical pain, his spirit remains unbroken , his mom said. \u2014 Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"The city is less than 40 miles from the Russian border, and any effort to create an unbroken land bridge stretching from Russia to Crimea would hinge on controlling Mariupol. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Bitcoin\u2019s value has increased by around 15% over the last week, and its ascent remained unbroken by Dimon\u2019s thoughts. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Griffith Joyner's records remain unbroken today, and her performances in both the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games have cemented her in track and field history. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 21 July 2021",
"Inside, regular services take place, part of an unbroken tradition carried out by Aramaic Christians for more than 700 years. \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 10 May 2022",
"The only game series with a comparable unbroken annual streak of releases is EA's Madden NFL franchise, which started in 1988 and will retain that branding despite John Madden's death late last year. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 10 May 2022",
"The port city is critical to Russian hopes of forming an unbroken land corridor stretching from the eastern Donbas region bordering Russia to the Crimean peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022"
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"The Supreme Court appears to be about to unburden itself of one of its most notorious decisions, Roe v. Wade (1973). \u2014 Paul Moreno, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
"State and local policymakers should privatize our ports to improve their performance, curb inflation, unburden taxpayers, and strengthen America\u2019s economy. \u2014 Adam A. Millsap, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"The Recognition Project is just one petite and long-overdue positive step to unburden the NIH staff of visual oppressions. \u2014 Sadhana Jackson, STAT , 14 Apr. 2022",
"President Biden recently signed legislation into law to unburden the mail agency of years\u2019 worth of financial constraints. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
"His colleagues similarly unburden themselves to him with tales of personal failings, betrayals and deceptions, and piercingly discerning observations and accusations. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Characters in Richard Greenberg\u2019s plays tend to unburden themselves in spoken arias. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Or, at least, to unburden himself from budgets and season selection. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 15 Sep. 2021",
"But, then again, there has been nobody skillful enough to make Flavia unburden herself. \u2014 Han Ong, The New Yorker , 6 Sep. 2021"
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": seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie , mysterious",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Caspar Phillipson, who bears an uncanny resemblance to JFK and played him in Jackie, will play the President, per TimeOut. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 9 June 2022",
"In 16th-century Japan, the death of a feudal lord is covered up through the use of a double, a petty thief who bears an uncanny resemblance to him. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 12 May 2022",
"Johnson posted a TikTok of the meeting, which clearly displays the uncanny resemblance. \u2014 Katie Dupere, Men's Health , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Arroyave, who put together a collage herself showcasing her dad and daughter's uncanny resemblance, pointed out in her caption her daughter has picked up more than just a hairstyle from Mellencamp. \u2014 Hattie Lindert, PEOPLE.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"As a cardinal fire energy, this bunch is blessed with innovation, bravery, and an uncanny ability to step outside of their comfort zone. \u2014 Glamour , 27 May 2022",
"An uncanny ability to drum up attention created another opportunity for Paul. \u2014 Justin Birnbaum, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Kurt Russell stars as MacReady, one of a handful of American researchers in Antarctica who encounter an alien parasite with an uncanny ability to infest and imitate its host. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
"Didion\u2019s selection for the program revealed, if nothing else, that the people who chose the winners had an uncanny ability to spot early talent, all the way from Sylvia Plath in the \u201950s to Mona Simpson in the late \u201970s. \u2014 Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022"
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"a gifted but uncelebrated poet",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Perhaps this is why Morgan\u2019s achievements have gone largely uncelebrated . \u2014 Hannah Fish, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Couldn't let a day as significant as today go uncelebrated . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 28 Aug. 2021",
"All San Diegans should know about this uncelebrated local school desegregation case. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 July 2021",
"Don\u2019t let all that Prime Day deal scoring go uncelebrated . \u2014 Janelle Randazza, USA TODAY , 22 June 2021",
"His book is an attempt to illuminate the uncelebrated dividends\u2014both individual and communal\u2014of pouring yourself into a cause, place, craft, or group, whether that means looking out for local cats, or something else. \u2014 Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic , 1 June 2021",
"The priests and other ministers who kept serving are the uncelebrated heroes \u2014 essential workers \u2014 of the coronavirus shutdowns. \u2014 Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review , 10 May 2021",
"Her process is to immerse herself in communities and create large-scale portraits of ordinary, uncelebrated people and install them as huge banners on the sides of buildings in downtown areas. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 May 2021",
"In the fine-dining world, Black women still remain largely uncelebrated , with notable exceptions like the James Beard award-winning chefs Nina Compton, Mashama Bailey and Dolester Miles. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2021"
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"His unceremonious dismissal by the new boss surprised everybody.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His unceremonious departure from WPP fueled the 77-year-old executive who, after leaving WPP, launched himself into a whirlwind of activity that led to S4\u2019s rise. \u2014 Nick Kostov, WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Zen, former bishop of Hong Kong, appeared in court Tuesday after his unceremonious arrest by Chinese Communist Party officials. \u2014 Fox News , 25 May 2022",
"The team\u2019s fall comes following an unceremonious early exit in last week\u2019s SEC Tournament, when the regular-season SEC champs were sent packing by Texas A&M in the quarterfinals. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Spikes, donning the archetypal black turtleneck CEO\u2019s are meant to wear during major announcements, was actually one of the company\u2019s initial founders before his unceremonious ouster in 2018. \u2014 Matthew Kitchen, Chron , 11 Feb. 2022",
"That was it, an unfortunate and unceremonious end to a run that once held so much promise yet ended with an undeniable fizzle. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"During that span, the Texans parted with franchise greats DeAndre Hopkins and J.J. Watt in unceremonious fashion and struggled to reload its roster with young talent. \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 7 Feb. 2022",
"His death came less than two months after the unceremonious withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. \u2014 David Axelrod, CNN , 18 Oct. 2021",
"The unceremonious end to his tenure and the ensuing rivalry, Mr. Sorrell says, is part of what fuels him. \u2014 Nick Kostov, WSJ , 1 Feb. 2022"
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"activists for animal rights who would like to unchain zoo animals and return them to the wild",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On Wednesday, the rescuers carefully lifted the shed enough to reach Bubbles and unchain the dog. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 3 Sep. 2021",
"The feds give an official exemption to Nuro, a company working on small self-driving cars\u2014a sign that regulators are willing to unchain autonomous vehicles from the old rules. \u2014 Aarian Marshall, Wired , 9 Feb. 2020",
"Police say the three protesters had the ability to unchain themselves from the equipment but refused. \u2014 USA TODAY , 13 Sep. 2019",
"This most recent stretch includes half of his six big league homers, moments in which Naylor\u2019s unchained enthusiasm for the game has teammates tripping over themselves to get out of his way. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Aug. 2019",
"When unchained from the desk, Benke reported from around New Mexico. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 July 2019",
"Getting leading scorer Goran Dragic unchained in the fourth quarter is another priority. \u2014 Manny Navarro, miamiherald , 23 Apr. 2018",
"Now that the speaker is unchained from a mercurial president who tries the patience of even his friends, will Ryan spend his remaining time in office speaking his mind, as other retiring members are doing? \u2014 Linda Feldmann, The Christian Science Monitor , 11 Apr. 2018",
"The parents were able to get two of the children, 11 and 14, unchained before police entered, but a 22-year-old remained chained to the bed. \u2014 Marwa Eltagouri, Washington Post , 19 Jan. 2018"
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": not able to be disputed, questioned, or challenged : not challengeable"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Smith was daily saving the honor of the unchallengeable ruler: Big Brother. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 2 June 2021",
"Pence\u2019s threat to sideline the rocket was intended as a warning to Boeing that its hold on the program was not unchallengeable . \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Jan. 2021",
"But even cleverer was the presentation of assumptions and unanswered questions as unchallengeable statements of fact. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 29 Oct. 2020",
"If anything, this little burble of content suggests that no political faction\u2019s stranglehold on storytelling is absolute or unchallengeable . \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 29 Apr. 2020",
"The people also have their precise place in that perfect, unchallengeable hierarchy that is Versailles. \u2014 Jessica Gross, Longreads , 27 Sep. 2019",
"The king is in his place not because of some whim, but because of a deep, unchallengeable , irresistible geometrical order. \u2014 Jessica Gross, Longreads , 27 Sep. 2019",
"There is no question that American military power remains, for the moment, unchallengeable . \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 20 Sep. 2019",
"And yet, by focusing so much of The Testaments on Aunt Lydia, Atwood also appears to be staking her own, unchallengeable claim to the character. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 5 Sep. 2019"
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"I'm afraid that my opinion on this matter is unchangeable .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An unchangeable trust may not be the best option in a world that\u2019s constantly changing. \u2014 Liz Weston, oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
"NFTs are virtual items that use blockchain technology and smart contracts to assure each item is unique and unchangeable . . \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 28 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s a function of where they\u2019re born, and seems to be unchangeable after childhood. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The relative stability of the annual number of fatal shootings does not mean the total is unchangeable . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Feb. 2022",
"And what is the purpose of all this work if our positions within prejudicial, racialized structures are permanent, essential, unchangeable \u2014as rigid as the rules of gravity? \u2014 Zadie Smith, The New Yorker , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Non-fungible tokens are virtual items that use blockchain technology and smart contracts to assure each item, or asset, is unique and unchangeable . \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 14 Dec. 2021",
"This technology delivers many benefits to banks, including a higher level of security against hackers, quicker transaction times and unchangeable historical records of transactions. \u2014 Luigi Wewege, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
"But what sets out to be an effort to define fixed and unchangeable rules for international conflict ends up revealing how chaotic and unpredictable our world really is. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Dec. 2021"
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"an uncharitable couple who wouldn't even donate food to needy families at Thanksgiving",
"an uncharitable attitude towards people who give in to alcohol or other temptations",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Patrick, Stripe\u2019s 33-year-old CEO, has interrupted his honeymoon to write a memo to the entire company (later shared publicly) warning that such scrutiny\u2014and uncharitable interpretations of Stripe\u2019s motives\u2014will only increase over time. \u2014 Alex Konrad, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Even so, Kai has nothing uncharitable to say about him. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"At the time of the film\u2019s release, though, the critical consensus was rather myopic and uncharitable . \u2014 Rachel Handler, Vulture , 7 Dec. 2021",
"In consideration of its effects on Lucas\u2019 brother, however, the abuse parallel falls flat while the heritability of trauma angle (if that\u2019s the interpretation) feels uncharitable to victims of trauma. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
"Another, more generous reading is that Chuntao\u2019s uncharitable vision of Rose flows in part from her own anger at how receiving a kidney robbed her of the social status granted to the terminally ill. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 10 Oct. 2021",
"The late critic Eileen Battersby took a different approach in a remarkably uncharitable review of McGregor\u2019s first novel for the Irish Times. \u2014 Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine , 17 Aug. 2021",
"The country\u2019s uncharitable refugee policy remains in place despite the cratering of Japan\u2019s workforce and the fact that millions of homes and other buildings in Japan lie abandoned. \u2014 Tim Hornyak/tokyo, Time , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Further, those speeches that throw faculty under the bus are performative, petulant, and uncharitable . \u2014 Luther Ray Abel, National Review , 9 July 2021"
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"Officials also note that the unchecked spread of the virus in North Korea or elsewhere could lead to the emergence of new variants. \u2014 Jennifer Jett, NBC News , 18 May 2022",
"Health experts are also concerned that the unchecked spread of the virus could make North Korea a breeding ground for new variants. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 18 May 2022",
"Never mind that colonization occurred as part of a confluence of factors that included conflict between warring city-states and the unchecked spread of European diseases. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"And in spite of what feels like an incalculable up-front investment in these protective measures, the Chinese government is also sparing itself another set of incalculable costs \u2014 of the economic havoc that\u2019s caused by the virus\u2019s unchecked spread. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Feb. 2022",
"According to epidemiologists, the unchecked spread of the virus in unvaccinated populations increases the possibility that mutated variants of the virus could emerge that are deadlier, impervious to existing vaccines, or both. \u2014 Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 Dec. 2021",
"The ongoing spike, linked to COVID\u2019s highly contagious delta variant, continues to burn through the state, with the test positivity rate for the past three days sitting just below 12%, signaling unchecked spread. \u2014 Michael Russell, oregonlive , 23 Aug. 2021",
"This lack of protection is already leading to unchecked spread, allowing the virus more chances to mutate, as happened in India, where the delta variant was first detected. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Aug. 2021",
"For Thailand, particularly, this could be bad news because this unchecked Covid-19 spread could derail its plan to reopen the country to vaccinated tourists in resort bubbles. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 12 July 2021"
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"adverb"
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"the uncivil and wild land that the pioneers tamed and settled",
"such uncivil behavior will not be tolerated",
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"There were also protests and uncivil unrest that resulted in damages to more than 80 businesses. \u2014 Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The average congressional tweets were not especially uncivil , with relatively low scores. \u2014 Melanie Masonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"As recalled by Judith Lapierre, who was the lone woman participant in a 1999 isolation experiment in Moscow intended to simulate space-station living, matters can become uncivil quite quickly. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The result has been a most uncivil war, not fought over ideology, but over loyalty to the former president; not over public policy or economic solutions, but about who can serve as the most unbending conduit of the Republican base\u2019s profound anger. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 18 Feb. 2022",
"But the scope, nature and tactics of such protests are escalating, becoming increasingly uncivil and more aggressive around the world. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Feb. 2022",
"This is the fellow, after all, who declared personnel war on uncivil behavior in the White House ranks. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Jan. 2022",
"But when that was pointed out, the people who pointed it out were accused of being uncivil or polarizing or offensive. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Cropper is also worried about the consequences of uncivil behavior of angry adults crowding school board meetings to challenge policies. \u2014 cleveland , 7 Nov. 2021"
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"adjective"
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": not civilized : barbarous",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8si-v\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bzd",
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"wild"
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"civilized"
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"He was awakened at an uncivilized hour.",
"They believe that capital punishment is uncivilized .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Roxane Gay: For all our cultural obsession with civility, there is nothing more uncivilized than the political establishment\u2019s acceptance of the constancy of mass shootings. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"Sure, the song (apparently written about writer Quentin Crisp) is just about the alienating sense of being an outsider, of having people judge you for your accent or aspiring to civility in an uncivilized land. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Whereas Saidian Orientalism understood the Eastern Other as fundamentally backward and uncivilized , however, techno-Orientalism presents an upgraded vision of the Asian as threateningly futuristic and advanced. \u2014 Jane Hu, The New Yorker , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The Qing emperors themselves were not Han either, but Manchu, a people from the other side of the Great Wall who had traditionally been regarded as uncivilized nomads. \u2014 Ian Buruma, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
"There is only one religion in uncivilized society, and that is Kendall Roy. \u2014 Natalie Lin, Vulture , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Hollywood has painted our state as a wild, uncivilized frontier filled with dangers and adventure. \u2014 Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic , 16 Nov. 2021",
"School board meetings everywhere have become uncivilized battlegrounds over curriculum involving race and COVID-19 mask and vaccination mandates. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Some women consider breast-feeding uncivilized and unattractive. \u2014 Karen Herzog, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Aug. 2021"
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"au naturel",
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"adjective"
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": not made clear : not clarified"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": dirty , filthy",
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"pure",
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"uncorrupted"
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"Many of their health problems were caused by unclean living conditions.",
"there's something unclean about this whole business",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And despite our net exporter status, oil production is likely to become more concentrated in unclean hands in the future. \u2014 University Of Houston Energy Fellows, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Not only is the distance challenging, but the water is also unclean and used by animals. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Ailments from unclean sheets can become even more serious if they're allowed to continue. \u2014 Mike Masterson, Arkansas Online , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Detoxing is a fad diet that\u2019s part of the diet culture narrative that our bodies are unclean and require fixing. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Dogs, seen in biblical times as unclean scavengers, were a kind of stand-in for the devil. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Detroit Free Press , 4 Dec. 2021",
"Outside reviews have warned of problems going back nearly a decade, including major records-management issues, low staff morale and unclean facilities. \u2014 CBS News , 25 Nov. 2021",
"Contrary to popular lore, the Tudors weren\u2019t horrifically unclean . \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Liz was bullied in school for being unclean and homeless. \u2014 Womensmedia, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
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"adjective"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Human waste accumulated in two hundred thousand cesspools, many of which went uncleaned for years. \u2014 The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
"For longer stays, that means rooms could go uncleaned for days at a time, resulting in reduced shifts for housekeeping employees. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 19 Oct. 2021",
"Kids swiped janitors\u2019 bleach bottles to scrub common bathrooms that went uncleaned . \u2014 New York Times , 30 Sep. 2021",
"If the fawn is left alone for too long, its ears curl up, a sign of dehydration, and flies may cloud around its uncleaned body, drawing attention. \u2014 New York Times , 20 July 2021",
"The audit reports that inspectors called out an uncleaned food preparation machine in four consecutive reviews over the course of two years. \u2014 Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2021",
"Because they're located near the floor and often out of sight, baseboards are a major dust collector and often go uncleaned . \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2021",
"Ramps are best used within a day or so of being harvested, but will keep uncleaned for a few days at room temperature on the counter, with their bulbs submerged in water like a bouquet of flowers. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 5 May 2021",
"If left uncleaned , a makeup sponge \u2014 like a Beautyblender \u2014 can get very gross, very quickly. \u2014 Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure , 16 Oct. 2020"
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"1721, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214814"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
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": in an unclean manner",
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"dusty",
"filthy",
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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": not clear : such as",
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"clear",
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"specific"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The agency said the data would be useful for efforts to identify potential safety risks, although key factors in many crashes were unclear . \u2014 Ryan Felton, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"At present, however, Winer and other current and former officials following investigations acknowledge, Justice Department interest in these issues is unclear at best. \u2014 Mark Hosenball, The New Republic , 13 June 2022",
"The relationship between Mycoskie and McLaughlin is unclear . \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
"The relationship between the victim and suspect was unclear . \u2014 Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"The etymological origin of hoochie daddy shorts is unclear . \u2014 Damon Young, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
"Whether there will be any talk of a cease-fire or negotiations is unclear . \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"The technology has become common but its effectiveness is unclear , experts said. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 11 June 2022",
"Whether such collective hatred is beneficial in the long run is unclear . \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 10 June 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"verb"
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": to remove a cloak or cover from",
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"cloak",
"conceal",
"cover (up)",
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"hide",
"mask",
"shroud",
"veil"
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"uncloaked the latest plan for improvements to the state capitol",
"investigative reporters uncloaked the real estate tycoon, revealing him to be nothing more than a slumlord",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The taboo topic, of course, is politics, and more specifically, President Trump, whose 2016 election uncloaked a chasm between voters all over the country, but here especially so. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Oct. 2019",
"But future maps might uncloak such tectonic features. \u2014 Shannon Hall, Scientific American , 12 June 2019",
"Fourth- and fifth-grade students from Federal Hill Preparatory School counted down as a maintenance crew uncloaked the machine to reveal two massive, brown googly eyes. \u2014 Lauren Lumpkin, baltimoresun.com , 5 June 2018",
"But by threading the needle, Cassini has allowed scientists to untangle them, telling them about the mass, and therefore age, of the rings \u2014 and uncloaking Saturn's interior. \u2014 Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS , 15 Sep. 2017",
"The Senate has not uncloaked a bill GOP leaders worked on behind closed doors, although it is expected to be released Thursday, with a vote as soon as next week. \u2014 Stephen Koff, cleveland.com , 21 June 2017",
"Only if a match were made would a computer alert each side to uncloak the record and probe further. \u2014 Associated Press, WIRED , 17 June 2006"
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"verb"
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": to free from a difficulty or obstruction"
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"clear",
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"unstop"
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"block",
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"close",
"dam (up)",
"plug (up)",
"stop"
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"He had a procedure done to unclog his arteries.",
"finding ways to unclog busy roads",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An antibacterial body wash will have non-comedogenic ingredients to clean your skin and unclog your pores. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Soften first with shaving cream, foam or oil to guard skin and improve glide, rinse the razor's blades often to unclog and replace them about every two weeks for maximum safety and efficacy, the GH Beauty Lab recommends. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The Federal Reserve is creating an emergency lending program to help unclog a short-term credit market that has been disrupted by the novel coronavirus outbreak. \u2014 CBS News , 19 Mar. 2020",
"For them, the budget promises deficit reduction to cool the economy and tangible steps to unclog supply-chain bottlenecks that contribute to rising prices. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Plus, regular exfoliation\u2013which can unclog your pores\u2014may make breakouts less likely. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Biden announced a slew of initiatives to unclog supply chains, so that container ships can dock faster and big-rig trucks can get on the road faster with full trailers. \u2014 Josh Boak, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Sadly, the Fed can\u2019t unclog the ports or persuade a larger percentage of Americans to work. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Policymakers and business leaders are working to unclog the supply chain bottlenecks to get goods moving at their pre-pandemic pace. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 9 Jan. 2022"
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"circa 1616, in the meaning defined above"
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"verb"
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": open",
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": to become opened"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u014dz"
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"open"
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"one nurse closed the window in my room, and a minute later another nurse unclosed it"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": not closed or settled : not concluded"
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"clear",
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"free",
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": not clothed",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u014dt\u035fhd",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u014dt\u035fhd"
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"au naturel",
"bare",
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"mother-naked",
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"unclad",
"undressed"
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"examples":[
"Police found the victim's unclothed body in the woods.",
"an artist's drawings of clothed and unclothed figures",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Barrett\u2019s sister discovered her unclothed body in the living room of her home March 21, 2021 and flagged down officers in the city\u2019s Westport neighborhood. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 12 May 2022",
"The apparel company's promotional material for its sports bras, released in February, featured a grid of photographs of various women's unclothed chests. \u2014 Amarachi Orie, CNN , 12 May 2022",
"But Oliver and Alwyn generate only mild friction together, even when their unclothed bodies are writhing against each other to gentle soundtracks in soft sunlight. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 May 2022",
"The baby boy was discovered unclothed with its umbilical cord attached on the shore of Methodist Beach, southeast of Minneapolis, on the afternoon of Dec. 7, 2003, according to a criminal complaint. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 9 May 2022",
"Each alien begins as an unclothed body, randomly selected from twenty basic bodies designed by Marso. \u2014 Chelsea Davis, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Rooney was found sleeping unclothed in a nearby cabin, where investigators found blood. \u2014 Sarah Volpenhein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Her body was found unclothed and partially covered by a passerby along a rural road in the county, according to NBC affiliate KING of Seattle. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Mar. 2022",
"An acquaintance found their remains at a mountaintop campsite on Aug. 18 -- both had been shot to death and were partially unclothed . \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 22 Feb. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203841"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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": not covered by clouds : not darkened or obscured : clear"
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"adjective"
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"for such a decidedly unclubbable man, politics was an odd career choice"
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"has written an unco fine novel about the war"
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"adjective"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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": causing discomfort or annoyance",
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"You look uncomfortable in that chair. Would you like to sit here instead?",
"The silence went on so long that it became very uncomfortable .",
"We were in the uncomfortable position of asking for money.",
"I was uncomfortable about talking to them.",
"She's uncomfortable being in the spotlight.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wearing them for hours at a time can get sweaty and uncomfortable (especially in humid summer heat). \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 9 June 2022",
"While many people appreciate this side effect of caffeine, others might not\u2014finding the sudden urge to poop a little too strong, uncomfortable , or plain inconvenient. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 31 May 2022",
"As his doubles record indicates, the Dane\u2019s not uncomfortable venturing to the net. \u2014 Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"Taking the time to set emotional boundaries can be hard and uncomfortable (but important). \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 8 June 2022",
"These devices feed data back to players and coaches, but can sometimes prove awkward or uncomfortable to wear and produce noisy data, the paper says. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
"No-shows that hit below the back of the shoe can inch down until there is a veritable, and uncomfortable , mound of sock under the arch of your foot. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
"Dermatologists across the United States default to Cetaphil when recommending a body wash for flared-up and uncomfortable skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Loss is a statement of fact; the subject matter is both uncomfortable and sad enough to keep even the most nosy from inquiring further. \u2014 SELF , 2 June 2022"
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"1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": not ordinarily encountered : unusual",
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": not often found or seen : unusual",
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"examples":[
"It is not uncommon for people to become depressed after they retire.",
"an athlete with uncommon ability",
"a soldier of uncommon courage",
"She is an uncommon woman.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"None of the candidates, however, have presented themselves as moderates, Holsworth noted, which is not uncommon in a primary. \u2014 Meagan Flynn, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"According to officials, this type of cross-species infection is uncommon . \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"That is not uncommon , said Dr. Paul Appelbaum, a professor of psychiatry at Columbia University, as patients are often uncertain about whether exams are inappropriate and fear no one will take their word. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"Teen and young adult dating violence is not uncommon . \u2014 Katie Hurley, CNN , 5 June 2022",
"Jubilees are not uncommon in British royal history. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"Early-season storms are not uncommon in the Atlantic, especially lately. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 1 June 2022",
"Car chases are not uncommon in the area, both the witness and her husband said. \u2014 Deon J. Hampton, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
"Such upswings are not uncommon after a mass shooting or any event that puts gun control in the political spotlight, in the view that there will be a rush on guns, ammunition and accessories in advance of any effort to limit access. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022"
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"adjective"
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": not disposed to talk or impart information : reserved"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-k\u0259-\u02c8my\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-tiv",
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"talking"
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"examples":[
"the child was uncommunicative and unhelpful to school investigators",
"intelligence agencies must be uncommunicative about their operations if they are to be at all effective",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Isolated and uncommunicative , Lucas grows feebler, losing stamina and praying to God to deliver him from the unconquerable place. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"The captives are separated into three groups and driven to isolated locations; their captors are brutal and uncommunicative . \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"Many less attractive traits are also recorded: Charles could be uncommunicative and dilatory, evasive and mendacious, refractory, vindictive, obstinate, even outright wicked, though self-delusive about the motives of others. \u2014 R.j.w. Evans, The New York Review of Books , 11 June 2020",
"In a deposition, Richard Sackler\u2019s daughter Marianna is sullen and uncommunicative . \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Many less attractive traits are also recorded: Charles could be uncommunicative and dilatory, evasive and mendacious, refractory, vindictive, obstinate, even outright wicked, though self-delusive about the motives of others. \u2014 R.j.w. Evans, The New York Review of Books , 11 June 2020",
"Patients and their families who have testified at legislative hearings describe an unresponsive and uncommunicative board that usually allows doctors accused of negligence or malpractice to continue to practice. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 June 2021",
"That deadline has since been extended to June 7, but Toho said the property\u2019s management has been uncommunicative and delinquent on payments for months. \u2014 Katie Rice, orlandosentinel.com , 7 May 2021",
"The steering is heavy and uncommunicative with the 275/60R-17 Bridgestone Dueler HTS tires tending to pick a direction and then resist any deviation. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 29 Sep. 2020"
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"1691, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
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": devoid of feeling, sympathy, or compassion"
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"adjective",
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"1920, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
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"adjective"
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": not complex : simple",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00e4m-pl\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-t\u0259d",
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"The plot was uncomplicated and easy to follow.",
"He's an uncomplicated , straightforward person.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"A day before the Preakness, McKathan\u2019s world remained surprisingly uncomplicated . \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"While there is a time and a place for micro-customization of driving modes, the most uncomplicated adjustment is to push the V-Mode button on the steering wheel. \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"This steam mop is a pleasantly uncomplicated workhorse. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Mar. 2022",
"An uncomplicated and minimalistic approach to clean beauty is Lilah B cosmetics. \u2014 Jailynn Taylor, Essence , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Actually, Taureans are (thankfully) quite easy to shop for, considering that these celestial bulls are usually uncomplicated people to begin with. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Prettyman makes content for the girls who need uncomplicated tips about skincare, without getting into the whole science of it. \u2014 Christine Jean-baptiste, refinery29.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
"In its eagerness to serve up uncomplicated portraits of heroism, The First Lady airbrushes out any flaws or follies that might make its characters seem actually human, and averts is eyes from any real controversy. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Apr. 2022",
"He was flown in and got his moment, even if the solo turn viewers might remember most is V\u2019s utterly uncomplicated flirtation with Rodrigo. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"adverb",
"noun"
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": not making or accepting a compromise : making no concessions : inflexible , unyielding",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00e4m-pr\u0259-\u02ccm\u012b-zi\u014b",
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"They were uncompromising in their demands.",
"an uncompromising adherence to the rules that would do a schoolmarm proud",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bleak, uncompromising , and anchored by an unforgettable performance from star Isabelle Adjani, Possession is a movie that's hard to shake. \u2014 Katie Rife, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
"Technology is there to meet this need and, in doing so, create a solid foundation for the independent business economy to thrive and serve a company\u2019s uncompromising commitment to client satisfaction. \u2014 Oz Alon, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The centrist incumbent beat a familiar tune of heavy investment in French industry and an uncompromising commitment to the European Union. \u2014 Joseph Ataman, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022",
"After a break in fighting, the Russians will build up their weapons and manpower and start a new offensive, Podolyak said, acknowledging that Kyiv\u2019s stance was becoming more uncompromising . \u2014 Fortune , 22 May 2022",
"As China battles its worst coronavirus outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic, its uncompromising determination to eliminate infections is taking its toll on the economy. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"Existing in this sort of grey area was often the necessary path and sometimes a compromise one had to take to be able to make uncompromising art. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"But the stunning vistas, surprising camera angles, odd cuts and relaxed pace of this uncompromising epic balance its darker aspects. \u2014 David Mermelstein, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"The special will give viewers a glimpse at Macdonald\u2019s hidden battle with leukemia and his uncompromising comedic nature. \u2014 Shanna Kelly, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022"
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"1800, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
],
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": lack of care or interest : indifference",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259rn",
"\u02cc\u0259n-k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259rn"
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"examples":[
"He has shown a surprising unconcern for his own safety.",
"wore an expression of general unconcern throughout the trial",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The word-play conveys somehow a sense of confidence and unconcern . \u2014 George Calhoun, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
"The news that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday visited a San Francisco hair salon, against standing city ordinances, was the latest exhibition of privileged unconcern . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 2 Sep. 2020",
"There is a selfishness and unconcern for the elderly in the refusal of the young to take this pandemic seriously. \u2014 Bonnie Kristian, TheWeek , 18 Mar. 2020",
"The technology sector\u2019s global conquest rests partly on its total unconcern for the real-world impact of its products and services. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 10 Oct. 2019",
"Deliverance may have fueled white Northern overconfidence in the efficacy of Reconstruction, and unconcern for freedpeople may have spawned apathy. \u2014 Gregory Downs, Washington Post , 14 June 2019",
"In their locker room the colors of mildew, chlorine and athlete\u2019s foot (Angrette McCloskey did the spot-on set), Brigham\u2019s Amy initially seems the classic cool kid, all aggressive unconcern peppered with a few blase cruelties. \u2014 Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2018",
"Their dedication to minority causes, though admirable, looked out-of-touch when paired with a relative unconcern for struggling whites. \u2014 The Economist , 17 May 2018",
"Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic expressed unconcern about rising prices and the impact of oil rising past $70 a barrel. \u2014 Natasha Rausch, Bloomberg.com , 7 May 2018"
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": not anxious or upset : free of worry",
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"examples":[
"She's unconcerned about that issue.",
"The economy seems to be slowing down, but many investors remain unconcerned .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cole is largely unconcerned with baseball traditionalists\u2019 opinions. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"Conklin has long enjoyed \u2014 even taken pride in \u2014 its speck-on-the-wall anonymity, a town unnoticed by and unconcerned with most of the outside world. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"The Fed chair appeared unconcerned Tuesday about the stock market\u2019s sharp decline over the past six weeks. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"Faced with a simple matching task, worrywarts were thinking slower than their more Covid- unconcerned peers; the psychologists theorized that their stress was, essentially, hogging background brainpower. \u2014 Lila Thulin, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2022",
"Protagonists Isa and Gala are whimsical party girls fumbling their way through a summer in New York, entirely unconcerned with the social climbing and career advancement that bog down many young arrivistes. \u2014 Isabel B. Slone, Town & Country , 2 May 2022",
"For prosecutors, the text exchange fits their broad argument that the parents were negligent and unconcerned about others. \u2014 Mark Morales, Laura Ly And Eric Levenson, CNN , 8 Feb. 2022",
"One is easy-going, messy and unconcerned about the state of her apartment. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Like several other men sitting nearby, Fareed is vaccinated against the coronavirus and entirely unconcerned about partaking in shisha despite the ban. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Dec. 2021"
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"circa 1635, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Intense surges of unconditional love and acceptance coursed through my body, as if I were being bathed in a warm, healing light. \u2014 Jay Martel, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"The gem was chosen as a representation of the unconditional love, strength and resilience of the heart. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
"There was this immediate bonding and camaraderie over having shared such an essential moment, and really just a show of unconditional love for the Queen. \u2014 Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure , 6 June 2022",
"Granted, this batch of aid seemed designed to split conservatives, who have a long-standing aversion to unconditional economic assistance. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 28 May 2022",
"Be prepared to be the embodiment of the man who effortly exudes the unconditional joy of life. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Motherly love is the most wonderful of all feelings, pure and unconditional . \u2014 Vogue , 8 May 2022",
"Recorded for the 1987 album Heartland, the tragic storyline finds a mother visiting her son in prison, bringing no judgment for his crime but instead delivering an unconditional smile. \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The day was created to highlight the unconditional love pets bring to people's lives and to encourage adoption from animal shelters. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 10 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Someone listening to an uncongenial podcast can turn it off and listen to something else or nothing at all, in total safety. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 8 Feb. 2022",
"People who have broken down barriers thrown up by law, social convention and institutional intolerance tend to make uncongenial company. \u2014 Star Tribune , 15 Jan. 2021",
"The Guston affair is a symptom of a society-wide deterioration of trust in institutions and tolerance for uncongenial expression. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 12 Oct. 2020",
"The intellectual energy of the galleries fizzled out in this strangely uncongenial , vertical space that was reminiscent of a shopping mall. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 10 Oct. 2019",
"But the $250 million Kennedy Center expansion, confined to a small and uncongenial urban footprint, was a significantly more challenging project. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 30 Aug. 2019",
"North Korea is a problem uncongenial to such messiness\u2014the administration is leaving an awful lot of room for misunderstanding on a problem that admits little room for such mistakes. \u2014 Kori Schake, The Atlantic , 2 Oct. 2017",
"If the worry is that immigrants will outvote the locals and impose an uncongenial government on them, one solution would be not to let immigrants vote\u2014for five years, ten years or even a lifetime. \u2014 The Economist , 13 July 2017",
"NO. 8: PIERRE BOULEZ, VIENNA PHILHARMONIC (Deutsche Grammophon) Boulez advocated for several seemingly uncongenial composers toward the end of his life, and Bruckner was a fortunate beneficiary. \u2014 David Allen, New York Times , 13 Jan. 2017"
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": shockingly unfair or unjust",
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"They have had to endure unconscionable delays.",
"an unconscionable number of errors for an important government report",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To try nothing in the face of routine massacre is unconscionable . \u2014 Edward Felsenthal, Time , 26 May 2022",
"If stockpiling often seems immoral, that\u2019s in part because an unconscionable number of people have always grappled with genuine scarcity. \u2014 Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic , 26 May 2022",
"This bittersweet collection of memories stands as a testament to the unconscionable harm that late-stage capitalism and its attendant greed have done to local news. \u2014 Longreads , 5 May 2022",
"An unconscionable act of violence, particularly in this setting, merits huge reprisal and consequence. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Too much of the response, however, has been temporary in nature, forcing a quick return to an unconscionable status quo. \u2014 Richard Besser, ABC News , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Parents, mothers, are having to make unconscionable choices right now because the system is rigged against us. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022",
"His benefactors in Riyadh are facing the prospect of spending hundreds of millions of dollars to buy a Venn diagram of the washed-up, the uncompetitive, the cash-poor and the egomaniacal, all overlapping to form a subset of the unconscionable . \u2014 Eamon Lynch, The Arizona Republic , 22 Feb. 2022",
"This past week, the three school-board members leading this unconscionable , crypto-fascist assault on art were ousted by the voters in a recall election. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 19 Feb. 2022"
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"regretted some unconsidered comments that she made during a live TV interview",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Standing on the shoulders of those who came before her, Adams\u2019 ultimate desire is to be a vessel of untold stories and unconsidered perspectives\u2014and to shed light on what\u2019s been left in the dark about Black women and our experiences. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The movie sinks, fast and deep, under the weight of dramatic shortcuts, overemphatic details, undercooked possibilities, unconsidered implications. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Their bourgeois arrangement is unconsidered and automatic, and Harriet is expected to replicate it. \u2014 Rebecca Panovka, The New Yorker , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Also, all BITE Denim features a contrasting black inside thread, a careful choice for a seam that is mostly left unconsidered . \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 17 Oct. 2021",
"Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the business model of food-delivery apps went largely unconsidered by the diners who relied on them for midday kale salads and late-night taco feasts. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 5 Oct. 2021",
"In reimagining the dine-in theater concept, Schultz has left no detail unconsidered . \u2014 Ann Gehan, Dallas News , 9 Sep. 2021",
"In Lauren Harwell Godfrey\u2019s eponymous line Harwell Godfrey, no detail is left unconsidered . \u2014 Charlotte Diamond, Vogue , 24 June 2021",
"In these radical acts of transformation, no corner of the libretto or score is left unconsidered or unchanged. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2021"
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"the actor plays the role of the comic drunkard with the kind of crowd-pleasing unconstraint that has made him a stage legend"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The privilege claims rarely came into play during the uncontentious interviews, and the Pence aides only declined to answer a few questions, according to sources. \u2014 Gloria Borger, CNN , 3 Feb. 2022",
"The first, largely uncontentious map, was presented by the nonpartisan redistricting commission. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Nov. 2021",
"At her mostly uncontentious Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday, Jackson defended her independence in response to questions from Republicans about her rulings against the Trump administration. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Mar. 2021",
"Worse, any hope that the pandemic would be politically uncontentious has evaporated. \u2014 The Economist , 3 June 2020",
"Her uncontentious , reactive style has suited her times. \u2014 The Economist , 14 Apr. 2018",
"Some parts were uncontentious : the seven-row keyboard layout was a near-unanimous request. \u2014 Peter Bright, Ars Technica , 5 Oct. 2017",
"My blog sums up my existence \u2014 safe, uncontentious , and shallow. \u2014 Marilyn Stasio, New York Times , 8 Aug. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The commission\u2019s claim in the Starbucks case that the comparable uncontrolled price method is inherently preferred over TNMM is baseless, even under the 1995 version of the OECD transfer pricing guidelines. \u2014 Ryan Finley, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Even for those who don\u2019t have aphasia or Tourette\u2019s, swearing can become a habit, something like an uncontrolled verbal tic. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
"The crux of the Latino paradox is as follows: A broad body of research shows that Latinos have higher rates of diabetes, obesity and uncontrolled blood pressure and cholesterol levels than non-Hispanic white people. \u2014 Olveen Carrasquillo, The Conversation , 8 June 2022",
"Steep icy slopes lead to all too common uncontrolled falls, which have accounted for several fatalities. \u2014 Outside Online , 29 May 2022",
"During this period, uncontrolled greenhouse gases mounted. \u2014 Kate Brown, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"The acrobatic stunt is not a frantic and uncontrolled plunge. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
"Severe cases can lead to body aches, headaches, rashes, uncontrolled fever and blood in urine and stool \u2014 about 420 people die annually due to severe symptoms like these. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
"According to the study, deaths caused by air pollution and toxic chemical pollution increased by 66% over the past two decades, fueled by uncontrolled urbanization, population growth and a dependence on fossil fuels. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 18 May 2022"
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"Her lifestyle is rather unconventional .",
"the Shakers acquired their name because of their unconventional practice of dancing with shaking movements during worship",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Garc\u00eda, another player who has long been considered a candidate to join the LIV Golf enterprise, recently expressed his support of the alternative tour in an unconventional way. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"This Bachelor couple is helping others find lasting love in an unconventional way. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
"Dumbledore has seen a quality in him that has the potential for leadership, albeit in an unconventional way. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022",
"If there's an unconventional way to throw an ax, Joe White has probably done it. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 13 Jan. 2022",
"But the model is still a relatively unconventional way to fund infrastructure development projects in the US. \u2014 Camille Squires, Quartz , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Timothy Noah came up with an unconventional way to stop South Dakota from acting as a tax haven for incredibly wealthy people. \u2014 The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic , 27 Oct. 2021",
"But is there any way this is a legitimate, healthy situation, just unconventional ? \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
"After weeks of deliberation, protesting and consideration, the pair decided to try to make a change in an unconventional way. \u2014 Gabrielle Bunton, The Courier-Journal , 25 June 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Texture-wise, hearts of palm noodles are naturally firm and fibrous\u2014a bit crunchy when uncooked , and al dente when boiled. \u2014 Audrey Bruno, SELF , 11 June 2022",
"My favorite way is to fill the cooking grate with uncooked sausages such as bratwurst or Italian sausage \u2014 not the bulk breakfast variety. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"The boisterous scene centered on uncooked spaghetti, marshmallows and tape. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"In the surgeon\u2019s gloved hands, it could be mistaken for an uncooked chicken breast. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"In another prank that went viral throughout 2020, TikTok users bit down on uncooked pasta as an unsuspecting subject massaged their neck and back, producing a jarring cracking sound to spook the subject. \u2014 NBC News , 5 Feb. 2022",
"This sauce includes uncooked egg yolks, which does carry a small amount of risk. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"This is especially important with an uncooked sauce. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"When the oil is shimmering, pour the egg mixture into the pan and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, lifting the edges with a spatula to let the uncooked egg seep underneath. \u2014 Lynne Sherwin, cleveland , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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": not cordial : lacking in friendly warmth"
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"verb"
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": to draw a cork from",
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"uncork a bottle of wine",
"The incident uncorked years of pent-up anger and frustration.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Peach State leaders prepare to uncork a second multibillion dollar EV plant near the coast. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 14 May 2022",
"So pick up your wine glass, uncork your schedule and listen up. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 12 May 2022",
"Performing so many of Robbins\u2019s ballets over the years helped teach him how to uncork a dancer\u2019s inner electricity. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2021",
"What Birdy thought was a run-down, rural dive bar is actually a high-end destination with over 100 wines to memorize, bottles of Champagne to deftly uncork , and, of course, a handsome, talented chef to woo. \u2014 Jenna Adrian-diaz, Bon App\u00e9tit , 3 Dec. 2021",
"The Rebels employ the same base defense, use a run-first up-tempo offense, feature a good running quarterback and can uncork explosive passing plays. \u2014 Christopher Smith, al , 19 Oct. 2021",
"Browse for new bottles to uncap or uncork and try Drizly by saving $5 on your first order of $20 or more with promo code SPRINGINTOSUMMER5. \u2014 Greta Good, Chron , 30 June 2021",
"This is all thanks to the Gangsta Grillz template, which gives Tyler license to uncork and let the raps spill out. \u2014 Sheldon Pearc, The New Yorker , 30 June 2021",
"Fortune tasted through a selection of top bottles\u2014including vintage Champagnes, ros\u00e9 Proseccos, California sparklers, and even a few cans\u2014to narrow it down to these 12 bottles to uncork in honor of National Ros\u00e9 Day. \u2014 Stephanie Cain, Fortune , 12 June 2021"
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"They uncoupled the railroad cars.",
"uncoupled the two railroad cars",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"All these factors, plus a springtime flocking into the outdoors, especially in the northern U.S., could help blunt a potential wave\u2019s peak; some may even help uncouple a rise in infections from a secondary surge in hospitalizations and deaths. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 5 Apr. 2022",
"By releasing its guidance before the data used to justify it, the CDC didn't so much put the cart before the horse as uncouple them entirely. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 30 July 2021",
"With their energy focused on Biden's agenda, Democrats backed down from a showdown over the debt limit in the government funding bill, deciding to uncouple the borrowing ceiling at the insistence of Republicans. \u2014 Kevin Freking, ajc , 1 Oct. 2021",
"With their energy focused on Biden's agenda, Democrats backed down from a showdown over the debt limit in the government funding bill, deciding to uncouple the borrowing ceiling at the insistence of Republicans. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 1 Oct. 2021",
"With their energy focused on Biden\u2019s agenda, Democrats backed down from a showdown over the debt limit in the government funding bill, deciding to uncouple the borrowing ceiling at the insistence of Republicans. \u2014 Kevin Freking, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Sep. 2021",
"An attempt to uncouple the engine and car containing a safe and valuables was unsuccessful amid the shootout, and the robbers fled instead with some jewelry and cash. \u2014 Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com , 15 Aug. 2021",
"First, a big part of the complexity during the migration process is that each enterprise needs to determine the various technologies and applications operating in their data lake, and then figure out how to uncouple them and migrate them. \u2014 Chetan Mathur, Forbes , 18 June 2021",
"Remote patient monitoring technologies also have another potential: to uncouple patients from their health workers, allowing theoretically limitless distance between the two. \u2014 Neil Singh, Wired , 15 June 2021"
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": awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude",
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"People thought he was uncouth and uncivilized.",
"will not tolerate any uncouth behavior, such as eating with one's mouth open",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Tronsmart Onyx Ace Pro earbuds are amazing value for money and produce a sound that\u2019s big and bold but never uncouth or unruly. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"When it was published, in 1949, his level of disclosure was still considered uncouth , and Gunther knew it. \u2014 Andrew Aoyama, The Atlantic , 3 June 2022",
"At the very least, this tweet is uncouth by business standards. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
"Mahershala Ali plays a Black pianist touring the Jim Crow South and Viggo Mortensen is his uncouth driver in a feel-good film about race relations with a whitewashed perspective. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
"While many of Silicon Valley\u2019s wealthy would distance themselves from this uncouth Trumpy identification with fossil fuels, Andreessen is a good example of how petromasculinity can operate in a white-collar context, as well. \u2014 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Fluent in Japanese and determined not to stick out as the uncouth American, Jake keeps his nose to the ground and immerses himself in the city\u2019s culture. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Even so, the Timberline fails to fix other issues that plague the Explorer, such as its uncouth four-cylinder powertrain, slow-witted infotainment, and unimpressive interior materials. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Despite its uncouth base engine, the available 308-hp V-6 is responsive and speedy, and the diesel option is thrifty and torquey, producing a sizable 369 pound-feet. \u2014 Car and Driver , 4 Feb. 2022"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
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"verb"
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": to take off the hat as a token of respect",
": to make known usually by investigation",
": to make visible by removing some covering",
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"bare",
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"uncloak",
"unmask",
"unveil"
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"cloak",
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"veil"
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"Police uncovered a criminal plot.",
"Archaeologists uncovered the ruins of an ancient city.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is why a more collaborative approach to learning is necessary to uncover and surface the aspects of learning that are missing. \u2014 David James, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"The consulting team was able to sift through client data, uncover actionable insights and then make an informed decision that led to positive business outcomes. \u2014 Edward Walsh, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The purpose of the group was to uncover and tell the truth about the past, and to promote freedom and democracy in the present. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 31 May 2022",
"As part of her job, Ozaydinli works to uncover and highlight emerging trends on the social media platform. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, Allure , 15 May 2022",
"Still, the work to uncover the truth and create a path for healing will rely on having financial resources in Indian Country, which the federal government has chronically underfunded. \u2014 Felicia Fonseca, ajc , 13 May 2022",
"Still, the work to uncover the truth and create a path for healing will rely on having financial resources in Indian Country, which the federal government has chronically underfunded. \u2014 Felicia Fonseca, Anchorage Daily News , 13 May 2022",
"British expertise will help uncover the truth and hold Putin\u2019s regime to account for its actions. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Human behavior is complex, and sometimes the issue with encouraging healthier behaviors boils down to a very specific issue that requires vigorous engagement to uncover , and not everyone benefits from policies uniformly. \u2014 Megan Taros, The Arizona Republic , 25 Apr. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220918"
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"adjective"
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": not crazy"
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"1892, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
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": lacking originality of thought : not productive of new ideas : not creative"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-kr\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-tiv"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the first round of donations were largely maudlin and uncreative . \u2014 Heather Hansman, Outside Online , 12 Feb. 2021",
"The visual effects branch, however, doesn\u2019t admit them, due to what many consider the outdated notion that VFX producers play an uncreative role on a film, and neither does the Academy\u2019s producers branch. \u2014 Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Don\u2019t, for a second, think Leo Mercury is uncreative because their Mercury is expressed so simply. \u2014 Alice Sparkly Kat, Allure , 27 Oct. 2021",
"The work was the same for everyone, but while some thought it was comprised of uncreative tasks, those who liked the work thought of themselves as playing a critical role in healing patients. \u2014 David G. Allan, CNN , 6 Sep. 2021",
"At too many organizations today, middle managers are often shockingly uncreative in motivating their teams to find new business opportunities, preferring instead to help run the business the way it\u2019s always been run. \u2014 Mike Esterday, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2021",
"Even though the 49ers won their season opener, these two men were placed on double-secret probation by fans and critics \u2014 Garoppolo for being ragged and unspectacular, and Shanahan for being conservative and uncreative . \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 15 Sep. 2019",
"Especially when compared to the day wear, most of Mr. Cardin\u2019s evening gowns are tacky and uncreative . \u2014 Jason Farago, New York Times , 22 Aug. 2019",
"And costumes that make Star Wars outfits look conventional and uncreative . \u2014 Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country , 30 Mar. 2015"
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"1855, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201432"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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": not critical : lacking in discrimination",
": showing lack or improper use of critical standards or procedures"
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"innocent",
"na\u00eff",
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"na\u00efve",
"primitive",
"simple",
"simpleminded",
"unknowing",
"unsophisticated",
"unsuspecting",
"unsuspicious",
"unwary",
"unworldly",
"wide-eyed"
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"cosmopolitan",
"experienced",
"knowing",
"sophisticated",
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"worldly-wise"
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"The senator's uncritical support for the measure reflects his poor judgment.",
"had an uncritical trust in the nation's leaders",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"China\u2019s uncritical amplification of Kremlin views on Moscow\u2019s invasion of the Ukraine demonstrates Beijing\u2019s support for Russia in the war, the U.S. State Department said in a statement today. \u2014 Russell Flannery, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"That\u2019s why uncritical media coverage of the WHCD is at fault. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 4 May 2022",
"But Villeneuve's film, as an uncritical adaptation, leaves the door open to exactly this understanding. \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Seven years after its publication, Parloff\u2019s story stands out for its lack of skepticism and uncritical acceptance of Holmes\u2019 confident claims. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Unfortunately, this necessary corrective for uncritical chauvinism combined with Progressive economic determinism to discourage scholarly interpretation of the American founding as either unique or \u2014 that dread word! \u2014 good. \u2014 Sam Negus, National Review , 10 Oct. 2021",
"As punishment for her relentless and uncritical flogging of the collusion story? \u2014 WSJ , 8 Oct. 2021",
"That isn\u2019t to say that Marshall was uncritical , even of theoretical allies. \u2014 New York Times , 14 July 2021",
"By this spring, the imminent report, and prodding from Mellon and Kean, prompted another round of uncritical media coverage. \u2014 Jason Colavito, The New Republic , 21 May 2021"
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"1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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},
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"having or allowing sufficient room not filled or overfilled with people or things not crowded"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hiking from the main stage to the Mojave or the Do LaB in a timely manner required some serious planning, but there were moments where the chaos subsided and the grounds felt borderline empty (or at least uncrowded ) and peaceful. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Outdoor pools that are uncrowded or that limit the number of swimmers are relatively safe spaces in the pandemic; the CDC says there\u2019s no evidence that COVID-19 can be spread through recreational waters. \u2014 Krista Langlois, Outside Online , 12 Sep. 2020",
"Imagine yourself on soft white sand on an uncrowded beach, enjoying the luxurious ambiance, and dining in sumptuous restaurants. \u2014 Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Some tour operators are known for familiarity with uncrowded travel spots. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Parks that might be especially wild or hard to reach but also uncrowded and largely undiscovered. \u2014 Marnie Hunter, CNN , 22 Feb. 2022",
"With 13 miles of uncrowded beaches, there\u2019s no need to stake out a spot at sunrise. \u2014 Megan Michelson, Outside Online , 11 Aug. 2019",
"At uncrowded tables outside the hotel\u2019s bar on the second day, a few attendees worked at their laptops in silence. \u2014 Jacob Brogan, Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Along with its size, the park's isolation on a far-flung edge of Brazil means this South American Eden is spectacularly uncrowded . \u2014 Kevin Raub, CNN , 23 Feb. 2022"
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"1700, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
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": having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality",
": fatty , oily",
": smooth and greasy in texture or appearance",
": plastic",
": rich in oil or fat : fatty"
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"\u02c8\u0259\u014b(k)-ch\u0259-w\u0259s",
"-ch\u0259s",
"-shw\u0259s",
"\u02c8\u0259\u014b(k)-ch\u0259(-w\u0259)s, \u02c8\u0259\u014b(k)sh-w\u0259s"
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"insincere",
"Janus-faced",
"jive",
"left-handed",
"lip",
"mealy",
"mealymouthed",
"Pecksniffian",
"phony",
"phoney",
"phony-baloney",
"phoney-baloney",
"pretended",
"two-faced"
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"artless",
"candid",
"genuine",
"heartfelt",
"honest",
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"unfeigned"
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"an unctuous effort to appear religious to the voters",
"an unctuous appraisal of the musical talent shown by the boss's daughter",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But this is underselling the unctuous texture, and the brininess, and the strange and compelling savoriness of fish nearly transformed into something else entirely. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"Then road riding seemed to lose some of its unctuous , depilated sheen. \u2014 Eben Weiss, Outside Online , 2 June 2022",
"The soil seems to come through in the wine, which in the 2019 vintage balances a bitter, ferrous backbone with unctuous flavors of cocoa and fig. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Last but not least, the quesabirria\u2014 unctuous cuts of beef braised all night in an intensely fragrant chile broth, which comes full circle as the dipping jus for these crispy cheesy tacos. \u2014 Jackie Tran, Bon App\u00e9tit , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The restaurant\u2019s carne guisada is remarkably unctuous with an intensely savory beef flavor, and the enchilada plate will satisfy any nostalgic craving with its classic Tex-Mex gravy and boatload of gooey yellow cheese. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 19 Jan. 2022",
"The meat is braised into unctuous tenderness with onion, garlic, chilies, green herbs, and coconut. \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
"After all, that\u2019s what frogs\u2019 legs demand \u2014 and not just any butter: the unctuous otherworldly thing of beauty that is French butter. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Nov. 2021",
"In a charming early chapter, in which Abu\u2019l-Fazl describes how the infant Akbar was breastfed, Mr. Thackston\u2019s translation of the chronicler\u2019s unctuous words is pitch-perfect. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 7 Jan. 2022"
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"adjective"
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": not put under cultivation : not tilled",
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": growing or developing without care",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For centuries, when uncultivated Scottish land was appraised, only two numbers mattered: How many birds could be shot from the sky above it, and how many deer could be killed on the ground? \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. \u2014 Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. \u2014 Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. \u2014 Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. \u2014 Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. \u2014 Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. \u2014 Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. \u2014 Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times , 26 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Together, in which an uncultured father toils to support his musical prodigy son, doesn\u2019t translate to this American tale, calculated to hang an honorific on a story of black masculine perseverance that many will find unexceptional. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Gothic art has always played with doubling, and in the movie Starling is the elusive, empathetic, uncultured antithesis to Hannibal Lecter\u2019s extravagant psychopath. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 12 Feb. 2021",
"Cultured butter has a higher fat content (82%-86% vs. 80% for uncultured ) and a slightly tangy flavor that has hints of hazelnut. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 6 Jan. 2020",
"But its predecessor in parts of Eurasia, the Neanderthal, a human ancestor that became extinct around 40,000 years ago, has traditionally been regarded as uncultured and behaviorally inferior. \u2014 Chris Standish, Newsweek , 27 Feb. 2018",
"The Irish were once thought to be lazy, dumb and prone to criminal behavior The Italians were considered dumb, dirty and uncultured Neanderthals who would rape white women. \u2014 Michael Harriot, The Root , 25 Jan. 2018",
"Putin is an uneducated, unintelligent, uncultured man who has no plan. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, Slate Magazine , 27 Feb. 2017",
"The people without much money, or much opportunity, or those regarded by some as corny or uncultured . \u2014 John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press , 16 Sep. 2017"
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"adjective"
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"casual",
"complacent",
"disinterested",
"incurious",
"indifferent",
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"insouciant",
"nonchalant",
"perfunctory",
"pococurante",
"unconcerned",
"uninterested"
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"adjective"
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"1922, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214005"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": undaunted"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u022fn-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
"-\u02c8d\u00e4n-"
],
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"bold",
"brave",
"courageous",
"dauntless",
"doughty",
"fearless",
"gallant",
"greathearted",
"gutsy",
"gutty",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"manful",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"undaunted",
"valiant",
"valorous"
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"coward",
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"craven",
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"fainthearted",
"fearful",
"gutless",
"lily-livered",
"milk-livered",
"nerveless",
"poltroon",
"poor-spirited",
"pusillanimous",
"spineless",
"spiritless",
"timorous",
"uncourageous",
"ungallant",
"unheroic",
"weakhearted",
"yellow"
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"the undauntable adventurers who crossed the trackless wilderness in search of El Dorado"
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"1587, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201338"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": not having made a decision",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8s\u012b-d\u0259d",
"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8s\u012b-d\u0259d"
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"open",
"pending",
"undetermined",
"unresolved",
"unsettled"
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"decided",
"determined",
"resolved",
"settled"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One report over the weekend linked him to USC, though ESPN\u2019s Pete Thamel reported that Addison is undecided on a destination and could return to Pittsburgh. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 3 May 2022",
"And a quarter of the electorate is undecided on top of that. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 27 Apr. 2022",
"McGraw was initially undecided on playing the role before the director swayed him. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Down ballot intrigue will likely resonate as polling shows there is a sizable number of undecided voters heading into Tuesday. \u2014 al , 22 May 2022",
"Polls show large numbers of undecided voters in the race, with Mr. Hice and Mr. Raffensperger neck and neck, each with about one-third of the vote. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"With less than three weeks remaining until election day, Rep. Karen Bass, developer Rick Caruso and City Councilman Kevin de Le\u00f3n are now left competing for L.A.'s undecided voters. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"But Fetterman\u2019s potential liabilities will fade when the few independent, undecided voters in the general election compare him to the Republican nominee, argued Neil Oxman, a Democratic consultant based in Pennsylvania. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 17 May 2022",
"Eberly said limited polling so far, almost all of it less-reliable internal polls fielded by the candidates, give Franchot a slight edge, followed by Baker, King and Moore \u2014 but undecided voters still make up the largest pool. \u2014 Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun , 1 May 2022"
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"1540, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": not deformed : free of deformity or deformation"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8f\u022frmd",
"-d\u0113-"
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"1673, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not requiring much time, effort, or attention : not demanding"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8man-di\u014b",
"-\u02c8m\u00e4n-",
"-d\u0113-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"American Presidents have long shielded and supported Saudi Arabia, eager to foster Saudi military co\u00f6peration and maintain access to oil, but Donald Trump was unusually effusive and undemanding . \u2014 Megan K. Stack, The New Yorker , 7 Oct. 2021",
"The tomato was incorporated sometime in the 18th century, and eventually the blender turned salmorejo into an undemanding emulsion and summertime salvation. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 Aug. 2021",
"In contrast, the US Majors\u2019 present targets are undemanding . \u2014 Wood Mackenzie, Forbes , 3 June 2021",
"Sports has always provided an undemanding conduit to forgiveness, a get-out-jail-free card to anyone who displays a knack for bolstering the bottom line of whatever team or school comes calling. \u2014 Paul Newberry, ajc , 19 Mar. 2021",
"For me, the allure of the secret account was simple and undemanding . \u2014 Jason Parham, Wired , 28 Dec. 2020",
"This undemanding cake, to Goldstein, is a symbol of a Russian urge to be hospitable, particularly in times of relative hardship. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Oct. 2020",
"Even for undemanding souls, this is a pretty skeletal construct. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 6 Oct. 2020",
"Glowing reviews and word-of-mouth from undemanding critics and audiences will revolve around the sometimes gutsy but often labored performances of leads Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal. \u2014 David Hunter, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 Mar. 2020"
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"1940, in the meaning defined above"
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},
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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": not democratic : not agreeing with democratic practice or ideals"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02ccde-m\u0259-\u02c8kra-tik"
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"examples":[
"The proposed law is fundamentally undemocratic .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That is undemocratic because, in a democracy, losses must be distributed across groups. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"State handouts to corporations, which cost at least $95 billion a year nationwide, are fundamentally undemocratic , in addition to being ineffective and expensive. \u2014 James Hohman, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Pushing these blatantly undemocratic voter suppression laws. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Orban\u2019s Putin-friendly stance has also alienated Poland, which previously stood with him in rebuffing EU criticism of undemocratic practices. \u2014 Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Paul Manafort was a longtime Republican consultant and lobbyist who\u2019d developed a speciality working with unsavory, undemocratic clients. \u2014 Ilya Marritz, ProPublica , 1 Mar. 2022",
"And when does preventing unconstitutional uses of government power cross the line into undemocratic manipulation? \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Yet courts can function in a similarly undemocratic fashion and practice a kind of gerrymandering of their own. \u2014 Josh Blackman, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The allegations have generated concerns of undemocratic score-settling in Ukraine and also alarmed Ukraine\u2019s allies. \u2014 Fox News , 18 Jan. 2022"
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"1839, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
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": restrained in expression of feeling : reserved"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8m\u00e4n(t)-str\u0259-tiv"
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"affectless",
"apathetic",
"cold-blooded",
"emotionless",
"impassible",
"impassive",
"numb",
"passionless",
"phlegmatic",
"stoic",
"stoical",
"stolid",
"unemotional"
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"demonstrative",
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"fervent",
"fervid",
"hot-blooded",
"impassioned",
"passional",
"passionate",
"vehement"
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"His father was distant and undemonstrative .",
"an undemonstrative person by nature, he nevertheless loved his wife very much"
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"1836, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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": to charge too little"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8ch\u00e4rj"
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"examples":[
"They undercharged him for the book by $5.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Trump for years has alleged, without evidence, that the Postal Service is undercharging companies, particularly Amazon (whose founder and chief executive, Jeff Bezos, owns The Washington Post). \u2014 Josh Dawsey, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2020",
"Trump for years has alleged, without evidence, that the Postal Service is undercharging companies, particularly Amazon (whose founder and chief executive, Jeff Bezos, owns The Washington Post). \u2014 Author: Jacob Bogage, Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News , 14 May 2020",
"At issue is a lawsuit that the city filed against in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court in 2013 that accused BWC of undercharging one group of employers for premiums to cover their claims. \u2014 Robert Higgs, cleveland , 7 Feb. 2020",
"Already bankrupt utilities cannot afford to upgrade the ailing grid, stuck in a vicious cycle of undercharging customers for electricity, going into debt, and failing to maintain the grid or to combat rampant power theft. \u2014 Varun Sivaram, Scientific American , 1 May 2017",
"The bailout, which council approved, became necessary after the city discovered earlier in 2018 that the county, for the previous 15 years, had been undercharging Four Seasons property owners for sanitary sewers built in 2001. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 6 Nov. 2019",
"The bailout became necessary after the city discovered earlier in 2018 that the county, for the previous 15 years, had been undercharging Four Seasons property owners for sanitary sewers built in 2001. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 8 Oct. 2019",
"The state hired an outside consulting firm, which determined that Montana was substantially undercharging ranchers for grazing. \u2014 azcentral , 7 July 2019",
"Councilman Julian Jones asked Rodgers whether officials believe a review will find that the county is being overcharged or undercharged \u2014 and whether a changed system would result in county residents paying more or less than before. \u2014 Libby Solomon, baltimoresun.com , 25 June 2019"
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"1633, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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": in a clandestine manner",
": in a quiet or unobtrusive manner",
": with an underhand motion",
": underhanded",
": done so as to evade notice",
": made with the hand brought forward and up from below the shoulder level",
": with an upward movement of the hand or arm",
": done in secret or so as to deceive",
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02cchand"
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"bent",
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"double-dealing",
"duplicitous",
"fast",
"fraudulent",
"guileful",
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"sharp",
"shifty",
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"straight"
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"Adjective",
"willing to stoop to underhand methods in order to win",
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"one who is under the orders of another subordinate , inferior"
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"inferior",
"junior",
"subordinate"
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"senior",
"superior"
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"examples":[
"He takes all the credit, but most of the hard work is done by his underlings .",
"the real estate tycoon has a whole army of underlings to attend to the details",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In his absence, a young underling (Zachary Quinto) picks up his project and deduces the disaster that's about to happen, sounds the alarm, and a row of financial dominos begins to topple. \u2014 Gwen Ihnat, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
"An underling reported to Mr. Mineta that pilots would be told to land at their discretion. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"Sorry, Omarosa, but the most-notable Trump underling to celebrate nuptials at the boss\u2019 hotel was special assistant to the president Stephen Miller, who celebrated his wedding to Pence\u2019s press secretary Katie Rose Waldman there in February 2020. \u2014 Zach Everson, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The 49-year-old scion has a formidable partner in Shankar, a former underling at Fox. \u2014 Meg James, Los Angeles Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
"One month later, BlackRock top executive Mark Wiseman was terminated for failing to disclose a relationship with an underling . \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 3 Feb. 2022",
"On top of that, Francis added his Christmas greetings in the form of another public brow-beating of Vatican clerics, who normally are treated with the utmost deference by their underling and the faithful at large. \u2014 Fox News , 24 Dec. 2021",
"The appearance is that Zucker leaned on a top network star to accommodate an underling with whom he was romantically linked. \u2014 Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 Feb. 2022",
"On top of that, Francis added his Christmas greetings in the form of another public brow-beating of Vatican clerics, who normally are treated with the utmost deference by their underling and the faithful at large. \u2014 Fox News , 24 Dec. 2021"
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"12th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162607"
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"noun"
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": the material and construction (such as a foundation) used for support of a structure",
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"basis",
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"bottom",
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"keystone",
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"warp and woof"
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"the underpinnings of the theory have recently been called into question",
"the underpinnings of the bridge were seriously damaged in the collision",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Drone companies increasingly have been cleared to expand their operations in the U.S. as technology underpinning air-delivery improves. \u2014 Suman Bhattacharyya, WSJ , 7 Apr. 2022",
"More existentially, the technology underpinning NFTs is complicated and difficult for even experienced engineers to harness, leading to delays and snafus in other sales. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The musical\u2019s underpinning is the true story of how White radio and TV station owners, as well as White record producers, appropriated Black music, gave the songs to White singers and rebranded the new genre as rock \u2018n\u2019 roll. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"Roe provides the legal underpinning for the right to privacy and autonomy, which has also shielded LGBTQ individuals from discrimination, Massachusetts state Sen. Julian Cyr (D) said. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"The resignations deal a blow to Hong Kong\u2019s reputation for judicial independence, which local officials have long touted as a key underpinning of the city\u2019s role as an international business and finance hub. \u2014 Dan Strumpf, WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022",
"An ethical underpinning to always do what\u2019s right for the patient. \u2014 Sachin H. Jain, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"But the plant still remains a financial underpinning of this Aleut community. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 10 Apr. 2022",
"In his closing statement, one of Parlux\u2019s attorneys, Anthony Viola, returned to the contractual minutiae underpinning in the case. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 10 Nov. 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175240"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": inadequately prepared"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-pr\u0259-\u02c8perd"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rioters smashed windows, broke through doors and beat and bloodied law enforcement officers who were vastly underprepared for the mob. \u2014 Steve Leblanc And Ben Fox, Chron , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Instead, Ukraine has inflicted heavy losses on a Russian force seemingly underprepared for a long, tough fight. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Underequipped and underprepared , these volunteers joined the war effort from all walks of life. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Back in 2014, Ukrainians formed ad-hoc volunteer fighting battalions to help the underequipped, underprepared regular armed forces. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 2 Feb. 2022",
"But critics of the government said the local authorities were ill-equipped to handle the annual influx and underprepared to deal with emergency situations. \u2014 Salman Masood, New York Times , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Katherine Wu, a staff writer for The Atlantic, said the US is vastly underprepared for a new variant. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 19 Dec. 2021",
"Cut down on courses like these, and kids may be hugely underprepared to navigate essential parts of the adult world. \u2014 Kat Mckim, Fortune , 1 Dec. 2021",
"At least 210 people died in Texas, where the underprepared power grid gave out and more than 4 million households lost power. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Dec. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1964, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210903"
},
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"adjective"
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"dwarfish",
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"Lilliputian",
"little",
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"pocket-size",
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"pygmy",
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"examples":[
"He is undersized for a basketball player.",
"though a football all-star in high school, he was just a mediocre, undersized player at the college level",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rodriguez, 5 feet 11 and 232 pounds, was an undersized linebacker but highly-productive linebacker for the Cowboys. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The sack in particular showed one of Owusu-Koramoah\u2019s strengths as an undersized linebacker \u2013 his ability to avoid blockers. \u2014 Scott Patsko, cleveland , 14 Aug. 2021",
"Tucker is 37, undersized to be a power forward at 6-foot-5 and has never averaged 10 points in an NBA season. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 30 May 2022",
"Despite being a tad undersized (6-0, 225), Dean was the heart of the Georgia defense. \u2014 Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
"An undersized linebacker, Scangarello\u2019s playing career ended with his high school graduation. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Cody Riley also enhanced his prospects with a strong run in the NCAA tournament, reminding some of undersized power forward Craig Smith. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Tom Cruise stars as Stefan Djordjevic, an undersized Ampipe High linebacker who runs afoul of his coach \u2014 played by Craig T. Nelson \u2014 and is kicked off the team, killing his college hopes. \u2014 John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Dec. 2020",
"Bernard is undersized but has good range and plays the pass well. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 30 Apr. 2022"
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"1706, in the meaning defined above"
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},
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"adjective"
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"He is undersized for a basketball player.",
"though a football all-star in high school, he was just a mediocre, undersized player at the college level",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rodriguez, 5 feet 11 and 232 pounds, was an undersized linebacker but highly-productive linebacker for the Cowboys. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The sack in particular showed one of Owusu-Koramoah\u2019s strengths as an undersized linebacker \u2013 his ability to avoid blockers. \u2014 Scott Patsko, cleveland , 14 Aug. 2021",
"Tucker is 37, undersized to be a power forward at 6-foot-5 and has never averaged 10 points in an NBA season. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 30 May 2022",
"Despite being a tad undersized (6-0, 225), Dean was the heart of the Georgia defense. \u2014 Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
"An undersized linebacker, Scangarello\u2019s playing career ended with his high school graduation. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Cody Riley also enhanced his prospects with a strong run in the NCAA tournament, reminding some of undersized power forward Craig Smith. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Tom Cruise stars as Stefan Djordjevic, an undersized Ampipe High linebacker who runs afoul of his coach \u2014 played by Craig T. Nelson \u2014 and is kicked off the team, killing his college hopes. \u2014 John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Dec. 2020",
"Bernard is undersized but has good range and plays the pass well. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 30 Apr. 2022"
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"verb"
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": to grasp the meaning of",
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": to have thorough or technical acquaintance with or expertness in the practice of",
": to be thoroughly familiar with the character and propensities of",
": to accept as a fact or truth or regard as plausible without utter certainty",
": to interpret in one of a number of possible ways",
": to supply in thought as though expressed",
": to have understanding : have the power of comprehension",
": to achieve a grasp of the nature, significance, or explanation of something",
": to believe or infer something to be the case",
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": to get the meaning of",
": to know thoroughly",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Well before the environmental apocalypse, policy makers may understand the madness of destroying the carbon-energy industry even as several billion of the world\u2019s poor seek better living standards. \u2014 WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Part of Liivand's swimming mission is to get more people to understand the problem of marine pollution and take action. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 16 June 2022",
"Intense immersion into the language and culture of 15 to 50 years ago will enable the student to understand and converse with older relatives and prospective employers. \u2014 Pat Myers, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Really, anything that might present this league as a microcosm of anything bigger takes a backseat to making sure that viewers understand that esports and sports are the same. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
"Fans don\u2019t understand why their team isn\u2019t doing something about him. \u2014 Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"These are very simple ideas that even a two- or three or four-year-old can understand . \u2014 CBS News , 12 June 2022",
"In my view, a red flag is burying data privacy terms in legalese that the average person cannot understand . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Hudlin believes that what Milestone Comics provides may also be something that the initiative\u2019s participants can understand as people of color. \u2014 Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022"
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"noun"
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"an undersupply of nutritious foods at the party",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The coronavirus omicron variant has quickly become the dominant variant in many parts of the world, accounting for 73.2% of cases in the U.S. and leading to an undersupply of a Covid treatment most successful against omicron. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
"In late March, regional Russian officials were sounding alarm bells about a drastic undersupply of protective equipment and pervasive confusion about how they were supposed to tackle the virus. \u2014 Anton Troianovski, New York Times , 14 May 2020",
"Soaring rents and an undersupply of affordable housing are the key factors behind the evictions, according to Shachter. \u2014 John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com , 20 Feb. 2020",
"In Berlin, a nurse in an intensive care unit who prefers to be called Nico because he\u2019s not authorized to speak to the news media loves working with patients, and the undersupply of nurses means ironclad job stability. \u2014 Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 Apr. 2020",
"Water shortages are a two-part equation: undersupply and overuse. \u2014 Philip Kiefer, Outside Online , 11 Nov. 2019",
"By 2030, the Association of American Medical Colleges predicts a total undersupply of as many as 121,300 doctors, equivalent to 15% of the MD's active in the U.S. The AAMC forecasts that 55% of the shortfall will be for specialists. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 15 July 2019",
"When the league\u2019s average ticket price goes up in a year when 10 teams are at least 10 games out before the season is halfway done, supply and demand is tilted, with an oversupply of tanking teams and an undersupply of competitive ones. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, latimes.com , 16 June 2018",
"Where undersupply is greatest is in the entry level. \u2014 Hudson Sangree, sacbee , 6 Jan. 2018"
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"1840, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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": weighing less than the normal or requisite amount",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8w\u0101t",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Starvation is a big problem for hoiho, with around 80% of the penguins arriving at the center underweight , says van Zanten. \u2014 CNN , 30 May 2022",
"The findings showed evidence that children with a vegetarian diet had almost two-fold higher odds of having underweight , which is defined as below the third percentile for BMI. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 10 May 2022",
"The share of survey respondents who were overweight eurozone stocks dropped 48 percentage points to the largest underweight reading for that region since July 2012. \u2014 Karen Langley, WSJ , 20 Mar. 2022",
"This underweight is the dry powder that can come back into the stocks. \u2014 Brendan Ahern, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Remember Hong Kong internet outperforming and India underperforming is the active manager pain trade due to their overweight to India and underweight to China. \u2014 Brendan Ahern, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Sectoral rotations should tilt toward real estate and health care, while shifting underweight on consumer discretionary. \u2014 Chris Taylor, Fortune , 20 Jan. 2022",
"By rating Jumia\u2019s stock as underweight , Holbrook invites investors to be skeptical of Jumia\u2019s pivot being successful. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Analysts at Wells Fargo cut their recommendation for Allstate from equal-weight to underweight . \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Prosecutors said the child is severely underweight and has post-traumatic stress disorder. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
"The undersized, underweight freshman caught the eye of then-coach Jim Gosz. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Being underweight can be a sign of malnutrition and can indicate that one\u2019s diet isn\u2019t enough to support appropriate growth, according to the study news release. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 2 May 2022",
"Saginaw County Animal Care & Control freed the malnourished and underweight dog and treated her injuries. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The fragile colt was weak and underweight , deaf, couldn\u2019t walk on his deformed hooves and was about the size of a housecat. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Jan. 2022",
"The two surviving cows were found to each be about 100 pounds underweight , the report said. \u2014 Dom Calicchio, Fox News , 18 Dec. 2021",
"Most of the children ranging in age at the time of their rescue from 2 to 29 were severely underweight and hadn't bathed for months. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 10 Nov. 2021",
"The remaining lemur, which the specialists named Luna, was underweight , severely malnourished and deeply depressed. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 25 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As a result of the misinformation in initial news reports and online, the young player\u2019s family has endured much undeserved criticism and blame. \u2014 cleveland , 25 May 2022",
"That playoff berth was fool\u2019s gold, an undeserved reward that left the organization in denial about some of its greatest flaws. \u2014 Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The book shows how White conservative politicians sold their opposition to Obamacare, gun control and education funding as a way to keep government small \u2014 and prevent Blacks and immigrants from getting undeserved benefits. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Bravo to Marvel for breaking down barriers with its first LGBTQ+ hero and its first deaf superhero in the lovely but undeserved Makkari. \u2014 Sandra Gonzalez, CNN , 8 Nov. 2021",
"But here again, other investors have missed this dividend opportunity and are mostly ignoring this fund, handing it a totally undeserved 4.1% discount to NAV. \u2014 Michael Foster, Forbes , 30 Oct. 2021",
"Nikola Jokic gets some undeserved criticism, too \u2014 Luka Doncic is wildly respected. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 Dec. 2021",
"The current stats suggest that undeserved communities don't become more involved in the jobs of the future which are science, technology, engineering and math. \u2014 Stephanie Tharpe, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Weisselberg alone was accused of defrauding the federal, state and city governments out of more than $900,000 in unpaid taxes and undeserved tax refunds. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 4 Nov. 2021"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While such a faint signal would normally be undetectable , that should not be the case in voids. \u2014 Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American , 8 June 2022",
"In the open ocean, tsunami waves can be small and may even be undetectable by a boat at the surface. \u2014 Sally Warner, The Conversation , 19 Jan. 2022",
"At nearly three times the size of Hubble's mirror, the Webb telescope's mirror will be sensitive enough to see celestial objects that were undetectable by previous observatories. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Complete remissions were reported in 54 patients, or 60%, meaning their disease was undetectable . \u2014 Adam Feuerstein, STAT , 15 Dec. 2021",
"The very best interaction design\u2014the process of anticipating and facilitating behaviors between users and technology\u2014 is undetectable to the user. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Newcomb Hollow beach now has a sensor, but a shark without a tag is undetectable to it. \u2014 Alec Wilkinson, The New Yorker , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Like many other long-haulers, most of Woods\u2019 symptoms are mysterious, often undetectable on tests and difficult to treat. \u2014 Jamie Clarkson, The Enquirer , 19 July 2021",
"These are shape-shifting computer viruses that are sneakily constructed to try and be undetectable , or that upon detection will rapidly reshape to avoid further detection. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Haywire's cause was undetermined but suspected to be from lightning days earlier. \u2014 Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
"Authorities on Monday said two of the wounded were in good condition, two were in stable condition, and the status of the fifth patient was undetermined . \u2014 Stefanie Dazio, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
"Orange County Fire Authority official Michael Contreras said two of the wounded were in good condition, two were in stable condition and the status of the fifth patient was undetermined . \u2014 Amy Taxin And Deepa Bharath, Chicago Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"Gilbert's cause of death is undetermined and was most likely an accident, police said. \u2014 Aaron Katersky, ABC News , 13 May 2022",
"Value was still undetermined and the Ohio Lottery Commission was investigating. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Vertical launches are being considered for an undetermined location in Washington County, which is sparsely populated and in the easternmost part of Maine. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"Under a plan endorsed by the committee Wednesday, $75 million of the second tranche would be used to maintain service levels in 2023 with additional ARPA funding for services in 2024 left undetermined . \u2014 Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
"An outbreak of an undetermined and highly contagious disease has killed dozens of wild horses at a federal holding facility in southern Colorado. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022"
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"adjective"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8dig-n\u0259-\u02ccf\u012bd",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"My housing search pitched me headlong into a frenzied and undignified reality. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"In almost every case, a random drug screen is accomplished via urinalysis and is inherently invasive, embarrassing, and undignified . \u2014 Red Shannon, Outside Online , 26 May 2015",
"Sticky hands are thrown, leaves fly, and one frog tosses the other over his shoulder in an undignified manner. \u2014 Erin Berger, Outside Online , 30 Apr. 2021",
"The patriarchy harms everyone and encourages undignified decision-making, but some women understand that and take advantage of it. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Ironically, many trusted advisers feel business development is too time consuming, expensive, or undignified . \u2014 Henry Devries, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
"One group of workers recently delivered a petition with over 100 signatures to managers complaining of undignified treatment, low pay, and insufficient breaks and break room equipment. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The display of age-shock often feels cheap and a little undignified . \u2014 Rhonda Garelick, New York Times , 5 Jan. 2022",
"This is not laugh-out-loud humor, although the scene where one of Live's now-undead victims revives in the most undignified way possible comes close. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 31 Dec. 2021"
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"adjective"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u012b-\u02c8l\u00fc-t\u0259d",
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"adulterated",
"alloyed",
"diluted",
"impure",
"mixed"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"McLaren reps told us suspension calibration was among the most focused and precise aspects of designing the car, ensuring undiluted performance in multiple environments. \u2014 Karl Brauer, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"But the story belongs to its young cast, and Lords' ramshackle comedy sweetly captures the rank anxiety, random humiliations, and undiluted hope of being young. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Genshu sake is undiluted and features the highest alcohol content through natural fermentation at over 18%. \u2014 Navpreet Dhillon, Sunset Magazine , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Enlarge / Vials of undiluted Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Rogan\u2019s self-defense was an example of gaslighting in its most undiluted form. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 31 Jan. 2022",
"In its undiluted form, the sari is a textile that assumes the form of a wearer, which means there are as many ways to drape it as there are communities in India. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The problem is that that feeling of raw, undiluted , maddening unfairness hasn\u2019t quite hit in a scene. \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 6 Jan. 2022",
"The language and the strangely familiar world were undiluted Seuss. \u2014 Chris Kornelis, WSJ , 22 Dec. 2021"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": not diplomatic",
": tactless"
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"brash",
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"the reporter's undiplomatic references to the state's overweight governor",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban predicted the defeat and last weekend took an undiplomatic swipe at the EU\u2019s campaign to rein in his government. \u2014 Stephanie Bodoni, Bloomberg.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Throughout the talks this week, Russian diplomats tweeted undiplomatic messages seeking to intimidate, or perhaps to rile up the folks at home. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 13 Jan. 2022",
"But There Are Reasons To Commiserate: While many defense export underdogs may cheer France\u2019s temporary setback, there good reason to indulge France\u2019s undiplomatic , board room-like response to this big business loss. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Quartz: In a nutshell, why are China\u2019s diplomats sometimes so undiplomatic ? \u2014 Tripti Lahiri, Quartz , 2 Sep. 2021",
"And soon, many in China\u2019s Foreign Ministry were aping Zhao\u2019s undiplomatic style of diplomacy. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 June 2021",
"The hilarious \u2014 and realistic \u2014 scene in which Nella firmly but diplomatically confronts the white author\u2019s stereotypical depiction of a young Black woman is unforgettable, as is his undiplomatic reaction. \u2014 Oline H. Cogdill, sun-sentinel.com , 15 June 2021",
"The Philippine government under the famously foul-mouthed Rodrigo Duterte has at times conducted its diplomacy with the most undiplomatic of language. \u2014 Jason Gutierrez, New York Times , 3 May 2021",
"But the undiplomatic exchanges that played out in front of cameras are a symbolic sign of the deep strain in U.S.-Chinese relations, even for the Biden administration and its calls to find areas of cooperation. \u2014 Conor Finnegan, ABC News , 18 Mar. 2021"
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": not disturbed : not altered or interfered with",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Remove from the heat, add the unsweetened chocolate and let sit undisturbed until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"If undisturbed , this calcium carbonate mechanism is another route that the marine carbon cycle can end up feeding the geological carbon cycle. \u2014 Erik Kobayashi-solomon, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Deceased members of the Prairie Grass Band and other Lipan bands were buried in the cemetery, which remained there undisturbed through the 1960s. \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Let the eggs sit undisturbed for a minute or two after pouring them into the pan. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 21 May 2022",
"For decades following the park's opening in 1929, the grove was relatively undisturbed , tucked off-trail in the park's remote interior. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 May 2022",
"In a dissenting opinion, Justices Lee Solomon and Anne Patterson wrote that the parole board's decision was supported by the evidence and should be left undisturbed . \u2014 David Porter, ajc , 10 May 2022",
"These spiders all prefer undisturbed , quiet areas to remain hidden and away from human activity. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 29 Apr. 2022",
"This means some viewers might get too used to such images, seeing them as a new normal and being undisturbed by them. \u2014 Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation , 28 Apr. 2022"
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"circa 1610, in the meaning defined above"
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": to open or loose by releasing a fastening",
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"You can't undo the past.",
"The damage cannot be undone .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To undo the old damage, the state is plugging canals and using giant pumping stations to restore sheet flow across the land. \u2014 Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
"Massachusetts Republicans are backing a long-shot effort to undo a new law that allows residents without legal immigration status to get driver\u2019s licenses. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Plus, public figures and government officials have access to the media and channels of communication, and can make public statements to rebut the false statements and attempt to undo the damage. \u2014 Fabio Bertoni, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said its fuel economy requirements will undo a rollback of standards enacted under President Donald Trump. \u2014 Tom Krishner, Detroit Free Press , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said its fuel economy requirements will undo a rollback of standards enacted under President Donald Trump. \u2014 Tom Krisher, ajc , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said its fuel economy requirements will undo a rollback of standards enacted under President Donald Trump. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said its fuel economy requirements will undo a rollback of standards enacted under President Donald Trump. \u2014 CBS News , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said its fuel economy requirements will undo a rollback of standards enacted under President Donald Trump. \u2014 Tom Krisher, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
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"adjective"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To save those restaurants and give those homebound families some space, city planners did something that had been unthinkable, or at least undoable . \u2014 Adam Rogers, Wired , 30 Dec. 2021",
"To do justice to his achievements, to measure his contributions to fashion, to contain so many indelible memories of such a complex talent into a single narrative is an overwhelmingly undoable task. \u2014 Sarah Mower, Vogue , 25 Apr. 2021",
"Like most people his age, Blinken, as a pre-Internet kid, presumably has his fair share of non- undoable but hard-to-dig-up juvenilia. \u2014 Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker , 7 Dec. 2020",
"This finicky work\u2014sometimes transposing a hold by an inch, or rotating it by a few degrees, turning a move from undoable to easy\u2014lasted into the night and continued the next morning. \u2014 The Economist , 18 Dec. 2019",
"Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday argued that a Chernobyl-style cover-up is undoable now due to fast and multi-sourced information. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Aug. 2019",
"Peskov argued that a Chernobyl-style cover-up is undoable now due to fast and multi-sourced information. \u2014 Vladimir Isachenkov, chicagotribune.com , 23 Aug. 2019",
"Peskov argued that a Chernobyl-style cover-up is undoable now due to fast and multi-sourced information. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Aug. 2019",
"So unclench your muscles and commit to melting your own heart in the face of the seemingly undoable and unfeelable. \u2014 Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue , 11 Aug. 2018"
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"1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"adjective"
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": not domesticated"
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"wild",
"wilding"
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"broken",
"busted",
"domestic",
"domesticated",
"gentled",
"tame",
"tamed"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These undomesticated strains appear at harvest time, when farmers select their tamer, more pampered kin for replanting. \u2014 Helen Sullivan, The New Yorker , 19 Oct. 2021",
"In some locations this would have set up a scenario in which domestic escapees likely swapped genes with their undomesticated ancestors, potentially diluting or even, in a slightly Oedipal turn, eliminating truly wild cannabis. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 July 2021",
"Eisen, an avid birder, likens this database to a first draft of a field guide for Earth\u2019s undomesticated microbes. \u2014 Monique Brouillette, Wired , 18 Dec. 2020",
"The species was thought to be extinct in the wild until the early 20th century when a supposedly undomesticated population was found in western China. \u2014 Sarah Gibbens, Environment , 30 Nov. 2020",
"Wild like humans ate for 99% of their history: hunting and gathering undomesticated and uncultivated foods. \u2014 Rien Fertel, WSJ , 24 Aug. 2020",
"Scientists have since found undomesticated populations of the species across tropical Africa. \u2014 Joshua Sokol, The Atlantic , 20 Aug. 2020",
"As wild places across the world vanish, so, too, do undomesticated or uncultivated plant and animal species. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 June 2020",
"In a statement on Facebook, local government official said camels and other feral \u2013 which essentially means wild, undomesticated animals \u2013 are searching for water. \u2014 Jordan Culver, USA TODAY , 8 Jan. 2020"
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"1834, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
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": not doubted : genuine , undisputed",
": definitely true or existing : not doubted"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8dau\u0307-t\u0259d",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8dau\u0307-t\u0259d"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is undoubted power in hearing that Trump had finally gone too far even for his most loyal retainers. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"Yet there is an undoubted mismatch between the aggression of the V12's design and the gentleness of its dynamic demeanor. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 11 May 2022",
"Doncic is an undoubted top-10 NBA player, and is the Mavericks\u2019 north star. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Its zeitgeist and culture disrupting themes and storylines have undoubted generational effects on our populous. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
"These undoubted efficiencies echo the benefits of biopharma mergers that involve the acquisition of small R&D-specialist firms. \u2014 Alden Abbott, National Review , 21 Feb. 2022",
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"But the undue optimism from the White House about what is possible with a 50-50 Senate has made a difficult political terrain even more treacherous to navigate. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
"During the West African Ebola outbreak of 2014, American experts had to quell waves of undue paranoia, which likely contributed to the initial downplaying of the coronavirus. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022",
"Isolating their corporate research and development activities from undue scrutiny. \u2014 Barbara Hunt, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"That seems like overreach in the opposite direction \u2014 discretion erring on the side of undue harshness. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 13 May 2022",
"But staying inside can put undue strain on the country\u2019s energy grid. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
"Despite all the potential upsides of medication abortions, the risk of undue death is what advocates fear most. \u2014 Byeli Cahan, ABC News , 6 May 2022"
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"There were tea dresses and undyed denim trousers and wrap mini dresses. \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 9 Sep. 2021",
"Its appropriately named Tennis Blazer is made from undyed and untreated Italian linen, and cut more like outerwear with an oversized fit, an unvented back and side adjusters. \u2014 Robb Report , 5 Aug. 2021",
"At its peak, Ms. Meadow\u2019s business, Infusion was daily selling hundreds of masks, which run from $15 to $25 and are made with at least three layers of fabric and lined with undyed , organic cotton. \u2014 Elizabeth Garone, WSJ , 2 June 2021",
"The undyed wool rug by Loloi is neutral, as are the alpaca pillows in the crib (which come out at bedtime), so as not to compete with the wallpaper. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 May 2021",
"The yurts huddle together on the tip of Lilia\u2019s triangular lot, covered in undyed fabric and connected by wooden walkways. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Jan. 2021",
"Among the many fabrics Sunnei developed with its textile makers was an undyed canvas sprayed with an innovative denim-like finish. \u2014 Laura Rysman, New York Times , 29 Sep. 2020",
"Color choices range from undyed and Alpine white to pale gray heather with an Aegean stripe. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 Sep. 2020",
"Here are the steps: \u2022 During the growing season, bury a pair of 100 percent, undyed cotton underwear under 4 to 6 inches of soil. \u2014 oregonlive.com , 5 June 2019"
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"We left at the unearthly time of 5:00 a.m.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To see the blossoms amid the mist was to glimpse a rare, almost unearthly moment, beyond what might rightfully be expected of any morning, day or season. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Once deposited on either body, a vehicle would have to contend with unearthly extremes in temperature. \u2014 Maddie Bender, Scientific American , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Its unearthly qualities are represented in part by the spaceman of Miranda\u2019s comic. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 13 Jan. 2022",
"After dusk, the neon signs blazing above the live-music venues overpower the streetlights, painting an unearthly glow on the mostly white tourists and local revelers who line up in their leather boots to hear the city's next big thing. \u2014 Travis Levius, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Imagine waking up in the middle of the night to an unearthly figure with blood dripping down its fangs. \u2014 Baland Jalal, Scientific American , 15 July 2020",
"But instead of being terrorized by these flashing images of young women in iron restraints being brought to makeshift pyres, Veronica draws some unearthly strength from them. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 15 Aug. 2021",
"The Outpost Talon and Luna (Jessica Green, Maeve Courtier-Lilley) try to save Zed (Reece Ritchie) from unearthly powers in this new episode. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Fitted with an intricate basket-weave pattern in a sheenless flat black, the pieces set a Shaker dinner table in the Brick Dwelling with unearthly stillness. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 June 2021"
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"A feeling of unease came over her.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some of the former employees say that contributing to a growing sense of unease among their colleagues has been the departure of a host of senior level Meta executives and a reshuffling of the inner circle that is closest to Zuckerberg. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"While most critics obviously liked the movie, the politics of the film created a sense of unease for more than one. \u2014 Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
"To assess candidates, Mitchell and her colleagues start by handling and hugging the animals, touching their feet and paws while looking for signs of unease . \u2014 Malia Wollan, New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"The shooting is the latest in a string of high profile attacks this year on the nation's largest transit system, sparking a sense of unease among its riders. \u2014 Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
"The shooting came after a growing sense of unease among city officials, residents and community leaders, who have watched such downtown gatherings grow from routine to dangerous. \u2014 Stephanie Casanova, Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"Adding to the sense of unease in China has been a social-media crackdown on several outspoken members of the business community. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
"And yet, there was a perplexing similarity in the current of unease that gripped the world as all three of these events unfolded this past week. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The White House later said the administration\u2019s stance had not changed, but the statements tapped into a sense of growing unease among Taiwanese and the international community. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Don Bolles' connection to the park Phoenix Greyhound Park and The Republic had an uneasy relationship. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
"The Biden administration canceled plans to auction drilling rights in three regions off the U.S. coastline later this year, adding more friction to an uneasy relationship with the oil industry. \u2014 WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"Broussard made clear that he isn't invested in closely checking the latest leak's authenticity and pointed to an uneasy relationship with the game this many years later. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 9 May 2022",
"Lithuania \u2014 which, like the other Baltic states, has an uneasy relationship with Russia \u2014 has asked its prosecutors to investigate Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko for the crime of aggression. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
"While Transnistria seeks independence from Moldova, the two have established a functional if uneasy relationship. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Now, Americans will have the same uneasy relationship with regulators in Beijing. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 8 Sep. 2021",
"The Solar Power singer \u2013 who has an uneasy relationship with award shows \u2013 has not yet commented on the cancelation. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 4 Sep. 2021",
"During the Trump years, Trumka had an uneasy relationship with the White House. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Master has a stew of storylines that don\u2019t always perfectly blend together, but I was impressed by how effective and uneasy -making its mood remained all the way to the end. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 4 Feb. 2022",
"As prosecutors moved to drop charges against Mr. Watts, the man who had made Ms. Francisco uneasy returned to her shop on Jan. 4. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Feb. 2021"
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"Pearls as business casual might be a stretch, but unembellished statement collars could work for the average workplace. \u2014 Todd Plummer, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Once again, the prose is as unembellished and direct in impact as her sculptures, and Truitt remained an even-handed witness to her own life, the pleasure of visits from grandchildren running alongside her grief at a friend\u2019s passing. \u2014 Megan O\u2019grady, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
"The classic unembellished mangoneada is perfection: big scoops of housemade mango sorbet, lightly drizzled with chamoy and chile-lime salt, with half a fresh lime juiced directly over it. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
"His spring 2022 collection features clothes that are deliberately simple and unembellished , but to a chic degree, thanks to his streamlined knits and soft, fluid tailoring. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 10 Sep. 2021",
"Legacy and mainstream automakers, desperate to steal sales from Tesla, are mimicking the giant tablet-like screens and unembellished interiors found in every Tesla vehicle. \u2014 Morgan Korn, ABC News , 11 Apr. 2021",
"Long lines and unembellished metals make these easy to pair together. \u2014 Daisy Shaw-ellis, Vogue , 31 Oct. 2020",
"CharlieBo313\u2019s videos are empty and unembellished , devoid of character and style. \u2014 Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic , 31 Oct. 2020",
"The interior is equally short on frippery, with the emphasis on showing material quality through unembellished metal, wood, and leather. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 1 Sep. 2020"
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"He was a cold and unemotional person.",
"a surprisingly unemotional expression for someone who was just informed that his wife was missing",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Seeking venture capital needs to be an unemotional and financially conscience decision. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"But in a quick about-face, cross-examination found Vasquez grilling an unemotional Heard about why Depp hadn\u2019t made eye contact with her at all during the trial. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"Clayton was statuesque, and was an unemotional wall in contrast to her tears. \u2014 Haley Kluge, Variety , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Tie your salary and benefits to unemotional , third-party benchmarking. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Madikizela-Mandela was unrepentant and mostly unemotional . \u2014 Toby Shapshak, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
"This kind of nocturnal problem solving, Cartwright\u2019s research showed, was a positive sign; people who remained depressed tended to be passive and unemotional in their dreams. \u2014 Jamie Lauren Keiles Ismail Muhammad Kim Tingley Benoit Denizet-lewis Sam Anderson Jazmine Hughes Irina Aleksander Sasha Weiss Rowan Ricardo Phillips Stella Bugbee Michael Paterniti Maggie Jones Robert Draper Rob Hoerburger Jason Zengerle Reginald Dwayne Betts Jane Hu David Marchese Hanif Abdurraqib Jenna Wortham Anthony Giardina Niela Orr Amy X. Wang, New York Times , 25 Dec. 2021",
"Her mom was especially concerned, noting his unemotional responses. \u2014 Haley Kluge, Variety , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Ruby's unemotional about her mother's death, telling the team that her brother Ben killed himself the day their mother was arrested for embezzling millions from her clients. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 7 Dec. 2021"
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"His drug addiction has made him unemployable .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Their mother, siblings and relatives were shunned and became unemployable . \u2014 Diane Cole, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Depp has denied ever striking Heard and testified that the abuse allegations, named or unnamed, are fabrications that have destroyed his life and reputation, and left him unemployable . \u2014 Sean Piccoli, Rolling Stone , 18 May 2022",
"Their concern is that this will increase income inequality and create a mass of virtually unemployable people. \u2014 Ashley Stahl, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"People come into the rooms heartbroken, bruised, unemployable , and in dire need of comfort (and, often, money). \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The actual results, according to Metzl, were an increase in White deaths because of poor health care, suicide by gun and despair over being uneducated and unemployable . \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Among the large swathes of college graduates, most are deemed unemployable (pdf). \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Qualified lawyer and once aspiring academic and utterly unemployable . \u2014 Michael Hofmann, The New York Review of Books , 22 July 2021",
"Qualified lawyer and once aspiring academic and utterly unemployable . \u2014 Michael Hofmann, The New York Review of Books , 22 July 2021"
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"the writer's latest memoir is a seemingly unending exercise in narcissistic rambling",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Johnson\u2019s political life once appeared to be a sweeping epic, an unending rise to power that would ultimately reshape Britain and secure his place as one of the country\u2019s most important postwar leaders. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 6 June 2022",
"There's a seemingly unending roll of Bird shooting, passing and defensive highlights. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 6 June 2022",
"President Biden continues to be lambasted for refusing to take even partial responsibility for multiple mounting crises, as gas prices crossed the $5 per gallon mark in many states amid unending inflation. \u2014 Fox News , 6 June 2022",
"In modern times, Saqqara is known for other reasons\u2014its seemingly unending archaeological treasures. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 June 2022",
"But listen, on the left and Never-Trump right, to the unending alarms about a pending 2024 Trump coup. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"The result could be unending background noise that adds to challenges for Twitter to hold on to staffers and regain momentum. \u2014 Clare Duffy And Catherine Thorbecke, CNN , 19 May 2022",
"Lorna, who had no history of mental illness, had grown overwhelmed by the unending surge of severely ill patients, not to mention being severely under-resourced and understaffed to treat them. \u2014 Corey Feist, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
"After two years of delays, setbacks and an unending pandemic, Adam Lucas witnessed a resurrection. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The pair of films in that incarnation of the Fantastic Four performed so-so at the box office, but critics and most fans were unenthusiastic . \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Of course, a vote cast by an enthusiastic voter is worth the same as a vote cast by an unenthusiastic voter. \u2014 Harry Enten, CNN , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Respondents gave similarly unenthusiastic marks to Vice President Kamala Harris. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
"The series follows a group of Hollywood hopefuls waiting for their big break while working as very unenthusiastic caterers. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 6 Feb. 2022",
"But the senator looked rather unenthusiastic about his spot in the Capitol gallery, slouching in his spot with his legs crossed and his mask on while sporting colorful mittens. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 1 Jan. 2022",
"After that experience, Mr. Song is unenthusiastic about power plants in general. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Oct. 2021",
"The museum earned a reputation from the late 1950s to the mid-1980s for adopting an aloof, unenthusiastic stance toward modern and contemporary art. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 3 Oct. 2021",
"An unenthusiastic listener will shut down a storyteller, breaking connection and possibly keep them from telling you vital information. \u2014 Esther Choy, Forbes , 3 Oct. 2021"
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"Over the past year or so, we have been reminded of this fact, and of the simple magic of hand washing, with its unequaled germ-killing (and lifesaving) powers. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2021",
"Tyler Johnson, Minnesota: On one hand, Johnson has almost unequaled knowhow as a route runner and a flair for hauling in difficult and contested catches. \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 3 Apr. 2020",
"The advent of fire pits allows people to enjoy the unequaled ambiance of an open fire in their back yards, on their patios and decks, and just about anywhere else. \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 8 Apr. 2020",
"Moore\u2019s jokes, puns, wordplay, and gimlet eye do build to create a comedic surface tension that\u2019s unequaled in its range and sophistication. \u2014 Lauren Groff, The New York Review of Books , 18 Feb. 2020",
"The Yankees were in the midst of their still unequaled streak of five consecutive World Series victories. \u2014 Bruce Weber, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Feb. 2020",
"Top choice of elite military snipers, the Model 700 is unequaled in tactical precision. \u2014 Trish Choate, USA TODAY , 24 Oct. 2019"
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"This year\u2019s history lesson was about William Howard Taft, who had the unequaled distinction of serving as both president and as chief justice in the early 20th century. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Cloud migration had been rising over the years, but the pandemic proved to be an unequaled motivator for laggards. \u2014 Jyoti Bansal, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
"Over the past year or so, we have been reminded of this fact, and of the simple magic of hand washing, with its unequaled germ-killing (and lifesaving) powers. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2021",
"Tyler Johnson, Minnesota: On one hand, Johnson has almost unequaled knowhow as a route runner and a flair for hauling in difficult and contested catches. \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 3 Apr. 2020",
"The advent of fire pits allows people to enjoy the unequaled ambiance of an open fire in their back yards, on their patios and decks, and just about anywhere else. \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 8 Apr. 2020",
"Moore\u2019s jokes, puns, wordplay, and gimlet eye do build to create a comedic surface tension that\u2019s unequaled in its range and sophistication. \u2014 Lauren Groff, The New York Review of Books , 18 Feb. 2020",
"The Yankees were in the midst of their still unequaled streak of five consecutive World Series victories. \u2014 Bruce Weber, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Feb. 2020",
"Top choice of elite military snipers, the Model 700 is unequaled in tactical precision. \u2014 Trish Choate, USA TODAY , 24 Oct. 2019"
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"Bushnell\u2019s Pro XE is the unequivocal leader in the category, since the device not only accounts for elevation change\u2014using an advanced slope algorithm\u2014but also factors in altitude and ambient temperature. \u2014 Shaun Tolson, Robb Report , 11 June 2022",
"The school issued an unequivocal statement, denying the story. \u2014 Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
"Once Ukraine began to take unequivocal responsibility and Western officials began to gather more concrete information, Meduza's coverage reflected their consensus that a missile had sunk the ship. \u2014 Sam Schechner, WSJ , 4 June 2022",
"Leinart, 39, gave an unequivocal endorsement to Rollinson. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"But on Thursday, Finland declared its unequivocal intention to join, not only upending Mr. Putin\u2019s plan, but also placing the alliance\u2019s newest prospective member on Russia\u2019s northern doorstep. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"But despite the bravery of the Ukrainian forces and the righteousness of their cause, the odds remain small that the most devastating European war in more than three-quarters of a century will end in such glorious and unequivocal fashion. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
"What\u2019s unequivocal is that Dixon\u2019s personal net worth is mounting as his exits stack up. \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Throughout the ongoing crisis, the government in India has carefully avoided taking an unequivocal position. \u2014 Sumit Ganguly, The Conversation , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"don't pack any unessential items until we're sure we have room for everything we'll actually need",
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"Another potential reason for the pullback is that the United States has yet to lift travel restrictions for Europeans to visit the United States for unessential reasons. \u2014 Geoff Whitmore, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
"While this innovation was usually dismissed as unessential in previous years, today, brands embrace this change driven by necessity. \u2014 Abhimanyu Singh, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
"The trips at first conflicted with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance against unessential travel amid the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner , 1 May 2021",
"People entering states for essential and unessential travel reasons will need to complete this form. \u2014 Geoff Whitmore, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021",
"Griz like others in his trade was grounded last spring by Gov. Tim Walz, who decreed that these professionals were unessential to Minnesota life. \u2014 Star Tribune , 27 Mar. 2021",
"Top Iranian officials initially downplayed the risks posed by the virus outbreak, before recently urging the public to follow measures like wearing masks and avoiding unessential travel. \u2014 Nasser Karimi, Star Tribune , 21 Nov. 2020",
"Top Iranian officials initially downplayed the risks posed by the virus, before recently urging the public to wear masks and avoid unessential travel. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Nov. 2020",
"But there\u2019s just something about trying to shoehorn in a college football season that seems decidedly unessential . \u2014 Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com , 12 Nov. 2020"
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"But that growth has been uneven , driven primarily by construction on previously undeveloped land and by new apartment buildings across central Portland neighborhoods. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
"The series has been uneven , with some great highs and some unfocused lows. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"Some artists don't perform them due to the difficulty of maintaining an even fade on the face, while others would argue that freckles are naturally uneven anyway. \u2014 Leah Prinzivalli, Allure , 25 May 2022",
"Despite this, takeup has been uneven across the U.S., something that shows in the number of people dying from Covid-19. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"The starting pitching was uneven , as Brandon Woodruff and Adrian Houser sandwiched poor starts around one of Freddy Peralta's best. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
"The European banking and financing landscape beyond the longstanding and experienced entertainment team at Coutts, which has been busy working closely with all the streamers and in particular Netflix, is uneven . \u2014 Angus Finney, Variety , 10 May 2022",
"The process has been uneven Some freedom-of-movement issues are resolved, then others spring up. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
"The early political work, crowded with cacophonous forms, is uneven but can be sensationally good. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022"
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"As an actor he was unexceptional , but he had a beautiful singing voice.",
"the physicist, now regarded as one of the brightest minds in science, was an unexceptional student as a child",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His subject is the complexities of specific human beings\u2014appealingly unexceptional ones\u2014and the trials, large and small, that life throws their way. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
"Expecting to see unexceptional posts from your friends makes users more generous with one another, and with themselves. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"The wreck was just one in a steady and unexceptional stream of crises in Oakland that night: harrowing, but low on the priority list for the city\u2019s police officers. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 May 2022",
"The clips are paired with unexceptional small sculptures of the dancer engulfed in rippling bronze rather than gossamer robes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"But an inferior tee shot led to a bailout, an unexceptional chip and a two-putt par. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Much of it is fine, if unexceptional , and sees little more than a ride or two. \u2014 Outside Online , 15 Aug. 2014",
"That helped avoid wasting time driving to unexceptional rocks that had looked potentially interesting in images taken from orbit. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Together, in which an uncultured father toils to support his musical prodigy son, doesn\u2019t translate to this American tale, calculated to hang an honorific on a story of black masculine perseverance that many will find unexceptional . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 11 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mercedes has won the race to a production implementation of Level 3 driving automation, but in a sensible and unexciting way. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 12 May 2022",
"So something as unexciting as a shade structure scores big in my book. \u2014 Mike Goldys, USA TODAY , 7 May 2022",
"Without emotion, the interaction with art can feel bland and unexciting . \u2014 David Lucatch, Rolling Stone , 3 May 2022",
"The interior, which is also unexciting but functional, offers modern conveniences and even some luxuries. \u2014 Car and Driver , 4 Feb. 2022",
"What people can easily forget is that being single can be shockingly unexciting , but it\u2019s also not always a time that needs to be mined for opportunity. \u2014 Pema Bakshi, refinery29.com , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Quickly realized the London bridge is a very unexciting bridge. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Their jobs used to be mundane, unexciting , bureaucratic. \u2014 Jeremy Herb, CNN , 26 Oct. 2021",
"At times complacent, unexciting and downright cynical, Sporting has scored three-plus goals on only three occasions and has often won by the skin of its teeth, securing several late wins with strikes in stoppage time. \u2014 Vasco Cotovio, CNN , 12 May 2021"
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"She is known for her unfailing optimism.",
"an unfailing judge of personal character",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"George gives it a good go, though, and Westman brings an unfailing optimism to a put-upon character. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 12 May 2022",
"Steve Breyer is a scholar and gentleman, an independent judge and fierce patriot, a man of great wisdom and humor, a collegial consensus-builder and unfailing optimist. \u2014 Ellen Uchimiya, CBS News , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Whether by serendipity or study, the act of discovery is an unfailing thrill. \u2014 Paul Croughton, Robb Report , 12 Dec. 2021",
"Through thick and thin, faculty have an unfailing allegiance to their students. \u2014 Kim Cobb, Scientific American , 3 Nov. 2021",
"What Coward meant by this was the traditions of craftsmanship, professionalism and unfailing attention to audience appeal that are the mainstays of the commercial theater. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Oct. 2021",
"Spies watch, and record, and remember, all with unfailing attention. \u2014 Jake Bittle, The New Republic , 12 Oct. 2021",
"The transitions between inner and outer worlds are handled with unfailing deftness. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2021",
"This challenge comes with profound organizational change management that requires creative and unfailing transformation strategies. \u2014 Lalit Ahuja, Forbes , 22 Sep. 2021"
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"It's unfair for them to be allowed to leave early if we can't.",
"It seems unfair to single her out for criticism.",
"The company has been accused of unfair labor practices.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The results showed that only one-third of people felt that Black people are more likely to experience pollution and that this inequality is unfair . \u2014 Brittney J. Miller, Scientific American , 17 June 2022",
"Republican and Democratic candidates argued that a Feb. 2 deadline to file campaign paperwork to run was unfair because maps weren't finalized until May 27. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
"These expectations are unfair because white colleagues are exempt from them. \u2014 Zee Clarke, Essence , 13 June 2022",
"Local defense attorney Rick Zambon said earlier criticism of Becker was unfair . \u2014 John Flesher And, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Unionized labor is exempted from the mandate suddenly giving unfair advantages to government entities, school districts, unionized construction and some employers. \u2014 Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The bill\u2019s supporters mouth words from the party\u2019s old hymnal, arguing that Reedy Creek distorts the free market by giving Disney unfair advantages. \u2014 Robert Schlesinger, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Republican lawmakers and Senate President Ty Masterson, (R-Andover), argued that allowing trans females to take part in sports with biological females would create unfair competitive advantages. \u2014 David Aaro, Fox News , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Lee Myung-jo, a 28-year-old office worker in Seoul, is one of Mr. Yoon\u2019s ardent backers, believing that the Moon administration had given women unfair advantages in the job market. \u2014 Timothy W. Martin And Dasl Yoon, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But during this break in the action, a camera scanning courtside spotted Kobe, pleasantly inhabited by an almost unfamous happiness, teaching his daughter about the game. \u2014 Matt Sullivan, Vulture , 29 June 2021",
"And then Wickie becomes Dawn's perpetual houseguest \u2014 which is practically a whole other TV show about a celebrity crashing with unfamous people, a concept so obvious Harry Styles already produced a failed TV series about it. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 3 May 2021",
"Of course, many other singers famous and unfamous have struggled with the anthem\u2019s vast dynamics, dizzying melodies and inherent pressure involved with performing the piece. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 25 Feb. 2021",
"Today, however, the unfamous are experimenting too. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 19 Oct. 2020",
"And of course, Space Camp continued to be a phenomenon, attracting around 40,000 campers each year, ranging from unfamous kids to offspring of stars such as Bruce Springsteen. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 8 Sep. 2020",
"The point is the music\u2019s pulse, its pep, and more than anything, the way it has been consumed: by unfamous people doing goofy routines. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 9 Apr. 2020",
"But don't forget that your unfamous neighbor is struggling too. \u2014 Jessica A. Gold, SELF , 3 Aug. 2018",
"And Cosby\u2019s conviction fits all too well into the current #MeToo narrative of Hollywood giants being toppled mostly by unfamous women seeking to right past wrongs. \u2014 Claire Zillman, Fortune , 27 Apr. 2018"
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"She formed an unfavorable impression of him.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many voters are fed up with rising prices, high unemployment, low wages, rising education costs and surging violence, and polls show that a clear majority of Colombians have an unfavorable view of current conservative administration. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"The Pew Research Organization unveiled a poll last Thursday saying 82% of Americans have an unfavorable view of China, a record high and increase of six percentage points from a year ago. \u2014 Russell Flannery, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"That\u2019s the share of potential GOP primary voters in Pennsylvania who have an unfavorable view of celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz in a new Monmouth University poll, while 48 percent view Oz favorably. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Sixty-one percent of American adults, who according to a March 2022 Marquette Law School poll, hold an unfavorable view of the former President, likely would not find that an attractive premise. \u2014 Kara Alaimo, CNN , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The poll showed that Mr. Trump remained an unpopular figure, with 55% holding an unfavorable view of him. \u2014 Michael C. Bender, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
"For example, Pew Research has found that the share of Democrats and Republicans who deeply dislike each other or who hold a very unfavorable view of the other party has risen from under 20 percent in the late 1990s to over 50 percent in 2021. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Feb. 2022",
"As the Ukraine crisis intensified this month, Gallup found that 85% of Americans had an unfavorable view of Russia, with just 15% favorable. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Eighty-six percent of Republicans have an unfavorable view of CRT compared to only 19 percent of Democrats. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 23 Feb. 2022"
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"She looked at him with unfeigned admiration.",
"the young soprano retains an unfeigned humility that is surprising, given the critical acclaim she has received",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At one point, Blunt grabs hold of a rope and pauses to beam with unfeigned glee. \u2014 Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 July 2021",
"Throwback romantics can be ravished by the unparalleled vocal stylings of Lalah Hathaway (Nov. 15, Sony Hall), and millennial audiences will find a patron saint in the unfeigned lyricism of Summer Walker (Dec. 7-8, Terminal 5). \u2014 Briana Younger, The New Yorker , 1 Nov. 2019",
"But some of the kids also befriend Hatidze, who, despite the noise and chaos, responds to her new neighbors with a warmth and an openness that feel entirely unfeigned . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Aug. 2019",
"But some of the kids also befriend Hatidze, who, despite the noise and chaos, responds to her new neighbors with a warmth and an openness that feel entirely unfeigned . \u2014 Justin Chang, Twin Cities , 9 Aug. 2019",
"But some of the kids also befriend Hatidze, who, despite the noise and chaos, responds to her new neighbors with a warmth and an openness that feel entirely unfeigned . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Aug. 2019",
"But some of the kids also befriend Hatidze, who, despite the noise and chaos, responds to her new neighbors with a warmth and an openness that feel entirely unfeigned . \u2014 Justin Chang, Twin Cities , 9 Aug. 2019",
"But some of the kids also befriend Hatidze, who, despite the noise and chaos, responds to her new neighbors with a warmth and an openness that feel entirely unfeigned . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Aug. 2019",
"But some of the kids also befriend Hatidze, who, despite the noise and chaos, responds to her new neighbors with a warmth and an openness that feel entirely unfeigned . \u2014 Justin Chang, Twin Cities , 9 Aug. 2019"
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"chiefly British"
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"authorities eventually unfettered the menagerie of wild animals that had been kept illegally as pets"
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"adverb",
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"verb"
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": not suitable",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The suspect was mentally ill and homeless and has been deemed unfit to stand trial. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
"Indiana's disability rights watchdog is suing the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration over allegations the agency violated federal law by failing to provide mental health services to incarcerated people deemed unfit for trial. \u2014 Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star , 9 May 2022",
"The Gulf states are located in the most arid parts of the Arabian Peninsula, unfit for wide-ranging agriculture due to high temperatures and water scarcity, the effects of which are increasingly worsened by climate change. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 2 May 2022",
"If leadership is unfit to govern, the rivalry will expose its weaknesses. \u2014 Sam Mizrahi, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"As recently as Tuesday, prosecutors reaffirmed Martial\u2019s unfit status. \u2014 Fox News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"In the latest complaint, 19-year-old Trever Frodsham says case workers missed or overlooked numerous signs that David and Barbara Frodsham were unfit parents. \u2014 Michael Rezendes, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Mar. 2022",
"In the latest complaint, 19-year-old Trever Frodsham says case workers missed or overlooked numerous signs that David and Barbara Frodsham were unfit parents. \u2014 Michael Rezendes, The Arizona Republic , 29 Mar. 2022",
"In the latest complaint, 19-year-old Trever Frodsham says case workers missed or overlooked numerous signs that David and Barbara Frodsham were unfit parents. \u2014 CBS News , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"For comparison, here's the original: This fight scene has often been derided as boring, awkward, and unfitting a Star Wars franchise that would eventually have an evil cyborg who could wield four lightsabers simultaneously. \u2014 Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics , 8 May 2019",
"There are certainly women in this world who are simply unfitted , emotionally or physically, to have children. \u2014 Charles Mccabe, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2018",
"The design would be printed to hide the juice stains, thick enough to go commando, and unfitted , to keep comfortable and cool in the Florida heat. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 10 Aug. 2017"
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"1611, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun",
"verb"
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"not fit",
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"physically or mentally unsound",
"to make unfit disable , disqualify",
"not suitable",
"not qualified",
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"not suitable for a purpose",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8fit",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8fit"
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"Adjective",
"just because I don't have actual work experience doesn't mean I'm unfit for the job",
"those flimsy shoes are unfit for the hike we're about to take",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"The suspect was mentally ill and homeless and has been deemed unfit to stand trial. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
"Indiana's disability rights watchdog is suing the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration over allegations the agency violated federal law by failing to provide mental health services to incarcerated people deemed unfit for trial. \u2014 Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star , 9 May 2022",
"The Gulf states are located in the most arid parts of the Arabian Peninsula, unfit for wide-ranging agriculture due to high temperatures and water scarcity, the effects of which are increasingly worsened by climate change. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 2 May 2022",
"If leadership is unfit to govern, the rivalry will expose its weaknesses. \u2014 Sam Mizrahi, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"As recently as Tuesday, prosecutors reaffirmed Martial\u2019s unfit status. \u2014 Fox News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"In the latest complaint, 19-year-old Trever Frodsham says case workers missed or overlooked numerous signs that David and Barbara Frodsham were unfit parents. \u2014 Michael Rezendes, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Mar. 2022",
"In the latest complaint, 19-year-old Trever Frodsham says case workers missed or overlooked numerous signs that David and Barbara Frodsham were unfit parents. \u2014 Michael Rezendes, The Arizona Republic , 29 Mar. 2022",
"In the latest complaint, 19-year-old Trever Frodsham says case workers missed or overlooked numerous signs that David and Barbara Frodsham were unfit parents. \u2014 CBS News , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"For comparison, here's the original This fight scene has often been derided as boring, awkward, and unfitting a Star Wars franchise that would eventually have an evil cyborg who could wield four lightsabers simultaneously. \u2014 Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics , 8 May 2019",
"There are certainly women in this world who are simply unfitted , emotionally or physically, to have children. \u2014 Charles Mccabe, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2018",
"The design would be printed to hide the juice stains, thick enough to go commando, and unfitted , to keep comfortable and cool in the Florida heat. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 10 Aug. 2017"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": not adapted : unqualified"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8fi-t\u0259d"
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"1592, in the meaning defined above"
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"marked by assurance and self-control"
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"imperturbable",
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"perturbable",
"shakable",
"shakeable"
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"examples":[
"He has a reputation for being unflappable .",
"the unflappable teacher never even blinked when the wall map came crashing down",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His logic is based on more than unflappable self-confidence. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
"The fact that in the '80s setting of Hawkins, Steve is an unflappable gay ally and supports Maya in her pursuit of another girl undoubtedly contributes to his status as one of the most enduringly popular characters on the show. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 1 June 2022",
"If there are nerves, however, these ice-cool Swedes \u2014 and their similarly unflappable producers, Svana Gisla and Ludvig Andersson \u2014 don\u2019t show them. \u2014 Mark Sutherland, Variety , 27 May 2022",
"Chaco remained unflappable in the face of heavyweights, handing easy losses to Adidas, Keen, and Birkenstock. \u2014 Jeremy Rellosa, Outside Online , 26 May 2022",
"This season is filled with experience and confidence and an unflappable freshman pitcher, Daniel Avitia, who, on Tuesday was named the WAC Pitcher of the Year and Freshman of the Year. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022",
"At first light, my unflappable safari guide, Lailatu Kivuyo, greeted me with the promise of big game encounters. \u2014 Christine Chitnis, ELLE , 24 May 2022",
"That leaves unflappable optimists Fenwick and McKathan, with imprints of two chewing tobacco can rings forever intertwined like two-fifths of an Olympic logo on that back pocket. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"An unflappable Gunnar Nichols pitched the Bears to their first baseball championship, striking out 10, walking none and giving up five hits. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022"
],
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"1954, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun",
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": to open the folds of : spread or straighten out : expand",
": to remove (something, such as a package) from the folds : unwrap",
": to open to the view : reveal",
": to make clear by gradual disclosure and often by recital",
": to open from a folded state : open out : expand",
": blossom",
": develop , evolve",
": to open out gradually to the view or understanding : become known",
": to open the folds of : open up",
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"The couch unfolds to form a bed.",
"We'll have more news as events unfold .",
"We watched the drama unfold on live television.",
"As the story unfolds , we learn that the boy became an orphan when he was one year old.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While the campaign to slander FDR\u2019s intraparty antagonist started to unfold , the president was trying to protect one of his closest advisers from the same charge. \u2014 James Kirchick, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Over the weekend, mass shootings continued to unfold , many of which drew little national attention. \u2014 Mitch Smith, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"Legal developments continue to unfold against the backdrop of Pennsylvania's Republican primary recount, which officials must complete in less than a week. \u2014 Alisa Wiersema, ABC News , 1 June 2022",
"Another reason to sell is if something in the story fails to unfold as expected, the story changes or fundamentals deteriorate. \u2014 Charles Rotblut, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Complex legal investigations often take several years to unfold in France. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"The details of the attack were continuing to unfold a day after 19 children and two teachers were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, in the deadliest mass shooting in the U.S. this year. \u2014 Sadie Gurman, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"The saga continued to unfold mid-day on Monday, when Halsey tweeted that they were feeling blocked on all sides \u2014 still without a release date and seemingly labeled a liar by some \u2014 while doubling-down on a promise of radical honesty. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 23 May 2022",
"Check back here for more details as details of the wedding plans continue to unfold . \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 20 May 2022"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": not forced : such as",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022frst"
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"freewill",
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"voluntary",
"volunteer",
"willing"
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"coerced",
"compelled",
"forced",
"involuntary",
"nonvoluntary",
"unwilled",
"will-less"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"VeeKay\u2019s unforced errors continued Sunday as the third-year driver crashed only a few corners from the finish line and dropped from 10th to 16th. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 7 June 2022",
"While this is an industry-wide problem that eludes easy answers, companies can avoid unforced errors. \u2014 Aparna Dhinakaran, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Nadal also committed fewer unforced errors, making just 16 to Ruud\u2019s 26. \u2014 Howard Frendrich, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 June 2022",
"Nadal also committed fewer unforced errors, making just 16 to Ruud\u2019s 26. \u2014 Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"In the second set, Gauff broke Swiatek in the first game, thanks to four unforced errors by Swiatek and held serve in the second. \u2014 Scooby Axson, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
"Once again, Watanabe attempted to refocus and battle back from her deficit, but a flurry of unforced errors gave Shallcross a 10-7 tiebreaker and a berth in the championship match. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
"Nadal finished with 57 winners to 43 unforced errors and did a much better job than Djokovic of protecting his second serve: winning 60 percent of the points on it while Djokovic won just 42 percent on his. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"Multiple unforced Crusader errors and a vicious Bomber attack gave St. X a 14-6 lead and total control. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 29 May 2022"
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},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": not anticipated or expected : not foreseen : unexpected",
": not known beforehand : unexpected"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-f\u022fr-\u02c8s\u0113n",
"\u02cc\u0259n-f\u014dr-\u02c8s\u0113n"
],
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"abrupt",
"sudden",
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"unexpected",
"unlooked-for"
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"anticipated",
"expected",
"foreseen"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There seems to be endless logistics to organize and unforeseen circumstances that fall out of your control. \u2014 Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 June 2022",
"Mundon and a friend started Fly by Nature nearly 10 years ago, but paused the business due to some unforeseen circumstances. \u2014 Cierra Britten, The Enquirer , 7 June 2022",
"One learning, highlighted in this article, is that due to the long-term nature of these projects, a high level of alignment amongst the stakeholders is necessary in order to ensure adaptability to unforeseen circumstances. \u2014 The Sorenson Impact Center, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"There needs to be an understanding and acceptance that your business will need to adapt based on unforeseen challenges that may arise, as well as ever-changing consumer expectations. \u2014 Max Simkoff, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Other times, unforeseen circumstances render a program useless or outdated. \u2014 PCMAG , 4 May 2022",
"Closures of businesses and attractions due to staffing shortages, changes of weather and other unforeseen circumstances were not uncommon. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Harrison Scroggins was all set to enjoy his senior season in the outfield, but unforeseen circumstances left Lincoln-Way West scrambling to find a catcher. \u2014 Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
"While there were many layoffs, resignations and unforeseen circumstances contributing to the accelerated exodus of employees, there are also millions of job openings and new career opportunities. \u2014 Stephen Cavey, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1651, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211006"
},
"unforgettable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": incapable of being forgotten : memorable",
": not likely to be forgotten : lasting in memory"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-f\u0259r-\u02c8ge-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02cc\u0259n-f\u0259r-\u02c8ge-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"indelible",
"memorable"
],
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"forgettable"
],
"examples":[
"an unforgettable evening of dining and dancing",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Just hitting the road in this part of the world is an unforgettable experience. \u2014 Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
"In search of animals and an unforgettable experience. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
"It\u2019s at Caesars Main Stage where the players will be welcomed to the Empire and an unforgettable experience to be part of the top prospects journey to the National Football League. \u2014 Jay Ginsbach, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Mark your calendars, purchase your tickets early (this event will sell out), and join us for an unforgettable experience. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Watts said playing for Team USA last year was an unforgettable experience. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Register for today for an unforgettable summer camp experience! \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Their commitment to strong storytelling, quality of craftsmanship and fantastic guest experiences ensure that fans of \u2018Jumanji\u2019 will be fully immersed into the worlds of our films and have an unforgettable experience. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The best sleeping bags will make sleeping under the stars an unforgettable experience. \u2014 Johanna Flashman, SELF , 8 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1806, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202920"
},
"unforthcoming":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not forthcoming : such as",
": not affable or sociable : reticent , reserved",
": not characterized by openness, candidness, or forthrightness"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-f\u022frth-\u02c8k\u0259-mi\u014b",
"-\u02c8f\u022frth-\u02cck\u0259-"
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"first_known_use":[
"1920, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193334"
},
"unfounded":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking a sound basis : groundless , unwarranted",
": not based on facts or proof : groundless"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8fau\u0307n-d\u0259d",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8fau\u0307n-d\u0259d"
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"baseless",
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"groundless",
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"nonvalid",
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"unsubstantiated",
"unsupported",
"unwarranted"
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"good",
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"justified",
"reasonable",
"reasoned",
"substantiated",
"valid",
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"well-grounded"
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"the accusation proved to be unfounded",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Geneva financial planner Bobby Piton, who has focused his campaign on a promise to root out corruption in state government, repeatedly pushes unfounded claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election. \u2014 Clare Spaulding, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"Taylor Greene hasn\u2019t been the only one who\u2019s been pushing such unfounded claims. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Both have become sounding boards for his unfounded election claims. \u2014 Lalee Ibssa, ABC News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Dominion Voting Systems filed a billion-dollar defamation lawsuit against Giuliani for his unfounded election fraud claims. \u2014 Paula Reid, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Conspiracies While some wallowed in despair at the collapse of Luna, others latched on to unfounded online conspiracy theories about hedge funds BlackRock and Citadel Securities being somehow involved in the collapse. \u2014 Jon Sarlin, CNN , 17 May 2022",
"Last February, House Democrats stripped the AR-15 toting, QAnon-adjacent political novice of her committee assignments for pushing unfounded conspiracy theories and lies that included racist and antisemitic tropes. \u2014 Nik Popli, Time , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Peters spoke last year at an event organized by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, who has promoted unfounded election conspiracy theories. \u2014 Adam Brewster, CBS News , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Johnson held a hearing where unfounded conspiracy theories about widespread fraud in the election were given a platform. \u2014 Scott Bauer, ajc , 7 Jan. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1648, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202530"
},
"unfriendly":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not friendly: such as",
": hostile , unsympathetic",
": inhospitable , unfavorable",
": not friendly or kind",
": not agreeable : unfavorable"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8fren(d)-l\u0113",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8frend-l\u0113"
],
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"antiseptic",
"arctic",
"brittle",
"chill",
"chilly",
"clammy",
"cold",
"cold-blooded",
"cold-eyed",
"coldish",
"cool",
"frigid",
"frosty",
"frozen",
"gelid",
"glacial",
"hard-eyed",
"icy",
"uncordial",
"unsympathetic",
"wintry",
"wintery"
],
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"cordial",
"friendly",
"genial",
"happy",
"hearty",
"sympathetic",
"warm",
"warm-blooded",
"warmhearted"
],
"examples":[
"They were very unfriendly to us.",
"the unfriendly looks quickly warmed when we were recognized as long-unseen relatives",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bartholomew's flock is comparatively small, and his power constrained by an unfriendly , majority-Muslim government. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 29 May 2022",
"Oleksandr Kharchenko, 39, volunteered to help occupation troops in trying to restart essential services and gain acceptance by a mostly unfriendly population. \u2014 WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"Three of the early favorites to win the Wanamaker Trophy all found the course unfriendly in their opening rounds. \u2014 USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
"For believers like Pallant, there is a misconception around how environmentally unfriendly crypto and NFTs are. \u2014 Lucy Sherriff, Fortune , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The world\u2019s largest cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has had the taste of India\u2019s unfriendly environment for digital tokens. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 11 Apr. 2022",
"And now, with artificial pools reaching a wider and wider audience, a sport that\u2019s notoriously macho, unfriendly , and intimidating is accessible like never before. \u2014 Spenser Mestel, The Atlantic , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The women running the shop are spectacularly unfriendly \u2014no touching! \u2014 Lynn Yaeger, Vogue , 12 Apr. 2022",
"In a tournament that had been unfriendly to top-seeded teams, Kansas kept winning, though not dominating, at least not until late in the Miami game. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173540"
},
"unfrivolous":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not frivolous : having real seriousness or importance"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8fri-v\u0259-l\u0259s"
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1840, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205749"
},
"unfurl":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to release from a furled state",
": to open out from or as if from a furled state : unfold",
": to open out from a rolled or folded state"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259r(-\u0259)l",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259rl"
],
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"expand",
"extend",
"fan (out)",
"flare (out)",
"open",
"outspread",
"outstretch",
"spread (out)",
"stretch (out)",
"unfold"
],
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"close",
"contract",
"fold"
],
"examples":[
"after the protestors had unfurled their banner, it stretched from one side of the visitors' gallery to the other",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the corner of the Estadio de la C\u00e9ramica, the one left totally at the mercy of the elements, the fans started to unfurl their scarves. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"Through flashbacks the original sin begins to unfurl , the film's shifting timelines signaled by gradations in the glorious beaver pelt on Pine's head. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"As Webb travels to its final destination, key parts of the observatory that were folded up to fit inside the rocket will need to unfurl in space. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Dec. 2021",
"The next question was how to hold the accordion fold in place until the sunshield was ready to unfurl . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 3 Dec. 2021",
"The week before The Batman was set to unfurl , China was hit with its worst COVID-19 infection flare-up since the pandemic began in Wuhan in late 2019. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 Mar. 2022",
"At times, straightforward songs unfurl to become ballads with elaborate and mercurial immensity. \u2014 Keegan Brady, Rolling Stone , 19 Apr. 2022",
"There, the sun's path in the sky is at a steeper angle to the horizon, compared to in the Northern Hemisphere, which means the string of planets will unfurl higher above the sunrise point. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Fresh palm fronds fan out wide to floppily face the sun and lacy baby monstera leaves sprout and unfurl like palms opening to be read. \u2014 Taylore Glynn, Allure , 17 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1641, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181152"
},
"unfussy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not fussy: such as",
": not particular : unconcerned",
": not cluttered with pretentious or nonessential matters : uncomplicated"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259-s\u0113"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The singer\u2019s singer (Tony Bennett\u2019s a fan!) is admired for her deft touch with lyrics and unfussy way with melody. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"Like the hyper-competent aces at the story\u2019s core, this is a movie that defines its lane early and sticks to it, with finesse, unfussy style and more than a few sneak attacks of emotion. \u2014 Ann Hornaday, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"This third act ends up being the strongest section of More Than Ever: Atef stages unfussy scenes that pack maximum emotion, and H\u00e9l\u00e8ne seems one step closer to knowing herself. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
"From airy cotton skirts to matching two-piece swimsuits, the unfussy , effortless assortment conjures that getaway feeling best served with a frothy drink in hand. \u2014 Caroline Tell, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"The 40-seat bar first opened on March 10 intending to make fun and unfussy cocktails. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 14 Apr. 2022",
"And the design, true to Jenni Kayne form, is totally unfussy . \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Opt for a thin, unfussy timepiece and a generous-size briefcase that can double as an overnight bag. \u2014 WSJ , 28 Feb. 2022",
"For the second half, Wang, in a more conventional gown, played Scriabin like Vladimir Horowitz\u2019s Scriabin, unfussy but full of glittery dramatic tension. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1823, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214944"
},
"ungainly":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy",
": hard to handle : unwieldy",
": having an awkward appearance",
": clumsy sense 1 , awkward"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8g\u0101n-l\u0113",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8g\u0101n-l\u0113"
],
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"awkward",
"bunglesome",
"clumsy",
"clunky",
"cranky",
"cumbersome",
"cumbrous",
"ponderous",
"unhandy",
"unwieldy"
],
"antonyms":[
"handy"
],
"examples":[
"He was tall and ungainly .",
"getting the ungainly couch up the stairs was a real chore",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Not unlike Frankenstein\u2019s monster, Brian\u2019s ungainly creation comes alive during a thunderstorm. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"Horse relies on ungainly cliff-hangers to pull the reader from chapter to chapter. \u2014 Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
"But bending her deeply ingrained poise into a more ungainly , everyday shape \u2014 while continuing to kick ass \u2014 may be Yeoh\u2019s most complicated assignment yet. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"In its assembly hall, the desk microphones cut the air at ungainly angles. \u2014 James Verini, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"The ungainly , 400,000 square-foot mass of interconnected structures seemed to have swallowed Pereira\u2019s original design whole. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"In a contest of humans against all other animals in the efficiency of locomotion, humans on foot are about as ungainly , or gainly, as sheep. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"But bolting ungainly light bars and light pods all over the front of a truck isn\u2019t exactly an aerodynamic or visually appealing solution. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 18 Aug. 2020",
"The latest member of the rogue\u2019s gallery of variants and subvariants is the ungainly named BA.2.12.1, part of the omicron gang. \u2014 Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News , 2 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"obsolete gain direct, from Middle English gayn, geyn , from Old English g\u0113n , from Old Norse gegn , from gegn , preposition, against; akin to Old English g\u0113an- against \u2014 more at again ",
"first_known_use":[
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202258"
},
"ungallant":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not marked by courtesy or valor : not gallant"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-g\u0259-\u02c8lant",
"-g\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4nt",
"-\u02c8ga-l\u0259nt"
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1710, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183330"
},
"ungenerous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not generous:",
": petty , mean",
": deficient in liberality : stingy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8jen-r\u0259s",
"-\u02c8je-n\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[
"cheap",
"chintzy",
"close",
"closefisted",
"mean",
"mingy",
"miserly",
"niggard",
"niggardly",
"parsimonious",
"penny-pinching",
"penurious",
"pinching",
"pinchpenny",
"spare",
"sparing",
"stingy",
"stinting",
"tight",
"tightfisted",
"uncharitable"
],
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"bounteous",
"bountiful",
"charitable",
"freehanded",
"generous",
"liberal",
"munificent",
"openhanded",
"unsparing",
"unstinting"
],
"examples":[
"it is ungenerous for someone of his ample means not to provide more for the care of his aging parents",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In that context, judging Fire Island too harshly as a film feels a little ungenerous : Director Andrew Ahn (who helmed the microbudget coming-out story Spa Night and the lovely, low-key indie Driveways) aims mostly for function and fizz here. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 31 May 2022",
"And yet, Genshin Impact\u2019s social team keeps running out-of-game promotions that are simply ludicrous in terms of the scale of prizes, and the game keeps exhausting players by appearing decidedly ungenerous . \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
"My mother was raised in an ungenerous home, and from her youngest years was looking for any safe space available to her. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Now, its reporting faults News Showcase as unfair and ungenerous . \u2014 Zenger News, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
"The breathtaking high point of The Green Knight is a montage in which decades fly by, and Gawain ages into a stern and ungenerous leader of men and an indifferent user of women. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 27 July 2021",
"This might sound obvious, but its logic lately has played out for me during quarantine, when anxious projections and ungenerous readings haunted too many interactions. \u2014 Jane Hu, The New Yorker , 11 June 2021",
"The National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, through which the U.S. government supports arts and culture, have pitifully ungenerous budgets and had become dishearteningly large political footballs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Jan. 2021",
"The sauce is a little too pasty, and the toppings situation is ungenerous . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1641, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223402"
},
"ungentle":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not gentle : lacking in softness, delicacy, etc. : harsh , rough"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8jen-t\u1d4al"
],
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"austere",
"dour",
"fierce",
"flinty",
"forbidding",
"grim",
"gruff",
"intimidating",
"lowering",
"louring",
"rough",
"rugged",
"severe",
"stark",
"steely",
"stern"
],
"antonyms":[
"benign",
"benignant",
"gentle",
"mild",
"nonintimidating",
"tender"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1509, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222732"
},
"unglued":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": upset , disordered"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8gl\u00fcd"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 1800, our country almost came unglued following the election that eventually elevated Jefferson to the presidency, which ended Federalist rule. \u2014 CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"There was a feeling of something coming unglued and a sense that all of it was hurtling toward a decisive break, but also a camaraderie among journalists who, despite other disagreements, were similarly disturbed by the ugly circus in Washington. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 12 May 2022",
"Despite stranding a leadoff single in the second, the left-hander came unglued in the third. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
"During a private flight to orbit in September funded by a technology entrepreneur, a tube became unglued on that vehicle and urine from passengers wasn\u2019t deposited in a storage tank as designed. \u2014 Micah Maidenberg, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The Associated Press reported that the company discovered that a tube had come unglued , spilling urine onto the floor and sparking concerns of a possible leak in the spacecraft. \u2014 Caroline Glenn, orlandosentinel.com , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Just like Staples will be removed from the court, the Lakers\u2019 defensive progress have mostly come unglued with Davis stuck in sweats. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The company found that a tube used to funnel urine into a storage tank became unglued , and was causing a leaky mess hidden beneath the capsule's floor. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 8 Nov. 2021",
"The company found that a tube used to funnel urine into a storage tank became unglued , and was causing a leaky mess hidden beneath the capsule's floor. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 8 Nov. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1922, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204041"
},
"ungovernable":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not capable of being governed, guided, or restrained"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8g\u0259-v\u0259r-n\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"balky",
"contrary",
"contumacious",
"defiant",
"disobedient",
"froward",
"incompliant",
"insubordinate",
"intractable",
"obstreperous",
"rebel",
"rebellious",
"recalcitrant",
"recusant",
"refractory",
"restive",
"unruly",
"untoward",
"wayward",
"willful",
"wilful"
],
"antonyms":[
"amenable",
"biddable",
"compliant",
"conformable",
"docile",
"obedient",
"ruly",
"submissive",
"tractable"
],
"examples":[
"The people there seemed almost ungovernable .",
"a handful of ungovernable students are disrupting the learning environment for everyone else",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Women will become ungovernable as these unjust laws begin to be the law of the land in states across the country. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press , 4 May 2022",
"The old nostrum that France is ungovernable may be tested again. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
"During his tenure, militants linked to the Islamic State and al-Qaeda have upended life in the nation of 21 million, rendering much of the countryside ungovernable and driving at least 1.4 million people from their homes. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is pledging to make the chamber all but ungovernable if the rules change gambit succeeds. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 12 Jan. 2022",
"So listen: Right now your space, your beautiful space, your ungovernable American ether, is going bloody haywire. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 17 Dec. 2021",
"At their most cynical, sanctions are a deliberate attempt to trigger an ungovernable humanitarian crisis, which will undermine Taliban authority. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 31 Aug. 2021",
"But America itself also looks increasingly ungovernable . \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Ioannis Capodistrias became the first governor of an independent Greece, only to be assassinated in 1831 by ungovernable Maniots outside a church in Nafplion. \u2014 David Mason, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1673, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175919"
},
"ungraceful":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking grace : not graceful"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8gr\u0101s-f\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"awkward",
"clumsy",
"gauche",
"graceless",
"inelegant",
"rough-hewn",
"rustic",
"rustical",
"stiff",
"stilted",
"uncomfortable",
"uneasy",
"wooden"
],
"antonyms":[
"graceful",
"suave",
"urbane"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Occasionally, the dialogue is ungraceful in connecting the lines between past and present. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Extra cuddles for the extremely ungraceful Flounder. \u2014 Brenna Murphy, New York Times , 4 Jan. 2021",
"At best, President Donald Trump's exit from the White House is ungraceful . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 29 Nov. 2020",
"Next spring will mark six years since Northland mall in Southfield closed for good after a long and ungraceful decline. \u2014 Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press , 19 Nov. 2020",
"Given that much time and his history of health, Cano could\u2019ve endured even a fairly ungraceful decline and reached 3,000 hits and 400 home runs and shoo-in Hall of Fame status by his age-40 season when his deal runs up. \u2014 Ted Berg, For The Win , 15 May 2018",
"Babcock launched himself in the crowd and immediately numerous audience members\u2014including yours truly\u2014took an ungraceful tumble. \u2014 Efrain Dorado, RedEye Chicago , 7 Aug. 2017",
"Still, the ungraceful exit was disconcerting to Woods. \u2014 Mike Tierney, New York Times , 17 Feb. 2018",
"Even the most adept Olympic swimmer is wholly ungraceful in the water. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 29 July 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1652, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192440"
},
"ungracious":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": wicked",
": not courteous : rude",
": not pleasing : disagreeable",
": not kind or polite"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8gr\u0101-sh\u0259s",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8gr\u0101-sh\u0259s"
],
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"discourteous",
"disrespectful",
"ill-bred",
"ill-mannered",
"impertinent",
"impolite",
"inconsiderate",
"rude",
"thoughtless",
"uncalled-for",
"uncivil",
"unhandsome",
"unmannered",
"unmannerly"
],
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"civil",
"considerate",
"courteous",
"genteel",
"gracious",
"mannerly",
"polite",
"thoughtful",
"well-bred"
],
"examples":[
"There's no need to be ungracious about it.",
"we were taken aback by our aunt's ungracious reply to the invitation we had sent her",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Schoenberg\u2019s Suite, Op. 25, an example of his early supposedly ungracious 12-tone style, is just the thing to keep traditional audiences away. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Asking for gas money for a party that your daughter was attending seems to Miss Manners a bit miserly and ungracious . \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
"To bring up other human needs, of emotional or intellectual fulfilment beyond a roof to sleep under, is to be ungracious in the eyes of the media and the privileged public. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 28 Aug. 2021",
"None of this erases the everyday problem of unheld doors, forgotten thank yous, and ungracious birthday party guests. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Oct. 2019",
"But there remains a somewhat ungracious tenor to this administration that could be excised, sloughed like something outgrown, with no loss of counter-fire. \u2014 Conrad Black, National Review , 11 Sep. 2019",
"Otherwise, Miss Manners agrees that alerting them to an event that will cause only annoyance is ungracious . \u2014 Judith Martin, Washington Post , 6 Sep. 2019",
"Otherwise, Miss Manners agrees that alerting them to an event that will only cause annoyance is ungracious . \u2014 Judith Martin, The Mercury News , 6 Sep. 2019",
"The move to extract one of the world\u2019s most high-profile fugitives came about relatively quickly after years of what officials portrayed as obnoxious and ungracious behavior by their houseguest. \u2014 Joshua Goodman, The Seattle Times , 16 Apr. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184030"
},
"ungraciousness":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"wicked",
"not courteous rude",
"not pleasing disagreeable",
"not kind or polite"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8gr\u0101-sh\u0259s",
"synonyms":[
"discourteous",
"disrespectful",
"ill-bred",
"ill-mannered",
"impertinent",
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"Schoenberg\u2019s Suite, Op. 25, an example of his early supposedly ungracious 12-tone style, is just the thing to keep traditional audiences away. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Asking for gas money for a party that your daughter was attending seems to Miss Manners a bit miserly and ungracious . \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
"To bring up other human needs, of emotional or intellectual fulfilment beyond a roof to sleep under, is to be ungracious in the eyes of the media and the privileged public. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 28 Aug. 2021",
"None of this erases the everyday problem of unheld doors, forgotten thank yous, and ungracious birthday party guests. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Oct. 2019",
"But there remains a somewhat ungracious tenor to this administration that could be excised, sloughed like something outgrown, with no loss of counter-fire. \u2014 Conrad Black, National Review , 11 Sep. 2019",
"Otherwise, Miss Manners agrees that alerting them to an event that will cause only annoyance is ungracious . \u2014 Judith Martin, Washington Post , 6 Sep. 2019",
"Otherwise, Miss Manners agrees that alerting them to an event that will only cause annoyance is ungracious . \u2014 Judith Martin, The Mercury News , 6 Sep. 2019",
"The move to extract one of the world\u2019s most high-profile fugitives came about relatively quickly after years of what officials portrayed as obnoxious and ungracious behavior by their houseguest. \u2014 Joshua Goodman, The Seattle Times , 16 Apr. 2019"
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": showing no gratitude : making a poor return",
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"I don't mean to seem ungrateful .",
"the park's custodial staff has the ungrateful job of cleaning up after the Independence Day party is over",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wool, 67, mostly demurs on questions about the effect market machinations can have on an artist\u2019s life and work, saying that addressing it inevitably risks making one sound disingenuously ungrateful for success. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
"Is that possible without looking ungrateful for all of her help? \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"After creative director Nigel\u2019s blistering lecture about her seemingly ungrateful attitude, Andy literally pulls herself up by her Chanel bootstraps and gets to work, testing her personal relationships in the process. \u2014 Sophie Goulopoulos, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Central to much of this is the notion that Gu is somehow ungrateful for what the United States has given her. \u2014 Lincoln Mitchell, CNN , 8 Feb. 2022",
"In the 45-second video, Paskell reenacts giving an ungrateful client a blowout and a pair of false eyelashes while recounting the client's deluge of complaints. \u2014 Sara Miranda, Allure , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Jeanne Phillips, also known as Dear Abby, covered a lot of problems in 2021, from ungrateful kids to awkward propositions, to ongoing concerns over COVID-19. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Washington Park neighborhood was torched by some ungrateful wretch just hours after a crowd of about 200 kids and adults lit the tree and enjoyed a night of caroling in the grassy median at Martin Luther King Drive and Garfield Boulevard. \u2014 Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
"If thankless children are sharper than a serpent\u2019s tooth, as King Lear thought, our skin can be punctured, too, by ungrateful parents. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Nov. 2021"
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"I let the secret about the surprise party spill out in an unguarded moment .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Personal engagement and observations help map internal influencers and politics and gather much more detailed and unguarded insight into the problems to solve and hurdles to doing so. \u2014 Ed Marsh, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Levin freely shares the self-doubts, false starts and dead ends of her return to poetry in this unguarded literary experiment. \u2014 Srikanth Reddy, New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"If defenses don\u2019t adjust, that cut will be open for unguarded layups all night. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
"And would gangsters really put a completely unguarded drop box, which gets filled up with money daily, in the back of a tailor\u2019s shop? \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 19 Mar. 2022",
"The 17-year-old was left completely unguarded in the slot and fired a laser past U.S. goalkeeper Strauss Mann to give his squad the early advantage. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Feb. 2022",
"In the final hours before the attack, U.S. commanders decided to leave open unguarded pathways to Abbey Gate. \u2014 Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Diving underwater means leaving territory or mates unguarded , too. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 11 May 2022",
"Unlike the photographers Bill Cunningham and Weegee, who were best known for documenting fashion and crime scenes respectively, Galella\u2019s focus was the unguarded celebrity. \u2014 Vogue , 3 May 2022"
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"I can see that he's unhappy , but I don't know why.",
"I've never seen her looking so unhappy .",
"For three unhappy days we were all stuck in the house because of the blizzard.",
"an unhappy choice of career",
"The movie's hero meets an unhappy fate.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In short, a large and growing pool of voters is unhappy with the way things are going in Wisconsin. \u2014 Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"Disney insiders said Chapek, who took the CEO reins from Bob Iger in February 2020, felt Rice was unhappy with the massive reorganization of TV operations that Chapek implemented in October 2020. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"Some members of the Golden State Warriors were unhappy with Boston Celtics fans during Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night. \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"Patients are unhappy with eight-month waits for new patient appointments to confirm diagnoses of serious diseases. \u2014 Corey Scurlock, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"However, her grandmother was unhappy with the image. \u2014 Chelsea Lee, CNN , 7 June 2022",
"There\u2019s been a lot of grumbling lately about Democratic messaging, ever since that big NBC News story last week about Joe Biden being unhappy with White House P.R. efforts. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 6 June 2022",
"For months, polls have shown that a majority of Americans are unhappy with his performance and believe the nation is on the wrong track. \u2014 Jim Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"Imperial\u2019s code name for Firuza Kerimova, Mr. Kerimov\u2019s wife, according to the affidavit from the F.B.I. agent \u2014 was unhappy with the design of the electrical sockets in the guest bathrooms. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022"
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"I can see that he's unhappy , but I don't know why.",
"I've never seen her looking so unhappy .",
"For three unhappy days we were all stuck in the house because of the blizzard.",
"an unhappy choice of career",
"The movie's hero meets an unhappy fate.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In short, a large and growing pool of voters is unhappy with the way things are going in Wisconsin. \u2014 Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"Disney insiders said Chapek, who took the CEO reins from Bob Iger in February 2020, felt Rice was unhappy with the massive reorganization of TV operations that Chapek implemented in October 2020. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"Some members of the Golden State Warriors were unhappy with Boston Celtics fans during Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night. \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"Patients are unhappy with eight-month waits for new patient appointments to confirm diagnoses of serious diseases. \u2014 Corey Scurlock, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"However, her grandmother was unhappy with the image. \u2014 Chelsea Lee, CNN , 7 June 2022",
"There\u2019s been a lot of grumbling lately about Democratic messaging, ever since that big NBC News story last week about Joe Biden being unhappy with White House P.R. efforts. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 6 June 2022",
"For months, polls have shown that a majority of Americans are unhappy with his performance and believe the nation is on the wrong track. \u2014 Jim Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"Imperial\u2019s code name for Firuza Kerimova, Mr. Kerimov\u2019s wife, according to the affidavit from the F.B.I. agent \u2014 was unhappy with the design of the electrical sockets in the guest bathrooms. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Each year, Fresno residents withstand about 51 days \u2014 more than seven weeks \u2014 of unhealthful levels of fine particulate in the air. \u2014 Tony Briscoestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
"The map is color coded to indicate whether the air is good, unhealthful or hazardous. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Over the last few years, similar periods of unhealthful air in SoCal were the result of massive heat waves and wildfires burning across the region. \u2014 Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Comfort foods are often associated with eating that's unhealthful , but that doesn't have to be the case. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 19 Dec. 2021",
"The Environmental Protection Agency, National Weather Service and local health agencies monitor air quality across the country and issue warnings when air quality reaches unhealthful levels. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 July 2021",
"Areas near Chester are expected to receive the worst of its unhealthful effects. \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 1 Sep. 2021",
"During periods of unhealthful air quality, limit your time outdoors. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 July 2021",
"Local governments joined Tuesday in declaring an air quality alert for Wednesday, meaning conditions might become unhealthful for sensitive groups. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 July 2021"
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"healthful",
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"examples":[
"Her skin looks blotchy and unhealthy .",
"Tests revealed an unhealthy level of lead in the water.",
"Eating honey can be unhealthy for babies.",
"He was stuck in an unhealthy relationship.",
"She has an unhealthy interest in natural disasters.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The current advisories say that the air quality could range from good to unhealthy , depending on wind conditions and how close people are to the fires. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
"Artificial intelligence tools could be used to track coral restoration by comparing the sounds of healthy and unhealthy reefs. \u2014 Alex Knapp, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"With the combination of overcrowding from unintended habitation and the federal government not providing adequate services at the sites, people at many of the sites now live in distressed, unsafe and unhealthy conditions. \u2014 Chris Aadland, oregonlive , 11 May 2022",
"In a statement, the Bureau of Prisons said its staff members perform weekly fire, safety and sanitation inspections and staff members are encouraged to report unsafe or unhealthy conditions to their supervisors. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Whenever something goes wrong on the restaurant floor \u2014 wage theft, harassment, unsafe and unhealthy practices and other violations of labor standards, the franchisers point the finger at the franchisees. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Specifically, tighter emissions standards for trucks are resulting in less of the fine particulate matter and nitrogen oxides that create unhealthy air along the Wasatch Front during wintertime inversions. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 May 2022",
"Nearly 9 million more people were exposed to deadly particle pollution spikes than in last year's report, and more than 137 million Americans live in counties with unhealthy air. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The State of the Air report also warns that communities of color are disproportionately exposed to unhealthy air in the United States. \u2014 Jamie Hailstone, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cost burden is another formulaic answer to housing problems that is not only unhelpful , but leads local governments to set unrealistic targets for spending on new subsidized housing construction. \u2014 Roger Valdez, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Still, the executive acknowledged that there could be better standards to ensure consistency across the industry, and that the current classification of ESG products is often unhelpful . \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 1 June 2022",
"The list of potential causes are wide-ranging, and therefore comically unhelpful : Chewing gum! \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 13 May 2022",
"And some of the studies that have been done offer conflicting or unhelpful results. \u2014 Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus, CNN , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The tests have simply become unreliable and unhelpful , and contact tracing has become nearly impossible. \u2014 Linda Dahl, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Even those who think his personal decision not to get a coronavirus vaccine is ill-informed and unhelpful do not lump him in with anti-vaccination crusaders. \u2014 Marc Santora, New York Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
"The Bel Air resident spends about four to five hours a day searching for information to share and approving posts on the page to avoid duplicate or unhelpful posts. \u2014 Jason Fontelieu, baltimoresun.com , 5 Jan. 2022",
"An internal whistleblower program could serve as an early warning sign for leaders when the culture evolves in unanticipated and unhelpful ways. \u2014 Kotter, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022"
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"adjective"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Its stars still burn brightly\u2014perhaps especially so in our own gruesomely unheroic times\u2014with Ernest Shackleton considered by many to be the brightest star of them all. \u2014 Sara Wheeler, WSJ , 11 Jan. 2022",
"But it\u2019s the Englishman\u2019s perspective \u2014 not just that of Hugh, but Jeremy Irons\u2019 dry, decent but fatally unheroic Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain \u2014 that this predominantly English-language affair ultimately favors. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 30 Dec. 2021",
"And yet when one reads through the FDOH documents that chronicle the affair, one is struck by how dull and unheroic the whole thing really was. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 13 May 2021",
"Iron Man drinks heavily, beds plenty of women and generally acts fairly unheroic . \u2014 Eliana Dockterman, Time , 16 Jan. 2021",
"Alvaro, younger than Serafina and penniless, is passionate but unheroic , and Serafina, used to a blunter kind of masculinity, can\u2019t make up her mind about him. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 21 Oct. 2019",
"Through six games as the starter in Denver, his rather unheroic role in the Broncos\u2019 boring offense has been painfully well-defined: Don\u2019t mess it up. \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 16 Oct. 2019",
"The government Sunstein has always wanted and still wants is balanced, dispassionate, evidence-based, and ferociously unheroic . \u2014 Aaron Timms, The New Republic , 20 June 2019",
"Despite these unheroic conflicts of interest, the film portrays this period as a golden era for journalism. \u2014 Christian Lorentzen, New Republic , 14 Dec. 2017"
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"1732, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172508"
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"highly disturbed, unstable, or distraught",
"\u2014 see also unhinge"
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"destined to become one of the nation's most notorious serial killers, he apparently became unhinged as a result of being abandoned as a young teen",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Had it been sent before Fisher's press conference, Bjork's email would be entirely defensible, because nobody \u2013 Bjork included \u2013 could've predicted the A&M coach's utterly unhinged string of attacks. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"Phoenix also earned the statue for Best Actor for his unhinged performance. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
"And we've been promised a Fresca cocktail sometime this year \u2014 watch this space for what will likely be an unhinged review from this longtime Fresca stan. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"Butcher's probably pushed Ryan one step closer to becoming a sociopath like Homelander, who's growing more and more unhinged by the second. \u2014 Alex Raiman, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
"Set in the near future in which nobody has the ability to feel pain, Crimes of the Future is a bonkers film that thoughtfully explores human evolution and captures Stewart at her most unhinged . \u2014 Jihane Bousfiha, ELLE , 2 June 2022",
"Flipping through its delightfully chaotic pages is like cracking open a time capsule, or bearing witness to an unhinged showcase of the definitive trends of hipster style, as worn by some of its earliest adopters. \u2014 Cassidy George, Vogue , 2 June 2022",
"The actress entered the collective consciousness of the internet during the early days of COVID-19 with her army of the unhinged , putting out regular front-facing character videos on social media and hopping on Instagram Live to do longform improv. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
"Liotta scored a Golden Globe nomination playing the unhinged ex who makes Jeff Daniels\u2019 life hell in Jonathan Demme\u2019s comedy that maintains a fervent cult following. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 26 May 2022"
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"1652, in the meaning defined above"
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"verb"
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": to free from or as if from being hitched",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8hich",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8hich"
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"examples":[
"We unhitched the trailer from the car.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And then in time, try to unhitch decision-making from getting upset or overinvested altogether \u2026 but, one step at a time. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 June 2021",
"At the field, the ATV comes off the trailer, which gets unhitched from the truck and hitched to the ATV. \u2014 Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life , 16 Mar. 2020",
"But unfortunately, no matter how much love and promise a couple starts out with, relationships can sour, and couples end up getting unhitched for a number of reasons. \u2014 Samantha Lauriello, Health.com , 8 Aug. 2019",
"Kickstand: This feature will provide more stability for your pup entering and exiting if the trailer is unhitched from the bike. \u2014 Nicole Forsyth, The Mercury News , 6 June 2019",
"While shopping at the popular remodeling store, ReFab, a thief unhitched the 12-ft tall home from Meagan Panu's car, and drove away with her property. \u2014 Sara Rodrigues, House Beautiful , 19 Dec. 2018",
"Travel trailers are good for campers who want to unhitch and store the camper more easily when not in use, and a plethora of options means that there is something for everyone. \u2014 Megan Barber, Curbed , 16 Aug. 2018",
"Though Jason was able to unhitch his truck from the blazing trailer, the vehicle itself sustained damage as well, the Journal reports. \u2014 Janine Puhak, Fox News , 19 July 2018",
"Hawken, who formerly lived in New Zealand, is proposing unhitching the trailer to leave it in place for three seasons and renting four spaces instead of two. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Apr. 2018"
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"1706, in the meaning defined above"
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"not hurried leisurely",
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"crawling",
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"we cycled at an unhurried pace and saved our strength for the hills up ahead",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"South Florida \u2014 On a peaceful June morning at the beach in Deerfield, a swimmer glided past, a woman napped in the sun, and the lifeguards set up at their stations, unhurried . \u2014 Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"Pulsating rhythm is balanced by the simmering, unhurried harmonies of Jacqueline and Charlie Worsham. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 10 June 2022",
"What results is a wonderfully surprising song that shifts shapes and evolves at an unhurried pace. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
"Both quiet and unhurried , the tiny community is known as the gateway to the Ten Thousand Islands, a maze of islands and mangrove islets ideal for primitive camping and with waters ripe for canoeing and kayaking. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
"His approach to constructing scenes is languid, slow, unhurried . \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
"Adaptation from an evolutionary perspective is by nature a glacially unhurried process. \u2014 Peter Lane Taylor, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
"In this sequence of unhurried scenes, a quiet car ride feels like a major event. \u2014 Pat Padua, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"That nationalistic glow extends to Maverick's courting of a former paramour, Jennifer Connelly, but there's a bittersweet sentimentality in their reconnection, the kind of unhurried adult romance that doesn't make it on screen much anymore. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 12 May 2022"
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"circa 1774, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
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": not having a known or established identity : not identified",
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"-\u0259-\u02c8den-",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An unidentified woman was also found dead inside a home near the shooting scene, the Meridian Police Department said. \u2014 Fox News , 10 June 2022",
"Alexander previously pleaded guilty in January to violating an order of protection and aggravated stalking against an unidentified woman, TMZ reported at the time. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"An unidentified woman fired a shot at another woman, but the bullet grazed a female bystander, according to Otero. \u2014 Lisa Maria Garza, Orlando Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
"Police said a body believed to an unidentified woman was recovered from the Connecticut River in Wethersfield Monday. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 30 May 2022",
"A few hours later, one of the men left with an unidentified woman in a Dodge Ram pickup and went to Home Depot. \u2014 Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic , 12 May 2022",
"The 10th survivor, an unidentified woman, was pulled out shortly after midnight Thursday, nearly six days after the building suddenly caved-in on April 29, Xinhua said. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
"One of the fans waiting in the crowd is an unidentified woman with short brown hair, who some TikTokers believe to be Heard\u2019s lawyer, Elaine Bredehoft. \u2014 Dani Di Placido, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Worry Darling on Tuesday at the annual event inside The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas when an unidentified woman approached the stage with envelope to interrupt the director\u2019s speech. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"1861, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"the act, process, or result of unifying the state of being unified",
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"the political unification of several Central European states into a German empire dominated by Prussia",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Thousands of Israelis marched through east Jerusalem on Sunday in an annual Jerusalem Day flag-waving procession commemorating Israel's unification of east and west Jerusalem after the 1967 Six-Day War. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 30 May 2022",
"The true story of the first and only African Samurai in feudal Japan who rose from being a slave for the Jesuits to fighting as a Samurai in the unification of Japan. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Cross-strait relations have grown strained in recent years, as Beijing has ramped up calls for unification , while more Taiwanese oppose the mainland\u2019s aggression and influence. \u2014 Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"Yet a key component of national rejuvenation is unification , which in Beijing\u2019s view requires the destruction of minority cultures. \u2014 Dhondup T. Rekjong, WSJ , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Zoho\u2019s long-term goal has been unification at every level, from the experience to the applications right down to the infrastructure and networks that run in the back end. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
"O\u2019Neill has said there would be no constitutional change on Irish unification until voters decide on it. \u2014 Sylvia Hui And Peter Morrison, Chicago Tribune , 7 May 2022",
"O\u2019Neill has said, on Irish unification , there would be no constitutional change until voters decide on it. \u2014 Sylvia Hui And Peter Morrison, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 May 2022",
"The final count may not be known until Saturday or later, but Sinn Fein was predicted to emerge with the largest number of seats \u2014 a first for a party whose ultimate goal is the unification of Ireland, north and south. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022"
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"1851, in the meaning defined above"
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},
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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": to make into a unit or a coherent whole : unite",
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"\u02c8y\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
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"center",
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"examples":[
"The creation of the national railroad system unified the country.",
"two very different people unified by a common belief",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Whether with process or people (or both), companies that unify S+P can help CXOs and boards make better decisions, both for risk reduction and opportunity potential. \u2014 Michael Gurau, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"And the coach already has taken steps to unify former Cardinal players who have felt ostracized by the program, including the hire of Louisville legend Milt Wagner as the director of player development and alumni relations. \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 26 May 2022",
"And that will be part of Biden's mission over the next week -- to unify the region around Taiwan as a deterrent to any Chinese belligerence. \u2014 Brad Lendon, CNN , 19 May 2022",
"In an effort to unify the junior middleweight belts, the two champions fought to a draw July 17 at the AT&T Center. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 13 May 2022",
"Eurovision launched in 1956, in part as a postwar effort to unify Europe. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 13 May 2022",
"In April, the groups sent a letter to Califf, calling on him to unify the entire FDA food program under Yiannas and to maintain that structure with his successors. \u2014 Kimberly Kindy And Laura Reiley, Anchorage Daily News , 25 May 2022",
"The more Zoho can unify its products, the more valuable its tools become and the better CX. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"The idea of helping unify her neighborhood appealed to her. \u2014 Fox News , 11 Apr. 2022"
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"1502, in the meaning defined above"
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"fiddling",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To those not involved with the party, the county party chair race may seem byzantine and relatively unimportant . \u2014 cleveland , 18 May 2022",
"Although seemingly unimportant , the risk that these events could pose to the entire financial system opens the door for discussions on the implementation of new regulations (or the improvement of older ones). \u2014 Esade Business & Law School, Forbes , 10 June 2021",
"Anchorage was no longer an unimportant railroad hub where everyone knew each other but a real city. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
"There's no such thing as an unimportant offseason, but this one feels especially consequential for the Detroit Pistons. \u2014 Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press , 7 May 2022",
"For unimportant pages that are being deleted, in many cases, the best solution is to allow them to 404 instead of redirecting them to the homepage. \u2014 Rashad Nasir, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Razi Hosseini, director of the Public Works Department, said there\u2019s no unimportant drainage project, but staff members have a lot to consider when selecting projects for the bond. \u2014 Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News , 5 Feb. 2022",
"The milestone \u2014 unimportant , of course, in the grand scheme of things \u2014 serves as a minor morale boost amid the doldrums of winter. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Jan. 2022",
"There\u2019s no universal reason for why members choose to retire, although redistricting is not an unimportant consideration. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 8 Dec. 2021"
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"first_known_use":[
"1750, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":"adjective",
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"not attracting or deserving particular attention, admiration, or interest not impressive"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Behind Derek Carr, the Raiders' quarterback depth chart is unimpressive . \u2014 Jim Reineking, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
"A week ago, after an unimpressive season-opening victory over Fresno State, fans murmured about the Ducks\u2019 coach. \u2014 John Canzano, oregonlive , 11 Sep. 2021",
"Since moving to Paris in the summer of 2017 Mbappe has won four French titles, but each one was a rather mundane, and unimpressive achievement. \u2014 Sam Pilger, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"With Angela Merkel gone and the unimpressive Scholz in her place, Macron is emerging as a clear leader within Europe, not unchallenged, but a vigorous and empowered champion of the EU. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 24 Apr. 2022",
"For many in the region, the plaza three blocks from the White House is an unimpressive slab that plays host to occasional festivals and protests. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Even so, the Timberline fails to fix other issues that plague the Explorer, such as its uncouth four-cylinder powertrain, slow-witted infotainment, and unimpressive interior materials. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Mandaloun, who was running his first race since he was named winner of last year\u2019s Kentucky Derby after the disqualification of Medina Spirit, finished an unimpressive ninth in the 1 1/8-mile, 14-horse race. \u2014 John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times , 26 Feb. 2022",
"The Pac-12 Conference is on track to send three teams to the NCAA Tournament, an unimpressive total that tracks with its substandard results in non-conference play. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"1760, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": free from inhibition",
": boisterously informal"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-in-\u02c8hi-b\u0259-t\u0259d"
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"demonstrative",
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"touchy-feely",
"unreserved",
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"inhibited",
"reserved",
"restrained",
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"unemotional"
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"examples":[
"She's very uninhibited and is always the life of the party.",
"an uninhibited child who laughed and cried with equal abandon",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The movie\u2019s powerful sense of revolutionary virtue and collective purpose yields to nationalistic pride that\u2019s danced and sung with uninhibited joy. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
"Building a sense of community and real corporate culture requires some uninhibited interactions during the normal course of business. \u2014 Denis Mandich, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"With her newly uninhibited approach to performing, Ang\u00e8le might be one step closer to finding it. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 23 May 2022",
"Because a leathery little scamp like E.T. is lovable only in the uninhibited mind of a child; fear, distrust, and paranoia are born of experience and disappointment. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
"Funny Women of a Certain Age, April 22-23, Featuring the unfettered mouths and uninhibited minds of the funniest, most daring, most experienced people in comedy. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 19 Apr. 2022",
"On behalf of Billboard Japan, music journalist Tomoyuki Mori asked Natsuko, someone who continues to demonstrate free uninhibited creativity post-COVID, about Mimesis. \u2014 Billboard Japan, Billboard , 6 May 2022",
"In the latter part of her career, Hollis Resnik imbued her famously uninhibited work with a particular pathos and a clear, ringing sympathy for the great female characters of the musical theater who come to fall on harder times. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Even cruising, a corner of the travel industry known for uninhibited drinking, has embraced the movement. \u2014 Kelsey Ogletree, Travel + Leisure , 15 Apr. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1880, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223632"
},
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"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"lacking intelligence not intelligent"
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"smart",
"supersmart",
"ultrasmart"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As a result, dyslexia is known by enduring and sometimes contradictory myths, like that people who have it are all highly intelligent\u2014or unintelligent and just not willing to admit it. \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 16 May 2022",
"Spliced videos have also portrayed her as stuttering and unintelligent . \u2014 New York Times , 1 May 2022",
"And self-assured enough to make Melinda feel inane, extraneous, unintelligent . \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Many who immigrate to the United States have to start their careers in lower-wage jobs, and they are looked down upon and dismissed as unskilled and unintelligent . \u2014 NBC News , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Just a suggestion that people who tweet or speak profoundly unintelligent and potentially dangerous things should no longer be given a pass. \u2014 Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com , 9 Sep. 2021",
"Some people use fat to mean unlovable, undesirable, slovenly, unintelligent , lazy. \u2014 Your Fat Friend, SELF , 28 May 2021",
"The viewer feels an automatic sense of superiority because the cast appears so unintelligent . \u2014 Ian Goldstein, Vulture , 16 Mar. 2021",
"It\u2019s about weaning ourselves off the entire approach of criticizing opposing political views by calling those who hold them unintelligent or irrational. \u2014 Andrew Pulrang, Forbes , 24 Feb. 2021"
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"1664, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"unplanned",
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"intentional",
"planned",
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"prepense",
"set"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Policy makers also need to take note of the unintended consequences of having too much information on the internet. \u2014 Michael Luca, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Despite generally positive intentions, so much interest has had unintended consequences. \u2014 John Sabo, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Climate geo-engineering is a contentious subject in the scientific community, for the various proposals could have disastrous unintended consequences. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
"The rise of vegan leather, which is typically made from polyurethane, a type of plastic that has a more favorable Higg rating, has brought unintended consequences, industry officials say. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"Now, critics are warning of unintended consequences and even potential recruiting corruption, pointing to the growing number of private boosters brokering deals to entice top players to their alma mater. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 3 June 2022",
"Like past European tech regulation, the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) will bring harmful unintended consequences for consumers and businesses. \u2014 Jessica Melugin, National Review , 31 May 2022",
"The intricacies of scientific interpretation can have unintended consequences. \u2014 Robbee Wedow, Scientific American , 26 May 2022",
"Critics call de-extinction projects expensive follies that distract from the real work of conservation and that could have unintended consequences. \u2014 Frances Vinall, Washington Post , 26 May 2022"
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"1649, in the meaning defined above"
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"not done by intention or design not intentional",
"not done on purpose not intentional"
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"flukey",
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"unwitting"
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"intended",
"intentional",
"planned",
"premeditated",
"premeditative",
"prepense",
"set"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jury selection in the trial for Thao and Kueng, charged with aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter, had been scheduled to begin next week. \u2014 Brad Parks, CNN , 6 June 2022",
"In exchange for the plea, state prosecutors agreed to dismiss the top charge against him of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 6 June 2022",
"Though a jury found Chauvin guilty of second-degree unintentional murder and sentenced him to 22.5 years in prison, Melton isn\u2019t feeling hopeful. \u2014 Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"As part of the plea deal, Thomas Lane will have a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder dismissed. \u2014 Amy Forliti And Steve Karnowski, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
"As part of the plea deal, prosecutors dropped a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder against Lane in the case. \u2014 Holly Bailey, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
"As part of the plea deal, Thomas Lane will have a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder dismissed. \u2014 Amy Forliti, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
"As part of the plea deal, Mr. Lane will have another count of aiding and abetting unintentional second degree murder dismissed. \u2014 Joseph Pisani, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"Thao and Kueng are still set to go to trial on the state charges of second-degree unintentional murder and second-degree manslaughter. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 18 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1782, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": not interested : not having the mind or feelings engaged",
": not interested"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8in-t(\u0259-)r\u0259-st\u0259d",
"-\u02c8in-t\u0259-\u02ccre-",
"-\u02c8in-\u02cctre-",
"-\u02c8in-t\u0259r-",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8in-tr\u0259-st\u0259d",
"-\u02c8in-t\u0259-r\u0259-"
],
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"apathetic",
"casual",
"complacent",
"disinterested",
"incurious",
"indifferent",
"insensible",
"insouciant",
"nonchalant",
"perfunctory",
"pococurante",
"unconcerned",
"uncurious"
],
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"concerned",
"interested"
],
"examples":[
"the teacher decided to make a career change after having to teach yet another class of uninterested teens",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are people who identify as trans and who are uninterested in GCS. \u2014 Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads , 10 June 2022",
"And yet the show is refreshingly uninterested in a conventional heroine\u2019s journey toward romantic or professional fulfillment. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Among those completely uninterested in the new Terra 2.0 is billionaire investor Mark Cuban. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
"Tess is killing it, leaving boys crying in her dust, and Annie is braiding hair, uninterested in the game unfolding around her. \u2014 Kathleen Newman-bremang, refinery29.com , 25 May 2022",
"Like his full-bodied namesake, the bust was detached, uninterested . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"At a time in which most F1 team bosses are clearly uninterested in making room for additional teams, there\u2019s some thought that either brand might be interested in buying a team. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 13 May 2022",
"People who are this uninterested in the safety of their and other children are not generally the type to take kindly to a stranger telling them how to drive. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 May 2022",
"While 33% were curious about the metaverse, some 27% were uninterested and 23% were suspicious. \u2014 Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes , 1 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1661, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192919"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not attracting interest or attention : not interesting : dull , boring",
": not attracting or keeping interest or attention"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8in-t(\u0259-)r\u0259-sti\u014b",
"-\u02c8in-t\u0259-\u02ccre-",
"-\u02c8in-\u02cctre-",
"-\u02c8in-t\u0259r-",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8in-tr\u0259-sti\u014b",
"-\u02c8in-t\u0259-r\u0259-"
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"arid",
"boring",
"colorless",
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"dull",
"dusty",
"flat",
"heavy",
"ho-hum",
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"jading",
"jejune",
"leaden",
"mind-numbing",
"monochromatic",
"monotonous",
"numbing",
"old",
"pedestrian",
"ponderous",
"slow",
"stale",
"stodgy",
"stuffy",
"stupid",
"tame",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"tiring",
"wearisome",
"weary",
"wearying"
],
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"absorbing",
"engaging",
"engrossing",
"gripping",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"involving",
"riveting"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Most of us have had the experience of being at a social gathering where another person droned on and on about an uninteresting topic. \u2014 Jack Zenger, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"In the realm of uninteresting extended digressions, Mr. Dyer recalls stealing shampoo from hotels and his ambition never to have to buy shampoo again. \u2014 Joseph Epstein, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"Thousands of people tweeted to criticize the commercials as being boring or uninteresting . \u2014 Ashley Lutz, Fortune , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Environments lack depth and dimension, coming across flat and uninteresting . \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Ben Power\u2019s screenplay proves unfocused, spending too much time on the relatively uninteresting personal lives of the younger protagonists and not enough on the complex geopolitical machinations propelling the region to war. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Jan. 2022",
"There\u2019s no way women will be enticed to buy drab uninteresting clothes in dreary colors. \u2014 Vogue , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Old vineyards of pa\u00eds, known as mission in English, were dismissed as rustic and uninteresting . \u2014 New York Times , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Appealing to a broad audience does not mean producing a plain or uninteresting product. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1769, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172528"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking creativity or imagination : not inventive"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-in-\u02c8ven-tiv"
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"first_known_use":[
"1776, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210856"
},
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"type":"noun",
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"an act or instance of uniting or joining two or more things into one such as",
"the formation of a single political unit from two or more separate and independent units",
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"sexual intercourse",
"the growing together of severed parts",
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"a confederation of independent individuals (such as nations or persons) for some common purpose",
"a political unit constituting an organic whole formed usually from units which were previously governed separately (such as England and Scotland in 1707) and which have surrendered or delegated their principal powers to the government of the whole or to a newly created government (such as the U.S. in 1789)",
"the group of states that remained part of the United States after 11 southern states seceded in 1860 and 1861 and formed the Confederacy (see confederacy sense 2b ) the federal union of states during the period of the American Civil War",
"an organization on a college or university campus providing recreational, social, cultural, and sometimes dining facilities",
"the building housing such an organization",
"the set of all elements belonging to one or more of a given collection of two or more sets",
"labor union",
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"the upper inner corner of a flag",
"any of various devices for connecting parts (as of a machine)",
"a coupling for pipes or pipes and fittings",
"of, relating to, dealing with, or constituting a union",
"of, relating to, or being the side favoring the Union in the American Civil War",
"an act or instance of uniting or joining two or more things into one",
"something (as a nation) formed by a combining of parts or members",
"the United States",
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"a device for connecting parts (as pipes)",
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"relating to the group of states that supported the United States government in the American Civil War",
"an act or instance of uniting or joining two or more things into one as",
"the growing together of severed parts",
"a chemical combination bond",
"the joining of two germ cells in the process of fertilization",
"an act or instance of uniting or joining two or more things into one",
"the formation of a single political unit from two or more separate and individual units",
"something that is made one something formed by a combining or coalition of its members as",
"a confederation of independent individuals (as nations or persons) for some common purpose",
"a political unit constituting an organic whole formed usually from previously independent units (as England and Scotland in 1707) which have surrendered their principal powers to the government of the whole or to a newly created government (as the U.S. in 1789)",
"labor union"
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"combination",
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"connecting",
"connection",
"consolidation",
"coupling",
"junction",
"linking",
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"breakup",
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"disunion",
"division",
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"schism",
"scission",
"split"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She joined the teachers' union .",
"An embryo is created through the union of sperm and egg.",
"a perfect union of Eastern and Western music",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Now, in a post-expansion age, the NHL is a much different league with a salary cap, an effective players\u2019 union , parity and so forth. \u2014 Michael Arace, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"Robert Butler, a member of the board of directors and also a top transportation workers union official, questioned why the T needs an out-of-state company to oversee local employees. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"Making the union official, the couple exchanged custom bands by Stephanie Gottlieb. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
"The arbitrator, jointly selected by the league and the players\u2019 union , generally is available to hear MLB matters several days each month. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"On Saturday, the W.N.B.A. players\u2019 union posted messaging on social media marking the 100th day of Griner\u2019s detention. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
"The players\u2019 union , MLB, and representatives for Bauer all declined comment. \u2014 Christian Red, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"The union and employers additionally agreed to create a diversity, equity and inclusion committee to improve opportunities for casting workers from underrepresented backgrounds and develop training and mentorship initiatives. \u2014 Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
"Your professional organization or union should point you toward helpful resources. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 22 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"While Apple hasn't publicly opposed unionization, Vice noted, its talking points strongly suggest a non- union stance. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 13 May 2022",
"Yes voters resented how they\u2019d been treated by Amazon, and felt annoyed by Amazon\u2019s anti- union propaganda. \u2014 The New Yorker , 7 Apr. 2022",
"And can employers structure different return-to-office policies for workers who are unionized versus non- union workers? \u2014 Danielle Abril, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"That means 15 or 20 pro- union workers can ensure victory in a typical Starbucks store \u2014 a level of support that can be summoned in hours or days. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"Amazon, for its part, has conveyed its anti- union stance to warehouse workers through signage inside its warehouses, text messages, and meetings that workers were required to attend before the election periods kicked off. \u2014 Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The vote is notable considering the company\u2019s anti- union stance. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2021",
"Twitter cracks down on A.I. bots supporting Amazon in its anti- union stance. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 6 Apr. 2021",
"The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, whose chance of winning in Alabama depended on limiting turnout to those who were pro- union , objected. \u2014 Sean Higgins, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"1634, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"unite":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to put together to form a single unit",
": to cause to adhere",
": to link by a legal or moral bond",
": to possess (different things, such as qualities) in combination",
": to become one or as if one",
": to become combined by or as if by adhesion or mixture",
": to act in concert",
": an old British gold 20-shilling piece issued first by James I in 1604 for the newly united England and Scotland",
": to put or come together to form a single unit",
": to bind by legal or moral ties",
": to join in action"
],
"pronounciation":[
"yu\u0307-\u02c8n\u012bt",
"\u02c8y\u00fc-\u02ccn\u012bt",
"yu\u0307-\u02c8n\u012bt"
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"associate",
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"combine",
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"link (up)",
"marry",
"unify"
],
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"break up",
"dissever",
"part",
"section",
"separate",
"sever",
"split",
"sunder",
"unlink"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This move was intended to avoid antitrust violations and unite all the company\u2019s acquisitions and services as a technology conglomerate. \u2014 Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
"Indeed, that belief \u2014 that art can unite rather than divide \u2014 has been top of mind for the international artists who have played in the country in recent years. \u2014 Shirley Halperin, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"Mayes was previously part of the New Way California movement, an effort to unite moderate Republicans and centrists that touted former Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger among its backers. \u2014 Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 June 2022",
"Authorities have started discussions with the International Monetary Fund for a bailout package and Mr. Wickremesinghe asked the IMF to lead a conference to unite Sri Lanka\u2019s lending partners. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 7 June 2022",
"After a bitter campaign that blanketed the airwaves with millions of dollars in attack ads, McCormick issued a gracious concession Friday, vowing to help unite the party behind Oz. \u2014 Marc Levy, ajc , 4 June 2022",
"But Sunday is the main event, with the jubilee pageant and DIY lunches and street parties likely to unite the country like few other events can. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
"The AliVille Creative Classic is a competition involving local artists in an attempt to unite the city through art. \u2014 Jason Gonzalez, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2022",
"Bring people from various departments together to determine how to unite multiple disciplines. \u2014 Chris Macfarland, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Hence Washington\u2019s desire to see Japan and South Korea unite . \u2014 Paula Hancocks, CNN , 18 May 2022",
"Alison Sweeney, Lacey Chabert and Autumn Reeser unite in a new film series starting Jan. 8. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Can Democrats and business unite against a common enemy? \u2014 Win Mccormack, The New Republic , 25 Nov. 2021",
"The Ravens gave up the most passing yards in Week 1 (409 yards), and this was against one of the weaker offensive unite in the league. \u2014 Zack Jones, Forbes , 18 Sep. 2021",
"For a while, at least, the spirit of September 12th helped a country divided over the 2000 election unite against a common enemy. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Sep. 2021",
"The knives are full size pocket knives and smaller keychain knives, above, in various themes of hope, dream, love, laugh, happy, resilient, wish, peace, brave, believe, faith and unite . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Sep. 2021",
"Kabul could fall to the Taliban within a few weeks unless all political forces opposed to the insurgency unite behind a common war plan, a senior government member warned. \u2014 Alan Cullison, WSJ , 9 Aug. 2021",
"On the nose, pear and candied lemon unite with soft gardenia. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 21 Nov. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
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"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1604, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174807"
},
"universal":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception",
": available equitably to all members of a society",
": present or occurring everywhere",
": existent or operative everywhere or under all conditions",
": embracing a major part or the greatest portion (as of humankind)",
": comprehensively broad and versatile",
": affirming or denying something of all members of a class or of all values of a variable",
": denoting every member of a class",
": adapted or adjustable to meet varied requirements (as of use, shape, or size)",
": one that is universal: such as",
": a universal proposition in logic",
": a predicable of traditional logic",
": a general concept or term or something in reality to which it corresponds : essence",
": a behavior pattern or institution (such as the family) existing in all cultures",
": a culture trait characteristic of all normal adult members of a particular society",
": including, covering, or taking in all or everything",
": present or happening everywhere",
": encompassing or burdening all of one's property especially causa mortis",
"\u2014 see also universal legacy at legacy \u2014 compare universal title at title",
": of or relating to a universal conveyance or a conveyance under a universal title",
"\u2014 see also universal successor",
": not confined by limitations or exceptions : general in application"
],
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"\u02ccy\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r-s\u0259l",
"\u02ccy\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r-s\u0259l",
"\u02ccy\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r-s\u0259l"
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"adaptable",
"all-around",
"all-round",
"protean",
"versatile"
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"examples":[
"Adjective",
"an idea with universal appeal",
"a pattern that is universal across all cultures",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Once a county enters a high COVID-19 community level, the CDC recommends universal masking in indoor public settings. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Clackamas and Washington counties have not recommended universal indoor masking. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 May 2022",
"The petitioners are demanding that the district extend universal high-quality masking until the end of the school year. \u2014 Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Low and medium community levels do not call for universal indoor masking, but the high level does. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Gradually, in recent weeks, those local mandates have disappeared, with even the most cautious town officials moving on from universal masking. \u2014 Alex Putterman, courant.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
"With coronavirus-positive hospitalizations in Los Angeles County on the rise, officials said the nation\u2019s most populous county could be poised to see a new universal indoor mask mandate later this month if the upward trends continue. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"By the old metrics, universal masking would have been recommended in at least 22 percent of counties. \u2014 Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Other Illinois districts have lifted their COVID-19 requirements \u2014 such as universal masking, quarantining and testing for unvaccinated staff members \u2014 following legal challenges by downstate attorney Tom DeVore. \u2014 Tracy Swartz, chicagotribune.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"With a soaring stock market and historically low unemployment levels, there was no universal , pressing economic anxiety or crisis that Biden could soothe. \u2014 Emily Larsen, Washington Examiner , 17 Apr. 2020",
"The descriptions of leaving the body and blissful unity with the universal seem almost scripted from religious beliefs about souls leaving the body at death and ascending toward heavenly bliss. \u2014 Robert Martone, Scientific American , 10 Sep. 2019",
"Many of the universals that hold up best are negative. \u2014 The Economist , 22 Aug. 2019",
"If there are universals among their tactics, they are probably linked to shared evolutionary history or shared strategies for hijacking a host. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 30 May 2019",
"May 2019) Antonello\u2019s real subjects are universals rather than particulars: love, despair, sorrow, amusement, and, above all, light. \u2014 The New York Review of Books , 9 May 2019",
"Her platform includes abolishing the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), making healthcare universal for all Americans, paid family leave, and more. \u2014 Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire , 27 June 2018",
"Patriarchal capitalism has arguably had a vested interest in promoting the latter idea as a human universal : as the Marxist psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich pointed out, with women providing free housework and caregiving, capitalists could pay men less. \u2014 Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker , 23 Apr. 2018",
"Like any good storyteller, Sean Dorsey has a knack for distilling the universal from the specific. \u2014 Claudia Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Apr. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195338"
},
"unjustifiable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": unable to be justified : not excusable or justifiable",
": not justifiable"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0259-st\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b-\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0259s-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b-\u0259-b\u0259l, -\u02ccj\u0259s-t\u0259-\u02c8f\u012b-"
],
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"indefensible",
"inexcusable",
"inexpiable",
"insupportable",
"unforgivable",
"unpardonable",
"unwarrantable"
],
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"defensible",
"excusable",
"forgivable",
"justifiable",
"pardonable",
"venial"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The problem was only made worse when Russia\u2019s unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine cut off food and fuel exports. \u2014 Ben Ritz, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, the remainder of the developed world seeks to wage financial war on the Russian state in order to punish it for its unjustifiable hostility and, above all, stop the fighting. \u2014 Tim Maurer, Forbes , 15 May 2022",
"Russia attacked and invaded Ukraine a month ago, in what the U.S. and other Western nations have condemned as an unprovoked and unjustifiable assault. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Russia\u2019s unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine has suddenly forced the new German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and the ruling coalition to rethink these ties and our policy positions in a number of related areas. \u2014 Matthias Kromayer, Fortune , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Putin\u2019s choice to make a totally unjustifiable war on Ukraine will have left Russia weaker and the rest of the world stronger. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Los Angeles City Councilmember Mike Bonin said on Twitter that the use of force was unjustifiable . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Westminster exemplifies a national workplace drinks culture that long predates the pandemic, and has always put unjustifiable pressure on those who fear their career depends on participating. \u2014 Holly Thomas, CNN , 31 Jan. 2022",
"If an experiment has no chance of working, that all becomes unjustifiable . \u2014 Adam Rogers, Wired , 7 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1674, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205900"
},
"unjustified":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not justified : such as",
": not demonstrably correct or judicious : not warranted or appropriate",
": not spaced to be even",
": not justified"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0259-st\u0259-\u02ccf\u012bd",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0259s-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012bd"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"President Putin sought to justify the unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine through the blatantly false pretext of de-Nazification. \u2014 Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Bush oversaw the 2003 preemptive invasion of Iraq, which critics have called both brutal and unjustified . \u2014 al , 19 May 2022",
"That generates frustration, which is not entirely unjustified , that the court isn't living up to its promise of institutional independence. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 4 May 2022",
"Prosecutors argued that Rittenhouse was unjustified in using deadly force. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Nov. 2021",
"In the public sphere, where PR practitioners earn our keep, the atmosphere and attention around these issues are charged to the point where any misstep, however small or seemingly unjustified , is never one a company can afford. \u2014 Robert Simpson, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Whenever police find contraband during an unjustified frisk, any criminal prosecution that might follow could be jeopardized. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
"Critics argued that Pankoke\u2019s team had made unjustified assumptions and relied too heavily on circumstantial evidence. \u2014 Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books , 11 May 2022",
"Here, Putin has so clearly engaged in an unjustified assault on innocent people that the forces of resistance deserve more latitude in rallying support. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 11 Mar. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"not combed",
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"rough , unpolished",
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"not neat and orderly untidy"
],
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"chaotic",
"cluttered",
"confused",
"disarranged",
"disarrayed",
"disheveled",
"dishevelled",
"disordered",
"disorderly",
"higgledy-piggledy",
"hugger-mugger",
"jumbled",
"littered",
"messed",
"messy",
"muddled",
"mussed",
"mussy",
"pell-mell",
"rumpled",
"sloppy",
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"untidy",
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"bandbox",
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"tidied",
"tidy",
"trim",
"uncluttered",
"well-ordered"
],
"examples":[
"She wore rumpled clothing and her hair was unkempt .",
"an unkempt and cluttered room",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Diary pages are properly wrinkled to look aged or unkempt . \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Sporting a beard and longer hair, Peck\u2019s Spock was more disheveled and unkempt (due to his ordeal with the Red Angel), which required more detailed prosthetic work from department head Chris Bridges, who won an Emmy for his efforts. \u2014 Scott Mantz, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"Relying on others to clean, dress and feed her sometimes wasn\u2019t enough and Kahiye often remained unwashed and unkempt . \u2014 Magdalena Del Valle, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
"Far less cherished, however, is an unkempt trailhead facility tucked amid multimillion-dollar homes in the Palisades Highlands neighborhood. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"The gardens are well groomed but not manicured, left alone in their unkempt beauty. \u2014 James Mcauley, ELLE Decor , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Hallberg prefers to do the look on naturally full and unkempt brows but says those with sparse brows shouldn't feel turned away from the trend due to its focus on the hair. \u2014 Elizabeth Denton, Allure , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The term has also been widely interpreted as a way to describe someone who is slovenly, unkempt and lazy. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Shorter men, who often end up with sweaters that dangle well below the waistline, turn to the tuck to look less unkempt . \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": not pleasing or mild : inclement",
": lacking in kindness or sympathy : harsh , cruel",
": not kind or sympathetic"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u012bnd",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u012bnd"
],
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"examples":[
"It was unkind of you not to invite her.",
"How could you be so unkind ?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Midterm elections are historically unkind to the party that controls the White House. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"Then there's the 2020 trade for Jamal Adams, one that cost two first-round picks (including this year's) and his massive extension \u2013 a decision that perspective has been unkind to. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022",
"The ill person sometimes resents family members, sometimes is angry or unkind . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Modern America has often been unkind to people of mixed descent. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Viewers, meanwhile, have been even more unkind to the movie, which also stars Wang Leehom, Tang Wei, and Viola Davis. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Their interest can then be misconstrued as unkind or cruel because my answers serve only as entertainment instead of valuable knowledge. \u2014 Aldis Hodge, Robb Report , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Shooting in tight Academy ratio, Pereda and Noriega use boxy closeups and sweaty, intimate lighting to suggest Sara\u2019s sense of confinement in her small, provincial, unkind life. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 25 Jan. 2022",
"In her years working in the school district's administrative office, Whalen said, Bruce was universally liked, never saying an unkind word about anyone and often bringing cookies and other treats for co-workers to share. \u2014 CBS News , 17 Dec. 2021"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": not kindly",
": in an unkind manner"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u012bn(d)-l\u0113"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"At the readings, held in bars, there were internecine squabbles and dramas, and some of the poets treated Wong unkindly . \u2014 Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"Don\u2019t waste your practice (or time, or life) on someone unkind, though \u2014 and please see how unkindly your partner treats you. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 May 2021",
"The ops people get upset that the engineers are treating them unkindly and things spiral downward from there. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 17 Oct. 2021",
"This is not the first time Hailey Bieber shut down the notion that her husband of two years treats her unkindly . \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 18 Sep. 2021",
"China imports significant amounts of oil from Iran, and might look unkindly on efforts to destabilize its government. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 2 Sep. 2021",
"As a film historian, he was known for championing movies, directors and screenwriters who had been treated unkindly by others. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2021",
"There amid the waxworks, Herman plays the court jester, as a few intimates unkindly note. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Jan. 2021",
"European diplomats are braced for President Donald Trump to take unkindly to Americans being kept away, while the Chinese are allowed in. \u2014 Nikos Chrysoloras, Fortune , 27 June 2020"
],
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"Adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Adverb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170809"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not knowing",
": ignorance"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8n\u014d-i\u014b"
],
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"aw-shucks",
"dewy",
"dewy-eyed",
"green",
"ingenuous",
"innocent",
"na\u00eff",
"naif",
"naive",
"na\u00efve",
"primitive",
"simple",
"simpleminded",
"uncritical",
"unsophisticated",
"unsuspecting",
"unsuspicious",
"unwary",
"unworldly",
"wide-eyed"
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"cosmopolitan",
"experienced",
"knowing",
"sophisticated",
"worldly",
"worldly-wise"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"those unknowing people who think that the world is a kindly place are in for a rude awakening",
"the poor woman has been the unknowing target of some pretty vicious gossip",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Pity the unknowing curiste who confuses a resident of the city, a Vichyssois, with a supporter of P\u00e9tain\u2019s government, a vichyste. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"Cheung in 1997 watched the handover unfolding on television as an unknowing 4-year-old kindergartner enjoying steamed fish. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Was this teacher an unknowing servant of the patriarchy, as Kara Cooney would argue, or a na\u00efve propagandist of the oil industry, as Riggs herself comes to believe? \u2014 Casey Cep, The New Yorker , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Obviously, Beth\u2019s unknowing sterilization was a tragic event, a violation of bodily autonomy that nobody should go through. \u2014 Ben Rosenstock, Vulture , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Their names and emails can then be used by bad actors to target them in various email schemes that can harm unknowing customers. \u2014 Daniel Barber, Fortune , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Cybercriminals sent phishing emails to millions of users hoping an unknowing individual would open the malicious document. \u2014 Jonathan Fischbein, Forbes , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Perhaps no moment better exemplifies the depths of the show\u2019s grace than when, in Season 1, a rather cruel scheme by club owner Rebecca Welton (Hannah Waddingham), of which Ted is the unknowing patsy, reaches its apex. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Sep. 2021",
"But killer Gabriel is the unknowing Madison-slash-Emily\u2019s tumor-slash-twin. \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1a, Los Angeles Times , 10 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Viewers are thrust into a space of unknowing , making their own associations. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
"LeVox does just that, leaving the questions and the unknowing all in His hands. \u2014 Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Then, without preamble, the story cuts off, leaving us in a cloud of unknowing . \u2014 Anthony Domestico, The Atlantic , 12 Sep. 2021",
"Many were going to perhaps use this departure as a regrouping of their own priorities, and there was just an ugly feeling of unknowing and trepidation that is still with me. \u2014 Amy Shoenthal, Forbes , 29 June 2021",
"The film follows one group of mothers on their annual brigade to scour the migrant trail in Mexico, and immerses us in the emotional reality of their search: a fog of unknowing . \u2014 The New Yorker , 26 May 2021",
"And it\u2019s about being stuck and being alone and floating in mystery, confusion, or unknowing . \u2014 Wolfgang Ruth, Vulture , 21 Apr. 2021",
"Even with all the shock, disappointment and living with the constant unknowing of when his hospitality spaces would open, or be closed down again, Jesse feels pretty lucky considering what so many others have gone through. \u2014 Cathrine Todd, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2021",
"Lee dates the dawning of the play to 1993, when Stoppard, in conversation with a visiting cousin, was informed\u2014to his amazement, and to the cousin\u2019s disbelief at his unknowing \u2014that his roots were entirely Jewish. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 22 Feb. 2021"
],
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"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203502"
},
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"type":"adjective",
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"not lawful illegal",
"not morally right or conventional",
"not lawful illegal",
"not lawful not authorized or justified by law",
"acting contrary to or in defiance of the law"
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"criminal",
"felonious",
"illegal",
"illegitimate",
"illicit",
"lawless",
"wrongful"
],
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"lawful",
"legal",
"legitimate"
],
"examples":[
"The sale of alcohol to minors is unlawful .",
"it is unlawful to set off fireworks within the city limits",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"He had been arrested for drug charges and unlawful use of a weapon. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 15 June 2022",
"He is being held in Multnomah County\u2019s downtown jail on charges of second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
"This fall, in the Harvard and University of North Carolina cases, the justices will hear arguments that the use of race in admissions is unlawful discrimination. \u2014 Jonathan Turley, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Miller is suing the hotel chain for negligence, emotional distress, unlawful discrimination, discrimination against individuals with disabilities, and false imprisonment. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 19 Jan. 2022",
"The Anchorage Equal Rights Commission is the city\u2019s law enforcement agency charged with preventing and eliminating unlawful discrimination under Title 5, the city\u2019s equal rights laws, according to the city\u2019s website. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Knoesen was also found guilty of unlawful possession of firearms by the Middelburg High Court. \u2014 Mogomotsi Magome, ajc , 6 June 2022",
"Kejuan Williams, 29, of Hartford, is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in New Haven, according to federal authorities. \u2014 Courant Staff, Hartford Courant , 3 June 2022",
"The NhRP\u2019s legal argument revolves around the idea of habeas corpus, which protects against unlawful imprisonment. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 22 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"unlearn":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to put out of one's knowledge or memory",
": to undo the effect of : discard the habit of"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8l\u0259rn"
],
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"disremember",
"forget"
],
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"flash back (to)",
"hark back (to)",
"harken back (to)",
"hearken back (to)",
"mind",
"recall",
"recollect",
"remember",
"reminisce (about)",
"think (of)"
],
"examples":[
"It is hard to unlearn bad habits.",
"let's hope that over the summer I don't unlearn everything I learned over the course of this past year",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The pandemic gave people time to step back, reassess their lives, and unlearn the old ways of working. \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 8 May 2022",
"Once acquired, the park said, such conditioning is not easy to unlearn . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"Wii Sports tennis fans will need to unlearn how that old game worked to not constantly fail in NSS tennis. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022",
"Adaptability is often regarded as the key skill for success in the modern world, with Alvin Toffler famously remarking that success is largely based on our ability to learn, unlearn , and relearn. \u2014 Adi Gaskell, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Or, Miss Manners suggests, help your dog unlearn this particular trick. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"In the thoughtful documentary Mama Bears, Daresha Kyi follows three conservative Christian families at different parts of their journeys to unlearn their homophobia and transphobia. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Give yourself permission to unlearn what doesn't serve you. \u2014 Jacqueline Delgadillo, refinery29.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
"On the Inclusive Leadership journey, there is much to unlearn personally and professionally. \u2014 Simone E. Morris, Forbes , 23 Oct. 2021"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185413"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to free from or as if from a leash : let loose",
": to throw, shoot, or set in motion forcefully",
": to free from or as if from a leash"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8l\u0113sh",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8l\u0113sh"
],
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"loose",
"loosen",
"release",
"uncork",
"unlock",
"unloose",
"unloosen"
],
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"bridle",
"check",
"constrain",
"contain",
"control",
"curb",
"govern",
"hold",
"inhibit",
"regulate",
"rein (in)",
"restrain",
"smother",
"tame"
],
"examples":[
"The storm unleashed its fury.",
"The editorial unleashed a torrent of angry responses.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This has infuriated Beijing, spurring it to unleash more pressure on Taiwan and sending cross-strait relations on a downward spiral. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan And Steven Jiang, CNN , 24 May 2022",
"Take a left onto Staton Road and unleash your GPS and head for 276 W to Hwy US-64 W. \u2014 Andrew Nelson, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"To unleash this potential, a common view on audio shared by all CMOs interviewed is that sound and music need to be meaningfully and authentically tied to the identity and story of the brand. \u2014 Michele Arnese, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"What\u2019s lacking is institutional backing that could unleash billions of dollars in investment in cannabis. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 14 May 2022",
"Researchers thought that the drug, known as bempeg, could help boost the effectiveness of another type of cancer treatment known as checkpoint inhibitors that unleash immune cells to fight cancer. \u2014 Joseph Walker, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"It\u2019s one thing to unleash untamed fury after six days in the gym of battling nothing but teammates. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
"These trophies let kids totally unleash their creativity. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Once a year, at least, dedicate longer periods to reflect and unleash your full creativity. \u2014 Kent Gregoire, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022"
],
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"circa 1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183343"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking facility in reading and writing and ignorant of the knowledge to be gained from books",
": illiterate",
": not marked with letters"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8le-t\u0259rd"
],
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"analphabetic",
"benighted",
"dark",
"ignorant",
"illiterate",
"nonliterate",
"rude",
"simple",
"uneducated",
"uninstructed",
"unlearned",
"unread",
"unschooled",
"untaught",
"untutored"
],
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"educated",
"knowledgeable",
"lettered",
"literate",
"schooled",
"well-informed",
"well-read"
],
"examples":[
"unlettered moviegoers could scarcely imagine how little resemblance the film bore to the novel on which it was supposedly based",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The characters include a temperamental goat, a sweet-natured monk, an unlettered orphan boy and an intelligent young girl whose destiny is to dethrone a king. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Their first point of concern is that unlettered and uninformed residents were herded into vehicles and enrolled as trial participants. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz India , 12 Jan. 2021",
"The British Admiralty sent ships in search of pathways through the ice that would lead to this mythic sea, an objective scoffed at by unlettered whalers who spent their lives in waters along the edge of the sea ice and knew better. \u2014 David James, Anchorage Daily News , 3 Aug. 2019",
"Her husband constantly referred to her dismissively as a simple, unlettered woman. \u2014 Ferdinand Mount, WSJ , 1 Nov. 2018",
"The consequences of Kanye West\u2019s unlettered view of America and its history are, if anything, more direct. \u2014 Ta-nehisi Coates, The Atlantic , 7 May 2018",
"In the tradition of both black and white southern folk preaching, ministers usually spoke extemporaneously to unlettered congregants, who expected the Spirit of God to impart messages of encouragement and hope. \u2014 The Economist , 28 Mar. 2018",
"His description of Stephen Miller, a White House policy adviser, as an unlettered lightweight is inaccurate and mean. \u2014 The Economist , 11 Jan. 2018",
"In celebrating the unlettered Huncke, Ginsberg was suggesting that professionals may have more to learn from amateurs than the other way around. \u2014 Ann Douglas, New York Times , 1 Aug. 2017"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224620"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"conjunction",
"noun",
"preposition"
],
"definitions":[
": not like: such as",
": marked by lack of resemblance : different",
": marked by inequality : unequal",
": not like: such as",
": different from",
": not characteristic of",
": in a different manner from",
": in a manner that is different than : not as",
": different from",
": unusual for",
": differently from",
": different sense 1 , unequal"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8l\u012bk",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8l\u012bk"
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"different",
"disparate",
"dissimilar",
"distant",
"distinct",
"distinctive",
"distinguishable",
"diverse",
"nonidentical",
"other",
"unalike"
],
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"alike",
"identical",
"indistinguishable",
"kin",
"kindred",
"like",
"parallel",
"same",
"similar"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a comparison of unlike things",
"you're trying to compare very unlike things\u2014like those proverbial apples and oranges",
"Preposition",
"The plants that grow here are unlike the plants that grow where I live.",
"She's unlike anyone I've ever met.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Why is the city\u2019s skyline far from the beach \u2014 unlike in Miami, Seattle and elsewhere? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Still, the important word was counterpart \u2014 Pompeo is not deluding himself that our enemy is our friend \u2014 unlike , say, the Biden State Department negotiators currently cajoling Iran\u2019s mullahs in hopes of reprising Obama\u2019s disastrous nuclear deal. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 27 Feb. 2022",
"But this is a debate worth having \u2014 unlike with most bills in Sacramento. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 10 Jan. 2022",
"While the introduction of the new program will be attractive to loyal GM buyers, there are plenty of offers on the market now \u2014 unlike at the start of the pandemic two years ago. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Even the Times Square Ball Drop is back, and\u2014 unlike in years past, when locals would stay as far away from that logistical mess as possible\u2014this year people are seeing it as a sign of hope. \u2014 Cnt Editors, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 17 Dec. 2021",
"But Bay Area drivers will likely not encounter much fog \u2014 unlike earlier this month, when a thick cloud of fog covered parts of the region. \u2014 Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Road transport accounts for 17% of global emissions, and\u2014 unlike in other sectors\u2014these emissions are rising. \u2014 Carlton Reid, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
"These are profoundly native \u2014 unlike , say, the Salton Sea. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Also unlike traditional camps for kids, the food gets good reviews. \u2014 USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
"Islam also allows for contraception use, unlike the Catholic faith. \u2014 Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"But, unlike curtain bangs, the layers hit around chin-length and don't meet in the middle. \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 12 June 2022",
"Salt Lake City is unlike any other state capital in the U.S. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 11 June 2022",
"And unlike other items in short supply, like baby formula which has been hurt by supply-chain issues, the problems facing Huy Fong Foods appear to be weather-related. \u2014 Allison Prang, WSJ , 11 June 2022",
"But unlike the large banks and corporations that keep talking about a coming recession, small businesses are already looking at what to do once inflation begins to subside. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 11 June 2022",
"However, unlike Perseverance's current pet rock, these rocks tend to leave after a few weeks. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 10 June 2022",
"But don\u2019t worry \u2013 unlike other drugstore deodorants, this one is free of aluminum, baking soda and alcohol. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022"
],
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"Adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Preposition",
"1600, in the meaning defined above",
"Conjunction",
"1873, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202508"
},
"unlink":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to unfasten the links of : separate , disconnect",
": to become detached"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8li\u014bk"
],
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"break up",
"decouple",
"disassociate",
"disconnect",
"disjoin",
"disjoint",
"dissever",
"dissociate",
"disunite",
"divide",
"divorce",
"part",
"ramify",
"resolve",
"separate",
"sever",
"split",
"sunder",
"uncouple",
"unyoke"
],
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"join",
"link",
"unify",
"unite"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On Monday, November 8th, Amazon will unlink all email accounts from Alexa. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Moderates are attempting to unlink the two pieces of legislation in hopes of gathering more GOP support. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 30 Sep. 2021",
"School funding is typically tied to student enrollment or attendance counts across the country, but Ohio has unlinked funding from those counts, a policy that education experts expect most states to adopt in the coming weeks. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2020",
"Whatever is in the ZIL will be read in, aggregated into TXGs, committed to main storage, and then unlinked from the ZIL during the import process. \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 8 May 2020",
"School funding is typically tied to student enrollment or attendance counts across the country, but Ohio has unlinked funding from those counts, a policy that education experts expect most states to adopt in the coming weeks. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2020",
"The emails also should have advised password resets not only for current accounts but also for NNIDs, as well as directions for unlinking the two. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 22 Apr. 2020",
"School funding is typically tied to student enrollment or attendance counts across the country, but Ohio has unlinked funding from those counts, a policy that education experts expect most states to adopt in the coming weeks. \u2014 Adam Popescu, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Apr. 2020",
"One memorable shot from the penultimate S2 episode depicted a Kaylon module unlinking from its harness to purse the Orville. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 26 Mar. 2020"
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"1569, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
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"adjective"
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": not lighted : such as",
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"tenebrous"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For some, the former BP headquarters\u2019 many unlit floors and partly barricaded parking lot highlight the decline in the state\u2019s oil industry and the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on commercial property. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The impacts on visibility are exacerbated on unlit rural highways, the state police officers association president Joshua Wetzel added. \u2014 Virginia Barreda, USA TODAY , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The impacts on visibility are exacerbated on unlit rural highways, Oregon State Police Officers Association president Joshua Wetzel added. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Select from a variety of trees that range in height from 6 feet to 15 feet with pre-lit or unlit units along with color schemes of flocked trees or green trees. \u2014 Chelsea Davis, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
"An unlit explosive device was held in place by one of his windshield wipers. \u2014 Brian Klaas, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 4 Nov. 2021",
"More:Kentucky deputy chases car at 130 mph over an unlit license plate. \u2014 Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 22 Nov. 2021",
"The company designs and manufactures its own brand of pre-lit and unlit trees that cost $100 to over $1,000 depending on the height and design. \u2014 Parija Kavilanz, CNN , 20 Sep. 2021",
"That honor belonged to rock-hard short-rib tacos served on an unlit tabletop grill for show. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 16 Sep. 2021"
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"circa 1764, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193903"
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"noun",
"verb"
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": to take off : deliver",
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": to give outlet to : pour forth",
": to relieve of something burdensome, unwanted, or oppressive",
": to draw the charge from",
": to sell or dispose of especially in large quantities : dump",
": to hit or propel with a great release of power",
": to perform the act of unloading",
": to release or deliver something especially with power",
": to give forth a usually sudden angry outburst",
": to take away or off : remove",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8l\u014dd",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8l\u014dd"
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"unpack"
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"load",
"pack"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In his Christiansburg store, workers who were at first hostile to the strike later used the same tactic to force the company to ban a customer who was harassing women working to unload trucks. \u2014 Bryce Covert, The New Republic , 10 May 2022",
"The grandmother, who was watching the baby, Brandon Cuellar, while his mother was at work, took the child inside her apartment and went back outside for a short time to unload groceries, the San Jose Police Department said. \u2014 Amanda Jackson, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Record consumer spending in 2021 meant a major increase in maritime traffic beyond the ability of ports on the West Coast to handle, leading to congestion as ships waited to unload their cargo. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
"Ocean ETAs are focused on when a ship gets into port and begins to unload its cargo. \u2014 Steve Banker, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"More staff converged from all directions to unload crates of provisions for the next two weeks, while Ella and Natalie were allowed to wander outside and climb into the cockpit. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Today, more than five hundred ships are waiting to unload at the port of Shanghai. \u2014 Lora Cecere, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"At the port of Shanghai, the largest container port in the world, ships are backed up for miles out to sea, waiting to unload their cargo. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The cluster of ships waiting to unload at the Southern California ports has been shrinking this month, but delays have cropped up at other ports. \u2014 Lydia O\u2019neal, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)"
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"type":[
"verb"
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": to unfasten the lock of",
": open , undo",
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": to furnish a key to : disclose",
": to become unfastened or freed from restraints",
": to unfasten the lock of",
": to make known"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8l\u00e4k",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8l\u00e4k"
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"loose",
"loosen",
"release",
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"unleash",
"unloose",
"unloosen"
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"Could you unlock the door for me?",
"geneticists unlocking the secrets of DNA",
"The material's potential was unlocked only through extensive testing.",
"How can I unlock my computer if I've forgotten the password?",
"This class will unlock your creativity.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Once the officers on scene were able to unlock the doors, the BORTAC agents led a small team into the classroom. \u2014 Nick Miroff, Jamie Thompson And Silvia Foster-frau, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
"Because of this, our customers are people who want to be able to easily unlock the value in their home to travel more, not investors. \u2014 Bridget Arsenault, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
"Once the officers on scene were able to unlock the doors, the BORTAC agents led a small team into the classroom. \u2014 Silvia Foster-frau, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"To order the potato salad or unlock the recipe, visit kegelsinn.com/german-potato-salad. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
"Customers who register for Tim's Rewards and buy a doughnut through the Tim's app or online can unlock a free doughnut. \u2014 Jayme Deerwester, The Arizona Republic , 3 June 2022",
"Foles has repeatedly said over the years that no coach has ever been able to unlock his abilities the way Reich did during that magical 2017 run. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 23 May 2022",
"Children and teens should not be able to unlock the boxes that store firearms and guns that are loaded and unlocked should not be stored in a car or anywhere else on your property. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
"Fans will be able to unlock the AR make-up filter to try out themselves by scanning the interactive cover\u2019s QR code. \u2014 Ebbony Pinillos, Rolling Stone , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181036"
},
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"type":"verb",
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"unloose"
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"loose",
"loosen",
"release",
"uncork",
"unleash",
"unlock",
"unloose"
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"check",
"constrain",
"contain",
"control",
"curb",
"govern",
"hold",
"inhibit",
"regulate",
"rein (in)",
"restrain",
"smother",
"tame"
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"a relaxing bath unloosened all the mental and physical tension that had been building throughout the day"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by adversity or failure",
": likely to bring misfortune : inauspicious",
": having or meeting with misfortune",
": producing dissatisfaction : regrettable",
": not fortunate : having bad luck",
": marked by bad luck or failure",
": likely to bring misfortune",
": causing distress or regret"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8l\u0259-k\u0113",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8l\u0259-k\u0113"
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"hapless",
"hard-luck",
"ill-fated",
"ill-starred",
"jinxed",
"luckless",
"snakebit",
"snakebitten",
"star-crossed",
"unfortunate",
"unhappy"
],
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"fortunate",
"happy",
"lucky"
],
"examples":[
"She was unlucky enough to get a flat tire on the way to her job interview.",
"Some people think that 13 is an unlucky number.",
"He thinks it's unlucky to have a black cat cross your path.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both the 10-year bond and the S&P 500 were down an unlucky 13% for the year up to the middle of this week, although stocks were then hit much harder by Friday\u2019s bad inflation figures than bonds were. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 11 June 2022",
"On a night where the Reds\u2019 offense couldn\u2019t get anything going, Reds starting pitcher Luis Castillo had another unlucky start. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 June 2022",
"It\u2019s not so much a movie as an extinction-level event for the franchise, one in which the last remaining bits of good will and investment in this particular intellectual property are snuffed out like so many unlucky Stegosaurses. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
"But at least one other rioter has been unlucky in love. \u2014 Holmes Lybrand And Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN , 6 Jan. 2022",
"For those unlucky enough to test positive, the conditions in isolation seemed highly unpleasant. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Hence the markets may see steep rate hikes or a recession, but would be unlucky to see both in parallel. \u2014 Simon Moore, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"The incremental police reforms enacted by cities across the country in the wake of his death didn\u2019t protect Wright or Toledo or Lord knows how many other unlucky souls. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Apr. 2021",
"So to note that his BABIP in his last three starts (April 26, May 2, and May 8) was .000, .222, .091 shows a correction, a regression to the mean, unsustainably lucky as the counter-balance to being unsustainably unlucky . \u2014 James Yasko, Chron , 13 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191113"
},
"unlyrical":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not lyrical"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8lir-i-k\u0259l"
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"first_known_use":[
"1789, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203515"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not malicious"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-m\u0259-\u02c8li-sh\u0259s"
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"first_known_use":[
"1605, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182620"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to deprive of manly vigor, fortitude, or spirit",
": castrate , emasculate"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8man"
],
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"demoralize",
"emasculate",
"paralyze",
"undo",
"unnerve",
"unstring"
],
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"nerve"
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"the near crash of the airliner was a completely unmanning experience for the passengers",
"players who wouldn't let themselves be unmanned by the loss of a single game"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195026"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not manly: such as",
": being of weak character : cowardly",
": effeminate"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8man-l\u0113"
],
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"effeminate",
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"epicene",
"sissified",
"sissy",
"womanish"
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"manlike",
"manly",
"mannish",
"masculine",
"virile"
],
"examples":[
"He felt unmanly because he wasn't interested in sports.",
"I disagree that dancing is an unmanly pursuit.",
"My father told me that it's unmanly to cry."
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1534, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223134"
},
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"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"marked by a lack of good manners rude",
"characterized by an absence of artificiality unaffected"
],
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"discourteous",
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"inconsiderate",
"rude",
"thoughtless",
"uncalled-for",
"uncivil",
"ungracious",
"unhandsome",
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"civil",
"considerate",
"courteous",
"genteel",
"gracious",
"mannerly",
"polite",
"thoughtful",
"well-bred"
],
"examples":[
"we will never again invite such unmannered guests",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The entire cast, including and especially the younger members are warm and likable, with Williams delivering a refreshingly unmannered turn and Cheadle doing his best to anchor us in the story. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 15 Sep. 2021",
"Those practitioners, too, welcomed the untrained, unmannered body, even though they were extremely trained. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Oct. 2020",
"In the fifties and early sixties, Mobley\u2019s sound was velvety and enveloping but frank and unmannered ; his warm energy, lyrical phrasing, wry wit, and melodic heartiness drew richly on the blues. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 25 Mar. 2020",
"Her performance is unforced, unmannered , tart but without edges \u2014 as clean and smoothly elegant as a minimal-fragrance bar of soap. \u2014 Tom Gliatto, PEOPLE.com , 27 Sep. 2019",
"All this energy is channelled into a thoughtful, unmannered projection of the score. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 9 Sep. 2019",
"Whelan\u2019s refreshingly unmannered dancing \u2014 a clean, disciplined, service-to-the-steps beauty \u2014 is as present as ever. \u2014 Janine Parker, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Aug. 2019",
"But Pollini remains a clear-eyed musical aristocrat, an unmannered visionary of the keys, as the Debussy portion of his concert made apparent. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 24 Apr. 2018",
"While many were heroic, Chalvar Monteiro stood out for his unmannered daring. \u2014 Gia Kourlas, New York Times , 10 Dec. 2017"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1518, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not married:",
": not now or previously married",
": being divorced or widowed",
": not married : single"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8mer-\u0113d",
"-\u02c8ma-r\u0113d",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8mer-\u0113d"
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"single",
"unattached",
"unwed"
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"attached",
"espoused",
"hitched",
"married",
"wedded",
"wed"
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"examples":[
"an unmarried couple who are living together",
"a girl who swore she'd remain unmarried for her whole life",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the 1950s and '60s, unmarried women were heavily pressured into giving up their newborns, but taboos around single motherhood have weakened, and nearly a quarter of children now live in one-parent households. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 29 May 2022",
"Along with accepting eligible members of the armed forces, the cemetery will admit the spouses, unmarried children and verifiable life-long dependents of veterans, according to the state's website. \u2014 Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
"Griswold, by contrast, simply created a categorical right to contraceptives for married couples, extended to the unmarried in Eisenstadt v. Baird (1972). \u2014 Adam J. White, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"Wearing a white scarf on the Sabbath, while unmarried , was enough for Shyne to elicit the ire of lighter-skinned worshippers. \u2014 Sean Williams, Rolling Stone , 22 May 2022",
"Ultimately, her decision to live unmarried and childless, on her own terms and timeline, seems to win out. \u2014 ELLE , 12 May 2022",
"Dakota Johnson plays an unmarried woman with modern sensibilities living with her snobby family who is given a second chance with an old flame. \u2014 cleveland , 3 May 2022",
"In the early modern period, the word spinster didn\u2019t mean unmarried woman. \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The mother of Ye\u2019s children apparently filed Friday to separate the couple\u2019s financial issues from their divorce, according to TMZ, and asked the court to declare her an unmarried woman before those issues are settled. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Dec. 2021"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220218"
},
"unmask":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to reveal the true nature of expose",
"to remove a mask from",
"to remove one's mask"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8mask"
],
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"bare",
"disclose",
"discover",
"divulge",
"expose",
"let on (about)",
"reveal",
"spill",
"tell",
"unbosom",
"uncloak",
"uncover",
"unveil"
],
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"cloak",
"conceal",
"cover (up)",
"enshroud",
"hide",
"mask",
"shroud",
"veil"
],
"examples":[
"He was unmasked as a spy.",
"the killer's identity won't be unmasked until the season's final episode",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Spider-Man ended up fighting El Muerto, in a match organized by J. Jonah Jameson as a ploy to unmask the web-slinger, though the two eventually joined forces to fight El Dorado. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 26 Apr. 2022",
"But Tansley, traveling with two children under 5 who can't be vaccinated against COVID-19 to visit a colleague with a rare autoimmune disorder, didn't share the pilot's eagerness to unmask . \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
"But even determined efforts to unmask the true owners of offshore accounts could lead down blind alleys. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The decision to unmask Master Chief was not taken lightly. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"In season 2, the superstar trio\u2019s characters race to unmask the killer of Arconia Board President Bunny Folger. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 17 May 2022",
"Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., and Brian Cox are just some of the stars in this investigative film following two journalists who seek to unmask the Zodiac killer. \u2014 Men's Health , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Her secret identity as Lady Whistledown puts her on a crash course with best friend Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jessie), who is as determined as ever to unmask the town gossip. \u2014 cleveland , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Now, visitors who take the bus from the Toy Story Parking Area or the monorail from the Downtown Disney District can opt to unmask during the ride. \u2014 Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1562, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164454"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not matched or equaled",
": not matching : not of the same type"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8macht"
],
"synonyms":[
"odd",
"unpaired"
],
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"matched",
"paired"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With a total of 2,300 rooms, a multitude of restaurants, bars, and lounges, as well as pools and beachfront, there's certainly no shortage of activity on land, but the at-sea experiences on offer are unmatched . \u2014 Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
"Why the Spot Is Awesome: Zion\u2019s hiking scene is unmatched . \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 8 June 2022",
"Not only is this waterfront home designed for extravagant parties, but the privacy is unmatched . \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 7 June 2022",
"At two years old, the adorable Labrador Retriever mix has been through quite a bit in her short time on earth but continues to have a love for life that is unmatched ! \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 3 June 2022",
"Ebel said Turner\u2019s intuitiveness, derived from wreaking havoc on the bases at every level, is unmatched , allowing for the smooth landings. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"Clearly, the nail artist's attention to detail remains unmatched . \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 1 June 2022",
"YouTube advertising revenue fell below expectations as advertisers in Europe pulled back at the start of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, but YouTube\u2019s scale remains unmatched with over 2 billion monthly active users. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 8 May 2022",
"Nine years later, Jeff Walz\u2019s record remains unmatched and unapproached. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 14 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205100"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not mediated : not communicated or transformed by an intervening agency"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8m\u0113-d\u0113-\u02cc\u0101-t\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[
"direct",
"firsthand",
"immediate",
"primary"
],
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"indirect",
"secondhand"
],
"examples":[
"photoshopped images have made people aware that a digital photograph is not necessarily an unmediated depiction of reality",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is no equivalence, and no story is unmediated . \u2014 Kira Josefsson, Vulture , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Its music seems somehow to bypass my ears and enter my heart and psyche unmediated . \u2014 Matthew Aucoin, The Atlantic , 23 Nov. 2021",
"It\u2019s driven by an impulse to pare down and seek direct, unmediated experiences. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, Town & Country , 20 Sep. 2021",
"The result is an unmediated honest expression, lightly fruity, earthy and delicious. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Aug. 2021",
"There\u2019s something really powerful about hearing the person\u2019s real voice, unmediated . \u2014 Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads , 5 June 2021",
"Inside that man's head is the memory of another world: A lawn, a river, long parentless afternoons, colors, unmediated life. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 27 May 2021",
"The pandemic was, among other things, a huge uncontrolled experiment in replacing unmediated human encounters with online meetings or transactions. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2021",
"This unmediated feeling was almost too intense to bear. \u2014 Lauren Groff, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2021"
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"1648, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191144"
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"adjective"
],
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],
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"insane",
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"overweening",
"plethoric",
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"towering",
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"undue"
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"she went into an unmerciful level of detail about her latest health problems",
"the critics were unmerciful in their assessments of the young actress's performance",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"How have Willis and Kastor excelled for 20 years and more in that unmerciful context? \u2014 Roger Robinson, Outside Online , 18 Feb. 2021",
"Trying to end an unmerciful beating, Astudillo haplessly threw three pitches to Mercedes that were all called balls (and that averaged about 45 mph). \u2014 Scott Jennings, CNN , 20 May 2021",
"Reaction to the couple's decision was swift and unmerciful . \u2014 Danielle Campoamor, refinery29.com , 7 May 2021",
"In his portrayals of inmates, victims, and legal advocates, a cautious theme emerges the prospect of a democratic solution\u2014born of popular will\u2014to an unmerciful system of justice. \u2014 The New Yorker , 15 Mar. 2021",
"Far more challenging wine, women and all that jazz that can tempt Broncos into the unmerciful grip of a COVID-19 outbreak capable of bringing down the team\u2019s playoff aspirations. \u2014 Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post , 28 July 2020",
"The sun can be unmerciful , and the best way to protect yourself is to simply keep it off your skin. \u2014 Outdoor Life , 26 May 2020",
"For many riders, nothing but some leather, hard plastic and a bit of foam protects them from the unmerciful pavement. \u2014 Jonathan Welsh, WSJ , 24 Feb. 2017"
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"adjective"
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"-\u02c8me-r\u0259-"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"My personal trials have also taught me the value of unmerited suffering. \u2014 Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review , 26 Apr. 2021",
"The good nap alights upon you like the grace of God: weightless, unmerited , spirit-altering. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 19 Dec. 2020",
"JoJo is reminiscent of the donkey-saint in Robert Bresson\u2019s Au Hasard Balthazar, a symbol of innocence, of unmerited suffering. \u2014 Casey Gerald, The New York Review of Books , 7 Mar. 2020",
"The billboard ban legislation would slap yet another unfair \u2014 and unmerited \u2014 burden upon this new industry. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Jan. 2020",
"The hackneyed script has the effect of lending an unmerited nobility to the politicians and bureaucrats onscreen. \u2014 David Klion, The New Republic , 12 Dec. 2019",
"Ignored for decades in New York and Tokyo, driven to madness, even plagiarized by less talented men, Ms. Kusama is enjoying a late and not unmerited surge in public visibility. \u2014 Jason Farago, New York Times , 8 Nov. 2019",
"Mindless, unmerited loyalty to an openly corrupt being always struck me as a little too far-fetched. \u2014 Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 Oct. 2019",
"Some have argued that the consequences Fairstein is suddenly facing are unmerited , while others have characterized them as justice finally catching up with Fairstein. \u2014 Alissa Wilkinson, Vox , 8 July 2019"
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"1581, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170817"
},
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"adjective"
],
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": not conscientiously aware, attentive, or heedful : inattentive , careless"
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"clueless",
"ignorant",
"incognizant",
"innocent",
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"nescient",
"oblivious",
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"unaware",
"unconscious",
"uninformed",
"unknowing",
"unwitting"
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"aware",
"cognizant",
"conscious",
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"informed",
"knowing",
"mindful",
"witting"
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"unmindful of the consequences of such a rash decision",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Dead Sea scrolls were mostly saved by bribe and threat: unmindful finders re-interred the rest in hopes of gain. \u2014 Michael H. Levin, Scientific American , 9 Sep. 2021",
"And while that's solid advice for a platform where an unmindful tweet can cause strangers to angrily appear in your mentions, sometimes being the main character has its perks. \u2014 Kovie Biakolo, Glamour , 30 June 2021",
"Slingerland is not unmindful of alcohol\u2019s dark side, and his exploration of when and why its harms outweigh its benefits will unsettle some American drinkers. \u2014 Kate Julian, The Atlantic , 1 June 2021",
"Its distribution has been at best unmindful to the sensitive epidemiological threat ignoring incarcerated people\u2019s care poses; in many cases, government officials have been purposely punitive. \u2014 Gabrielle A. Perry, refinery29.com , 18 Feb. 2021",
"Yet Trump is not unmindful of the power and impact of the Black vote. \u2014 Stephen Kendrick, Fortune , 31 Oct. 2020",
"No one in the Broward County community, including me, is unmindful of the tragedy that took place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. \u2014 Anthony Man, sun-sentinel.com , 2 Nov. 2019",
"Like Michelangelo\u2019s sculpture, David is casually confident of the godly perfection of his body and apparently unmindful of its effect on others. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 10 Oct. 2011"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173800"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to undo the action of mixing (something)"
],
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"1558, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not fashionable or stylish : not modish"
],
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"circa 1665, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192004"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to free from something that muffles"
],
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"1579, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214107"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not having a name or identified by name : not named"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8n\u0101md"
],
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"anonymous",
"certain",
"given",
"one",
"some",
"unidentified",
"unspecified"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Walker sends Christmas and birthday presents to the boy but has not played an active role in raising him, the Daily Beast reported, citing an unnamed person close to the son\u2019s family with direct knowledge of the events. \u2014 Jeff Amy, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"The unnamed person who was with Jackson then picked up Jackson's gun and gave it to someone else who fled the scene, Pescatore said. \u2014 Jordan Freiman, CBS News , 7 June 2022",
"The trial, taking place in the Fairfax County Courthouse, centers on a 2018 op-ed Heard published in The Washington Post, which alleged domestic abuse from an unnamed person. \u2014 Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"An unnamed person who hosted the fundraiser began cooperating with law enforcement in September 2016. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Mar. 2022",
"An unnamed person raised questions about the credit card, and The Times reported in November that Mathis accessed the LAFD\u2019s complaint tracking system, which contained sensitive material about his case, including the names of witnesses. \u2014 Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"In court, prosecutors described an unnamed person sending Tarrio the document in late December 2020. \u2014 Katelyn Polantz, CNN , 15 Mar. 2022",
"On Tuesday, Daytona Beach Police took to social media, posting footage and photos of the unnamed person of interest wanted for questioning by detectives investigating the murders of Terry and Brenda Aultman. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The unnamed person who fired the weapon cooperated with police. \u2014 David Lyons, sun-sentinel.com , 27 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193610"
},
"unnatural":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not being in accordance with nature or consistent with a normal course of events",
": not being in accordance with normal human feelings or behavior : perverse",
": lacking ease and naturalness : contrived",
": inconsistent with what is reasonable or expected",
": different from what is found in nature or happens naturally",
": different from what is usually considered normal behavior",
": not genuine"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8na-ch\u0259-r\u0259l",
"-\u02c8nach-r\u0259l",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8na-ch\u0259-r\u0259l",
"-\u02c8nach-r\u0259l"
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"anomalous",
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"untypical"
],
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"natural",
"normal",
"regular",
"standard",
"typical"
],
"examples":[
"It seems unnatural to keep the bird in a cage.",
"She has an unnatural obsession with money.",
"Her smile looked forced and unnatural .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The application process needed to be quick, and the traditional method of braiding the hair close to the head to fit underneath the wig would have added bulk that would have given Brown's head an unnatural appearance. \u2014 Kirbie Johnson, Allure , 4 June 2022",
"And when the Vecna\u2019s definitely got them, their bones begin to crack and their body contorts into unnatural ways. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 3 June 2022",
"Avoid fake fragrances, essential oils, parabens, sulfates and pretty much any unnatural chemical substance. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"The unnatural phenomenon sparked debate about whether the financial system is close to collapsing and strengthened the case for exploring alternatives like crypto. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"The scares are slower-burning, such as a faraway shot of someone\u2019s face scrunching into an unnatural rictus grin. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 1 May 2022",
"This model teaches us that cisgender identity and heterosexuality are the default, and any deviation from this is an unnatural aberration. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The unnatural posture was pinching his nerves and causing stabbing pain and numbness. \u2014 WSJ , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The new report cites industrialization and urbanization as key factors that impact people's exposure to light\u2014specifically less natural light during the day, more ( unnatural ) light at night, and an overall increase in electric light. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Health.com , 19 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181338"
},
"unnoticeable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not worthy or likely to be noticed : not noticeable",
": not easily noticed"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8n\u014d-t\u0259-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8n\u014d-t\u0259-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"discreet",
"inconspicuous",
"invisible",
"unobtrusive"
],
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"conspicuous",
"noticeable",
"visible"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For passengers, the shift to SAF might be entirely unnoticeable , because no visible aspect of a flight is affected by the change in fuel. \u2014 Jacopo Prisco, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
"More than a week removed from surgery on his broken right hand, Johnson said the screw near the pad of his hand was unnoticeable after several days in the sim since his series of crashes at Long Beach earlier in the month. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Apr. 2022",
"This is often easier said than done because disciplinary action may be unnoticeable to fellow employees. \u2014 Carrie Penman, Fortune , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Meanwhile, the diplomatic boycotts will be virtually unnoticeable against the backdrop of China\u2019s strict covid rules that have enveloped the games in a bubble from which some judges don\u2019t expect to emerge until April. \u2014 Tripti Lahiri, Quartz , 1 Feb. 2022",
"In fact, the improvements in the placebo and collagen groups differed by a practically unnoticeable amount \u2014 again just over five points on a scale that ran from 0 to 100. \u2014 Paul T. Von Hippel, STAT , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Hoeks thinks that change may help the body process more glucose, either because of mild or unnoticeable shivering contractions, or some other muscle process altogether. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 3 Jan. 2022",
"The simple, roomy upper was, as is the goal in great running shoes, mostly unnoticeable . \u2014 Adam Chase, Outside Online , 29 Dec. 2020",
"Machine learning and artificial intelligence are both ubiquitous and unnoticeable . \u2014 Marc Emmer, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021"
],
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"1760, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201955"
},
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"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"clear or free from obstructions or obstacles not obstructed"
],
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"clear",
"cleared",
"free",
"open",
"unclogged",
"unclosed",
"unstopped"
],
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"blocked",
"clogged",
"closed",
"jammed",
"obstructed",
"plugged",
"shut",
"stopped",
"stuffed",
"uncleared"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The whole roof was redesigned so that the city's iconic flat-top mountain could remain unobstructed . \u2014 CNN , 1 June 2022",
"Sizable but stylish cat-eye lenses make for ample coverage and unobstructed vision. \u2014 Mike Steere, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"Crucially, control over Mariupol is key to creating an unobstructed land bridge between Russia and Crimea, which Moscow illegally annexed in 2014, and a huge propaganda win for Russian President Vladimir Putin. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"The 6,887-square-foot house was carefully oriented on its 0.85-acre lot to present unobstructed mountain, city and river views. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 May 2022",
"True public squares may be places where words can flow unobstructed to a vast audience, but speaking in these open-air venues means navigating unavoidable considerations and complexities. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Even plants that need bright light inside don\u2019t necessarily want unobstructed full sun outside, even once acclimated. \u2014 Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Another benefit is that the area is not as overbuilt as other popular vacation destinations, so homeowners enjoy the scenery and unobstructed views in complete privacy. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 6 Apr. 2022",
"But Cochran's vision was unobstructed thanks, Williams thought, to a folk remedy that caused the swelling to subside. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 29 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1648, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"unobtainable":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not capable of being obtained : not available : not obtainable"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u0259b-\u02c8t\u0101-n\u0259-b\u0259l",
"-\u00e4b-"
],
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"inaccessible",
"inapproachable",
"inconvenient",
"unapproachable",
"unattainable",
"unavailable",
"unreachable",
"untouchable"
],
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"accessible",
"acquirable",
"approachable",
"attainable",
"convenient",
"getatable",
"handy",
"obtainable",
"procurable",
"reachable"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Thai trans people speak of discrimination in medical settings and unobtainable price points for surgery which often discourages them from seeking care altogether. \u2014 Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads , 8 June 2022",
"For many buyers, an extra $400 a month can make homeownership unobtainable . \u2014 Michael Joseph, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
"The good news is that there\u2019s evidence this goal might not be as unobtainable as many fear. \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
"But a lack of Western support doesn\u2019t necessarily mean parts and spares will be unobtainable . \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Few would deny the model serves as a poster child for the current era of skyrocketing demand for unobtainable steel sport models. \u2014 Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Discover the unexpected and unobtainable at The Pink Closet online. \u2014 Livia Hengel, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Well, many future seasons later, and the catalysts for Fourth Horseman, Outbreak Perfected and Whisper of the Worm are still unobtainable in Destiny 2. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 3 Oct. 2021",
"The younger son has been madly in love with the local mob boss's daughter, who seems unobtainable . \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 16 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1653, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222244"
},
"unoccupied":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not occupied: such as",
": not busy : unemployed",
": not lived in : empty",
": not being used, filled up, or lived in : empty",
": not busy"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8\u00e4-ky\u0259-\u02ccp\u012bd",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8\u00e4-ky\u0259-\u02ccp\u012bd"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"About half of the seats were unoccupied when the concert started.",
"A third of the beds at the hospital were unoccupied .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This will be a huge protection for your unoccupied home. \u2014 Leah Napoliello, Houston Chronicle , 16 Aug. 2020",
"Of the more than 1,200 intensive care unit beds at hospitals across the state, 40 were unoccupied Friday, up from 37 a day earlier. \u2014 Andy Davis, Arkansas Online , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Police recovered the vehicle, unoccupied , in Warrensville Heights. \u2014 cleveland , 29 Dec. 2021",
"All structures within 500 feet of the stadium\u2019s West side will be unoccupied during the implosion event. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Manchester police reported at 3 p.m. Monday that the car \u2014 a 2022 Lexus RX 350, with Connecticut plates, BD96999 \u2014 had been located, unoccupied , on Union Street in Manchester. \u2014 Christine Dempsey, courant.com , 4 Oct. 2021",
"There\u2019s an often-depressing onscreen atmosphere\u2014much of fencing, boxing and tennis seem to be taking place in gloomy warehouse spaces, dimly lighted and virtually unoccupied (as have been the stands at most events). \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 3 Aug. 2021",
"After 20 years housing hundreds of Air Force families, for the last decade the community\u2019s 302 units have been unoccupied , a victim of the military\u2019s decision to shut off the water and sewer lines that serve the property. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Feb. 2021",
"The unoccupied home was the second to collapse this week\u2014and the third to topple this year\u2014in Rodanthe, North Carolina, at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 12 May 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224656"
},
"unoriginal":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking originality : not original"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u0259-\u02c8rj-j\u0259-n\u1d4al",
"-\u02c8rij-n\u0259l"
],
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"apish",
"canned",
"emulative",
"epigonic",
"epigonous",
"formulaic",
"imitative",
"mimetic",
"mimic",
"slavish"
],
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"archetypal",
"archetypical",
"original"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As more artists try to make it on the app, TikTok viewers have become increasingly vocal in their criticism of unoriginal music. \u2014 Morgan Sung, NBC News , 24 May 2022",
"Scott Sanchez, Kai\u2019s coach, confirmed this unoriginal theory and added a key element. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"On these points, the lawyerly former president makes a pretty unimpeachable, if unoriginal , case. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Due to the proliferation of social media, wedding styles can quickly feel overused, unoriginal , and even worse, dated. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 14 Dec. 2021",
"With the case closed, Torres apologies to Parker for accidentally complaining about him in a public post on the new app, and Parker proves himself to be a chill boss, critiquing Torres for unoriginal language. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 9 Nov. 2021",
"At the time, Chinese phone brands still had a reputation as makers of unoriginal handsets that borrowed design elements from Apple. \u2014 Ben Sin, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021",
"SpaceX challenged the patent as unoriginal and won a split decision. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 13 July 2021",
"It\u2019s also awkward, overly precious, pretentious and unoriginal . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 18 May 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1749, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185228"
},
"unpaired":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"not paired such as",
"not matched or mated",
"being an electron that does not share its orbital with another electron",
"not paired",
"not matched or mated",
"characterized by the absence of pairing",
"situated in the median plane of the body",
"not matched by a corresponding part on the opposite side"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8perd",
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"odd",
"unmatched"
],
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"matched",
"paired"
],
"examples":[
"found an unpaired shoe in the back of the closet",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Under normal circumstances, having an additional, unpaired electron exacts a cost on the system's total energy. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The amino acids also scavenge free radicals\u2014molecules with unpaired electrons that can damage proteins and DNA. \u2014 Jea Morris, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Kelsey, Deandra Kanu, Serena Chew, Victoria Larson and Victoria Paul were the unpaired women. \u2014 Haley Kluge, Variety , 23 Aug. 2021",
"Shortly after the eggs hatched, an unpaired male decided to claim this as his territory. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 May 2021",
"Hens and drakes pair up and spread out, looking to feed, roost, and loaf in places where they won\u2019t be disturbed by unpaired males. \u2014 Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life , 28 Aug. 2020",
"Charged molecules, systems with unpaired electrons and strange arrangements of atoms in otherwise common molecules have also been observed. \u2014 Ryan C. Fortenberry, Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2020",
"Hillis\u2019s slim handbook aimed to convince her reader that, with a stiff upper lip and a healthy dose of economic self-indulgence, being an unpaired woman could be not just tolerable but liberating. \u2014 Ashley Fetters, Curbed , 20 June 2018",
"The final cells were large eggs with 23 unpaired chromosomes, ready to fuse with a sperm cell containing a complementary set. \u2014 Marissa Fessenden, Smithsonian , 10 Feb. 2018"
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"noun"
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"pasta and honey is an unpalatable combination",
"hesitated before sharing some of the more unpalatable details of his captivity",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The bank warned that making emissions more expensive could be unpalatable for policy makers concerned about inflation and a potential economic downturn. \u2014 Ed Ballard, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"Oh, and meanwhile, Hopper (David Harbour) is stuck in a Soviet gulag, because why not add that plot to this unpalatable stew? \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
"Democrats hope that their far-right ideological bent will prove unpalatable to voters. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 17 May 2022",
"More than two years later, however, buffets are no longer considered so unpalatable . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
"Difficult, sometimes unpalatable choices have had to be made. \u2014 Gus Alexiou, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The fast-moving events in Ukraine have prompted the president and his advisers to make unpalatable choices that contradict stances taken during the campaign. \u2014 Andrew Restuccia And Tarini Parti, WSJ , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Modern advertising typically involves a great deal of data collection and tracking, which has become increasingly unpalatable for internet users. \u2014 Darren Shou, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"For many who voted for left-wing candidates in the first round April 10, this runoff vote presents an unpalatable choice between a nationalist in Le Pen, and a president who some feel has veered to the right during his first term. \u2014 Thomas Adamson And Patrick Hermansen, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022"
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"War crimes of this type are unparalleled in history.",
"The new telescope offers an unparalleled opportunity to conduct research.",
"Her knowledge of the subject is unparalleled .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The groundswell of support has been unparalleled , said Lodriguez Murray, a senior vice president for the United Negro College Fund, the largest private scholarship provider for minority students and the leading advocacy organization for H.B.C.U.s. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
"The terroir, the climate, and the savoir-faire are unparalleled and the style inimitable. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"The Houston barbecue scene is unparalleled Not that any Houstonian needs to hear this, but the city has a lot of options for amazing barbecue, and that's entirely to the credit of its many talented pitmasters. \u2014 Lauren Mcdowell, Chron , 6 June 2022",
"Leaving Jane behind in the arms of a purple furry, Courtney and Christina set off on an adventure that involves glory holes and burst pipes, a truly unparalleled makeover montage, and one very good bar mitzvah joke. \u2014 Anne Cohen, refinery29.com , 26 May 2021",
"Tom Espinosa, his high school coach, said his basketball IQ is unparalleled . \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
"Reviewers agree that the fit and coverage are unparalleled . \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 May 2022",
"His dominance on turf is unparalleled in North America. \u2014 Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun , 6 May 2022",
"Reggie was the precursor to them both and the impact his story has on what is going on in sports today is unparalleled . \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 4 May 2022"
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"1601, in the meaning defined above"
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"perceptive",
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"sagacious",
"sage",
"sapient"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"He could not be seen, just as the little black boy was not seen, or was seen inaccurately, by the unperceptive and disdainful white boy. \u2014 Louise Gl\u00fcck, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
"Memory, conveyed by an unperceptive , mechanically flowing camera, seems disconnected from culture. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 19 Nov. 2021",
"He could not be seen, just as the little black boy was not seen, or was seen inaccurately, by the unperceptive and disdainful white boy. \u2014 Louise Gl\u00fcck, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
"He could not be seen, just as the little black boy was not seen, or was seen inaccurately, by the unperceptive and disdainful white boy. \u2014 Louise Gl\u00fcck, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
"He could not be seen, just as the little black boy was not seen, or was seen inaccurately, by the unperceptive and disdainful white boy. \u2014 Louise Gl\u00fcck, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
"He could not be seen, just as the little black boy was not seen, or was seen inaccurately, by the unperceptive and disdainful white boy. \u2014 Louise Gl\u00fcck, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
"He could not be seen, just as the little black boy was not seen, or was seen inaccurately, by the unperceptive and disdainful white boy. \u2014 Louise Gl\u00fcck, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021",
"He could not be seen, just as the little black boy was not seen, or was seen inaccurately, by the unperceptive and disdainful white boy. \u2014 Louise Gl\u00fcck, The New York Review of Books , 14 Jan. 2021"
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"1668, in the meaning defined above"
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"unhinged",
"unstrung",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Will the law continue forth as written and be unperturbed by waffling politicians? \u2014 Steve Tengler, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Donkeys meander through narrow streets past doorways and through low arches, suddenly braying around corners at startled tourists while residents continue on their way, unperturbed . \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 10 May 2022",
"Sung with confident agility and womanly fullness rather than vulnerability, Sierra\u2019s Lucia, though, spends much of the performance oddly unperturbed and sane, even happy. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"His unapologetically challenging work sometimes tried the patience of listeners, but the composer was unperturbed . \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Having survived the two 1974 recounts, Hammond was unperturbed about the need for another. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Apr. 2022",
"But still, even with the consequences, Putin may just continue unperturbed . \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Tour buses belched and hooted west on Florence and Manchester, shimmying their way to SoFi Stadium, but Etta James, Ray Charles and Ella Fitzgerald remained unperturbed . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Feb. 2022",
"The white man hastens his pace, eventually running, but the young boy, unperturbed , keeps pace with him, always there, always watching. \u2014 Priya Sippy, Quartz , 16 Dec. 2021"
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"accidental",
"casual",
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"flukey",
"fortuitous",
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"intended",
"intentional",
"planned",
"premeditated",
"premeditative",
"prepense",
"set"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the case of unplanned pregnancies, Utahans\u2019 options may soon be restricted as well. \u2014 Jesse Ryan, Scientific American , 13 June 2022",
"There is no available data on unplanned pregnancies among college athletes. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"The United Nations Population Fund initially predicted as many as 7 million additional, unplanned pregnancies in developing countries, if lengthy lockdowns impeded access to birth control. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Because of this act of violence, the needs of women facing unplanned pregnancy will go unmet and babies will die. \u2014 Fox News , 7 June 2022",
"Juno \u2013 Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding the unborn child. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 1 June 2022",
"Only 44 percent of Americans could cover an unplanned $1,000 expense from savings, according to another survey by Bankrate.com. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"As a result, people are forced to rely on credit cards, personal loans or family and friends to cover an unplanned expense. \u2014 Ron Carson, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Those communities will now have to hold a second special election \u2014 another unplanned expense picked up by taxpayers \u2014 where turnout isn\u2019t likely to be much better. \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"1775, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ple-z\u1d4ant"
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"I stopped taking the drug because of its unpleasant side effects.",
"There was an unpleasant smell coming from the basement.",
"The weather is so unpleasant here.",
"I like the shop, but the staff are so unpleasant .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Listeria infections typically leads to a very, very unpleasant bout of diarrhea, fever, and potentially headaches, nausea, vomiting, muscle pain, or joint pain. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"For believers in all that Web3 potential, the fact that the value of the world\u2019s crypto has dropped by more than $1 trillion since its peak in November is, while unpleasant , no reason to lose faith. \u2014 Christopher Mims, WSJ , 4 June 2022",
"The movie was funny, slightly camp, and, despite its limited special effects, gangrenously unpleasant . \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"To protest the government, even using strong, unpleasant or unpopular language, is central to the protections afforded by the First Amendment. \u2014 Ronald Sullivan, The Conversation , 9 May 2022",
"Drummers for the band had a habit of dying in bizarre and unpleasant ways. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022",
"But as wild and unpleasant as the proceedings have been, an even uglier shadow war has been raging in the court of public opinion, as the often-toxic fans of both celebrities take to social media and trash the other side. \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 3 May 2022",
"According to sources, Bajaria and her staff were dismissive and even unpleasant to the team that worked on it. \u2014 Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The unfortunate patient appeared to have a perfect storm of risk factors to develop the uncommon and unpleasant infection. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 22 Apr. 2022"
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"adjective"
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"verb"
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": to take a plug out of",
": to remove an obstruction from",
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": to disconnect from an electric circuit by removing a plug",
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"examples":[
"I forgot to unplug my guitar from the amp.",
"the chimney should work just fine once it is unplugged and cleaned out",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Use the handle to transport it and use it on the go, or unplug it and leave it on the counter for an energy-efficient keep warm setting. \u2014 Anna Helm Baxter, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
"At a time when we're inundated with constant information and technology seems inescapable, there is something sacred about heading into the forest to unplug . \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 31 Mar. 2022",
"In addition, the firm recently introduced its Unplug and Recharge program, which allows associates and special counsel to use up to 40 hours of billable credit time each year to unplug and recharge. \u2014 Paula Davis, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Some hotels have created joy ambassadors tasked with helping guests unplug more completely. \u2014 Allison Pohle, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"More YouTube tips Want to comment on a video?:Here is how to create a YouTube channel Looking to completely unplug ? \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022",
"To allow guests the time to unplug as much as possible during their stay, Wi-Fi is only available in the 68 beach and overwater villas, each of which include plunge pools and jade and pink interiors. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
"That helps explain why the West is moving to unplug only certain banks. \u2014 Charles Riley, CNN , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The Finger Lakes more than proves itself to be quite the magical place to unplug from everyday life and reconnect with nature. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure , 7 May 2022"
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"1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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"adjective"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8p\u00e4-lisht"
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"coarse",
"common",
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"crude",
"gross",
"ill-bred",
"illiberal",
"incult",
"insensible",
"low",
"lowbred",
"lowbrow",
"raffish",
"rough",
"rough-hewn",
"roughneck",
"rude",
"rugged",
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"uncultured",
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"civilized",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And can Bo, an unpolished talent and congenital hothead with no formal basketball training and an assault conviction on his record, find the right stuff \u2014 and the coolness of mind \u2014 to go up against seasoned NBA players? \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 2 June 2022",
"They look unpolished , but Marvel still has three months to go until the She-Hulk release date. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 18 May 2022",
"Vanner\u2019s novel about the Rasks is the sort of faux-Whartonian confection that relies heavily on descriptions of polished wood and unpolished manners: snobbery and snubbery. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Instead of perfectly timed \u2013 and often edited photos \u2013 BeReal has users share unpolished images of their lives from an ever-changing two-minute window each day. \u2014 Peter Suciu, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Many of us have seen our coworkers\u2019 homes and pets on video meetings, talked more openly about personal challenges and allowed ourselves to be seen in a more unpolished state than pre-pandemic. \u2014 Bernadette Butler, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"While many trail systems offer groomed and signed paths that range from super easy to difficult, the unpolished character of a place often resides at the raw end of the spectrum. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Despite his ambitions, Sigg\u2019s operation remains small and unpolished . \u2014 Isaac Stanley-becker, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Jan. 2022",
"The masterful work of this film is to instead present women in their untamed state: unpolished and vulnerable. \u2014 Arushi Sinha, Vogue , 15 Jan. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": having no precedent : novel , unexampled",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8pre-s\u0259-\u02ccden-t\u0259d",
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"fresh",
"new",
"novel",
"original",
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"unfamiliar",
"unheard-of",
"unknown"
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"familiar",
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"time-honored",
"tired",
"warmed-over"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Running another major corporation would be unprecedented , but Musk is believed to be looking to take over the reins as Twitter CEO from Agrawal, at least on an interim basis. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"But that rate also isn\u2019t unprecedented : The voting district centered in the Western Alaska hub town of Nome saw 23%, or nine, of its 39 absentee ballots rejected in the 2016 primary. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
"The hearing focused on solutions to extreme drought in the West, but Democratic Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico stressed that the dryness is unprecedented and that the word drought doesn\u2019t fully describe the crisis. \u2014 Ian James, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Being able to see the health of your relationships across your enterprise enables relationship intelligence that is unprecedented , and firms, like IntroHive are making this real for companies around the world. \u2014 Cindy Gordon, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"The restrictions on personal movement and socializing were unprecedented . \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
"This was unprecedented , as military leaders, both those in uniform and in retirement, generally stay out of politics. \u2014 Peter Bergen, CNN , 28 May 2022",
"The perks of finding a new job at this time are unprecedented \u2014employers are bumping up salaries, creating more attractive benefits packages and committing to improving workplace culture but in some parts of the country, that\u2019s just not enough. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 25 May 2022",
"The no-confidence vote appears to be unprecedented in recent Baltimore County history. \u2014 Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun , 24 May 2022"
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"1641, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-pri-\u02c8dik-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"unvarying"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Predicting how this game of chicken ends\u2014a contest that has already proven so unpredictable \u2014seems to beg the possibility of getting a face full of egg. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"For Oladipo, 30, who continues to work back from May 2021 quadriceps surgery, this offseason figures to be as unpredictable as last summer. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
"Like previous coronavirus variants, BA.2 can be wildly unpredictable in its timeline and range of symptoms. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"But her brief presence alongside other members of the royal family served only to underscore how rare and unpredictable such public appearances have become as Elizabeth battles increasing infirmity. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"First, the virus remains highly transmissible and unpredictable ; COVID hospitalization in Maine has been high recently, despite a population vaccination rate of 80 percent. \u2014 Isabella Bunosso, Scientific American , 27 May 2022",
"Much of that work is low-paid and unpredictable , often done by immigrants or people with limited education who have trouble finding better work. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 26 May 2022",
"The unpredictable is scary for children, and a predictable routine is especially reassuring when children are frightened or unsure. \u2014 Amy Joyce, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"The market can clearly and probably will move lower, but the rebounds from these declines are typically sharp and unpredictable in their timing. \u2014 Bill Stone, Forbes , 22 May 2022"
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"His determination to capture the naturalistic, unpremeditated aspects of his subjects made his work pulse with a startling sense of life. \u2014 The New Yorker , 11 May 2022",
"Sanick Dela Cruz is charged with unpremeditated murder and making a false statement. \u2014 CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Rooney also resembled Hemingway\u2014and Raymond Carver, a renovator of Hemingway\u2019s minimalism whom Rooney has cited as an influence\u2014in her ability to write dialogue that sounds unpremeditated but has a neutron-star density of drama and emotion. \u2014 Caleb Crain, The Atlantic , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Colloquial speech sounds direct and unpremeditated . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 July 2021",
"Although in cancel culture the moral panics are roving and unpremeditated , they can still be exploited for the benefit of the dominant class. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Dec. 2020",
"Even the story behind her name encapsulates her seemingly unpremeditated , autonomous career moves, while also reflecting the tension between availability and evasion that animates her work. \u2014 Emily J. Lordi Photographs By Liz Johnson Artur, New York Times , 19 Oct. 2020",
"If death is always trying to spirit Carol away, like a demon lover, and psychosis comes suddenly for Anna, like an unpremeditated assault, it\u2019s life that grinds Bonnie down. \u2014 Alexis Soloski, New York Times , 18 Feb. 2020",
"Andrew Johnson, charged with unpremeditated murder and several offenses related to his alleged careless handling of firearms, appeared at a preliminary hearing in a courtroom on the Marine base here. \u2014 The Washington Post, Twin Cities , 23 Aug. 2019"
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"However, the unpretentious Vietnamese restaurant matched the downtown ethos of the capsule collection. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
"This is a big city, a diverse city and a city that is far more unpretentious than its reputation. \u2014 Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Pakula\u2019s trilogy lacks the unpretentious , reformist spirit of crime-busting genre films by filmmakers who knew where they were headed politically. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 1 June 2022",
"Her unpretentious air opened doors across the West Bank and Gaza to her. \u2014 Dalia Hatuqa, CNN , 16 May 2022",
"His vocal style is low key, authentic, unpretentious . \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 18 May 2022",
"The food was unpretentious , and substantially better than your typical pub fare. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 22 Apr. 2020",
"Wearing an Oxford shirt with blue and white pinstripes, Mr. Povlsen had a gray-flecked beard and unpretentious manners. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"The Navalny spotlighted in the documentary is consistent with the Navalny many of us have followed on social media for years now, a figure of uncommon courage who is also unpretentious , foulmouthed, and very funny. \u2014 David Klion, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022"
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"Georgians can send a clear message that voters will reward honest leadership and reject unprincipled politicians. \u2014 Larry Hogan, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"If a jurisdiction\u2019s tax administration routinely takes unprincipled transfer pricing enforcement positions, and the judiciary shows little interest in stopping it, a deferential standard of review may very well be harmful. \u2014 Ryan Finley, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Critics see a tangle of unprincipled hypocrisies\u2014intellectual ground cover for banal shamelessness and techy self-interest. \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 27 Oct. 2021",
"If the field on which a powerful company plays the game of engagement is an unprincipled devotion to progress that is measured by quarterly earnings, then yes. \u2014 Curt Steinhorst, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Some of those efforts may be mere unprincipled emotional reactions; others may proceed from principles worthy of profound respect. \u2014 Joshua Prager, CNN , 23 Sep. 2021",
"The show is about those things, but The Morning Show\u2019s attempts to tell stories about them, and the characters themselves, reach for a numb, unprincipled emptiness. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Sam\u2019s unprincipled pursuit of her confused principles gives the novel a loopy energy. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Juneteenth celebrations clearly expose the unprincipled political con games being perpetrated upon American thought and language. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 23 June 2021"
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"I can't tell you what he said because it's unprintable .",
"Does the file contain any unprintable characters?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lizzo named all the colors, though her favorite inventions \u2014 for a bright blue and a bright pink \u2014 are unprintable here. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"In one of four prints with unprintable titles, the upward thrust of the Washington Monument is mirrored by an arm and hand with outstretched middle finger. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Then Gill chose a nom de keyboard unprintable here\u2014DFV for short\u2014and in late 2020 began anonymously chronicling his GameStop investment, a position eventually swelling from $53,000 to nearly $50 million. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The exchanges have been particularly brutal for the young, low-level staff members who are tasked with processing constituent calls and have been called an array of unprintable epithets by angry callers, according to the aides. \u2014 Catie Edmondson, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Her screams, unprintable in a family newspaper, were the starting shot of what would end up being a 16-hour marathon. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Thankfully, the estimable Wall Street investment manager and financial commentator Barry Ritholtz is out Friday with a concise, comprehensive debunking of deficit hawkdom (introduced with a blunt but unprintable term). \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 3 Sep. 2021",
"Dent\u2019s homer inspired Red Sox Manager Don Zimmer to coin an unprintable nickname for Dent, giving him a new middle name for baseball fans in New England. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Franken\u2019s finest Cruz bit, his chef\u2019s kiss, involves fellow Minnesota Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a luxury ocean liner and an unprintable bodily function. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Sep. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And that\u2019s true whether the traumatic event happened last month or lingers in your system unprocessed from a decade ago. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 17 May 2022",
"What's important to note is that the IRS continues to deal with a burdensome backlog of 2020 returns that remained unprocessed from last year and must move forward. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Navitas is famous for its unprocessed raw cacao, a staple in many healthy pantries these days around the country. \u2014 Esha Chhabra, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"If your return is in that backlog and still unprocessed , this could cause your e-file to be rejected. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The driver, Reyes Leal, seems like the kind of gentleman whose entire life has been spent tending to greenery and eating unprocessed , homemade Mexican food. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The bill renews the Violence Against Women Act, which expired in 2018, by increasing funding for its prevention and prosecution programs, as well as efforts to reduce the backlog of unprocessed rape kits, according to a fact sheet. \u2014 Katie Lobosco And Tami Luhby, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
"As of late April, the agency had a total of more than 15 million unprocessed individual returns from the last tax year and 2020. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 13 May 2022",
"As of April 29, the IRS has 9.6 million unprocessed individual tax returns. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 9 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some experienced personal encounters with Musk that escalated into yelling matches or otherwise proved unproductive because of the CEO\u2019s skepticism about their findings. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Most meetings are unproductive , and teambuilding can happen by other means. \u2014 Dan Ariely, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"By contrast, the work of art is flagrantly unproductive , even anti-productive. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"At the plate After gaining a 4-0 lead through two innings, the Tigers' top bats were unproductive . \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 20 Mar. 2022",
"The teachers\u2019 union said mediation sessions aimed at reaching an agreement have been unproductive , although another meeting is scheduled for Friday. \u2014 Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Portland\u2019s offense, meanwhile, was largely unproductive on the day, save for the goal by Chara and a handful of other solid chances. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Longer for an offense that has been so unproductive in the red zone for a couple seasons running. \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Underpruning is the most common cause of an unproductive rose. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dixon also faced charges by the licensing board of gross negligence and unprofessional conduct, according to records. \u2014 Matt Hamiltonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Independent counsel Beth Wilkinson and her firm interviewed more than 150 people, mostly current and former team employees, and concluded that the workplace environment there was highly unprofessional , particularly regarding the treatment of women. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 2 July 2021",
"Black women are often told their natural hair is unprofessional , said Tamara Morgan, 18, an Atlanta high school senior. \u2014 Annie Ma, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Mar. 2022",
"But beyond that, the Russians are just surprisingly unprofessional . \u2014 Peter Bergen, CNN , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Wallace shared with me an 18-page account detailing her allegations of sexist and unprofessional treatment over the course of her five years at RT America, written at the time of her departure from the company. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Technically none of that broke any team rules, but it was considered reckless and unprofessional by many around the club. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Having recently come back to work after maternity leave, Schuld realized afterward that this decision was, in a way, the new normal and far from unprofessional . \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 2 Feb. 2022",
"That sounds like a really unprofessional way of expressing that genre. \u2014 Bradley Stern, Billboard , 19 Jan. 2022"
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"an unprofitable effort to find the information",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The contractor must deliver the good or service, even if doing so causes the contractor to be unprofitable . \u2014 Jennifer Eubanks, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Even if a company is unprofitable or breaking even, a rainy-day fund protects it from unforeseen issues that require immediate additional money. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Fast-growing, unprofitable startups have been among the hardest hit. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"Blackstones opened for indoor dining during the summer of 2020, but that proved unprofitable too, according to court records. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 10 May 2022",
"GoPuff operates in a brutally competitive and deeply unprofitable new sector, while Robinhood, Peloton, and Better.com experienced huge crashes after going gangbusters in the throes of the pandemic. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 5 May 2022",
"One year later, when the Sun-Times was looking to shed the unprofitable Reader, Goodman and Higginbottom put up another dollar and bought it, assuming the debt and stewardship of a Chicago journalistic institution, whose days may now be numbered. \u2014 Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
"They were hindered by federal regulations that set prices and could force railroads to operate unprofitable routes. \u2014 Matt Mcfarland, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Goldman doesn't see a clear path toward profitability for Robinhood, a bad sign as investors become increasingly skeptical of unprofitable fintech companies. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By all accounts, 2020\u2019s online-only March\u00e9 \u2014 Paillard used the market\u2019s Cinando platform as a basis for online screenings, virtual meetings and industry conference sessions \u2014 was an unqualified success. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
"To the Mexican government and alcohol companies, the rage for tequila is perhaps an unqualified success, but ecologists like Valiente bemoan it. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The federal government\u2019s public transportation mask mandate was thrown out by a Trump appointee considered unqualified for the job by the American Bar Association but immediately hailed as a hero in conservative circles. \u2014 al , 20 Apr. 2022",
"At the time, the American Bar Association gave her an unqualified rating because of her limited experience practicing law. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Coaches that look like sure things can fail, and others can be successful without being unqualified successes. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The judge is a Trump appointee who was rated unqualified when nominated & had never tried a case. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Ricketts cannot run for reelection because of term limits and has backed Pillen as his replacement while painting Herbster as unqualified for the job. \u2014 Grant Schulte, chicagotribune.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Ricketts cannot run for reelection because of term limits and has backed Pillen as his replacement while painting Herbster as unqualified for the job. \u2014 Grant Schulte, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ottessa Moshfegh has a glittering intellect and an unquenchable dark turn of mind. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"Gretzky does see one common trait among the greats: the unquenchable drive to be better. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"There\u2019s a dearth of supply and unquenchable demand. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Sep. 2021",
"In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, plume hunters, supplying unquenchable millinery markets in New York and London, ravaged the area\u2019s bird populations, nearly wiping some species out altogether. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Like other immigrant groups that forsake tenements for suburbs, Greeks visit the old neighborhood propelled by an unquenchable taste for its old-country customs. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
"His work ethic also suggests an unquenchable thirst, a never-ending wish for more. \u2014 Stephanie Burt, The New Republic , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Motivated by an unquenchable thirst for change, the Dave Cooper LIVE Show has traveled nearly 21,000 miles covering 28 states and broadcasting six LIVE shows a week on Linkedin, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Twitch. \u2014 Jennifer Castenson, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The film, written by the director and Thomas Reider, is often brutal in content and spare in style, a celebration of unquenchable tenacity and the sustaining power of love. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022"
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"a person of unquestionable integrity",
"His influence on modern art is unquestionable .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The utility of the bed is unquestionable , even given its stubby 4.5-foot length. \u2014 Drew Dorian, Car and Driver , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Despite his unquestionable talent, which led to Detriot selecting him with the No. 1 pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, the first 12 years of Stafford's career were marred by continuous losing seasons. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Le Prince was six foot three, an unquestionable identifier at a time when the average adult male was five foot six. \u2014 Nat Segnit, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The unquestionable evidence of Walter J. Kilner, electrical expert of St. Thomas\u2019 Hospital, London, as given in his book, The Human Atmosphere, should at once set aside any belief that this is a byproduct of occultism or charlatanism. \u2014 Mark Fischetti, Scientific American , 23 Feb. 2022",
"That American democracy is teetering is unquestionable . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Jan. 2022",
"The popularity of the World Cup is unquestionable , well over half a billion people tuned in for the last three finals giving it triple the popularity of the Super Bowl. \u2014 Zak Garner-purkis, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Food is an unquestionable connector to all who are part of the African Diaspora. \u2014 Essence , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Wright and Johnson -- in an act of unquestionable valor -- exposed themselves to sustained fire to pull Black to safety behind their truck after he was shot in the head and collapsed. \u2014 James Gordon Meek, ABC News , 11 Nov. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Charles Stewart Parnell, who championed the cause of Irish Home Rule, is the unquiet ghost who haunts the book. \u2014 Fintan O\u2019toole, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
"With gentle humor, Flora\u2019s visitations flip the racial script: rather than unquiet Natives rising from violated land, Erdrich conjures a busybody settler exasperating the Ojibwe living. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 10 Nov. 2021",
"In the racist trope of the unquiet Indian in modern American horror, the dead are violent by default and stuck in a kind of death match with the living. \u2014 Jo Livingstone, The New Republic , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Emily and Ted, these notably unquiet Americans, win over their doubters through the brute force of their charm. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 3 Dec. 2020",
"Roth wrote best when writing about unquiet maleness, Jews, and Newark \u2014 in other words, Philip Roth. \u2014 Seth Greenland, latimes.com , 24 May 2018",
"Please give us an accounting, not just to answer unquiet , but out of respect. \u2014 Alaska Dispatch News , 18 Oct. 2017",
"Somewhere, the unquiet ghosts of John Mitchell and Richard Kleindienst pour themselves another cold one. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 18 Oct. 2017",
"Underway was a decidedly unquiet performance by The Weeknd for a Harper\u2019s BAZAAR party that drew out a fleet of celebrities, more than a few brawny security guards on high alert and an overwhelming number of fans packing the hotel entrances. \u2014 Adrienne Gaffney, Billboard , 9 Sep. 2017"
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"plagued with an unquiet mind the whole time her son was stationed overseas",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Charles Stewart Parnell, who championed the cause of Irish Home Rule, is the unquiet ghost who haunts the book. \u2014 Fintan O\u2019toole, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
"With gentle humor, Flora\u2019s visitations flip the racial script: rather than unquiet Natives rising from violated land, Erdrich conjures a busybody settler exasperating the Ojibwe living. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 10 Nov. 2021",
"In the racist trope of the unquiet Indian in modern American horror, the dead are violent by default and stuck in a kind of death match with the living. \u2014 Jo Livingstone, The New Republic , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Emily and Ted, these notably unquiet Americans, win over their doubters through the brute force of their charm. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 3 Dec. 2020",
"Roth wrote best when writing about unquiet maleness, Jews, and Newark \u2014 in other words, Philip Roth. \u2014 Seth Greenland, latimes.com , 24 May 2018",
"Please give us an accounting, not just to answer unquiet , but out of respect. \u2014 Alaska Dispatch News , 18 Oct. 2017",
"Somewhere, the unquiet ghosts of John Mitchell and Richard Kleindienst pour themselves another cold one. \u2014 Charles P. Pierce, Esquire , 18 Oct. 2017",
"Underway was a decidedly unquiet performance by The Weeknd for a Harper\u2019s BAZAAR party that drew out a fleet of celebrities, more than a few brawny security guards on high alert and an overwhelming number of fans packing the hotel entrances. \u2014 Adrienne Gaffney, Billboard , 9 Sep. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Buyk started to unravel on Feb. 24 when the United States immediately targeted 10 of Russia\u2019s largest financial institutions, cutting Sberbank, Russia\u2019s largest bank, off from the U.S. financial system. \u2014 Soo Youn, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"Wakefield\u2019s position started to unravel in fairly short order. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"But as cryptocurrency values fell in the last week, this scheme started to unravel . \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 11 May 2022",
"A few weeks back, when his body really started to unravel , Brown decided to abandon this week\u2019s race. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"Scientists continue to unravel the past through the discovery of new fossils every year. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 29 May 2022",
"This weird mystery could require brand-new physics to unravel . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 28 May 2022",
"Now, a pair of studies published Wednesday help unravel the mystery. \u2014 Jonathan Wosen, STAT , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Trump-Era Policies President Biden vowed to unravel Trump-era immigration rules. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022"
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"On her desk was a pile of magazines that had been left unread for months.",
"an officer who seemed to be completely unread in military theory",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many companies leave the human resources (HR) handbook to gather dust, largely unused and unread by management and employees. \u2014 Michael Lane, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"But if your ballot is still sitting on your desk, or the nightstand, or underneath a stack of unread New Yorkers, don\u2019t despair. \u2014 Sonja Sharpstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Reed Omary, a radiologist in Nashville, Tenn., logged into one of his work inboxes one day last winter, selected thousands of unread emails and, with the click of a mouse, removed them from his life. \u2014 Rachel Feintzeig, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"Carey's followers were quick to point out the icon's full battery, low number of unread messages, and the fact that both stars had the other in their contacts. \u2014 Rachel Schonberger, EW.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"When the user looks at N1, the device will recognize and engage, also spontaneously offering suggestions and services based on personal profiles and individual prompts, such as notifying a specific user of how many unread emails are in their inbox. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
"When the name of a channel is in bold font, that means there are unread messages in the chat . \u2014 Boone Ashworth, Wired , 19 Dec. 2021",
"Also, her notifications \u2014 436 unread messages are the exact opposite of mogul behavior. \u2014 Olivia Crandall, Vulture , 22 Nov. 2021",
"That film led Dornan to find some unread texts from his father, commenting on his work in the hit comedy. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 5 Nov. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The unready garrison at Mariupol was encircled by Russian forces on March 2, and the siege has now continued for 11 weeks. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"But to imagine that the innocence of the baby is enough, on its own, to always and completely turn an unready person into a different person who can overcome all challenging circumstances is taking a mighty risk with two people\u2019s entire lives. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Dec. 2021",
"As late as 2020, the ship was still not done, and, despite promises, the carrier went through full ship shock trials with 4 out of 7 lower-stage weapons elevators unready . \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021",
"If the offense is getting worse \u2014 and Fields looks unready to play \u2014 that\u2019s a big problem for them. \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Ali Karimi, a University of Pennsylvania scholar, is among Afghans unready to trust the Taliban. \u2014 Frank Bajak, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Sep. 2021",
"One that did not, really, was handing the series to an unready producer with a history of speaking freely and loosely in a manner lacking a certain dignity. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 20 Aug. 2021",
"The devil is the state of being unready for revelation. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Congress is likely unready for a debate about the limitations of the legal system. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 23 June 2021"
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"The town seemed as unreal as a movie set.",
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"I think it's unreal that he survived the accident.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Derealization and depersonalization refer to feelings that the external world and your own self, respectively, are unreal . \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 14 June 2022",
"After months of hearing US intelligence that this was going to happen, for it then to finally start happening, and in Kyiv, was unreal . \u2014 Jessica Sooknanan, CNN , 28 May 2022",
"These points of friction can make these human-computer interactions all feel frustratingly unreal . \u2014 Lauren Goode, Wired , 18 Mar. 2021",
"But Levinson, who writes and directs each episode, has always seemed more interested in usurping narrative conventions, needling his characters\u2019 psyches and dissolving the boundaries between real and unreal . \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Most of the time, the borders themselves occupy a borderland between real and unreal . \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Today, as devices ever-more-sneakily blur the real and unreal , our cultural nightmares have turned toward the indescribable evils of A24 movies and constant paranoia about living in a simulation. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Absurdly, the factory contains forests, a river, 24-hour bus service, dorms, and its own fauna, some of which might be unreal . \u2014 Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic , 15 Apr. 2022",
"This is so unreal as well because of the buy-in from the university and, like, Homefield Apparel. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 15 Feb. 2022"
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"a sci-fi author who seems to have preferred the unrealities of his own fiction to the realities of the world about him",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Since Moscow\u2019s lockdown only happened very recently, Kovalev told me that there\u2019s still a sense of unreality about the whole situation. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 3 Apr. 2020",
"Trump\u2019s warped unreality , where the election was rigged against him and January 6 was a flock of freedom-loving tourists besmirched by Antifa commandos. \u2014 Robert Schlesinger, The New Republic , 5 Apr. 2022",
"In the golden age of fraud, grift sits comfortably alongside the general sense of unreality permeating the American economy. \u2014 Ben Mckenzie, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2022",
"There is an aura of unreality and mystery to Wilt Chamberlain\u2019s 100-point game, which happened 60 years ago Wednesday. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Mar. 2022",
"In Kyiv, there has been an air of unreality about the situation and stoic resolve. \u2014 The New York Times, Arkansas Online , 20 Feb. 2022",
"The late Gaspard Ulliel is one of several major French stars voicing the dolls\u2019 dialogue, though the most striking presence here is Faure, bringing a casual unreality to her role as a vlogger who gradually becomes a kind of parallel protagonist. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 13 Feb. 2022",
"The effect is to emphasize the essential unreality of a play that has always been, in its own words, weird. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Dec. 2021",
"This might not be obvious given the GOP's indulgence of every kind of crank and fanatic, and its embrace of outright unreality on both COVID vaccines and election results. \u2014 Noah Millman, The Week , 12 Oct. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hence, visiting the galactic center in a spacecraft powered with Bussard ramjet within a lifetime is unrealizable . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Judging from the Biden administration's first 100 days -- an unrealistic and unrealizable metric by which to judge a presidency -- there's no danger of that happening. \u2014 Aaron David Miller, CNN , 28 Apr. 2021",
"Your partner or a close friend distract you a bit with unrealizable goals. \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive , 10 Nov. 2019",
"The fact that Kingelez\u2019s projects are unrealizable shields them from any nattering rationality. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 4 June 2017",
"That was a signature promise and was probably the most flagrantly unrealizable promise in all of American presidential politics, the idea that Mexico would pay for this wall. \u2014 NBC News , 31 Dec. 2017",
"The actual proposals in King\u2019s article are a convenient mix of the inoffensive and the unrealizable , and therefore are not particularly concerning. \u2014 Max Bloom, National Review , 20 July 2017"
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"Teachers here are often paid minimum wage, and the ruling Law and Justice party has been unreceptive to their calls for higher pay. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
"India has long been unreceptive to outside criticism, even from its close partners. \u2014 Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Internal agency notes drafted before the meeting showed officials bracing for an unreceptive audience. \u2014 Bernice Yeung, ProPublica , 29 Oct. 2021",
"The Pentagon was caught off guard by the Haitian request for troops on Friday and quickly struck an unreceptive tone. \u2014 New York Times , 11 July 2021",
"Your companions, however, may be unreceptive or in a hurry to get things accomplished quickly in the week ahead. \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive , 27 Sep. 2020",
"Despite the efforts of national suffrage movements, Eastern and Southern governments proved unreceptive to such a radical concept. \u2014 Jennifer Helton, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Aug. 2020",
"Pitching your ideas to an unreceptive crowd could waste time, so gauge the mood of the room before making presentations. \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive , 29 May 2020",
"The story centers on two scientists who, upon discovering that a meteor will strike the Earth in six months, go on a media tour to try to warn the world but find an unreceptive and unbelieving populace. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Feb. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But recently the markets have lost their nerve: As of late May, the company\u2019s stock was down 90% from its high, leaving Wall Street to wonder whether the current setback is a minor detour or an unrecoverable crash. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
"With the Red Raiders unable to do anything to slow down the Longhorns\u2019 defense, their lifelessness of offense dug them in an unrecoverable ditch way too early into this game. \u2014 Ryan Mainville, Dallas News , 25 Sep. 2021",
"Sewage from factories and plants, pesticides and other harmful substances used in agriculture, these pollutants are killing marine life at frightening, unrecoverable rates. \u2014 Soulaima Gourani, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Although different owners throughout the 2000s aimed to restore its original look, the renovation had destroyed all of the neoclassical architectural features, rendering them unrecoverable . \u2014 Spencer Bevis, Dallas News , 26 Sep. 2021",
"While the researchers were able to reconstruct almost all of the Christmas Island rat's genome, almost 5 percent of it was unrecoverable , according to the study. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Humans kill over 120 million sharks a year, mainly for their fins for soup and many shark species are now under considerable risk of unrecoverable decline with some species having declined to near extinction in recent years. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 10 Jan. 2022",
"On match days, the squad is a hotchpotch of bright sparks scrambling around to recover an unrecoverable ambiance only 17 seasons of the Argentine\u2019s flair can bring. \u2014 Henry Flynn, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
"In that case, Mexican democracy would not only have lost many unrecoverable years. \u2014 Enrique Krauze, The New York Review of Books , 2 July 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Like focus, much can be left to the camera in auto mode, and even seemingly unredeemable exposure can often be corrected during editing. \u2014 The Editors, Outdoor Life , 7 Jan. 2021",
"By now, Welch was smiling a bit, eager to discuss redemption in a moment that sometimes seems unredeemable . \u2014 Hanif Abdurraqib, New York Times , 3 Nov. 2020",
"Soon after, Walt discovers Jane choking on vomit in her sleep and does nothing to save her, a decision that made his character unredeemable in the eyes of some viewers. \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 10 July 2019",
"Soon after, Walt discovers Jane choking on vomit in her sleep and does nothing to save her, a decision that made his character unredeemable in the eyes of some viewers. \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 10 July 2019",
"Soon after, Walt discovers Jane choking on vomit in her sleep and does nothing to save her, a decision that made his character unredeemable in the eyes of some viewers. \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 10 July 2019",
"Soon after, Walt discovers Jane choking on vomit in her sleep and does nothing to save her, a decision that made his character unredeemable in the eyes of some viewers. \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 10 July 2019",
"Soon after, Walt discovers Jane choking on vomit in her sleep and does nothing to save her, a decision that made his character unredeemable in the eyes of some viewers. \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 10 July 2019",
"Soon after, Walt discovers Jane choking on vomit in her sleep and does nothing to save her, a decision that made his character unredeemable in the eyes of some viewers. \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 10 July 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Taxes can then be imposed on unrefined fossil fuels, to encourage industries to invest in low-carbon technologies for avoiding the tax burden. \u2014 Manish Kumar, Quartz , 15 June 2022",
"To be clear, this is still an enormous leap\u2014NASA's OSIRIS-Rex mission is believed to be returning about 1 kg of unrefined material from the surface of an asteroid at a mission cost of about $800 million. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 31 May 2022",
"Made from a core triumvirate of tasty ingredients\u2014cocoa, raw honey, and unrefined coconut oil\u2014they\u2019re a textural masterpiece. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Sunflower, the official flower of Ukraine, grows well in that part of Europe, and unrefined sunflower oil will infuse your food with its unique flavor. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Thibodeaux arguably has a higher ceiling than Hutchinson but is currently a more unrefined product. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Narration expresses Nevena\u2019s newfound and fumbling grasp on her environs, in an unrefined but poignant poetry. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"At first, the soaking facilities were little more than unrefined structures of canvas and lumber, perched over individual mountainside springs or tubs carved into the rock. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Early settlers named it after deciding the top of the mountain was reminiscent of loaves of unrefined sugar \u2014 hence the name Sugar Loaf. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 13 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Ohio House snuck a transgender sports ban into an unrelated bill with no discussion. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
"Their tour guide, also a British citizen who was in his 80s and in poor health, died in police custody for reasons unrelated to his detention. \u2014 Samya Kullab, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
"Ultimately, it was added into a previously unrelated bill dealing with the sentence modifications for certain inmates. \u2014 Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The video shows that Ramthun introduced the election resolution just before a vote on an entirely unrelated bill. \u2014 Daniel Dale, CNN , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The mechanics work like this: The House amended an unrelated bill that was already approved both chambers of Congress, combining Democrats two separate voting bills into one. \u2014 Brian Slodysko, chicagotribune.com , 13 Jan. 2022",
"In the House, Democrats gutted an unrelated bill pertaining to NASA and replaced the text with the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 13 Jan. 2022",
"The mechanics work like this: The House amended an unrelated bill that was already approved both chambers of Congress, combining Democrats two separate voting bills into one. \u2014 Brian Slodysko And Alexandra Jaffe, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Under the plan, the House would package two major pieces of voting rights legislation being pushed by Democrats \u2014 the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act \u2014 insert them into an unrelated bill and pass it. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This hoodie\u2019s life span should have been unremarkable , like millions of others worn by young men \u2014 ballgames, concerts, parties then, maybe, an old-clothes donation box. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2022",
"In the series, an unfulfilled suburban housewife (Ginger Gonzaga) is shocked to discover that her bland and unremarkable computer consultant husband (Steve Howey) is a skilled international spy. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 13 May 2022",
"The difference is that one was fun, stylish, quick and innovative, and the other was drab, boring and unremarkable . \u2014 Josh Max, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"Mormonism and Mormon culture is for these characters what water is for a fish \u2014 just as unremarkable , and just as essential. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Tokyo Blur and Paris Promenade, feel unremarkable in comparison. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Characterized in movies and music as a suburban desert dominated by mall culture and plagued by relentless upspeak, its cultural significance and historical importance have long been dismissed by many as unremarkable and, well, a tad grody. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 July 2021",
"When asked about the political violence in his own country, Putin dismissed it as unremarkable . \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 17 June 2021",
"Collier is a peculiar case: a wunderkind whose objectively groundbreaking music can strike listeners as unremarkable , even dull. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, the most unremitting despotism on the one part, and degrading submissions on the other. \u2014 Andrew Delbanco, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
"His call for further aid highlights the unremitting nature of a conflict that began Feb. 24, when Russian troops invaded Ukrainian territory on various fronts. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 23 May 2022",
"His call for further aid highlights the unremitting nature of a conflict that began Feb. 24, when Russian troops invaded Ukrainian territory on various fronts. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2022",
"But the Japanese bombardment was fierce and unremitting and Japanese invading troops vastly outnumbered the U.S. and Filipino forces. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 May 2022",
"So, Jackson had to endure hours of unremitting and unfounded attacks on her integrity and dignity. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The two spoke just a few days after Biden urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to ease an unremitting military crisis on Ukraine's border. \u2014 Allie Malloy, CNN , 2 Jan. 2022",
"Admitting to suicidal thinking, much less publishing an extended, unalloyed account of it, remains an unremitting taboo. \u2014 Anna Altman, The New Republic , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Although an unremitting foe of tyranny, Plutarch had his doubts about democracy. \u2014 Joseph Epstein, WSJ , 26 Oct. 2021"
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"with an unreserve perhaps never before witnessed in the halls of Congress, the general gave his unvarnished assessment of the war effort"
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"Seating at the concert will be unreserved .",
"I have nothing but unreserved admiration for him.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Companies that issued unreserved statements of support during the Black Lives Matter protests in response to the murder of George Floyd have said next to nothing about the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s probable overturning of Roe vs. Wade. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
"The seats at the beautiful bar to the left of the entrance are unreserved . \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
"What shines through is his unreserved affection for the artist: for his songwriting technique, for his refusal to self-aggrandize. \u2014 Cecilia Gigliotti, Longreads , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Prices include $20 for a daily grounds pass, $30 for a daily unreserved bleacher seat, and $99 for VIP per session over the final weekend. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Sep. 2021",
"The first part, when the Constitution is scheduled to go up for bid, is a live auction that will be held in New York on November 23, while the second part is an unreserved online sale that runs from that day until December 2. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 20 Sep. 2021",
"An interview, on live TV, with a young gay man who has AIDS, to whom Tammy Faye, risking the rage of Falwell and his troops, offers her unreserved love. \u2014 Anthony Lan, The New Yorker , 17 Sep. 2021",
"The two have been private about their relationship for the most part, but ever since late June\u2014when Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were photographed in PDA mode\u2014they've seemed more unreserved about showing their love. \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Part of his appeal is his unreserved passion when performing. \u2014 Nichole Perkins, Vulture , 17 Aug. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The diplomats left the question of what to do about it unresolved . \u2014 Amanda Coletta, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"The attacks came as a surprise to many observers, with some noting that the issues that came to the fore during the conflict between Israel and Gaza in May 2021 have been left unresolved . \u2014 Nasser Atta, ABC News , 31 Mar. 2022",
"There is one other option, which seems far-fetched today but may emerge as the only way to avoid endless conflict\u2014a pan-European conference to settle issues that the collapse of the Soviet Union left unresolved . \u2014 William A. Galston, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The case is seen as a follow-up to the Masterpiece Cakeshop case, which posed a clash between religious rights and gay rights, but left the matter largely unresolved . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Among other things, the Chinese agreed to step up purchases of U.S. farm exports \u2014 benefiting Trump supporters in the American heartland \u2014 but left many thornier issues unresolved . \u2014 Paul Wiseman, ajc , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Texas has also asked the 5th Circuit to set a briefing schedule for other procedural issues in the case that, according to the ban's defenders, were left unresolved by the US Supreme Court's recent decision. \u2014 Tierney Sneed, CNN , 7 Jan. 2022",
"The next mayor, Eric Adams, will have to navigate a series of complex issues left unresolved by Mr. de Blasio. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Board members left unresolved how longer-term higher-level mitigation strategies will be implemented in the weeks after the holiday break, particularly if case counts rise further due to the Omicron variant. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com , 13 Dec. 2021"
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"restricted"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wood stands to become an unrestricted free agent next offseason when his contract expires. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 13 June 2022",
"If Golden State doesn\u2019t exercise that option, Wiseman would become an unrestricted free agent in summer 2023. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 June 2022",
"Now 36 and on the verge of being an unrestricted free agent, Larionov gained international fame playing for the Red Army club and won Olympic gold medals and world championships with the Soviet Union. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"Harden could opt in and eschew extension negotiations, instead preferring to become an unrestricted free agent in 2023. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Looney will be an unrestricted free agent after the season, while Poole will still be under rookie contract and any extensions agreed to won't kick in until after next season. \u2014 Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
"The Blazers plan to re-sign center Jusuf Nurkic, an unrestricted free agent this summer. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 June 2022",
"The settlement would allow hundreds of local Boy Scout councils to retain most of their unrestricted assets and pay only about $600 million collectively, said Joshua Gillispie, Stevens' attorney. \u2014 Tess Vrbin, Arkansas Online , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Zalkin and other critics note that the councils have more than $1.8 billion in unrestricted assets but are contributing only $600 million to the victims\u2019 fund. \u2014 David Crary, Anchorage Daily News , 3 July 2021"
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"Bananas are green when unripe .",
"unripe and unprepared recruits who were sent into battle as cannon fodder",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The compound in the skin that can make vitamin D is known as 7-DHC, or provitamin D3, and it's also found in tomato plant leaves and unripe green fruit. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 23 May 2022",
"Use unripe jackfruit in dishes that call for shredded, ground, or pulled meat. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Throw an unripe avocado into a paper bag with a ripe banana, fold down the opening, and leave it at room temperature on your countertop for a day or two to accelerate the avocado ripening process. \u2014 Antara Sinha, Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Green peppercorns are picked when the fruit is unripe . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Maybe animals that have been documented as disliking the taste\u2014horses, vampire bats, rabbits, and axolotls, to name a few\u2014take it as a hint that their food is still unripe , or has gone rancid and is therefore unsafe. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"It's made with unripe plums, whose sour note balances the richness of fatty beef and ground walnuts cooked into the soup. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 5 Jan. 2022",
"In Russia, scientists have regenerated reproductive tissue from unripe fruits of a narrow-leafed campion freeze-dried under the tundra for 32,000 years. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021"
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"On a trek through the South Luangwa National Park, travelers can check in to new luxury lodges \u2014 and experience the unrivaled thrill of a walking safari. \u2014 Mary Holland, Travel + Leisure , 4 June 2022",
"The series\u2019 finale aired this week, and Times television writer Yvonne Villarreal, who has covered the show with an unrivaled authority during its run, was of course there on the set during the shooting of that last episode. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"Our global cannabis extraction and production processes are fully audited, ensuring a safe and regulated product with unrivaled potency and consistency. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Vegas is home to some of the world\u2019s most expansive pools with an unrivaled events and entertainment calendar. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 19 May 2022",
"The glass company's unrivaled collection starts with ancient specimens and continues through contemporary cutting-edge art, while the institution pushes the medium forward through its education, research, and artist residency programs. \u2014 Jessica Ritz, Travel + Leisure , 6 May 2022",
"Inside, where curators have a collection of nearly 28,000 works to play with, the expressionist art is stellar, and a bar on the top floor provides unrivaled fjord views. \u2014 James Stewart, Robb Report , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Here are four dazzling seaside destinations worth visiting in the months ahead, offering unrivaled accommodations, exceptional programming, and breathtaking scenery. \u2014 Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
"In it, Gilbert reveals her curiosity, empathy and unrivaled approach to living a soulful, spiritual, fulfilling life. \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 9 May 2022"
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"She remained unruffled despite the delays.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That American Sage Erickson, heretofore marketed by sponsors and the WSL as a delicate, unruffled soul, is capable of unleashing cutting verbal lashings on competitors who have pulled less than sportsmanlike maneuvers in a heat. \u2014 Andrew S. Lewis, Outside Online , 10 June 2022",
"The monarch appeared unruffled as she was pictured being driven from the Royal Air Force station in London to her Windsor Castle home. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
"In each case, their parents are curiously unruffled about two 8-year-olds scampering around without supervision, and barely raise an eyebrow at the fact that the pair seem to be each other\u2019s exact doubles. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 22 Apr. 2022",
"On that note, the lines that struck me most in Sunday\u2019s episode may have been Lexi\u2019s exchange with her (totally unruffled ) stage manager after the play goes off the rails. \u2014 Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Wanda Sykes plays the unruffled mediator between the two women, while Adam Scott has a questionable supporting turn as Charlie's gay best friend. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Her classmate Brasin-Tamarapre Odushu, 20, was equally unruffled when discussing the chance of hostilities. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The Carnival remained unruffled during cornering, and road noise was minimal up front. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 18 Dec. 2021",
"Some people who went to the convention remain unruffled . \u2014 Fortune , 3 Dec. 2021"
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"unruly pupils were given detention as a matter of course",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Year-to-date as of Monday, June 6, the Federal Aviation Administration had received 1,483 reports of unruly passengers, which included 1.3 incidents for every 10,000 flights during the week ending May 29. \u2014 Ted Reed, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"If the pile becomes unruly , two smaller heaps work just as well. \u2014 Allison Duncan, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Your unruly subjects will bow down to you as the queen in Alice in Wonderland. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 8 June 2022",
"The younger Relf sister cracks a big, playful smile, her hair in braids \u2014 and not the usual three unruly braids from other pictures of the sisters during this time. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"Smaller people might find the large size unruly or unattractive. \u2014 Jakob Schiller, Outside Online , 6 June 2022",
"Not surprisingly, then, opera has throughout its history inspired unruly audiences. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"According to the complaint, Castle and DiFrancesco were both seen on surveillance footage entering the Capitol building through a Senate wing door shortly after it had been breached by the unruly mob. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"The citations were issued as violations of the city\u2019s social accountability host ordinance, which aims to make adults, social hosts or landowners accountable for allowing unruly gatherings and underage drinking at their residences. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 June 2022"
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"Trump\u2019s detail leader told senior White House staff such a motorcade plan during an even larger rally in January was unsafe and should not happen. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
"Trump\u2019s detail leader told senior White House staff such a motorcade plan during an even larger rally in January was unsafe and should not happen. \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"The attacks are fueling the perception that the city is unsafe , making some workers reluctant to return to the office and potentially hampering New York\u2019s economic recovery. \u2014 Matt Wirz, WSJ , 5 June 2022",
"Say he get got caught in a storm and worried that pressing on would be unsafe . \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said any use of tobacco products by children and teenagers is unsafe , but most use begins with flavored products. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 2 June 2022",
"Such recipes can be unsafe and not meet babies' nutritional needs. \u2014 Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
"The premise After Jim (John Krasinski) convinces Dwight (Rainn Wilson) that their building is unsafe in an attempt to get time off work, Dwight instead rents a bus that allows everyone to keep doing their jobs in close quarters. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"Women were already selling their own milk online, a practice that many clinicians say is unsafe . \u2014 Sushma Subramanian, Washington Post , 13 May 2022"
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"He was fired for unsatisfactory performance.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Although the kitchen faucet works just fine, showers may become unsatisfactory for some, and lawn sprinklers become effectively nonfunctional. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"If the new itinerary is unsatisfactory , Delta will offer refunds or work with passengers to find flights that meet their needs. \u2014 Eve Chen, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"Yet silence feels like an unsatisfactory alternative. \u2014 Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic , 16 May 2022",
"To its credit, NIST realizes how deep the problem is and how crude and unsatisfactory many of our approaches to solving it are so far. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 3 May 2022",
"According to Botelho, that was unsatisfactory to him and others in the competition. \u2014 Andrew Lewis, Outside Online , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Chinese authorities denied Australian diplomats access to Ms. Cheng\u2019s trial on national-security grounds, a decision that Graham Fletcher, Australia\u2019s ambassador to China, said was deeply concerning, unsatisfactory and regrettable. \u2014 Alice Uribe, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Unknown to their impressionable audience, Clinichub had been botching surgeries, and the dolls who were sitting offline with unsatisfactory results were saying the opposite online. \u2014 Symeon Brown, refinery29.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
"These are simply unsatisfactory , one and all, with the cheapest ingredients and lowest common denominator of taste. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022"
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"He was fired for unsatisfactory performance.",
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"Although the kitchen faucet works just fine, showers may become unsatisfactory for some, and lawn sprinklers become effectively nonfunctional. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"If the new itinerary is unsatisfactory , Delta will offer refunds or work with passengers to find flights that meet their needs. \u2014 Eve Chen, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"Yet silence feels like an unsatisfactory alternative. \u2014 Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic , 16 May 2022",
"To its credit, NIST realizes how deep the problem is and how crude and unsatisfactory many of our approaches to solving it are so far. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 3 May 2022",
"According to Botelho, that was unsatisfactory to him and others in the competition. \u2014 Andrew Lewis, Outside Online , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Chinese authorities denied Australian diplomats access to Ms. Cheng\u2019s trial on national-security grounds, a decision that Graham Fletcher, Australia\u2019s ambassador to China, said was deeply concerning, unsatisfactory and regrettable. \u2014 Alice Uribe, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Unknown to their impressionable audience, Clinichub had been botching surgeries, and the dolls who were sitting offline with unsatisfactory results were saying the opposite online. \u2014 Symeon Brown, refinery29.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
"These are simply unsatisfactory , one and all, with the cheapest ingredients and lowest common denominator of taste. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"My clients are founders, CEOs, visionaries, billionaires and leaders who have reached incredible heights\u2014and yet feel unsatisfied . \u2014 Jean-paul Gravel, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Election results in San Francisco and Los Angeles were the latest signs of a restless Democratic electorate that remains deeply unsatisfied and concerned about public safety. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"The answer the board received from DPW officials both in writing and in person at a nearly six-hour hearing left members unsatisfied . \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 2 June 2022",
"Many voters unsatisfied with President Biden\u2019s response could punish the Democrats in the midterm elections later this year. \u2014 Mike Cherney, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
"The Treadmill Is running on the hedonic career treadmill leaving you breathless and unsatisfied ? \u2014 Terry Powell, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Xuan Li says parents and experts who read the wording closely remain unsatisfied with the statement and that the fear of separation remains real. \u2014 Rebecca Kanthor / Shanghai, Time , 12 Apr. 2022",
"An opinion poll published in Bild am Sonntag showed that 54 percent were unsatisfied with Scholz\u2019s handling of the crisis. \u2014 NBC News , 1 May 2022",
"German voters do not agree, with 54% unsatisfied with the chancellor\u2019s handling of the crisis, Reuters reported. \u2014 Peter Aitken, Fox News , 1 May 2022"
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"He is an unsavory character.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Depp\u2019s defamation suit against Heard revealed more unsavory behavior from the actor, including a long history of substance abuse and threats of violence. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
"The people involved were unusual and often unsavory characters. \u2014 Terry W. Hartle, The Christian Science Monitor , 31 May 2022",
"While firms prefer to keep their work for unsavory clients under wraps, a leak in 2017 provided a glimpse into how Western firms helped Russian oligarchs hide assets \u2014 and what happened when those clients were targeted by sanctions. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Paul Manafort was a longtime Republican consultant and lobbyist who\u2019d developed a speciality working with unsavory , undemocratic clients. \u2014 Ilya Marritz, ProPublica , 1 Mar. 2022",
"This association provided my boyfriend with some regular work that was frequently of a somewhat unsavory nature. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"Supporting characters highlight unsavory aspects of the Asian American experience as well. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
"That Paul found fame as an unsavory internet prankster could be a reason the boxing community has been so reluctant to accept him. \u2014 Justin Birnbaum, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"The assaults against the teaching of the unsavory parts of American history, or indeed in some cases of mentioning them at all, are growing in scope and momentum as this election year heats up. \u2014 Peniel E. Joseph, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022"
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"an unscrupulous businessman manipulated them into selling their land for practically nothing",
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"Take the unscrupulous entrepreneur who secured funding for a Reputation.com-style ORM site. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 4 June 2022",
"Subject the sailor on leave, innocently unscrupulous , his debauches not showing in his appearance. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"The latter can offer great deals but might also unintentionally host a few unscrupulous vendors. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
"Background reports are essential for landlords to protect properties from potentially unscrupulous tenants as financial risk in the rental industry has increased, Arizona Multihousing Association CEO Courtney Gilstrap LeVinus said. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 23 Apr. 2022",
"We\u2019re hit with shamelessness right off when Cage is shown auditioning for David Gordon Green, the once-promising director of George Washington who has himself found the Cage secret of nonstop, unscrupulous Hollywood hackdom. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The label came out looking fabulously unscrupulous . \u2014 Michael Friedrich, The New Republic , 3 May 2022",
"White\u2019s lawyer Lynne Ciani told jurors her client was the victim of an unscrupulous accountant. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 2 May 2022",
"The opioid crisis added to the devastation as pharmaceutical companies and unscrupulous doctors profited from pain medications. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To be sure, the pair are relatively unseasoned , not just when compared to incredibly veteran presences such as Millsap and Jordan, but when compared to anyone. \u2014 Mark Deeks, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The mixture of Dungeness and Jonah crabmeat was unseasoned and seemed scant compared to the engorged sourdough loaf the mixture was swiped onto. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2022",
"Patton kicked off her cooking lesson by washing the chicken with cold water before proceeding to throw them in a bag of unseasoned flour. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Adding unseasoned ingredients to seasoned ones makes your mixture bland. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 14 Feb. 2022",
"There\u2019s also a Bow Wow Breakfast Bowl and, for canine visitors, an unseasoned burger. \u2014 Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Feb. 2022",
"On, a Swiss shoe and apparel brand, has started to make a name for itself with a cast of talented but mostly unseasoned runners. \u2014 Brian Metzler, Outside Online , 10 June 2021",
"Soon enough, Omega rebounds and proceeds to knife-edge chop Danielson in the chest so many times that his upper body now resembles a lump of raw, unseasoned ground beef. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Sunday morning and Monday afternoon included several pieces for larger chamber ensembles, given solid if unseasoned performances by the TMC fellows. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 July 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Many words come to mind to describe the tenor of Smith\u2019s message directed at Boselli: despicable, na\u00efve, repugnant, astonishing, unseemly and classless. \u2014 Gene Frenette, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"The original clock and 60-foot tempietto (that, once upon a time, was used to mask an unseemly water tower) have been painstakingly recreated from archival photographs. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
"Naysayers are unseemly blockages that will delay a better world. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"There is something unseemly , to put it mildly, about the famous and fabulously wealthy urging crypto on their fans. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Harvard has, in its own small and significant way, with its willingness to face the most unseemly and dishonorable parts of its past, taken meaningful steps toward a path of healing. \u2014 Peniel E. Joseph, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
"So what does that mean for Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other platforms that routinely police hate speech and other unseemly utterances? \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
"And with the postseason fast approaching, those otherwise unseemly victories along the way may just help keep USC alive come March. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Graff appears to identify as Felt\u2019s motivation his loss in a rather unseemly competition to succeed J. Edgar Hoover as FBI director. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Some see it as unseemly ; others call it harmless fun. \u2014 Maureen Maher, CBS News , 19 Feb. 2022",
"That\u2019s when Lakins allowed four runs on five hits, with an additional run charged to Baumann \u2014 an inning as unseemly as the hail that had fallen earlier. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Some see it as unseemly ; others call it harmless fun. \u2014 Maureen Maher, CBS News , 19 Feb. 2022",
"In addition to money, Othram encouraged supporters to donate their DNA, a request that some critics called unseemly , saying donors should contribute to databases easily available to all investigators. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Some see it as unseemly ; others call it harmless fun. \u2014 Maureen Maher, CBS News , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Some see it as unseemly ; others call it harmless fun. \u2014 Maureen Maher, CBS News , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Some see it as unseemly ; others call it harmless fun. \u2014 Maureen Maher, CBS News , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Some see it as unseemly ; others call it harmless fun. \u2014 Maureen Maher, CBS News , 19 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Many words come to mind to describe the tenor of Smith\u2019s message directed at Boselli: despicable, na\u00efve, repugnant, astonishing, unseemly and classless. \u2014 Gene Frenette, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"The original clock and 60-foot tempietto (that, once upon a time, was used to mask an unseemly water tower) have been painstakingly recreated from archival photographs. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
"Naysayers are unseemly blockages that will delay a better world. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"There is something unseemly , to put it mildly, about the famous and fabulously wealthy urging crypto on their fans. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Harvard has, in its own small and significant way, with its willingness to face the most unseemly and dishonorable parts of its past, taken meaningful steps toward a path of healing. \u2014 Peniel E. Joseph, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
"So what does that mean for Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other platforms that routinely police hate speech and other unseemly utterances? \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
"And with the postseason fast approaching, those otherwise unseemly victories along the way may just help keep USC alive come March. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Graff appears to identify as Felt\u2019s motivation his loss in a rather unseemly competition to succeed J. Edgar Hoover as FBI director. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Some see it as unseemly ; others call it harmless fun. \u2014 Maureen Maher, CBS News , 19 Feb. 2022",
"That\u2019s when Lakins allowed four runs on five hits, with an additional run charged to Baumann \u2014 an inning as unseemly as the hail that had fallen earlier. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Some see it as unseemly ; others call it harmless fun. \u2014 Maureen Maher, CBS News , 19 Feb. 2022",
"In addition to money, Othram encouraged supporters to donate their DNA, a request that some critics called unseemly , saying donors should contribute to databases easily available to all investigators. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Some see it as unseemly ; others call it harmless fun. \u2014 Maureen Maher, CBS News , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Some see it as unseemly ; others call it harmless fun. \u2014 Maureen Maher, CBS News , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Some see it as unseemly ; others call it harmless fun. \u2014 Maureen Maher, CBS News , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Some see it as unseemly ; others call it harmless fun. \u2014 Maureen Maher, CBS News , 19 Feb. 2022"
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"She's a very unselfish young woman.",
"an unselfish man who spends much of his time helping his community",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For all of his individual accomplishments, Wagner earns his greatest respect for his unselfish nature and his eagerness to see his teammates excel, according to junior catcher Jake LaVine. \u2014 Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
"While some teams have a go-to guy that defenses must key in on, the Chargers beat opponents with unselfish play. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Menominee plays an incredibly unselfish game; on Thursday, the Maroons had 24 assists on their 26 baskets. \u2014 Mick Mccabe, Detroit Free Press , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Lynch said the key to his team's success is not just the scoring prowess of Calmese and Gonzales, but how unselfish those two guys have been. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Given their absences at guard currently, that unselfish style will be even more important given the tight Eastern Conference race. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 27 Feb. 2022",
"McGee said Pederson, a role player much of his career, will mesh perfectly with the unselfish ethos in the Giants\u2019 clubhouse, and the team has thought the same for awhile, pursuing Pederson before last season, too. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Mar. 2022",
"There were unselfish passes, solid screens and passionate rebounding. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Dyson said the key to the Lions\u2019 tremendous success has been their core values of faith, hard work and having unselfish culture that emanates throughout the program. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Mar. 2022"
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"She's a very unselfish young woman.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For all of his individual accomplishments, Wagner earns his greatest respect for his unselfish nature and his eagerness to see his teammates excel, according to junior catcher Jake LaVine. \u2014 Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
"While some teams have a go-to guy that defenses must key in on, the Chargers beat opponents with unselfish play. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Menominee plays an incredibly unselfish game; on Thursday, the Maroons had 24 assists on their 26 baskets. \u2014 Mick Mccabe, Detroit Free Press , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Lynch said the key to his team's success is not just the scoring prowess of Calmese and Gonzales, but how unselfish those two guys have been. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Given their absences at guard currently, that unselfish style will be even more important given the tight Eastern Conference race. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 27 Feb. 2022",
"McGee said Pederson, a role player much of his career, will mesh perfectly with the unselfish ethos in the Giants\u2019 clubhouse, and the team has thought the same for awhile, pursuing Pederson before last season, too. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Mar. 2022",
"There were unselfish passes, solid screens and passionate rebounding. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Dyson said the key to the Lions\u2019 tremendous success has been their core values of faith, hard work and having unselfish culture that emanates throughout the program. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The promoters of these nonsensical narratives are remarkable for their unserious views on how the world works. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"And Democrats, no longer confident that an unserious huckster was destined to lose, were not at all complacent. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
"If so, that would mean the administration is alarmingly unserious or dangerously delusional. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 10 Mar. 2022",
"In his first statewide television ad, McCrory uses recent comments from US Rep. Ted Budd to depict him as unserious about foreign policy. \u2014 Michael Warren, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Never conspicuously serious, Duchamp cultivated a novel tone for art: call it seriously unserious . \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Already, Democrats have dismissed the DeSantis map as unserious , accusing the governor of blatantly violating the state Constitution's Fair District amendment and the Voting Rights Act. \u2014 Steve Contorno, CNN , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Through the sheer intensity of his descriptive powers and the undeniable ways in which surfing has shaped his life, Barbarian Days is an utterly convincing study in the joy of treating seriously an unserious thing . . . \u2014 Square Contributor, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
"And maybe that, more precisely, was what was so off-putting and seemingly unserious about Babitz in her day. \u2014 Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times , 18 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The promoters of these nonsensical narratives are remarkable for their unserious views on how the world works. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"And Democrats, no longer confident that an unserious huckster was destined to lose, were not at all complacent. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
"If so, that would mean the administration is alarmingly unserious or dangerously delusional. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 10 Mar. 2022",
"In his first statewide television ad, McCrory uses recent comments from US Rep. Ted Budd to depict him as unserious about foreign policy. \u2014 Michael Warren, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Never conspicuously serious, Duchamp cultivated a novel tone for art: call it seriously unserious . \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Already, Democrats have dismissed the DeSantis map as unserious , accusing the governor of blatantly violating the state Constitution's Fair District amendment and the Voting Rights Act. \u2014 Steve Contorno, CNN , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Through the sheer intensity of his descriptive powers and the undeniable ways in which surfing has shaped his life, Barbarian Days is an utterly convincing study in the joy of treating seriously an unserious thing . . . \u2014 Square Contributor, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
"And maybe that, more precisely, was what was so off-putting and seemingly unserious about Babitz in her day. \u2014 Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times , 18 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Most filmmakers who want to unsettle you in a horror movie will reach for a familiar set of tools: slashers, demons, shock cuts, soundtracks that go boom! \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 23 May 2022",
"In New York, 2022 began with a string of the type of random crimes that unsettle people most. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 4 Feb. 2022",
"As if inflation was not enough to unsettle Americans, a serious shortage of baby formula put parents on edge. \u2014 Richard Galant, CNN , 15 May 2022",
"The game itself is a scary experience designed to thrill and unsettle . \u2014 Andy Robertson, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Thomas' absence would be unlikely to unsettle that majority. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Mar. 2022",
"But the movie may unsettle purists who feel that torch needs to be passed around to a more diverse crew of musicians. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 16 Mar. 2022",
"But they are meant to unsettle a very personal element of the Russian economy, one driven by the reality that Putin\u2019s inner circle and the family members tied to them represent an extraordinary consolidation of wealth and power inside the country. \u2014 Phil Mattingly, CNN , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Instead of just following incidents that impact you personally, local apps can flood your phone with an excessive amount of alerts that do more to unsettle than help. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2021"
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"examples":[
"We have some unsettled business to attend to.",
"we've been having a lot of unsettled weather lately",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Music City has an unsettled stadium situation and isn\u2019t exactly a futbol mecca. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
"The Capitals' unsettled goaltending situation seems like a major liability against the best offense in the NHL. \u2014 Jace Evans, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
"Denver has had an unsettled situation at quarterback since the retirement of Peyton Manning after the 2015 season. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Yes, things seem copasetic for the time being between team and QB1 -- but the central business (Murray's contract situation) remains unsettled . \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
"But the Ma arrest mix-up shows that investors are uncertain about the prospects of Beijing relaxing its crackdown and indicates that the state of the regulatory campaign remains unsettled even in the upper echelons of the Chinese government. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 6 May 2022",
"Kevin Sisk galvanized the offense in unsettled situations, pushing the pace off loose groundballs. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 3 May 2022",
"Globally, climate litigation largely remains unsettled , as many cases continue to move through the court system. \u2014 Pooja Salhotra, CNN , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Newton could be attractive to teams with unsettled backup situations, among them the Jets, Dallas, Houston and Washington. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Aug. 2021"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Regardless of how much new gas ultimately comes online, very little of it will help Europe now, when countries on the continent are desperate to unshackle themselves from Russian energy. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
"General Electric\u2019s decision to unshackle its core industrial businesses by splitting itself into three separate companies hasn\u2019t done much for investors. \u2014 Ryan Beene, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Dec. 2021",
"One of the best things to happen from the outbreak was the freedom to unshackle from the bonds of being in an office building over 80 hours a day, five days a week. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Collectively, the hope is that these new projects completely change the perception of Taranto, for visitors and residents alike, and unshackle the city's destiny from that of Ilva. \u2014 Jonathan Hawkins, CNN , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Five years ago, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pledged to unshackle the economy from oil exports by 2020. \u2014 Benoit Faucon, WSJ , 19 July 2021",
"In 2016, the zoo agreed to provide Kaavan with more water and to unshackle him, but little else changed. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Apr. 2021",
"However, a flat-deck Type 003 carrier under construction introduces an electromagnetic catapult system, which should unshackle the performance of embarked air wings. \u2014 Sebastien Roblin, Forbes , 20 Apr. 2021",
"The government says the new laws will unshackle farmers and private investment, bringing growth. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Jan. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The workhorse pitcher from Northwestern was well-known by ASU, but still proved difficult for ASU\u2019s offense and was unshakable in the extra innings with a great defense behind her. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 27 May 2022",
"In waging war on Ukraine, Putin miscalculated, believing that Europe\u2019s reliance on Russian fossil fuels was unshakable . \u2014 Kate Brown, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"Janine works overtime for her students and has an unshakable , Leslie Knope\u2013ian enthusiasm for her job. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 22 Mar. 2022",
"All those LPs featured him either in small ensembles or alone at the piano, demonstrating his wily, wandering harmonic sense and his unshakable feel for bebop rhythm. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Dec. 2021",
"That unshakable backbone is part of why, even for a documentary that gets some marquee value out of mentioning Carlile in its name, Tucker still gets her name above as well as within the title. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Where does this unshakable optimism, this endurably positive attitude, come from? \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Feb. 2022",
"But one single study\u2014especially one with as many issues as this study\u2014should never be taken as unshakable proof of anything. \u2014 Stuart Ritchie, The Atlantic , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Zelensky has been unshakable diplomatically, refusing Western demands to set aside Ukraine\u2019s aspirations to join NATO, a key goal of Putin. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the gun-rights lobby\u2019s hold on the Republican Party is unshaken , and action on proposals such as universal background checks and a new assault-weapons ban remain stalled in part because of the narrow partisan divide in the Senate. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
"Even after Wednesday\u2019s home run, Thomas was unshaken . \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 13 May 2022",
"Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson\u2019s romance remains unshaken by Kanye West\u2019s public statements against them. \u2014 ELLE , 21 Mar. 2022",
"In an exclusive Suffolk University/USA TODAY Poll Trump's support is largely unshaken after his second impeachment trial in the Senate. \u2014 Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY , 22 Feb. 2021",
"An unshaken Chance continued reporting, breaking down the state of Ukraine's defense against Russia. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Ali Abulaban may be in jail facing murder charges, but his social media presence remains unshaken . \u2014 Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Europe\u2019s commitment to anti-migrant programs in Libya remains unshaken . \u2014 Ian Urbina, The New Yorker , 28 Nov. 2021",
"But generally speaking, the company\u2019s growth trajectory has continued relatively unshaken , in large part because of a lesson NSA leaders learned the hard way four years ago. \u2014 Ethan Karp, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021"
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"adjective"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The organization also pointed to its 2014 survey that found Sikh children who have articles of their faith such as turbans, other head coverings and unshorn hair are bullied at a rate of 67%. \u2014 Mj Slaby, The Indianapolis Star , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Unlike Samson, the unshorn hair on me and my son is a reminder of our strength, but not the source of it. \u2014 Vanessa Hua, Time , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Six women raise their hands, flashing thick thatches of unshorn underarm hair. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 June 2021",
"Many practicing Sikhs are visually distinguishable by their articles of faith, which include the unshorn hair and turban. \u2014 Casey Smith, Fox News , 18 Apr. 2021",
"Keeping it unshorn and tied up in a turban is a key tenet of his religion. \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 27 May 2021",
"Many practicing Sikhs are visually distinguishable by their articles of faith, which include the unshorn hair and turban. \u2014 Casey Smith, Fox News , 18 Apr. 2021",
"Many practicing Sikhs are visually distinguishable by their articles of faith, which include the unshorn hair and turban. \u2014 Casey Smith, Fox News , 18 Apr. 2021",
"Many practicing Sikhs are visually distinguishable by their articles of faith, which include the unshorn hair and turban. \u2014 Casey Smith, Fox News , 18 Apr. 2021"
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"adjective"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In contrast to the corruption that surrounds him, Suiter does his job with unshowy integrity. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The cast is uniformly excellent, in a suitably unshowy but fully lived-in way. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Like Ishiguro, Chan writes in measured, unshowy prose. \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 24 Jan. 2022",
"The unshowy , nearly flat surface of her writing is rippled by patterns of repetition: an understatement that, like Hemingway\u2019s, attains its own kind of drama. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
"But then came Mr Phillips (2000), an unshowy third-person narrative about a day in the life of a middle-aged accountant. \u2014 James Walton, The New York Review of Books , 1 July 2021",
"But then came Mr Phillips (2000), an unshowy third-person narrative about a day in the life of a middle-aged accountant. \u2014 James Walton, The New York Review of Books , 1 July 2021",
"There\u2019s an unshowy poetry to DP Ahmad Saiffudin Musa\u2019s imagery, echoed by other thoughtful design contributions and an editorial pace simultaneously lulling and tense. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 27 Oct. 2021",
"But then came Mr Phillips (2000), an unshowy third-person narrative about a day in the life of a middle-aged accountant. \u2014 James Walton, The New York Review of Books , 1 July 2021"
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"1838, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": not pleasing to the sight : not comely",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u012bt-l\u0113",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u012bt-l\u0113"
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"grotesque",
"hideous",
"homely",
"ill-favored",
"monstrous",
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"unappealing",
"unattractive",
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"unpleasing",
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"The cracks in the wall are unsightly .",
"strip-mining leaves an unsightly gash in the landscape",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The drainage canal is covered by cement, an unsightly legacy of a flood control project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Don\u2019t cut away the unsightly threads just yet, because a hole is easier to patch if a few thin bits are helping hold that section\u2019s shape. \u2014 Ebony Roberts, Outside Online , 1 Nov. 2021",
"As the new shoots take the place of taller, older stems, more of the unsightly portions can be removed. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 5 Feb. 2022",
"As the problem metastasizes, city officials have zeroed in on a new strategy to clear the unsightly encampments even as service providers warn there is not enough temporary or permanent housing for the region\u2019s homeless population. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Throw away your unsightly headphones and the useless little microphone in your laptop\u2026 and step up to studio quality sound. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Kyle Shanahan said the 49ers had only 11 runs in their unsightly loss to the Cardinals on Nov. 7 because Arizona loaded the box to stop the ground game. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Thick garlands, heavy strands of lights, glittery ornaments, and bulky Christmas trees can leave behind stubborn messes and unsightly damage after the holidays are over. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Dishwashers use extra-hot water and powerful detergents to cut through grease and stuck-on food on your dishes, but these harsh cleaning methods can cause discoloration, mar the finish, or leave unsightly spots on your silverware. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 15 Nov. 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"adjective"
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": not skilled in a branch of work : lacking technical training",
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": not having skill",
": not needing skill"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8skild"
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"amateur",
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"inexpert",
"jackleg",
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"ace",
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"professional",
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"examples":[
"an unskilled handling of the facial features in the portrait explains why it is attributed to \u201cschool of Vel\u00e1zquez\u201d and not to the master himself",
"hired unskilled workers because they would work for lower wages",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kelly Cunningham, San Diego Institute for Economic Research HURT: Preventing employers from hiring inexperienced and/or unskilled workers deprives them of the capacity to attain work skills and obtain experience. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"But real wages for unskilled workers have been declining at an accelerating rate this year. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"Skilled technicians may not see wage increases as great as unskilled labor, for example, or vice versa. \u2014 Bill Conerly, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"This is not an excuse to DIY or bring in an unskilled pro, Hotarek cautions. \u2014 Jamie Gold, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Paris is described in the Iliad as unskilled and cowardly, epitomized by his decision to use a bow and arrow in the Trojan War rather than engage in hand-to-hand combat. \u2014 Meghan O'gieblyn, Wired , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Bad technology run by unskilled workers can mean disaster. \u2014 Trond Arne Undheim, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Hundreds of unskilled labourers and their families were seen walking thousands of kilometres in desperation immediately after the lockdown was announced. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Hospital doctors have been re-tasked to the relatively unskilled job of taking oral swabs for the daily coronavirus tests that are mandatory for all games participants. \u2014 John Leicester, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Feb. 2022"
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"1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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"not skillful lacking in skill or proficiency",
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"inapt",
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"inexpert",
"unable",
"unfit",
"unfitted",
"unqualified",
"unskilled"
],
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"able",
"capable",
"competent",
"expert",
"fit",
"qualified",
"skilled",
"skillful",
"ultracompetent"
],
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"an unskillful editor can be worse than none at all",
"some painfully unskillful playing by the band's guitarist"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1565, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":"verb",
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"to disentangle a snarl in"
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"disentangle",
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"untwine",
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"unweave"
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"entangle",
"snarl",
"tangle"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ukraine has been able to kill a number of high-level Russian generals who have had to move to the frontlines deeper within the country to try unsnarl their forces' failure to progress. \u2014 Margaret Brennan, CBS News , 6 May 2022",
"It is meant to unsnarl train traffic and allow CTA to run more trains along the Red Line. \u2014 Sarah Freishtat, chicagotribune.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"As the ban continues, major shippers will try to redirect their supply \u2014 Mexican avocados may head to Europe and avocados from Peru may swoop into the United States, changes that may be hard to unsnarl if the ban lasts for months. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Feb. 2022",
"And hopefully the Omicron-inducedslowdown will be brief, the supply chain will continue to unsnarl and most people won't have to worry about groceries quite as much. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Analysts called it a good first step in resolving supply problems that have fueled rising inflation and caused random shortages of goods, but said there's only so much a U.S. president can do unsnarl a global logistical mess. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 14 Oct. 2021",
"As the administration tries to unsnarl the nation\u2019s supply chain problems, John Pocari is the man in the spotlight. \u2014 David Lauter, Los Angeles Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Taking the time to unsnarl an emotional knot could be worth giving your to-do list the day off. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 4 July 2021",
"The ambitious plan, which could top $10 billion, would open up the waterfronts of Hartford and East Hartford to public use and unsnarl a traffic bottleneck at the intersection of I-84 and I-91. \u2014 Daniela Altimari, courant.com , 13 Sep. 2019"
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"1555, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163724"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking a taste or desire for society or close association",
": marked by or arising from such a lack"
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"1731, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215353"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not soiled : such as",
": not corrupt or tainted",
": not dirty or stained"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u022fi(-\u0259)ld"
],
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"antiseptic",
"chaste",
"clean",
"fair",
"immaculate",
"pristine",
"spick-and-span",
"spic-and-span",
"spotless",
"squeaky-clean",
"stainless",
"unstained",
"unsullied"
],
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"besmirched",
"dirty",
"filthy",
"foul",
"grubby",
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"soiled",
"spotted",
"stained",
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"unclean",
"uncleaned"
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"circa 1592, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222630"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": not able to be explained, answered for, or solved : not solvable"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u00e4l-v\u0259-b\u0259l",
"-\u02c8s\u022fl-"
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"hopeless",
"impossible",
"insoluble",
"insolvable",
"insuperable",
"unattainable",
"undoable",
"unrealizable"
],
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"achievable",
"attainable",
"doable",
"feasible",
"possible",
"realizable",
"resolvable",
"soluble",
"workable"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the game, a horrifying series of unsolvable murders suddenly grips New York City, as the mutilated bodies of Wall Street brokers and their clients begin to appear across the city. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 31 May 2022",
"But this challenge is still unsolvable in the market for now. \u2014 Yanie Durocher, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
"And, certainty fixation can lead us to focus too much on solving an unsolvable problem instead of putting together an actionable strategy. \u2014 Derek Rucker, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"It\u2019s all just so emblematic of what this season has been \u2014 moments of positivity surrounded by unsolvable problems that ultimately sink the Lakers on most nights. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s as if the Heat\u2019s depth suddenly will become some type of unsolvable riddle for Erik Spoelstra. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Alonso directs Marta Nieto and Miguel \u00c1ngel Sol\u00e1 in this powerful thriller wrapped around an unsolvable mystery. \u2014 Emilio Mayorga, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Tintin, of course, was the Belgian comic-book character who traveled the world with his dog, Snowy, solving unsolvable crimes. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Many of them have been with us for so long that they\u2019ve almost been normalized in Alaska, as almost unsolvable . \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 26 Jan. 2022"
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"circa 1775, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
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"type":"adjective",
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"not sound such as",
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"not firmly made or placed",
"not healthy or in good condition",
"being or having a mind that is not normal",
"not sound as",
"not healthy or whole",
"not mentally normal not wholly sane",
"not fit to be eaten",
"not sound as",
"not healthy or whole",
"not mentally normal not wholly sane",
"not firmly made, placed, or fixed",
"not valid or true"
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"kookie",
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"mad",
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"mental",
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"psychotic",
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"whacky",
"wud"
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"balanced",
"compos mentis",
"sane",
"sound",
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],
"examples":[
"The roof is structurally unsound .",
"disgruntled relatives tried to prove that the woman was of unsound mind when she made her will",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This argument is both legally unsound and deeply insulting. \u2014 Vangela M. Wade, Time , 17 May 2022",
"Instead of delivering on this plan, County Executive Ball has offered an unsound , highly risky, and expensive plan with little progress being made. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
"Hayne\u2019s work was repeatedly attacked in court as sloppy and scientifically unsound . \u2014 Leah Willingham, ajc , 30 Apr. 2022",
"If Isaac is channeling a psychologically unsound Indiana Jones, Ramy favorite Calamawy gets to play a decent version of Marion Ravenwood and Hawke is a menacingly placid Belloq, but both roles feel underdeveloped. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Its assumptions about what comes after may be equally unsound . \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The state has cited concerns that the operations take place in a densely populated area and near the Mineral Ridge Dam, which is structurally unsound and needs $41 million in work to be stabilized, according to its brief. \u2014 Eric Heisig, cleveland , 8 Feb. 2022",
"When the underlying health of our digital infrastructure is unsound , the whole system suffers. \u2014 Eric Schmidt And Frank Long, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022",
"While, to repeat myself, antitrust law may vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, the principle that the prevention of competitor harm should be central to antitrust action is an unsound one. \u2014 Rachel Chiu, National Review , 12 Oct. 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162424"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": the quality or state of being unsound",
": something (such as a disease, injury, or defect) that causes one to be unsound"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sau\u0307n(d)-n\u0259s"
],
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"illness",
"indisposition",
"sickness",
"unhealthiness"
],
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"health",
"healthiness",
"soundness",
"wellness",
"wholeness",
"wholesomeness"
],
"examples":[
"the overall unsoundness of her health in her last years greatly limited what she could do"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220743"
},
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"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"not merciful or forbearing hard , ruthless",
"not frugal liberal , profuse"
],
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"bighearted",
"bounteous",
"bountiful",
"charitable",
"free",
"freehanded",
"freehearted",
"fulsome",
"generous",
"liberal",
"munificent",
"open",
"openhanded",
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"unstinting"
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"cheap",
"close",
"closefisted",
"costive",
"illiberal",
"mingy",
"miserly",
"niggardly",
"parsimonious",
"penurious",
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"tightfisted",
"uncharitable",
"ungenerous"
],
"examples":[
"neighbors were unsparing in their charity when a local family was rendered homeless by a fire",
"unsparing in his criticism of the welfare state",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The unsparing attacks were designed to destroy the country\u2019s war capabilities and break the German people\u2019s morale. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 22 May 2022",
"Our history is the subject of a revisionist critique that is all-encompassing, unsparing , and very often flatly inaccurate. \u2014 The Signers, National Review , 12 May 2022",
"To know him was to feel his warmth, his curiosity, and his unsparing attention to detail\u2014and to f\u00eate him was to promise to somehow pass those virtues on. \u2014 Marley Marius, Vogue , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Based on the unsparing depictions in the five episodes made available to journalists in advance, the series might inspire similar condemnation. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Homer\u2019s Civil War scenes reflect his early career as an artist-reporter for Harper\u2019s Weekly, and turn an unsparing eye on the war\u2019s blunt truths and brute ferocity. \u2014 Mary Tompkins Lewis, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
"In her fantastical, unsparing world, life is what the factory makes of it. \u2014 Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Created by a woman, Elizabeth Meriwether (New Girl), the show nevertheless casts an unsparing look at how today\u2019s patriarchy works in pretty much the opposite way to what the feminists claim. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Didion was equally unsparing about her own struggles. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 24 Dec. 2021"
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"The contention in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida courtroom started as a member of the defense team, attorney Casey Secor, was out of the courtroom with an unspecified illness. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 7 June 2022",
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"Onscreen Iceman is now Admiral Kazansky, who has spent his Navy career looking after the rebellious Maverick and is near the end of his life due to an unspecified illness. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
"Henderson withdrew in the second round at the Lotte Championship last week due to an unspecified illness. \u2014 Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"The 95-year-old British monarch has been forced to cut back on her duties since an unspecified illness in October, followed by a coronavirus infection last month. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Jessica\u2019s sister \u2014 who is hospitalized with an unspecified illness early in the film \u2014 wakes up in her bed talking of a curse. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022"
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"Andy Ramsey was whistled for a 10-minute unsportsmanlike major. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
"The officials threw an unsportsmanlike conduct flag. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 9 Apr. 2022",
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"Dunks were rare then, considered by purists to be show-offy and unsportsmanlike . \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"After being ejected from Pearl-Cohn's first-round playoff game due to two unsportsmanlike conduct flags, Brown was suspended for the team's second-round game. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Both offenses were hindered by penalties \u2014\u2013 usually holding, false starts or unsportsmanlike calls, which forced both quarterbacks to operate facing long yardage. \u2014 Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press , 16 Oct. 2021",
"Be careful of unsportsmanlike contact, celebration penalties. \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 26 Sep. 2021"
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"Companies are increasingly being asked to deliver perfect user experiences over public network connections that are inherently unstable . \u2014 Chris Macfarland, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"Are Americans really drastically more mentally unstable than the British? \u2014 Peter Bergen, CNN , 25 May 2022",
"Owen is up for the ten-hour surgery to reconnect the arm, but Colin proves to be too unstable to withstand the surgery. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 6 May 2022",
"Rotunno later argued that the letter demonstrated how confused and unstable Mann had been. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"Researchers who track shifting demographics in the teacher workforce have found that the profession is becoming less experienced and more unstable compared with during the 1980s, a phenomenon that predates the pandemic. \u2014 Stephen Noonoo, The New Republic , 2 May 2022",
"Since the Russian attack on Ukraine on Feb. 24, the world has felt even more unstable , as Americans attentively watch for news of a war in Eastern Europe. \u2014 al , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Central banks have badly misjudged the economy and mis-calibrated their policies, and the world is a more unstable place as a result. \u2014 Mike O'sullivan, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
"How to feed its 1.4 billion people in a more politically unstable world will increasingly become a key task for Beijing. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022"
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"The changes offered purpose and vital human connections that seemed to serve as moorings in a life too routinely unsteadied by the gathering gloom. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Sep. 2019",
"The rocks shifted and wobbled beneath my feet as the robust current pushed against my legs, unsteadying me. \u2014 Cheryl Strayed, Vogue , 17 July 2018",
"The administration's haphazard appointment process is unlike any in recent memory and has left the federal government unsteadied at the highest levels. \u2014 Robert O'harrow Jr., Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2018",
"Still, yesterday\u2019s reports contributed to the latest in a mounting series of scandals that have unsteadied the Trump administration for months. \u2014 Isobel Thompson, The Hive , 15 June 2017",
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"Making their way to cheap seats on the lawn \u2014 at The Hill \u2014 were women in denim short shorts with tattoos and young men in tight suits carrying plastic bags filled with cans of beer, shouting and already a little bit unsteady . \u2014 William Booth, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
"Officials have asked the public to avoid the North Shore Marina area and boaters on the water have been asked to steer away from the middle channel to avoid creating wake or unsteady waters for rescue teams. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 30 May 2022",
"He's seen her through so many different decisions always getting bulldozed, or nobody thinks her decision's the right one, or being unsteady and unsure. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
"After some unsteady moments, Stangle settled down and came up with 10 huge saves, several from point-blank range. \u2014 Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun , 29 Apr. 2022",
"In his recommendation, Sherwood acknowledged the sport\u2019s unsteady footing with the public and regulators\u2019 efforts to remedy it. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Disappointing results could further disrupt a stock market that\u2019s already unsteady . \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The chair scored a 4/5 for both comfort and durability with the tester noticing that the armrests seemed a bit low and unsteady at their fully extended height. \u2014 Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Gas prices alone rose 48% in March, contributing to the unsteady feeling that consumers have about their wealth and the health of the U.S. economy. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 13 Apr. 2022"
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"Masks are mandatory for employees at all times, even outside, and the compliance was uniform and unstinting . \u2014 Hannah Seligson, CNN , 2 July 2021",
"All that said, there is much to admire in this production, beginning with direction that is aptly acerbic, pointed and unstinting . \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 24 Nov. 2019",
"Their unstinting efforts exemplified the work so many Americans did to unite the nation in the face of crisis. \u2014 Harvey Solomon, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Feb. 2020",
"When Justice Neil Gorsuch parted ways with his fellow conservatives in a Sixth Amendment case this spring, Alito was unstinting . \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 22 Aug. 2019",
"Jeff Sessions had been one of President Donald Trump\u2019s earliest political allies and an unstinting champion of his policies in office. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 2 Oct. 2019",
"His weekly, Next, which began as a print magazine but now has only a digital edition, writes a lot about celebrities and covers local tittle-tattle, but also provides unstinting support for the protests. \u2014 Andrew Higgins, New York Times , 23 Aug. 2019",
"Trump\u2019s unstinting support for fossil fuels is federal Republicanism for now, with shrinking exceptions. \u2014 David Roberts, Vox , 12 Nov. 2018",
"None of this would have been so resonant had not director Kimberly Senior\u2019s production at Writers been an unstinting piece of work with a rich sense of place. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 17 May 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bug jackets or head nets are unstylish but effective, and splashing on some deet makes a difference, too. \u2014 Eva Holland, Outside Online , 22 June 2020",
"But apart from that, mask aversion may center on the fact that masks can look unstylish or be uncomfortable depending on the shape of one\u2019s face. \u2014 Erin Blakemore, National Geographic , 10 July 2020",
"The series, which starred America Ferrera as an ambitious, but unstylish , writer working at a fashion magazine, ran for four seasons. \u2014 Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com , 8 Jan. 2020",
"Many wear running shoes, but some are barefoot, and almost all have slumped posture and unstylish haircuts. \u2014 Alexander George, Popular Mechanics , 20 Nov. 2015",
"In his lifetime, Wojnarowicz became a star, though an unconventional one, unsmooth, unpredictable, unstylish even, with his clotted paint, uncouth symbols, and jabbing ideas and words. \u2014 New York Times , 12 July 2018",
"When her new help arrives, Marlo\u2019s unstylish house is messy and crowded. \u2014 Jen Gann, The Cut , 8 May 2018",
"Thoreau \u2013 who lived in a hut, claimed a handful of belongings, wore unstylish clothes and a bad haircut, had no obvious chance at romance, and spent the day hoeing beans and looking at trees \u2013 \u2014 Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 July 2017",
"Just outside the crumbling 14th-century town wall is a deeply unstylish ice cream shop that serves scoops of tangy raspberry gelato, perfect for after-dinner walks. \u2014 Alice Newell-hanson, New York Times , 14 Apr. 2016"
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"as thin and unsubstantial as the wind",
"an unsubstantial child who was unfit to play sports of any kind",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With shows like Yellowjackets capturing their capacity for brutality and Big Mouth emphasizing their, well, off-the-charts horniness, gone are the days when teenage girlhood stood for all things light, frothy, and unsubstantial . \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 3 Dec. 2021",
"The two are lying in lawn chairs joking about something unsubstantial . \u2014 Kyndall Cunningham, Vulture , 14 May 2021",
"While Dee\u2019s contribution is not unsubstantial , the structure, tone, character, percussion writing, harmony and counterpoint are pure Harrison. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2020",
"Ask Peggy Noonan if this is frivolous and unsubstantial , please. \u2014 Natalie Gontcharova, refinery29.com , 27 Oct. 2020",
"The role the Nuggets have played in that sudden buoyancy is not unsubstantial , but that steals only a small portion away from the Jazz\u2019s success. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Aug. 2020",
"Southerners will find an excuse to monogram just about anything, even items as small or unsubstantial as napkins or house slippers. \u2014 Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living , 24 Jan. 2018",
"As a result, the benefits of meditation have, in many cases, been overblown thanks to headlines harping on awesome-sounding but unsubstantial studies. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 11 Sep. 2018",
"Fredenberger says that even the language in the agreement is unsubstantial and vague. \u2014 Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 May 2018"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For instance, a creator called @skinfluencebymsk recently broke down the unsubstantiated claim that Ariana Grande had a secret affair with Jimmy Fallon. \u2014 Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"For example, when Mazars walked out on him, Trump issued a furious counterattack, making an unsubstantiated claim about his wealth -- apparently around $6 billion -- and portraying himself as the victim of a massive plot. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Mosby has repeatedly said some officers on the latest list may have unsubstantiated complaints, and that being on the list does not bar them from giving testimony. \u2014 Jessica Anderson, Baltimore Sun , 26 May 2022",
"And an unsubstantiated report that the two shooters were fans of Marilyn Manson put the shock rocker at the center of the controversy. \u2014 Al Shipley, Billboard , 26 May 2022",
"In other words, the thinkers of the day were asserting it\u2019s not on us to prove your unsubstantiated ideas are wrong. \u2014 Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News , 10 May 2022",
"An unsubstantiated report on social media claimed there was a faulty air-conditioning unit on site. \u2014 Erik Ortiz, NBC News , 9 May 2022",
"Ravitch had said little publicly, though made a startling \u2014 and as yet unsubstantiated claim \u2014 that Chelsea and other Premier League teams could be worth more than $10 billion in five years. \u2014 Tariq Panja, New York Times , 6 May 2022",
"Bronson described in his letter include so-far unsubstantiated reports from campaigns that some residents never received their ballots in the mail \u2014 a concern the city clerk has examined with USPS and at this point has found no issue. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 5 May 2022"
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"adjective"
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": unable to be supported"
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"intolerable",
"unbearable",
"unendurable"
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"endurable",
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"supportable",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Huge price declines from exciting, but unsupportable highs. \u2014 John S. Tobey, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Eventually the costs to make repairs becomes unsupportable . \u2014 Roger Valdez, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
"That\u2019s an unsupportable situation that must change. \u2014 Paul J. Noble, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
"The states argued that the zeroing out of the tax penalty actually imposed costs on them, but the court said those claims were illogical and unsupportable . \u2014 Stephanie Armour, WSJ , 17 June 2021",
"The court rejected an emergency request by landlords and real-estate companies to clear the way for evictions after a federal judge in Washington ruled last month that the moratorium was legally unsupportable . \u2014 Andrew Ackerman, WSJ , 29 June 2021",
"His claim was that when Congress eliminated the penalty for the individual mandate, the law became legally unsupportable . \u2014 James Moore, CNN , 23 June 2021",
"But the bill\u2019s drafters are transparently exploiting the association with a historic bill fighting racial discrimination in order to smuggle in false equivalences and unsupportable claims. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 25 Feb. 2021",
"Rather than viewing childcare as an unsupportable tax burden, investing in high-quality childcare should be seen as an essential public policy and a necessary part of stimulating our struggling economy. \u2014 CNN , 22 Dec. 2020"
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"adjective"
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": lacking confidence in one's abilities"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8shu\u0307r",
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"unsettled"
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"certain",
"convinced",
"positive",
"sure"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"About 13% opposed such a mandate and 11% were unsure . \u2014 Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun , 8 June 2022",
"About 10 months ago, Sam Hauser went undrafted and had to be unsure where the first steps of his pro basketball journey would take him. \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"But Sherman, whose son is a police officer, was unsure whether criminal accountability was the right path for handling officers who failed to protect others. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 June 2022",
"Fifty-six percent of Virginians disagreed with the draft opinion, while 8 percent were unsure . \u2014 Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Efira was unsure how Benedetta would be received by the public prior to its release. \u2014 ELLE , 3 June 2022",
"The caller was unsure whether the car, which had Texas plates, was occupied. \u2014 cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"Officers were still unsure Monday morning what crime the vehicle had been involved in, Gray said. \u2014 Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
"The mother is unsure if her teen will choose to do it. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 May 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
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": not exceeded by anything else : not surpassed",
": not exceeded (as in excellence)"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259r-\u02c8past",
"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259r-\u02c8past"
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"incomparable",
"inimitable",
"matchless",
"nonpareil",
"only",
"peerless",
"unequaled",
"unequalled",
"unexampled",
"unmatched",
"unparalleled",
"unrivaled",
"unrivalled",
"unsurpassable"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Showalter\u2019s attention to detail is unsurpassed , and with Billy Eppler, the Met\u2019s first-year general manager, some of that old Yankees\u2019 lineage is evident. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"And yet, my record of accomplishment in fighting crime is unsurpassed . \u2014 NBC News , 29 May 2022",
"Hugging the shore the entire way, this cliff-hanger combines unsurpassed scenery with more curves than Kim Kardashian. \u2014 Christopher Baker, Travel + Leisure , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Reeves refashions the Nolan-Joker miasma that adolescents instantly recognize and perhaps prefer (Snyder\u2019s unique vision, typified by his still- unsurpassed Watchman, appealed to adult sensibilities). \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The more challenging claim that Del Noce makes is that Marxism remains unsurpassed in the modern Western mind and continues to shape our civilization in its present course. \u2014 Richard M. Reinsch Ii, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
"And, in the opinion of many growers and producers, old vines offer grapes of unsurpassed quality, even if age has diminished their productivity. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
"With his songwriting partner Jim Steinman, who died last April, Meat Loaf\u2019s voice remains unsurpassed . \u2014 Al Shipley, SPIN , 21 Jan. 2022",
"The orchestra had an exciting new music director, Rafael Payare, and the ensemble played at a locally unsurpassed level. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Jan. 2022"
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"circa 1775, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
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"1734, in the meaning defined above"
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},
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"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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"unaware of any danger or threat not suspecting",
"without suspicion"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259-\u02c8spek-ti\u014b",
"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259-\u02c8spek-ti\u014b"
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"aw-shucks",
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"na\u00efve",
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"simple",
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"wide-eyed"
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"cosmopolitan",
"experienced",
"knowing",
"sophisticated",
"worldly",
"worldly-wise"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These belts of seawater, which can be wider than a four-lane highway, cut through the surf and flow away from the shore, pulling unsuspecting bathers beyond their depth. \u2014 Chloe Williams, The Atlantic , 20 June 2022",
"And taking things even further, scammers are now texting unsuspecting users from their own numbers. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Brazen thefts have increased in Los Angeles and have become a concern to law enforcement as thieves often target unsuspecting victims, even in broad daylight. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 31 May 2022",
"Due to a malicious tactic known as brandjacking\u2014when someone steals your online brand identity in order to coax data or money out of unsuspecting customers\u2014your brand can be at risk even when your data isn\u2019t. \u2014 Akram Atallah, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Fewer unsuspecting tourists means fewer parked cars with laptops and cameras inside, leaving would-be burglars to seek out other targets. \u2014 Megan Cassidy, SFChronicle.com , 24 Dec. 2020",
"In other cases, DeFi Ponzi scammers will sell tokens to unsuspecting buyers while promising high staking rewards. \u2014 Rufas Kamau, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Oklahoma lawmakers declared such products a risk to unsuspecting meat consumers in a 2020 law called the Meat Consumers Protection Act. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The influencer network allows Beijing to easily proffer propaganda to unsuspecting Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube users around the globe. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 30 Mar. 2022"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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": not distrustful or suspicious"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259-\u02c8spi-sh\u0259s"
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"green",
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"na\u00efve",
"primitive",
"simple",
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"uncritical",
"unknowing",
"unsophisticated",
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"unwary",
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"1586, in the meaning defined above"
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"not marked by or manifesting system , method, or orderly procedure not systematic"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In investing, there are two primary types of broad risks systematic and unsystematic risk. \u2014 Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021",
"Diversification does not usually affect the systematic risk that applies to the financial markets; instead, diversification is primarily used to eliminate or reduce unsystematic risk. \u2014 Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021",
"Impressed by this fact, Koolhaas and his partners use the exhibition to traverse the (mostly) uninhabited earth with unsystematic abandon. \u2014 Nikil Saval, New York Times , 28 Sep. 2020",
"If RaDVaC intends to produce generalizable knowledge about this vaccine, unsystematic self-experimentation is unlikely to produce useful information. \u2014 Euzebiusz Jamrozik, Scientific American , 30 Aug. 2020",
"This was a radical idea in China, where scholars had always researched the past through manuscripts in the safety of their libraries, or at most, made unsystematic studies of the imperial palaces in Beijing. \u2014 Stefen Chow, Smithsonian , 30 Sep. 2017",
"This was a radical idea in China, where scholars had always researched the past through manuscripts in the safety of their libraries, or at most, made unsystematic studies of the imperial palaces in Beijing. \u2014 Stefen Chow, Smithsonian , 2 May 2017"
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"1770, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": not contaminated, spoiled, or affected slightly with something bad : not tainted"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But there\u2019s no Cordelia here, no child whose love for her father, in the waning and waxing of his faculties, is simple and true and untainted by concerns of personal gain. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
"In retirement, O\u2019Connor has campaigned around the United States to abolish elections for judges, believing that a merit system leads to a more qualified and untainted judiciary. \u2014 CNN , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Twinkling synth instrumentals remain constant in the background of the song, as Lotterud contemplates leaving it all behind for a better and untainted future, one that has less questions and holds more answers. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 7 Feb. 2022",
"In retirement, O\u2019Connor has campaigned around the United States to abolish elections for judges, believing that a merit system leads to a more qualified and untainted judiciary. \u2014 CNN , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The move ensures the 2022 elections in those states will be fought within district boundaries that are largely untainted by the extraordinarily widespread practice of partisan gerrymandering. \u2014 Saoirse Gowan, The Week , 9 Mar. 2022",
"For example, even tobacco companies help regulate the sale of tobacco products, curb the black market and ensure that those who decide to use these products have access to safe and untainted products. \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 2 Feb. 2022",
"There\u2019s a reverence here for the untainted world of the forest. \u2014 Manuel Betancourt, Variety , 5 Feb. 2022",
"While many people have access to water through faucets in the United States, two million people actually lack access to untainted water. \u2014 Kayla Hui, Health.com , 6 Jan. 2022"
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"1590, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
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": not made less wild or less difficult to control : not tamed"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101md"
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"natural",
"uncultivated",
"virgin",
"wild"
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"cultivated",
"tamed"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The route took mushers along Alaska\u2019s untamed and unforgiving wilderness, including two mountain ranges, the frozen Yukon River and Bering Sea ice along the state\u2019s western coastline. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
"The route took mushers along Alaska\u2019s untamed and unforgiving wilderness, including two mountain ranges, the frozen Yukon River and Bering Sea ice along the state\u2019s western coastline. \u2014 Yvonne Gonzalez, ajc , 5 June 2022",
"The 2022 elections\u2014with Covid untamed and global inflation soaring\u2014were always going to be tough for the Democrats. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
"Indicators point toward the economy cooling, but 40-year-high inflation remains untamed . \u2014 Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 May 2022",
"Before Cara Delevingne's name became synonymous with beautiful untamed brows, Shields was the reigning queen of full, bushy brows throughout the \u201980s. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 2 June 2022",
"In the 1980s, Done held a mirror up to Australia, painting the country\u2019s untamed natural beauty as worthy subject matter. \u2014 Vogue , 17 May 2022",
"Matsuda based her vignettes on classic ghost stories, and her characters are ageless, dangerous, and totally untamed . \u2014 The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
"Even the scents blended into this fragrance evoke images of untamed wilderness just begging to be explored; crisp siberian pine, juniper, and calabrian bergamot mix flawlessly with notes of canadian fir, clary sage, pimento, and leather. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"verb"
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": to loose from tangles or entanglement : straighten out",
": to remove a tangle from",
": to straighten out"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ta\u014b-g\u0259l",
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"entangle",
"snarl",
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"examples":[
"She carefully untangled the child's hair.",
"He untangled the garden hose.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In Season 3, desperate to leave his violent past behind in favor of his newfound passion, Barry (Hader) is attempting to untangle himself from the world of contract killing and fully immerse himself in acting. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 19 May 2022",
"The war jitters are also adding another chapter to Moldova\u2019s long and increasingly desperate effort to untangle itself from Moscow\u2019s clutches. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Our collective failure to accelerate the transition to cleaner energies has left us heavily dependent on Russian oil and gas and scrambling to untangle ourselves, in the short (and long) term. \u2014 Beth Thoren, Fortune , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Since winning freeski big air last week, the Chinese American, 18-year-old, skier-student-model has captured attention on both sides of the Pacific where people struggled to untangle her from a complicated web of sports, identity and politics. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Sometimes love surrounds you and it\u2019s impossible to untangle yourself. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Stafford appeared to give a little push with his leg into Suh in an attempt to untangle himself, and Suh took exception, pointing at Stafford and mouthing an expletive. \u2014 Marlowe Alter, USA TODAY , 26 Jan. 2022",
"When a retired judge moves to Florida and disappears, police must untangle the connection between his disappearance and a discovery at a deserted golf course. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Dorow agreed to cancel a May 13 preliminary hearing and instead scheduled a status hearing for May 18 to try again to untangle the issues. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 May 2022"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": not neat : slovenly",
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": not neat"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8t\u012b-d\u0113",
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"examples":[
"I can never find anything in this untidy office.",
"neighbors gossiped about the woman's rumpled and untidy children",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Putting the ball in play after a long at-bat sparked an inning that finished with four runs, in spite of some untidy Braves\u2019 unraveling. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 May 2022",
"Anousheh: Grappling with this question has led me down a very untidy linguistic rabbit hole, but the vague answer is that many of the world\u2019s languages do NOT use gendered pronouns. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Dear Anousheh: Grappling with this question has led me down a very untidy linguistic rabbit hole, but the vague answer is that many of the world\u2019s languages do NOT use gendered pronouns. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 31 Jan. 2022",
"The results are untidy and unbalanced, but derive considerable energy from that eccentric approach. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Our experience illustrates how deep, untidy and idiosyncratic vaccine resistance may be. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 May 2021",
"More Television Reviews Not everything is explained in the Berman-Pulcini script, or serves an obvious function\u2014Catherine\u2019s bulimia, for instance, or her Catholicism, which may be untidy threads left over after tailoring the novel for the screen. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2021",
"My closet is typically a hair-raising tumble of clothes\u2014some haphazardly hung, some stacked on shelves in untidy , teetering piles. \u2014 Kathryn O'shea-evans, House Beautiful , 17 Apr. 2020",
"New York City, a place where strangers\u2019 lives intertwine in fantastic and untidy ways, has been forced into solitude by social distancing measures. \u2014 Isabella Kwai, New York Times , 31 Mar. 2020"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly , intractable",
": marked by trouble or unhappiness : unlucky",
": not favorable : adverse , unpropitious",
": improper , indecorous",
": unexpected and unpleasant or improper"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8t\u014d-\u0259rd",
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"ruly",
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"examples":[
"There was nothing untoward about his appearance.",
"tried to reason with the untoward child",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tim went on to clarify that, because of Mr. Jones\u2019s status as an educator in town, the department had a policy in place for anything untoward . \u2014 Kathleen Alcott, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Black women have received untoward commentary about our hair texture, our hairstyle choices, and our hair loss for a very long time now. \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Lamentedly, the stopping ploy sometimes won\u2019t work or the clever stunt could create an untoward driving situation that gets out of hand. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi said Wednesday that the U.N. agency, which has broad inspections rights in Ukraine, had seen no untoward activity. \u2014 Laurence Norman, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022",
"According to a transcript, Perlasca denied anything untoward . \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The proliferation of small aircraft involved in untoward actions has led federal investigators to try to rein in some of the most egregious behavior. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Dictated by the car and not the mileage, these visits have revealed nothing untoward . \u2014 Beth Nichols, Car and Driver , 26 Jan. 2022",
"In theory, this would imply that no driver could get themselves into such an untoward posture. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021"
],
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"1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": not given trouble : not made uneasy",
": calm , tranquil",
": not troubled : free from worry"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u0259-b\u0259ld",
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"equal",
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"limpid",
"peaceful",
"placid",
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"recollected",
"sedate",
"self-composed",
"self-possessed",
"serene",
"smooth",
"together",
"tranquil",
"undisturbed",
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"agitated",
"discomposed",
"disturbed",
"flustered",
"perturbed",
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"unstrung",
"upset"
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"examples":[
"she remains untroubled despite the chaos around her",
"quietly canoeing on the untroubled waters of the lake",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Meanwhile, Stella\u2019s school life in San Diego is relatively untroubled . \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
"The only seals that seemed untroubled by their own existence were those which had already expired. \u2014 Ben Taub, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"Nothing else is affected: your heart rate remains low, your breathing is untroubled , your mind is sharp. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 21 July 2020",
"Sweet sleep, a safe pathway, and an untroubled heart are the benefits of a faithful spirit. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 4 May 2022",
"For the most part, these innies seem untroubled by their split existence. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"An untroubled air pervaded Kyiv in the days before Feb. 24. \u2014 Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Apr. 2022",
"One of these two views must be wrong but, so far, the market appears untroubled . \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 4 Jan. 2022",
"After a relatively untroubled opening three months of the American football season, COVID-19 has returned to stalk the NFL with a vengeance in the past week. \u2014 CBS News , 15 Dec. 2021"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": not faithful : disloyal",
": not according with a standard of correctness : not level or exact",
": not according with the facts : false",
": not correct : false",
": not faithful : disloyal"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u00fc",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u00fc"
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"erroneous",
"false",
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"inexact",
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"untruthful",
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"true",
"valid",
"veracious"
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"examples":[
"He made untrue statements to the press.",
"Her lover had been untrue .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Nicklaus, 82, said in a statement two weeks ago that the claims by Howard Milstein, executive chairman of the Nicklaus Companies who also oversees Golf Magazine and Golf.com., were untrue . \u2014 Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"The Fiscal, Economic And Security Arguments: The research by Michael Clemens shows claims that refugees will harm the U.S. economy or taxpayers are untrue . \u2014 Stuart Anderson, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"The claim that removing guns enabled Hitler\u2019s genocide is untrue , but was an idea seeded more than two decades ago by radical members of the gun rights movement that has since gained traction, according to historians. \u2014 Caitlin L. Chandler, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"However, veterans say this is untrue , according to News5 Clevleand\u2019s Morgan Trau. \u2014 Laura Hancock, cleveland , 16 May 2022",
"But perhaps Hannity needs a mirror, because there was nothing outrageous or untrue about what Omar said. \u2014 Elly Belle, refinery29.com , 3 Nov. 2020",
"It\u2019s a defense, untrue to the soul and the photograph. \u2014 Hilton Als, The New York Review of Books , 16 June 2020",
"Pfizer has said the claim is untrue , and no reputable news outlets have reported that Johnson was arrested. \u2014 Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
"That's because Catherine would then countersue, saying Marisa had falsely blamed her and her husband Clint for the crime and that all of her claims were untrue . \u2014 CBS News , 7 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182221"
},
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"type":"noun",
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"disloyalty",
"lack of truthfulness falsity",
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"the state of being false",
"lie entry 3"
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"delusion",
"error",
"fallacy",
"falsehood",
"falsity",
"hallucination",
"illusion",
"misbelief",
"misconception",
"myth",
"old wives' tale"
],
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"truth",
"verity"
],
"examples":[
"the untruths he has uttered",
"their argument rests on a fundamental untruth which has long been discredited",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Snyder calls Putin's justification a variation of Hitler's Big Lie -- a Nazi propaganda technique that insists that if a political leader repeats a colossal untruth enough, people will eventually believe it. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Another glaring untruth in Terwilliger\u2019s op-ed concerns the origins of executive privilege. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 16 Nov. 2021",
"The songs feature an unapologetic melancholy and sincerity that works even with the extra layer of untruth beneath the surface. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Such a label might go on a tweet containing an untruth that could be, but isn\u2019t necessarily immediately harmful. \u2014 Barbara Ortutay, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 July 2021",
"Adam Hersh, an epidemiologist at U. Health and Intermountain Primary Children\u2019s Hospital, says this is the most prevalent untruth about masks. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Aug. 2021",
"Such a label might go on a tweet containing an untruth that could be, but isn\u2019t necessarily immediately harmful. \u2014 Barbara Ortutay, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 July 2021",
"Such a label might go on a tweet containing an untruth that could be, but isn\u2019t necessarily immediately harmful. \u2014 Barbara Ortutay, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 July 2021",
"Such a label might go on a tweet containing an untruth that could be, but isn\u2019t necessarily immediately harmful. \u2014 Barbara Ortutay, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163433"
},
"untruthfulness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not containing or telling the truth : false , inaccurate",
": not containing or telling the truth : false"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u00fcth-f\u0259l",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u00fcth-f\u0259l"
],
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"erroneous",
"false",
"inaccurate",
"incorrect",
"inexact",
"invalid",
"off",
"unsound",
"untrue",
"wrong"
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"accurate",
"correct",
"errorless",
"exact",
"factual",
"precise",
"proper",
"right",
"sound",
"true",
"valid",
"veracious"
],
"examples":[
"an unintentionally untruthful statement that the candidate later corrected",
"the political action committee was slammed for spreading untruthful smears about the candidate and his wife",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Depp\u2019s legions of online fans have focused on their belief that Heard has been untruthful . \u2014 Staff And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"What happened to the young player is inexcusable and damage from the widespread and untruthful accusations have devastated his entire family. \u2014 cleveland , 25 May 2022",
"Ravnsborg, who has said little about the crash, denied being untruthful in a brief interview in February. \u2014 CBS News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Ravnsborg, who has said little about the crash, denied being untruthful in a brief interview in February. \u2014 Stephen Groves, chicagotribune.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Britney Spears retracts statement calling new conservatorship documentary untruthful . \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 29 Sep. 2021",
"And an investigation commissioned by the governor concluded that Diamantis and Colangelo had been untruthful during the inquiry. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, courant.com , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Likewise, the focus on how similar candidates are to Trump centers almost entirely on personality: how crass and outrageous and brazenly untruthful a candidate can be. \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Still, the judge noted that being present and untruthful wasn't enough to support a conviction. \u2014 Jacques Billeaud, The Arizona Republic , 27 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1843, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191148"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having no formal learning or training",
": naive , unsophisticated",
": not produced or developed by instruction : native"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8t\u00fc-t\u0259rd",
"-\u02c8ty\u00fc-"
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"analphabetic",
"benighted",
"dark",
"ignorant",
"illiterate",
"nonliterate",
"rude",
"simple",
"uneducated",
"uninstructed",
"unlearned",
"unlettered",
"unread",
"unschooled",
"untaught"
],
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"educated",
"knowledgeable",
"lettered",
"literate",
"schooled",
"well-informed",
"well-read"
],
"examples":[
"to the untutored observer these works of art must seem strange indeed",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Big waves and their manifest risks captivate far more viewers than the small to medium-sized waves on the World Championship Tour, where, to the untutored eye, all the surfers seem to be doing basically the same things. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"An electrical problem as simple as a headlight malfunction can drive the untutored owner nuts. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Jan. 2022",
"The masonry was deceptive\u2014seemingly untutored , actually sophisticated. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 10 Apr. 2021",
"But where untaught formlessness is the ideal, the formative character of such an enterprise is suspect, a threat to the authentic, untutored self. \u2014 Michael Knox Beran, National Review , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Shakespeare\u2019s untutored mingling of fools and kings seemed odd, so dramatists often rewrote his texts. \u2014 The Economist , 26 Oct. 2019",
"To untutored ears, gqom can sound gritty, with its apocalyptic sirens and ribcage-rattling bass. \u2014 Kate Hutchinson, New York Times , 9 Aug. 2019",
"For another thing, every such proposal tramples all over fair-minded moral intuitions of regular folks, intuitions disqualified by philosophers as primitive and philosophically untutored . \u2014 New York Times , 12 July 2019",
"Democrats say President Trump is untutored but then deny the qualified personnel to advise him. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 9 Oct. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195956"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to unwind the twisted or tangled parts of : disentangle",
": to remove by unwinding",
": to become disentangled or unwound"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8tw\u012bn"
],
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"disentangle",
"ravel (out)",
"unbraid",
"unlay",
"unravel",
"unsnarl",
"untangle",
"untwist",
"unweave"
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"entangle",
"snarl",
"tangle"
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202540"
},
"untwist":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to separate the twisted parts of : untwine",
": to become untwined"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8twist"
],
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"disentangle",
"ravel (out)",
"unbraid",
"unlay",
"unravel",
"unsnarl",
"untangle",
"untwine",
"unweave"
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"entangle",
"snarl",
"tangle"
],
"examples":[
"untwisted the ball of thread",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From there, the robot starts to untwist , like a spring that stores energy in its body. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 24 May 2022",
"Its robotic top twists off lids with the touch of the button, then the two padded, curvy arms press in on the jar's exterior while the motor spins the lid to untwist it in a flash. \u2014 Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 July 2021",
"Allowing each of these fibers to quickly untwist produced a cooling effect, but its strength varied, depending on the material. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 21 Jan. 2020",
"Researchers from the University of Bath in the U.K. have created a nanomaterial that is both twisted and untwisted at once, expressing both chirality and non-chirality. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 30 Sep. 2019",
"Stretching this setup actually untwists the line instead of twisting it tighter, reversing the warming/cooling cycle. \u2014 Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica , 11 Oct. 2019",
"Simply twisting and untwisting the rubber worked even better, with an average temperature change of about 12\u00b0C. \u2014 Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica , 11 Oct. 2019",
"By twisting and untwisting the fibers in a water bath, the researchers could measure their performance as coolants. \u2014 George Musser, Science | AAAS , 10 Oct. 2019",
"In the team\u2019s lab tests, an untwisting fiber spun a bit of paper at 600 revolutions per minute for a full five seconds. \u2014 Sid Perkins, Scientific American , 11 July 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1538, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174002"
},
"unusable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not capable of being used or fit for use : not usable"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8y\u00fc-z\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"impracticable",
"impractical",
"inoperable",
"nonpractical",
"unserviceable",
"unworkable",
"useless"
],
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"applicable",
"feasible",
"functional",
"operable",
"operational",
"practicable",
"practical",
"serviceable",
"ultrapractical",
"usable",
"useable",
"useful",
"utilizable",
"workable"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wright said the park was littered with trash, people were using drugs in the open, and the park\u2019s amenities, like a racquetball court, were frequently locked and unusable . \u2014 Megan Taros, The Arizona Republic , 8 Mar. 2022",
"According to the state's Elections Bureau, multiple candidates were affected by a series of petitioners who obtained nothing but invalid or otherwise unusable signatures, putting them well below the mark for qualification. \u2014 Fox News , 26 May 2022",
"But the data, posted online in spreadsheets for thousands of procedures, have often been incomprehensible and unusable by patients \u2014 a thicket of numbers and technical medical terms, displayed in formats that vary from hospital to hospital. \u2014 Michael Levenson, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
"By late March, many of the lettuces and herbs in the garden have bolted or gone to flower, meaning their leaves will turn bitter and become unusable . \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 12 Apr. 2022",
"In some cases, schools or facilities will be unusable for weeks, even months. \u2014 Stephanie Noda, USA TODAY , 9 Sep. 2021",
"Gloria also sought to pay Argus Contracting just over $400,000 to settle its dispute with the city over rehabilitation work on the property, which has been unusable for all but a few weeks since the city approved the 20-year lease in late 2016. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2021",
"Another speed bump: The FDA requires U.S. clinical trials, making the company\u2019s data from Latin America unusable . \u2014 Rachana Pradhan And Hannah Norman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Dec. 2021",
"Another speed bump: The FDA requires U.S. clinical trials, making the company's data from Latin America unusable . \u2014 Rachana Pradhan, CNN , 26 Nov. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1825, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190314"
},
"unused":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not habituated : unaccustomed",
": not used: such as",
": fresh , new",
": not put to use : idle",
": not consumed : accrued",
": not accustomed",
": not having been used before",
": not being used"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8y\u00fczd",
"in the phrase \"unused to\" usually",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8y\u00fczd",
""
],
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"unacclimated",
"unaccustomed",
"unadapted",
"unadjusted"
],
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"acclimated",
"accustomed",
"adapted",
"adjusted",
"habituated",
"used"
],
"examples":[
"The library has been unused for 10 years.",
"I have four days of unused vacation time left.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On Drug Take Back Day, which is held bi-annually in April and October, people are encouraged to dispose of any unused or expired medications. \u2014 Joseph Arnone, Chicago Tribune , 19 May 2022",
"Capital Ice Cream and its next-door neighbor \u2014 the equally tiny Story and Soil coffee roasters, which also was awarded a $50,000 matching grant \u2014 are both expanding into unused space in their building. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The new Jaggers location will be at 10690 Westport Road next to the Aloft Louisville East hotel, taking up unused space in its parking lot. \u2014 Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Last call: This is the last week to recycle unwanted, unused or broken holiday lights in Fairview Park. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Residents must wear face masks while dropping off their expired or unused prescription drugs and remain in their vehicle at all times. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Oct. 2021",
"Area residents are invited to drop off expired or unused medications to be properly disposed of, event organizers said. \u2014 Beacon-news Staff, chicagotribune.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
"The federal drug agency wants your unused or expired prescriptions for its 20th National Prescription Take Back Day on Saturday -- to help ensure homes are safe from drug abuse. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi, CNN , 24 Apr. 2021",
"New England residents with expired, unused , or unwanted prescription medications can dispose of them Saturday on the 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, officials said. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Apr. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213111"
},
"unusual":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not usual : uncommon , rare",
": not done, found, used, experienced, or existing most of the time"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8y\u00fc-zh\u0259-w\u0259l",
"-zh\u0259l",
"-\u02c8y\u00fczh-w\u0259l",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8y\u00fc-zh\u0259-w\u0259l"
],
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"curious",
"extraordinary",
"funny",
"odd",
"offbeat",
"out-of-the-way",
"peculiar",
"queer",
"rare",
"singular",
"strange",
"unaccustomed",
"uncommon",
"uncustomary",
"unique",
"weird"
],
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"common",
"ordinary",
"plain",
"usual"
],
"examples":[
"It's not unusual for him to stay late at work.",
"a scene of unusual beauty",
"She has an unusual name.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This year\u2019s best-musical category is unusual : the two best musicals of the year are both niche attractions. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"So, this week\u2019s release of new firmware is unusual , to say the least. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
"Vendors now often call the chain to give new contract prices for goods, which is unusual at this pace, CEO Randy Garutti said at an investor conference Tuesday. \u2014 Jaewon Kang, WSJ , 11 June 2022",
"The local season for California halibut, typically from April to October when the fish spend time in the bay to spawn, is unusual this year for a few reasons. \u2014 Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 June 2022",
"This year is unusual : All but one of Alaska\u2019s 60 seats in the House and Senate are up for grabs in this year\u2019s election, thanks to a once-in-a-decade redistricting process that shuffled legislative boundaries. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
"Holleran is unusual in his desire, more common with lyric poets, that time not move at all. \u2014 Garth Greenwell, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"And as FiveThirtyEight's Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux writes, that's unusual . \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 3 June 2022",
"In a later 3-0 decision, a Quebec appeals court said the 2011 law violated constitutional protections to not be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment and the right to life, liberty and security of the person. \u2014 Amanda Coletta, Washington Post , 27 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1579, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173855"
},
"unvarying":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not exhibiting change or variation : not varying"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ver-\u0113-i\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"changeless",
"constant",
"stable",
"stationary",
"steady",
"unchanging"
],
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"capricious",
"changeful",
"changing",
"fickle",
"fluctuating",
"fluid",
"inconstant",
"mercurial",
"skittish",
"uncertain",
"unpredictable",
"unsettled",
"unstable",
"unsteady",
"varying",
"volatile"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But unlike other visas, diversity visas \u2014 the type lottery winners become eligible to receive \u2014 are on a tight and unvarying schedule. \u2014 Dara Lind, ProPublica , 27 Aug. 2021",
"Boys were expected to turn up at school in an unvarying uniform of black pants and white shirts buttoned to the neck, Ben recalled. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Aug. 2021",
"But speed climbing takes place on a standard, unvarying course. \u2014 The Economist , 31 Dec. 2019",
"Andy Warhol was among the celebrities Tseng importuned at the Met, and there is something of Warhol\u2019s nineteen-sixties self-invention in Tseng\u2019s cultivation of an unvarying image, a mask that made the most of his outsider station. \u2014 Brian Dillon, The New Yorker , 23 June 2019",
"The seemingly unvarying nature of Orientalism provoked a good deal of criticism of Said\u2019s thesis and still does. \u2014 Adam Shatz, The New York Review of Books , 20 May 2019",
"Later, advances in training voice- and photo-recognition software showed even more of a need for hardware that could quickly process a ton of unvarying information, the same stuff used to make 3D graphics. \u2014 Popular Mechanics , 17 Oct. 2017",
"Second, light travels at an unvarying speed of 186,000 miles a second. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Apr. 2018",
"As the shellshocked Milne newly returned from the Western Front, Mr. Gleeson wears a virtually unvarying expression of acute intestinal distress. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 11 Oct. 2017"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1690, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215016"
},
"unveil":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to remove a veil or covering from",
": to make public : divulge , reveal",
": to throw off a veil or protective cloak",
": to show or make known to the public for the first time"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0101l",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0101l"
],
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"bare",
"disclose",
"discover",
"divulge",
"expose",
"let on (about)",
"reveal",
"spill",
"tell",
"unbosom",
"uncloak",
"uncover",
"unmask"
],
"antonyms":[
"cloak",
"conceal",
"cover (up)",
"enshroud",
"hide",
"mask",
"shroud",
"veil"
],
"examples":[
"The developer unveiled plans for a new housing complex.",
"The company will unveil its newest product today.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"No titles were announced, but in the coming months, Dreamchaser plans to unveil further talent partnerships and its first projects. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"Demolition is due to be wrapped up later this week, and the city plans to unveil the new stage in early September, ahead of its popular Autumn Art Festival a month later. \u2014 Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
"Gurman says that Apple plans to unveil new high-end MacBook Pro models in late 2022. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 10 June 2022",
"Community leaders broke ground for the monument in Boston Common this April, and Paris Jeffries said the organization plans to unveil the 22-foot, bronze sculpture of the Kings in 2023. \u2014 Sam Trottenberg, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Frisk said the brand this fall plans to unveil the Flow Synchronicity, the first-ever, woman-specific running shoe. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun , 11 May 2022",
"The House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection is set to unveil its work at a prime-time hearing today at 8 p.m. ET. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"But while Apple might unveil the new MacBook Air at the event, insiders warn that release date delays might follow. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 6 June 2022",
"Beware the ides of May, when the broadcast networks unveil their fall schedules at upfronts, touting a crop of new shows that just might contain the Next Big Thing (or not). \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 13 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222222"
},
"unvocal":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not eloquent or outspoken : inarticulate",
": not musical : discordant"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8v\u014d-k\u0259l"
],
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"cacophonous",
"discordant",
"dissonant",
"inharmonious",
"unmelodious",
"unmusical"
],
"antonyms":[
"harmonious",
"harmonizing",
"melodious",
"musical"
],
"examples":[
"the nursery full of crying toddlers made a most unvocal din"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205616"
},
"unwarranted":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified"
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"Bunny\u2019s suspicion of the business was not unwarranted . \u2014 Chris Blackwell And Paul Morley, Rolling Stone , 29 May 2022",
"During the pandemic, Musk took the attitude that the danger of COVID-19 had been exaggerated and that public health measures that affected his company were unwarranted . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"Others defended Harris, saying the outrage was unwarranted . \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"According to a conversation that Clary had with Ms. Braunizer, the accusations of pedophilia that biographers have made are unwarranted . \u2014 Rebecca Coffey, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Khaled Sobhy has been called the Richard Williams of squash, and the comparison is not unwarranted : Like Williams, Khaled was a headstrong figure determined to produce champions and at no small sacrifice for all involved. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
"Here\u2019s hoping, fervently, those fears are unwarranted . \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The last time Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano tried to determine the undisputed junior middleweight champion, the compelling fight ended in an unsatisfying (though not necessarily unwarranted ) draw. \u2014 Josh Katzowitz, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"But many establishments have been closed for vague, unwarranted reasons, according to an investigation of 20 cases by an umbrella group of academics and rights groups, the Observatory of Associative Liberties. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"A night later during Talkin\u2019 Season, Fisher sat down with an unwary Simmons beforeo the A&M Coach\u2019s Night in San Antonio. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 24 May 2022",
"The revolution was overseen by pragmatic, opportunistic and sometimes mendacious visitors, who variously travelled with their own concubines and caught unwary abbots with theirs. \u2014 Crawford Gribben, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"While the Pegasus glitch was a curiosity among speedrunners at first, the community soon found ways to fly their horse into certain boss areas in unexpected ways and defeat the unwary foes easily. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Terrible, tentacle-waving trees snatched and swallowed unwary travelers in far-off lands. \u2014 Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Didn\u2019t know that bitcoin, NFTs, SPACs and meme stocks were destined, even designed, to take unwary investors to the cleaners? \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 26 Dec. 2021",
"But this method can still be dangerous, with the potential for the butt of the tree (the part closest to the ground) to launch up backwards, injuring or even killing an unwary tree feller. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Even in daylight, the environ here seems untrustworthy, a trap for unwary , vulnerable humans. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Yet this path is laden with huge challenges and fraught with dangers that await the unwary and unprepared. \u2014 Thomas Lim, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"One method that worked well involved storing unwashed strawberries in a refrigerator crisper drawer. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"This era of the Rolling Stones is the look every band strived for less than a decade later, when every unwashed reprobate on the Sunset Strip embraced the unkempt hair look that turned into glam rock. \u2014 Tim Moffatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"In this world, people steal from the sick to maintain youth, fairies shuffle around looking like unwashed goths, and dreams can quickly turn into nightmares. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
"Relying on others to clean, dress and feed her sometimes wasn\u2019t enough and Kahiye often remained unwashed and unkempt. \u2014 Magdalena Del Valle, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
"No money and the freezing cold meant laundry would often go unwashed for weeks. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Place the unwashed zucchini in an open paper or plastic bag, then store it in the crisper drawer for one to two weeks. \u2014 Mike Rose, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
"More than 100 live flies landed on raw onions, unwashed scallions and spice containers at four Broward and Palm Beach County eateries forced to close by state inspectors last week. \u2014 Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Then, use the same cup\u2014 unwashed \u2014to measure the maple syrup for the frosting. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 14 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Laurelton warehoused women regarded as difficult daughters, troublesome wives and unwed mothers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"She was born Rachelle Zylberberg in Belgium as the Great Depression struck: a Jewish child abandoned in infancy by her unwed mother and left alone at 12 when her father, a drunken Polish refugee, was arrested by the Nazis in France. \u2014 New York Times , 1 May 2022",
"Her obstinance, becoming an unwed mother at a time when they were shunted elsewhere, creates a heap of trouble for her in a world nowhere ready for her mind, character or ambition. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Isak offers to marry Sunja to save her from the social embarrassment of being an unwed mother. \u2014 ELLE , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home was supposed to support young women and children as unwed mothers-to-be navigated pregnancy and postpartum life. \u2014 Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Rose Matafeo and Matthew Lewis play a young unwed couple who have different reactions to her unexpected pregnancy in this 2020 comedy from New Zealand. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Nov. 2021",
"There is no sense from any of the involved parties that Montessori can go on working either as a married woman or as an unwed mother. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
"The process requires an unwed mother to provide a ream of personal documents, take a DNA test and testify before a judge. \u2014 Fox News , 14 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The crisis is not just unwelcome news to the 30,600 residents of the British Virgin Islands, but also to the hundreds of thousands of companies\u2014including subsidiaries of major global companies\u2014registered in the British territory. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 6 May 2022",
"The Kremlin is also preoccupied with a high-stakes game of brinkmanship over Ukraine, and events in Kazakhstan are potentially an unwelcome distraction. \u2014 Tim Lister, CNN , 6 Jan. 2022",
"While the Europa Conference League has provided a rare opportunity for the continent\u2019s smaller clubs, it has been seen as an unwelcome distraction for those aiming to be among Europe\u2019s biggest. \u2014 Robert Kidd, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Interacting with either the dog or the person can be an unwelcome distraction to their day-to-day life. \u2014 April Saylor, PEOPLE.com , 23 Sep. 2021",
"The two-year project was billed as a way to relieve stress on soils that have compressed beneath the building, contributing to its unwelcome and unanticipated sinking. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Aug. 2021",
"But Renate Nyborg knows that\u2019s not the case for many women, who have been inundated with unwelcome and graphic messages. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
"Motorists are facing a new \u2014 and unwelcome \u2014 milestone: The price of gasoline is now at least $4 per gallon in every U.S. state, a first for the nation, according to AAA. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 17 May 2022",
"Even when hired, some may leave or consider leaving tech jobs due to concerns about feeling unwelcome or uncomfortable at a higher rate than their white counterparts. \u2014 Antoinette Hamilton, Forbes , 2 May 2022"
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"Miss Bennett, are you unwell ?",
"I am sorry she is feeling unwell .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If your cat is unwell , please see your veterinarian. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 May 2022",
"Navalny had started feeling unwell on a return flight to Moscow from the Siberian city of Tomsk. \u2014 Paul Leblanc, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The palace said Sunday that Elizabeth, 95, was suffering mild symptoms but was expected to carry on with light duties, an indication that the world's oldest and longest-reigning monarch was not seriously unwell . \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Feb. 2022",
"He was taken for testing after feeling unwell , Communications Minister Fabio Faria said late Monday. \u2014 Julia Leite, Bloomberg.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Absentees included workers who tested positive for the virus, were quarantining or awaiting test results, or who felt unwell . \u2014 Paul Berger, WSJ , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Ramaphosa started feeling unwell and a test confirmed COVID-19, a statement from the presidency announced. \u2014 Andrew Meldrum, USA TODAY , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Ramaphosa started feeling unwell and a test confirmed COVID-19, a statement from the presidency announced. \u2014 Andrew Meldrum, USA TODAY , 13 Dec. 2021",
"All of the above symptoms, plus changes to bowel or bladder habits (think diarrhea or constipation), generally feeling unwell , and unintentional weight loss or gain, says Dr. Schram. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, Health.com , 10 Feb. 2022"
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"He has an unwholesome fascination with death.",
"health inspectors shut down several food stands that were using tainted and unwholesome meat",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And in more than 250 episodes, little-sister character Dora Winifred Read was a blissfully unwholesome role model for little girls: smart, funny, and unlikable. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The air around Brainerd registers an unwholesome shade of brown. \u2014 Star Tribune , 30 July 2021",
"But the urge to remove monuments, rename buildings and expunge holiday appellations has become an unwholesome obsession on the political left. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 13 June 2021",
"By 1875, Architect magazine had published an essay declaring that a bedroom used for anything other than sleeping was unwholesome and immoral. \u2014 Brian Fagan, Quartzy , 4 Oct. 2019",
"By 1875, Architect magazine had published an essay declaring that a bedroom used for anything other than sleeping was unwholesome and immoral. \u2014 Brian Fagan, Quartzy , 4 Oct. 2019",
"By 1875, Architect magazine had published an essay declaring that a bedroom used for anything other than sleeping was unwholesome and immoral. \u2014 Brian Fagan, Quartzy , 4 Oct. 2019",
"By 1875, Architect magazine had published an essay declaring that a bedroom used for anything other than sleeping was unwholesome and immoral. \u2014 Brian Fagan, Quartzy , 4 Oct. 2019",
"By 1875, Architect magazine had published an essay declaring that a bedroom used for anything other than sleeping was unwholesome and immoral. \u2014 Brian Fagan, Quartzy , 4 Oct. 2019"
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"He was an unwilling participant in the demonstration.",
"unwilling contributions from city employees who felt pressured to do so",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Initially, the three brothers were unwilling to make the trek down the hill from their spots in the shade. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
"Paris appeared to be doing damage control Friday, with a presidential official telling reporters that France wants a Ukrainian victory and was unwilling to make concessions to Russia, Reuters reported. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"If these companies are unwilling to make these changes on their own, regulation may be required to guarantee optimal consumer choice and portability. \u2014 Anshel Sag, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The ominous lesson, experts said, is that as long as there are small services unable or unwilling to thoroughly scrub out mass shooting videos, the industry will have a difficult time stamping them out. \u2014 David Ingram, NBC News , 17 May 2022",
"But some lawmakers may be unwilling to make exceptions under any circumstances, even if there is no chance a pregnancy will be viable. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 10 May 2022",
"But Putin continues to demand assurances from the West that Ukraine will never join NATO, a concession U.S. officials are unwilling to make. \u2014 Sarah Kolinovsky, ABC News , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees has threatened to strike if the studios are unwilling to make significant improvements on a set of issues, including long hours and streaming residuals. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 12 Oct. 2021",
"During a speech to the Conservative Party conference last week, Frost threatened to trigger a contentious break clause in the divorce deal if the EU were unwilling to make concessions on Northern Ireland. \u2014 Danica Kirka, ajc , 10 Oct. 2021"
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"It would be unwise to buy a house now.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To switch so many cast members with so little preparation time would be unwise and unsafe. \u2014 David Lyman, The Enquirer , 2 May 2022",
"During the pandemic, younger males have been fueling the wobbly recovery of the domestic box office, so limiting younger audience members could be perceived as unwise . \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 12 Jan. 2022",
"That said, trying to squeeze crypto instruments and organizations strictly into existing policy frameworks is equally as unwise . \u2014 Sean Stein Smith, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Old-school executives who try to maintain a high wall between the workplace and the outside world are unwise . \u2014 Cheryl Naumann, Fortune , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Lady Danbury thinks this is unwise but agrees to secrecy. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Given the danger that Russia, a state that puts power politics above economic efficiency, would use that leverage as a way to influence the direction of German foreign policy in the event of further adventurism from the Kremlin, this was unwise . \u2014 Jordan Mcgillis, National Review , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Melvyn Leffler, Fredrik Logevall, Odd Arne Westad, and other historians have made the case that the U.S. committed crimes that were both unwise and unnecessary. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2022",
"But evidence suggests that Doderer might have wanted to revisit his own unwise decisions. \u2014 Francine Prose, The New York Review of Books , 23 Feb. 2022"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ade Banjoko, 22, and Mina Park, 30 \u2014 two medical interns from Canada and South Korea, respectively, who work together at a clinic in Brooklyn \u2014 came to the show unmasked and unworried . \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Aug. 2021",
"The report then pivoted to a scene from the night before, where many people can be seen on the streets of Tampa's Ybor City neighborhood strolling around seemingly unworried about the pandemic. \u2014 Michael Lee, Washington Examiner , 8 Feb. 2021",
"With an unworried expression on her face, Ponsetto turned towards the camera and quickly interjected. \u2014 Jasely Molina, refinery29.com , 10 Jan. 2021",
"The Iranian diplomats and their relatives appeared unworried and none were wearing masks or gloves. \u2014 Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times , 13 Mar. 2020",
"Like many of her fellow residents, Ms. Zhang was at first unworried . \u2014 New York Times , 10 Mar. 2020",
"Critics have also rightly pointed out that the current street-rap scenes in cities like Chicago and Detroit are home to similarly careening flows; SOB x RBE, the excellent quartet from Vallejo, are similarly unworried about conventional meter. \u2014 Paul Thompson, Billboard , 28 Feb. 2019",
"Like many of her fellow residents, Ms. Zhang was at first unworried . \u2014 New York Times , 10 Feb. 2020",
"Her face, like everyone else\u2019s in the family, is unworried , unlined. \u2014 Andrea Bernstein, The New Yorker , 13 Dec. 2016"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1775, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182047"
},
"unworthy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking in excellence or value : poor , worthless",
": base , dishonorable",
": not meritorious : undeserving",
": not deserved : unmerited",
": inappropriate to one's condition or station",
": not deserving someone or something",
": not appropriate for a particular kind of person or thing",
": not meritorious",
": being or relating to an heir who is deprived of the right to inherit from a person because of a failure in a duty towards the person"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0113",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0113"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If 51%, 75% or even 99% of people in a territory believe that a minority is unworthy of life or liberty, that does not mean that minority should be denied those rights. \u2014 WSJ , 10 May 2022",
"But to Ukrainians along the vast 250-mile front line of Putin\u2019s bloody offensive, the Russian military is unworthy of celebration. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"Whereas most men graciously accept honors and willingly take credit, women often feel unworthy , says Golodryga. \u2014 Jane Hanson, Forbes , 8 May 2022",
"Others have either moved too far away to go back or have deemed a commute unworthy of their time or money, especially given rising gas prices. \u2014 Chandra Steele, PCMAG , 4 May 2022",
"Which is part of the issue with Cyrano, who may feel unworthy of love. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Part of being a hero is to have both the modesty to feel unworthy of such a heavy word and the strength to accept the responsibility that comes with others looking to you to be that hero. \u2014 Austin Knoblauchassistant Editor, Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
"In July 2018, when a coalition of government-watchdog groups filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission over New PAC spending $5,518 on private jets, FEC staff deemed the amount unworthy of an enforcement action. \u2014 Jake Bernstein, The New York Review of Books , 23 Apr. 2020",
"The fact that so many unworthy players went so far is simply too damning. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 9 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205417"
},
"unwrap":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to remove the wrapping from : disclose",
": to remove the wrapping from"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8rap",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8rap"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Unwrap the bandages so I can see the wound.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Remove from the oven, carefully unwrap one packet, being mindful of the steam and taking care not to spill the juices that have accumulated in the packet. \u2014 Jessica Battilana, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 May 2021",
"Those watching the smartphone markets carefully will no doubt be trying to unwrap what OnePlus has shown today, trying to link it back to other devices from the likes of Oppo, Vivo, and RealMe. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Once cool enough to handle, unwrap the halves and place them in the refrigerator for about 6 minutes (allow an extra 2 to 3 minutes for very hard avocados). \u2014 Amy Mitchell, Country Living , 20 Apr. 2022",
"To serve, unwrap each grits cake and place it on a plate. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Let cool, then unwrap the avocados and place them in the refrigerator. \u2014 Amy Mitchell, Country Living , 20 Apr. 2022",
"For the grill master and movie aficionado, this shirt will be his favorite to unwrap on Father's Day. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 20 Apr. 2022",
"At the end of each lip sync for the remainder of the season, the losing queen will unwrap her own chocolate bar to see whether or not the single golden ticket is inside. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Throughout the season, the queen who loses that week's lip-sync for her life will unwrap her chocolate bar on the Main Stage. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 22 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224834"
},
"unyielding":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"characterized by firmness or obduracy",
"characterized by lack of softness or flexibility",
"not soft or flexible hard",
"showing or having firmness or determination"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8y\u0113l-di\u014b",
"synonyms":[
"determined",
"dogged",
"grim",
"implacable",
"relentless",
"unappeasable",
"unflinching",
"unrelenting"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the pioneers faced the challenge of settling the frontier with unyielding courage",
"knead the dough until it feels reasonably unyielding",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kissinger said during a video appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that taking an unyielding stance in peace talks with Russia could jeopardize European stability down the road. \u2014 Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"But the Democrat acknowledged Congress\u2019 unyielding rejection of previous legislation to curb the national epidemic of gun violence. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 25 May 2022",
"But the Democrat acknowledged Congress' unyielding rejection of previous legislation to curb the national epidemic of gun violence. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, ajc , 25 May 2022",
"The path of mastery is almost always very hard and requires lots of time and unyielding commitment. \u2014 Brad Stulberg, Outside Online , 19 Mar. 2019",
"Cities, especially in summer, can be punishing, whether with crowds, pollution, or unyielding heat amplified by acres of asphalt. \u2014 Murray Whyte, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
"The situation is complicated by the area\u2019s unyielding geography, with Oakland squeezed in by the water on its western side and the hills rising up quickly to the east. \u2014 Paul Berger, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"By going after professionals, Texas made its pro-life grip even more unyielding . \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 2 May 2022",
"Their performances are deeply moving; Lebrun, with slow and precise gestures as well as a keen, unyielding gaze, conjures the emotional lucidity, the heart, that survives her character\u2019s mind. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"unyoung":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not young"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8y\u0259\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"aged",
"aging",
"ageing",
"ancient",
"elderly",
"geriatric",
"long-lived",
"old",
"older",
"over-the-hill",
"senescent",
"senior"
],
"antonyms":[
"young",
"youthful"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1925, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181454"
},
"up-front":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": being or coming in or at the front: such as",
": frank , forthright",
": being in a conspicuous or leading position",
": paid or payable in advance",
": playing in a front line (as in football)",
": in or at the front",
": in advance",
": in an up-front manner : frankly , forthrightly"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259p-\u02c8fr\u0259nt",
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02ccfr\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[
"candid",
"direct",
"forthcoming",
"forthright",
"foursquare",
"frank",
"free-spoken",
"freehearted",
"honest",
"open",
"openhearted",
"out-front",
"outspoken",
"plain",
"plainspoken",
"straight",
"straightforward",
"unguarded",
"unreserved"
],
"antonyms":[
"dissembling",
"uncandid",
"unforthcoming"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Along with trendy details (four suits feature belted waists), Fletcher also included some can't-go-wrong classics, like two black one-piece swimsuits \u2014 one with a lace- up front and the other with a daring neckline. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
"With his power play only 2-for-16 in the series, coach Scotty Bowman tried a new unit: Larionov, Slava Kozlov and Martin Lapointe up front and Sergei Fedorov and Nicklas Lidstrom at the points. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 22 May 2022",
"Its appearance is also marked by a heavy-duty bumper up front and a steel bumper out back. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 21 May 2022",
"Jordan Davis is a monster of a man and a space-eater up front . \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The 6-foot Siebeck is not the only talent up front for the Bulldogs, but his steady play stood out Monday in a 25-19, 25-16 road win against Zion-Benton. \u2014 Darren Day, chicagotribune.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
"This aerobic insulator is the mullet of puffy jackets, combining baffles of ultralight synthetic insulation up front and laser-cut perforated ventilation in the back. \u2014 Frederick Reimers, Outside Online , 29 Mar. 2022",
"New York bolstered its defense by acquiring Philadelphia's Justin Braun and improved their depth up front , adding Tyler Motte from Vancouver and Winnipeg's Andrew Copp. \u2014 Larry Lage, ajc , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The car has also been equipped with a new braking system by Squadra Corse, which features bigger 15.35-inch rotors up front and new calipers for greater stopping power. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 5 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1945, in the meaning defined above",
"Adverb",
"1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195524"
},
"up-to-the-minute":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": extending up to the immediate present : including the very latest information",
": marked by complete up-to-dateness"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259p-t\u00fc-\u1e6fh\u0331\u0259-\u02c8mi-n\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[
"contemporary",
"current",
"designer",
"hot",
"mod",
"modern",
"modernistic",
"new",
"new age",
"new-fashioned",
"newfangled",
"present-day",
"red-hot",
"space-age",
"state-of-the-art",
"ultramodern",
"up-to-date"
],
"antonyms":[
"antiquated",
"archaic",
"dated",
"fusty",
"musty",
"oldfangled",
"old-fashioned",
"old-time",
"out-of-date",
"pass\u00e9"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1912, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184859"
},
"upbeat":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an unaccented beat or portion of a beat in a musical measure",
": the last beat of the measure",
": an increase in activity or prosperity",
": cheerful , optimistic",
": a beat in music that is not accented and especially one just before a downbeat",
": cheerful and positive"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02ccb\u0113t",
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02ccb\u0113t"
],
"synonyms":[
"blithe",
"blithesome",
"bright",
"buoyant",
"canty",
"cheerful",
"cheery",
"chipper",
"eupeptic",
"gay",
"gladsome",
"lightsome",
"sunny",
"winsome"
],
"antonyms":[
"dour",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"morose",
"saturnine",
"sulky",
"sullen"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"I like a story with an upbeat ending.",
"I tried to stay upbeat about losing the election.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This upbeat and lighthearted read has all the necessary ingredients any hopeless romantic could want: the importance of love, family and finding oneself. \u2014 Mary Cadden, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"The current brand is about joy and uplift, with a dash of sentimentality, all being presented by an upbeat and occasionally self-deprecating host who wants to ensure that everyone, audience and guest alike, has a little fun. \u2014 Mychal Denzel Smith, Men's Health , 3 June 2022",
"For all her wandering, Lambert\u2019s partner remains her true north in this upbeat , sweet ode to a love that distance only make grow fonder. \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 29 Apr. 2022",
"There\u2019s a lot going on there, including the upbeat , sometimes educational music and the nostalgia factor. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Glen's upbeat hit takes you through the thoughts of a solider. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living , 23 Mar. 2022",
"So turn up your charisma, invest in some good lighting and keep your entry upbeat . \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Despite its upbeat , guitar-heavy arrangement, the track explores the emotional upheaval caused by the loss of a close companion. \u2014 Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone , 14 Jan. 2022",
"The strong upbeat was led by a large 37% growth in Sterile Injectables segment. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on his arrival at the summit was less upbeat than Mr. Scholz. \u2014 Laurence Norman, WSJ , 30 May 2022",
"The more upbeat songs contain small revelations, too. \u2014 Joshua Minsoo Kim, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2022",
"Fisher is typically publicly upbeat about all his players, former or current. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 10 May 2022",
"Amid the bleak news that has emerged from Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion last week, over the weekend a more upbeat nugget of information emerged about one of the key figures involved. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Although this year\u2019s Super Bowl commercials have been largely upbeat , several touched on undercurrents of financial stress. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Still, the index remains squarely in positive territory: Readings above a breakpoint of 50 indicate the overall mood is more upbeat than pessimistic. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Four singers then chime in, but despite performing in such a classy setting, the vocalists dive right into the raunchy, NSFW lyrics, with a more upbeat feel than the original. \u2014 Anna Chan, Billboard , 19 Jan. 2022",
"The mood in the newsroom was upbeat , not least because this was the first time after more than two years of pandemic restrictions that the staff was working together in the office. \u2014 Sheila Coronel, The New Yorker , 17 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1947, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184934"
},
"upbraid":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to criticize severely : find fault with",
": to reproach severely : scold vehemently",
": to criticize or scold severely"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259p-\u02c8br\u0101d",
"\u02cc\u0259p-\u02c8br\u0101d"
],
"synonyms":[
"baste",
"bawl out",
"berate",
"call down",
"castigate",
"chastise",
"chew out",
"dress down",
"flay",
"hammer",
"jaw",
"keelhaul",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lecture",
"rag",
"rail (at ",
"rant (at)",
"rate",
"ream (out)",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"scold",
"score",
"tongue-lash"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"his wife upbraided him for his irresponsible handling of the family finances",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The National Covid Memorial Wall, which the campaigners expect to clean away at some stage, is an attempt both to remember the dead and to upbraid the living. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 30 Apr. 2021",
"Yet far from celebrating these attempts to do what many schools won\u2019t, the nation\u2019s scolds have apparently decided this a good time to upbraid and obstruct parents who dare to do more than sit and fret. \u2014 Matthew Rice, National Review , 20 Aug. 2020",
"Indeed, the day after Pierson\u2019s testimony, the president upbraided Coats\u2019s successor, Joseph Maguire, for Pierson\u2019s assessment. \u2014 Franklin Foer, The Atlantic , 11 May 2020",
"Malaparte is particularly pained by other people\u2019s poor taste in clothes, and even has an anecdote about being dragged before Mussolini himself and upbraided for gossiping about Il Duce\u2019s neckties. \u2014 Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
"But Chisholm is also upbraided by Martindale\u2019s Abzug, who insists that the women\u2019s movement can\u2019t afford to alienate male allies. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 17 Apr. 2020",
"Modly resigned Tuesday, shortly after taking a 35-hour trip to the USS Theodore Roosevelt and upbraiding the ship\u2019s commanding officer, Capt. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Apr. 2020",
"Liz recalls being upbraided on a panel by the other directors (all of them male) for using the drops instead of getting her actors to recall past feelings, Method-style. \u2014 David Gordon, Harper's magazine , 6 Jan. 2020",
"Biden and others, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., upbraided the tech giant for essentially profiting off a form of disinformation. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 23 Oct. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English upbreyden , from Old English \u016bpbregdan , probably from \u016bp up + bregdan to snatch, move suddenly \u2014 more at braid ",
"first_known_use":[
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184006"
},
"upend":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to set or stand on end",
": overturn sense 1",
": to affect to the point of being upset or flurried",
": defeat , beat",
": to rise on an end",
": to set, stand, or rise on end"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259p-\u02c8end",
"\u02cc\u0259p-\u02c8end"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat",
"best",
"conquer",
"defeat",
"dispatch",
"do down",
"get",
"get around",
"lick",
"master",
"overbear",
"overcome",
"overmatch",
"prevail (over)",
"skunk",
"stop",
"subdue",
"surmount",
"take",
"trim",
"triumph (over)",
"win (against)",
"worst"
],
"antonyms":[
"lose (to)"
],
"examples":[
"He upended the bicycle to fix its flat tire.",
"I upended the bucket to use as a stool.",
"The security inspector upended my bag and dumped everything out.",
"A giant wave upended the surfers.",
"The midfielder was upended before he got the ball.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The upstart series of events, backed by Saudi Arabia\u2019s sovereign-wealth fund, has threatened to upend professional golf by trying to lure some of the game\u2019s biggest stars with lucrative prizes and appearance fees. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
"Most European Union leaders were relieved after French President Emmanuel Macron won reelection Sunday over far-right challenger Marine Le Pen, who threatened to upend that solidarity. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The internet industry shuddered last year when Apple introduced privacy measures for the iPhone that threatened to upend online tracking and cripple digital advertising. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"That decision, and Djokovic\u2019s detention on Saturday, have thrown the Serbian star\u2019s pursuit of tennis history into serious doubt and threatened to upend the Grand Slam tournament, which begins Monday. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2022",
"The announcement of the Super League on Sunday kicked off a fierce power struggle that threatened to upend the economics of European football. \u2014 Charles Riley, CNN , 21 Apr. 2021",
"Voters began casting ballots Sunday in a presidential election that pits six candidates against each other, one of them a former leftist guerrilla whose pledge to upend the country\u2019s economic system has given him a comfortable lead in the polls. \u2014 Juan Forero, WSJ , 29 May 2022",
"Campaign reporters react slowly when unorthodox candidates upend the verities of politics. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 24 May 2022",
"Urban camps are facing uncertainty as heat waves and toxic smoke from faraway fires upend their business. \u2014 Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1823, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221308"
},
"upgrade":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"an upward grade or slope",
"increase , rise",
"improvement sense 2b",
"to raise or improve the grade of such as",
"to improve (livestock) by use of purebred sires",
"to advance to a job requiring a higher level of skill especially as part of a training program",
"to raise the quality of",
"to raise the classification and usually the price of without improving the quality",
"to extend the usefulness of (something, such as a device)",
"to assign a less serious status to",
"to replace something (such as software or an electronic device) with a more useful version or alternative",
"to raise to a higher grade or position",
"to improve or replace old software or an old device",
"to assign a less serious status to",
"to reclassify (as a cancer, concussion, or bone fracture) to a more serious grade when the grades are numbered from least to most serious"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02ccgr\u0101d",
"synonyms":[
"acclivity",
"ascent",
"hill",
"rise",
"uphill",
"uprise"
],
"antonyms":[
"advance",
"elevate",
"promote",
"raise"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Some come out as part of a major upgrade to the platform, and others just appear with little notification or fanfare\u2014leaving us to have to discover them accidentally\u2014or through articles like this. \u2014 William Arruda, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"The event takes place each year for Trooping the Colour, the celebration of the reigning monarch\u2019s birthday, but 2022 got a bit of an upgrade . \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 2 June 2022",
"Internet suppliers, is in the midst of a system upgrade , and Berry said the town is hoping to bring in a new broadband provider by next summer to improve bandwidth and speed. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"The research claims a subtle, but important upgrade will be made. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"Last year, Apple offered customers a significant MacBook Pro upgrade . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 4 June 2022",
"The upgrade plan, the company shared in a statement, will reduce the number of guest rooms from 14 to 10, and will now set the maximum capacity to 20 passengers per ride. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 2 June 2022",
"This upgrade from Dyson comes with a lot of newness. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 2 June 2022",
"Arlington transportation director Dennis Leach said the county welcomes progress on the plan after about a decade of talks on the need for a full bridge upgrade . \u2014 Luz Lazo, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"The city will allocate between $350,000 to $400,000 to upgrade the intersection, adding left turn lanes and arrows on all four sides instead of on just one. \u2014 Megan Taros, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022",
"The mayor pledged to spend $2 billion to upgrade deteriorating school facilities, including 14 new buildings or major renovations. \u2014 James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"Current Airwrap owners can keep their original device and upgrade their attachments, which are available to buy separately for $40 each. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 June 2022",
"As part of the project, US2, the development company, worked with the city of Somerville to create bike lanes and upgrade pedestrian paths. \u2014 Liza Weisstuch, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, Tianjin city will grant an additional quota for 35,000 passenger car licenses this year, while Guangdong province will offer purchase subsidies of RMB 8,000 per vehicle for new energy vehicle (NEV) upgrade purchases until June 30. \u2014 Brendan Ahern, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"In April, Seven Stars, the luxury sleeper car experience by Kyushu Railway Co., announced plans to upgrade its already spectacular train. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 2 June 2022",
"Clippers fans have been clamoring for the team to upgrade at point guard, and Conley would do that. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"If airlines create enough distance between the initial ticket purchase and the option to upgrade , passengers are more likely to think of the latter as a standalone cost. \u2014 Mac Schwerin, The Atlantic , 29 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1901, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an upward grade or slope",
": increase , rise",
": improvement sense 2b",
": to raise or improve the grade of: such as",
": to improve (livestock) by use of purebred sires",
": to advance to a job requiring a higher level of skill especially as part of a training program",
": to raise the quality of",
": to raise the classification and usually the price of without improving the quality",
": to extend the usefulness of (something, such as a device)",
": to assign a less serious status to",
": to replace something (such as software or an electronic device) with a more useful version or alternative",
": to raise to a higher grade or position",
": to improve or replace old software or an old device",
": to assign a less serious status to",
": to reclassify (as a cancer, concussion, or bone fracture) to a more serious grade when the grades are numbered from least to most serious"
],
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"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02ccgr\u0101d",
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02ccgr\u0101d",
"\u02cc\u0259p-\u02c8gr\u0101d",
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02ccgr\u0101d",
"\u0259p-\u02c8gr\u0101d",
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02ccgr\u0101d, \u02cc\u0259p-\u02c8"
],
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"acclivity",
"ascent",
"hill",
"rise",
"uphill",
"uprise"
],
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"advance",
"elevate",
"promote",
"raise"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Some come out as part of a major upgrade to the platform, and others just appear with little notification or fanfare\u2014leaving us to have to discover them accidentally\u2014or through articles like this. \u2014 William Arruda, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"The event takes place each year for Trooping the Colour, the celebration of the reigning monarch\u2019s birthday, but 2022 got a bit of an upgrade . \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 2 June 2022",
"Internet suppliers, is in the midst of a system upgrade , and Berry said the town is hoping to bring in a new broadband provider by next summer to improve bandwidth and speed. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
"The research claims a subtle, but important upgrade will be made. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"Last year, Apple offered customers a significant MacBook Pro upgrade . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 4 June 2022",
"The upgrade plan, the company shared in a statement, will reduce the number of guest rooms from 14 to 10, and will now set the maximum capacity to 20 passengers per ride. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 2 June 2022",
"This upgrade from Dyson comes with a lot of newness. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 2 June 2022",
"Arlington transportation director Dennis Leach said the county welcomes progress on the plan after about a decade of talks on the need for a full bridge upgrade . \u2014 Luz Lazo, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The city will allocate between $350,000 to $400,000 to upgrade the intersection, adding left turn lanes and arrows on all four sides instead of on just one. \u2014 Megan Taros, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022",
"The mayor pledged to spend $2 billion to upgrade deteriorating school facilities, including 14 new buildings or major renovations. \u2014 James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"Current Airwrap owners can keep their original device and upgrade their attachments, which are available to buy separately for $40 each. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 June 2022",
"As part of the project, US2, the development company, worked with the city of Somerville to create bike lanes and upgrade pedestrian paths. \u2014 Liza Weisstuch, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, Tianjin city will grant an additional quota for 35,000 passenger car licenses this year, while Guangdong province will offer purchase subsidies of RMB 8,000 per vehicle for new energy vehicle (NEV) upgrade purchases until June 30. \u2014 Brendan Ahern, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"In April, Seven Stars, the luxury sleeper car experience by Kyushu Railway Co., announced plans to upgrade its already spectacular train. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 2 June 2022",
"Clippers fans have been clamoring for the team to upgrade at point guard, and Conley would do that. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"If airlines create enough distance between the initial ticket purchase and the option to upgrade , passengers are more likely to think of the latter as a standalone cost. \u2014 Mac Schwerin, The Atlantic , 29 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1901, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220504"
},
"upheave":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to heave up : lift",
": to move upward especially with power"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259p-\u02c8h\u0113v",
"(\u02cc)\u0259-\u02c8p\u0113v"
],
"synonyms":[
"boost",
"heave",
"heft",
"hoist",
"jack (up)"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"exactly how the builders of the pyramids at Giza upheaved such massive blocks of stone remains a mystery"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173519"
},
"uphill":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": upward on a hill or incline",
": against difficulties",
": rising ground : ascent",
": situated on elevated ground",
": going up : ascending",
": being the higher one or part especially of a set",
": being nearer the top of an incline",
": difficult , laborious",
": in an upward direction",
": going up",
": difficult sense 1"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02c8hil",
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02cchil",
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02cchil",
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02c8hil",
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02cchil"
],
"synonyms":[
"acclivity",
"ascent",
"hill",
"rise",
"upgrade",
"uprise"
],
"antonyms":[
"arduous",
"Augean",
"backbreaking",
"challenging",
"demanding",
"difficult",
"effortful",
"exacting",
"formidable",
"grueling",
"gruelling",
"hard",
"heavy",
"hellacious",
"herculean",
"killer",
"laborious",
"moiling",
"murderous",
"pick-and-shovel",
"rigorous",
"rough",
"rugged",
"severe",
"stiff",
"strenuous",
"sweaty",
"tall",
"testing",
"toilsome",
"tough"
],
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"It is easier to ride a bicycle downhill than uphill .",
"Noun",
"no matter where you go bicycle touring, the uphills always seem to outnumber the downhills",
"Adjective",
"It has been an uphill battle for her to get an education.",
"an uphill battle to eradicate poverty in an area of the state that has never known anything else",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"On the northern flank of the fire, evacuees streamed uphill Monday out of the Mora River valley over passes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. \u2014 NBC News , 3 May 2022",
"The bike wheel turns slowly uphill ; the paper page turns in the reader\u2019s fingers; the MP3\u2019s time-stamp ticks along, second by second. \u2014 Robert Isenberg, Longreads , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Playing the first of a back-to-back, coming off a gut-wrenching loss to the 76ers about 48 hours earlier, their playoff hopes teetering, fighting uphill most of the night, trailing by 14 early in the fourth quarter. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 19 Mar. 2022",
"The fire began at the bottom of a drainage area along the canyon and ran uphill , prompting its rapid spread, Judy said, adding that the cause of the blaze was still under investigation. \u2014 Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Instead of pumping water uphill , the company\u2019s system sends it underground through a pipe reaching at least a thousand feet down. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Griffith Park is full of hidden gems but an especially unique one to experience with a mom who likes the idea of hiking uphill is Amir\u2019s Garden. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Passengers climbed a few steps, and then headed uphill to their seats, with the cabin angled upwards towards the cockpit. \u2014 Howard Slutsken, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
"As the frosty Columbia River Gorge warms up in springtime, wildflower blooms appear first at lower, warmer elevations and then sweep uphill as temperatures rise. \u2014 Scott Hewitt, oregonlive , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"If this wasn\u2019t remarkable enough in its own right, thanks to improvements in shocks and suspension designs, most of these bikes are also more efficient on the uphill than cross-country bikes from that same time period. \u2014 Josh Patterson, Outside Online , 18 May 2020",
"This makes sense because skinny skis are uniquely difficult to turn or stop on the downhill yet light and agile enough to hop out of the track on the uphill . \u2014 Outside Online , 26 Mar. 2021",
"The trail takes riders north before a gradual uphill and a sharp U-turn. \u2014 Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online , 21 Dec. 2021",
"For the uphill , that means wearing layers that wick sweat, as well as soft-shell jackets and pants with ventilation to release excess body heat. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Crowds thin in the Bronx, and back in Manhattan the legs grow heavy on the gradual uphill along Fifth Avenue. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Of course, rolling a stone uphill \u2014 forever \u2014 is how many of us might describe our own jobs, and sometimes PR can seem like an endless grind. \u2014 Curtis Sparrer, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021",
"In the traditional uphill -only race, victories went to 19-year-old Michael Connelly of Eagle River (50:25.6) and 41-year-old Meg Inokuma of Palmer (54:48.2). \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2021",
"Despite subtle tweaks in an effort to make the course safer, riders bunched together were still forced to dismount at the first rocky uphill . \u2014 Dave Skretta, Star Tribune , 27 July 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In a saturated and turbulent music industry, what the modern artist goes through to reach relevant, convertible listeners is beyond the difficulty of an uphill battle. \u2014 Anto Dotcom, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"To make the uphill battle even more daunting, Louisville used five pitchers out of the bullpen to navigate 4 1/3 innings after Poland exited the game. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 11 June 2022",
"The issue is a major risk factor in what would already likley be an uphill battle for the president's party, which tends not to fare well in the midterm cycle regardless of who is in power. \u2014 Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News , 11 June 2022",
"Frost\u2019s exit arrives as Sony TV has faced an uphill battle in an era where networks and streamers alike have prioritized owning their own content. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"Historically, the president\u2019s party loses control of the House in the midterm election after their first win, adding up to an uphill battle for Democrats. \u2014 Tal Kopan, Joe Garofoli, Sophia Bollag, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 June 2022",
"In Shenzhen, a father who only gave his surname, Peng, worried that his daughter faced an uphill battle against high school seniors in cities that have had fewer lockdowns. \u2014 Vic Chiang, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"But his fight for at least $20 million in damages is likely an uphill battle, according to one entertainment attorney. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"Young workers who entered the US job market in the throes of the pandemic in 2020 faced an uphill battle. \u2014 Karin Kimbrough For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 6 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adverb",
"1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1548, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200132"
},
"uphold":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to give support to",
": to support against an opponent",
": to keep elevated",
": to lift up",
": to give support to",
": to lift up",
": to judge valid : let stand",
": to hold constitutional"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)\u0259p-\u02c8h\u014dld",
"\u02cc\u0259p-\u02c8h\u014dld"
],
"synonyms":[
"defend",
"justify",
"maintain",
"support"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He took an oath to uphold the Constitution.",
"They have a responsibility to uphold the law.",
"The Court of Appeals upheld his conviction.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The arbitrator can uphold , reduce or overturn the suspension. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"In many cases, courts will uphold business exclusions in your policy, and you could be left to pay for damages and liabilities out of pocket. \u2014 Chip Merlin, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"The court\u2019s decision could uphold or strike down an anti-gerrymandering amendment to the state constitution enacted by Florida voters in 2010, which required compact districts that do not favor one political party. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
"The chief justice suggested that the court could uphold the Mississippi law at issue in the case, which bans abortions after 15 weeks, but stop short of overruling Roe outright. \u2014 Adam Liptak, New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"Growing up in Gainesville, Anthony Richardson watched Florida quarterbacks come and go while failing to uphold the standard of excellence at the position. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"The agency has asked the judge to uphold the trooper\u2019s termination. \u2014 Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"The trade groups filed an emergency appeal at the Supreme Court seeking to uphold the first decision while lower courts sort out the constitutional questions the Texas law presents. \u2014 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
"Then, when Penny visits, Mika constructs an elaborate ruse to uphold her story. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201959"
},
"upkeep":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act of maintaining in good condition : the state of being maintained in good condition",
": the cost of maintaining in good condition",
": the act or cost of keeping something in good condition"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02cck\u0113p",
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02cck\u0113p"
],
"synonyms":[
"care and feeding",
"conservation",
"conserving",
"keep",
"maintenance",
"preservation",
"preserving",
"sustentation"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Who is responsible for the upkeep of these buildings?",
"Once your car gets that old, the cost of upkeep can get very expensive.",
"The yard requires very little upkeep .",
"We sold our horse because we could no longer afford its upkeep .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But renters are also responsible for upkeep of their homes. \u2014 Bailey Loosemore, The Courier-Journal , 14 June 2022",
"With approximately 4000 miles on its odometer, as well as plenty of documentation and pictures related to its upkeep , this 365GTC/4 seemingly needs little more than a new garage to call home. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 31 May 2022",
"Plus, their upkeep to prevent pests and diseases from injuring the tree or ruining a crop may prove to be not worth the effort when space is at a premium. \u2014 Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun , 12 May 2022",
"The new stadium will be owned by the state, which will also be responsible for providing more than $100 million for its upkeep . \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
"In theory, Italy can use the oligarchs\u2019 frozen bank accounts to help pay for the upkeep of the frozen villas and yachts. \u2014 Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"Prior to the pandemic, the house museum welcomed 850,000 visitors a year, which helps fund the upkeep of its architectural flourishes, like the Neptune Pool and Gothic study. \u2014 Olivia Hosken, Town & Country , 11 May 2022",
"The length or format of the original data can determine how easily replaceable the token is, which helps in the upkeep of workflow and operations. \u2014 Gary Fowler, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"All contributions go towards the upkeep of the park and any park improvements. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 21 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185820"
},
"uplift":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to lift up : elevate",
": to cause (a portion of the earth's surface) to rise above adjacent areas",
": to improve the spiritual, social, or intellectual condition of",
": rise",
": an act, process, result, or cause of uplifting : such as",
": the uplifting of a part of the earth's surface",
": an uplifted mass of land",
": a bettering of a condition especially spiritually, socially, or intellectually",
": influences intended to uplift",
": a social movement to improve especially morally or culturally",
": a brassiere designed to hold the breasts up",
": to lift up",
": to make feel happy or hopeful",
": an increase in happiness or hopefulness"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)\u0259p-\u02c8lift",
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02cclift",
"\u02cc\u0259p-\u02c8lift",
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02cclift"
],
"synonyms":[
"boost",
"crane",
"elevate",
"heave",
"heft",
"heighten",
"hike",
"hoist",
"jack (up)",
"lift",
"perk (up)",
"pick up",
"raise",
"take up",
"up",
"uphold",
"upraise"
],
"antonyms":[
"drop",
"lower"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"music that uplifts the soul",
"geologic forces that uplifted the mountains",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This nonprofit aims to uplift , empower and connect LGBTQ+ youth across the world through storytelling and education. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 6 June 2022",
"These coaches have unquestionably been hired because of their basketball acumen and ability to uplift the franchise, much like the Celtics\u2019 Ime Udoka. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"Because the museum sits on Kumeyaay ancestral land, Sidner said collaborating with the tribe through this exhibition is one way to uplift their stories and voices. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"The Moon moves into proud Leo very early, giving us a steadfast inner confidence to uplift ourselves. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
"These organizations established new policies and programs to uplift and empower their team. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"The festival is part of Cincy Nice's goal to uplift the Black cultural heritage of Walnut Hills and create opportunities for local artists and business owners, the event's website states. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 18 May 2022",
"The jewels were chosen as part of a project created by the De Beers Group and RAD (Red Carpet Advocacy) to uplift and highlight Black creatives and voices. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Nextdoor is upgrading their ad game with Nextdoor Ads to uplift small and medium business owners. \u2014 Gene Marks, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The concept is that in times of a recession and other economic stresses, women will indulge in discretionary purchases that provide an emotional uplift without breaking the budget. \u2014 Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The opportunity the place creates is a huge community uplift . \u2014 Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun , 21 May 2022",
"Weems was a minister, and his goal was moral uplift . \u2014 Adam Kirsch, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The sculptures representing Catlett\u2019s impassioned devotion to the dignity, struggle and uplift of her people now hold pride of place in the museum\u2019s expansive Heritage Hall, the building\u2019s atrium and first floor entryway. \u2014 Shantay Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"This is coupled with the government\u2019s decision to scrap the \u00a320 uplift to universal credit, introduced during the pandemic to keep families out of poverty. \u2014 Marisa Bate, refinery29.com , 28 Aug. 2021",
"The first signs of an impending eruption started over a month ago, when the Pu\u2018u \u2018\u014c\u2018\u014d crater in Kilauea\u2019s east rift zone began experiencing uplift , indicating a growing magma chamber below. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 4 May 2018",
"Another way to celebrate Pride Month is to donate to organizations that uplift and support LGBTQ+ youth. \u2014 Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day , 3 May 2022",
"They should be taught to express empathy and do everything in their power to uplift , praise, motivate and celebrate their team members. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"circa 1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211053"
},
"uplifted":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to lift up : elevate",
": to cause (a portion of the earth's surface) to rise above adjacent areas",
": to improve the spiritual, social, or intellectual condition of",
": rise",
": an act, process, result, or cause of uplifting : such as",
": the uplifting of a part of the earth's surface",
": an uplifted mass of land",
": a bettering of a condition especially spiritually, socially, or intellectually",
": influences intended to uplift",
": a social movement to improve especially morally or culturally",
": a brassiere designed to hold the breasts up",
": to lift up",
": to make feel happy or hopeful",
": an increase in happiness or hopefulness"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)\u0259p-\u02c8lift",
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02cclift",
"\u02cc\u0259p-\u02c8lift",
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02cclift"
],
"synonyms":[
"boost",
"crane",
"elevate",
"heave",
"heft",
"heighten",
"hike",
"hoist",
"jack (up)",
"lift",
"perk (up)",
"pick up",
"raise",
"take up",
"up",
"uphold",
"upraise"
],
"antonyms":[
"drop",
"lower"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"music that uplifts the soul",
"geologic forces that uplifted the mountains",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This nonprofit aims to uplift , empower and connect LGBTQ+ youth across the world through storytelling and education. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 6 June 2022",
"These coaches have unquestionably been hired because of their basketball acumen and ability to uplift the franchise, much like the Celtics\u2019 Ime Udoka. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"Because the museum sits on Kumeyaay ancestral land, Sidner said collaborating with the tribe through this exhibition is one way to uplift their stories and voices. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"The Moon moves into proud Leo very early, giving us a steadfast inner confidence to uplift ourselves. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
"These organizations established new policies and programs to uplift and empower their team. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"The festival is part of Cincy Nice's goal to uplift the Black cultural heritage of Walnut Hills and create opportunities for local artists and business owners, the event's website states. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 18 May 2022",
"The jewels were chosen as part of a project created by the De Beers Group and RAD (Red Carpet Advocacy) to uplift and highlight Black creatives and voices. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Nextdoor is upgrading their ad game with Nextdoor Ads to uplift small and medium business owners. \u2014 Gene Marks, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The concept is that in times of a recession and other economic stresses, women will indulge in discretionary purchases that provide an emotional uplift without breaking the budget. \u2014 Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The opportunity the place creates is a huge community uplift . \u2014 Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun , 21 May 2022",
"Weems was a minister, and his goal was moral uplift . \u2014 Adam Kirsch, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The sculptures representing Catlett\u2019s impassioned devotion to the dignity, struggle and uplift of her people now hold pride of place in the museum\u2019s expansive Heritage Hall, the building\u2019s atrium and first floor entryway. \u2014 Shantay Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"This is coupled with the government\u2019s decision to scrap the \u00a320 uplift to universal credit, introduced during the pandemic to keep families out of poverty. \u2014 Marisa Bate, refinery29.com , 28 Aug. 2021",
"The first signs of an impending eruption started over a month ago, when the Pu\u2018u \u2018\u014c\u2018\u014d crater in Kilauea\u2019s east rift zone began experiencing uplift , indicating a growing magma chamber below. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 4 May 2018",
"Another way to celebrate Pride Month is to donate to organizations that uplift and support LGBTQ+ youth. \u2014 Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day , 3 May 2022",
"They should be taught to express empathy and do everything in their power to uplift , praise, motivate and celebrate their team members. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"circa 1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210018"
},
"upmarket":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": upscale"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02c8m\u00e4r-k\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[
"exclusive",
"high-end",
"upscale"
],
"antonyms":[
"dime-store",
"discount",
"down-market",
"downscale",
"low-end"
],
"examples":[
"an upmarket restaurant that is quite pricey but also quite good",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Rundown: With brands like Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Christian Louboutin and more upmarket designers, Labels is an apt name for this boutique that has several bungalow-style specialty shops lining Paces Ferry Place. \u2014 AccessAtlanta , 27 May 2022",
"The upmarket destination resort has made a national splash, enlisting Nancy Silverton to curate seasonal events like last November\u2019s sold-out, beef-centric dinner prepared by celebrity Tuscan butcher Dario Cecchini for $500 a pop (plus tax and tip). \u2014 Dania Maxwell, Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2022",
"The most common thread is an upmarket orientation with serious subject matter and compelling storytelling. \u2014 Robert Marich, Variety , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The trial started in October, 34 years after the death of Mr. Sankara, at a repurposed convention center near the presidential palace in an upmarket part of Ouagadougou. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"In town, hikers can most certainly find budget-friendly, hostel-style lodging, but for something more upmarket , our vote is the Everett Hotel, perched on Bryson City's picturesque town square. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure , 27 Mar. 2022",
"There are even more upmarket residential and mixed-use developments to come such as the under-construction, twin, 32-story, 731-residential unit Palladium Residences (behind the Hollywood Palladium). \u2014 Kathy A. Mcdonald, Variety , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Kyiv\u2019s upmarket French Quarter, where hipster bars, trendy cafes and embassies coexist casually along leafy boulevards. \u2014 Johnny O'reilly, Rolling Stone , 22 Mar. 2022",
"All of which seems to suggest that all the classy, literate, upmarket crooks have thrown in the towel and moved on to other pursuits. \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Carlile\u2019s husband had close ties to the monarchy, including serving as Gentleman of the Bows to Charles I, which gave his wife an access to the upper class that other female artists may not have had. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2022",
"The upper class menu on Virgin\u2019s other international flights are impressive. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Jan. 2022",
"During an era that experienced record rates of inequality and modernization, Black Americans of the upper class carved a place for themselves in a world that worked to cage them in and paint them as inferior. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Some neighborhoods in Brooklyn are now home to the upper class . \u2014 Fran\u00e7oise Mouly, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Today, according to a recent Deutsche Welle documentary on America\u2019s Black upper class , only 2 percent of Black families are millionaires. \u2014 Tanisha C. Ford, The Atlantic , 19 Apr. 2022",
"In an era of stupefying inequality, one of the most famous members of the upper class is a former drug dealer from a notorious public-housing project. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Who, after all, wants to deal with reality and all its complexities, formalities and paperwork, especially when the upper class views an increasingly uninhabitable Earth as a playground? \u2014 Todd Martensgame Critic, Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"What went into your decision to chronicle the lives of Peggy and her family, who are affluent and part of a Black upper class living in Brooklyn? \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 21 Mar. 2022"
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"the conference was a gathering of the upper crust of the computer programming industry",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But for another subset of the Russian upper crust , around a dozen bank owners living abroad, sanctions could end up freeing their homes and cars, and repairing their reputations. \u2014 Patricia Kowsmann And Margot Patrick, WSJ , 12 June 2022",
"Chris Evans is as good as he's ever been as rebel leader Curtis, but Tilda Swinton steals the show as a toothy, grotesque spokesman for the upper crust . \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
"There are damning revelations about the ways in which that upper crust reacted to his relentless campaign for Johannessen. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
"Early attempts at integration met with stiff resistance from Harvard leaders, who prized being a school for the white upper crust , including wealthy white sons of the South, the report recounted. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The Chartists, a radical movement uniting middle-class reformers with the artisanal upper crust of the workers, threatened French-style revolution. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Probably the upper crust of England will appreciate them as patriotic ball gear. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The evening's dress code was inspired by the Gilded Age, the 30-year period at the end of the 19th-century that saw skyrocketing wealth for industrialist families in the US and over-the-top fashion for New York City's upper crust . \u2014 CNN , 2 May 2022",
"But luckily 2022 is packed with juicy subplots beyond the sport\u2019s stale upper crust that should produce intrigue every week of the season. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022"
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"finally gained the upper hand in the argument",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But mid-level workers, on the hunt for flexibility and fed up with their workload, seem to have the upper hand . \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"And with today\u2019s tight labor market, workers continue to have the upper hand \u2014 there are almost two jobopenings for every unemployed person \u2014 creating an environment that\u2019s even more favorable to labor union activity. \u2014 Alicia Wallace, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"As is often the case, the defenders have the upper hand . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"Assemblyman Robert Rivas seems to have the upper hand , but Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon still has the office, writes columnist George Skelton. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"Whoever shoots more, farther and faster should have the upper hand . \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"For now the dollar clearly has the upper hand , trading higher against the euro, British pound, and yen even as US inflation soars. \u2014 Nate Dicamillo, Quartz , 13 May 2022",
"Some experts say that mutual abuse is a myth and that Depp and Heard's dynamic was one of reactive abuse, with power imbalances in which Depp had the upper hand . \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 10 May 2022",
"Good morning, In this ongoing war for talent, one thing is clear\u2014employees have the upper hand . \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 6 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Carlile\u2019s husband had close ties to the monarchy, including serving as Gentleman of the Bows to Charles I, which gave his wife an access to the upper class that other female artists may not have had. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2022",
"The upper class menu on Virgin\u2019s other international flights are impressive. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Jan. 2022",
"During an era that experienced record rates of inequality and modernization, Black Americans of the upper class carved a place for themselves in a world that worked to cage them in and paint them as inferior. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Some neighborhoods in Brooklyn are now home to the upper class . \u2014 Fran\u00e7oise Mouly, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Today, according to a recent Deutsche Welle documentary on America\u2019s Black upper class , only 2 percent of Black families are millionaires. \u2014 Tanisha C. Ford, The Atlantic , 19 Apr. 2022",
"In an era of stupefying inequality, one of the most famous members of the upper class is a former drug dealer from a notorious public-housing project. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Who, after all, wants to deal with reality and all its complexities, formalities and paperwork, especially when the upper class views an increasingly uninhabitable Earth as a playground? \u2014 Todd Martensgame Critic, Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"What went into your decision to chronicle the lives of Peggy and her family, who are affluent and part of a Black upper class living in Brooklyn? \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 21 Mar. 2022"
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"But for another subset of the Russian upper crust , around a dozen bank owners living abroad, sanctions could end up freeing their homes and cars, and repairing their reputations. \u2014 Patricia Kowsmann And Margot Patrick, WSJ , 12 June 2022",
"Chris Evans is as good as he's ever been as rebel leader Curtis, but Tilda Swinton steals the show as a toothy, grotesque spokesman for the upper crust . \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
"There are damning revelations about the ways in which that upper crust reacted to his relentless campaign for Johannessen. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
"Early attempts at integration met with stiff resistance from Harvard leaders, who prized being a school for the white upper crust , including wealthy white sons of the South, the report recounted. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The Chartists, a radical movement uniting middle-class reformers with the artisanal upper crust of the workers, threatened French-style revolution. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Probably the upper crust of England will appreciate them as patriotic ball gear. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The evening's dress code was inspired by the Gilded Age, the 30-year period at the end of the 19th-century that saw skyrocketing wealth for industrialist families in the US and over-the-top fashion for New York City's upper crust . \u2014 CNN , 2 May 2022",
"But luckily 2022 is packed with juicy subplots beyond the sport\u2019s stale upper crust that should produce intrigue every week of the season. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022"
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"Drought has dropped the water level of Lake Mead on the Colorado River in southern Nevada and northern Arizona so much that Las Vegas\u2019 uppermost water intake became visible last week. \u2014 Fox News , 4 May 2022",
"Lake Mead has dropped more than 170 feet since 1983, and the uppermost water intake became visible last week. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 10 May 2022",
"Drought has dropped the water level of Lake Mead on the Colorado River in southern Nevada and northern Arizona so much that Las Vegas' uppermost water intake became visible last week. \u2014 CBS News , 9 May 2022",
"But in the end Rees-Mogg\u2019s worry about buildings being under-utilized is unlikely to be uppermost among them. \u2014 Roger Trapp, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"To whit: Multiple wood layers are pressed onto the interior component substrates, using black Bolivar veneer for the uppermost base layer. \u2014 Josh Max, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Microblading pigments are supposed to be administered more superficially \u2014 in the epidermis, the uppermost layer of skin \u2014 allowing more room for the pigments to fade. \u2014 Nicola Dall'asen, Allure , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Among all South Korean musical acts, BTS easily leads the way when looking at those names that have collected the most appearances inside the uppermost region. \u2014 Hugh Mcintyre, Forbes , 2 Jan. 2022",
"But the executive ranks remain overwhelmingly white, especially so at the uppermost levels. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 9 Mar. 2022"
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"the runner's arms were upraised in a sign of victory as he crossed the finish line",
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"Adjective",
"Put your seat back in the upright position.",
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"Noun",
"The uprights of the structure were embedded in concrete.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Its role is clear: Keep the scoop upright , don\u2019t leak and don\u2019t upstage the main player, the ice cream. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"The Chevrolet Bolt spawned a slightly larger variant for 2022 called the EUV, which does its best to cosplay as an SUV with more upright , boxier styling. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
"Capital Gate is also kept upright by 490 piles which are drilled over 30 meters deep. \u2014 Alice Mccool, CNN , 31 May 2022",
"Maintaining an upright torso, bend your knees to lower your butt towards the floor until your thighs are at least parallel with the floor. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 26 May 2022",
"But these bodily features do not completely explain their remarkable ability to twist and turn to slowly change direction, control their speed and maintain an upright posture. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"The side grips can be positioned closer to center for a more secure hold, while the upright bar can be set at an angle for kayaks of two different sizes. \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
"Think upright , stick, and robot vacuums starting at just $80. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com , 15 May 2022",
"But it\u2019s the giant upright panels that offer the freshest angle on Michelangelo. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 6 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Indeed, on the sprawling campus of the Diablo Canyon plant are 58 concrete and steel casks housing nuclear waste, standing upright alongside one another like bowling pins. \u2014 Evan Halper, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"Indeed, on the sprawling campus of the Diablo Canyon plant are 58 concrete and steel casks housing nuclear waste, standing upright alongside one another like bowling pins. \u2014 Evan Halper, Anchorage Daily News , 24 May 2022",
"Core stability and neck strength Sit upright on a stability ball while maintaining a neutral spine and a big chest. \u2014 Outside Online , 21 May 2015",
"To get started, firmly grip the handle and position the back corner of the blade (the heel) upright along the inside edge of the can's rim. \u2014 Christopher Michel, Country Living , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Several headstones were damaged, but the Department of Public Works was able to get all of them back upright , in their original spots. \u2014 CBS News , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Less than 10 minutes after liftoff, the booster's reusable first stage successfully landed upright on the deck of a drone ship parked off the coast of Florida. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Apr. 2022",
"A long night Deckhand Dan Jacobson catnapped while sitting upright on a bench by the galley table. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Apr. 2022",
"That hasn\u2019t stopped Mr. Stemkowski, a digital marketing manager in New York, from shouting it to his Japanese friends while raising his hands upright like the main character Goku does in the show. \u2014 Stephanie Lai, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Many full-size canister vacuums come with a power nozzle that has rotating brush to mimic that of an upright . \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
"After Adrian scores a touchdown, the extra point flies through the upright and is snagged on the fly by a marching band member drawing a loud cheer. \u2014 Freep.com , 10 June 2022",
"Your move: ditch the bench, swap your dumbbells for resistance bands or the cable machine, and perform the chest fly in an upright (kneeling or standing staggered stance) position. \u2014 Men's Health , 6 June 2022",
"The seating comfort is quite good, the posture upright . \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"Morgan, who was seated in first class, refused to wear a seat belt and would not comply with crew members' requests to put his seat upright , the complaint says. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Another flight attendant had to push the button to bring Morgan's seat upright for him, the complaint said. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"In China, trying to stand an egg upright is a popular game during the spring equinox, according to VisitBeijing.com. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Peasants are using scythes to cut down the tall wheat, which is then raked into piles, bundled into sheaves and tied upright into tepee-like structures. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022"
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"noun"
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"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02ccr\u022fr",
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"There was a lot of public uproar over the proposed jail.",
"There have been uproars in the past over similar proposals.",
"The proposal caused an uproar .",
"The town was in an uproar over the proposal to build a jail.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This caused an uproar with Belly's deb sister, Nicole, who was crushing on Conrad, and ultimately resulted in him backing out. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 19 June 2022",
"News of this caused an immediate uproar among fans of the original who doubt that boxy concept sketches can ever hope to live up to the burly machines made by International Harvester. \u2014 Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report , 7 June 2022",
"Despite the uproar in the press, what took place at UW is more like a conscious uncoupling than an acrimonious divorce. \u2014 Michael Poliakoff, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Despite the uproar , the U.S. Senate approved her nomination 99-0. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 7 Sep. 2021",
"Despite the uproar , the Senate Education Committee ultimately advanced the measure, which would bar teachers from compelling students to personally adopt any of 13 beliefs. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Despite the uproar in Uttar Pradesh, the process of assembly elections has started in Bihar. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz , 27 Apr. 2021",
"Despite the uproar , WarnerMedia maintains the plan is just a temporary measure following a year in which the entertainment industry was upended by stay-at-home coronavirus measures. \u2014 Aric Jenkins, Fortune , 19 Dec. 2020",
"Despite the uproar behind Megan Thee Stallion's scary encounter with Tory Lanez this summer, the Houston hottie is getting back to the music. \u2014 Shelby Stewart, Houston Chronicle , 29 Sep. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Molly, Nick, Ben and Noah, amazing partners Picturestart and Gloria Sanchez, and an uproarious group of actors. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"The new version contains all the uproarious energy of the original song while deepening the synths and giving them some much wubbier textures. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
"Liotta\u2019s old-school slow-burn and explosive energy is put to uproarious effect. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"Kids who found Kung Fu Panda uproarious should enjoy this raucous adventure, while parents will be amused by Jackson's always-sharp delivery and Cera's deadpan wit. \u2014 Lauren Morgan, EW.com , 13 May 2022",
"Prize-winning meta musical arrives on Broadway with its uproarious dialogue, complex psychology and eclectic score intact. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The musical ensemble featured six men who blended sophisticated close harmonies and uproarious stage antics. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Emile's story was met with an audible gasp from the audience, followed by uproarious applause. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Hawkins takes the old gags of hiding behind a potted plant and fishing for a loose hat to uproarious new heights, while Berg, with help from her ladies-in-waiting, breaks ground with possibly the funniest use in theater of a functioning garden hose. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Northview also will face another team making its first state semifinal appearance next Friday, as Kenston upset Walsh Jesuit with a 4-1 victory at Louisville in their regional final. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"Curry went down with a left foot injury late in the first half that had Warriors coach Steve Kerr upset with Smart lunging for a loose ball on the play. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
"The jockey of Kentucky Derby upset winner Rich Strike is serving a four-day suspension handed down by Ohio racing stewards that his agent says won\u2019t prevent him from riding the horse in next week\u2019s Preakness. \u2014 Gary B. Graves, Baltimore Sun , 12 May 2022",
"The protests by Canadian truckers, upset with Canadian vaccine mandates, have been tying up traffic on the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, a key chokepoint for goods moving between the two countries. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Parents of students with special needs have been particularly upset at the limitations of the program \u2014 and many waited weeks before being able to receive any meaningful instruction. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Nov. 2021",
"In their ugliest game of the season, the Tennessee Titans were upset 22-13 by the struggling Houston Texans on a rainy Sunday afternoon at Nissan Stadium. \u2014 Ben Arthur, USA TODAY , 21 Nov. 2021",
"Rodgers was upset at the organization last offseason and didn\u2019t take part in the offseason program. \u2014 Rob Reischel, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021",
"In 2005, the Astros upset both the Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals to reach the World Series, with an 18-inning victory in Game 4 of the division series against Atlanta along the way. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The second game didn\u2019t go into extra innings but was just as dramatic at the end as Sitka pulled off an impressive 8-6 upset over Eagle River. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022",
"The upset for China is unlikely to slow its long-term vision of building a consensus among countries friendly to Beijing in the South Pacific, however. \u2014 Christian Shepherd, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"Wilson won with 55 percent of the vote, prompting pundits to call it perhaps the first election that was both a landslide and an upset . \u2014 John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"What to know: Hoban hopes to pull an upset that could rival what Springfield accomplished in Division I vs. Anthony Wayne. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
"In 2016, Donald Trump became the first Republican to win the state since 1984, an upset that proved crucial to his Electoral College victory. \u2014 Sue Halpern, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
"This series happened only because of an unprecedented upset in the first round. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 May 2022",
"Barring a significant upset , John Fetterman will become the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania\u2019s open Senate seat on Tuesday. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 17 May 2022",
"Casta\u00f1o got agonizingly close to an impressive upset in his first meeting with Charlo last July with a similarly aggressive strategy. \u2014 Greg Beacham, ajc , 15 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"One woman, who was visibly upset , wondered aloud if anything could have been done differently. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"But what gets us so upset is what\u2019s happening to Young Thug, Gunna, and YSL is just the most high-profile case. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Too many people didn\u2019t know what was going on and some were getting really upset . \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 9 June 2022",
"Hendriks added that the Yankees were made aware of just how upset the White Sox were about Donaldson\u2019s comments to Anderson. \u2014 Pete Caldera, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
"Considering how upset your daughter is, to the extent of considering throwing away that long friendship, Miss Manners suspects that the maid of honor might know her friend well enough to have been afraid of telling her about the move. \u2014 Jacobina Martin, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"While Brown and other Ohio Democrats in Congress reacted with outrage to the potential decision, U.S. Sen Rob Portman was more upset by the leak at the court, following the posture of most of his party. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 4 May 2022",
"Camera-toting tourists weren\u2019t even disguising their attempts to walk closer to the animals; the mother puma, now on high alert with ears perked, was visibly upset . \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 3 May 2022",
"So the right-hander wasn\u2019t too upset when the news came that he\u2019d been dealt across town from the Mets to the Yankees. \u2014 Kristie Ackert, courant.com , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"the upshot of the court's ruling is that a number of communities will now have to change their gun laws",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The upshot is that the Gang Sweden\u2014which Holmstr\u00f6m says is profitable, with rapidly growing revenue\u2014is one of many examples of a third party that has figured out how to make money on Roblox. \u2014 Rob Walker, Fortune , 3 June 2022",
"The upshot is that relatively few people have easy access to miles and miles of untrammeled gravel (or a motor vehicle with which to travel to it), but pretty much everybody lives on or near a road. \u2014 Eben Weiss, Outside Online , 2 June 2022",
"The upshot is that even though the Fed will allow up to $35 billion in mortgages to run off its portfolio by September, in most months, the Fed might see less than $20 billion in securities decline through passive runoff. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
"The upshot is $427 million more for state lawmakers to spend in the 2023-2025 budget, but only if the Legislature holds onto the money until then. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2022",
"The upshot is that up to 64% of solar installations planned this year could be canceled, a big setback for the administration\u2019s goal that the US will get all its electricity from low-carbon sources by 2035. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 11 May 2022",
"The upshot was that Americans ended up playing a game called hardball on a court that was 18.5-feet wide, while the British and others played what came to be known as softball, using a 21-foot-wide court. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
"The upshot of the 2013 report was that bamboo has less of a negative environmental impact across several metrics, including emissions, than a softwood used by the industry. \u2014 Daniela Sirtori-cortina, Bloomberg.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Gaining this skill is priceless, but the upshot of doing it well can be life- and business-changing. \u2014 Sergio Alvarez, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022"
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"You hung the picture upside down !",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But this sector of the market might well be turned upside down by electrification and this presents a big chance for the also-rans to finally compete with the leader. \u2014 Neil Winton, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Elevator outages in one luxury tower have turned daily life upside down and trapped residents with mobility issues inside their apartments. \u2014 Matthew Haag, New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"Britain in the life of Don, an esteemed art history professor at Cambridge whose life is turned upside down after a radical contemporary artwork is placed in the quad of his college. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
"Your children had their whole lives turned upside down . \u2014 Meghan Leahy, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"But, as with almost anything in Stranger Things, the deeper Eleven digs into the truth, the more Campbell Bower\u2019s character is turned upside down , quite literally. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 31 May 2022",
"In the fight for survival, social and financial hierarchies are turned upside down \u2014 not unlike the themes of Parasite, which earned $53.4 million for Neon in North America and won four Oscars. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 May 2022",
"Her parents had provided emotional testimony about how her death has turned their world upside down , the Elko Daily Free Press reported. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
"There's the fun stuff, but also what happens if your life gets turned upside down by actual royalty? \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 24 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lucas is tall, rigidly upstanding and slightly ridiculous among the strong, sturdy men around him. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 24 May 2022",
"She\u2019s the teenage ringleader of a group of girls who fabricate accusations of witchcraft against upstanding townspeople of Salem, Mass., charges that lead to the execution of innocents. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"Pyre asks, to protect the church\u2019s reputation, what with Ron being an upstanding church member. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 May 2022",
"NYU Langone said accomplished and upstanding scientists who worked with Sabatini for years have given a different account of what happened at MIT. \u2014 Bynadine El-bawab, ABC News , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The episode underscores how moral and upstanding Aram is as an agent and a person. \u2014 Laura Sirikul, EW.com , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The men are upstanding , affectionate toward their families, intelligent, and secure in their manhood. \u2014 Lynnette Nicholas, Essence , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Labude\u2019s father, a wealthy lawyer who is freely cheating on his wife, provides a model for the upstanding hypocrite, abandoning the old pre-war ways. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Davis\u2019 family wrote in letters that Davis has led an upstanding life as a father, youth sports volunteer and mentor to other boys who, like him, didn\u2019t have a father figure growing up. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Mar. 2022"
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"an upswing of the arms",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The grim statistics emerge as communities and policymakers grapple with an upswing in gun violence that continues to shake the country. \u2014 Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News , 13 June 2022",
"One thing keeping these stocks afloat has been an upswing in travel spending, particularly among U.S. spenders and the more affluent, who don\u2019t appear to be hindered by rising costs for airfare and gas. \u2014 Telis Demos, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
"Of note, the U.K. has been experiencing an upswing in adenovirus infections in general. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"That left airports and airlines short of staff to handle an upswing in travel as much of the world drops entry restrictions, while the virus continues to ripple through flight crews and ground workers. \u2014 Angus Whitley, Fortune , 12 Apr. 2022",
"That left airports and airlines short of staff to handle an upswing in travel as much of the world drops entry restrictions, while the virus continues to ripple through flight crews and ground workers. \u2014 Angus Whitley, Bloomberg.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Here then, is a look back at the highlights and lowlights of the year that was, a year that seems to be ending on an upswing of openings and optimism \u2013 though recent history teaches us to keep that thought in check. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Dec. 2021",
"The popularity of women\u2019s basketball is on the upswing , particularly at the college level. \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 3 June 2022",
"The political drama Borgen first aired on Danish TV in 2010, when TV\u2019s golden era was still on the upswing (Mad Men and Breaking Bad were mid-flight; Game of Thrones and Girls were not far off). \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 2 June 2022"
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"examples":[
"If our flight is delayed, there's nothing we can do. There's no reason to get so uptight about it.",
"I don't know why people are so uptight about sex.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But as the episodes unfold, Anthony softens up, becoming less uptight . \u2014 Sheena Scott, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"After pretending to fall in love and then doing it for real in Boyfriend Material, messy Luc and uptight Oliver return in a story that delves into the social pressure to propose and the unpredictable nature of love. \u2014 EW.com , 12 May 2022",
"An uptight , smart environmental lawyer, Edward is Nell\u2019s landlord and roommate. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Willis was basically unknown when Moonlighting creator Glen Gordon Caron hired him to play quippy private detective David Addison opposite Cybill Shepherd as uptight former fashion model Maddie Hayes. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 30 Mar. 2022",
"That wild ride involving a 17-member cast finds Mihalik actually playing the role of the uptight Mother Superior. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022",
"This Carlton is completely unlike the preppy, uptight , Tom Jones-loving, jitterbugging snob of yesteryear. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Indeed, Michael York\u2019s agent warned him against playing the initially uptight writer Brian Roberts because the role seemed underdeveloped. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Feb. 2022",
"When that show closed during the pandemic, Rapp started auditioning for film and TV roles and joined Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble\u2019s college comedy as Leighton Murray, an uptight legacy student at the show\u2019s fictional Ivy League\u2013esque Essex College. \u2014 Jackson Mchenry, Vulture , 30 Nov. 2021"
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": usual way of doing things",
": the way in which words and phrases are actually used",
": the action of using : use",
": an habitual or uniform practice especially in an area or trade \u2014 compare custom"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8y\u00fc-sij",
"-zij",
"\u02c8y\u00fc-sij",
"-zij",
"\u02c8y\u00fc-sij, -zij"
],
"synonyms":[
"application",
"employment",
"exercise",
"operation",
"play",
"use"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The usage at public charging stations is up from just over 500 kilowatt hours in all of 2018 to nearly 3,500 kilowatt hours so far in 2022, Conway said. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"In other words, its customers are used to accessing the brand via their phones and Correnti expects high usage of these off-premise-only locations accordingly. \u2014 Alicia Kelso, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"But the usage is key: medium textured hair will need less product than thicker, coarse hair. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 3 June 2022",
"Caffeine aids in the usage of more fat as energy by increasing the speed of bodily metabolism. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"In 1947, Japan became the first country to grant women menstrual leave, but usage of that has declined over recent decades, a fall that has largely been attributed to social pressures on women to show up for work. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
"In recent years, some investors and analysts have questioned the durability of the system as Beijing\u2019s grip on Hong Kong has tightened, U.S.-China tensions have risen, and China has sought to bolster international usage of the yuan. \u2014 Dave Sebastian, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"As prescription pills flooded suburban communities, the usage of codeine was skyrocketing in cities, largely unregulated. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
"The decision to send Ur\u00edas back to the mound in the seventh, however, became the latest development in the team\u2019s ever-evolving usage of the 25-year-old left-hander, standing in stark contrast to the way his outing last week ended. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from us use",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203444"
},
"useable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": capable of being used",
": convenient and practicable for use",
": suitable or fit for use"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8y\u00fc-z\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8y\u00fc-z\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"available",
"employable",
"exploitable",
"fit",
"functional",
"operable",
"practicable",
"serviceable",
"useful"
],
"antonyms":[
"impracticable",
"inoperable",
"nonfunctional",
"unavailable",
"unemployable",
"unusable"
],
"examples":[
"Is any of this junk usable ?",
"although the spade is usable as a snow shovel, it doesn't do a very good job",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The building, located at 400 N. 32nd St., is in the Gateway neighborhood and boasts approximately 203,000 net usable square feet of clinical space and approximately 1,370 parking spaces. \u2014 Paula Pedene, The Arizona Republic , 21 June 2022",
"This may be done through surveys of your own organization and the respective stakeholders, creating a number of key performance indicators (KPIs) that can be turned into usable data. \u2014 Howard Rosen, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Once cleaned and sorted, the usable bricks will be sent back. \u2014 Ben Schultz, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"Compared to backyard composting, which is mostly free beyond the initial investment in a compost bin, this is a bit of a drawback as the LomiPods are key to creating an instantly usable compost. \u2014 Iona Brannon, Bon App\u00e9tit , 15 June 2022",
"The countries\u2019 inventories of usable stockpiles stayed relatively stable. \u2014 Sammy Westfall, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
"Standard interior appointments include a 9.0-inch touchscreen display, navigation, and small, but usable , third-row seats. \u2014 Nicholas Wallace, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
"But Apple has excelled in building upon existing technology, creating products that are sleeker, more innovative and more usable by the general public than its competitors. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
"The 40-year-old program Lotus 1-2-3 was reverse engineered to be 100 percent usable on Linux platforms. \u2014 Gene Marks, Forbes , 5 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190607"
},
"used":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": employed in accomplishing something",
": that has endured use",
": secondhand",
": accustomed , habituated",
": secondhand sense 1",
": having the habit of doing or putting up with something"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8y\u00fczd",
"in the phrase \"used to\" usually",
"\u02c8y\u00fczd",
""
],
"synonyms":[
"accustomed",
"given",
"habituated",
"wont"
],
"antonyms":[
"unaccustomed",
"unused",
"unwonted"
],
"examples":[
"The books on this shelf are used .",
"my grandmother has spent her whole life on the farm and is used to working hard",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"High demand and short supply on many goods have driven up prices on everything from bacon and eggs to new and used cars to home furniture and houses, too. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
"While goods and services like housing, airline fares, and used and new vehicles saw the highest price increases in May, almost all other products became more expensive, according to the latest inflation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
"PayPayl, Venmo, and Zelle are the favorites; PCMag\u2019s top choice, Google Pay, is the least used . \u2014 Eric Griffith, PCMAG , 13 June 2022",
"But before they are recycled, used batteries could be given a second life on the electricity grid. \u2014 Dieter Holger And Giulia Petroni, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
"After some time passes, the services don't get used or are forgotten\u2014meanwhile, the recurring billing keeps billing. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Airfare, used cars and new vehicles were among the other largest contributors to the rise. \u2014 Gaya Gupta, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"It\u2019s the least used stadium sports facility in Cleveland. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
"Once the family moved into their new home, Bly took them to the Salvation Army and Goodwill to buy used furniture and put out a call for donations of linens, cooking utensils and other household items to the people in her church and network. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194236"
},
"useful":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": capable of being put to use",
": serviceable for an end or purpose",
": of a valuable or productive kind",
": capable of being put to use : usable",
": helpful in doing or achieving something"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8y\u00fcs-f\u0259l",
"\u02c8y\u00fcs-f\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"actionable",
"applicable",
"applicative",
"applied",
"functional",
"practicable",
"practical",
"serviceable",
"ultrapractical",
"usable",
"useable",
"workable",
"working"
],
"antonyms":[
"impracticable",
"impractical",
"inapplicable",
"nonpractical",
"unusable",
"unworkable",
"useless"
],
"examples":[
"Does anyone have any useful suggestions?",
"It can be useful to know CPR.",
"The Internet is useful for finding information quickly.",
"She has become one of the team's most useful players.",
"Why don't you do something useful with your life?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mechanical systems, such as air conditioners, have a shorter useful life as well. \u2014 Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
"Moreover, when a nuclear reactor of any size reaches the end of its useful life, the cost of storing the hazardous waste extends far into the future. \u2014 Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 May 2022",
"Saunders\u2019 data are about the UK specifically, which has tracked long covid more carefully than some other countries, including the US, and could prove useful as a bellweather for other places. \u2014 Cassie Werber, Quartz , 19 May 2022",
"The two painted a dire picture of a nearly 50-year-old structure in which every major construction component was nearing or had already exceeded its useful life. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 4 May 2022",
"Sharon Painter, who oversees the club, told commissioners in August the course is well past its useful life. \u2014 Wells Dusenbury, Sun Sentinel , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Garza said converting Spruce 2 to natural gas would extend its useful life and ease the impact on bills. \u2014 Diego Mendoza-moyers, San Antonio Express-News , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The use of the two natural materials proved very useful . \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The runway has been in use and maintained since 1989, the airport said through a spokesperson, and the pavement has reached the end of its useful life. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 6 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1595, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190333"
},
"usher":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an officer or servant who has the care of the door of a court, hall, or chamber",
": an officer who walks before a person of rank",
": one who escorts persons to their seats (as in a theater)",
": an assistant teacher",
": to conduct to a place",
": to precede as an usher, forerunner, or harbinger",
": to cause to enter : introduce",
": to serve as an usher",
": a person who shows people to seats (as in a theater, at a game, or at a wedding)",
": to show or be shown to a place",
": to come before as if to lead in or announce"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259-sh\u0259r",
"\u02c8\u0259-sh\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"conduct",
"direct",
"guide",
"lead",
"marshal",
"marshall",
"pilot",
"route",
"show",
"steer"
],
"antonyms":[
"follow",
"trail"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He ushered them to their seats.",
"A nurse ushered us into the hospital room.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Mike remembers skipping class in high school to go to games, and Kristen used to work as an usher . \u2014 Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun , 11 Apr. 2022",
"If someone tried to snap a shot quickly, an aggressive usher would swat his or her hand over the lens of their iPhone. Cannes handed out its honorary Palme d\u2019Or to Forest Whitaker, who was feted with a tribute during the opening ceremony. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 17 May 2022",
"As a member of Full Gospel True Mission Church, Mr. Harris served on the usher board, was soloist with the choir, taught Sunday school and was an active member of the brotherhood. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Melania Trump held firm, backed by her spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, and the White House's chief usher , Timothy Harleth. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 15 July 2021",
"Ten years later, Dominican dembow is neck-deep in a contemporary revival and progressive usher into the mainstream\u2014but women and nonbinary artists are being left out. \u2014 Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
"That doesn\u2019t count as fully vaccinated, so the usher directed the man to the testing center on the northeast corner of Chase. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Also worrisome is the lack of experienced people to design and usher through such projects, along with a shortage of skilled workers to build them. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Mar. 2022",
"There was a chance that two unaccompanied children would not be admitted to the circus, but the powers who ruled the world decreed that the usher did not pay any attention to us. \u2014 The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The United States helped usher China into the World Trade Organization in 2001 in a bid to bring its economic behavior \u2014 and, some officials hoped, its political system \u2014 more in line with the West. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Summer travel plans are well into the developmental stage and will soon usher tourists in droves toward popular Western hot spots that continue to obliterate previous attendance records. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 26 May 2022",
"Biden's ability to usher the nation back to some semblance of normality has always been a key measure of his success. \u2014 Julian Zelizer, CNN , 20 May 2022",
"Meanwhile, host Rutledge Wood is back to usher a whole new group of players through the hot lava. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022",
"Volunteer escorts showed up to usher patients past the activists who arrive each day to discourage women from going inside. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"Some experts have described the different conditions that will need to be met in order to usher the United States safely into a post-pandemic era. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Right now, though, a permanent imbalance will settle in \u2013 162 regular-season games to ultimately usher average teams into October and potentially push great ones into a best-of-three dogfight. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Coleman is among the young women and mothers who have emerged to usher the antiabortion movement into its next phase. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1588, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213327"
},
"usual":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": accordant with usage, custom, or habit : normal",
": commonly or ordinarily used",
": found in ordinary practice or in the ordinary course of events : ordinary",
": in the accustomed or habitual way",
": something usual",
": done, found, used, or existing most of the time"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8y\u00fc-zh\u0259-w\u0259l",
"-zh\u0259l",
"\u02c8y\u00fczh-w\u0259l",
"\u02c8y\u00fc-zh\u0259-w\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"conventional",
"current",
"customary",
"going",
"popular",
"prevailing",
"prevalent",
"standard",
"stock"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonstandard",
"unconventional",
"unpopular",
"unusual"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is noisier than usual this summer, but nobody is complaining. \u2014 Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor , 17 June 2022",
"In the extreme heat, demand on the system was higher than usual , and the remaining transmission lines became overloaded, requiring AEP Ohio to cut power to protect the electric system intentionally, the company said in a statement. \u2014 Laura Hancock, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"However, as Avila's remarks near their one-year anniversary and the 2022 deadline approaches, the Tigers (24-38) are struggling again and could be motivated to deal before this year's slightly later-than- usual deadline, which is 6 p.m. Aug. 2. \u2014 Mason Young, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
"As often happens when there are more entries and entrants than usual , the ink tends to be spread around more. \u2014 Pat Myers, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"The Bering Sea experienced abnormally high temperatures for several years in a row, notably in 2015-2016 and in 2019, though the last few years have been colder than usual , as well. \u2014 Elizabeth Earl For Alaska Journal Of Commerce, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
"Markets are bracing for more bigger-than- usual hikes, on top of some discouraging signals about the economy and corporate profits, including a record-low preliminary reading on consumer sentiment soured by high gasoline prices. \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"Markets are bracing for more bigger-than- usual hikes, on top of some discouraging signals about the economy and corporate profits, including a record-low preliminary reading on consumer sentiment soured by high gasoline prices. \u2014 Stan Choe, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"Heavy rains came earlier and lasted longer than usual , inundating the fields. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Dealing with long-lasting constipation, diarrhea, or poops that are different from your usual ? \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Since then, my blood sugars have gone from a usual of 110 to the 140s. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The brand suggests ordering a size up from your usual to ensure a perfect fit. \u2014 Nicol Natale, Health.com , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Recently, my usual got met with a wholly unacceptable response. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 1 Feb. 2021",
"With business-as- usual off the table, many restaurants have added business lines, products and merchandise and services. \u2014 Ian Mcnulty, NOLA.com , 7 Dec. 2020",
"Against this backdrop, science-as- usual can remain a source of tension and mistrust. \u2014 Matthew Halliday/undark, Popular Science , 29 May 2020",
"The Mexican restaurant serves all of the usuals from three locations: 433 W New England Ave. in Winter Park; 5415 International Drive in Orlando; and 120 W. Church St. in Orlando. \u2014 Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com , 15 June 2018",
"Of course, travelers can expect the usuals that come with flying on a low-cost carrier\u2014 \u2014 Cassie Shortsleeve, CNT , 25 July 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1589, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185201"
},
"usurp":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right",
": to take or make use of without right",
": to take the place of by or as if by force : supplant",
": to seize or exercise authority or possession wrongfully",
": to take and hold unfairly or by force",
": to seize and hold (as office, place, or powers) in possession by force or without right",
": to seize or exercise authority or possession wrongfully"
],
"pronounciation":[
"yu\u0307-\u02c8s\u0259rp",
"also",
"yu\u0307-\u02c8s\u0259rp",
"-\u02c8z\u0259rp",
"yu\u0307-\u02c8s\u0259rp, -\u02c8z\u0259rp"
],
"synonyms":[
"appropriate",
"arrogate",
"commandeer",
"convert",
"expropriate",
"pirate",
"preempt",
"press",
"seize",
"take over"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Some people have accused city council members of trying to usurp the mayor's power.",
"attempting to usurp the throne",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yet, Fellowes manages to navigate \u2018Downton Abbey\u2019 to charm both reactionaries and revolutionaries, finagling a sequence that allows the staff to usurp the formal dining room while the rich serve themselves at a buffet. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"Whether your mom is hiking, climbing, or enjoying spring and summer sports, this is clothing item to usurp all others. \u2014 Wendy Altschuler, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Her mask ruling also seems to usurp public health guidance while failing to understand science or the English language. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 19 Apr. 2022",
"However, it can also be used to usurp turning off read receipts. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 19 Apr. 2022",
"In this climate of fake news, the topic of deception is to usurp the integrity of elections by stating irregularities in the voting process. \u2014 Rayna Reid, Essence , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The traditional argument has been that as these rival economies grow larger than the US, their financial gravity will lead them to gradually usurp the role of the American financial system. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Fortunately for Yakei, no other macaques attempted to usurp her throne this season and the queen remained the troop\u2019s alpha at the end of March, according to reserve officials. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"On April 1, 2021, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed New York\u2019s case, and reprimanded the City for trying to usurp a federal function. \u2014 Daniel Markind, Forbes , 25 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French usorper , from Latin usurpare to take possession of without legal claim, from usu (ablative of usus use) + rapere to seize \u2014 more at rapid ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-180523"
},
"utilitarian":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an advocate or adherent of utilitarianism",
": of or relating to or advocating utilitarianism",
": marked by utilitarian views or practices",
": of, relating to, or aiming at utility",
": exhibiting or preferring mere utility"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)y\u00fc-\u02ccti-l\u0259-\u02c8ter-\u0113-\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Clearly, for a utilitarian like me, the benefits greatly outweigh the costs. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Dec. 2020",
"Then there are utilitarians \u2014 the greatest good, for the greatest number overall. \u2014 Jim Beckerman, USA TODAY , 26 Oct. 2019",
"Consequentialists\u2014including utilitarians , the most famous kind\u2014are concerned with the outcomes and consequences of actions first and foremost. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 30 Mar. 2018",
"Besides, as long as these readers really are utilitarians and not Kantians, there\u2019s nothing to stop them from quietly resubscribing in a month or two. \u2014 Will Oremus, Slate Magazine , 1 May 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"And the idea of something as utilitarian and gruff as a plunger wanting to be something that is purely for aesthetic purposes, there was something very moving to me about that. \u2014 Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"Carpet softened that hard, industrial and utilitarian conformity. \u2014 Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"With that in mind, perhaps her latest look is actually super utilitarian ? \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 2 June 2022",
"But despite the chatter surrounding this utilitarian accessory detail, there\u2019s something to be said about a good old-fashioned handbag carried with\u2014drumroll\u2014your hands. \u2014 Nicole Kliest, Vogue , 1 May 2022",
"Lotus cars used to be a touch utilitarian inside, which was part of its charms, but something that\u2019s been evolving lately as customers have come to expect more interior comfort, connectivity and refinement. \u2014 Nargess Banks, Forbes , 7 July 2021",
"One of my other favorite cookware brands is USA Pan, which makes very utilitarian , no-frills nonstick bakeware that\u2019s reliable and encourages excellent browning on baked goods. \u2014 Erin Jeanne Mcdowell, Bon App\u00e9tit , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Ritual tumis were large and elaborate, but ancient surgeons used a smaller, more utilitarian version for trepanation. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Eulich was particularly excited to sink his teeth into the fanny pack scene, which features Quan wielding the utilitarian fashion accessory to fend off a squad of IRS security guards. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 6 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"circa 1780, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1802, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210417"
},
"utilizable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make use of : turn to practical use or account",
": to make use of especially for a certain job"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8y\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
"\u02c8y\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
],
"synonyms":[
"apply",
"employ",
"exercise",
"exploit",
"harness",
"operate",
"use"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Many of the library's resources are not utilized by townspeople.",
"we must utilize all the tools at our disposal",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those who wish to remain anonymous can utilize the Metro Crime Stoppers tip-line at 1-866-7LOCK-UP. \u2014 Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
"For small items like makeup, utilize travel toiletry bags. \u2014 Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 June 2022",
"Below, what to know about parental burnout\u2014including warning signs and resources parents can utilize \u2013according to mental health experts. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, SELF , 10 June 2022",
"Police officers and code enforcement will then utilize decibel readers to determine whether a business is exceeding the set noise limit. \u2014 Wells Dusenbury, Sun Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"In addition to helicopters, the division will also utilize new Cold Weather, All Terrain Vehicles (CATVs). \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 9 June 2022",
"This directive will utilize two new science instrument suites, one of which will explore the mysterious Gruithuisen Domes for the first time. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 7 June 2022",
"The service will utilize a 50-seat CRJ200 aircraft. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 1 June 2022",
"All three of those sports utilize one of her best skillsets. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French utiliser , from utile ",
"first_known_use":[
"1807, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224604"
},
"utmost":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": situated at the farthest or most distant point : extreme",
": of the greatest or highest degree, quantity, number, or amount",
": the most possible : the extreme limit : the highest attainable point or degree",
": the highest, greatest, or best of one's abilities, powers, and resources",
": of the greatest or highest degree or amount",
": the greatest or highest degree or amount"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259t-\u02ccm\u014dst",
"especially Southern",
"\u02c8\u0259t-\u02ccm\u014dst"
],
"synonyms":[
"extreme",
"farthermost",
"farthest",
"furthermost",
"furthest",
"outermost",
"outmost",
"remotest",
"ultimate"
],
"antonyms":[
"inmost",
"innermost",
"nearest"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"supreme power that extended to the utmost points of the empire",
"inhabitants of the war-ravaged region are experiencing the utmost misery imaginable",
"Noun",
"This new system represents the utmost in modern technology.",
"It's designed to provide the utmost in comfort.",
"We had to push ourselves to the utmost to finish the job in time.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Considerations like these are of the utmost important to legions of disabled people, yet finding said information consolidated in one place isn\u2019t always easy. \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Celino urged the public to be vigilant and to exercise the utmost caution when having a camp fire or running equipment. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
"Brittney has always handled herself with the utmost professionalism during her long tenure with USA Basketball and her safety and wellbeing are our primary concerns. \u2014 NBC News , 6 Mar. 2022",
"The relationship between the CEO and the HR leader requires the utmost vulnerability to be truly magical. \u2014 Suzy Walther, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Nobody can get onto the island without registering their passport, making sure that those who come, including royalty, are guaranteed the utmost privacy and security. \u2014 Melanie Swan, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"What follows is a comedy of errors told with utmost Teutonic seriousness. \u2014 Ryu Spaeth, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
"Judges should serve with the highest ethics and utmost integrity. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Our responsibility is to do our utmost every single time. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That's not too surprising, as working out at home doesn't cost much, if anything, and offers the utmost in convenience. \u2014 Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus, CNN , 2 Dec. 2021",
"With an eye to this November\u2019s elections, Paul Spink\u2014like many union leaders in Wisconsin\u2014plans to do his utmost this year to salvage what\u2019s left of democracy in his state. \u2014 Steven Greenhouse, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
"Instead, state media has been dominated by scenes of emergency crews rushing to the scene and orders from China\u2019s leader, Xi Jinping, to officials to do their utmost to find survivors. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Republicans, meanwhile, are doing their absolute utmost to increase greenhouse gas emissions and make everything worse. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 11 Aug. 2021",
"At a regular news briefing last week, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that China had always done its utmost to provide help for Sri Lanka\u2019s economic and social development and would continue to do so in the future. \u2014 Philip Wen, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Led by founder Lynn Easton, Easton Events only plans about 14 weddings per year, providing its clients with the utmost in personalized service, from engagement notifications through to the final thank-you. \u2014 Vogue , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Fishing, especially ice fishing, requires us to have the utmost in patience \u2014 and perseverance. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Nov. 2021",
"Standard coaches have been restored in authentic Victorian style in order to ensure the utmost in comfort for passengers. \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021"
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],
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},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a utopia",
": having impossibly ideal conditions especially of social organization",
": proposing or advocating impractically ideal social and political schemes",
": impossibly ideal : visionary",
": believing in, advocating, or having the characteristics of utopian socialism",
": one who believes in the perfectibility of human society",
": one who proposes or advocates utopian schemes"
],
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"yu\u0307-\u02c8t\u014d-p\u0113-\u0259n"
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"Adjective",
"a plan to revitalize the city's decaying downtown that proved to be overly ambitious and utopian",
"Noun",
"in the 19th century utopians founded a number of short-lived socialist communities",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Fifteen minutes after the last World War Joy show ended on Dec. 6, 2019, in Vancouver, The Chainsmokers sat down with Alpert in that unremarkable green room to discuss their next move, presenting a quasi- utopian vision. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 6 May 2022",
"Wilde directs the thriller which, according to The Hollywood Reporter, centers on a 1950s housewife living with her husband in a utopian experimental community who begins to worry that his glamorous company may be hiding disturbing secrets. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The Nakagin capsules suggest a kind of utopian urban life style. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Over the centuries, rural New York state has played host to utopian groups seeking out new, radically communal ways of life. \u2014 Ben Sandman, The New Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The ad may be set on a future farm and designed to peddle dairy products, but its pastoral setting and utopian veneer riff on the pitches of many companies seeking to present a change to workplace scenery as an upgrade in quality of life. \u2014 Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic , 15 Apr. 2022",
"His company, Mandala, markets a utopian /dystopian product known as Own Your Unconscious, a cube that lets a user upload his or her memories, tap into the memories of others who\u2019ve uploaded theirs and watch them all like movies. \u2014 Jennifer Egan, New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"His visionary work took the form of drawings, paintings, and writings that described a utopian , ecologically-balanced world called Eldorica. \u2014 cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022",
"And this fear poses, to my mind, perhaps the largest challenge to Adam\u2019s compelling and utopian vision of a public dream culture. \u2014 Michael W. Clune, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But outside the Dorado Beach gates, life is far from a utopian as the decades-long crisis makes essential services, employment, and wealth inaccessible to locals, leaving Puerto Ricans unable to thrive at home. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 3 May 2021",
"Both technologies promise even more strife between the health foods crowd and Silicon Valley techno- utopians . \u2014 Adrienne Bitar, Time , 28 Nov. 2019",
"Did Ivrea\u2019s lefty techno- utopians run afoul of Uncle Sam? \u2014 Julian Lucas, Harper's magazine , 25 Nov. 2019",
"Early cyberspace utopians thought censorship would soon be obsolete: the internet would treat it as a broken node and route around it. \u2014 The Economist , 14 June 2019",
"Then there were all those annoying Tolstoyans\u2014vegetarians, fruit-juice drinkers, utopians of every stripe\u2014her husband encouraged to hang around the house. \u2014 Joseph Epstein, WSJ , 11 May 2018",
"For now, the local government seems receptive toward the crypto utopians ; the governor will speak at their blockchain summit conference, called Puerto Crypto, in March. \u2014 Nellie Bowles, New York Times , 2 Feb. 2018",
"There have always been plenty of intellectuals and other utopians who ignore this basic truth, of course. \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, National Review , 28 July 2017",
"Digital nomadism, as an update to both the old hippie trail and get-rich-quick fantasies, unsurprisingly attracts dreamers and utopians , people prone to feelings of betrayal by those who don\u2019t live up to their own ideals. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace, Daily Intelligencer , 12 July 2017"
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"Adjective",
"1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220710"
},
"utter":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"carried to the utmost point or highest degree absolute , total",
"to send forth as a sound",
"to give utterance to pronounce , speak",
"to give public expression to express in words",
"to put (notes, currency, etc.) into circulation",
"to circulate (something, such as a forged or counterfeit note) as if legal or genuine",
"to put forth or out discharge",
"to offer for sale",
"to make a statement or sound",
"in every way total",
"to send forth as a sound",
"to express in usually spoken words",
"to put (as a counterfeit note) into circulation as if genuine"
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"pronounciation":"\u02c8\u0259-t\u0259r",
"synonyms":[
"absolute",
"all-out",
"arrant",
"blank",
"blooming",
"bodacious",
"categorical",
"categoric",
"clean",
"complete",
"consummate",
"crashing",
"damn",
"damned",
"dead",
"deadly",
"definite",
"downright",
"dreadful",
"fair",
"flat",
"flat-out",
"out-and-out",
"outright",
"perfect",
"plumb",
"profound",
"pure",
"rank",
"regular",
"sheer",
"simple",
"stark",
"stone",
"straight-out",
"thorough",
"thoroughgoing",
"total",
"unadulterated",
"unalloyed",
"unconditional",
"unmitigated",
"unqualified",
"very"
],
"antonyms":[
"emit"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Voiced with utter confidence by Iona Iverson, the flamboyant heart, wit, and soul of British author Clare Pooley\u2019s second novel, these words indicate a serious inability to read the room \u2013 or, rather, a rail car. \u2014 Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 June 2022",
"Dozens and dozens, maybe hundreds, turned to look up at me in utter gratitude and thanks for the hose-down. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"His entertaining series of toddler moods captured on camera, ranging from utter joy to confusion to despair. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 2 June 2022",
"After a series of days in utter and complete COVID-positive isolation, yesterday was my re-introduction into the modern world. \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
"Deborah sees her utter devotion to her job as normal, not strange. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
"The finish of this PGA Championship was utter delirium. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"But the simple joy of a good perfume masks the utter complexity of making one. \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 23 May 2022",
"While utter transparency is not feasible and sometimes unwise, the company should recognize the personal interests of the employees with respect to their future goals. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Throughout his life, Hestevan Hennessy was barely able to utter a word \u2014 yet his life spoke to the conscience of the state, changing hearts and minds about the humane treatment of our fellow Utahns in need. \u2014 Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"One entity that is accustomed to strict censorship wasn\u2019t afraid to utter the name in public. \u2014 Yang Jie, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Why did Alexa utter such a clearly alarming piece of advice? \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Millions will utter heartfelt prayers that he may be spared for his country\u2019s sake. \u2014 Jeff Suess, The Enquirer , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The very final words Biden would utter on his last-minute swing through Europe ended up being the most consequential, reverberating widely as Air Force One departed for Washington. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Nuclear and weaponizing are scary words to utter together, even in the context of energy. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
"With more regularity than can be coincidence, his guests utter racist, misogynist and anti-science falsehoods. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
"His original crime, too, was to utter publicly a thought that would later be shared by the crown prince himself. \u2014 Graeme Wood, The Atlantic , 3 Mar. 2022"
],
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"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 4"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162706"
},
"utterly":{
"type":"adverb",
"definitions":[
"to an absolute or extreme degree to the full extent in an utter manner absolutely , entirely , totally"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8\u0259-t\u0259r-l\u0113",
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"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"unpromising":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": appearing unlikely to prove worthwhile or result favorably"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8pr\u00e4-m\u0259-si\u014b"
],
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"examples":[
"Things got off to an unpromising start.",
"She can do a lot with unpromising material.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The macro-level picture is also unpromising \u2013 the entire Chinese economy is slowing down (or worse). \u2014 George Calhoun, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"For the teenagers who don\u2019t manage to excel at academics, despite their obvious intelligence and wit, the years ahead may not just be unpromising , but a virtual and never-ending prison. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"The premise of Ellyn Gaydos\u2019s debut memoir Pig Years (Knopf, $27) may seem unpromising , at least to urbanites. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"Climate refugees may provoke social upheaval but seem unpromising replacements for the revolutionary subject of the proletariat. \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Search has been dominated by a single player for so long (Google) that it is often seen as an unpromising or even irrelevant category for startups. \u2014 Rob Toews, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The deprivation felt in a swing state like Nevada, which is home to a key Senate race this year, and across the nation reflects the unpromising environment for Democrats trying to maintain control of Congress. \u2014 Maeve Reston And Stephen Collinson, CNN , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Only Boris Johnson could take such unpromising material and turn it to his advantage. \u2014 Rosa Prince, CNN , 1 Feb. 2022",
"But in an unpromising sign for the talks, Ukrainian officials said Belarus had launched at least two Iskander ballistic missiles at Ukraine on Sunday after the agreement to meet was reached. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 27 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1640, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-105538"
},
"uproot":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to remove as if by pulling up",
": to pull up by the roots",
": to displace from a country or traditional habitat",
": to take out by or as if by pulling up by the roots",
": to take, send, or force away from a country or a traditional home"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)\u0259p-\u02c8r\u00fct",
"-\u02c8ru\u0307t",
"\u02cc\u0259p-\u02c8r\u00fct",
"-\u02c8ru\u0307t"
],
"synonyms":[
"corkscrew",
"extract",
"prize",
"pry",
"pull",
"root (out)",
"tear (out)",
"wrest",
"wring",
"yank"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Many trees were uprooted by the storm.",
"Will we ever be able to uproot racial prejudice?",
"Taking the job would mean uprooting my family.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kelly Zara, 45, had lived in St. Louis for more than 15 years when the city\u2019s pandemic restrictions prompted her family to uproot for a smaller city. \u2014 Paul Overberg, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
"Wilding: Right now many people are finding it hard to uproot themselves\u2013to take a new job or to create healthier work habits. \u2014 Forbes , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Natalie Cruz, a psychologist at Children\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles who regularly works with migrant families, told me that the mourning is qualitatively different for those who uproot their life for asylum or due to political upheaval. \u2014 Sheon Han, The Atlantic , 30 Mar. 2022",
"As for her decision to uproot her life and try something new at this stage of her life, McBurney has no regrets. \u2014 cleveland , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Because she's done what everyone tells you not to do \u2014 uproot your life for someone \u2014 and yet rom-coms tell us to do just that. \u2014 Samantha Highfill, EW.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
"His inability to uproot corruption and government inefficiency, and his failure to resolve the conflict in the east, had eroded his popularity. \u2014 The New Yorker , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The history of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising against Stalin, which ended with Soviet tanks crushing the movement to uproot the Communist Party, is still taught in Hungarian schools. \u2014 John Fund, National Review , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The negotiations also sparked skepticism about whether the Bills would have ultimately abandoned New York without a large government subsidy, though the owners never publicly threatened to uproot the team. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1620, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-111709"
},
"upchuck":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": vomit"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02ccch\u0259k"
],
"synonyms":[
"barf",
"gag",
"heave",
"hurl",
"puke",
"retch",
"spew",
"spit up",
"throw up",
"vomit"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The dog upchucked the food.",
"I felt like I was about to upchuck ."
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1929, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-112314"
},
"unwieldy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome",
": hard to handle or control because of size or weight"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u0113l-d\u0113",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u0113l-d\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"awkward",
"bunglesome",
"clumsy",
"clunky",
"cranky",
"cumbersome",
"cumbrous",
"ponderous",
"ungainly",
"unhandy"
],
"antonyms":[
"handy"
],
"examples":[
"The system is outdated and unwieldy .",
"an unwieldy machine that requires two people to operate it",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The giant rafts are too unwieldy for the tug\u2019s engine to handle, the crew said, making the work dangerous. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"Most of his works are firmly anchored to the locations for which they were made, either physically attached or too large to move, and the others are unwieldy at best. \u2014 Cammy Brothers, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
"But the New Deal political order was in fact an unwieldy juggling act with no equilibrium. \u2014 Sam Rosenfeld, The New Republic , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Brothers reveals the 32-year-old Roustaee to be a masterly, if aggressively unwieldy , filmmaker whose voice is clearly one to be reckoned with. \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
"An idea that isn\u2019t buoyed by significant market knowledge might, depending on the market, be considered too unwieldy or confusing (think: too many bells and whistles). \u2014 Olivier Chateau, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"The stock has tumbled almost 60% in the past year and the loan-to-value chart that Son obsesses over daily just keeps ticking higher, indicating SoftBank\u2019s net debt is getting unwieldy relative to the equity value of its holdings. \u2014 Min Jeong Lee, Bloomberg.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Especially in an age where smartphones are getting larger, the iPhone SE is a great option for users who shy away from more unwieldy form factors. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Performing this operation inside the cabin may be too unwieldy , requiring it to be done in open space outdoors. \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 23 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1530, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-112855"
},
"unintentionally":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not done by intention or design : not intentional",
": not done on purpose : not intentional"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-in-\u02c8tench-n\u0259l",
"-\u02c8ten(t)-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
"\u02cc\u0259n-in-\u02c8ten-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al"
],
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"accidental",
"casual",
"chance",
"fluky",
"flukey",
"fortuitous",
"inadvertent",
"incidental",
"unintended",
"unplanned",
"unpremeditated",
"unwitting"
],
"antonyms":[
"calculated",
"deliberate",
"intended",
"intentional",
"planned",
"premeditated",
"premeditative",
"prepense",
"set"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jury selection in the trial for Thao and Kueng, charged with aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter, had been scheduled to begin next week. \u2014 Brad Parks, CNN , 6 June 2022",
"In exchange for the plea, state prosecutors agreed to dismiss the top charge against him of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 6 June 2022",
"Though a jury found Chauvin guilty of second-degree unintentional murder and sentenced him to 22.5 years in prison, Melton isn\u2019t feeling hopeful. \u2014 Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"As part of the plea deal, Thomas Lane will have a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder dismissed. \u2014 Amy Forliti And Steve Karnowski, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
"As part of the plea deal, prosecutors dropped a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder against Lane in the case. \u2014 Holly Bailey, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
"As part of the plea deal, Thomas Lane will have a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder dismissed. \u2014 Amy Forliti, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
"As part of the plea deal, Mr. Lane will have another count of aiding and abetting unintentional second degree murder dismissed. \u2014 Joseph Pisani, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"Thao and Kueng are still set to go to trial on the state charges of second-degree unintentional murder and second-degree manslaughter. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 18 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1782, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-114104"
},
"underneath":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"preposition"
],
"definitions":[
": directly beneath",
": close under especially so as to be hidden",
": under subjection to",
": under or below an object or a surface : beneath",
": on the lower side",
": directly under",
": below a surface or object : beneath",
": on the lower side"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8n\u0113th",
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8n\u0113th"
],
"synonyms":[
"below",
"beneath",
"under"
],
"antonyms":[
"up"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"The application process needed to be quick, and the traditional method of braiding the hair close to the head to fit underneath the wig would have added bulk that would have given Brown's head an unnatural appearance. \u2014 Kirbie Johnson, Allure , 4 June 2022",
"The Dutch Caribbean island, which sits just above South America and underneath the hurricane belt, is a study in contrasts. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 3 June 2022",
"But if your ballot is still sitting on your desk, or the nightstand, or underneath a stack of unread New Yorkers, don\u2019t despair. \u2014 Sonja Sharpstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Russia is one of the largest suppliers of class 1 battery-grade nickel, and Chinese interests control production elsewhere in Asia, mostly underneath rainforests in the Philippines, New Caledonia and Indonesia. \u2014 Dennis Blair, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
"Sinkholes, especially in this region of China, are formed by the dissolution of bedrock underneath the surface, Veni explained to Live Science. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 27 May 2022",
"But there's always things bubbling underneath the surface when you're stranded out in the middle of nowhere. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 13 May 2022",
"Back in 1967, before Neil Armstrong even set foot on the moon, the Hilton hotel chain was planning a lunar hotel with rooms underneath the moon's surface. \u2014 Maureen O'hare, CNN , 7 May 2022",
"Taking account of the magnitude of Covid monitoring and testing that was performed during the Pandemic - and which is still ongoing to varying degrees - the size of the iceberg of unlawful monitoring hiding underneath the surface is probably vast. \u2014 Stewart Room, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"If not \u2014 and be honest \u2014 use a non-tinted mineral sunscreen underneath , just to be safe. \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 14 June 2022",
"Again, heel height is a major factor with most of these Y2K boots, thanks to platforms and platforms underneath . \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 13 June 2022",
"For the event, the star paired a sleeveless top tied at the waist with a maxi skirt featuring a hip-high slit and a matching mini-length layer underneath , as well as nude heeled sandals with metallic silver ankle straps. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 12 June 2022",
"The cars themselves came from a wide range of decades including the 1980s, the 1990s, the 2000s, plus a car with a body from the 1950s but lots of newer parts underneath . \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 10 June 2022",
"Hikerkind\u2019s dress and established that their Econyl bra top offered the right amount of lightweight support underneath . \u2014 Ella Riley-adams, Vogue , 9 June 2022",
"Distraught passengers and bystanders at a nearby caf\u00e9 rushed to lift the carriage off people stuck underneath , according to a surveillance video released by police. \u2014 Chris Kenning, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
"But underneath , her long, wavy black braid trails behind her, which would be no less glamorous were it allowed to fly free. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"Vileforte screamed as Isaiah\u2019s opponent wiggled underneath , desperately trying to get out of a submission. \u2014 Roman Stubbs, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022"
],
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"Preposition",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adverb",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This cuts down on the potential need for additional resources, like packing unneeded supplies or, on the extreme end, search and rescue. \u2014 Erin Strout, SELF , 8 June 2022",
"Researchers are looking for ways to precisely predict which cancer patients can avoid unneeded treatment to cut down on harmful side effects and unnecessary costs. \u2014 Carla K. Johnson, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Researchers are looking for ways to precisely predict which cancer patients can avoid unneeded treatment to cut down on harmful side effects and unnecessary costs. \u2014 Carla K. Johnson, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"Researchers are looking for ways to precisely predict which cancer patients can avoid unneeded treatment to cut down on harmful side effects and unnecessary costs. \u2014 CBS News , 7 June 2022",
"State and local lockdowns given license by the Centers for Disease Control and enabled by federal funding topped everything off, along with a steadfast refusal to permanently root out unneeded federal regulations. \u2014 Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Something about taking the unneeded complication out of our lives recharges us and resets our outlook. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"The answer is not to ramp up unneeded and unwanted government services. \u2014 Andrew Wilson, National Review , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Still, changes that focus on nudges and logistics can go only so far when much of the public has been cultured to view vaccines as not just annoying or unneeded , but outright dangerous, immoral, or partisan. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 18 Mar. 2022"
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": incapable of being conquered : indomitable",
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"an unconquerable spirit that got the family through some hard times",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Isolated and uncommunicative, Lucas grows feebler, losing stamina and praying to God to deliver him from the unconquerable place. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"Out there, the ownership of land seemed like a myth used to tame an unconquerable planet with its imposing mountains, endless forests, and hypnotic deserts. \u2014 Raffi Joe Wartanian, Outside Online , 8 Oct. 2020",
"The album\u2019s second half flips toward optimism and catharsis \u2014 a white-knuckle grip on the belief in love and humanity to conquer the unconquerable . \u2014 Bobby Olivier, SPIN , 4 May 2022",
"Worried that vast stretches of uncontrolled territory in the Amazon would invite foreign invasions, generals set out to conquer what had until then been unconquerable . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Some dreamers will run smack dab into an unconquerable reality. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Pulling it all together for the country to witness was the unconquerable David Stern. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 17 Jan. 2022",
"But a win over what\u2019s been an unconquerable foe would go a long way toward exercising those demons. \u2014 C.j. Doon, baltimoresun.com , 4 Dec. 2021",
"But they get drowned out by his unconquerable determination to make it to the major leagues. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Oct. 2021"
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"an unseasonable snowstorm in early November",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The unseasonable cold will continue through much of the week in the Portland area. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2022",
"More rain, unseasonable cold and stronger wind were expected Saturday, followed by even colder temperatures Sunday. \u2014 Ben Nuckols, Baltimore Sun , 6 May 2022",
"The Cass Freight Index measure of domestic shipping demand edged up a bare 0.6% in March from the month before, an unseasonable slowing of growth at the end of the quarter. \u2014 Lydia O\u2019neal, WSJ , 13 Apr. 2022",
"An unseasonable cold snap that hit Kharkiv in the second week of March encased the building in icicles. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Snow, gusty winds followed by unseasonable cold Saturday Under the advisory slippery road conditions are expected from total snow accumulations of 1-2 inches. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 11 Mar. 2022",
"An unseasonable cold and rainy spell drifted through Austin on Friday, as attendees poured into the SXSW conference in person for the first time in two years. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The winds last week helped fuel a pair of unseasonable Southern California fires, including the 150-acre Emerald fire near Laguna Beach and the 7-acre Sycamore fire, which destroyed two homes near Whittier. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"As drought continued in much of the West, an unseasonable December wildfire ripped through a Colorado neighborhood near Boulder. \u2014 Kathleen Ronayne, ajc , 15 Jan. 2022"
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"adjective",
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": not blushing",
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"adjective"
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"He was an unlikely candidate for the position.",
"A big city seems like an unlikely place to find wildlife.",
"I received support from an unlikely ally.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The recent increase in mortgage rates seems unlikely to reverse soon. \u2014 Orla Mccaffrey And Sam Goldfarb, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"That now seems unlikely to occur during a worsening drought. \u2014 Tony Briscoestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
"The government seems unlikely to present quite as much evidence of Schulte\u2019s antisocial behavior this time. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"But with the mainland still emerging from its worst outbreak since the start of the pandemic, that seems unlikely to happen anytime soon, holding up Hong Kong\u2019s reopening to the rest of the world as well. \u2014 Anisha Kukreja, NBC News , 5 June 2022",
"An assault weapons ban seems unlikely to advance in the Senate. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"An assault weapons ban seems unlikely to advance in the Senate. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
"There is always the chance that this is the beginning of a new leg of the bull market, but that seems unlikely . \u2014 Lawrence Mcmillan, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"That didn\u2019t happen, and the post-credits delivered another event that seems unlikely to occur in a world where other superheroes exist. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 31 May 2022"
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"The tent is useless in wet conditions.",
"I made a useless attempt at fixing the leak.",
"Drugs are useless in treating the condition.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Still, a better long-lasting vaccine doesn\u2019t guarantee enough people will be willing to take it, and even an improved vaccine will be useless if most refuse it. \u2014 Stephanie Armour, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"In her estimation, enhanced gun regulations would be useless because the ones that already exist didn\u2019t prevent her son\u2019s death. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"But his high-octane stuff was useless against the Yankees, who swung and missed at only three of those pitches and fouled off 28 others. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Hydroxychloroquine was ultimately shown to be useless against Covid. \u2014 Rebecca Coffey, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"Just like that, the weapon that made Thor complete was destroyed and rendered useless . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 24 May 2022",
"At best, this is a pain; at worst, tasks or value-adding use cases are rendered useless due to resulting health and safety concerns. \u2014 Mark Lippett, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Horsepower is useless if wheels are slipping, so Audi fits the SQ7 (and the rest of its lineup) with its quattro permanent all-wheel drive system that automatically distributes power precisely where it is needed. \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Often, in drug development, Dr. Friedman says, the drug dose has to be fine tuned \u2014 too much is dangerous and too little is useless . \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Similarly, the babies' unexposed siblings were not affected. \u2014 Tasnim Ahmed, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Prices for film packs had ballooned on the resale market, leading Fuerst and her spouse Adam, both Polaroid enthusiasts, to scour thrift stores for cameras with a pack of film, or even a few shots, left unexposed inside. \u2014 PCMAG , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Chapman and his colleagues have estimated the number of unvaccinated and unexposed people who could still be hospitalized for COVID in Europe based on each country\u2019s age structure. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Rolling Rs is at the heart of learning Spanish and one of its most challenging trills, especially for those unexposed to the language regularly as a young child. \u2014 Fernando Alfonso Iii, CNN , 17 Oct. 2021",
"This will open up the opportunity for refining companies unexposed to the region to benefit from wider profit margins. \u2014 Christopher Helman, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
"Seder recognizes that people who are repeatedly exposed to P. falciparum develop complicated immune responses to the parasite, which have compromised experimental malaria vaccines that worked well in clinical trials of unexposed people. \u2014 Charles Piller, Science | AAAS , 12 Aug. 2021",
"By contrast, the thyroid cancers in the Cancer Genome Atlas and in the control group of 81 unexposed people from the area were more likely to be caused by single-point mutations, where just one single base pair of the DNA is changed. \u2014 Sara Harrison, Wired , 26 Apr. 2021",
"Animal studies have heightened anxiety that radiation exposures mess with germ cells: Mice zapped with radiation, for example, have more DNMs than unexposed mice. \u2014 Richard Stone, Science | AAAS , 22 Apr. 2021"
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"adjective"
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": not soiled, stained, or corrupted by contact with something else : not contaminated"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The price of prime scrap\u2014a clean, uncontaminated grade mostly harvested from metal stamping plants and machine shops\u2014rose 34% in 2021 to $540 a ton. \u2014 Bob Tita, WSJ , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Try transplanting some of your silver dollar plants to an uncontaminated area, making sure not to include any garlic mustard. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Sep. 2021",
"Testing of uncontaminated wells will now be done every two weeks, Berg said, to ensure that the contamination isn't spreading. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 July 2021",
"Muller is currently assembling stories and recipes for a second book, which will focus on her journey from Manhattan to the remote farm as well as the traditions of the uncontaminated interior heart of the island. \u2014 Valentina Di Donato, Forbes , 25 June 2021",
"Environmentalists also worry that the government won\u2019t invest in infrastructure that can better control water levels within the mines and ensure that groundwater and rivers remain uncontaminated . \u2014 NBC News , 16 May 2021",
"Williams says the idea is to construct new habitat for fish and kelp in uncontaminated areas to build up healthy populations of fish. \u2014 Jeff Berardelli, CBS News , 12 Apr. 2021",
"And now, the global COVID-19 pandemic has made the opioid crisis even more deadly, by creating insecurity, isolating users, disrupting the flow of uncontaminated drug supplies, and taxing our health services. \u2014 Joseph Stauffer, Fortune , 16 Dec. 2020",
"Suddenly there was a recognition that design could not take uncontaminated water, stable food supplies or clean air for granted. \u2014 Nikil Saval, New York Times , 28 Sep. 2020"
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"adverb"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many legal experts have called those arguments unpersuasive and anti-democratic, and no state legislature complied. \u2014 Emma Brown, Anchorage Daily News , 22 May 2022",
"Led by unpersuasive performances from chemistry-deficient leads Margaret Qualley and Joe Alwyn, this is a film almost perversely lacking in dramatic texture or momentum. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
"Many legal experts have called those arguments unpersuasive and anti-democratic, and no state legislature complied. \u2014 Emma Brown, Anchorage Daily News , 22 May 2022",
"Many legal experts have called those arguments unpersuasive and anti-democratic, and no state legislature complied. \u2014 Emma Brown, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"Many legal experts have called those arguments unpersuasive and anti-democratic, and no state legislature complied. \u2014 Emma Brown, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
"Its argument for why Bosse should be prosecuted by the state is unpersuasive at best. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Judge Donald Oda, however, described an expert analysis report about Uwadiegwu as unpersuasive . \u2014 Jennifer Edwards Baker And Lauren Artino, The Enquirer , 29 Dec. 2021",
"His lawyer is wildly unpersuasive in a different way here. \u2014 Scott Tobias, Vulture , 26 Aug. 2021"
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"an uncomplimentary description of the town in which the writer grew up",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Reviews from Rolling Stone and The New York Times were similarly uncomplimentary , and were soon pulled from publication following Lennon's murder. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 9 Dec. 2020",
"The nation\u2019s capital is replete with lawyers, and thus lawyer jokes (most of them uncomplimentary ). \u2014 George Weigel, National Review , 2 Dec. 2019",
"Cherry was regularly uncomplimentary of how some European players played the game. \u2014 Kevin Allen, USA TODAY , 12 Nov. 2019",
"An uncomplimentary set of players under two head coaches with no plan, Spurs stumbled their way to sixth place somehow, despite their best efforts to finish in the bottom half. \u2014 SI.com , 21 Oct. 2019",
"In this case, the noun brickbat, meaning a hard object like a brick that\u2019s used as a missile or an uncomplimentary remark, gave us the verb brickbat, meaning to launch one of these physical or verbal weapons. \u2014 June Casagrande, Burbank Leader , 10 Oct. 2019",
"The recent protests have included uncomplimentary references to la junta \u2014 the local name for the oversight board. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 July 2019",
"Twitter then trained its moderators to spot dehumanizing content, using a list of 42 religious groups as a guide and the tweet of Mr. Trump\u2019s uncomplimentary phrase about certain countries as an example of what to allow. \u2014 Kate Conger, New York Times , 9 July 2019",
"Bill Gates had some uncomplimentary things to say about Trump in a tape obtained by NBC's Chris Hayes. \u2014 NBC News , 18 May 2018"
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"esthetic",
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"noun"
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"the notice that an 18% tip would be automatically added was so unobtrusive we almost didn't see it at the bottom of the menu",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s time for a breathtaking body wash that will provide a long-lasting but unobtrusive fragrance. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"The spare and unobtrusive production design conjures a painterly atmosphere of high tension and intrigue. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"From start to finish, his scope is close to the ground, his language sparingly emotive and unobtrusive . \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The low ankle collar is padded and lined; so too is the high but unobtrusive , breathable tongue. \u2014 Elizabeth Carey, Outside Online , 11 June 2021",
"Both are small, unobtrusive , and clip to your dog\u2019s existing collar. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 17 July 2021",
"My colleague Lisa Boone looks at how the architect, who has restored homes by Neutra in the past, has added an unobtrusive backyard studio to the property that serves as getaway and workspace. \u2014 Carolina A. Mirandacolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022",
"It\u2019s been reported Sony is looking into selling and placing unobtrusive in-game ads in their free-to-play PlayStation such as billboards in auto racing games. \u2014 Brad Adgate, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"This sleek, unobtrusive model comes with fronts in stainless steel, white or black to match your kitchen color scheme. \u2014 Jordan Goldberg, Good Housekeeping , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"adjective"
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": deficient in sexual desire",
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"definitions":[
": relating to, being, or appealing to affluent consumers",
": of a superior quality",
": to make (something) more appealing to affluent consumers : to make (something) more upscale",
": to improve the quality of (something)",
": to increase the size; scope, or scale of (something)",
": to or toward the upper, more expensive end of a range of products or services"
],
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"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02c8sk\u0101l"
],
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"exclusive",
"high-end",
"upmarket"
],
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"dime-store",
"discount",
"down-market",
"downscale",
"low-end"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a new upscale shopping center is under construction on the west end of town",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"While Shila is tucked away in a small guest house on a quiet street in the upscale Kolonaki neighborhood, its new sister property, Mona, is located in Athens\u2019 Psirri neighborhood in the heart of cultural downtown. \u2014 Monica Mendal, Vogue , 4 June 2022",
"This was the same upscale neighborhood where a teenage Juan and his father, who immigrated from Mexico and took a job driving city buses, used to come early in the mornings to wash expensive cars to help make ends meet. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
"This was the same upscale neighborhood where a teenage Juan and his father, who emigrated from Mexico and took a job driving city buses, used to come early in the mornings to wash expensive cars to help make ends meet. \u2014 Catie Edmondson, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"Residents of Glover Park, the upscale Northwest neighborhood that\u2019s home to the camera, offered mixed opinions of its usefulness and purpose. \u2014 Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"He was arrested Monday at his home in Buckhead, an upscale neighborhood north of downtown Atlanta. \u2014 Kate Brumback, ajc , 10 May 2022",
"Finally, electronic surveillance of El Teo\u2019s telephone led them to an upscale neighborhood in La Paz, in the state of Baja California Sur. \u2014 Sandra Dibble, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Young Thug was arrested Monday at his home in Buckhead, an upscale neighborhood north of downtown Atlanta. \u2014 Staff And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
"The Schmitts moved to Yountville in 1967, lured by a redevelopment project called Vintage 1870, which is now the upscale shopping center known as V Marketplace. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1966, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1963, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adverb",
"1977, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-183820"
},
"unencouraging":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not providing encouragement or a reason for hope : not encouraging"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-in-\u02c8k\u0259r-i-ji\u014b",
"-\u02c8k\u0259-ri-",
"-en-"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1844, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-190941"
},
"uprightness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": perpendicular , vertical",
": erect in carriage or posture",
": having the main axis or a main part perpendicular",
": marked by strong moral rectitude",
": vertically upward : in an upright position",
": the state of being upright : perpendicular",
": something that stands upright",
": a football goalpost",
": upright piano",
": vertical entry 1",
": straight in posture",
": having or showing high moral standards",
": in or into a vertical position"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02ccr\u012bt",
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02ccr\u012bt"
],
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"all right",
"decent",
"ethical",
"good",
"honest",
"honorable",
"just",
"moral",
"nice",
"right",
"right-minded",
"righteous",
"straight",
"true",
"virtuous"
],
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"bad",
"dishonest",
"dishonorable",
"evil",
"evil-minded",
"immoral",
"indecent",
"sinful",
"unethical",
"unrighteous",
"wicked",
"wrong"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Put your seat back in the upright position.",
"The container should be kept upright to prevent leaks.",
"Noun",
"The uprights of the structure were embedded in concrete.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Its role is clear: Keep the scoop upright , don\u2019t leak and don\u2019t upstage the main player, the ice cream. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"The Chevrolet Bolt spawned a slightly larger variant for 2022 called the EUV, which does its best to cosplay as an SUV with more upright , boxier styling. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
"Capital Gate is also kept upright by 490 piles which are drilled over 30 meters deep. \u2014 Alice Mccool, CNN , 31 May 2022",
"Maintaining an upright torso, bend your knees to lower your butt towards the floor until your thighs are at least parallel with the floor. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 26 May 2022",
"But these bodily features do not completely explain their remarkable ability to twist and turn to slowly change direction, control their speed and maintain an upright posture. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"The side grips can be positioned closer to center for a more secure hold, while the upright bar can be set at an angle for kayaks of two different sizes. \u2014 Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics , 20 May 2022",
"Think upright , stick, and robot vacuums starting at just $80. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com , 15 May 2022",
"But it\u2019s the giant upright panels that offer the freshest angle on Michelangelo. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 6 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Indeed, on the sprawling campus of the Diablo Canyon plant are 58 concrete and steel casks housing nuclear waste, standing upright alongside one another like bowling pins. \u2014 Evan Halper, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"Indeed, on the sprawling campus of the Diablo Canyon plant are 58 concrete and steel casks housing nuclear waste, standing upright alongside one another like bowling pins. \u2014 Evan Halper, Anchorage Daily News , 24 May 2022",
"Core stability and neck strength Sit upright on a stability ball while maintaining a neutral spine and a big chest. \u2014 Outside Online , 21 May 2015",
"To get started, firmly grip the handle and position the back corner of the blade (the heel) upright along the inside edge of the can's rim. \u2014 Christopher Michel, Country Living , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Several headstones were damaged, but the Department of Public Works was able to get all of them back upright , in their original spots. \u2014 CBS News , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Less than 10 minutes after liftoff, the booster's reusable first stage successfully landed upright on the deck of a drone ship parked off the coast of Florida. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Apr. 2022",
"A long night Deckhand Dan Jacobson catnapped while sitting upright on a bench by the galley table. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Apr. 2022",
"That hasn\u2019t stopped Mr. Stemkowski, a digital marketing manager in New York, from shouting it to his Japanese friends while raising his hands upright like the main character Goku does in the show. \u2014 Stephanie Lai, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Many full-size canister vacuums come with a power nozzle that has rotating brush to mimic that of an upright . \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
"After Adrian scores a touchdown, the extra point flies through the upright and is snagged on the fly by a marching band member drawing a loud cheer. \u2014 Freep.com , 10 June 2022",
"Your move: ditch the bench, swap your dumbbells for resistance bands or the cable machine, and perform the chest fly in an upright (kneeling or standing staggered stance) position. \u2014 Men's Health , 6 June 2022",
"The seating comfort is quite good, the posture upright . \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"Morgan, who was seated in first class, refused to wear a seat belt and would not comply with crew members' requests to put his seat upright , the complaint says. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Another flight attendant had to push the button to bring Morgan's seat upright for him, the complaint said. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"In China, trying to stand an egg upright is a popular game during the spring equinox, according to VisitBeijing.com. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Peasants are using scythes to cut down the tall wheat, which is then raked into piles, bundled into sheaves and tied upright into tepee-like structures. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adverb",
"12th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1683, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-192753"
},
"unpatriotic":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not feeling or showing love for or devotion to one's country : not patriotic"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02ccp\u0101-tr\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-tik",
"chiefly British"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"About a half-hour later, his employees started noticing Facebook users swarming the restaurant's page to tar workers as disrespectful and unpatriotic . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 16 Apr. 2022",
"The demonstrations were assailed by some such as former President Donald Trump as unpatriotic , while supporters hailed him using his platform to call attention to these social issues. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
"Zhao faced fierce backlash in China when old quotations of hers emerged and were deemed unpatriotic by some Chinese. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Such a request by a Democrat about a Republican president would bring cascades of condemnations, with some within the GOP likely suggesting that the request was unpatriotic , right? \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
"And if the Chinese team performs well, these complaints may be seen as unpatriotic . \u2014 David Bachman, Quartz , 8 Feb. 2022",
"And if the Chinese team performs well, these complaints may be seen as unpatriotic . \u2014 David Bachman, Quartz , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Although Gu is one of many American athletes who choose to compete for other countries, her decision is being singled out as unpatriotic . \u2014 Frank Shyong Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Ideas began to flow between the team and the band: Because people were screaming that the Chicks were unpatriotic , the initial idea was to wrap Maines, Maguire and Strayer in an American flag. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1758, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-192823"
},
"unvarnished":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not adorned or glossed : plain , straightforward",
": artless , frank",
": not coated with or as if with varnish : crude , unfinished"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8v\u00e4r-nisht"
],
"synonyms":[
"bald",
"bare",
"naked",
"plain",
"plain-vanilla",
"simple",
"unadorned",
"undecorated",
"unembellished",
"unornamented"
],
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"adorned",
"decorated",
"embellished",
"fancy",
"ornamented"
],
"examples":[
"If you want my unvarnished opinion, the movie stinks.",
"I'm telling the unvarnished truth.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Shireen Abu Akleh\u2019s killing motivates us to acknowledge and share the unvarnished truth of Palestinian lives. \u2014 Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022",
"That might connect a few dots after listening to trainer Chad Brown\u2019s unvarnished description of the horse that sounded a bit like a fan who tipped a few too many frosties at Fenway. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 May 2022",
"Moore draws from decades of interviews with Aaron for this portrait, revealing Aaron\u2019s strong, unvarnished takes on baseball, race and his time in Milwaukee as both a Brave and a Brewer \u2014 much of it never published before. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 May 2022",
"But in more recent posts, Mr. Bezos has offered unvarnished opinions on issues or has appeared eager to show more of his personality or perspective. \u2014 Tarini Parti And Bradley Olson, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
"There\u2019s a new music room in Worcester with plans to focus on booking country and Americana acts, and those plans bear early fruit Friday in Arlo McKinley, a rising voice specializing in hard-case confessions wrapped in an unvarnished country sound. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"Founded in January 2020 by French former GoPro employee Alexis Barreyat, the app asks users to post unvarnished glimpses of their everyday lives during a constantly changing 2-minute window each day. \u2014 Ben Goggin, NBC News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The Times also spoke to former colleagues, who gave unvarnished accounts of his character. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Then again, how could anyone with a heart deny the appeal of the singer\u2019s willingness to surface the unvarnished , universal sentiments of love and longing? \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-193036"
},
"unreason":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the absence of reason or sanity : irrationality , madness"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8r\u0113-z\u1d4an",
"\u02c8\u0259n-\u02ccr\u0113-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With its double binds and reversals, life in a pandemic feels beholden to dream logic, to the unreason of lying awake in the dark. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 4 June 2020",
"There\u2019s a lot of collective anguish lurking under all the electronic flame-throwing, bizarre behavior on campus, and other manifestations of social unraveling and descent into unreason . \u2014 Nr Interview, National Review , 27 Aug. 2019",
"An answer to the mystery is found both in folklore (the emperor\u2019s new clothes) and in the pioneering work of Daniel Kahneman, Amos Tversky and others in behavioral economics, which points to the economic basis of much characteristic human unreason . \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 6 Nov. 2018",
"Social media is no small force behind the present age of unreason and disharmony. \u2014 Alexander Heffner, Time , 2 July 2018",
"With reason in the service of unreason , killings were done with industrial efficiency. \u2014 Hugh Hunter, Philly.com , 27 Feb. 2018",
"While Newton and Locke were ushering in an Age of Reason in Europe, over in America unreason was taking new seductive forms. \u2014 Hanna Rosin, New York Times , 5 Sep. 2017",
"Small wonder some white people retreat into bunkers of unreason and fear. \u2014 Author: Leonard Pitts, Alaska Dispatch News , 19 Aug. 2017",
"Kurt Andersen has engaged in a great degree of magical thinking of his own, trying to make a connection between Christianity and his perception of unreason in American dialogue. \u2014 Norm Ornstein, The Atlantic , 10 Oct. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1827, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-200348"
},
"unshared":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not shared"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sherd"
],
"synonyms":[
"exclusive",
"single",
"sole"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonexclusive"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The film has the support of the Bowie estate and draws from thousands of hours of footage, much of it previously unshared . \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
"Read the full conversation on how 2NE1 pulled off the reunion, previously unshared details about the group\u2019s time together, and hints to what\u2019s next for CL and 2NE1. \u2014 Jeff Benjamin, Billboard , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The monument is one of the most rugged places in the park system, if not the world, rewarding adventurous visitors with unshared vistas. \u2014 Outside Online , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Perhaps because of restrictions imposed by the pandemic, townhouses have also enjoyed a resurgence in both Manhattan and Brooklyn this year; there has definitely been an increase in the appeal of unshared space and outdoor space. \u2014 Frederick Peters, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
"In 2018, around 66% of Seattle's residential land was reserved for single-family homes or stand-alone residences with unshared walls and utilities. \u2014 Tim Gruver, Washington Examiner , 25 Jan. 2021",
"But restrictions on class size, requirements for 35 square feet of unshared space and the like remain in place. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Jan. 2021",
"Their very essence is to provide virtual connections to people in far-off times and places\u2014and to experiences that would otherwise remain unshared , even among people close by. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 14 Oct. 2020",
"My son\u2019s birth signified our first unshared experience. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1640, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-203614"
},
"unknowingly":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not knowing",
": ignorance"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8n\u014d-i\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"aw-shucks",
"dewy",
"dewy-eyed",
"green",
"ingenuous",
"innocent",
"na\u00eff",
"naif",
"naive",
"na\u00efve",
"primitive",
"simple",
"simpleminded",
"uncritical",
"unsophisticated",
"unsuspecting",
"unsuspicious",
"unwary",
"unworldly",
"wide-eyed"
],
"antonyms":[
"cosmopolitan",
"experienced",
"knowing",
"sophisticated",
"worldly",
"worldly-wise"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"those unknowing people who think that the world is a kindly place are in for a rude awakening",
"the poor woman has been the unknowing target of some pretty vicious gossip",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Pity the unknowing curiste who confuses a resident of the city, a Vichyssois, with a supporter of P\u00e9tain\u2019s government, a vichyste. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"Cheung in 1997 watched the handover unfolding on television as an unknowing 4-year-old kindergartner enjoying steamed fish. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Was this teacher an unknowing servant of the patriarchy, as Kara Cooney would argue, or a na\u00efve propagandist of the oil industry, as Riggs herself comes to believe? \u2014 Casey Cep, The New Yorker , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Obviously, Beth\u2019s unknowing sterilization was a tragic event, a violation of bodily autonomy that nobody should go through. \u2014 Ben Rosenstock, Vulture , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Their names and emails can then be used by bad actors to target them in various email schemes that can harm unknowing customers. \u2014 Daniel Barber, Fortune , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Cybercriminals sent phishing emails to millions of users hoping an unknowing individual would open the malicious document. \u2014 Jonathan Fischbein, Forbes , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Perhaps no moment better exemplifies the depths of the show\u2019s grace than when, in Season 1, a rather cruel scheme by club owner Rebecca Welton (Hannah Waddingham), of which Ted is the unknowing patsy, reaches its apex. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Sep. 2021",
"But killer Gabriel is the unknowing Madison-slash-Emily\u2019s tumor-slash-twin. \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1a, Los Angeles Times , 10 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Viewers are thrust into a space of unknowing , making their own associations. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
"LeVox does just that, leaving the questions and the unknowing all in His hands. \u2014 Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Then, without preamble, the story cuts off, leaving us in a cloud of unknowing . \u2014 Anthony Domestico, The Atlantic , 12 Sep. 2021",
"Many were going to perhaps use this departure as a regrouping of their own priorities, and there was just an ugly feeling of unknowing and trepidation that is still with me. \u2014 Amy Shoenthal, Forbes , 29 June 2021",
"The film follows one group of mothers on their annual brigade to scour the migrant trail in Mexico, and immerses us in the emotional reality of their search: a fog of unknowing . \u2014 The New Yorker , 26 May 2021",
"And it\u2019s about being stuck and being alone and floating in mystery, confusion, or unknowing . \u2014 Wolfgang Ruth, Vulture , 21 Apr. 2021",
"Even with all the shock, disappointment and living with the constant unknowing of when his hospitality spaces would open, or be closed down again, Jesse feels pretty lucky considering what so many others have gone through. \u2014 Cathrine Todd, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2021",
"Lee dates the dawning of the play to 1993, when Stoppard, in conversation with a visiting cousin, was informed\u2014to his amazement, and to the cousin\u2019s disbelief at his unknowing \u2014that his roots were entirely Jewish. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 22 Feb. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-203935"
},
"ultraefficient":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": producing desired effects with very little or no waste"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259l-tr\u0259-i-\u02c8fi-sh\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1890, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-204834"
},
"ultraexpensive":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": extremely or extraordinarily expensive"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259l-tr\u0259-ik-\u02c8spen(t)-siv"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1831, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-205019"
},
"unnerve":{
"type":[
"adverb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to deprive of courage, strength, or steadiness",
": to cause to become nervous : upset",
": to cause to lose confidence, courage, or self-control"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8n\u0259rv",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8n\u0259rv"
],
"synonyms":[
"demoralize",
"emasculate",
"paralyze",
"undo",
"unman",
"unstring"
],
"antonyms":[
"nerve"
],
"examples":[
"Seeing the police in there unnerved me.",
"She was unnerved by his strange manner.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This moment could unnerve even the most seasoned coach \u2014 Final Four berth at stake, the winningest coach in college basketball history on the opposing bench, that same adversary only one loss from retirement. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The prospect of more protesters this weekend threatens to further unnerve residents who find themselves in the middle of a fight over measures to contain Covid-19 and encourage vaccination. \u2014 Paul Vieira, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The Hirshhorn\u2019s 2017 show brought teeming crowds and hours-long, winding lines that would unnerve almost anyone in a pandemic-cautious world. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Border patrol agents have taken dramatic steps to try and unnerve the migrants from entering the country, including setting up a makeshift barrier with DPS vehicles to seal off the border. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 23 Sep. 2021",
"This pressure on wages is beginning to unnerve both employers and some central bankers. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Bankers cited Beijing\u2019s crackdown on tech companies, including the ride-hailing giant Didi, the internet powerhouse Tencent and the e-commerce giant Alibaba, as examples of other policy changes that could unnerve foreign businesses and investors. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Facebook probably wants its veiled threats to unnerve other employees or former employees who might be tempted to speak out. \u2014 Tali Arbel, USA TODAY , 10 Oct. 2021",
"Ukrainian officials have expressed concern that the Russian buildup is intended to sap Ukraine\u2019s economy and unnerve its people. \u2014 James Marson, WSJ , 22 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-205315"
},
"unfathomable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not capable of being fathomed:",
": immeasurable",
": impossible to comprehend"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8fa-t\u035fh\u0259-m\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"bottomless",
"boundless",
"endless",
"fathomless",
"horizonless",
"illimitable",
"immeasurable",
"immensurable",
"indefinite",
"infinite",
"limitless",
"measureless",
"unbounded",
"unlimited"
],
"antonyms":[
"bounded",
"circumscribed",
"confined",
"definite",
"finite",
"limited",
"restricted"
],
"examples":[
"His behavior is completely unfathomable .",
"the unfathomable reaches of space",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An unfathomable family tragedy eventually led Clark to make the decision to retire. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 2 June 2022",
"The idea that these same people may be losing irreplaceable parts of their history only compounds this unfathomable tragedy. \u2014 Cristina Florea, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Chernov conveys the fear, shame, grief, anger, sadness, and \u2014 above all \u2014 sense of responsibility that comes with bearing witness to an unfathomable tragedy. \u2014 Longreads , 21 Mar. 2022",
"This moment would have been unfathomable for most of these UConn players a year or two ago. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 7 June 2022",
"For a Catholic pastor in Newtown, Connecticut, who a decade ago experienced the grief that now envelops Uvalde, the lack of political will to enact gun legislation is unfathomable . \u2014 Deepa Bharath And Holly Meyer, Chron , 4 June 2022",
"For a Catholic pastor in Newtown, Connecticut, who a decade ago experienced the grief that now envelops Uvalde, the lack of political will to enact gun legislation is unfathomable . \u2014 Deepa Bharath, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
"To those of us who live in culturally similar nations, but where the availability of lethal weapons is limited, Americans\u2019 increasing reliance on guns even in the face of escalating horrors is unfathomable . \u2014 Philip Alpers, CNN , 1 June 2022",
"Hanks never reaches for effect and remains spiritually and physically calm: His Mr. Rogers is unknowable, unfathomable , but absolutely irresistible. \u2014 Tim Grierson, Vulture , 8 Nov. 2021"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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": not customary : not usual or common",
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"They responded to our request with unaccustomed speed.",
"pampered youngsters who were unaccustomed to such hard work",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Colleagues may be unaccustomed to using video conferencing or may forget to patch in virtual workers. \u2014 Max Hansen, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
"The big white Christmas news came for Seattle late Saturday in a region unaccustomed to powder on Dec. 25. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Dec. 2021",
"As the development pipeline continues to move into regions that are unaccustomed to warehouse facilities, combating NIMBYism will likely remain a persistent challenge. \u2014 David Welch, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Australians are a roll-up-your-sleeves kind of people, not unaccustomed to dealing with trouble and tragedy on a continent of environmental extremes. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Additional amenities include steam rooms, saunas, multiple pools, a whirlpool and oxygen rooms, which are essential for out-of-towners unaccustomed to the thin air in a city with a more than 6,000-foot elevation. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Plucked in the sixth round out of Washington State\u2019s Air Raid offense, Patmon entered the NFL raw, unaccustomed to playing in an offense that requires the attention to detail Indianapolis demands of its wide receivers. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Erik Ten Hag and Mauricio Pochettino are two of the frontrunners for the job, but there is no point in hiring either of them if the club, through Rangnick, decides against a style of play that is unaccustomed to them. \u2014 Liam Canning, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Unsettled and volatile markets always present some of the best opportunities\u2014but also present some of the highest risks to those unaccustomed to taking new trends into account. \u2014 Alan Donenfeld, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022"
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"1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": not verbally expressed",
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"The \u201cth\u201d in the word \u201cthing\u201d is unvoiced .",
"an unvoiced promise to be waiting for him when he returned from the war",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The event also reaffirms Antonio\u2019s unvoiced yearning to reevaluate his uprooting \u2014 a need depicted throughout the film with magical realist underwater sequences that invoke an otherworldly atmosphere. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 17 Sep. 2021",
"Her family\u2019s return to the outside world and Texas was clouded by unvoiced shame and confusion. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2021",
"These unvoiced consonant sounds are common in most of our species\u2019 languages. \u2014 Jan Osterkamp, Scientific American , 8 Mar. 2021",
"The movie lacks literal and figurative mirror scenes, moments in which the abysses of self-reflection open the characters to themselves and bring to light their unvoiced doubts about their very identities. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 22 Dec. 2020",
"Their language is spare, seemingly etched, and spoken with a formal, even archaic diction that calls attention to the spelling of words that contain usually silent consonants or unvoiced vowels. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 13 Jan. 2017",
"The question carries an undertone of anxiety, audible though unvoiced , like the drone-strings of a robab. \u2014 Scarlett Thomas, New York Times , 27 May 2016",
"Instead, this chilly tale of violent secrets and unvoiced misery relies heavily on the skill of actors who seem to know that one false move could tip the whole enterprise into comedy. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 15 June 2017"
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"1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"adjective"
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": not pretty : such as",
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": not pleasant or appealing"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8pri-t\u0113",
"-\u02c8p\u0259r-",
"also"
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"hideous",
"homely",
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"unhandsome",
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"unpleasing",
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"esthetic",
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"bonnie",
"comely",
"cute",
"drop-dead",
"fair",
"fetching",
"good-looking",
"goodly",
"gorgeous",
"handsome",
"knockout",
"lovely",
"pretty",
"ravishing",
"seemly",
"sightly",
"stunning",
"taking",
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"1562, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
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": unpleasant to look at : not comely"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u0259m-l\u0113",
"also",
"or"
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"grotesque",
"hideous",
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"monstrous",
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"unappealing",
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"unpleasing",
"unpretty",
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"vile"
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"aesthetic",
"esthetic",
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"attractive",
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"beautiful",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"comely",
"cute",
"drop-dead",
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"fetching",
"good-looking",
"goodly",
"gorgeous",
"handsome",
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"lovely",
"pretty",
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"sightly",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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": not given to, marked by, or arising from sympathy : not sympathetic"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02ccsim-p\u0259-\u02c8the-tik"
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"affectless",
"callous",
"case-hardened",
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"hard",
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"heartless",
"indurate",
"inhuman",
"inhumane",
"insensate",
"insensitive",
"ironhearted",
"merciless",
"obdurate",
"pachydermatous",
"pitiless",
"remorseless",
"ruthless",
"slash-and-burn",
"soulless",
"stony",
"stoney",
"stonyhearted",
"take-no-prisoners",
"thick-skinned",
"uncharitable",
"unfeeling",
"unmerciful",
"unsparing"
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"charitable",
"compassionate",
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"sympathetic",
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"warmhearted"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sutton apologizes to Dorit for seeming unsympathetic following her traumatic home invasion. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 May 2022",
"But the wind seemed unsympathetic , and pulled on at least one brim with enough force to rip it from its moorings and send it flying. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2022",
"But even the most seemingly unsympathetic members of the ensemble reveal certain empathetic aspects. \u2014 Scott Huver, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Deep Water is not quite on a par with Lyne's previous work, which is largely due to two unsympathetic lead characters, and a repetitive narrative full of side glances with little psychological depth. \u2014 Sheena Scott, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
"The hockey star Alex Ovechkin, center among Russian professional athletes in the public\u2019s anger over the war in Ukraine, played before the most unsympathetic crowd yet. \u2014 David Shoalts, New York Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Musk has previously expressed unsympathetic views toward labor unions, from whom Biden has long drawn support. \u2014 Max Zimmerman, Fortune , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Robbins was not unsympathetic to Dylan\u2019s unusual-to-him way of doing things... or bashful about imbibing what fueled the sessions. \u2014 NBC News , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Robbins was not unsympathetic to Dylan\u2019s unusual-to-him way of doing things\u2026 or bashful about imbibing what fueled the sessions. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 30 Jan. 2022"
],
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"1823, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-222050"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": not surprising or unexpected"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259r-\u02c8pr\u012b-zi\u014b",
"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259-"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is unsurprising , considering West\u2019s history of blowing deadlines and making last-minute updates to his work \u2014 even after it\u2019s already been released. \u2014 Julian Kimble, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"This is unsurprising , as so much of consumers' lives and day-to-day functions have shifted to the digital world. \u2014 John Kim, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Watt's response is unsurprising , given his prolific philanthropy in the state and continued support of Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 25 May 2022",
"That would be unsurprising if corporations had not been paying lip service to their sense of social responsibility in recent years. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"Actually, this relationship ought to be unsurprising . \u2014 Eric Protzer, Fortune , 16 Jan. 2022",
"Its portable gaming prowess is unsurprising , as the music-gadget wizards at Teenage Engineering are behind much of Playdate's design. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 18 Apr. 2022",
"On the surface, the Literary Arts announcement seemed unsurprising . \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The choice was both unsurprising and unconventional. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1671, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-222243"
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"verb"
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": to free from being blocked"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8bl\u00e4k"
],
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"clear",
"free",
"open"
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"block"
],
"examples":[
"A procedure was done to unblock his arteries.",
"unblock the road so that the convoy can proceed",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The speech comes as Ukrainian leaders say the country needs a massive increase in weapons supplies to continue resisting Russia, to liberate occupied territories and to try to unblock shipping lanes. \u2014 WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"Looming over the gathering was the haunting question of what Russian President Vladimir Putin may do to unblock a battlefield stalemate in Ukraine. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Here is how to unblock someone on Facebook using any device, according to Facebook. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Talks on a nuclear deal with Tehran that could unblock some Iranian oil exports hit a snag over the weekend. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Barriers to unblock Just after sunrise on a chilly November morning, Kent swims with an able-bodied group called the Crusty Barnacles. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Senate President Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, faced a similar civil lawsuit on identical grounds this fall, but the plaintiff in that case dropped the matter after Micciche agreed to unblock them and issued a statement on the issue. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Western governments have said a return to the pre-coup status quo is necessary to unblock aid, and Hamdok\u2019s release is just one part of that. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Dec. 2021",
"The port congestion in Los Angeles and Long Beach continued to build throughout the pandemic with no meaningful attempt to unblock the problem. \u2014 Greg Petro, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021"
],
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"circa 1611, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-222734"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
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": the quality of having utility and especially practical worth or applicability"
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"\u02c8y\u00fcs-f\u0259l-n\u0259s"
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"account",
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"service",
"serviceability",
"serviceableness",
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"utility"
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"uselessness",
"worthlessness"
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"examples":[
"the well-known usefulness of thick phone books as seat boosters for short diners",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Much of the study\u2019s usefulness may come in the extreme granularity of the data. \u2014 Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"The use and usefulness of those objects, often but not exclusively within a ritual context, represents the acquisition of experiential knowledge. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"Martha Nussbaum is illuminating on related topics in her critique of anger in Anger and Forgiveness, which elicited rebuttal from Myisha Cherry in The Case for Rage, an argument for the emotion\u2019s usefulness in conditions of resistance. \u2014 Bo Seo, The Atlantic , 1 June 2022",
"Pfizer and BioNTech also plan to submit data supporting their vaccine\u2019s usefulness for young children to the European Medicines Agency and other international regulators, Bloomberg reported. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Scientists have traditionally tended to appreciate the usefulness of disagreement or, where necessary, to take it in stride and move on. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 27 May 2022",
"The Maverick's earnest usefulness seems to demand few sacrifices. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 27 May 2022",
"This fear and the compromise have long outlived their usefulness and are now being used to hold hostage a majority of the US population to the whims of a minority. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 16 May 2022",
"But Tori Emerson Barnes, an official with the U.S. Travel Association, a trade group, said the mandate had outlived its usefulness . \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1618, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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": not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed",
": difficult to control"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8r\u00fc-l\u0113",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8r\u00fc-l\u0113"
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"balky",
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"obstreperous",
"rebel",
"rebellious",
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"refractory",
"restive",
"ungovernable",
"untoward",
"wayward",
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"amenable",
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"docile",
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"ruly",
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"tractable"
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"examples":[
"unruly pupils were given detention as a matter of course",
"a camp that was known as a place where unruly youths were given their last chance to shape up",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Year-to-date as of Monday, June 6, the Federal Aviation Administration had received 1,483 reports of unruly passengers, which included 1.3 incidents for every 10,000 flights during the week ending May 29. \u2014 Ted Reed, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"If the pile becomes unruly , two smaller heaps work just as well. \u2014 Allison Duncan, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Your unruly subjects will bow down to you as the queen in Alice in Wonderland. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 8 June 2022",
"The younger Relf sister cracks a big, playful smile, her hair in braids \u2014 and not the usual three unruly braids from other pictures of the sisters during this time. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"Smaller people might find the large size unruly or unattractive. \u2014 Jakob Schiller, Outside Online , 6 June 2022",
"Not surprisingly, then, opera has throughout its history inspired unruly audiences. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"According to the complaint, Castle and DiFrancesco were both seen on surveillance footage entering the Capitol building through a Senate wing door shortly after it had been breached by the unruly mob. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"The citations were issued as violations of the city\u2019s social accountability host ordinance, which aims to make adults, social hosts or landowners accountable for allowing unruly gatherings and underage drinking at their residences. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English unreuly , from un- + reuly disciplined, from reule rule",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-224719"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not measured : such as",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8me-zh\u0259rd",
"-\u02c8m\u0101-"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However, if a care provider doesn\u2019t know a client well enough to surface their problems in the VI-SPDAT, the client\u2019s vulnerabilities go unmeasured \u2014 resulting in a lower score that recommends less serious intervention. \u2014 Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"Spread is now definitively increasing, yet going unmeasured and unchecked. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Thank you for your unmeasured talent, your unwavering love for performing, your strength, resilience and your grace. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Thank you for your unmeasured talent, your unwavering love for performing, your strength, resilience and your grace. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Thank you for your unmeasured talent, your unwavering love for performing, your strength, resilience and your grace. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Thank you for your unmeasured talent, your unwavering love for performing, your strength, resilience and your grace. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Thank you for your unmeasured talent, your unwavering love for performing, your strength, resilience and your grace. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Thank you for your unmeasured talent, your unwavering love for performing, your strength, resilience and your grace. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 Jan. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
],
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": an act of loosening : unfastening",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u00fc-i\u014b"
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"examples":[
"My quick temper was my undoing .",
"His quick temper helped lead to his undoing .",
"The incident resulted in her undoing .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And Boston has not experienced the spike in crime, either the violent crime that has surged in cities like New York and Philadelphia, or the quality-of-life and property crimes that appeared to be Boudin\u2019s undoing . \u2014 Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"But with the 1973 Roe v Wade U.S. Supreme Court ruling likely heading for its undoing this summer, in dozens of states the re-criminalizing of that right may take us straight back to 1968 and before. \u2014 Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Decades after Watergate, Mr. Sussman was sometimes called on to speak about Nixon\u2019s undoing and the ongoing role of a free press in a democracy. \u2014 Emily Langer, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Let the motorcade travel up Pennsylvania Avenue, reversing the direction of the inaugural parade, to symbolically enact the undoing of our own power, the uselessness of political leadership in a culture bought and paid for by the gun lobby. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"This time around, a workplace scandal was a major catalyst in the once-beloved program\u2019s undoing and could eclipse its legacy. \u2014 Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"Heard's attorneys argue that Depp's professional undoing was the result of his own bad behavior. \u2014 CBS News , 23 May 2022",
"Previously, his undoing had been a reliance on a small core of players that occasionally ran out of steam. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"Their objectives, the professors tell SELF in a joint interview, attempt to minimize damage\u2014 particularly for marginalized and rural communities\u2014in the immediate aftermath of Roe\u2019s undoing while pursuing a reproductive justice vision. \u2014 Christine Grimaldi, SELF , 3 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-230200"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun,"
],
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": extremely or extraordinarily conservative",
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],
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"1843, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-230308"
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"uttered":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
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"definitions":[
": carried to the utmost point or highest degree : absolute , total",
": to send forth as a sound",
": to give utterance to : pronounce , speak",
": to give public expression to : express in words",
": to put (notes, currency, etc.) into circulation",
": to circulate (something, such as a forged or counterfeit note) as if legal or genuine",
": to put forth or out : discharge",
": to offer for sale",
": to make a statement or sound",
": in every way : total",
": to send forth as a sound",
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"\u02c8\u0259-t\u0259r"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Voiced with utter confidence by Iona Iverson, the flamboyant heart, wit, and soul of British author Clare Pooley\u2019s second novel, these words indicate a serious inability to read the room \u2013 or, rather, a rail car. \u2014 Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 June 2022",
"Dozens and dozens, maybe hundreds, turned to look up at me in utter gratitude and thanks for the hose-down. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"His entertaining series of toddler moods captured on camera, ranging from utter joy to confusion to despair. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 2 June 2022",
"After a series of days in utter and complete COVID-positive isolation, yesterday was my re-introduction into the modern world. \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
"Deborah sees her utter devotion to her job as normal, not strange. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
"The finish of this PGA Championship was utter delirium. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"But the simple joy of a good perfume masks the utter complexity of making one. \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 23 May 2022",
"While utter transparency is not feasible and sometimes unwise, the company should recognize the personal interests of the employees with respect to their future goals. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Throughout his life, Hestevan Hennessy was barely able to utter a word \u2014 yet his life spoke to the conscience of the state, changing hearts and minds about the humane treatment of our fellow Utahns in need. \u2014 Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"One entity that is accustomed to strict censorship wasn\u2019t afraid to utter the name in public. \u2014 Yang Jie, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Why did Alexa utter such a clearly alarming piece of advice? \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Millions will utter heartfelt prayers that he may be spared for his country\u2019s sake. \u2014 Jeff Suess, The Enquirer , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The very final words Biden would utter on his last-minute swing through Europe ended up being the most consequential, reverberating widely as Air Force One departed for Washington. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Nuclear and weaponizing are scary words to utter together, even in the context of energy. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
"With more regularity than can be coincidence, his guests utter racist, misogynist and anti-science falsehoods. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
"His original crime, too, was to utter publicly a thought that would later be shared by the crown prince himself. \u2014 Graeme Wood, The Atlantic , 3 Mar. 2022"
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"adjective"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0113n-y\u0259l",
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"adjective",
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"yu\u0307-\u02c8n\u012b-t\u0259d",
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"a united campaign against drug abuse",
"the party must present a united front if it hopes to win the election",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Europe has thus far maintained a united front against Russia over the war in Ukraine, imposing round after round of economic sanctions, which included an embargo of its coal imports. \u2014 Anna Cooban And James Frater, CNN , 30 May 2022",
"There should be a united front across the industry that condemns these actions, because not much seems to have changed in the last two years since the spike in these hate crimes started. \u2014 Shirley Ju, Variety , 29 May 2022",
"Even before President Biden traveled to Tokyo this week to strengthen a partnership with Australia, India and Japan, the alliance was struggling to present a united front, as India refrained from condemning Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"The country is preventing the bloc from presenting a united front against Moscow. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"At least two, but often all four, of the Kardashian-Jenner women attended each day of the eight-day trial in Los Angeles, presenting a united front in the courtroom gallery. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 2 May 2022",
"In addition to demonstrating a united front and support for each other\u2019s work, the joint outings have the effect of creating interest through different dynamics, at a time when there are fewer working royals. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Friction between Japan and South Korea is a headache for the U.S., which wants a united front with its allies to counter the growing power and influence of China and North Korea in Asia. \u2014 Timothy W. Martin, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Although the population is nearly united in favor of independence from Iraq, voters are increasingly disillusioned with the region\u2019s two entrenched main political parties and their plutocrat leaders. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022"
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": formed with or indicating unanimity : having the agreement and consent of all",
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"The judges made a unanimous ruling.",
"a unanimous vote to upgrade the school's computer facilities",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Food and Drug Administration's action follows its advisory panel's unanimous recommendation for the shots from Moderna and Pfizer. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
"Walensky gave her thumbs-up just hours after the 12-member committee's unanimous recommendation. \u2014 Lelah Byron, Journal Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
"The Food and Drug Administration's action follows its advisory panel's unanimous recommendation for the shots from Moderna and Pfizer. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
"The Food and Drug Administration's action follows its advisory panel's unanimous recommendation for the shots from Moderna and Pfizer. \u2014 Lindsey Tanner, Chron , 17 June 2022",
"The announcement came on the heels of Wednesday\u2019s unanimous recommendation by members of the FDA\u2019s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee. \u2014 Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
"The Food and Drug Administration's action follows its advisory panel's unanimous recommendation for the shots from Moderna and Pfizer. \u2014 Lindsey Tanner, ajc , 17 June 2022",
"Acknowledging Ukraine as an official candidate country requires unanimous assent from the bloc\u2019s 27 members and is far from guaranteed. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"He was greeted by unanimous enthusiasm as most CEOs wore Ukrainian flag colors and spontaneously leaped to their feet for multiple standing ovations. \u2014 Steven Tian, Fortune , 14 June 2022"
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"adverb",
"noun"
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"He gets nervous when he is in unfamiliar surroundings.",
"The book is full of unfamiliar words.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And it was shown to Northern audiences who were both unfamiliar with the peculiar nature of this brutality and disgusted by their introduction to it. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 June 2022",
"The angst accompanying the early-season travails of the White Sox is not unfamiliar . \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"This California combo of the old and the new, the familiar and the unfamiliar , could make for a fascinating race Sunday at Auto Club Speedway when NASCAR's West Coast swing gets underway. \u2014 Greg Beacham, ajc , 26 Feb. 2022",
"The variation occurred whether the stimuli originated from the familiar or unfamiliar language. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
"But with Stacey\u2019s Extraordinary Words, the avid writer is tapping into a childhood passion and entering into a familiar, yet unfamiliar , world of children\u2019s literature. \u2014 Tanya Christian, Glamour , 17 Dec. 2021",
"People with autism use different brain regions than typical people do to distinguish between the scents of familiar and unfamiliar individuals. \u2014 Jennifer \"jay\" Palumbo, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Kuchar is certainly not alone in being unfamiliar with TCC. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
"Understanding ingredients can be a challenge, especially for cooks who are unfamiliar with, say, the entire array of Asian soy sauces. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022"
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"adjective"
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": not spotted : free from spot or stain",
": free from moral stain"
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"adjective"
],
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": not altered or distorted"
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"unpainted",
"unstained",
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"hued",
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"pigmented",
"stained",
"tinct",
"tinctured",
"tinged",
"tinted"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That leaves six remaining uncolored edges: BC, BD, BF, CD, CF and DF. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The strategy is to avoid creating zugzwang quadrilaterals \u2014 except two that leave a common edge uncolored . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The adornment was little, but there was character in Halston\u2019s swirling batik treatments or the aquatic glisten of an uncolored sequin paillette. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 14 May 2021",
"It's protected by uncolored wax oil and is free of paint and formaldehyde to keep you and your family safe. \u2014 Andrea Marie, PEOPLE.com , 28 Apr. 2021",
"So does that mean that any neutral, uncolored combination is possible in nature? \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 20 Apr. 2021",
"At the top of the central pillar is a seventh window that has been left uncolored . \u2014 Inga Saffron, Philly.com , 12 June 2018",
"The uncolored base materials could potentially be made to be quite cosmetically elegant, hydrating, etc. \u2014 Joyann King, Harper's BAZAAR , 9 May 2014",
"Sound is open and uncolored , with a crispness that shimmers and bass that never veers toward boomy. \u2014 Michael Hsu, WSJ , 28 July 2017"
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"1538, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-013710"
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"noun"
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": lack of generosity"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02ccje-n\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-s\u0259-t\u0113",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-013904"
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": not available : such as",
": not possible to get or use",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The investigation remains ongoing and toxicology results were unavailable . \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 17 June 2022",
"Bail and lawyer information for Robinson was unavailable Tuesday. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"Further information was unavailable as state troopers investigated the wreck. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 13 June 2022",
"Either way the Pistons will need to do their due diligence in the event Ivey is unavailable . \u2014 cleveland , 13 June 2022",
"Forcing immigrant workers to be without legal status, which happens when legal visas are unavailable , is the least likely way to improve the well-being of U.S. or foreign workers. \u2014 Stuart Anderson, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Nine of those operators are unavailable because of long-term absences. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"The male victim, whose age was unavailable , was taken to a hospital for treatment, police said. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"Garden City Middle School, the site where the show happened the last five years, is unavailable this time due to renovation work. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-040249"
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"off-the-cuff",
"offhand",
"offhanded",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The father of a child killed by a shooting rampage at a Texas elementary school says police were slow to move in and were unprepared . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"The state of Texas in 1990 started requiring all high-school students to pass an assessment test as a requirement for graduation, despite being aware that a majority of its Black students, Floyd included, were unprepared and would fail. \u2014 Imbolo Mbue, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
"Gable said as California enters a future much hotter and drier than anyone has experienced before, officials and residents need to rethink the way water is managed across the board, otherwise the state will continue to be unprepared . \u2014 Rachel Ramirez, CNN , 7 May 2022",
"For parents who are unprepared , a road trip can be derailed by gas station stops for last minute supplies. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 5 May 2022",
"And early in the pandemic, the scarcity of personal protective equipment for front-line health care workers was a defining characteristic of the unprepared and haphazard response to covid. \u2014 Darius Tahir, CBS News , 3 June 2022",
"And early in the pandemic, the scarcity of personal protective equipment for front-line health care workers was a defining characteristic of the unprepared and haphazard response to COVID. \u2014 Darius Tahir, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"The catastrophic results that plague unprepared sellers are avoidable. \u2014 Rich Gunn, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"After 2016, Britain\u2019s government was also clueless, seemingly unprepared for the consequences of Brexit. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 27 May 2022"
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": not free : lacking freedom"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While the war between Ukraine and Russia is commonly depicted as a fight between the free and unfree world, prior to the war neither country was particularly free. \u2014 Adam A. Millsap, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"There\u2019s a lesson about the relative blunders of free and unfree societies. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The human costs of pursuing the truth are horrific\u2014scores of journalists killed every year, worldwide\u2014but the costs of living in an unfree society are even higher. \u2014 Sebastian Junger, Time , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The tide is turning against illiberal regimes in the existential battle between free and unfree nations. \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The fact that the nation began there, built its prosperity off Southern land and unfree labor, and also the genocidal relationship to Indigenous people that becomes a way of doing things. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Those in unfree or otherwise wretched countries take great risks. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 26 Aug. 2021",
"The leaders in these unfree nations are all taking President Biden\u2019s measure. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 15 July 2021",
"It\u2019s been said that, with respect to China, Americans will have to choose between free trade and free markets, since China\u2019s policy is to make markets unfree . \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 21 Feb. 2021"
],
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": not known or not well-known",
": having an unknown value",
": one that is not known or not well-known",
": a person who is little known (as to the public)",
": something that requires discovery, identification, or clarification: such as",
": a symbol (such as x, y , or z ) in a mathematical equation representing an unknown quantity",
": a specimen (as of bacteria or mixed chemicals) required to be identified as an exercise in appropriate laboratory techniques",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8n\u014dn",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"But unknown to employees until this month, Wright was allowed to sell $20 million worth of his stock in the private company just after becoming CEO, according to The Information. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"The summer ad push will focus on protecting vulnerable Senate Democrats in crucial battleground states and will aim to negatively define Republican candidates who are relatively unknown to voters. \u2014 Musadiq Bidar, CBS News , 18 June 2022",
"The other form of title theft is what Home Title Lock's marketing seems to focus on, involving someone unknown to the victim. \u2014 Mike Levine, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
"Discovering a community of people, of artists, of mentors and storytellers that was, at the time, unknown to me. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 14 June 2022",
"For a start, there is a great deal that remains unknown to the public, and Republicans could fill in many of the blank spaces in the record. \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 12 June 2022",
"Broward County authorities believe there may be more victims unknown to law enforcement and encouraged anyone with information to reach out to the BSO Cold Case Unit or the Broward Crime Stoppers tipline. \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe And Tina Burnside, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"Once again, a virus unknown to most people is spreading across the globe. \u2014 Jamie Ducharme, Time , 7 June 2022",
"Reed had shown it to friends, though its contents were unknown even to the Velvets\u2019 most determined bootleg hunters. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The big unknown is what those carbon credits will be worth. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"The outlook also hinges on a big unknown : whether household demand for goods\u2014elevated throughout the pandemic\u2014will be sustained when the virus fades and spending in services returns to normal. \u2014 Anna Edwards, Fortune , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Johnson, a millionaire CEO of a successful plastics company in the state, was a political unknown . \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Because any future worth of NFTs are a big unknown , Richardson advises investors interested in non-fungible tokens to tread sensibly, limiting those digital assets to, at most, 5% of their overall savings and investment portfolio. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 12 Nov. 2021",
"The national atmosphere for Democrats, depending on the economy, the pandemic, and their ability to unify on major pieces of legislation, is also a big unknown for now. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2021",
"But what will happen to the kelp forest after that is a big unknown , especially as the urchin problem doesn\u2019t appear to be budging. \u2014 Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Emily Dickinson is widely revered as one of America\u2019s greatest poets, but during her 55-year life in 19th-century Amherst, Mass., Dickinson was a virtual unknown . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Oct. 2021",
"If the worry truly is that vaccines are a technological unknown , there\u2019s at least one other way to look at this. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 8 Oct. 2021"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-114045"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": not providing amusement or entertainment : not amusing"
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"first_known_use":[
"1794, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-114700"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not impeded or restrained : not hampered"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ham-p\u0259rd"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wentz seemed fearless and unhampered escaping the pocket early and still looks fluid and athletic. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 15 Sep. 2021",
"What\u2019s more, rum is relatively unhampered by strict regulations. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Aug. 2021",
"In Mendelsohn\u2019s earlier works, classics slip in and out unhampered and unquestioned, like a friend with a key to the house. \u2014 Giancarlo Buonomo, New Republic , 3 Oct. 2017",
"A midday picnic for the school\u2019s seniors across the street also continued unhampered . \u2014 Hannah Knowles, sacbee , 25 Aug. 2017",
"Washington, however, has declared it in its interest to ensure that the conflicts are resolved peacefully and that freedom of navigation and overflight remain unhampered . \u2014 Christopher Bodeen, USA TODAY , 11 Aug. 2017",
"Washington, however, has declared it in its interest to ensure that the conflicts are resolved peacefully and that freedom of navigation and overflight remain unhampered . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Aug. 2017"
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"an unstable nuclear reactor core",
"the minute we put the books down on the unstable desk, the whole stack went crashing to the floor",
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"Companies are increasingly being asked to deliver perfect user experiences over public network connections that are inherently unstable . \u2014 Chris Macfarland, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"Are Americans really drastically more mentally unstable than the British? \u2014 Peter Bergen, CNN , 25 May 2022",
"Owen is up for the ten-hour surgery to reconnect the arm, but Colin proves to be too unstable to withstand the surgery. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 6 May 2022",
"Rotunno later argued that the letter demonstrated how confused and unstable Mann had been. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"Researchers who track shifting demographics in the teacher workforce have found that the profession is becoming less experienced and more unstable compared with during the 1980s, a phenomenon that predates the pandemic. \u2014 Stephen Noonoo, The New Republic , 2 May 2022",
"Since the Russian attack on Ukraine on Feb. 24, the world has felt even more unstable , as Americans attentively watch for news of a war in Eastern Europe. \u2014 al , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Central banks have badly misjudged the economy and mis-calibrated their policies, and the world is a more unstable place as a result. \u2014 Mike O'sullivan, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
"How to feed its 1.4 billion people in a more politically unstable world will increasingly become a key task for Beijing. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Each group of hub levels culminates in an uninspired boss encounter, most of which are pretty enjoyable, if unmemorable . \u2014 Mitch Wallace, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"The remaining tracks play serviceable albeit generally unmemorable second fiddles. \u2014 Bobby Olivier, SPIN , 12 May 2022",
"Deep fried karaage chicken thighs were expertly prepared, but unmemorable , and the same can be said about the salmon roll, which did the job, but not much more. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022",
"But advertisements to raise awareness and funding for the study of plants, such as the wild tulip, were either nonexistent or unmemorable . \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
"The speculation was posted Tuesday morning and Harden wound up addressing it shortly after another frustrating experience for the Nets in an unmemorable 10-point loss to the Lakers. \u2014 Larry Fleisher, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The characters were unmemorable compare to counterparts in The Walking Dead or even Fear the Walking Dead, but what the show did do was move the overall universe forward in a number of ways. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
"The film works best in its gauzy opening act, as Wright leads the viewer on a stylish trip down memory lane; when the plot turns grim, and the viewer is repeatedly bashed by the director\u2019s thesis, Last Night in Soho turns into an unmemorable slog. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 30 Oct. 2021",
"An unmemorable man named Blake from Clare and Tayshia\u2019s Bachelorette season shows up with a date card and invites Tia. \u2014 Lia Beck, refinery29.com , 15 Sep. 2021"
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"\u02c8\u0259m-brij"
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"took umbrage at the slightest suggestion of disrespect",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In its memo, the Library Advisory Board also took umbrage with the administration\u2019s decision to close the system\u2019s flagship Loussac Library on Sundays beginning in May, a change that was announced earlier this year. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022",
"Bosque\u2019s developer, Preston Jones, takes umbrage with the efforts to discredit him and the project. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"The investors took particular umbrage at comments by the world\u2019s richest person during a TED event this week in Vancouver. \u2014 Dana Hull, Fortune , 16 Apr. 2022",
"The village priest, the Rev. Edward J. Lambe, seemed to take umbrage at the generosity of the Baltimoreans across the sea, reported Sterne. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
"What thinking person in 2022\u2014amid the outrage and umbrage Olympics that is American life\u2014still wants an emotional response? \u2014 Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic , 7 Dec. 2021",
"The official line from China, of course, was denial, laced with umbrage . \u2014 George Calhoun, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
"While acknowledging the role the union workers play in supporting students and faculty, UC took umbrage with their assertion that the university system is refusing to negotiate. \u2014 Sonja Sharpstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"In her interview with Budden, the rap star takes umbrage with the algorithm. \u2014 Mike Wass, Variety , 9 Mar. 2022"
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"the endless harassment by the guards completely unhinged the prisoners of war",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Indiana made 10 of its final 13 shots from the field to unhinge a Michigan team that might have penciled itself into the quarterfinals after coasting through 30 minutes largely unchallenged. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The Cowboys hoped their healthy squad was peaking at the right time to unhinge a Cardinals team led by Murray, a North Texas native who had never lost at AT&T Stadium throughout his high school, college and pro careers. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 2 Jan. 2022",
"Midnight Mass cleverly subverts the pagan horror genre, because the religion that threatens to unhinge its followers is mainstream Catholicism. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 31 Dec. 2021",
"To clean roller brushes, unhinge the covering (called the brush guard) and pull out the brush. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Mosasaurs were the apex predator of the seas that covered much of Alabama, with the largest species reaching 50 feet in length, and jaws that could unhinge like a snake\u2019s to take a bite out of pretty much any creature that crossed its path. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 5 Aug. 2021",
"But Trump's Twitter rampage is just getting started: This was only the first night of speakers, and Trump has already began to unhinge by speaking out against powerhouse Democrats. \u2014 Elly Belle, refinery29.com , 18 Aug. 2020",
"The jacket, a \u201960s-style number with ostentatious fringe on the front, sides and sleeves, transfixes Georges and then unhinges him. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2020",
"Owners would unhinge leashes so their dogs would run free (both ironic, considering the few signs on the outer edges of the park remind people golf is not allowed and dogs must remain leashed. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 30 Apr. 2020"
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"adverb"
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": not discouraged or afraid to continue"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u022fn-t\u0259d",
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"The firefighters were undaunted by the dangerous conditions they faced.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But despite the looming signs of a downturn, Tiger\u2019s backers appear undaunted , raising $12.7 billion in March for a new growth fund, and is reportedly in talks to raise yet another fund focused on private markets. \u2014 Iain Martin, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"As a nurse, Raechyl was an undaunted advocate for her patients, Jensen said. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2022",
"She was frequently covered in bruises but remained undaunted . \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"For the Suns, the first round of the playoffs against the young, rugged and undaunted Pelicans was a series of gut checks, as well as body checks. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 2 May 2022",
"And yet, even in the face of this insidious and potentially dangerous hurdle, many Black people remain undaunted , believing the joys and rewards of travel to be worth the anguish caused by the intolerance of others. \u2014 Roobens Fils, CNN , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Regardless, volunteers planting Joshua tree seedlings in the Mojave Desert remain undaunted . \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
"But many travelers, determined to venture somewhere more exciting than cousin Eddie\u2019s cabin in the Catskills, remain undaunted . \u2014 Barbara Peterson, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Even when my neighbor came out, clanging his metal baseball bat, the coyote seemed undaunted . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Feb. 2022"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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": too bad to be forgiven : not forgivable",
": not to be forgiven or pardoned"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Is Claire okay after her unforgivable experience with Lionel Brown? \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
"In Trump\u2019s view, there are two unforgivable sins: Weakness and low energy. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 7 Mar. 2022",
"This is one of the 20th century\u2019s unforgivable and unforgettable crimes. \u2014 David Pryce-jones, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Tazshy must spend the rest of the film atoning for his unforgivable inaction. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The jury was tasked with a simple but impossible question: What does justice look like in the aftermath of a horrific accident, a grave mistake, an unforgivable act by an officer who has sworn to serve and protect? \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2021",
"How else to explain Sunday's unforgivable 26-11 loss to the Jaguars in Jacksonville, where the Colts amazingly haven't won since 2014? \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 10 Jan. 2022",
"With nothing but a notepad, a weathered Ocean City sweatshirt two sizes too big, and a mouth full of hoagie, Mare gets to the bottom of many Easttown crimes, occasionally committing her own unforgivable offenses in the process. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 9 Dec. 2021",
"To deliberately not bother would be unforgivable arrogance. \u2014 Lianne Kolirin, CNN , 22 Nov. 2021"
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"verb"
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"There is some uncertainty about the company's future.",
"He accepted the position without hesitation or uncertainty .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Gas prices and the war in Ukraine are adding to feelings of economic uncertainty , effectively throwing cold water on luxury sales. \u2014 E.b. Solomont, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"Still, business chambers said uncertainty surrounding Covid-19 restrictions remained a key concern for foreign firms. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
"The pandemic, the climate crisis, geo-political upheavals, and dramatic leaps in technology have all combined to ratchet up instability and its close companion, uncertainty . \u2014 Ali Davachi, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Max was born nine weeks early on June 4, 2021, via emergency C-section, in a moment of enormous uncertainty for his doctors and parents. \u2014 Fox News , 9 June 2022",
"The Tiny Homes project was also born during a time of uncertainty for this country. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 9 June 2022",
"The global economy appears to be in limbo as high inflation, supply chain pressures, and geopolitical uncertainty all threaten its recovery from the pandemic. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
"The defenders' fate in Russian hands is shrouded in uncertainty . \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 7 June 2022",
"That uncertainty continues after long-standing community scrutiny of how the state and federal government have handled the Franklin contamination. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 6 June 2022"
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"noun"
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": not of this world : unearthly",
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": not swayed by mundane considerations"
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"the unworldly beauty of the Grand Canyon",
"the guy's unworldly enough to think that any stranger who would approach him on a city street is simply trying to help him",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The look might be a tad chic and sophisticated for unworldly ditz Muriel, but the star looks so sensational, who\u2019s quibbling? \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Whereas Galgut\u2019s clarity of vision can seem sometimes almost unworldly , Diski is nothing if not parti pris. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine , 16 Mar. 2021",
"That was a metaphor for a job candidate with an unworldly mix of experience, skills and pay history. \u2014 Mitchell Schnurman Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020",
"That was a metaphor for a job candidate with an unworldly mix of experience, skills and pay history. \u2014 Mitchell Schnurman Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020",
"That was a metaphor for a job candidate with an unworldly mix of experience, skills and pay history. \u2014 Mitchell Schnurman Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020",
"That was a metaphor for a job candidate with an unworldly mix of experience, skills and pay history. \u2014 Mitchell Schnurman Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020",
"That was a metaphor for a job candidate with an unworldly mix of experience, skills and pay history. \u2014 Mitchell Schnurman Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020",
"That was a metaphor for a job candidate with an unworldly mix of experience, skills and pay history. \u2014 Mitchell Schnurman Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020"
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"adjective"
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": lying beneath or below",
": basic , fundamental",
": evident only on close inspection : implicit",
": anterior and prior in claim",
": of or being present in deep structure",
": serving as a basis or cause (as of secondary symptoms)"
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"the ocean and the underlying rock",
"the underlying differences between democracy and dictatorship",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The underlying argument rests on the idea that imposing barriers on treatment for a disability is tantamount to doing so on the basis of the disability itself. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 22 June 2022",
"In 1998, outside of Fort Wayne, Indiana, a hydraulic excavator at Buesching\u2019s Peat Moss & Mulch stripped back a layer of peat and struck bone in the underlying marl. \u2014 Peter Brannen, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
"His intentions for Finney and his previous victims are plainly nauseating, though the film wisely doesn\u2019t dwell on the clinical details or the underlying pathology. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"Those at risk include people who take other NSAIDs and/or anticoagulants, people with allergies to diclofenac, and those with certain underlying illnesses. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 21 June 2022",
"While Vicki has helped Megan understand and confront the underlying physical health problem, my own job has been to try to help with spirit and morale. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"But that was based on a judge's decision that her office did not go through the proper rule-making procedure before issuing that guidance, not due to the underlying guidance itself. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
"For example, people with high EQs can identify underlying emotions in themselves and others and recognize the relationship between emotions and job performance. \u2014 Kara Dennison, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Balter believes crypto\u2019s underlying blockchain technology has the potential to transform how all financial transactions are conducted, and that\u2019s what keeps him optimistic despite the sobering market. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022"
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": not secured: as",
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"slackened"
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"taut",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The largest unsecured creditor is the U.S. Small Business Administration. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"Unsecured Line Of Credit: An unsecured line of credit is taken out against the entire business. \u2014 Phil Dushey, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"People leaving their unsecured firearms in cars has also become a particular problem, Daniel Webster, director of the Center for Gun Policy and Research at Johns Hopkins University, told ABC News in an interview. \u2014 Jessie Dimartino, ABC News , 7 June 2022",
"An unsecured bicycle was reported stolen May 19 from the east side of Walgreens, 4820 N. Harlem Ave. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"The dog\u2019s owner told police that the animal escaped through an unsecured gate in his fenced back yard. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"The Automatic Locking Retractor in the right front, second-row right, and second-row left seat belt assemblies may deactivate before the seat belts are fully retracted, which can result in an unsecured child restraint system. \u2014 USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"Across the street, an unsecured alley provides easy access and potential hiding spots. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 12 May 2022",
"In many cases, thieves find unsecured firearms in car glove boxes or under seats, according to police. \u2014 Zusha Elinson, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022"
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"1780, in the meaning defined above"
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"adverb"
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": not knowing : unaware",
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"accidental",
"casual",
"chance",
"fluky",
"flukey",
"fortuitous",
"inadvertent",
"incidental",
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"intended",
"intentional",
"planned",
"premeditated",
"premeditative",
"prepense",
"set"
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"examples":[
"He kept the truth from his unwitting friends.",
"an unwitting victim of fraud",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The film also stars Aisling Franciosi as an unwitting stowaway, Liam Cunningham as the ship\u2019s captain and David Dastmalchian as the Demeter\u2019s first mate. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"Our Father recounts the case of Indianapolis doctor Donald Cline, who, over the course of several years, repeatedly used his own sperm to impregnate dozens of unwitting women seeking fertility treatment. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 12 May 2022",
"There is no shortage of unwitting targets \u2014 including Almarez. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
"Other ETFs get wound down during heightened market volatility, defeating the very reason they were purchased by unwitting speculators. \u2014 George Schultze, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"The unwitting consumer whose account has been exploited to make these purchases doesn\u2019t know what happened until the loans become due weeks or months later. \u2014 Armen Najarian, Fortune , 17 May 2022",
"The overwhelming majority of the Senate knew that Trump was incompetent, corrupt, and dangerous; indeed, many saw him as a witting or unwitting agent of Vladimir Putin. \u2014 Ira Shapiro, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
"Some also believe this group could be manipulated by Moscow \u2014 and the propaganda that is broadcast across borders \u2014 to become unwitting agents in the new Cold War that\u2019s beginning to take shape. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The music industry is intrinsically linked with the image of the eternal rockstar attached to a mostly empty bottle of Jack Daniels as the unwitting symbol of rock and roll. \u2014 Niko Stratis, SPIN , 7 Apr. 2022"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": having no decorations or ornaments : not decorated",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8de-k\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-t\u0259d"
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"bald",
"bare",
"naked",
"plain",
"plain-vanilla",
"simple",
"unadorned",
"unembellished",
"unornamented",
"unvarnished"
],
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"adorned",
"decorated",
"embellished",
"fancy",
"ornamented"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And fresh flowers make a simple dish like salad, or an otherwise undecorated cakes into a guest-worthy serving. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 14 June 2022",
"Twelve grams of the moon arrived at Robert Ferl\u2019s laboratory in an undecorated UPS box. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 2 June 2022",
"The thick walls would have been able to withstand the rising pressure before detonation; the vessel was gray and undecorated ; its size, shape, and weight are about the optimal size for a handheld grenade of the sort described in historical accounts. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022",
"But mercifully, each year there\u2019s this monthlong break when the roof cow is naked and the potholders are undecorated . \u2014 Kevin Fisher-paulson, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Sep. 2021",
"The photograph showed off a small and undecorated room. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 29 Aug. 2021",
"The photograph showed off a small and undecorated room that included a mattress and a wardrobe, where some clothes had been hung. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 6 Aug. 2021",
"The room is small and undecorated , but includes a mattress and a wardrobe where some clothes have been hung. \u2014 Katie Campione, PEOPLE.com , 28 July 2021",
"After seeing undecorated markers, Sharp decided to place flags and carnations on veterans\u2019 graves across the country. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1763, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-153635"
},
"usable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": capable of being used",
": convenient and practicable for use",
": suitable or fit for use"
],
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"\u02c8y\u00fc-z\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8y\u00fc-z\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"available",
"employable",
"exploitable",
"fit",
"functional",
"operable",
"practicable",
"serviceable",
"useful"
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"impracticable",
"inoperable",
"nonfunctional",
"unavailable",
"unemployable",
"unusable"
],
"examples":[
"Is any of this junk usable ?",
"although the spade is usable as a snow shovel, it doesn't do a very good job",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The building, located at 400 N. 32nd St., is in the Gateway neighborhood and boasts approximately 203,000 net usable square feet of clinical space and approximately 1,370 parking spaces. \u2014 Paula Pedene, The Arizona Republic , 21 June 2022",
"This may be done through surveys of your own organization and the respective stakeholders, creating a number of key performance indicators (KPIs) that can be turned into usable data. \u2014 Howard Rosen, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Once cleaned and sorted, the usable bricks will be sent back. \u2014 Ben Schultz, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"Compared to backyard composting, which is mostly free beyond the initial investment in a compost bin, this is a bit of a drawback as the LomiPods are key to creating an instantly usable compost. \u2014 Iona Brannon, Bon App\u00e9tit , 15 June 2022",
"The countries\u2019 inventories of usable stockpiles stayed relatively stable. \u2014 Sammy Westfall, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
"Standard interior appointments include a 9.0-inch touchscreen display, navigation, and small, but usable , third-row seats. \u2014 Nicholas Wallace, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
"But Apple has excelled in building upon existing technology, creating products that are sleeker, more innovative and more usable by the general public than its competitors. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
"The 40-year-old program Lotus 1-2-3 was reverse engineered to be 100 percent usable on Linux platforms. \u2014 Gene Marks, Forbes , 5 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-153828"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": not customary or usual : unusual , atypical"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u0259-st\u0259-\u02ccmer-\u0113",
"-\u02ccme-r\u0113"
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"aberrant",
"aberrated",
"abnormal",
"anomalous",
"atypical",
"especial",
"exceeding",
"exceptional",
"extraordinaire",
"extraordinary",
"freak",
"odd",
"peculiar",
"phenomenal",
"preternatural",
"rare",
"singular",
"uncommon",
"unique",
"unusual",
"unwonted"
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"common",
"customary",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"typical",
"unexceptional",
"unextraordinary",
"usual"
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"first_known_use":[
"1650, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-153858"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not brought to believe or accept something by argument : not convinced"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-k\u0259n-\u02c8vin(t)st"
],
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"distrustful",
"doubtful",
"dubious",
"hinky",
"mistrustful",
"skeptical",
"suspicious",
"trustless",
"uncertain",
"undecided",
"unsettled",
"unsure"
],
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"certain",
"convinced",
"positive",
"sure"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even though the principal at Dana Middle has said the pacing of the honors program has not slowed compared to its predecessor, some parents like Scotten remain unconvinced . \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"But Collins\u2019s persistence, even in the face of distrust and disrespect, felt like a lesson\u2014not about medicine or science, but about listening to and engaging with people who, for one reason or another, remain unconvinced . \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Volodymyr Shklyaruk, 31, and wife Ilona, 32, remained unconvinced . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Some Republicans, though, remained unconvinced , calling the legislation a bailout for the Postal Service that would shift financial burdens to taxpayers and onto Medicare. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Some of those experts remained unconvinced by the new data. \u2014 Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times , 21 Jan. 2022",
"However, members of the CTU remained unconvinced about the measures, calling for either universal PCR testing for all students and staff members or a two-week transition to remote classes. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022",
"But the star Wizards guard remains unconvinced , and on the opposite coast, so does a key member of the Warriors. \u2014 Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News , 27 Sep. 2021",
"De Niro remains unconvinced because the country is just too perfect and the people too nice for an actor who has built his reputation in roles playing someone not so nice. \u2014 Duncan Madden, Forbes , 10 May 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1675, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-154732"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not funny : unamusing"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259-n\u0113"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Vellani\u2019s confident delivery can\u2019t salvage a joke that smug (and unfunny ). \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"But really that line should refer to the content of the special itself, which is transphobic, sexist, nihilistic, unfunny schlock. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
"Catholic coverups made priests the butt of jokes and altar boys their unfunny punch lines. \u2014 John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al , 24 May 2022",
"She has been labeled annoying, somehow both overeager and smug, try-hard but also weirdly honest, unfunny . \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 24 May 2022",
"Welcome to Broadway\u2019s fleurs-du-mal moment, a rare blossoming of funny plays on deeply unfunny subjects. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"But the Foos are stuck with a crass, crude, dated and terribly unfunny script written by Jeff Buhler and Rebecca Hughes from a story by Grohl, and McDonnell\u2019s filmmaking is rather inert. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Equally unsettling was the Oscar show\u2019s not-clever, unfunny feminism. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Why were so many presenters given such long, unfunny introductions to their categories? \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 28 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1858, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-164859"
},
"unfashionable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not in keeping with the current fashion",
": not favored socially"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8fa-sh(\u0259-)n\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"cheesy",
"dowdy",
"inelegant",
"styleless",
"tacky",
"tasteless",
"ticky-tacky",
"ticky-tack",
"trashy",
"unstylish"
],
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"chic",
"classic",
"classy",
"elegant",
"exquisite",
"fashionable",
"fine",
"posh",
"ritzy",
"smart",
"sophisticated",
"stylish",
"tasteful"
],
"examples":[
"an old and unfashionable jacket that someone had donated to charity",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But on the other hand, just like Andrew\u2019s uncanny knack for igniting the grimmest gathering with little more than irrepressible cheeriness and a discreet swig or 10 of vodka, perhaps its unfashionable good humor is just what\u2019s needed. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"Across the media, both fictional and not, we are often framed as lazy, unmotivated, unfashionable , lacking confidence\u2026 the list of negatives goes on. \u2014 Allure , 4 May 2022",
"The stock has almost tripled this year despite some unfashionable traits. \u2014 Carol Ryan, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2021",
"The novel is imbued with an old-school feminism of a kind currently unfashionable . \u2014 New York Times , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Hawley's appeal to the ancient Romans, revolutionary patriots, and more recent tough guys such as Theodore Roosevelt is deeply unfashionable . \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 3 Nov. 2021",
"In addition to these generational trends, though, the type of liberalism associated with the ascent of American Jews has grown radically unfashionable . \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 28 Jan. 2022",
"That's partially because consumers' changing ideas of health have made fruit juice, which is relatively high in sugar and calories, unfashionable . \u2014 Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Fans of the film may feel a bit short-changed, but the success of this theatrical version is clear from the warmth of the response to the unfashionable yet welcome happy ending. \u2014 David Benedict, Variety , 7 Jan. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-165041"
},
"unpassable":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": incapable of being traveled, traveled through, or crossed : impassible"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8pa-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The iconic landmarks of Yellowstone National Park were shuttered to the public and its roads left unpassable after a torrential downpour and rapid snowmelt contributed to unprecedented flooding. \u2014 Aditi Sangal, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"Cabins were lost in the fire, trails eroded and unpassable . \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"But the roads leading up to their house are still flooded and unpassable . \u2014 Duy Linh Tu, Scientific American , 31 Aug. 2021",
"There were some cracks and gaps down the stairwell, but nothing unpassable . \u2014 Fox News , 4 July 2021",
"Atlantic Avenue was flooded and unpassable at 10:30 a.m., Police Chief Shawn Lacey said. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Aug. 2021",
"There were some cracks and gaps down the stairwell, but nothing unpassable . \u2014 Fox News , 4 July 2021",
"Torrential rains that pounded the Black Sea provinces of Bartin, Kastamonu and Sinop on Wednesday caused flooding that demolished homes, severed at least five bridges, swept away cars and rendered numerous roads unpassable . \u2014 NBC News , 14 Aug. 2021",
"There were some cracks and gaps down the stairwell, but nothing unpassable . \u2014 Fox News , 4 July 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1525, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-173625"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to rise to a higher position",
": stand up",
": to get out of bed",
": to come into view especially from below the horizon",
": to rise up in sound",
": an act or instance of uprising",
": an upward slope",
": to rise to a higher position",
": to get up from sleeping or sitting"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259p-\u02c8r\u012bz",
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02ccr\u012bz",
"\u02cc\u0259p-\u02c8r\u012bz"
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"arise",
"get up",
"rise",
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"turn out"
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"acclivity",
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"rise",
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"uprise ! we have lots of work to do today!",
"as we went from the coast into the state's interior, the land gradually began uprising and eventually we were on mountainous terrain",
"Noun",
"the sharp uprise leading up to the fortress would make an assault extremely difficult",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Koch education effort follows a national educators uprising that began last year over teacher pay and classroom conditions and escalated to major teacher strikes that shut down schools in multiple states. \u2014 Sally Ho, The Seattle Times , 28 Jan. 2019",
"Uprising volunteers have come to court to make a list of candidates to bond out and learn about the cases. \u2014 charlotteobserver , 12 May 2017",
"Company co-founder Jenna Walker, who started Artifact Uprising with sister Katie Thurmes in 2012, stepped down from day-to-day duties in August but is still an adviser. \u2014 Tamara Chuang, The Denver Post , 17 Jan. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"There are, of course, some individuals who are concerned about the uprise of AI. \u2014 Ben Meisner, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Justiniano says that the October 2019 social uprise and the pandemic deeply affected her family. \u2014 Daniela Mohor W., CNN , 20 Nov. 2021",
"While teachers in Arizona are marching to the state Capitol Thursday, more than 10,000 teachers in Colorado are expected to demonstrate in Denver as part of this burgeoning teacher uprise . \u2014 Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News , 26 Apr. 2018",
"Besides, that way the maps are harder for other systems to get ahold of in case of a robot uprise . \u2014 Ben Panko, Smithsonian , 26 July 2017",
"Besides, that way the maps are harder for other systems to get ahold of in case of a robot uprise . \u2014 Ben Panko, Smithsonian , 26 July 2017",
"Besides, that way the maps are harder for other systems to get ahold of in case of a robot uprise . \u2014 Ben Panko, Smithsonian , 26 July 2017",
"Besides, that way the maps are harder for other systems to get ahold of in case of a robot uprise . \u2014 Ben Panko, Smithsonian , 26 July 2017",
"Besides, that way the maps are harder for other systems to get ahold of in case of a robot uprise . \u2014 Ben Panko, Smithsonian , 26 July 2017"
],
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"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-175910"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": too improbable for belief",
": of such a superlative degree as to be hard to believe",
": too unlikely to be believed",
": very impressive or amazing"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-v\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02cc\u0259n-b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-v\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"fantastic",
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"implausible",
"inconceivable",
"incredible",
"incredulous",
"uncompelling",
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"unconvincing",
"unimaginable",
"unthinkable"
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"believable",
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"creditable",
"imaginable",
"plausible",
"supposable",
"thinkable"
],
"examples":[
"a completely unbelievable story about why there was lipstick on his collar",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And Electric Warrior is unbelievable , right up there with some of the best albums in rock & roll history. \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
"The togetherness that this team has is unbelievable , right now and has been for the last two months. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022",
"For some people, the mere idea of waking up with dirty dishes in the sink is unbelievable . \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 8 June 2022",
"Obviously the Ryder Cup is unbelievable and something that has meant a lot to me. ... \u2014 Rob Harris, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Our high jump crew at Kent State next year is going to be unbelievable . \u2014 Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland , 4 June 2022",
"The fact that the U.S. Open let that happen was unbelievable . \u2014 Jared Council, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"This stunning trail offers unbelievable views and the lake at the end is truly unmatched. \u2014 Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine , 1 June 2022",
"An unbelievable turnaround season continued for the program under first-year head coach Shanon Hays, who was named the WAC Coach of the Year. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 21 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1548, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-180554"
},
"unroll":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to unwind a roll of : open out : uncoil",
": to spread out like a scroll for reading or inspection : unfold , reveal",
": to be unrolled : unwind",
": to unwind a roll of",
": to become unrolled"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8r\u014dl",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8r\u014dl"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"How to do them: Start with your fingers pressed flat against your palm, curl them up into a fist, then unroll them joint by joint until your hand is fully open. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 8 Aug. 2020",
"How to use a WAG bag: Open the outer bag, remove the toilet paper and sanitizing wipe, unroll the interior bag, and prop it up on the ground. \u2014 Krista Langlois, Outside Online , 25 Apr. 2022",
"So gather your props, unroll your mat, and get ready to show your muscles some love! \u2014 Christa Sgobba, SELF , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Completely unroll the cake and, using a pastry brush, brush with the soak. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 10 Dec. 2021",
"When the topper arrives, make sure to unpack the product and give it time to fully unroll before placing it on the bed. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Lightweight, flexible panels will unroll to power a next-generation thruster. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Nov. 2021",
"The cake will be easiest to unroll and fill at room temperature. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
"The challenge was to unroll each hay bale and find a clue in the center. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 4 Sep. 2021"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
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},
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"noun",
"transitive verb",
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],
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": to put into action or service : avail oneself of : employ",
": to expend or consume by putting to use",
": stand sense 1d",
": to consume or take (liquor, drugs, etc.) regularly",
": to carry out a purpose or action by means of : utilize",
": manipulate sense 2b",
": to behave toward : act with regard to : treat",
": accustom , habituate",
": to take illicit drugs regularly",
": the act or practice of employing something : employment , application",
": the fact or state of being used",
": a method or manner of employing or applying something",
": the privilege or benefit of using something",
": the ability or power to use something (such as a limb or faculty)",
": the legal enjoyment of property that consists in its employment, occupation, exercise, or practice",
": a particular service or end",
": the quality of being suitable for employment",
": good sense 2b",
": the occasion or need to employ",
": a favorable attitude : liking",
": the benefit in law of one or more persons",
": the benefit or profit of property established in one other than the legal possessor",
": a legal arrangement by which such benefits and profits are so established",
": habitual or customary usage",
": an individual habit or group custom",
": a liturgical form or observance",
": a liturgy having modifications peculiar to a local church or religious order",
": to put into action or service : make use of",
": to take into the body",
": to do something by means of",
": to behave toward : treat",
": to make complete use of : exhaust",
": the act of putting something into action or service",
": the fact or state of being put into action or service",
": way of putting into action or service",
": the ability or power to put something into action or service",
": the quality or state of being useful",
": a reason or need to put into action or service",
": liking",
": an arrangement in which property is granted to another with the trust and confidence that the grantor or another is entitled to the beneficial enjoyment of it \u2014 see also trust",
": the right to the utilization and benefit of property to which legal title is held by another",
": the fact or right of having the benefits and profits of property",
": the use of a cestui que use analogous to a beneficial interest in a trust : use sense 1b",
": a use that equity attributes back to a grantor when there is no person declared to receive it or no transfer of consideration",
": a use that is transferred or takes effect in derogation of some estate upon the happening of a future event",
": a use that arises upon the happening of a future event and is not in derogation of any other estate",
": the utilization of property, resources, or services",
": use of property that allows an owner to derive a benefit or profit in the exercise of a basic property right",
"\u2014 see also unnecessary hardship \u2014 compare taking",
": use of water for a reasonable or beneficial purpose consistent with the public interest",
": use of property in a zone for a particular purpose that is allowed under conditions set forth in a zoning ordinance : special exception",
": a use of copyrighted material that does not constitute an infringement of the copyright provided the use is fair and reasonable and does not substantially impair the value of the work or the profits expected from it by its owner",
": the privilege of making a fair use of copyrighted work",
": use of property in a manner that does not conform to the restrictions of a zoning law (as an ordinance)",
": use in lawful existence when a restriction takes effect and so allowed to continue",
": use by or to the benefit of the public",
": use that serves a legitimate or conceivable public purpose",
"\u2014 see also eminent domain \u2014 compare taking",
": use of an invention by one who is under no limitation, restriction, or obligation of secrecy to the inventor",
": a use of one's property or of water that is for a suitable and beneficial purpose and that does not lead to unreasonable interference with another's use of property or with the natural flow of water",
": a rule whereby one may alter the natural flow of a watercourse as part of the reasonable use of property even though some harm results to another landowner",
": a rule whereby a use of the water under the surface of one's land that causes harm to an adjacent landowner is reasonable if made for a suitable purpose in connection with the overlying land",
": a rule that recognizes a landowner as entitled to make a reasonable use of property if it does not cause unreasonable harm to another and that may be applied to the alteration of a watercourse, the drainage of surface water, and the use of water beneath the surface",
": utilization of a motor vehicle in a manner that is not completely foreign to its purpose",
": to put into service : have enjoyment of"
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"\u02c8y\u00fcz",
"\u02c8y\u00fcs",
"\u02c8y\u00fcz",
"\u02c8y\u00fcs",
"\u02c8y\u00fcs",
"\u02c8y\u00fcz"
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"apply",
"employ",
"exercise",
"exploit",
"harness",
"operate",
"utilize"
],
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"application",
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"exercise",
"operation",
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],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Often, blast victims are farmers and other rural workers with little choice but to use mined roads and plow mined fields, in a country relied on for crops that feed the world. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Often, blast victims are farmers and other rural workers with little choice but to use mined roads and plow mined fields, in a country relied on for crops that feed the world. \u2014 John Leicester And Yuras Karmanau, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Retailers already use their discretion to deny sales to people who show concerning behaviors, and gun clubs are prepared to deter members and store guns for those who appear unstable. \u2014 Christopher Barsotti, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
"The reusable upper stage \u2014 the Starship \u2014 will use six to nine Raptor engines and will be able to launch cargo, astronauts or both. \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 13 June 2022",
"Not that folks aren't friendly in Jersey, but use the sidewalk and don't step on our lawns. \u2014 Dean Obeidallah, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"The council agreed on a proposal to use $4.2 million from ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funding and $830,000 from the Section 115 Trust funds to make up the budget deficit. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"If your dad could use a little sun protection while playing outside, consider giving him the Topo Designs Global Shirt for Father\u2019s Day. \u2014 Wendy Altschuler, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Large producers with gluts of milk take the easier route and use a continuous churn\u2014a mechanized process which drains less of the milk (and affects flavor and texture). \u2014 Noah Lederman, Bon App\u00e9tit , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But then some trippy dream stuff happens and the ultimate use of the Colt 1911 changes. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
"In December, Governor Charlie Baker signed a sweeping bill into law, authorizing the use of nearly $4 billion of those funds, including $1.2 billion for climate change mitigation and adaptation. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"The idea was to delay the use of expensive EUV steppers for as long as possible to minimize manufacturing costs. \u2014 Steven Leibson, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"The state legalized the use of recreational marijuana last year and is now reviewing plans for licenses for specific businesses. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 13 June 2022",
"Preventing mold: Experts differ on the use of vinegar, which is supposed to kill any potential spores of bacteria on the fruit. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"Taiwan and China split during a civil war in 1949, but China claims the island as its own territory, and has not ruled out the use of military force to take it, while maintaining it is a domestic political issue. \u2014 CBS News , 12 June 2022",
"While the use of flamethrowers on the battlefield is legal, provincial Gov. Serhii Haidai alleged the overnight attacks in Vrubivka caused widespread damage to civilian facilities and an unknown number of victims. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 12 June 2022",
"Instead, female bonobos forge a formidable sisterhood -- all with the use of grooming and mutual masturbation to regulate tension and promote cooperation. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 12 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 7",
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190029"
},
"unrecognized":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not recognized : such as",
": not given deserved attention or notice",
": not identified, detected, or known"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8re-kig-\u02ccn\u012bzd",
"-k\u0259g-"
],
"synonyms":[
"nameless",
"no-name",
"noteless",
"obscure",
"uncelebrated",
"unfamous",
"unknown",
"unsung"
],
"antonyms":[
"celebrated",
"famed",
"famous",
"noted",
"notorious",
"prominent",
"renowned",
"well-known"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Blacks have amassed a long list of achievements and contributions to this country that go unrecognized . \u2014 La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
"However, many of their contributions to society go unrecognized . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 May 2022",
"Native Americans today are the descendants of men and women who have survived genocide, and through policies rooted in overt and covert racial biases that persist, that decimation, largely unrecognized , has in many ways continued to the present. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 30 Mar. 2022",
"In Donbas, Russia fomented a separatist conflict in 2014 and then covertly sent military units to slice two largely unrecognized territories from Kyiv\u2019s control. \u2014 James Marson, WSJ , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Employees need to take on unwanted assignments that help the organization, but an individual\u2019s career can suffer if the load of unrecognized work exceeds that of their peers. \u2014 Linda Babcock, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"Transnistria remains an unrecognized breakaway state within Moldova, similar to the Luhansk and Donetsk People\u2019s Republics within Ukraine. \u2014 Peter Aitken, Fox News , 7 May 2022",
"This data raises the possibility that the cases are a rare but unrecognized condition that is only becoming apparent in the wake of the pandemic\u2014similar to the UKSHA's 1b hypothesis. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 6 May 2022",
"Devices will be able to identify and ignore potentially dangerous commands from young children, contact emergency services in case of medical emergencies and even alert household members if an unrecognized individual has entered the building. \u2014 Mark Lippett, Forbes , 5 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1710, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190402"
},
"unflinching":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not flinching or shrinking : steadfast , uncompromising"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8flin-chi\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"determined",
"dogged",
"grim",
"implacable",
"relentless",
"unappeasable",
"unrelenting",
"unyielding"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"he was unflinching in his determination to see that justice was done",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The doc, which premiered at Sundance 2022 and has since become a film festival favorite, offers audiences an unflinching view of the world from a disabled person\u2019s perspective. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 11 May 2022",
"The result of his last criminal case will be in mind for many observers, including his accusers and their families and his base of fans who maintain unflinching support. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Aug. 2021",
"John was athletics director at St. Agnes for years and said Siemianowski was open to new ideas and showed unflinching support for the church\u2019s school. \u2014 Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com , 28 June 2021",
"The story helped cement Adelstein\u2019s reputation as an unflinching chronicler of organized crime in Japan, propelling him to minor celebrity status as one of the primary experts on a shadowy underworld few had access to. \u2014 Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Interviews and behind-the-scene clips of their first shows to current iterations relay this unflinching legacy from Brazil\u2019s favelas. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 18 Apr. 2022",
"In the process, the project has become increasingly unflinching . \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Her unflinching steadiness at the lectern on behalf of President Biden\u2019s administration has been praised by media critics. \u2014 Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Years later, these tumultuous facets of the singer\u2019s life have become the focal point for the 27 year old\u2019s unflinching alt-pop boppers. \u2014 Amanda Peukert, SPIN , 28 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1728, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190426"
},
"unpack":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to remove the contents of",
": unburden , reveal",
": to remove or undo from packing or a container",
": to analyze the nature of by examining in detail : explicate",
": decompress sense 2",
": to engage in unpacking a container",
": to separate and remove things that are packed",
": to open and remove the contents of"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8pak",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8pak"
],
"synonyms":[
"disburden",
"discharge",
"disencumber",
"off-load",
"unburden",
"unlade",
"unload"
],
"antonyms":[
"load",
"pack"
],
"examples":[
"It's been a year since I moved here and I still haven't unpacked all of my books.",
"I unpacked my suitcase as soon as I arrived home.",
"By the time we got to the hotel, I was too tired to unpack .",
"She's good at unpacking complex concepts.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From its royal trappings to its Edinburgh setting to its commentary on neurodivergence, acceptance, and class, there's so much to unpack and enjoy here. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"There\u2019s actually so much to unpack in that statement. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Despite finding Clotilda and the attention brought to Africatown, there is still so much to unpack , and many truths remain buried. \u2014 Essence , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Between Cal threatening to leave his family, Jules and Elliot's rendezvous, and the whole love triangle between Cassie, Nate, and Maddy, there's still so much to unpack for the rest of the season. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 7 Feb. 2022",
"While there's so much to unpack in this less than ten-second Instagram reel, Kelis gave us glam in every sense of the word. \u2014 Talia Gutierrez, Allure , 7 Feb. 2022",
"This conference championship weekend has much to unpack . \u2014 Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Jan. 2022",
"With all this, and the existence of the capsule Nina still at play, there\u2019s still so much to unpack in Volume 2. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 31 May 2022",
"When a teenage girl goes missing, her family must unpack the shocking secrets of her life to find clues of who would have a motive to kidnap her. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190527"
},
"unjust":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": characterized by injustice : unfair",
": dishonest , faithless",
": not just : unfair",
": characterized by injustice : deficient in justice and fairness"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0259st",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8j\u0259st"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The convict received an unjust sentence.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In response, Deputy District Attorney Kurt Mechals argued the questions raised by the defense are best sorted out by a jury, and dismissing it now would be unjust to Robert Dorotik. \u2014 Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Supporters of Rogel Aguilera-Mederos say the sentence is deeply unjust and truck drivers around the country have taken up his cause, using hashtags like #NoTrucksToColorado and #NoTrucksColorado. \u2014 Colleen Slevin, ajc , 22 Dec. 2021",
"This is an unjust and unstable structure, which will fall over. \u2014 Matt Seaton, The New York Review of Books , 20 Nov. 2021",
"The startling rise in the number of billionaires makes their Gilded Age privilege seem unjust . \u2014 Peter Georgescu, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
"But chiefly on the just, because The unjust steals the just\u2019s umbrella. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2021",
"The violent police response at protests across the country, particularly the deployment of tear gas and rubber bullets, is prompting more people to see incarceration as an unjust , or at least flawed, system. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 6 June 2020",
"For human rights groups, Benhalima and others are victims of an unjust , antiquated system of governance that views dissidents, or any critical voices, as criminals. \u2014 Elaine Ganley, ajc , 28 May 2022",
"That judge sued us for libel and his colleagues ruled against us in his favor in unjust proceedings. \u2014 Efim Marmer, WSJ , 18 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190623"
},
"up-to-date":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": extending up to the present time : including the latest information",
": abreast of the times : modern",
": including the latest information",
": knowing, being, or making use of what is new or recent"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259p-t\u0259-\u02c8d\u0101t",
"\u02cc\u0259p-t\u0259-\u02c8d\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[
"contemporary",
"current",
"designer",
"hot",
"mod",
"modern",
"modernistic",
"new",
"new age",
"new-fashioned",
"newfangled",
"present-day",
"red-hot",
"space-age",
"state-of-the-art",
"ultramodern",
"up-to-the-minute"
],
"antonyms":[
"antiquated",
"archaic",
"dated",
"fusty",
"musty",
"oldfangled",
"old-fashioned",
"old-time",
"out-of-date",
"pass\u00e9"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190626"
},
"unrushed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not rushed"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8r\u0259sht"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wiltfong appreciates Napier\u2019s unrushed approach based on past results, as well as the recent hire of Corey Raymond away from SEC West rival LSU. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Both are graceful, thoughtful, and unrushed , keeping their wits at the heart of an inflammatory tale\u2014not to douse it but to control the course of its fury. \u2014 Richard Brod, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Many songs roar past the three-minute mark, as the band jams and doodles unrushed . \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Star Tribune , 14 Apr. 2021",
"That\u2019s the new and unrushed world for Lovely Finish, a filly badly burned in the deadly Lilac Fire that swept across the San Luis Rey Downs training facility in rural Bonsall on Dec. 7, 2017. \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Mar. 2021",
"Imai Messina unfolds how Yui and Takeshi form a friendship of shared experience \u2013 and then navigate the trickier shoals of a deeper relationship \u2013 in lyrical, unrushed prose that avoids sentimentality. \u2014 Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 Mar. 2021",
"The tale that Horv\u00e1t has to tell is elliptical, inward, and unrushed , played out on the smallest of scales. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 15 Jan. 2021",
"Bradley weaves these incredibly intimate videos with her own footage of Richardson and her family, always unrushed . \u2014 Mark Kennedy, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
"In other words: plenty of chances to bond as a family in a serene, unrushed environment. \u2014 John Wogan, Travel + Leisure , 8 July 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1907, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190640"
},
"unromantic":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not suitable for, conducive to, or given to romance or courtship : not romantic"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-r\u014d-\u02c8man-tik",
"-r\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Twitter users mocked the location of the proposal as inappropriate and unromantic . \u2014 Morgan Sung, NBC News , 11 May 2022",
"Your work is distinctly unromantic in its view of the natural world. \u2014 Michael Lapointe, The New Yorker , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Ergo, documenting marital status is essential, if unromantic . \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The story begins nine months after the first season\u2019s rather unromantic conclusion. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The story begins nine months after the first season\u2019s rather unromantic conclusion. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The story begins nine months after the first season\u2019s rather unromantic conclusion. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Wright, to be unromantic about it, was about form, not function \u2014 the kind of architect who often perceived structural engineers as the enemy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
"The story begins nine months after the first season\u2019s rather unromantic conclusion. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1731, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190652"
},
"unknowledgeable":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having or showing a lack of knowledge : not knowledgeable"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8n\u00e4-li-j\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1969, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190700"
},
"unlimited":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking any controls : unrestricted",
": boundless , infinite",
": not bounded by exceptions : undefined",
": having no restrictions or controls",
": boundless , infinite"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8li-m\u0259-t\u0259d",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8li-m\u0259-t\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[
"bottomless",
"boundless",
"endless",
"fathomless",
"horizonless",
"illimitable",
"immeasurable",
"immensurable",
"indefinite",
"infinite",
"limitless",
"measureless",
"unbounded",
"unfathomable"
],
"antonyms":[
"bounded",
"circumscribed",
"confined",
"definite",
"finite",
"limited",
"restricted"
],
"examples":[
"Membership gives you unlimited access to the facilities.",
"This ticket is good for unlimited travel on all trains.",
"This plan allows you to make an unlimited number of phone calls to anywhere in the U.S.",
"Her funds seem to be unlimited .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From the adult-only pool to the zero-entry pool, guests have seemingly unlimited options of where to spend their day. \u2014 Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
"Annual Memberships are available for $10; membership benefits include unlimited entry into the Conservatory and discounts on many programs and events. \u2014 cleveland , 17 June 2022",
"The Mega Pass allows for unlimited carnival rides during the event. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"He is also expected to form a super PAC, which can accept unlimited funds, people familiar with the planning said. \u2014 Alex Leary And John Mccormick, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Cross-country flights are soon available, the subways run, and in one small town, things are even better than normal: A seemingly unlimited supply of pizza dough keeps people happily fed. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
"One major step in that direction is canceling an Amazon Prime subscription, which allows free unlimited delivery from the e-commerce giant. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"In Germany, there are still some unlimited speed sections of motorway. \u2014 Neil Winton, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Later, a tool was unveiled that would allow the bank to make unlimited purchases of a country\u2019s debt. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190754"
},
"unrealistic":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not realistic : inappropriate to reality or fact"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02ccr\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8li-stik"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"It's unrealistic to expect so much.",
"The dialogue in the movie was unrealistic .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Perfectionism is a personality trait that manifests itself in endless striving to live up to often unrealistic and idealistic expectations. \u2014 Nuala Walsh, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The market for investments in blank-check mergers is particularly challenged with regulators now paying much closer attention to companies\u2019 lofty promises, many of which proved unrealistic . \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"When Charles had come into possession of a portion of his father\u2019s fortune, Kate, in a move that took advantage of the country\u2019s conflicting and unrealistic divorce laws, had decided to reclaim the title of Mrs. Andrews. \u2014 April White, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"That's all well and good, until the Moon opposes Saturn in your subconscious realm and sends you off into rather unrealistic territory. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"Critics sometimes find a heartwarming tale too shallow or unrealistic . \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 2 June 2022",
"But with adequate commandments and without unrealistic orders. \u2014 Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"After the deaths of thousands of Russian soldiers and an avalanche of failures since the invasion began Feb. 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin has narrowed his objectives in a campaign viewed as unsustainable, unrealistic - and likely unwinnable. \u2014 Dan Lamothe, Ellen Nakashima And Alex Horton, Anchorage Daily News , 22 May 2022",
"An attempt to occupy large parts of Ukraine looked like an unrealistic miscalculation. \u2014 Bytom Soufi Burridge, ABC News , 11 May 2022"
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"adverb"
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": it cannot be argued : unquestionably"
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"he is unarguably a better tennis player than his wife",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Climate change is both critical, and unarguably an audit matter. \u2014 Robert G. Eccles, Forbes , 10 Mar. 2021",
"Paula's Choice is famous for its fast-acting exfoliating products, and its 25% AHA and 2% BHA Exfoliant Peel \u2014 which launched for a limited time this past summer \u2014 was unarguably one of its biggest hits yet. \u2014 Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure , 1 Jan. 2021",
"Still, going forward, the appointment would help confirm what is unarguably true: that the arts are essential. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2020",
"Arguably the best athlete on this list and unarguably the most successful NFL player on it, Casper\u2019s freshman year predated the return of freshman eligibility to college football by two years. \u2014 Eric Hansen, Indianapolis Star , 13 Apr. 2020",
"While several candidates helped themselves and raised their stature \u2014 Harris unarguably is now in the top tier of candidates \u2014 others didn\u2019t do enough to break out of the pack. \u2014 Aric Chokey, sun-sentinel.com , 28 June 2019",
"The Aspen inn offers al fresco dining at 11,212 feet (pictured above) or near the pool with views of a living wall of flowers, unarguably the retreat's pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance. \u2014 Michaela Bechler, Vogue , 2 Oct. 2018",
"His boss is Roger Penske, a living legend and unarguably the most successful Indy car owner in the sport's illustrious history. \u2014 Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star , 27 May 2018",
"For example, Richard Shaw is unarguably a master of technical wizardry. \u2014 Julia Couzens, sacbee , 4 May 2018"
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": marked by lack of resemblance : different",
": marked by inequality : unequal",
": not like: such as",
": different from",
": not characteristic of",
": in a different manner from",
": in a manner that is different than : not as",
": different from",
": unusual for",
": differently from",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8l\u012bk",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8l\u012bk"
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"disparate",
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"identical",
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"kin",
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"similar"
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"Adjective",
"a comparison of unlike things",
"you're trying to compare very unlike things\u2014like those proverbial apples and oranges",
"Preposition",
"The plants that grow here are unlike the plants that grow where I live.",
"She's unlike anyone I've ever met.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Why is the city\u2019s skyline far from the beach \u2014 unlike in Miami, Seattle and elsewhere? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Still, the important word was counterpart \u2014 Pompeo is not deluding himself that our enemy is our friend \u2014 unlike , say, the Biden State Department negotiators currently cajoling Iran\u2019s mullahs in hopes of reprising Obama\u2019s disastrous nuclear deal. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 27 Feb. 2022",
"But this is a debate worth having \u2014 unlike with most bills in Sacramento. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 10 Jan. 2022",
"While the introduction of the new program will be attractive to loyal GM buyers, there are plenty of offers on the market now \u2014 unlike at the start of the pandemic two years ago. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Even the Times Square Ball Drop is back, and\u2014 unlike in years past, when locals would stay as far away from that logistical mess as possible\u2014this year people are seeing it as a sign of hope. \u2014 Cnt Editors, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 17 Dec. 2021",
"But Bay Area drivers will likely not encounter much fog \u2014 unlike earlier this month, when a thick cloud of fog covered parts of the region. \u2014 Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Road transport accounts for 17% of global emissions, and\u2014 unlike in other sectors\u2014these emissions are rising. \u2014 Carlton Reid, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
"These are profoundly native \u2014 unlike , say, the Salton Sea. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Also unlike traditional camps for kids, the food gets good reviews. \u2014 USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
"Islam also allows for contraception use, unlike the Catholic faith. \u2014 Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"But, unlike curtain bangs, the layers hit around chin-length and don't meet in the middle. \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 12 June 2022",
"Salt Lake City is unlike any other state capital in the U.S. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 11 June 2022",
"And unlike other items in short supply, like baby formula which has been hurt by supply-chain issues, the problems facing Huy Fong Foods appear to be weather-related. \u2014 Allison Prang, WSJ , 11 June 2022",
"But unlike the large banks and corporations that keep talking about a coming recession, small businesses are already looking at what to do once inflation begins to subside. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 11 June 2022",
"However, unlike Perseverance's current pet rock, these rocks tend to leave after a few weeks. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 10 June 2022",
"But don\u2019t worry \u2013 unlike other drugstore deodorants, this one is free of aluminum, baking soda and alcohol. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Preposition",
"1600, in the meaning defined above",
"Conjunction",
"1873, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not burdened : having no weight or load"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8b\u0259r-d\u1d4and"
],
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"disencumbered",
"free",
"quit",
"shut (of)"
],
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"examples":[
"now unburdened of his painful secret, he felt free for the first time in years",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Women who can easily work outside the home are still not free or unburdened from other people. \u2014 Angela Garbes, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
"The Rocky Mountain peaks, unburdened from heavy snow, exude their full majestic glory. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 11 May 2022",
"She was raised by her mother, Tamara, an office manager who was born in Belgrade and grew up unburdened by responsibility for Nazi barbarism. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
"And then Innie Helly was more of an angsty teenager, presenting the id that has no conditioning and is unburdened by the stories she's been telling herself her whole life. \u2014 ELLE , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Ultimately the desire to absorb the identity of the bimbo comes from the fact the bimbo is unburdened \u2014whether or not this is a performance. \u2014 Sascha Cohen, Longreads , 20 May 2021",
"Or would people just want to eat and have a good time, unburdened by history? \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Without the Browns or Baker Mayfield being brought up, Beckham was asked about being unburdened . \u2014 Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Whatever the case, Underwood, amiable but blank, remains stiff on camera even after having unburdened himself. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 29 Nov. 2021"
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"1548, in the meaning defined above"
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"unschooled":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": not schooled : untaught , untrained",
": not artificial : natural",
": not trained or taught"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sk\u00fcld",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sk\u00fcld"
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"analphabetic",
"benighted",
"dark",
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"illiterate",
"nonliterate",
"rude",
"simple",
"uneducated",
"uninstructed",
"unlearned",
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"unread",
"untaught",
"untutored"
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"educated",
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"lettered",
"literate",
"schooled",
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"well-read"
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"These things look the same to my unschooled eye.",
"sculptures made by unschooled artists",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In less than five days, Hartery has grown from being an unschooled bicyclist to a master on her two-wheeler in the parking lot of Conard High School in West Hartford, courtesy of the iCan Bike program. \u2014 Isabella Chan, courant.com , 2 Aug. 2021",
"The whole project by a relatively unschooled and little-known young man was completed in about three months during the spring of 1829, leaving many questions in its wake. \u2014 Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Sep. 2020",
"That\u2019s a classic move in American culture: To see the unschooled and homespun as more authentic \u2014 and especially as more authentically American \u2014 than the sophistries of those decadent old Europeans. \u2014 Blake Gopnik, New York Times , 28 Sep. 2020",
"The nominee viewed him as too young and too unschooled in foreign affairs to help him in the campaign or White House. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Aug. 2019",
"The Best Cook in the World, by Rick Bragg Rick Bragg\u2019s scrumptious food memoir is a tribute to his region, his family, and his mother, who was an unschooled but gifted cook. \u2014 Monitor Staff, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 Apr. 2018",
"Germany is subject to many of the same divisions that have given rise to populist movements lifting Trump in the U.S. and Brexit in the U.K. \u2014 young against old, educated against unschooled , urban against rural. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 2 Feb. 2018",
"Like many of those who founded Hollywood, Goldwyn was an unschooled immigrant who went from mundane work to creating a world of glamour. \u2014 latimes.com , 31 Jan. 2018",
"Coleman himself supplements his buoyant alto playing with art brut-style contributions on trumpet and violin, and his unschooled embrace of those instruments caused additional pushback from listeners. \u2014 Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader , 6 Oct. 2017"
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},
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"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": not dogmatic : not committed to dogma"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u022fg-\u02c8ma-tik",
"-d\u00e4g-"
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"1857, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": having one meaning only",
": unambiguous"
],
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"y\u00fc-\u02c8ni-v\u0259-k\u0259l"
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"clear-cut",
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"implicit",
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"inferred"
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"examples":[
"those who believe that the language of the Bible is univocal : it is never metaphorical but intended to be taken literally",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yet, as with almost everything Shostakovich wrote, the score defeats a univocal interpretation, its classical four-movement structure interlaced with political, personal, and purely musical messages. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Who Lived Her Songs\u2014Cash greatly complicates the popcult caricature of country music as a univocal genre of jingoist belligerence and boosterism, as exemplified by Toby Keith, Daryl Worley, Hank Williams Jr., and the late-career Charlie Daniels. \u2014 Chris Lehmann, The New Republic , 7 Dec. 2021",
"To be sure, a great deal of Irish verse during the 1910s and 1920s, univocal \u2018in the intensity and wrath of [its] invective,\u2019 lacked the rhetorical nuance of Yeats\u2019 Modernism. \u2014 Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes , 20 May 2021",
"According to the Morgans, the House of Commons allowed no American petition to be read into the record and debated, on the grounds of a univocal recoil, by the Commons, from the Americans\u2019 assertion of the right of representation. \u2014 William Hogeland, The New Republic , 25 Jan. 2021",
"The book contends that the Commons was univocal in shutting down any consideration of the petitions. \u2014 William Hogeland, The New Republic , 25 Jan. 2021",
"The univocal gasp of my students still haunts my nightmares. \u2014 Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker , 23 Apr. 2020"
],
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"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191628"
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"adjective"
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": not separated into parts or pieces : existing as a single whole : not divided",
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": complete or total",
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"\u2014 compare divided , entire"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259-\u02c8v\u012b-d\u0259d",
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"whole"
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"diffuse",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Event of the day After Mayfield\u2019s Nick Biega sealed his spot in the final in the first heat of the 200, the next heat had the crowd\u2019s undivided attention. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"Buyers don\u2019t want to meet in person anymore and have robbed salespeople of one of their greatest advantages\u2014the ability to command buyers\u2019 undivided attention. \u2014 Mike Dickerson, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"It\u2019s a match made in heaven, and one that deserves your undivided attention. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 1 Apr. 2022",
"My grandma offered a kind of calm, undivided attention that my mom and dad \u2014 who both worked full time \u2014 often couldn\u2019t. \u2014 Laura Newberrystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Implement a multitasking-free zone to make space for undivided attention and engagement. \u2014 Keahn Gary, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Mekas was not an artist who demanded the undivided attention of his audience. \u2014 Richard B. Woodward, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The album is a full universe of sound, and one that deserves your undivided attention. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Now in the digital era, we\u2019re found with more fashionable options at our fingertips than ever before, each fighting for our undivided attention. \u2014 Jamila Stewart, Essence , 8 Feb. 2022"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": not approachable : physically inaccessible",
": discouraging intimacies : reserved"
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"inaccessible",
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"accessible",
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"approachable",
"attainable",
"convenient",
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"obtainable",
"procurable",
"reachable"
],
"examples":[
"a cold and unapproachable person",
"a nearly unapproachable fortress in the mountains",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"CEOs are often too unapproachable and so high up that there is a disconnection between them and the employees. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Ovechkin needs 35 goals to pass Howe and 128 to break Gretzky\u2019s record \u2014 long thought to be unapproachable in modern hockey. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Although the meet record in the girls 400 is an almost unapproachable 48.09 by two-time Olympic gold medalist Monique Henderson of Morse in 2002, Poway\u2019s Alyssa Bean and Bishops\u2019 Madeline Cramer had one of the best races of the day. \u2014 Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Mar. 2022",
"At $488,245 a share, Berkshire shares are unapproachable for most individual investors. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The value of having Fools in a leader\u2019s life cannot be over-emphasized because, like kings, today\u2019s leaders are often seen as above reproach and unapproachable . \u2014 Paul Glover, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
"In China, top leaders of Zhang's standing remain virtually unapproachable and private even after retirement, which makes reaching him to comment for this story virtually impossible. \u2014 Nectar Gan And Yong Xiong, CNN , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Leaders without a good dose of self-awareness will appear arrogant, unapproachable and unconnected. \u2014 Joanna Swash, Forbes , 8 Apr. 2021",
"Farley: Fundraising can seem unapproachable to those who are new to the craft. \u2014 Shannon Farley, Forbes , 16 Mar. 2021"
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"1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"type":[
"verb"
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": to remove a band from : free from fastenings : untie , unfasten",
": to set free : release",
": to remove a band from : untie",
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],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8b\u012bnd",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8b\u012bnd"
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"undo",
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"unlash",
"untie"
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"bind",
"fasten",
"knot",
"lash",
"tie"
],
"examples":[
"She managed to unbind her hands.",
"a newly elected democratic government whose first act was to unbind the nation's vast horde of political prisoners",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Perhaps, to vanish well entails allowing others to help unbind you, trusting them to keep your secrets. \u2014 Longreads , 14 Apr. 2020",
"Despite becoming the first president ever to receive votes from both parties to convict and remove him from office in an impeachment trial, President Donald Trump today woke up in the White House unbound . \u2014 Garrett M. Graff, Wired , 6 Feb. 2020",
"His is a generosity unbound by rules, regulations and codes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Sep. 2019",
"The other frontier unbound by international law is space. \u2014 Melissa K. Chan, Time , 13 Sep. 2019",
"Its vistas, forests and canyons are branded in the nation\u2019s imagination, an expanse where the soul is unbound across 450 million acres of public lands. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 July 2019",
"The metal can unbind from sentiment in low oxygen areas, creating foul-smelling, yellow water, that\u2019s expensive to treat. \u2014 Mary Kilpatrick, cleveland.com , 19 July 2019",
"The thought of bringing AI into an area where, by its very definition, the problem is unbound was really intriguing. \u2014 Kevin Kelleher, Fortune , 19 June 2018",
"Trump imagines that America unbound , shaking hands or giving the finger, depending upon short-term interests and Presidential whims, will flourish among the other rogues. \u2014 George Packer, The New Yorker , 17 June 2018"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191915"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a usually localized act of popular violence in defiance usually of an established government",
": rebellion sense 2"
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"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02ccr\u012b-zi\u014b",
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02ccr\u012b-zi\u014b"
],
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"insurgence",
"insurgency",
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"rebellion",
"revolt",
"revolution",
"rising"
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"examples":[
"The government quickly put down the uprising .",
"the uprising was quickly and brutally suppressed",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Three decades later, the narrative around justice and the LA uprising is still being written, here in the City of Angels and nationally. \u2014 Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Fittingly, the uprising was planned for July 14, Bastille Day. \u2014 Marc M. Arkin, WSJ , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Attica examines the history of the 1971 uprising at the Attica Correctional Facility through the lens of the survivors who were there. \u2014 Anna Moeslein, Glamour , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The popular uprising was marked by iconic images of protesters, especially women, going viral on social media and garnering support from celebrities around the world. \u2014 Conor Finnegan, ABC News , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Unlike in the comics, where the Republican uprising was quickly resolved, the political conflict still brews in the series led by new characters created for the show. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Sep. 2021",
"The uprising was eventually crushed and its leaders fled the country. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Aug. 2021",
"The uprising is largely credited with fueling the modern LGBTQ rights movement. \u2014 Larry Neumeister, Star Tribune , 15 May 2021",
"The uprising is largely credited with fueling the modern LGBTQ rights movement. \u2014 Larry Neumeister, ajc , 15 May 2021"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192056"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not corrupt"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192226"
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"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not arguable"
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"accomplished",
"certain",
"inarguable",
"incontestable",
"incontrovertible",
"indisputable",
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"answerable",
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"controvertible",
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"questionable",
"refutable"
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"examples":[
"I will not challenge your unarguable expertise in the field of lepidopterology.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Rick Rubin counters with a simple, and fairly unarguable , statement. \u2014 Alan Light, SPIN , 5 Mar. 2022",
"In the near-term, Reeder said, the first step is unarguable . \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 27 Oct. 2021",
"His logic was unarguable : if the means of producing nuclear weapons could be placed under reliable international control, abolition was possible. \u2014 Michael Krepon, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
"For a young person, born and raised in London and keen to experience the world, this was obvious and unarguable . \u2014 Henry Wismayer, Washington Post , 8 Sep. 2021",
"His influence in Minnesota's sports media is unarguable . \u2014 Star Tribune , 26 Oct. 2020",
"Where public monuments have long been overbearing and unarguable , these two are broad-minded and open-ended. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 17 Sep. 2020",
"The unarguable outcome is the most powerful government in a generation, under Boris Johnson. \u2014 The Economist , 30 Jan. 2020",
"This election means that getting Brexit done is now the irrefutable, irresistible unarguable decision of the British people. \u2014 Fox News , 13 Dec. 2019"
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": not conducive to sociability"
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"frosty",
"offish",
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"standoffish",
"unbending",
"unclubbable"
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"friendly",
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"social",
"warm"
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"a job with unsociable hours",
"an unsociable but not an overtly rude child",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For instance, long and unsociable hours are commonplace, and while this is in part due to the shortage of skilled personnel, there is also a cultural element to this that prohibits many from considering it a viable career. \u2014 Adi Gaskell, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Gaming has so often been painted with the wrong brush \u2014 stereotyped as being isolating and unsociable . \u2014 Bartosz Skwarczek, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
"The social media generation is increasingly clueless and unsociable . \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 1 Mar. 2020",
"Samuel Johnson, one recalls, a ferociously unsociable reader, and blind as a bat, was constantly in danger of singeing his wig against his candle. \u2014 John Sutherland, New York Times , 2 Jan. 2018",
"The mighty otaku: Japan\u2019s growing legion of geeks, once derided as unsociable misfits, has become a significant force of spenders whose financial clout is expected to keep growing. \u2014 Wired News Report, WIRED , 7 Oct. 2005",
"Born in 1852 in a small town in northeastern Spain, Cajal described himself as a poor student, shy and unsociable , Swanson writes. \u2014 Marissa Fessenden, Smithsonian , 23 Jan. 2017"
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"adjective"
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": not adjusted to a focus",
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"an unfocused approach to studying",
"Your essay seems unfocused and unclear.",
"She has lots of unfocused energy.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"People who don\u2019t have social media, or whose feeds are just seven unfocused posts of national parks\u2014YOU\u2019RE NOT BETTER THAN US. \u2014 Glamour , 31 May 2022",
"The series has been uneven, with some great highs and some unfocused lows. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"One soldier stands straight, undone, an awful stillness staring helplessly out, directly at the viewer, to some unfocused middle distance. \u2014 Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"Notice here the trees slumping under heavy snow; the steep, crystalline rocks; the sliding, unfocused perspective. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Without that prework, the results can be unfocused discussions that wander way off topic. \u2014 Womensmedia, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"But the individual installments feel too baggy and unfocused , with too many jarring tonal shifts and too little sense of narrative rhythm, to amount to much insight in the end. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Bisschop was in charge of finalizing the film\u2019s look, and focused on making foreground elements detailed and background art hazier and unfocused , reflecting the ways memories function. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022",
"In the unfocused sketch, Carmichael played an initially starstruck seat filler at the Academy Awards witnessing an erratic Smith (Chris Redd) unraveling. \u2014 Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic , 3 Apr. 2022"
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"adjective"
],
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": not cleared",
": not cleared of trees or brush",
": not cleared especially of trees or brush"
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"\"+",
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"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to turn up or over",
": to direct upward",
": to turn upward",
": an upward turn especially toward better conditions or higher prices",
": to turn upward or up or over",
": an upward turning (as toward better conditions)"
],
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"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02cct\u0259rn",
"\u02cc\u0259p-\u02c8t\u0259rn",
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02cct\u0259rn",
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02cct\u0259rn",
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"at this point the road upturns steeply, the trees become scarcer, and the valley unfolds before you",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Herbert Diess said Tuesday that the war in Ukraine threatened to upturn the company\u2019s projections for this year. \u2014 Sean Mclain, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Hundreds of residents have shown up at local government meetings, voicing concerns that the plant will upturn their daily lives and harm the local water supply. \u2014 J. Scott Trubey, ajc , 22 Feb. 2022",
"People who prefer parkas that don\u2019t upturn and shield from above the shoulders to shins might win the argument on which waterproof covering works best. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Dec. 2021",
"Across the same time period, scientists estimate a 1.6 degree Fahrenheit upturn in the over-lake air temperature for all the Great Lakes \u2014 with most of the change also occurring since the late 1990s. \u2014 Dan Egan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Aug. 2021",
"Since the announcement, players such as Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields have expressed their discontent with the season's postponement, with Fields going so far as to create an online petition to upturn the Big Ten's decision. \u2014 Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press , 20 Aug. 2020",
"For the most recent the fall \u201820 runway show last February, Michele upturned the fashion show structure completely. \u2014 Eliza Huber, refinery29.com , 19 May 2020",
"Across Kentucky, the novel coronavirus has upturned lives in countless ways. \u2014 Bailey Loosemore, The Courier-Journal , 24 Apr. 2020",
"The irritability, whining and tantrums pile up during a nap-free afternoon, which can upturn a household. \u2014 Craig Canapari, New York Times , 24 Mar. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The upturn is better than many colleges were forecasting over the summer as the delta variant surged. \u2014 Collin Binkley And Philip Marcelo, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Nov. 2021",
"In Maryland, a plant in Howard County not far from Baltimore showed a sharp upturn in the load beginning in early March. \u2014 Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun , 20 Apr. 2022",
"But the upturn in sentiment has not yet reached the cinema sector. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Wisconsin has been recovering, but the upturn has not been even across all industries, Kashkari said during a virtual presentation at the Midwest Economic Forecast Forum. \u2014 Ricardo Torres, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 Jan. 2022",
"On Friday, a sudden upturn in the last hour of trading managed to keep the S&P 500 from logging its fourth weekly loss in a row. \u2014 CBS News , 31 Jan. 2022",
"On Friday, a sudden upturn in the last hour of trading managed to keep the S&P 500 from logging its fourth weekly loss in a row. \u2014 Alex Veiga, chicagotribune.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"At best, industry analysts foresee a modest upturn in sales, and possibly another sharp downturn, while car buyers can expect even more price hikes and more dealer shortages. \u2014 Paul A. Eisenstein, NBC News , 19 Jan. 2022",
"The Labor Department reported that the consumer price index surged 6.8% for the year ending in November, marking the largest 12-month upturn in about four decades. \u2014 Ryan Tarinelli, Arkansas Online , 18 Dec. 2021"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-in-\u02c8f\u022frmd"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Implicit in the renowned energy scientist\u2019s usage is the idea that most of us are uninformed or just plain wrong about the fundamentals of the global economy. \u2014 David Marchesephoto Illustration By Br\u00e1ulio Amado, New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"On the legislature\u2019s uninformed and unfeeling rejection of these fragile human beings, with the passage and override of HB11. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022",
"That encounter is just one of countless examples of unprepared and uninformed hikers heading into the Adirondacks and other wilderness areas around the country. \u2014 Meredith Bethune, Outside Online , 25 Mar. 2021",
"Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer says those who read the liberal media are uninformed about President Biden. \u2014 Jack Durschlag, Fox News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"To maintain his popular base, Orb\u00e1n\u2019s party organized conspiracy theory campaigns to mobilize more frustrated and uninformed voters. \u2014 Zsuzsanna Szel\u00e9nyi, The New Republic , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Unfortunately, brazen and medically uninformed politicians denying basic human rights over binary ideas of gender have left us no choice but to rally and continue to fight. \u2014 Ashley Andreou, Scientific American , 31 Mar. 2022",
"While performing at the July festival, the artist, who lives in North Carolina, made crude remarks about gay men and shared offensive and uninformed comments about those living with HIV/AIDS. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Crowder had happily agreed to debate Klein (who describes himself as politically uninformed ), but panicked upon seeing Seder. \u2014 Dani Di Placido, Forbes , 22 June 2021"
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"1597, in the meaning defined above"
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"adverb",
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": constant , invariable",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ch\u0101n-ji\u014b",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ch\u0101n-ji\u014b"
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"took comfort in unchanging family traditions",
"wore an unchanging expression of boredom throughout the entire lecture",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That must have been painful, the rejection of who you are based on your race \u2014 a social construct but equally entirely unchanging . \u2014 refinery29.com , 12 May 2022",
"For two years, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been one unchanging , consistent message from public health officials: Testing is vital. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Mar. 2022",
"And now as Allgeier is on the precipice of an NFL career, going through Pro Day today, his unchanging personality is what people closest to him call his best trait for what comes next. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The video backdrops are equally stark, the action taking place squarely on a black-and-white playing field with the characters clothed in unchanging black-and-white suits. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"In the meantime, our bigger picture remains both clear and unchanging . \u2014 Daniel Engber, The Atlantic , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The study team\u2019s conclusion was that T. rex was not a single, unchanging dinosaur but may have had two equally terrifying sibling species. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The story can seem old because the situation is unchanging . \u2014 Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Young said today putting Ten Commandments displays in public schools would help teach children that there are unchanging principles of right and wrong. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 2 Feb. 2022"
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"noun"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-im-\u02c8pl\u022fid",
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"jobless"
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"employed",
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"the plant closings left a significant portion of the town's population unemployed",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The United States faces a labor shortage across nearly every state and industry, struggling with 11.4 million job openings and 6 million unemployed workers, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. \u2014 al , 20 June 2022",
"For Janet Glover-Kerkvliet, supporting older unemployed workers through the Baltimore Job Hunters Support Group is personal. \u2014 Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun , 20 June 2022",
"There are 86,000 fewer unemployed workers than 12 months earlier, according to ODJFS. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
"The number of unemployed workers fell by 5,000, pushing the unemployment rate to 4.2%, down 02.% from April. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 16 June 2022",
"Mark Butler, the state\u2019s commissioner of labor, said the total number of unemployed \u2014 workers without a job who are searching for one \u2014 is at its lowest level since the spring of 2001. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 16 June 2022",
"Europe successfully kept its unemployment rate from rising much during the pandemic and also has high levels of job openings\u2014but still not nearly as many openings as unemployed workers. \u2014 Jason Furman, WSJ , 6 June 2022",
"Latina workers were more likely to become unemployed during Covid-19 than any other demographic, and more Latina adults slipped into poverty this year. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Black and Latina unpartnered mothers were more likely to leave work than White unpartnered mothers, and those with kids under five were particularly likely to become unemployed . \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 29 Sep. 2021"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not able to be negotiated : not negotiable"
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"1771, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": not free : lacking freedom"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While the war between Ukraine and Russia is commonly depicted as a fight between the free and unfree world, prior to the war neither country was particularly free. \u2014 Adam A. Millsap, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"There\u2019s a lesson about the relative blunders of free and unfree societies. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The human costs of pursuing the truth are horrific\u2014scores of journalists killed every year, worldwide\u2014but the costs of living in an unfree society are even higher. \u2014 Sebastian Junger, Time , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The tide is turning against illiberal regimes in the existential battle between free and unfree nations. \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The fact that the nation began there, built its prosperity off Southern land and unfree labor, and also the genocidal relationship to Indigenous people that becomes a way of doing things. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Those in unfree or otherwise wretched countries take great risks. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 26 Aug. 2021",
"The leaders in these unfree nations are all taking President Biden\u2019s measure. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 15 July 2021",
"It\u2019s been said that, with respect to China, Americans will have to choose between free trade and free markets, since China\u2019s policy is to make markets unfree . \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 21 Feb. 2021"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
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"adjective"
],
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": not done : not performed or finished",
": not done or finished"
],
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"examples":[
"There were still some tasks left undone .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The ties binding Russia\u2019s economy to the West, now coming undone , go back decades \u2014 sometimes more than a century. \u2014 Ivan Nechepurenko, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"Measures to make Arizona school buildings safer often go undone . \u2014 Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022",
"The ties binding Russia\u2019s economy to the West, now coming undone , go back decades \u2014 sometimes more than a century. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
"Michael McKenzie is Monsieur Bouc, who comes undone as the manager after his train becomes the scene of a crime. \u2014 Michelle F. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
"One soldier stands straight, undone , an awful stillness staring helplessly out, directly at the viewer, to some unfocused middle distance. \u2014 Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"Butler, for his part, wore a black suit with silk details that appeared a bit undone at the collar. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 2 May 2022",
"Police stuck a finger inside the open zipper, and the top button of the man\u2019s pants became undone . \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Rodriguez and others say one important thing has been left undone after the disaster: State lawmakers have failed to pass new condo safety regulations. \u2014 Lori Rozsa, Washington Post , 11 May 2022"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": extremely or extraordinarily smart : such as",
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": extremely fashionable"
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"1904, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": not brought to an end or to the desired final state : not completed"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After increasing complaints about uncompleted installations, Menomonee-Falls based Window Select will no longer accept new customers, according to its third-party consulting firm, Cogent Analytics. \u2014 Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
"This is followed by Bevel\u2019s uncompleted autobiography, a self-congratulatory account designed to restore his reputation and rebut the calumnies about his wife, Mildred, who actually died of cancer. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"That dedicated group of experts would oversee and advise the complicated work of figuring out how to proactively include pregnant people in all clinical research and implement the other PRGLAC recommendations that remain uncompleted . \u2014 Kat Eschner, Fortune , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Scott and a host of other officials, including Congressman Kwesi Mfume and a half dozen members of City Council, stood against the backdrop of a fenced off, uncompleted portion of the development. \u2014 Emily Opilo, baltimoresun.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Make a list of uncompleted items before closing and withhold an appropriate sum. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Home builders have built up a huge backlog of uncompleted homes. \u2014 WSJ , 9 Jan. 2022",
"In November 2020, Kevin Marsh, the former CEO of the South Carolina utility SCANA, pled guilty to fraud in concealing the $9 billion cost of the uncompleted reactors. \u2014 Andrew Cockburn, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Democratic lawmakers will return from the holidays with a long list of uncompleted chores and unresolved issues. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 22 Dec. 2021"
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"1513, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
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": not thrifty : such as",
": not growing vigorously : not strong or healthy",
": tending to spend money wastefully"
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"extravagant",
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"wasteful"
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"adjective"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8r\u012b-p\u0259nd",
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"adult",
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"ripe"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cream cheese is made from cow\u2019s milk and is unripened . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Verjus is the juice of unripened wine grapes and has a bright fresh flavor that lends itself well to nonalcoholic cocktails. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 July 2021",
"Just place the unripened avocados in a paper bag with a banana or an apple, fold over the top and leave it on the counter. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 15 Mar. 2021",
"Try using corn flour to thicken Cream cheese is a soft, unripened (or fresh) cheese made from cow\u2019s milk. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 8 Feb. 2021",
"Mineral notes and unripened peach precede a definite acidic finish. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 27 Sep. 2020",
"Very smooth, unripened blackberry and not very tannic. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 12 July 2020",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The investigation has been unfruitful , and law clerks may now be forced to provide cell phone records and sign affidavits. \u2014 Fortune , 1 June 2022",
"Efforts to contact manufacturers and compounding pharmacies have proved unfruitful , Corrections Department officials have repeatedly said. \u2014 CBS News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Efforts to contact manufacturers and compounding pharmacies have proved unfruitful , Corrections Department officials have repeatedly said. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Without trust, the Cold War secretary of state believed, diplomatic relations would be unfruitful , doubts among allies would hinder forging a strong common front, and tension-reducing accord would remain hard to come by. \u2014 Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The down day for equities and crypto came after Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov met with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in Turkey to discuss a 24-hour ceasefire, but efforts proved unfruitful . \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Rookie first-round pick Alex Leatherwood's stint at right tackle was unfruitful and short-lived. \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Moons are common in our solar system, which has more than 200 natural satellites, but the long search for interstellar moons has largely been unfruitful . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 13 Jan. 2022",
"President Xi Jinping last week amid growing frustration on the American side that high-level engagement between the two leaders\u2019 top advisers has been largely unfruitful . \u2014 Aamer Madhani And Jonathan Lemire, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 Sep. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While outwardly unimposing , his writings were dark. \u2014 Anthony Venditti, CBS News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"For a powerful politician in Latin America, Juan Orlando Hern\u00e1ndez is an unimposing figure. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
"The agreement with Rodgers all but ensured the Packers a fourth consecutive first-place finish in the unimposing NFC North. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"Flower and pre-roll sales make up more than 50% of their sales, but Yapp said the company saw edibles \u2014 food products that contain cannabis \u2014 flying off the shelves during the pandemic, as newbies sought an unimposing way to get high. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Apr. 2021",
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"Until the Ever Given showed up, the minarets of the unimposing mosques were the tallest structures around. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The depiction of Floyd's death was too timely, vivid and undebatable to ignore. \u2014 Christina Zdanowicz, CNN , 9 Aug. 2021",
"The depiction of Floyd's death was too timely, vivid and undebatable to ignore. \u2014 Christina Zdanowicz, CNN , 9 Aug. 2021",
"The depiction of Floyd's death was too timely, vivid and undebatable to ignore. \u2014 Christina Zdanowicz, CNN , 9 Aug. 2021",
"The depiction of Floyd's death was too timely, vivid and undebatable to ignore. \u2014 Christina Zdanowicz, CNN , 9 Aug. 2021",
"The depiction of Floyd's death was too timely, vivid and undebatable to ignore. \u2014 Christina Zdanowicz, CNN , 9 Aug. 2021",
"The depiction of Floyd's death was too timely, vivid and undebatable to ignore. \u2014 Christina Zdanowicz, CNN , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Every major amateur boxing tournament for decades has featured countless furious fighters utterly convinced they were robbed of a decision in a sport that rarely produces an undebatable winner in its brief competition time. \u2014 Greg Beacham, Star Tribune , 1 July 2021",
"In the latest study, the researchers found only one undebatable case of transmission among older children, from a 16-year old girl, who had returned from Britain, to her 14-year-old sister. \u2014 Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times , 14 Aug. 2020"
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"His last novel was unsuccessful .",
"an unsuccessful attempt to fix the faucet ourselves",
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"The site has been used for other launches in the past, many of which were unsuccessful . \u2014 Nic Robertson, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"Efforts to reach Savoie-Glass' daughter were unsuccessful . \u2014 Mike Levine, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
"Attempts to get Hong his star had been unsuccessful until 2020, when Kim helped rally a public effort to push his application through and crowdfund the $55,000 fee. \u2014 Jen Yamatostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Amber Heard is standing by her testimony from the recent trial, despite having been unsuccessful in defending herself against ex-husband Johnny Depp's defamation claims. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"Attempts to reach a defense lawyer for Rizo were unsuccessful . \u2014 Peter Hermann, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
"Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful and the woman was pronounced dead by Park Rangers. \u2014 Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
"The court's decision not to grant relief to Johnson likely ends his pursuit to appear on the primary ballot after his past efforts in state court were also unsuccessful . \u2014 Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
"An attempt Saturday to reach a lawyer for Giuliani was unsuccessful . \u2014 CBS News , 11 June 2022"
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"The country has experienced years of civil unrest .",
"unrest gripped the city as the people nervously awaited the expected bombardment",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The upset in Akron was part of a wave of unrest at art museums across the U.S. sparked by the pandemic and the racial reckoning that followed the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
"Del Rio then doubled down on his stance during the team's press conference on Wednesday, comparing the act of civil unrest to the string of protests that erupted following the death of George Floyd. \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
"His first Soundsuit was made in 1992, in response to the acquittal of Los Angeles police officers who beat Rodney King, sparking days of unrest . \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"But Denis never really gets a firm grasp on her narrative here \u2014 either in terms of its backdrop of political unrest or its love story built on a foundation of tenuous trust, the couple\u2019s isolation becoming a survival strategy. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
"Alexandre is calling his ex-lover a sellout, mapping her private choices to the public humiliations of a nation defeated in war, to the disillusionment after a consequential stretch of civil unrest . \u2014 Rachel Kushner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"The world will have to do more to prevent hunger and the risk of unrest that soaring food prices could trigger. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"Insecurity has fueled waves of civil unrest in Mali, making room for army officers to overthrow two presidents in the past two years. \u2014 Jon Swaine, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"Buffalo lived five days of unrest in which dozens of businesses were burned or destroyed. \u2014 Curtis Bunn, NBC News , 16 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This helped the Allied forces gain a crucial foothold into relatively undefended Sicily. \u2014 Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
"This includes attacks on hospitals, clinics, schools, and other key civilian sites, as well as attacking or bombarding towns, villages or dwellings that are undefended and which are not military objectives. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"That was the predicament the Miami Dolphins found themselves in when the team\u2019s social media accounts posted a video of Tua Tagovailoa throwing an undefended deep pass to Tyreek Hill from the back of the end zone on Tuesday. \u2014 Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
"An undefended toilet next to a urinal is not an ideal place for a trans man to take a leak, but Ben was confident \u2014 and had to go. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"Meanwhile, vast quantities of data remain undefended . \u2014 Cezary Podkul, ProPublica , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Eller drove to the net undefended , and scored his first goal of the season, at 12:53. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 12 Nov. 2021",
"The victors then attacked the undefended town, torching it and slaughtering its inhabitants. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
"The arch was built a century ago, to commemorate the treaties ending the War of 1812, which established a peaceful, undefended border between the U.S. and Canada. \u2014 David Gutman, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Nov. 2021"
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"She's very uninhibited and is always the life of the party.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The movie\u2019s powerful sense of revolutionary virtue and collective purpose yields to nationalistic pride that\u2019s danced and sung with uninhibited joy. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
"Building a sense of community and real corporate culture requires some uninhibited interactions during the normal course of business. \u2014 Denis Mandich, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"With her newly uninhibited approach to performing, Ang\u00e8le might be one step closer to finding it. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 23 May 2022",
"Because a leathery little scamp like E.T. is lovable only in the uninhibited mind of a child; fear, distrust, and paranoia are born of experience and disappointment. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
"Funny Women of a Certain Age, April 22-23, Featuring the unfettered mouths and uninhibited minds of the funniest, most daring, most experienced people in comedy. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 19 Apr. 2022",
"On behalf of Billboard Japan, music journalist Tomoyuki Mori asked Natsuko, someone who continues to demonstrate free uninhibited creativity post-COVID, about Mimesis. \u2014 Billboard Japan, Billboard , 6 May 2022",
"In the latter part of her career, Hollis Resnik imbued her famously uninhibited work with a particular pathos and a clear, ringing sympathy for the great female characters of the musical theater who come to fall on harder times. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Even cruising, a corner of the travel industry known for uninhibited drinking, has embraced the movement. \u2014 Kelsey Ogletree, Travel + Leisure , 15 Apr. 2022"
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"the movie follows the comic duo through a series of outrageous and uproarious escapades",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Molly, Nick, Ben and Noah, amazing partners Picturestart and Gloria Sanchez, and an uproarious group of actors. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"The new version contains all the uproarious energy of the original song while deepening the synths and giving them some much wubbier textures. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
"Liotta\u2019s old-school slow-burn and explosive energy is put to uproarious effect. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"Kids who found Kung Fu Panda uproarious should enjoy this raucous adventure, while parents will be amused by Jackson's always-sharp delivery and Cera's deadpan wit. \u2014 Lauren Morgan, EW.com , 13 May 2022",
"Prize-winning meta musical arrives on Broadway with its uproarious dialogue, complex psychology and eclectic score intact. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The musical ensemble featured six men who blended sophisticated close harmonies and uproarious stage antics. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Emile's story was met with an audible gasp from the audience, followed by uproarious applause. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Hawkins takes the old gags of hiding behind a potted plant and fishing for a loose hat to uproarious new heights, while Berg, with help from her ladies-in-waiting, breaks ground with possibly the funniest use in theater of a functioning garden hose. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022"
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"She moved with an unstudied grace.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While many brands have created jewelry specifically to honor your birthstone, plenty of designers use each gem in a more unstudied way. \u2014 Vogue , 10 May 2022",
"Why are their legacies considered mandatory education while conservationists of color go unstudied and underappreciated? \u2014 Leah Thomas, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
"According to Morandi Bonacossi, the areas where Mohammad and McCarron have been walking are dense with unstudied ruins and reliefs. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"His photographs of Diana often had an unstudied aspect that crystallized the princess\u2019s informal personality, such as a snap of her taken in 1990 sitting on the floor in a strapless white gown and diamond tiara, hugging her knees. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The blind spot was catastrophic: an invisible population plagued, en masse, by invisible injuries that went untreated and unstudied for decades. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Do juvenile actors do what adult actors do\u2014some combination of craft and instinct\u2014or is there something unstudied about them that belongs in a category all its own? \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 30 Nov. 2021",
"The decor is deliberately unstudied , paired with the low thrum of hip-hop. \u2014 Sophie Dening, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 27 Oct. 2021",
"No longer do Gossip Girl characters dress like fashion editors; fashion editors want to dress with the unstudied aplomb of Gossip Girl 2.0 teens. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 9 Sep. 2021"
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"adverb"
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"He has an uneasy relationship with his father.",
"We spent an uneasy night waiting for news.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The unusually large rate increase came after data released Friday showed that inflation rose last month to a four-decade high of 8.6% -- a surprise jump that made financial markets uneasy about how the Fed would respond. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 16 June 2022",
"Covid-19 has also made many people uneasy about bills and coins, even though science shows the risk of contracting the virus through cash is low. \u2014 Tiffany Ap, Quartz , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Don Bolles' connection to the park Phoenix Greyhound Park and The Republic had an uneasy relationship. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
"The Biden administration canceled plans to auction drilling rights in three regions off the U.S. coastline later this year, adding more friction to an uneasy relationship with the oil industry. \u2014 WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"Broussard made clear that he isn't invested in closely checking the latest leak's authenticity and pointed to an uneasy relationship with the game this many years later. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 9 May 2022",
"Lithuania \u2014 which, like the other Baltic states, has an uneasy relationship with Russia \u2014 has asked its prosecutors to investigate Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko for the crime of aggression. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
"While Transnistria seeks independence from Moldova, the two have established a functional if uneasy relationship. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Now, Americans will have the same uneasy relationship with regulators in Beijing. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Master has a stew of storylines that don\u2019t always perfectly blend together, but I was impressed by how effective and uneasy -making its mood remained all the way to the end. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 4 Feb. 2022",
"As prosecutors moved to drop charges against Mr. Watts, the man who had made Ms. Francisco uneasy returned to her shop on Jan. 4. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Feb. 2021"
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"noun"
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"fast",
"loyal",
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"steadfast",
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"true"
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"colonists who later proved to be unfaithful to the cause of independence",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The supposedly fictitious story centered around the life of a woman who marries an abusive and unfaithful basketball player. \u2014 Haley Yamada, ABC News , 16 June 2022",
"Over time, Douglas Balsewicz became consumed by the belief that his wife was unfaithful with the supernatural, according to one of his attorneys Thomas Wilmouth. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
"In addition to the photographs, the duke had produced a list of 88 men, including government ministers and members of the royal family, that the duchess had supposedly been unfaithful with during their 12-year union. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The Movie, tracks a hazy, bitter kiss-off to an unfaithful lover. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Bill Loud had been unfaithful for years, and his wife knew it. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2021",
"To be faithful that way is to be profoundly unfaithful . \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"While Cooper repeatedly denied being unfaithful , Kimball still believed the allegations were true. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Adrian Lyne's tale of adultery and murder is unfaithful to the ending of the original book. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 19 Mar. 2022"
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"adjective"
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": not decomposed"
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"verb"
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": to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume",
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": to bring to light : uncover"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8\u0259rth",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8\u0259rth"
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"bury",
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"inhume",
"inter",
"tomb"
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"examples":[
"An old document was unearthed from the files.",
"They unearthed evidence that he had accepted bribes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"They were undone by injuries and absences, by a mishmash roster that could not unearth a coherent brand of basketball, and, finally, by a superior opponent that put its suffocating clamps on two of the planet\u2019s best players. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"While there, the priests unearth shocking secrets of the town\u2019s history. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 15 Feb. 2022",
"But The Girl From Plainville feels like a solemn attempt to honor that first instinctive request, digging beyond the most salacious details to unearth a compassionate and devastating portrait of two teens in trouble. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Mar. 2022",
"That is until last summer, when a staff member set out to unearth the iconic piece and found it in an unlikely spot. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Museo Frida Kahlo did not unearth the collection for 50 years. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"As those arguments consume statehouses and school boards, descendants continue to unearth family histories, and in some cases meet each other. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Researchers hope that these core samples will unearth answers to some of the region\u2019s deepest geologic mysteries. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 19 Mar. 2022",
"The virtue of Victoria Lawal\u2019s Marcy was to unearth the banality of administrators. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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": incapable of being stopped"
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"bulletproof",
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"insuperable",
"insurmountable",
"invincible",
"invulnerable",
"unbeatable",
"unconquerable"
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"superable",
"surmountable",
"vincible",
"vulnerable"
],
"examples":[
"At this point in the campaign, he appears to be unstoppable .",
"at this point she's so far ahead in the polls that she's unstoppable",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After a sweep of Brooklyn, followed by back-to-back seven-game wins over defending champion Milwaukee and top seed Miami, Boston seemed unstoppable . \u2014 Kyle Hightower, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 June 2022",
"Tech names rose during the Covid-19 shutdowns and seemed unstoppable in 2020 and 2021. \u2014 Steven Dudash, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Especially with respect to domestic terrorist-style mass shootings, the answer is obvious: surveillance powered by big data, whose advancing role in our world seems unstoppable in any case. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"Because early on, the Chiefs' offense seemed unstoppable . \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 30 Jan. 2022",
"The team had ceded three goals in the first half to the North Carolina Courage, the reigning league champions whose deadly attacking pair of Debinha and Lynn Williams seemed unstoppable for 45 minutes. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 17 Oct. 2020",
"This horse has grit, determination and an unstoppable spirit. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 6 June 2022",
"The unstoppable mud of a tent city that would one day become Anchorage. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2022",
"In the case of driving in New York City, that is pretty much everything: lane-changing drivers, dawdling tourists, unstoppable cyclists, and bottomless potholes, among numerous other hazards. \u2014 Forrester, Forbes , 3 June 2022"
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"1836, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
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": incapable of being explained : inexplicable , unaccountable"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-ik-\u02c8spl\u0101-n\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"inexplainable",
"inexplicable",
"unaccountable"
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"accountable",
"explainable",
"explicable"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Of course, that unexplainable moment was impossible to top, but Hai still proved to be an important player who propelled the action forward. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 5 May 2022",
"See, Kirby is experiencing unexplainable alterations to her reality. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Avengers: Endgame has no unexplainable plot holes because of a brilliant trick that Marvel inserted into the script of Avengers: Infinity War. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The new waves travel three times faster than Rossby-Haurwitz waves, and that speed is currently unexplainable with our current models of the Sun. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 27 Mar. 2022",
"And Bella\u2019s parents, who live in Menlo Park, are figuring out how to explain the unexplainable to their daughter while trying to stay in touch with their respective families \u2014 one stuck in a war zone, the other under a dictatorship. \u2014 Shwanika Narayan, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Mar. 2022",
"The series is based on George Romero\u2019s 1982 horror comedy classic and brings to life a series of vignettes, exploring terrors ranging from murder, creatures, monsters and delusions to the supernatural and unexplainable . \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022",
"As music lovers are able to once again reunite and bask in the unexplainable feeling of being at a show where everyone is connected, the hits of 2021 soundtrack the way. \u2014 Lisa Kocay, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
"The show\u2019s narrative involves a massive sinkhole that mysteriously opens in Los Angeles, transporting a disparate group of strangers to an unexplainable primeval world. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 24 Jan. 2022"
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"circa 1711, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": having no example or parallel : unprecedented"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-ig-\u02c8zam-p\u0259ld"
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"incomparable",
"inimitable",
"matchless",
"nonpareil",
"only",
"peerless",
"unequaled",
"unequalled",
"unmatched",
"unparalleled",
"unrivaled",
"unrivalled",
"unsurpassable",
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"her performance in the Olympics was an unexampled display of athletic prowess"
],
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"1610, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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": not anticipated : unexpected , unforeseen"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-an-\u02c8ti-s\u0259-\u02ccp\u0101-t\u0259d"
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"abrupt",
"sudden",
"unexpected",
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"unlooked-for"
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"anticipated",
"expected",
"foreseen"
],
"examples":[
"The new policy has had some unanticipated side effects.",
"ran into some unanticipated difficulties with the computer program",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The pandemic was a wake-up call underlying the simple fact that the unanticipated and the improbable are more possible than anyone would have expected before. \u2014 Somdutta Singh, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"These seemingly unrelated changes had an unanticipated outcome: students being ticketed by police and then funneled into systems designed for adults, not children. \u2014 Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Bloom is willing to make unanticipated moves and fill round holes with square pegs; witness the surprising trade-deadline move for Kyle Schwarber. \u2014 Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"An internal Alaska Air memo indicated an unanticipated shortage of pilots is driving the cancellations. \u2014 The Seattle Times, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Complex problems, by comparison, can be likened to raising a child: The results are often unpredictable and small inputs can have large, unanticipated changes. \u2014 Peter Pronovost, STAT , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Berkeley said that level was abnormally low because the pandemic had caused an unanticipated drop of more than 800 students who chose to take time off. \u2014 Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Republican critics have raised concerns about the uncertainty of the actual rate and say the program could have unanticipated costs. \u2014 Bryn Stole, Baltimore Sun , 28 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s the children who push this book forward in unanticipated ways. \u2014 Jennifer Egan, New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1779, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": not supported : such as",
": not verified or substantiated",
": lacking or appearing to lack structural support",
": not proved",
": not held up"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fr-t\u0259d",
"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fr-t\u0259d"
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"baseless",
"foundationless",
"groundless",
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"nonvalid",
"unfounded",
"unreasonable",
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"unwarranted"
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"good",
"hard",
"just",
"justified",
"reasonable",
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"valid",
"well-founded",
"well-grounded"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Three Trump-era Justice Department officials recounted a relentless pressure campaign from the president, including day after day of directives to chase unsupported allegations that the election won by Democrat Joe Biden had been stolen. \u2014 Eric Tucker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The third hearing will focus on the pressure campaign on the U.S. attorney general in an effort to use the Justice Department to pursue Trump's unsupported claims of election fraud. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
"The defendant's screed also referred to what's known among radical right organizations and media as the replacement theory, an unsupported belief that powerful forces are trying to replace white Americans with newcomers of color. \u2014 Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
"In that settings menu, there is also an option to apply VRR to unsupported games. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Three quarters of working parents carefully consider their childcare before accepting a new job or promotion, and people who feel unsupported with childcare are at a high risk of leaving, found Bright Horizon\u2019s 2022 Modern Family Index report. \u2014 Holly Corbett, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The unsupported idea that the United States was developing bioweapons in Ukraine has been nurtured for years in Russia. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"That could be because users have an older unsupported CPU or have one or more of the required security features disabled; Secure Boot and the firmware TPM module were often turned off by default on new motherboards for many years. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The article immediately sparked controversy and calls for its retraction, on the grounds that its argument was not only overtly racist but utterly unsupported by scholarship on poverty. \u2014 Michael B\u00e9rub\u00e9, The New Republic , 21 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-204431"
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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": to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly",
": to undertake the accomplishment of with energy, swiftness, or enthusiasm",
": solicit , entreat",
": to serve as a motive or reason for",
": to force or impel in an indicated direction or into motion or greater speed",
": stimulate , provoke",
": to declare, advance, or press earnestly a statement, argument, charge, or claim",
": the act or process of urging",
": a force or impulse that urges",
": a continuing impulse toward an activity or goal",
": to try to get (something) accepted : argue in favor of",
": to try to convince",
": force entry 2 sense 1 , drive",
": a strong desire"
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"\u02c8\u0259rj",
"\u02c8\u0259rj"
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"egg (on)",
"encourage",
"exhort",
"goad",
"nudge",
"press",
"prod",
"prompt"
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"appetency",
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"craving",
"desire",
"drive",
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"hunger",
"itch",
"jones",
"letch",
"longing",
"lust",
"passion",
"pining",
"thirst",
"thirstiness",
"yearning",
"yen"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Officials urge those who test positive or have COVID-19 symptoms to stay home to avoid infecting others. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"Maryland Department of Health officials strongly urge Marylanders to get COVID-19 vaccinations and said any local school system can impose more stringent requirements. \u2014 Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun , 8 June 2022",
"Still, doctors urge those who are eligible to get fully vaccinated or receive booster shots. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
"Ukraine is also focused on securing an oil embargo against Russia, as Kyiv continues to urge countries to find energy elsewhere. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 16 May 2022",
"Officials still urge those who have survived a coronavirus infection to get up to date on vaccinations and boosters, noting that natural immunity wanes over time and isn\u2019t necessarily protective against a future variant. \u2014 Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Natural immunity does confer some resistance to catching the disease but is highly variable in strength, so health experts urge those who have been infected to get vaccinated. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The agency continues to urge all eligible adults and children (aged five and older) to get fully vaccinated. \u2014 Serena Coady, SELF , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Pulaski Circle could be helped by more signs to urge those exiting I-91 on what is known as the Whitehead Highway to slow down, the planners say. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The post-pandemic urge to spend time outdoors and away from crowds is part of the pull alongside the ever-present desire to escape the urban areas we\u2019ve been cooped up in and instead wander across new terrain. \u2014 Corrina Allen-kiersons, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"All dog lovers know that the urge to spoil our furry friends is real, which is why a dog subscription box is a smart purchase for you and your pooch alike. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 17 May 2022",
"The urge to get out there, to scream feral, to bare our souls and claw at the universe is totally understandable. \u2014 Petula Dvorak, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
"Each student and teacher seemed aware and involved in the situation, proving that the urge to help Ukraine was deeply genuine. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The first Major League film would have been a great stand-alone comedy, but the urge to create a second film with another love story was too much to resist. \u2014 Matt Caputo, SPIN , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The urge to switch it up isn't just exclusive to Thompson's beauty routine. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Fisher, ever the anthropologist, said the urge to sit around the proverbial campfire and trade stories with those closest to us is a primitive one as old as humankind is. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Turner Classic Movies nobly fights off cultural cancelers to preserve the Hollywood legacy in a moment when the urge to panic and erase is everywhere. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 11 Mar. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-204610"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not assisted : lacking help",
": made or performed without an assist"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u0259-\u02c8si-st\u0259d"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Anthony Santander followed with a shot up the middle that appeared headed toward the second-base bag, giving shortstop Andrew Velazquez a chance for an unassisted double play. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Roller capped the offensive avalanche on an unassisted goal in the 73rd minute to pull consecutive hat tricks. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 13 May 2022",
"Moments later, Rosenzweig scored an unassisted goal with 2:38 to go. \u2014 Ryan Mcfadden, Baltimore Sun , 13 May 2022",
"Albers was one of the players sent to the penalty box but emerged from it to end the scoring drought with an unassisted goal with 38 seconds left in the period. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 7 May 2022",
"Anton Stralman scored his eighth goal for Arizona with 16:37 left in regulation, about four minutes before Shayne Gostisbehere\u2019s unassisted goal. \u2014 Stephen Hawkins, The Arizona Republic , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The Tigers got a goal from Maddox Quigley on an unassisted free kick to improve to 10-1-2 on the season. \u2014 al , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The Wolverines got a short-handed unassisted goal from Drake Albers, his ninth, at the 14:36 mark of the opening period and went into the first intermission leading 2-0. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Clair DeGeorge put the Buckeyes ahead 2-1 in the opening minute of the period with an unassisted goal off a Bulldogs turnover. \u2014 Staff Reports, USA TODAY , 20 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205002"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not known beyond doubt : dubious",
": not having certain knowledge : doubtful",
": not clearly identified or defined",
": not constant : variable , fitful",
": indefinite , indeterminate",
": not certain to occur : problematical",
": not reliable : untrustworthy",
": not exactly known or decided on",
": not sure",
": not known for sure",
": likely to change : not dependable"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259r-t\u1d4an",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259r-t\u1d4an"
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"capricious",
"changeable",
"changeful",
"fickle",
"flickery",
"fluctuating",
"fluid",
"inconsistent",
"inconstant",
"mercurial",
"mutable",
"skittish",
"temperamental",
"unpredictable",
"unsettled",
"unstable",
"unsteady",
"variable",
"volatile"
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"certain",
"changeless",
"constant",
"immutable",
"invariable",
"predictable",
"settled",
"stable",
"stationary",
"steady",
"unchangeable",
"unchanging",
"unvarying"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As the war drags on, the dancers\u2019 future remains uncertain . \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 June 2022",
"While the Senate will have at least 10 Republicans who support the gun safety bill and save the legislation from a filibuster, bipartisan support in the House remains uncertain . \u2014 Candy Woodall, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"But a day after officials counted an initial batch of more than 100,000 ballots, the identity of the fourth and final participant in the election\u2019s next phase remained uncertain . \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022",
"Despite the transatlantic unity, Russia\u2019s war continues to ravage eastern Ukraine, and its outcome remains uncertain . \u2014 Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"What impact this conference might have remains uncertain . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"The company may file a preliminary prospectus as soon as next month, though the date of an IPO remains uncertain . \u2014 Brendan Ahern, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Still, prospects for a follow-up collaboration remained uncertain . \u2014 Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"The outcome of Pennsylvania\u2019s Republican U.S. Senate primary remained uncertain as election officials continued to count mail ballots a day after primaries in five states showed there are limits to Donald Trump\u2019s grip on GOP voters. \u2014 WSJ , 24 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
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"She has shown an unaccountable reluctance to accept their offer.",
"the decorator's client has an unaccountable dislike for that color",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even if Musk ultimately decides against undoing Twitter's policies, his sole ownership of the company highlights his unaccountable power, said Nicole Gill, co-founder and executive director of Accountable Tech. \u2014 Brian Fung, CNN , 3 May 2022",
"Entrepreneurs and bankers alike say the brutal lockdown has demonstrated money means nothing in a world where anyone can instantly become collateral damage in plans instigated by a distant and unaccountable leadership. \u2014 Steven Jiang, CNN , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Instead of allowing true free speech, unaccountable Silicon Valley elites like Mark Zuckerberg decide what can and can\u2019t be said. \u2014 Matt Pearcestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The bulk of the bill is, however, a partisan spending package, with billions going to scientific research that has little to do with national security and to projects such as the U.N.\u2019s unaccountable Green Climate Fund. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Despite all these existing hurdles, conservative Republicans have for years argued that the regulatory process remains unaccountable and illegitimate. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Some stories are about the sudden forging of close friendships, which the characters find just as unaccountable as war, but now unaccountably joyous. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Yes, the virus seems unaccountable to our best efforts and fueled by our worst instincts. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Jan. 2022",
"And, in the context of a new distribution channel that is 24 hours, amplified by completely unaccountable information sources in the Internet. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Jan. 2022"
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"1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"adjective"
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": possessing inadequate learning or education",
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": characterized by or revealing ignorance",
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"-\u02c8l\u0259rnd"
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"analphabetic",
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"dark",
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"nonliterate",
"rude",
"simple",
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"unread",
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"untaught",
"untutored"
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"educated",
"knowledgeable",
"lettered",
"literate",
"schooled",
"well-informed",
"well-read"
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"examples":[
"although the people of the farming community were largely an unlearned lot, they wanted an advanced education for their children",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter ahead of Cannes, Loznitsa explained why the unlearned lessons of the past always come back to haunt us. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
"And, today, the Biden Administration is learning that lessons from the 2014 Red Hill fuel leak went unlearned . \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
"The hegemony that the Mexican identity has over how a Latino should look and be in Phoenix \u2014 and in the U.S. \u2014 forces this kind of unlearned environment for Salvadorans and other Latinos. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 12 Nov. 2021",
"George Floyd, a blank piece of paper, unlearned characters in the Bible. \u2014 Dallas News , 4 May 2021",
"And yet, the lessons inherent in those works remain unlearned . \u2014 Michael Bennett, Washington Post , 17 Oct. 2020",
"Wary skeptics warned of a trap, born from lessons that went unlearned in 2016\u2019s earned media giveaway to the then-Republican nominee. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 15 Oct. 2020",
"The scion of a respected family of Shiite scholars, he was once derided as unlearned and brutish by fellow Shiite public figures. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 May 2018",
"The scion of a respected family of Shiite scholars, he was once derided as unlearned and brutish by fellow Shiite public figures. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 May 2018"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205202"
},
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"adjective"
],
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": not given deserved recognition or thanks : not properly appreciated"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u0259-\u02c8pr\u0113-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101-t\u0259d",
"-\u02c8pri-",
"also"
],
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"thankless",
"ungrateful"
],
"antonyms":[
"appreciated"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the two held a propensity for feeling unappreciated and thus kept a long memory of petty grievance. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Ignoring diversity causes people to feel undervalued and unappreciated . \u2014 Jack Zenger, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Your friends are right \u2013\u2014 this would have been an unused and unappreciated dud, at best. \u2014 Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Covid and global warming, two of the century\u2019s biggest issues so far, have an unappreciated similarity: Both have triggered extreme overreactions by policy makers. \u2014 Tomas J. Philipson, WSJ , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Guest has immortalized groundbreaking ballerinas, iconic photographers, international dignitaries, tragically slain children, unappreciated servicemen, and enslaved peoples with the same level of respect and appreciation. \u2014 Keyaira Boone, Essence , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Feeling unappreciated may nudge your customers to take their business someplace else. \u2014 Kenny Tripura, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Feeling rather unappreciated could really wear on you today. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
"An unappreciated motive for Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine is that Kyiv was positioning itself to break from its longtime Russian nuclear suppliers, as the U.S. was encroaching on Russia\u2019s largest nuclear export market. \u2014 Jeffrey S. Merrifield, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1828, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205250"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking structure or organization: such as",
": not formally organized in a set or conventional pattern",
": not having a system or hierarchy typical of an organized society",
": lacking structure : not formally organized"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0259k-ch\u0259rd",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8str\u0259k-ch\u0259rd"
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"amorphous",
"formless",
"shapeless",
"unformed",
"unshaped"
],
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"formed",
"shaped",
"shapen",
"structured"
],
"examples":[
"Unstructured play time is important for children.",
"Her life is very unstructured .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some 80% of patient data in electronic medical records is unstructured , including transcribed reports and doctor\u2019s notes, Dr. Anantraman said. \u2014 Isabelle Bousquette, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Over 80% of data today is unstructured meaning it\u2019s in the form of images, documents, sensor data, emails, geospatial data and more. \u2014 Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Data lakes, for instance, can house virtually unlimited amounts of unstructured data. \u2014 Edward Walsh, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Startup culture can be high-pressured, unstructured , and quick to pivot. \u2014 Jennifer Mizgata, Fortune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Mendel, a startup that uses AI to read unstructured medical data, raised $40 million in a Series B round led by Oak HC/FT. \u2014 Casey Ross And Katie Palmer, STAT , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Lively looked radiant and ready for spring in a three-piece pastel getup, showing off her toned abs in a crop top paired with a midi-length pencil skirt and unstructured blazer draped over her shoulders. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Entity resolution across massive public and unstructured data will soon be a part of every risk management organization. \u2014 Gary Shiffman, Forbes , 16 June 2021",
"Over 80% of the data in business is in unstructured formats like text, images, audio and video. \u2014 Prashanth Southekal, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1936, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205507"
},
"unique":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": being the only one : sole",
": being without a like or equal : unequaled",
": distinctively characteristic : peculiar sense 1",
": able to be distinguished from all others of its class or type : distinct sense 1",
": unusual",
": being the only one of its kind",
": very unusual : notable"
],
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"yu\u0307-\u02c8n\u0113k",
"yu\u0307-\u02c8n\u0113k"
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"idiomatic",
"individual",
"individualized",
"particular",
"patented",
"peculiar",
"personal",
"personalized",
"private",
"privy",
"separate",
"singular",
"subjective"
],
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"general",
"generic",
"popular",
"public",
"shared",
"universal"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s the combination of culture and nature that makes Windsor\u2019s expeditions unique . \u2014 James Reginato, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
"Ruiz says the commingling and cross-pollinating of these cultures is one of the many things that made the SoCal scene unique . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Vascocu oversees a program focused on independent, small-batch and unique Italian and American amari as well as house cocktails, Negroni variants, spritzes, a rotation of frozen cocktails and no-ABV drinks. \u2014 Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"The future of mental health care is personalized and unique to each individual, and data makes that possible. \u2014 Gary Drenik, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"What makes the trail even more unique , considering its history, is that it is hosted by Black farmers with longstanding ties to the area. \u2014 Ligaya Figueras, ajc , 19 June 2022",
"The bold, always stylish owner of the Pynk is a powerful mover in Chucalissa and one of the most dynamic and unique characters currently on television. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 19 June 2022",
"Each brain is unique , resilient, and compensates in different ways in response to damage or dysfunction \u2014 a phenomenon known as plasticity, and the reference charts are based on measures of brain structure, not function. \u2014 Kasra Zarei, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"While outside advisors and other VCs can help shape the market view, founders hold the keys to conveying how their companies are unique , different, or simply better than any others. \u2014 Mike Ghaffary, Fortune , 15 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"French, from Latin unicus , from unus one \u2014 more at one ",
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"1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205605"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by unbelief : incredulous , skeptical"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-vi\u014b"
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"disbelieving",
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"incredulous",
"mistrustful",
"negativistic",
"questioning",
"show-me",
"skeptical",
"suspecting",
"suspicious"
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"credulous",
"gullible",
"gullable",
"trustful",
"trusting",
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"unquestioning"
],
"examples":[
"She had an unbelieving look on her face.",
"unbelieving scientists who demand that all phenomena be subjected to rigorous scientific scrutiny"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-210015"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not popular : viewed or received unfavorably by the public",
": not widely favored or approved"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8p\u00e4-py\u0259-l\u0259r",
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"examples":[
"I was unpopular in high school.",
"Her third album has been unpopular with fans.",
"Recent conflicts have made him unpopular among the staff.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bass and her allies in recent weeks have spotlighted Caruso\u2019s history of backing GOP candidates and causes, and have linked Caruso to former President Donald Trump, who remains very unpopular in Los Angeles. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 8 June 2022",
"But this is highly unpopular , according to a Morning Consult poll. \u2014 Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"If Trump cannot access his Facebook or Twitter accounts (and his Truth Social platform remains unpopular ), Trump still holds significant sway in elections, regularly speaks at rallies, and is popular in key battleground states. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 10 May 2022",
"The race is viewed by some as a referendum on the city\u2019s increasingly pro-growth policies, which are unpopular in many of the communities that make up District 2 \u2014 Clairemont, Point Loma, Mission Beach and Old Town. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
"The potential ruling could be unpopular in Wisconsin. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 May 2022",
"But Pace will have known the decision would be unpopular . \u2014 Robert Kidd, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The most contentious pending issue there was President Donald Trump, who was deeply unpopular in the region. \u2014 Karen Deyoung, Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"Nor is the fact that high gasoline prices are deeply unpopular in the United States, contributing to the worst inflation in nearly 40 years. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 1 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1614, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-210749"
},
"undeniable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": plainly true : incontestable",
": unquestionably excellent or genuine",
": clearly true : impossible to deny"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8n\u012b-\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8n\u012b-\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"accomplished",
"certain",
"inarguable",
"incontestable",
"incontrovertible",
"indisputable",
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"irrefragable",
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"positive",
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"unchallengeable",
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"answerable",
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"controvertible",
"debatable",
"disputable",
"doubtable",
"moot",
"negotiable",
"problematic",
"problematical",
"questionable",
"refutable"
],
"examples":[
"The band's popularity is undeniable .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hosting the event was certainly an advantage, but the talent level put on display by Florida athletes was undeniable . \u2014 Emmett Hall, Sun Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"That might partly be due to the high-visibility neon green cups, but the popularity of the drink is undeniable . \u2014 Nathaniel Adams, Chron , 2 June 2022",
"The pervasive nature of social media is undeniable , and almost everyone either has or knows someone who has multiple social media accounts. \u2014 Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"While the boom is undeniable , the success of these productions tailor-made for platforms, notably true crime and biographical docs, comes at a cost according to Pierre-Alexis Chevit, the head of Cannes Docs. \u2014 Lise Pedersen, Variety , 23 May 2022",
"With 264 ancient horse genomes in hand, the answer was undeniable : The homeland of modern domestic horses was the part of Western Eurasia between and north of the Black and Caspian seas, more specifically known as the lower Volga-Don region. \u2014 Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 May 2022",
"The need to effectively generate insights from your business data is undeniable . \u2014 Joseph Olassa, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Even in spite of Mathews' sluggish close to the season, his overall impact on the Rockets was undeniable . \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 16 May 2022",
"Purple\u2019s Royal Seat Cushion is relatively pricey at $99, but the quality is undeniable . \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 14 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-211959"
},
"uppity":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": putting on or marked by airs of superiority : arrogant , presumptuous",
": aspiring to a rank or position higher than one deserves or is entitled to"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259-p\u0259-t\u0113"
],
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"arrogant",
"assumptive",
"bumptious",
"cavalier",
"chesty",
"haughty",
"high-and-mighty",
"high-handed",
"high-hat",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"huffish",
"huffy",
"imperious",
"important",
"lofty",
"lordly",
"masterful",
"overweening",
"peremptory",
"pompous",
"presuming",
"presumptuous",
"pretentious",
"self-asserting",
"self-assertive",
"sniffy",
"stiff-necked",
"supercilious",
"superior",
"toplofty",
"toploftical",
"uppish"
],
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"humble",
"lowly",
"modest",
"unarrogant",
"unpretentious"
],
"examples":[
"Don't get uppity with me.",
"uppity social climbers who were the biggest snobs in town"
],
"history_and_etymology":"probably from up + -ity (as in persnickity , variant of persnickety )",
"first_known_use":[
"1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-212004"
},
"unsentimental":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism : not sentimental"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02ccsen-t\u0259-\u02c8men-t\u1d4al"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This unsentimental calculation led to the forcible removal of people who\u2019d lived and worked on properties for generations. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"Published in the summer of 2016, it was pitched as a generous but unsentimental portrait of the disaffected White working class \u2014 though not one that drifted into potentially off-putting populist territory. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Washington Post , 4 Jan. 2022",
"This unsentimental murder mystery follows a Chinese American family in small-town Wisconsin whose restaurant, Fine Chao, is the site of owner Leo Chao\u2019s mysterious demise. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Feb. 2022",
"In return, Duchamp made at least one drawing of Stettheimer, a pencil sketch that is, touchingly, not at all Duchampian but a skillful, unsentimental registry of her sharp, intelligent features. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
"The first to go on trial in connection with to the Watergate break in, Chapin writes that Nixon could be unsentimental in his use of people, but harbors no regrets about his years of loyal service. \u2014 ABC News , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Published in the summer of 2016, it was pitched as a generous but unsentimental portrait of the disaffected White working class - though not one that drifted into potentially off-putting populist territory. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
"The effect is nostalgic, but the subtext is unsentimental : Time marches forward. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Nov. 2021",
"For a man always tagged by his colleagues as deeply unsentimental , that theater, and its players, seem to have provided an emotional locus. \u2014 Jamie Lauren Keiles Ismail Muhammad Kim Tingley Benoit Denizet-lewis Sam Anderson Jazmine Hughes Irina Aleksander Sasha Weiss Rowan Ricardo Phillips Stella Bugbee Michael Paterniti Maggie Jones Robert Draper Rob Hoerburger Jason Zengerle Reginald Dwayne Betts Jane Hu David Marchese Hanif Abdurraqib Jenna Wortham Anthony Giardina Niela Orr Amy X. Wang, New York Times , 25 Dec. 2021"
],
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"1752, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-212242"
},
"under":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"preposition"
],
"definitions":[
": in or into a position below or beneath something",
": below or short of some quantity, level, or limit",
": in or into a condition of subjection, subordination, or unconsciousness",
": down to defeat, ruin, or death",
": so as to be covered",
": below or beneath so as to be overhung, surmounted, covered, protected, or concealed by",
": subject to the authority, control, guidance, or instruction of",
": receiving or undergoing the action or effect of",
": within the group or designation of",
": having as name or title",
": less or lower than (as in size, amount, or rank)",
": falling short of a standard or required degree",
": lying or placed below, beneath, or on the ventral side",
": facing or protruding downward",
": lower in rank or authority : subordinate",
": lower than usual, proper, or desired in amount, quality, or degree",
": in or into a position below or beneath something",
": below some quantity or level",
": lower than and topped or sheltered by",
": below the surface of",
": in or into such a position as to be covered or hidden by",
": commanded or guided by",
": controlled or managed by",
": affected or influenced by the action or effect of",
": within the division or grouping of",
": less or lower than (as in size, amount, or rank)",
": lying or placed below or beneath",
": lower in position or authority",
": in or into a condition of unconsciousness",
": receiving or using the action or application of",
": being in an induced state of unconsciousness"
],
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r",
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r",
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r"
],
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"below",
"beneath",
"underneath"
],
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"below",
"beneath",
"neath"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Violent attacks are a problem in the region, which the Society described as under -policed. \u2014 Jack Guy And Eduardo Arag\u00f3n, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"The subject of what the president did after the riot started, and why the Capitol was not secured more swiftly and decisively, was under -explored in the second impeachment, and has produced some revealing testimony. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 20 June 2022",
"What no one is sure of is when exactly the Fed will shift gears, and how much more pressure the economy might come under in the meantime. \u2014 Akane Otani, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"And make the most of under -crib space by filling it with storage cubes and baskets to hold sheets, mattress protectors and other non-daily-use items. \u2014 Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Still, critics say Connecticut\u2019s effort is clearly under -budgeted \u2014 and that\u2019s not the only problem. \u2014 Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant , 16 June 2022",
"Agencies may over-promise and then, under -deliver, but, equally, clients may brief poorly or be seduced by enticing showmanship or short-term tactics. \u2014 Avi Dan, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Taking aim at the show's stars directly, the homeowners also allege that the Merediths often over-promised and under -delivered, resulting in renovations that clients were less than satisfied with. \u2014 Caitlin Scott, House Beautiful , 15 June 2022",
"Marathon Petroleum has not come under as much scrutiny as other, larger oil refiners. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"The incident remains under investigation by Naugatuck detectives. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
"The circumstances of Nichols' death are under investigation. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
"Their deaths are still under investigation, Paxton's office said. \u2014 Alex Sundby, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"Sixty-two incarcerated people in Arizona are confirmed to have died of COVID-19, with 15 additional deaths under investigation. \u2014 Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
"Additional details about the incident, which is currently under investigation, were not immediately shared. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"Pentagon officials told lawmakers that since the report\u2019s publication, military pilots had come forward with hundreds more sightings, bringing the total number of incidents under investigation to 400. \u2014 Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"For the families, the experience of being under investigation has been nothing short of devastating, the lawsuit states. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"Pettit is under investigation by the FBI and, according to a source, the Internal Revenue Service. \u2014 Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Theoretically, Nothing could attempt an under -display selfie camera design. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 16 June 2022",
"Then apply to your under -eye area for about 7 minutes before rinsing. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Restaurant chain First Watch and two medical offices will be the tenants of an under -construction building at the Shops on Naper development near East Ogden Avenue and North Naper Boulevard. \u2014 Rafael Guerrero, chicagotribune.com , 16 Dec. 2021",
"For an eye treatment, there is the Instant Depuff Eye Renewal Serum that instantly depuffs, firms, and removes dark circles from the under -eye area. \u2014 Tamim Alnuweiri, Travel + Leisure , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Dior\u2019s Firming & Wrinkle-Correcting Eye Cream includes green coffee oil and hemp seed oil to calm the under eye. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 9 Nov. 2021",
"However, a 2017 analysis of the MetroHealth\u2019s $1 billion Campus Transformation construction project \u2014 with the under -construction Glick Center as its cornerstone \u2014 would pump $873.3 million into Cuyahoga County\u2019s economy from 2015 through 2023. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 15 Sep. 2021",
"Even his clumsiness loading the rifle pegs him as an under -prepared novice. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"Already a favorite of Addison Rae and Olivia Rodrigo, Edikted has been enthusiastically embraced by Gen Z, but Stewart\u2019s cozy cardigan proves the label isn\u2019t just for the under 20 set. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 11 Jan. 2022"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": identity in musical pitch",
": the interval of a perfect prime",
": the state of being so tuned or sounded",
": the writing, playing, or singing of parts in a musical passage at the same pitch or in octaves",
": a harmonious agreement or union : concord",
": in perfect agreement : so as to harmonize exactly",
": at the same time : simultaneously",
": identical in musical pitch",
": producing pitches ordinarily associated with the keys played",
": the state of being tuned or sounded at the same pitch or at an octave",
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"\u02c8y\u00fc-n\u0259-s\u0259n",
"-n\u0259-z\u0259n",
"\u02c8y\u00fc-n\u0259-s\u0259n"
],
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"accord",
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"concurrency",
"consensus",
"unanimity"
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"conflict",
"disagreement",
"dissensus"
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"Noun",
"the members of the committee are in unison on this point",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Yet, even as wins have failed to come, players have been in virtual unison that life has become better in the days since several left their final meeting with Andersen in tears. \u2014 Danny Moran, OregonLive.com , 3 Nov. 2017",
"As the first quarter comes to a close, Hawkeye fans turn in unison to wave and smile at the patients at the university's children's hospital, reports CBS News correspondent Dana Jacobson. \u2014 CBS News , 2 Nov. 2017",
"The translation was, literally, faithful: God himself had moved their hands in unison , only one possible translation for his Word. \u2014 Wyatt Mason, New York Times , 2 Nov. 2017",
"Time Detroit Lions owner Martha Ford and her three daughters stood with Lions players for the singing of the national anthem as part of a broad show of unison before Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 24 Sep. 2017",
"Fox attacks on his own, crouching, extending his arms and that 6-6 wingspan, moving his feet in unison with his opponent\u2019s. \u2014 Ailene Voisin, sacbee , 22 Sep. 2017",
"For five minutes and 55 seconds, 50 independent stewards watched the dancers, making sure everyone moved in unison and kept dancing the entire time. \u2014 Priscella Vega, Burbank Leader , 22 Sep. 2017",
"Today, America\u2019s major physician organizations are recommending something, strongly and in unison : The latest health-care bill, known as Graham-Cassidy, would do harm to the country and should be defeated. \u2014 James Hamblin, The Atlantic , 21 Sep. 2017",
"Smartphone alerts beeped in unison and television stations suddenly cut to an ominous black screen with bold, white script warning of a possible missile attack. \u2014 Charlie Campbell / Tokyo, Time , 20 Sep. 2017"
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-213325"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": not imaginable or comprehensible",
": not possible to imagine or understand"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u0259-\u02c8maj-n\u0259-b\u0259l",
"-\u02c8ma-j\u0259-",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u0259-\u02c8ma-j\u0259-n\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"fantastic",
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"believable",
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"conceivable",
"convincing",
"credible",
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"imaginable",
"plausible",
"supposable",
"thinkable"
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"examples":[
"the unimaginable horrors of war",
"a disaster of almost unimaginable proportions",
"This technology would have been unimaginable five years ago.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Then, four years later, the unimaginable happened: Another student from the same class charged into an elementary school with an AR-15-style rifle, killing 19 children and two teachers in one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"Now, as his ambition rode the wave of new technology, a small opportunity had turned into unimaginable riches. \u2014 Steve Brusatte, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
"After unimaginable tragedy, Cruz was, by all accounts, moving forward. \u2014 Rose Minutaglio, ELLE , 4 June 2022",
"Turner: What these girls have gone through is absolutely unimaginable . \u2014 Katcy Stephan, Variety , 5 May 2022",
"Similar police violence against a white girl is unimaginable . Listen. \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"The intense pressure of setting and executing Apple\u2019s progression with deep precision, and of taking responsibility for the company\u2019s effects on society, is almost unimaginable . \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 23 May 2022",
"Now some game workers are considering unionization, which would have been unimaginable just a few years ago. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"Also, the psychic toll on the mouse has been unimaginable . \u2014 Ellie Black, The New Yorker , 20 May 2022"
],
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"1611, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-214133"
},
"undergo":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to submit to : endure",
": to go through : experience",
": undertake",
": to partake of",
": to experience or endure (something)"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8g\u014d",
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8g\u014d"
],
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"endure",
"experience",
"feel",
"have",
"know",
"pass",
"see",
"suffer",
"sustain",
"taste",
"witness"
],
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"examples":[
"She will have to undergo an operation.",
"some people undergo a complete transformation while away at college",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"During the first few months, Charlie was treated for numerous infections and had to undergo surgical debridement and skin graft procedures. \u2014 Caitlin Keating, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"Of course, professional golf would have to undergo radical change to remotely resemble the fluid marketplace envisioned by our imaginary economist. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 18 June 2022",
"In an unfortunate turn, the Orlando native fractured his jaw at training last week and had to undergo surgery this past Friday, sidelining him for the next 6-8 weeks. \u2014 Austin David, Orlando Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
"Doty had once been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and had to undergo surgery to remove portions of his colon. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 11 June 2022",
"Accounting professionals have to undergo a tedious process to collect and analyze such enormous amounts of data. \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Organizers would have to undergo background checks, and an ambulance with medical personnel would be required at each event. \u2014 Roman Stubbs, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
"To qualify as probationary officers, the recruits now had to undergo a battery of testing, including polygraphs and psychological screenings. \u2014 Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"Aging high-rise condos will have to undergo safety inspections while condo boards will have to save money for structural repairs if the governor signs a new condo safety bill that cleared the Legislature in a special session Wednesday. \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": not based on, dealing with, or true to history : not historical"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-hi-\u02c8st\u022fr-i-k\u0259l",
"-\u02c8st\u00e4r-"
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"1611, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-220203"
},
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"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking dramatic force or quality : unspectacular"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-dr\u0259-\u02c8ma-tik"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bartlett is on shakier ground in the family scenes, with the Trump boys badly underwritten and the initial premise of Shakespearean internecine rivalry turning into an undramatic rout by Ivanka. \u2014 Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Old fashioned, undramatic , stable governance from a longtime liberal Democrat. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 30 Sep. 2021",
"The political gains and limits of Black Power are encapsulated in the contrast between Rush\u2019s long, if undramatic , career, and the inspirational yet violent life of Huey Newton, leader of the party that flamed out less than a decade after its birth. \u2014 Michael Kazin, The New Republic , 30 July 2021",
"There is no patience for the undramatic , efficient, spiraling ascent of progress. \u2014 Thomas Chatterton Williams, Harper's Magazine , 20 July 2021",
"Nentwig gives the impression of being a methodical and undramatic scholar, the type who never misses a deadline. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 19 July 2021",
"Finn Little, who plays Connor, her young charge, is similarly intense but undramatic , his tears frequently making little rivulets down his muddy face. \u2014 Jo Livingstone, The New Republic , 21 May 2021",
"The season ended in undramatic fashion on Sunday, and now all eyes turn to the NBA draft lottery. \u2014 Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press , 17 May 2021",
"Steveson's path to the finals was decidedly undramatic . \u2014 Rachel Blount, Star Tribune , 2 Apr. 2021"
],
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"1754, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": extremely practical : very useful or sensible"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1840, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-220648"
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"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": according to the usual or ordinary course of things : most often : as a rule : customarily , ordinarily"
],
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"\u02c8y\u00fc-zh\u0259-w\u0259-l\u0113",
"-zh\u0259-l\u0113",
"\u02c8y\u00fczh-w\u0259-l\u0113",
"\u02c8y\u00fczh-l\u0113"
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"generally",
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"naturally",
"normally",
"ordinarily",
"typically"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-221856"
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"adjective"
],
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": lacking in assurance, sophistication, or self-control",
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],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00fcl"
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"examples":[
"Her parents' car is totally uncool .",
"It's uncool to lie to your friends.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The plastics industry was, and is, the symbol for everything uncool : an inauthentic material, the boring bourgeois business of making and selling it, all with a whiff of environmental unfriendliness. \u2014 Kyle Harper, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"Automotive trends cycle in and out, and what's completely uncool now might fetch big bucks on Bring a Trailer next decade. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 30 May 2022",
"On the one hand, Washington is drawn to the glitter and glamour (and millions of Instagram followers) of the Hollywood famous and their ability to make the essentially uncool seem exciting. \u2014 New York Times , 1 May 2022",
"Each episode focused on a different character, her struggles and victories, such as an absent father or feeling like the uncool kid in the club. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022",
"As a teen-ager, Apatow was a suburban comedy geek when comedy was still uncool . \u2014 Susan Morrison, The New Yorker , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Penny should not flake on you \u2014 that\u2019s totally uncool behavior in any friendship or relationship, much less giving your bestie that treatment. \u2014 Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Mar. 2022",
"And while TikTok is rendering platforms like Facebook and Instagram increasingly uncool , Sayman said Twitter\u2019s biggest advantage is that it\u2019s been included in that conversation. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Last year, Gen Z users on TikTok officially deemed skinny jeans uncool . \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 3 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1948, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-222109"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not ambivalent : clear-cut , definite"
],
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"lucid",
"luculent",
"luminous",
"manifest",
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"obvious",
"open-and-shut",
"palpable",
"patent",
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"perspicuous",
"plain",
"ringing",
"straightforward",
"transparent",
"unambiguous",
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"clouded",
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"dark",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"equivocal",
"indistinct",
"mysterious",
"nonobvious",
"obfuscated",
"obscure",
"unapparent",
"unclarified",
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"that comment is an unambivalent insult"
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"first_known_use":[
"1945, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": inconceivable"
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"fantastical",
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"incredible",
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"convincing",
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"examples":[
"it's unconceivable that a once-promising actor could end up this way"
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"circa 1604, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": free from ostentation, elegance, or affectation : modest"
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"honest",
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"affected",
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"artificial",
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"dissimulating",
"fake",
"false",
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"insincere",
"phony",
"phoney",
"pretentious"
],
"examples":[
"a casual and unpretentious restaurant",
"a simple and unpretentious account about growing up in the rural South",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However, the unpretentious Vietnamese restaurant matched the downtown ethos of the capsule collection. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
"This is a big city, a diverse city and a city that is far more unpretentious than its reputation. \u2014 Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Pakula\u2019s trilogy lacks the unpretentious , reformist spirit of crime-busting genre films by filmmakers who knew where they were headed politically. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 1 June 2022",
"Her unpretentious air opened doors across the West Bank and Gaza to her. \u2014 Dalia Hatuqa, CNN , 16 May 2022",
"His vocal style is low key, authentic, unpretentious . \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 18 May 2022",
"The food was unpretentious , and substantially better than your typical pub fare. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 22 Apr. 2020",
"Wearing an Oxford shirt with blue and white pinstripes, Mr. Povlsen had a gray-flecked beard and unpretentious manners. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"The Navalny spotlighted in the documentary is consistent with the Navalny many of us have followed on social media for years now, a figure of uncommon courage who is also unpretentious , foulmouthed, and very funny. \u2014 David Klion, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022"
],
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],
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having no acknowledged or known father",
": having no known origin"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8f\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259rd"
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"baseborn",
"bastard",
"illegitimate",
"misbegotten",
"natural",
"spurious",
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"first_known_use":[
"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-230850"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not treated",
": not improved or controlled medically",
": not subjected to treatment"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u0113-t\u0259d",
"-\u02c8tr\u0113t-\u0259d"
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"synonyms":[
"crude",
"native",
"natural",
"raw",
"rude",
"undressed",
"unprocessed",
"unrefined"
],
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"dressed",
"processed",
"refined",
"treated"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Unclean water and untreated sewage also took more than a million lives. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"But department officials had said what observers have said recently appeared to be untreated sewage floating in the river were actually floating mats of algae. \u2014 Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Participants in the survey also reported most mental health providers do not accept MassHealth, leading to lower income residents suffering from mental illness to go undiagnosed or untreated . \u2014 Walker Armstrong, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"The danger is from bacterial contamination that can cause severe diarrhea, which when untreated can be life-threatening. \u2014 Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel , 31 May 2022",
"As for mineral oil, though some people try to avoid it because untreated or lightly-treated mineral oil is a carcinogen, and could be contaminated with 1,4-dioxane. \u2014 Jihan Forbes, Allure , 31 May 2022",
"The initiative backed by Vargas and Stephan aims to bring more help to those with untreated trauma. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
"The figure includes people killed by shelling or in fires caused by Russian missile strikes, as well as those who died from shrapnel wounds, untreated diseases, a lack of medicine or while trapped under rubble, according to the mayor. \u2014 Fox News , 27 May 2022",
"The figure includes people killed by shelling or in fires caused by Russian missile strikes, as well as those who died from shrapnel wounds, untreated diseases, a lack of medicine or while trapped under rubble, according to the mayor. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau And Elena Becatoros, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-231432"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having no decorations or ornaments : not ornamented : plain , undecorated"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8\u022fr-n\u0259-\u02ccmen-t\u0259d"
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"bald",
"bare",
"naked",
"plain",
"plain-vanilla",
"simple",
"unadorned",
"undecorated",
"unembellished",
"unvarnished"
],
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"adorned",
"decorated",
"embellished",
"fancy",
"ornamented"
],
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"1688, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-232340"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not fit or able to be eaten : inedible"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8\u0113-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"1611, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-232718"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not charming or attractive : not alluring"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u0259-\u02c8lu\u0307r-i\u014b"
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"circa 1775, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-233054"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": not predictable: such as",
": not able to be known or declared in advance",
": tending to behave in ways that cannot be predicted",
": impossible to predict"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-pri-\u02c8dik-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02cc\u0259n-pri-\u02c8dik-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"capricious",
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"fickle",
"flickery",
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"fluid",
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"mercurial",
"mutable",
"skittish",
"temperamental",
"uncertain",
"unsettled",
"unstable",
"unsteady",
"variable",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Predicting how this game of chicken ends\u2014a contest that has already proven so unpredictable \u2014seems to beg the possibility of getting a face full of egg. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"For Oladipo, 30, who continues to work back from May 2021 quadriceps surgery, this offseason figures to be as unpredictable as last summer. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
"Like previous coronavirus variants, BA.2 can be wildly unpredictable in its timeline and range of symptoms. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"But her brief presence alongside other members of the royal family served only to underscore how rare and unpredictable such public appearances have become as Elizabeth battles increasing infirmity. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"First, the virus remains highly transmissible and unpredictable ; COVID hospitalization in Maine has been high recently, despite a population vaccination rate of 80 percent. \u2014 Isabella Bunosso, Scientific American , 27 May 2022",
"Much of that work is low-paid and unpredictable , often done by immigrants or people with limited education who have trouble finding better work. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 26 May 2022",
"The unpredictable is scary for children, and a predictable routine is especially reassuring when children are frightened or unsure. \u2014 Amy Joyce, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"The market can clearly and probably will move lower, but the rebounds from these declines are typically sharp and unpredictable in their timing. \u2014 Bill Stone, Forbes , 22 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1840, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-233113"
},
"unquestioning":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not questioning : not expressing or marked by doubt or hesitation",
": accepting without thinking or doubting"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8kwes-ch\u0259-ni\u014b",
"-\u02c8kwesh-",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8kwes-ch\u0259-ni\u014b",
"-\u02c8kwesh-"
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"examples":[
"I am truly disturbed by her unquestioning acceptance of authority.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By his enthusiastic and unquestioning support for a clearly violent industry, Joe Manchin is nobody\u2019s centrist. \u2014 Mary Anna\u00efse Heglar, The New Republic , 3 May 2022",
"Dogs also provide an unquestioning source of comfort and support, says James. \u2014 Phil Boucher, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022",
"Politicians, media and other influencers appeal to emotions and fear to weaponize these unquestioning minds and build armies. \u2014 Ahmad Kareh, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The proletariat profited simply in exchange for unquestioning , loyal service. \u2014 Douglas London, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
"But this portrait is too clean, too unquestioning , too accepting, to get to the marrow. \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1a, Los Angeles Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Kueng, the rookie Black officer who knelt on Floyd's leg, testified that probationary officers were taught to always defer to a superior to the point of unquestioning obedience. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 24 Feb. 2022",
"True Chomsky followers show their Polonius-like loyalty through unquestioning acceptance of each new image Chomsky sees in the theoretical cloud. \u2014 Geoffrey K. Pullum, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Most significantly, even amid bitter fights over the administration\u2019s infrastructure and social-reform bills, the inclusion of $41 billion of industry subsidies in the legislation has received unquestioning bipartisan backing. \u2014 Andrew Cockburn, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1697, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-235725"
},
"unconscious":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": having lost consciousness",
": not marked by conscious thought, sensation, or feeling",
": of or relating to the unconscious",
": not possessing mind or consciousness",
": not knowing or perceiving : not aware",
": free from self-awareness",
": not consciously held or deliberately planned or carried out",
": the part of mental life that does not ordinarily enter the individual's awareness yet may influence behavior and perception or be revealed (as in slips of the tongue or in dreams)",
": not aware",
": having lost consciousness",
": not intentional or planned",
": not marked by conscious thought, sensation, or feeling",
": of or relating to the unconscious",
": having lost consciousness",
": the part of mental life that is not ordinarily integrated or available to consciousness yet may be manifested as a motive force in overt behavior (as in neurosis) and is often revealed (as through dreams, slips of the tongue, or dissociated acts) \u2014 compare subconscious"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-sh\u0259s",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00e4n-sh\u0259s",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00e4n-ch\u0259s"
],
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"cold",
"insensible",
"senseless"
],
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"conscious"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"He was knocked unconscious by a fall.",
"She was unconscious for three days after the accident.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Edwards was knocked unconscious during an altercation with rioters -- a moment captured on video that aired during the hearing -- but returned to duty at the Capitol's west terrace. \u2014 Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
"On a personal level, implicit (or unconscious ) bias from health care providers can also play a role. \u2014 Abigail Libers, SELF , 25 May 2022",
"Some were left unconscious , their bloody bodies stripped naked and left lying on the cold concrete. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Imirowicz's father was found by a neighbor after Imirowicz left him unconscious at home. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"He was slumped over in the driver\u2019s seat, unconscious , not breathing. \u2014 Daniel Gilbert, oregonlive , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Later news broke that, according to CBS Sports, Arnette is facing a hit-and-run accusation from a 2020 incident that left a woman unconscious and with $92,000 in medical bills. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 8 Nov. 2021",
"And at the archway\u2019s edge, a woman sprawled on the ground, unconscious . \u2014 New York Times , 16 Oct. 2021",
"Ruiz died Monday after Hurley attacked him and left him unconscious , according to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. \u2014 Salma Reyes, The Arizona Republic , 15 Oct. 2021"
],
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"Adjective",
"1712, in the meaning defined at sense 2a",
"Noun",
"circa 1912, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-002246"
},
"unmusical":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not musical : such as",
": not musical in nature : harsh , discordant",
": not gifted in or appreciative of music"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8my\u00fc-zi-k\u0259l"
],
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"cacophonous",
"discordant",
"dissonant",
"inharmonious",
"unmelodious",
"unvocal"
],
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"harmonious",
"harmonizing",
"melodious",
"musical"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1603, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-005419"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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": to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right",
": to take or make use of without right",
": to take the place of by or as if by force : supplant",
": to seize or exercise authority or possession wrongfully",
": to take and hold unfairly or by force",
": to seize and hold (as office, place, or powers) in possession by force or without right",
": to seize or exercise authority or possession wrongfully"
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"yu\u0307-\u02c8s\u0259rp",
"also",
"yu\u0307-\u02c8s\u0259rp",
"-\u02c8z\u0259rp",
"yu\u0307-\u02c8s\u0259rp, -\u02c8z\u0259rp"
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"appropriate",
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"pirate",
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"press",
"seize",
"take over"
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"examples":[
"Some people have accused city council members of trying to usurp the mayor's power.",
"attempting to usurp the throne",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yet, Fellowes manages to navigate \u2018Downton Abbey\u2019 to charm both reactionaries and revolutionaries, finagling a sequence that allows the staff to usurp the formal dining room while the rich serve themselves at a buffet. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"Whether your mom is hiking, climbing, or enjoying spring and summer sports, this is clothing item to usurp all others. \u2014 Wendy Altschuler, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Her mask ruling also seems to usurp public health guidance while failing to understand science or the English language. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 19 Apr. 2022",
"However, it can also be used to usurp turning off read receipts. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 19 Apr. 2022",
"In this climate of fake news, the topic of deception is to usurp the integrity of elections by stating irregularities in the voting process. \u2014 Rayna Reid, Essence , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The traditional argument has been that as these rival economies grow larger than the US, their financial gravity will lead them to gradually usurp the role of the American financial system. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Fortunately for Yakei, no other macaques attempted to usurp her throne this season and the queen remained the troop\u2019s alpha at the end of March, according to reserve officials. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"On April 1, 2021, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed New York\u2019s case, and reprimanded the City for trying to usurp a federal function. \u2014 Daniel Markind, Forbes , 25 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French usorper , from Latin usurpare to take possession of without legal claim, from usu (ablative of usus use) + rapere to seize \u2014 more at rapid ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-005511"
},
"understanding":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a mental grasp : comprehension",
": the power of comprehending",
": the capacity to apprehend general relations of particulars",
": the power to make experience intelligible by applying concepts and categories",
": a mutual agreement not formally entered into but in some degree binding on each side",
": friendly or harmonious relationship",
": an agreement of opinion or feeling : adjustment of differences",
": explanation , interpretation",
": sympathy sense 3a",
": endowed with understanding : tolerant , sympathetic",
": knowing , intelligent",
": ability to get the meaning of and judge",
": an agreement of opinion or feeling",
": a willingness to show kind or favorable feelings toward others",
": the particular way in which someone understands something",
": having or showing kind or favorable feelings toward others : sympathetic"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8stan-di\u014b",
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8stan-di\u014b"
],
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"accord",
"agreement",
"bargain",
"compact",
"contract",
"convention",
"covenant",
"deal",
"disposition",
"pact",
"settlement"
],
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"commiserative",
"compassionate",
"empathetic",
"empathic",
"humane",
"sympathetic"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Optimity does this by guiding users through micro routines designed to gradually improve their understanding of all forms of wellness, including financial health. \u2014 Bryan Pearson, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The wide-scale outbreaks have provided researchers with a new opportunity to fine-tune their understanding of the disease by studying which wild bird species, behaviors and ecologies play key roles in transmission. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"What\u2019s your understanding of where those resources are likely to go? \u2014 Benjy Sarlin, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"The Kavli Prize honors scientists for breakthroughs in astrophysics, nanoscience, and neuroscience\u2014transforming our understanding of the big, the small and the complex. \u2014 Scientific American Custom Media, Scientific American , 17 June 2022",
"Notably, much of Thursday's hearing revolved around Eastman's continued push for Pence to overturn the election, despite his understanding the argument lacked merit. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 16 June 2022",
"Economists\u2019 definition of inflation\u2014a rise in the overall price level\u2014is constant but their understanding of its causes goes through regime shifts. \u2014 Greg Ip, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"My understanding is that Kathleen dies three times in this series! \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"The Washington Post caught up with Brodsky to talk about the federal legislation and how our understanding of stealthing has evolved over the past five years. \u2014 Anne Branigin, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"External attorneys and clients have been very understanding . \u2014 Fortune , 30 May 2022",
"But one of the good surprising things is that customers can be very understanding and have empathy too. \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 5 May 2022",
"Instead, my friends were super understanding , supportive and felt bad for me. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
"One set is pretty understanding ; the other set is extremely right-wing and over-the-top conservative. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 16 Feb. 2022",
"So the pandemic taught me to love people more, to be more up close and personal, and to be more understanding . \u2014 Darlene Aderoju, Billboard , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Continue to reach out to your son in a loving and understanding way. \u2014 cleveland , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Continue to reach out to your son in a loving and understanding way. \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Claire has a doula, day care, Obamacare breast pump, tenure-track job, several therapists and the world\u2019s most understanding husband. \u2014 Amanda Hess, New York Times , 14 Jan. 2022"
],
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"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-010054"
},
"uncorrupted":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not subjected to corruption : not decomposed",
": free from moral corruption : not debased or made corrupt"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from un- entry 1 + corrupted , past participle of corrupten to corrupt",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-010345"
},
"untypical":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not typical : atypical"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ti-pi-k\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"aberrant",
"aberrational",
"abnormal",
"anomalous",
"atypical",
"deviant",
"deviate",
"devious",
"irregular",
"unnatural"
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"natural",
"normal",
"regular",
"standard",
"typical"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1848, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-012829"
},
"undressed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not dressed: such as",
": partially, improperly, or informally clothed",
": not fully processed or finished",
": not cared for or tended"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8drest"
],
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"crude",
"native",
"natural",
"raw",
"rude",
"unprocessed",
"unrefined",
"untreated"
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"dressed",
"processed",
"refined",
"treated"
],
"examples":[
"I was undressed when the fire alarm went off.",
"an undressed patient waiting to be examined by the doctor",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After finding the car, detectives returned to Cole\u2019s house to do another search and found the body of an undressed White woman in the septic tank, the affidavit says. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2022",
"And Jon Ketzner sounded almost elegant with needlessly crude/ creedlessly nude, referring to a gratuitous comic and an undressed atheist. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Dec. 2021",
"In the entry to the loft-like main living area, an enormous fashion photo book on a tall stand is open to a shot by Annie Leibovitz of an undressed Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley with Tom Ford. \u2014 Nancy Keates, WSJ , 8 Dec. 2021",
"The belly is often out or the dresses feel undressed , in a reaction to the lockdown\u2019s comfy mood. \u2014 Vogue , 12 Oct. 2021",
"The documents state that both women were partially undressed when they were found. \u2014 Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Rachel\u2019s not fully undressed and there\u2019s no post-coital cuddle, but no judgment here, the breakfast buffet probably ends at 10. \u2014 Amanda Whiting, Vulture , 25 July 2021",
"Things can get so bad there that in 2018 the local authorities had to start a campaign begging them not to get undressed or defecate in public. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 17 July 2021",
"Police officers handcuffed Young and made her stand undressed for several minutes in her home. \u2014 Madeline Buckley, chicagotribune.com , 16 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1535, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-013827"
},
"unaware":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not aware : ignorant",
": unawares",
": unawares",
": not having knowledge : not aware"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u0259-\u02c8wer",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u0259-\u02c8wer"
],
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"clueless",
"ignorant",
"incognizant",
"innocent",
"insensible",
"nescient",
"oblivious",
"unacquainted",
"unconscious",
"uninformed",
"unknowing",
"unmindful",
"unwitting"
],
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"aback",
"suddenly",
"unanticipatedly",
"unawares",
"unexpectedly"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"she was unaware of the change in travel plans",
"Adverb",
"the predawn attack took the airmen completely unaware",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Fiat Chrysler insisted at the time that vehicle was safe and that the company was unaware of similar real-world incidents in which the Jeep tipped over like this. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"Investigators are trying to understand why Uvalde\u2019s schools police chief was unaware of crucial 911 communications while in command of officers assembled at an elementary school where 18-year-old Salvador Ramos killed 19 children and 2 teachers. \u2014 Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News , 3 June 2022",
"Those devising such dual-use AI are often unaware of the reversal potential and its repercussions. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The woman had not authorized, and was unaware of, the purchase. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
"For leaders looking to cultivate a workplace where honesty is valued, a blind vote can be a powerful tool, as employees are unaware of how their boss and others are voting. \u2014 Kwame Christian, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"The motivation to hold the polluter accountable may need to come from regulators, as most residents ProPublica encountered in Calvert City were unaware of Westlake\u2019s environmental record or the pattern of alarming air-monitoring data. \u2014 Kathleen Flynn, ProPublica , 20 May 2022",
"Apparently, there was a loophole in the HR policies about paying out unused vacation only on an accrual basis\u2014something her boss was unaware of. \u2014 Roberta Moore, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"The seller was unaware of its value, and so kept it in the kitchen, where it was spotted by an expert. \u2014 Sana Noor Haq, CNN , 18 May 2022"
],
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"Adjective",
"1696, in the meaning defined above",
"Adverb",
"1581, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-014536"
},
"uncut":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not cut down or cut into",
": not shaped by cutting",
": not having the folds of the leaves slit",
": not abridged, curtailed, or expurgated",
": not diluted or adulterated",
": not cut down or cut into",
": not shaped by cutting"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u0259t",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u0259t"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"His hair was uncut but neat.",
"the uncut version of the film",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Working with Graduation cameraman Tudor Vladimir Panduru, the director relies on wide master shots to capture the daunting mountain landscapes and to depict events in a single frame, allowing the actors to play through their long scenes uncut . \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
"In general, sturdier, larger, and more solid ingredients\u2014like whole or halved vegetables or fruits, burgers, whole fish, and uncut pieces of meat\u2014are preferred for grilling. \u2014 Audrey Bruno, SELF , 14 May 2022",
"All those initiated wear symbols with religious significance, known as the five K\u2019s: kesh ( uncut hair), kanga (wooden comb), kachera (cotton undershorts), kirpan (a steel blade), and kara (a steel bracelet). \u2014 Simranjit Khalsa, The Conversation , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Its raw and uncut lyrics share the realities and aspirations of people from a particular socioeconomic class within the country. \u2014 Sharine Taylor, refinery29.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Adopted by municipalities beginning with Appleton in 2020, No Mow May suspends weed ordinances to allow yards to go uncut in May when bees emerge. \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Trump's real ideology \u2014 aside from his uncut narcissism \u2014 is fame. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Attach to the uncut bottom of the ball to form the base of the vase. \u2014 Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 Apr. 2022",
"It\u2019s the past in its purest, most uncut form, like it was created in Walter White\u2019s secret basement laboratory and injected directly into the veins of their fans. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 7 Mar. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-014625"
},
"unpardonable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": too bad to be pardoned or forgiven : not pardonable : unforgivable"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8p\u00e4rd-n\u0259-b\u0259l",
"-\u02c8p\u00e4r-d\u1d4an-\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"indefensible",
"inexcusable",
"inexpiable",
"insupportable",
"unforgivable",
"unjustifiable",
"unwarrantable"
],
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"defensible",
"excusable",
"forgivable",
"justifiable",
"pardonable",
"venial"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That\u2019s when he officially was nailed by MLB cops for betting on Major League games (including on his Reds) while managing, which violated what always has been the game\u2019s unpardonable sin. \u2014 Terence Moore, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
"What is condemnable, despicable & unpardonable is his being subjected to [two] complaints. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Nov. 2021",
"The hot team appears to be Tennessee, which has won three straight since its unpardonable sin of losing to the New York Jets, 27-24, in overtime Oct. 3. \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The Dodgers have scored two or fewer runs in five of their 10 postseason games, but their latest display of futility was especially unpardonable . \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Development of farmland by Japanese settlers led to statewide discrimination against the Japanese and ultimately to their wartime incarceration, one of the most unpardonable episodes in California, and American, history. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 23 July 2021",
"The opportunity to make millions has made gambling acceptable to sports leagues, which used to treat wagering on sports as an unpardonable sin. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 20 Apr. 2021",
"Conveniently, this rescues Sittenfeld\u2019s Hillary from casting an unpardonable vote for an indefensible war. \u2014 Nora Caplan-bricker, The New Yorker , 17 May 2020",
"To many critics of the Trump administration, separating families is an unpardonable atrocity. \u2014 Dara Lind, Vox , 21 June 2018"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1525, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-022656"
},
"unspecialized":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not differentiated for a particular end or fitted for a particular purpose : not specialized"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8spe-sh\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bzd"
],
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"all-around",
"all-round",
"all-purpose",
"catholic",
"general",
"general-purpose",
"unlimited",
"unqualified",
"unrestricted"
],
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"limited",
"restricted",
"specialized",
"technical"
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"first_known_use":[
"1874, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-041948"
},
"untowardness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
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"There was nothing untoward about his appearance.",
"tried to reason with the untoward child",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tim went on to clarify that, because of Mr. Jones\u2019s status as an educator in town, the department had a policy in place for anything untoward . \u2014 Kathleen Alcott, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Black women have received untoward commentary about our hair texture, our hairstyle choices, and our hair loss for a very long time now. \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Lamentedly, the stopping ploy sometimes won\u2019t work or the clever stunt could create an untoward driving situation that gets out of hand. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi said Wednesday that the U.N. agency, which has broad inspections rights in Ukraine, had seen no untoward activity. \u2014 Laurence Norman, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022",
"According to a transcript, Perlasca denied anything untoward . \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The proliferation of small aircraft involved in untoward actions has led federal investigators to try to rein in some of the most egregious behavior. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Dictated by the car and not the mileage, these visits have revealed nothing untoward . \u2014 Beth Nichols, Car and Driver , 26 Jan. 2022",
"In theory, this would imply that no driver could get themselves into such an untoward posture. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021"
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"abandon",
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"that professor tends to be unrelenting about deadlines",
"unrelenting in the pursuit of equality for all races",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The unrelenting artillery assault is likely to deter Ukrainian counterattacks in the area, the institute said. \u2014 Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"The unrelenting artillery assault is likely to deter Ukrainian counterattacks in the area, the institute said. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
"Days of unrelenting rain and snowmelt led to a more than 14-foot rise in the Yellowstone River, a historic event that climate experts warn could become more common. \u2014 Katie Jennings, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
"Beyond that, any aspiring super app faces unrelenting competition from domestic and foreign rivals, some of which already have a stranglehold on the digital landscape. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
"Analysts say the unrelenting criticism and political toxicity of immigration appears to have led to hesitancy among some in White House to place an emphasis on migration at this year\u2019s summit. \u2014 Courtney Subramanianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"The laptop industry has been on an unrelenting mission to decrease the size of screen bezels over the past few years, and that has, again, led to a larger display in a smaller body. \u2014 Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
"Tuesday night, the seemingly unrelenting conversation about just how to slow gun violence in Baltimore and across America reached Frankford. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 8 June 2022",
"Russian President Vladimir Putin, the dictator who rules over a country with the world\u2019s largest nuclear arsenal and one of its largest militaries, has already inflicted unrelenting pain and destruction on a sovereign nation. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Apr. 2022"
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": not sophisticated: such as",
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"She was innocent and unsophisticated when she left for college.",
"mistakenly believed that the tribe was unsophisticated and would sell their land for a fraction of its worth",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Like Cutler, White doesn\u2019t believe Berner\u2019s story of death by indigestion: early-twentieth-century medical science wasn\u2019t that unsophisticated . \u2014 Maia Silber, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"But experts have been surprised that Russia\u2019s disinformation strategies are as unsophisticated as their real-life ones. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 May 2022",
"The very real terrors that might have once existed have been replaced by curiosity and a condescending nod to the gullibility of unsophisticated people born in a different era. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"For all its eyebrow-raising effect on the conflict, the Tochka is an old, unsophisticated weapon. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Lapsus$ employs a host of unsophisticated methods to successfully breach its victims. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Defending against drone incursions, even by relatively unsophisticated models, also poses a challenge. \u2014 Daniel Michaels And Robert Wall, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Though unsophisticated , the DDoS attack has had a renaissance during the opening weeks of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Mar. 2022",
"But unsophisticated science and forensic analysis led law enforcement to rule out Gallegos as the girl found in Arizona. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Beyond having some unfinished business, Bianco is fueled by the energy of downtown LA. \u2014 Andy Wang, Robb Report , 16 June 2022",
"While Tommy seems to have entered some kind of Zen, there is still unfinished business. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
"Chimino already has one of the themes for the new regime \u2014 unfinished business. \u2014 Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"But China\u2019s leader, Xi Jinping, has taken a more aggressive stance than his predecessors, who long vowed to bring the island under their control, viewing the issue as the unfinished business of a bloody civil war waged more than 70 years ago. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"There is a sense of unfinished business, too, for McGovern as Mary\u2019s mother. \u2014 Natalie Jamieson, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
"But each has some unfinished business to tidy up first, which is the focus of most of the movie. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
"While still unfinished , the estate\u2019s grass, gardens and shrubbery could be seen filling in nicely around the property entrance. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 1 June 2022",
"At this point, everybody\u2019s now just trying to take care of Hayley\u2019s unfinished misery business. \u2014 Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone , 31 May 2022"
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"The changes ultimately proved to be unnecessary.",
"Ultimately , it's a question of who is more popular.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Senators ultimately passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act 65-33 Friday after nearly two months of passionate floor debates, poignant hearings and the influence of actor Matthew McConaughey. \u2014 Candy Woodall, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"The position to win the NBA\u2019s draft lottery and ultimately select Paolo Banchero with the No. 1 pick in Thursday\u2019s draft. \u2014 Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"European leaders decided Thursday to make Ukraine a candidate for membership of the European Union, a historically important signaling that the country, while now in the throes of war and far from ready to join the bloc, ultimately belongs in it. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"But ultimately , the winning designs, which will be added to the OMG! \u2014 Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor , 23 June 2022",
"The thing that draws people to watch such videos is, ultimately , not about gun policy or activism or any form of action. \u2014 Reyhan Harmanci, New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"Dabney ultimately did blaze a better path for himself, going to college and becoming a hospital chaplain in Chicago. \u2014 Aaron Morrison, ajc , 23 June 2022",
"The justices\u2019 6-3 decision follows a series of recent mass shootings and is expected to ultimately allow more people to legally carry guns on the streets of the nation\u2019s largest cities \u2014 including New York, Los Angeles and Boston \u2014 and elsewhere. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"The need for more office space sparked a move to Chandler a few years later and ultimately to Gilbert in 2019. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8thret-ni\u014b",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even as the music was being slowly tied to Communism (sometimes accurately), the demeanor of the genre was cheerful and unthreatening . \u2014 Sasha Frere-jones, The New Yorker , 24 Feb. 2022",
"But, in the light of one man\u2019s bloody and woefully misguided decision to invade a peaceful, unthreatening neighbor, the song is, once again, a plea for our common humanity. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 25 Mar. 2022",
"But, in the light of one man's bloody and woefully misguided decision to invade a peaceful, unthreatening neighbor, the song is, once again, a plea for our common humanity. \u2014 Chloe Melas, CNN , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Four years ago, Putin expressed his deep admiration for the tsar while visiting the Crimean Peninsula, a substantial and distinctly unthreatening parcel of Ukraine that Russia invaded in 2014 and has occupied ever since. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 23 Jan. 2022",
"With three minutes left in the first half, junior Anthony Ruiz got through to Warner on fourth-and-1 at the five-yard line, forcing him to chuck an unthreatening pass into the end zone. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 7 Nov. 2021",
"The strangers are an unthreatening family of survivors, but Roxanne refuses to take them in. \u2014 Nick Schager, EW.com , 4 Oct. 2021",
"The fact that Diane was brought into a Black-run firm as an unthreatening white face for deep-pocketed clients during the Trump era has never been more awkwardly plain. \u2014 Scott Tobias, Vulture , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Under the careful, patient, and unthreatening questioning of McNally, Lavigne belittled Danny, calling him dumb and strange. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2021"
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": not good for someone's health : promoting a state of poor health",
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"He was stuck in an unhealthy relationship.",
"She has an unhealthy interest in natural disasters.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The current advisories say that the air quality could range from good to unhealthy , depending on wind conditions and how close people are to the fires. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
"Artificial intelligence tools could be used to track coral restoration by comparing the sounds of healthy and unhealthy reefs. \u2014 Alex Knapp, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"With the combination of overcrowding from unintended habitation and the federal government not providing adequate services at the sites, people at many of the sites now live in distressed, unsafe and unhealthy conditions. \u2014 Chris Aadland, oregonlive , 11 May 2022",
"In a statement, the Bureau of Prisons said its staff members perform weekly fire, safety and sanitation inspections and staff members are encouraged to report unsafe or unhealthy conditions to their supervisors. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Whenever something goes wrong on the restaurant floor \u2014 wage theft, harassment, unsafe and unhealthy practices and other violations of labor standards, the franchisers point the finger at the franchisees. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Specifically, tighter emissions standards for trucks are resulting in less of the fine particulate matter and nitrogen oxides that create unhealthy air along the Wasatch Front during wintertime inversions. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 May 2022",
"Nearly 9 million more people were exposed to deadly particle pollution spikes than in last year's report, and more than 137 million Americans live in counties with unhealthy air. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The State of the Air report also warns that communities of color are disproportionately exposed to unhealthy air in the United States. \u2014 Jamie Hailstone, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022"
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": not alert : easily fooled or surprised : heedless , gullible",
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"The fast-moving tide sometimes surprises unwary swimmers.",
"e-mail scams that take advantage of unwary computer users",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"A night later during Talkin\u2019 Season, Fisher sat down with an unwary Simmons beforeo the A&M Coach\u2019s Night in San Antonio. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 24 May 2022",
"The revolution was overseen by pragmatic, opportunistic and sometimes mendacious visitors, who variously travelled with their own concubines and caught unwary abbots with theirs. \u2014 Crawford Gribben, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"While the Pegasus glitch was a curiosity among speedrunners at first, the community soon found ways to fly their horse into certain boss areas in unexpected ways and defeat the unwary foes easily. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Terrible, tentacle-waving trees snatched and swallowed unwary travelers in far-off lands. \u2014 Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Didn\u2019t know that bitcoin, NFTs, SPACs and meme stocks were destined, even designed, to take unwary investors to the cleaners? \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 26 Dec. 2021",
"But this method can still be dangerous, with the potential for the butt of the tree (the part closest to the ground) to launch up backwards, injuring or even killing an unwary tree feller. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Even in daylight, the environ here seems untrustworthy, a trap for unwary , vulnerable humans. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Yet this path is laden with huge challenges and fraught with dangers that await the unwary and unprepared. \u2014 Thomas Lim, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
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": not capable of being prolonged or continued : not sustainable"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The mayor\u2019s comments drew an angry rebuke from controversial FOP president John Catanzara, who said in a statement that the city\u2019s policy of canceling days off is unsustainable and harming officers\u2019 well-being. \u2014 Gregory Pratt, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"In the case of Evergrande, for example, China\u2019s leaders last summer decreed the massive debt accumulated by the giant developer and its peers to be unsustainable . \u2014 Grady Mcgregor And Clay Chandler, Fortune , 3 June 2022",
"But even some economists who bemoaned those sluggish gains at the time say the current rate of wage growth is unsustainable . \u2014 Ben Casselman, New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"The higher federal spending is simply unsustainable and will, one way or the other, burden the economy with an unaffordable increase in the tax burden. \u2014 Wayne Winegarden, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The unemployment rate in computer and mathematical occupations remains well below pre-pandemic levels, making the current immigration ban on the entry of H-1B visa holders unsustainable . \u2014 Stuart Anderson, Forbes , 2 Mar. 2021",
"Republican House Minority Leader Christine Drazan voted for the program again on Monday, but found the idea of indefinite spending on public housing unsustainable . \u2014 Tim Gruver, Washington Examiner , 10 Nov. 2020",
"Other times, hikers will leave a partner back home, start a trail, and find that the long gaps between cell service and the distance make the commitment unsustainable . \u2014 Matt Vasilogambros, Outside Online , 2 Apr. 2020",
"This was unsustainable as there were hose lines on the ground and operating. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022"
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"noun"
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": not able to be defended",
": not able to be occupied"
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"The Agriculture Department is in an untenable position. With the two hats that it wears\u2014one to protect consumer health and the other to help farmers sell food\u2014it cannot tell us to eat fewer calories. After all, fewer calories generally mean less food, which would fly in the face of the department's mandate to help farmers. \u2014 Marian Burros , New York Times , 14 Aug. 2002",
"But scholars are citizens, too, and if it is wrongheaded to demand political payoff from basic research, it would be equally untenable to demand that research be quarantined from the real-world considerations that weigh so heavily upon us. \u2014 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. , New York Times , 4 Apr. 1998",
"All the theories of the Moon's origin proposed before the Apollo Moon landings of 1969 \u2026 became untenable when the rocks returned from the Moon proved to be as old as the Earth and significantly dissimilar. \u2014 Physics Today , January 1997",
"The problem was then resolved\u2014not by finding that the conduct in question was justified, because that would have offended the judge's sense of order, and not by rejecting the applicability of the defense, which would have led to a reportable opinion and an appeal\u2014but through a dismissal of the charges on the wholly untenable ground that the prosecution had not proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt. \u2014 Edward N. Costikyan , New York Times Book Review , 13 Mar. 1988",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the New York City subway, the screening wouldn\u2019t resemble airport checkpoints, an untenable solution for a system with 472 stations, all with multiple entrances. \u2014 David Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"But these positions are increasingly untenable today because public expectations of corporate behavior have changed, said Americus Reed, a marketing professor at the University of Pennsylvania\u2019s Wharton School of Finance. \u2014 Dylan Freedman, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"That\u2019s obviously untenable , given what has now happened. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 20 May 2022",
"The ball is in some ridiculous, precarious, untenable spot. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 19 May 2022",
"But what could make Twitter\u2019s financial situation truly untenable is the debt, the $12.5 billion in loans taken by Musk to fund his acquisition that Twitter Inc. will need to pay for. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
"For an executive who claims to spend 80 to 100 hours daily working at his current companies, adding the headache-inducing complexities of Twitter to his plate seems untenable . \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"While a micro hotel and transit center could potentially share the same site, the prospect of a years-long delay, the company says, is financially untenable . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Organizer Ty Bellamy said the bureaucracy is frustrating and untenable . \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Mar. 2022"
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"adjective"
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": happening or existing without the knowledge of someone specified",
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"When Scales accepted the job in the Fenway, unbeknownst to him, he was classified by Whole Foods as a permanent employee. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"After the Holocaust, Moshe\u2019s wife was only able to recover a small fraction of his work, but unbeknownst to the family, many other pieces survived. \u2014 al , 19 June 2022",
"The titular Obi-Wan Kenobi \u2014 played by Ewan McGregor \u2014 is then tasked by Leia\u2019s adoptive father to rescue young Leia, which, unbeknownst to him, leads him straight to the den of Reva and, ultimately, another appearance from Flea. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 27 May 2022",
"Thornton revealed that her role on the show opened up a dialogue between her and her mother about her family\u2019s own history with domestic violence, previously unbeknownst to her. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 2 June 2022",
"With her newfound passion roaring, Kelly\u2019s tenure at Noisey was ( unbeknownst to her) winding to a close. \u2014 Niko Stratis, SPIN , 23 May 2022",
"Behind the scenes, however, and unbeknownst to the admin, the attacker's reverse shell opens. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022",
"However, unbeknownst to them, Dumbledore is unable to directly fight Grindelwald himself due to a secret blood pact the pair made years ago to never fight each other. \u2014 Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
"One woman, Shamaya Coleman, lost four children to a fire in a building that, unbeknownst to her, had a yearslong history of safety issues. \u2014 Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune , 9 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fenn estimates that at least 30,000 people have looked for the chest, and searchers range from weekend enthusiasts to semiprofessional hunters to unrepentant fanatics. \u2014 Peter Frick-wright, Outside Online , 11 Aug. 2015",
"The infirm 66-year-old Hale died, unrepentant , in jail before serving out a 14-year sentence. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Apr. 2022",
"At Tuesday\u2019s hearing, prosecutors painted a picture of Crumbley as cruel, unrepentant and talented at hiding his plans to harm others. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Rothchild\u2019s unrepentant killer quickly seduces the reader through Ruby\u2019s intelligent reasoning, and, oddly enough, compassion, even when her actions are repellant. \u2014 Oline H. Cogdill, sun-sentinel.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Both Neumanns have been largely unrepentant since the company's implosion. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 19 Mar. 2022",
"These coyotes are roving the streets in packs, like unrepentant hoodlums looking for a mark. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Feb. 2022",
"That complicated relationship mirrors the one Peacemaker has with his father (played by Robert Patrick), an unrepentant racist who\u2019s revealed at the end of Episode 2 to be the White Dragon, a white supremacist supervillain. \u2014 Adam B. Vary, Variety , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Three days later, still under fire from critics who deemed his language to be unbefitting of a president, Macron was unrepentant . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Jan. 2022"
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"to most people it seemed unthinkable that such a gentle man could be guilty of such awful crimes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Vatican watchers say a papal resignation now would be unthinkable given that Francis' 95-year-old predecessor, Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, is still alive. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 10 June 2022",
"European Union leaders agreed late Monday to cut Russian oil imports by about 90% over the next six months, a dramatic move that was considered unthinkable just months ago. \u2014 Lorne Cook And Samuel Petrequin, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 June 2022",
"European Union leaders agreed late Monday to cut Russian oil imports by about 90% over the next six months, a dramatic move that was considered unthinkable just months ago. \u2014 Fox News , 31 May 2022",
"His largess changed Chelsea but also soccer as a whole, ushering in an era of unfettered spending that saw transfer fees and player salaries rise to levels unthinkable only a few years earlier. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"Other developments, such as suddenly present fears of a twenty-first-century nuclear war in Europe, were unthinkable before the invasion. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 19 May 2022",
"The video, which Ukraine\u2019s Defense Ministry shared Sunday, is most likely evidence of something once thought unthinkable : Russian forces are being driven back to their border, if not over it. \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 17 May 2022",
"The Grammy Award-winning, often argued King of R&B, has been through the unthinkable throughout his life. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 27 May 2022",
"Instead the year ended early as parents were faced with the unthinkable , waiting for hours on Tuesday for the dreaded confirmation about the fate of their children, some having provided DNA swabs to prove their relationship. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022"
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccm\u014dst"
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"An old document was unearthed from the files.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"They were undone by injuries and absences, by a mishmash roster that could not unearth a coherent brand of basketball, and, finally, by a superior opponent that put its suffocating clamps on two of the planet\u2019s best players. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"While there, the priests unearth shocking secrets of the town\u2019s history. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 15 Feb. 2022",
"But The Girl From Plainville feels like a solemn attempt to honor that first instinctive request, digging beyond the most salacious details to unearth a compassionate and devastating portrait of two teens in trouble. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Mar. 2022",
"That is until last summer, when a staff member set out to unearth the iconic piece and found it in an unlikely spot. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Museo Frida Kahlo did not unearth the collection for 50 years. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"As those arguments consume statehouses and school boards, descendants continue to unearth family histories, and in some cases meet each other. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Researchers hope that these core samples will unearth answers to some of the region\u2019s deepest geologic mysteries. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 19 Mar. 2022",
"The virtue of Victoria Lawal\u2019s Marcy was to unearth the banality of administrators. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022"
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": not pleasing to the sight : not comely",
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"The cracks in the wall are unsightly .",
"strip-mining leaves an unsightly gash in the landscape",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The drainage canal is covered by cement, an unsightly legacy of a flood control project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Don\u2019t cut away the unsightly threads just yet, because a hole is easier to patch if a few thin bits are helping hold that section\u2019s shape. \u2014 Ebony Roberts, Outside Online , 1 Nov. 2021",
"As the new shoots take the place of taller, older stems, more of the unsightly portions can be removed. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 5 Feb. 2022",
"As the problem metastasizes, city officials have zeroed in on a new strategy to clear the unsightly encampments even as service providers warn there is not enough temporary or permanent housing for the region\u2019s homeless population. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Throw away your unsightly headphones and the useless little microphone in your laptop\u2026 and step up to studio quality sound. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Kyle Shanahan said the 49ers had only 11 runs in their unsightly loss to the Cardinals on Nov. 7 because Arizona loaded the box to stop the ground game. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Thick garlands, heavy strands of lights, glittery ornaments, and bulky Christmas trees can leave behind stubborn messes and unsightly damage after the holidays are over. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Dishwashers use extra-hot water and powerful detergents to cut through grease and stuck-on food on your dishes, but these harsh cleaning methods can cause discoloration, mar the finish, or leave unsightly spots on your silverware. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 15 Nov. 2021"
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"if you want the scarf to be perfect, you're going to have to unweave the last three inches and fix the mistake",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the gesture only draws attention to itself, unweaving Shakespeare\u2019s web. \u2014 Edward Rothstein, WSJ , 11 July 2019",
"Yamahira \u2014 who now lives in Seattle after living in New York, London and Tokyo \u2014 unweaves canvasses, releasing the individual fibers to reveal the true nature of a form that usually plays a supporting role. \u2014 Gayle Clemans, The Seattle Times , 7 Aug. 2018",
"Yamahira \u2014 who now lives in Seattle after living in New York, London and Tokyo \u2014 unweaves canvasses, releasing the individual fibers to reveal the true nature of a form that usually plays a supporting role. \u2014 Gayle Clemans, The Seattle Times , 7 Aug. 2018",
"To interrogate shadows or go into terrain & unweave the map. \u2014 David C. Ward, Smithsonian , 27 Apr. 2017",
"To interrogate shadows or go into terrain & unweave the map. \u2014 David C. Ward, Smithsonian , 27 Apr. 2017",
"To interrogate shadows or go into terrain & unweave the map. \u2014 David C. Ward, Smithsonian , 27 Apr. 2017"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
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"\u02c8y\u00fcs-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8y\u00fcs-l\u0259s"
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"impractical",
"inoperable",
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"The tent is useless in wet conditions.",
"I made a useless attempt at fixing the leak.",
"Drugs are useless in treating the condition.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Still, a better long-lasting vaccine doesn\u2019t guarantee enough people will be willing to take it, and even an improved vaccine will be useless if most refuse it. \u2014 Stephanie Armour, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"In her estimation, enhanced gun regulations would be useless because the ones that already exist didn\u2019t prevent her son\u2019s death. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"But his high-octane stuff was useless against the Yankees, who swung and missed at only three of those pitches and fouled off 28 others. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Hydroxychloroquine was ultimately shown to be useless against Covid. \u2014 Rebecca Coffey, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"Just like that, the weapon that made Thor complete was destroyed and rendered useless . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 24 May 2022",
"At best, this is a pain; at worst, tasks or value-adding use cases are rendered useless due to resulting health and safety concerns. \u2014 Mark Lippett, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Horsepower is useless if wheels are slipping, so Audi fits the SQ7 (and the rest of its lineup) with its quattro permanent all-wheel drive system that automatically distributes power precisely where it is needed. \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Often, in drug development, Dr. Friedman says, the drug dose has to be fine tuned \u2014 too much is dangerous and too little is useless . \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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": not flattering",
": unfavorable"
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"She was wearing the most unflattering outfit.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In her opening statement, Cheney made an unflattering reference to Rudy Giuliani, an advisor for former President Donald Trump. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 13 June 2022",
"But tensions mount between the duo after Ava has shared unflattering stories about her boss with TV producers, and Deborah sues her for violating her non-disclosure agreement. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"Public attention has zeroed in on Gates' relationship with Musk in recent weeks after Musk tweeted an unflattering picture of Gates and accused him of shorting Tesla's stock. \u2014 Brian Fung, CNN , 5 May 2022",
"Women, too, get the stubby end of the stick in a film that paints an unflattering picture of possessive masculine entitlement, but doesn\u2019t afford Isadora \u2014 despite Lvovsky\u2019s game, ribald performance \u2014 much in the way of a point of view. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Meanwhile, Amazon\u2019s drone efforts got some unflattering press coverage last week. \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Twitter locked the account of a newspaper (the New York Post) for the sin of accurately reporting unflattering news about the Democratic presidential nominee\u2019s son. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 25 Feb. 2021",
"While both Cruz and Cuomo generated unflattering headlines, only one of them dominated the coverage during CNN and MSNBC's primetime lineups. \u2014 Fox News , 19 Feb. 2021",
"There\u2019s a fine line between unstructured and unflattering . \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 6 Apr. 2022"
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"1581, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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"examples":[
"Sunday night is often spoiled by the unlovely thought of having to go back to school or work the next morning.",
"an unlovely but efficient little machine",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Two years later, he is gone, though the movie spares us the unlovely particulars of his end. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 24 June 2022",
"Stuart writes beautifully, with marvelous attunement to the poetry in the unlovely and the mundane. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Fueled by alcohol and believing her seductive charms are still alive and well, Leslie works it hard, and Riseborough is fearless in the unlovely desperation that emerges. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Baker portrays Texas City as an unlovely cluster of neighborhoods pinned to the Gulf Coast by a collection of oil refineries, a place where even the potential prettiness of the waterfront is colored by grim history. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 11 Dec. 2021",
"Of the two streets, Second Avenue, an unlovely jumble of tenements and postwar apartment buildings, seems the less-likely candidate for retail role model. \u2014 Anne Kadet, WSJ , 20 Apr. 2021",
"The dentist himself is an unlovely specimen \u2014 racist, ungenerous and vain, a man whose two ruling goals are to become a Freemason and to continue his blood line. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Star Tribune , 6 Nov. 2020",
"The American university today has, bizarrely, become a place dominated by anger, fear, and self-loathing, all wrapped in an unlovely cloak of self-righteousness. \u2014 Frederick M. Hess, National Review , 17 Sep. 2020",
"The elevator shafts were starting to emerge when the lockdown hit, two unlovely stubs of concrete growing out of the foundation. \u2014 James Lileks, Star Tribune , 28 Aug. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For example, bad managers, poor culture, inadequate compensation/benefits, work-life balance issues, lack of flexible schedules, feeling undervalued and unchallenging work are common reasons that lead to negative consequences and employee turnover. \u2014 Niki Jorgensen, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Until now, brunch has been mostly the province of weekends\u2014the sleepy, unchallenging meal. \u2014 Jason Diamond, WSJ , 12 Jan. 2022",
"In terms of issues, Essaibi George is running the kind of campaign that used to win in this city: moderate, unchallenging , safe. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Their walls are just the right amount of nicked; their art is unchallenging but well-framed. \u2014 Amanda Whiting, Vulture , 12 Sep. 2021",
"The final area where unchallenging games thrive is comedy. \u2014 Joe Molander, Wired , 29 May 2021",
"Casarosa\u2019s film makes a virtue of being simple and unchallenging . \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 19 June 2021",
"Unlike Greta Gerwig, who reimagined Little Women and gave it a contemporary subtext, de Wilde and Catton deliver a largely faithful and unchallenging adaptation, beautifully staged and sharply acted by a cast adept at balancing wit and romance. \u2014 Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Feb. 2020",
"There's something unshakably patronizing in this presentation of not-terribly-dire interpersonal conflicts, an unchallenging perspective that nudges us to root for almost everyone. \u2014 Meaghan Garvey, Chicago Reader , 12 Dec. 2017"
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"a person of unquestionable integrity",
"His influence on modern art is unquestionable .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The utility of the bed is unquestionable , even given its stubby 4.5-foot length. \u2014 Drew Dorian, Car and Driver , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Despite his unquestionable talent, which led to Detriot selecting him with the No. 1 pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, the first 12 years of Stafford's career were marred by continuous losing seasons. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Le Prince was six foot three, an unquestionable identifier at a time when the average adult male was five foot six. \u2014 Nat Segnit, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The unquestionable evidence of Walter J. Kilner, electrical expert of St. Thomas\u2019 Hospital, London, as given in his book, The Human Atmosphere, should at once set aside any belief that this is a byproduct of occultism or charlatanism. \u2014 Mark Fischetti, Scientific American , 23 Feb. 2022",
"That American democracy is teetering is unquestionable . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Jan. 2022",
"The popularity of the World Cup is unquestionable , well over half a billion people tuned in for the last three finals giving it triple the popularity of the Super Bowl. \u2014 Zak Garner-purkis, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Food is an unquestionable connector to all who are part of the African Diaspora. \u2014 Essence , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Wright and Johnson -- in an act of unquestionable valor -- exposed themselves to sustained fire to pull Black to safety behind their truck after he was shot in the head and collapsed. \u2014 James Gordon Meek, ABC News , 11 Nov. 2021"
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"a word that is unacceptable in formal English",
"Some of her ideas were unacceptable to other people.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However, Hancock also reports that the bill remains unacceptable for LGBTQ Ohioans, their supporters, and high school and college athletic associations. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
"Like the housing authority, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs found unacceptable conditions at Pavilion Place. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 13 June 2022",
"South Korean Defence Minister Lee Jong-sup and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday condemned the North\u2019s ongoing military activities and preparations for a nuclear test as unacceptable provocations. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 11 June 2022",
"The comments that this candidate made were not just unfortunate but unacceptable . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"That hasn\u2019t deterred Barden in his mission to make gun violence socially and culturally unacceptable , like drunk driving or not wearing a seatbelt; to try, unceasingly, to protect other children and families. \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 3 June 2022",
"Self defense remained an unacceptable reason and owners were obliged to register every gun with police. \u2014 Philip Alpers, CNN , 1 June 2022",
"The tragedies of the past two weeks have been profound, heartbreaking and entirely unacceptable \u2014 from the mass shooting in the Deer District in Milwaukee, to the shootings in Buffalo, New York; Laguna Woods, Calif.; and now in Uvalde, Texas. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2022",
"If the photograph of the girl at the center of the controversy was unacceptable , abhorrent, then my own photographs, and the film of Caroline, were the same. \u2014 Madeleine Watts, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022"
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": not satisfactory",
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"He was fired for unsatisfactory performance.",
"an unsatisfactory first attempt at building a birdhouse",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Although the kitchen faucet works just fine, showers may become unsatisfactory for some, and lawn sprinklers become effectively nonfunctional. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"If the new itinerary is unsatisfactory , Delta will offer refunds or work with passengers to find flights that meet their needs. \u2014 Eve Chen, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"Yet silence feels like an unsatisfactory alternative. \u2014 Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic , 16 May 2022",
"To its credit, NIST realizes how deep the problem is and how crude and unsatisfactory many of our approaches to solving it are so far. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 3 May 2022",
"According to Botelho, that was unsatisfactory to him and others in the competition. \u2014 Andrew Lewis, Outside Online , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Chinese authorities denied Australian diplomats access to Ms. Cheng\u2019s trial on national-security grounds, a decision that Graham Fletcher, Australia\u2019s ambassador to China, said was deeply concerning, unsatisfactory and regrettable. \u2014 Alice Uribe, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Unknown to their impressionable audience, Clinichub had been botching surgeries, and the dolls who were sitting offline with unsatisfactory results were saying the opposite online. \u2014 Symeon Brown, refinery29.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
"These are simply unsatisfactory , one and all, with the cheapest ingredients and lowest common denominator of taste. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022"
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"an unexpected turn of events",
"I'm sad that she's leaving, but it was not unexpected .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Micato has throughout its history maintained a 24/7 concierge team exclusively for its guests for handling last-minute, unexpected , and unusual requests. \u2014 Allison Olmsted, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Janeway cites influences that might be unexpected for past listeners, with bands like Aphex Twin and Sounds influencing The Alien Coast. \u2014 Caitlin White, SPIN , 7 June 2022",
"Rapper Tone Loc also makes an unexpected (and utterly delightful) voice cameo. \u2014 Bethonie Butler, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"And then there\u2019s the unexpected \u2014 like a downtown housing boom that shows no sign of dying down. \u2014 John King, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 May 2022",
"Not to be unexpected given it\u2019s a barren, cold wasteland with barely any atmosphere. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 28 May 2022",
"The effect is unexpected enough to startle anyone out of a political stupor, and serves to make the protagonist in question immediately identifiable and memorable. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"None of that should be unexpected coming from the director of Spa Night and Driveways. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
"The partnership may be surprising to some\u2014but it\u2019s not entirely unexpected , with the Spanish retail giant looking to bring more expansive size ranges into its lineup. \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 5 May 2022"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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": denying or disobeying God : impious , irreligious",
": contrary to moral law : sinful , wicked",
": outrageous",
": far exceeding the ordinary, usual, or expected",
": severely objectionable to the senses",
": sinful , wicked",
": not normal or bearable"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8g\u00e4d-l\u0113",
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"What an ungodly racket they're making!",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Our culture now places what many see as an ungodly amount of power in the hands of the most influential social platforms. \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 30 Apr. 2022",
"These guys spend ungodly amounts of time creating and tweaking (then re-creating and re-tweaking) new routine to get bigger and better pumps, with a list of exercises longer than a dictionary. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
"His efforts pay off, nominally: Michael Morbius doesn\u2019t want to be a baddie, though his ungodly urges keep pulling him in that direction. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 31 Mar. 2022",
"If not, then the slow creep of inflation will just eat away at America\u2019s nickel piggy banks while hoarders manage all the logistical headaches of storing coins in such ungodly quantities. \u2014 Saahil Desai, The Atlantic , 18 Mar. 2022",
"In that whirlwind, some 400 people were implicated in the ungodly practice of witchery. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Newsom\u2019s strategy is an unimaginative blunderbuss approach \u2014 raising ungodly amounts of cash from billionaires and special interests, and bludgeoning recall proponents as dangerous insurrectionist tools of former President Donald Trump. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 27 Aug. 2021",
"The Devil Wears Prada, a tale of a struggling journalist, Andy (Anne Hathaway), cutting her teeth (and shredding deep personal ties in the process) while working through ungodly pressure at Runway fashion magazine. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 14 June 2021",
"The notion of a single ungodly disaster that finally spurs us to action and compels the government to respond is a fantasy. \u2014 Greg Jackson, Harper's Magazine , 25 May 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His most searing jokes leave a satisfyingly sour aftertaste, like the bitters at the bottom of an unmixed drink. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The unmixed batter can accumulate around the bottom of the bowl, so be sure to thoroughly scrape the sides and bottom with the whisk attachment or a silicone spatula. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Scrape down sides and bottom of bowl from time to time to prevent any patches of unmixed butter. \u2014 Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2021",
"The Richmond painter sometimes mixes artificial sand into acrylic pigments to achieve rough textures, although the paintings\u2019 hard edges, regular shapes and bright, unmixed colors evoke pools more than beaches. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 July 2021",
"Her large paintings use bold, unmixed colors and make no attempt to simulate depth. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2021",
"Drips, ballpoint-pen scribbles, bars of unmixed color and even a simulated wood-grain background appear to merge with Hopkins\u2019s form, as if to indicate an unsure sense of self. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Using a spatula, scrape down the bowl and give the dough a fold or two by hand to make sure there are no unmixed parts. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2020",
"But turn it up \u2014 or listen through headphones \u2014 and Nine Inch Nails isn\u2019t offering unmixed comfort. \u2014 Jon Pareles, New York Times , 31 Mar. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Anne Marie Schubert\u2019s bid as an untraditional independent candidate has so far failed to gain traction among voters. \u2014 Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Not only has our untraditional relationship normalized the idea of a successful female in business, but our boys also have firsthand experience with a warm, nurturing, and reliable male caregiver. \u2014 Gina Mastantuono, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Our experts' tested three brushes with this untraditional shape, and this one was their favorite. \u2014 Jodhaira Rodriguez, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
"For such a historic club\u2014the Bel-Air Country Club opened in 1927\u2014it might feel a bit untraditional to build a futuristic-style home within the golf community. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 9 May 2022",
"In the midst of memes lay hundreds of (hilarious) tweets from Black women who are open about their affection for the untraditional rapper. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Apr. 2022",
"New faces emerged from untraditional backgrounds, often encouraged by specific organizations or individuals to run. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Feb. 2022",
"The film serves both as an in-depth character portrait and an untraditional rom-com, placing its primary concern on the brazen, impulsive way Julie (an impressive \u200b\u200bRenate Reinsve) chooses to navigate the world. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The new photo marks the second time in just two weeks that the pair has played into the untraditional on-screen romance between their Succession characters. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 11 Mar. 2022"
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"I let the secret about the surprise party spill out in an unguarded moment .",
"the swimming coach quickly regretted his unguarded comments about the young swimmer's limitations",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Personal engagement and observations help map internal influencers and politics and gather much more detailed and unguarded insight into the problems to solve and hurdles to doing so. \u2014 Ed Marsh, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Levin freely shares the self-doubts, false starts and dead ends of her return to poetry in this unguarded literary experiment. \u2014 Srikanth Reddy, New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"If defenses don\u2019t adjust, that cut will be open for unguarded layups all night. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
"And would gangsters really put a completely unguarded drop box, which gets filled up with money daily, in the back of a tailor\u2019s shop? \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 19 Mar. 2022",
"The 17-year-old was left completely unguarded in the slot and fired a laser past U.S. goalkeeper Strauss Mann to give his squad the early advantage. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Feb. 2022",
"In the final hours before the attack, U.S. commanders decided to leave open unguarded pathways to Abbey Gate. \u2014 Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Diving underwater means leaving territory or mates unguarded , too. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 11 May 2022",
"Unlike the photographers Bill Cunningham and Weegee, who were best known for documenting fashion and crime scenes respectively, Galella\u2019s focus was the unguarded celebrity. \u2014 Vogue , 3 May 2022"
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"circa 1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"immobile",
"immotile",
"immovable",
"irremovable",
"nonmotile",
"nonmoving",
"unbudging"
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"mobile",
"motile",
"movable",
"moveable",
"moving"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But there's evidence in public polling that in the states Biden won, dissatisfaction with him may not be as intense, and thus as unmovable . \u2014 Ronald Brownstein, CNN , 15 Mar. 2022",
"But the first few weeks of the 2020-21 school year had left her 7-year-old, Graydn Betz, not just turning off his camera every day, but sobbing in a ball on the floor, unmovable . \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Yet for a White House intent on following the guidance of federal health officials, the rules appear unmovable until the CDC changes its recommendations. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins And Mj Lee, CNN , 9 Feb. 2022",
"In February, Tessica Brown, instead of using her regular hairstyling spray, applied Gorilla Glue to her scalp, resulting in unmovable , impenetrable locks for a month straight. \u2014 Kate Lindsay, Vulture , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Police said the van, which was stolen from a nearby neighborhood, had heavy damage and was unmovable due to flat tires. \u2014 Mckenna Oxenden, baltimoresun.com , 28 Nov. 2021",
"In front of Vandersloot was her teammate, the center Stefanie Dolson, who, even playing with five fouls, was unmovable in the paint. \u2014 Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker , 18 Oct. 2021",
"High schoolers don\u2019t take everything that\u2019s told to them by an adult as an unmovable truth. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Oct. 2021",
"The Sharks, refusing to label it a rebuild, embark on a third-year reset while patiently waiting for new stars to emerge and burdened by unmovable contracts for a number of key vets. \u2014 Ross Mckeon, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Sep. 2021"
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"adjective"
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": uppermost"
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"highest",
"loftiest",
"top",
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"Roberts places her figures off-center against blank white fields, her unerring design sense yielding the savvy effect of a fashion shoot. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
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"Yet its running time turns out to be both unhurried and unerring . \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Freud would have a field day with the intersection of the erotic and near-death that come together in these sequences, which Erin Casper and Jocelyne Chaput edit with an unerring sense of nature\u2019s own percussion. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Jan. 2022",
"None other than Nicki, whose claim -- based on the assuredly unerring account of a friend of a cousin of a... \u2014 Scottie Andrew And Leah Asmelash, CNN , 29 Dec. 2021",
"The results retain the charm and wearability of Mister Rogers\u2019s staple but with an unerring sense of cool. \u2014 Kareem Rashed, Robb Report , 11 Dec. 2021",
"This movement is characterized by unerring precision, chronometric performance and magnetic resistance. \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 8 Oct. 2021"
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"But these omnipresent hazards don\u2019t solely account for the uptick in rescues. \u2014 Outside Online , 29 May 2022",
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"While government supports and a build-up in equity have helped many avoid foreclosure to-date, the U.S. can expect to see an uptick in distressed sales throughout the year as some homeowners struggle to regain footing post-forbearance. \u2014 Brenda Richardson, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Health officials around the world are watching BA.2 closely as some places like the United Kingdom begin to see an uptick in cases driven by the subvariant. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Though China has had a stringent outbound travel policy and strict entry quarantines throughout the pandemic, last week\u2019s announcement comes as the country has seen an uptick in interest in emigration amid the chaos of this year\u2019s lockdowns. \u2014 Quartz Staff, Quartz , 16 May 2022"
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"However, these have proven to be unenforceable or unworkable in most places. \u2014 Ike Brannon, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Refugee and human-rights groups called the plan inhumane, unworkable and a waste of taxpayers\u2019 money. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 16 Apr. 2022",
"But the Texas bill also is unworkable and confusing. \u2014 Tyler O'neil, Fox News , 24 Oct. 2021",
"Asking those offices to take on more of a workload in administering programs or monitoring defendants without adding to their staffs is unworkable . \u2014 Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online , 17 Mar. 2022",
"If anything is struck out or deemed unworkable , Democrats will need to rewrite their legislation, which could take time. \u2014 Lauren Fox And Ella Nilsen, CNN , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Among the theories explored, but dismissed as unworkable either due to legal, political or economic hang ups, was whether there were constitutional grounds to continue payments, as well as the idea of minting a trillion dollar coin, the person said. \u2014 Phil Mattingly, CNN , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Manchin has focused much of his effort on the child tax credit, seeking to impose new work and education requirements that many within his own party have opposed as unworkable . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Back in 2016, UK politicians announced plans to require age-verification systems on all pornographic websites accessible in the country\u2014but the plans were dropped three years later after being considered unworkable . \u2014 Matt Burgess, Wired , 15 Feb. 2022"
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"That might have been possible 20 years ago, but now appears unfeasible even for a couple who both have high-paying jobs. \u2014 Stephen Wright, WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The timeline is unfeasible for the primary to be held in May, in part because early voting is scheduled to begin on April 5. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 18 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s the kind of long-term planning that seemed unfeasible only a few years ago when the organization was on the brink of closure. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"In a large body of water, pesticides and chemicals, a traditional control source, are unfeasible . \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Tao\u2019s wife, Hong Peng, had booked his return trip to the United States, and, in the interest of thrift, had arranged an itinerary of almost unfeasible complexity. \u2014 The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Any further sign of personal cooperation by Pence with a committee decried by Trump and House Republicans as a witch hunt would likely end what already looks like an unfeasible political balancing act. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Because pesticide usage data is either not reported, or privately owned, and costs an unfeasible amount of money to access for single stakeholders. \u2014 Brooke Roberts-islam, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Notably, the coalition is seeking for the map to be rejected in time for the 2024 elections, determining doing so for the 2022 election cycle is unfeasible . \u2014 cleveland , 23 Mar. 2022"
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"On the legislature\u2019s uninformed and unfeeling rejection of these fragile human beings, with the passage and override of HB11. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022",
"In both iterations, the Other is a robot\u2014or at least robotic\u2014because Western speculations about an Asianized future still rely on stereotypes of Asians as passive, unfeeling , and good at math. \u2014 Jane Hu, The New Yorker , 4 Mar. 2022",
"For all the refreshing candor from Smart, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman was just the opposite Monday \u2014 evasive, unfeeling , cold, and completely tone deaf in a Zoom call with reporters. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Our phones, in their unfeeling way, have seen and recorded all of this\u2014our constant floundering toward and away from the world. \u2014 Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Knowing this, Rilke\u2019s advice can sound astonishingly unfeeling , even reckless, in its dogmatic insistence. \u2014 Kamran Javadizadeh, The New Yorker , 26 May 2021",
"Joe Alwyn also stars in the film as Jennifer's husband, the unfeeling , cold Laurence Stirling. \u2014 Natalie Morin, refinery29.com , 30 Apr. 2021",
"Once again a former lover morphs into a vengeful enemy, and Bloom\u2019s version of Roth as an unfeeling misogynist persists until this day. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2021",
"Contrast that with Kai Leng, who on the other hand is stoic and unfeeling , which unfortunately are stereotypes of Asians. \u2014 George Yang, Wired , 8 Dec. 2020"
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"Renegotiating new contracts would mean higher prices, making the infrastructure unattractive to potential buyers. \u2014 Bojan Pancevski, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Second, an exclusively senior management team may be a sign that the business is unattractive to the next generation of managers. \u2014 Rich Gunn, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"If this continues, stocks will become unattractive to investors. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 17 May 2022",
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"Nobody wants their deodorant or antiperspirant rubbing off onto their shirt and causing unattractive yellow stains. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Nuclear saber-rattling is an unattractive habit, and Putin and his aides resort to it often. \u2014 Doyle Mcmanuswashington Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 1 May 2022",
"Thinning, on the other hand, is accomplished by taking out branches that are unattractive , older branches or weaker ones. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Because Obamacare insurance was becoming increasingly unattractive , the unsubsidized part of the market was in a death spiral \u2013 as healthy people left in droves prior to the pandemic. \u2014 John C. Goodman, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022"
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"In The Cut, Danielle Cohen observed that an active social-media life can leave an unappealing digital paper trail\u2014the cringey detritus of a series of past selves. \u2014 Jenna Mahale, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
"The appearance of the scar tissue may also be unappealing to patients. \u2014 Kellen Chen, The Conversation , 23 May 2022",
"That left Karr with two unappealing choices \u2014 stay with her preferred surgeon and pay sky-high out-of-network rates, or hunt for another surgeon at another in-network hospital willing to perform the procedure. \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Voters on the left see the French presidential election as an unappealing choice between a center-right president and a far-right populist. \u2014 Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The prospect of doubling down on babies can feel especially unappealing for the parents who are still reeling from taking on unexpected duties with no recognition or social support. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"This stop outside the minuscule town of Springer is unappealing \u2014 its bathrooms rank and its dining options minimal. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The most natural or expected way for a journalist to publish is to publish a non-fiction book, and that idea is just so unappealing to me. \u2014 Melissah Yang, refinery29.com , 24 Aug. 2021",
"An independent group, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, says the real problems are long-distance trucking\u2019s unappealing lifestyle and inadequate compensation. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Dec. 2021"
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": not governed by or acting according to reason",
": not conformable to reason : absurd",
": exceeding the bounds of reason or moderation",
": not fair, sensible, appropriate, or moderate",
": not reasonable : beyond what can be accepted: as",
": clearly inappropriate, excessive, or harmful in degree or kind",
": lacking justification in fact or circumstance",
": irrational sense b",
": not supported by a warrant or by a valid exception to a warrant requirement (as when there is reasonable suspicion) and therefore unconstitutional",
"\u2014 see also search , seizure"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8r\u0113z-n\u0259-b\u0259l",
"-\u02c8r\u0113-z\u1d4an-\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8r\u0113-z\u1d4an-\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"baseless",
"foundationless",
"groundless",
"invalid",
"nonvalid",
"unfounded",
"unsubstantiated",
"unsupported",
"unwarranted"
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"good",
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"reasoned",
"substantiated",
"valid",
"well-founded",
"well-grounded"
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"examples":[
"I told him that I wouldn't pay unless he sent me a replacement. Am I being unreasonable ?",
"You are entitled to compensation for unreasonable delays.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Building a four-story,146-unit apartment complex next to the Prattling Pond section would be entirely unreasonable , homeowner Richard Fichman said during a hearing last summer. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 13 June 2022",
"Recourse internally is more difficult for pilots at Wizz Air, as employees are effectively prevented from organizing in trade unions to defend themselves against potentially unreasonable demands by management. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"Not enough Asking consumers to park the potentially flammable vehicles away from the home is an unreasonable recommendation, the lawsuit says. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
"Scoping all this out in three days seems a risky and unreasonable ask. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
"The latter is reserved for rare situations in which the judge overseeing the case overrules the decision of the jury or amends its verdict because jurors reached an unreasonable decision. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
"Thousands are still trapped outside the stadium, remaining calm in the face of a completely unreasonable situation. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
"Scrolling through Yelp reviews always reveals a plethora of unreasonable complaints, or an excuse to dump on working class people who have the very difficult job of serving rude, entitled patrons every day. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 24 May 2022",
"If the child enrolls at this college, they, and their parents, will have to borrow an unreasonable amount of student loan debt. \u2014 Mark Kantrowitz, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
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},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": too unpleasant, painful, or difficult to accept or endure : not endurable : unbearable"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-in-\u02c8du\u0307r-\u0259-b\u0259l",
"-\u02c8dyu\u0307r-",
"-en-"
],
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"insufferable",
"insupportable",
"intolerable",
"unbearable",
"unsupportable"
],
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"endurable",
"sufferable",
"supportable",
"sustainable",
"tolerable"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her characters might suffer from a great many maladies but none more soul-draining than aesthetic poverty, none more unendurable than grayscale lives. \u2014 Amy Brady, Scientific American , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The examples used are plucked out of sequence from a lifetime of pitting his body against the seemingly unendurable . \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
"And in keeping with the life-or-death importance given to most things in a 13-year-old\u2019s world, the thought of having to miss the 4*Town concert for these dreamy-eyed superfans is unendurable . \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Somehow the unpredictable excitement, and sometimes almost unendurable boredom, of the Velvet Underground eludes Haynes\u2014but perhaps that should not surprise us. \u2014 Kevin Dettmar, The New Yorker , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Sometimes \u2014 as in Wafa\u2019s case \u2014 waiting feels unendurable , and migrants buck against the helpless hours, months, and years. \u2014 Caitlin Dwyer, Longreads , 29 May 2021",
"The book sounds, in summary, terrible: pretentious, self-serious, unendurable . \u2014 Wyatt Mason, Harper's Magazine , 20 July 2021",
"Sometimes \u2014 as in Wafa\u2019s case \u2014 waiting feels unendurable , and migrants buck against the helpless hours, months, and years. \u2014 Caitlin Dwyer, Longreads , 29 May 2021",
"Sometimes \u2014 as in Wafa\u2019s case \u2014 waiting feels unendurable , and migrants buck against the helpless hours, months, and years. \u2014 Caitlin Dwyer, Longreads , 29 May 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1801, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-023253"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": avoiding obvious emphasis or embellishment"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8st\u0101-t\u0259d"
],
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"conservative",
"low-key",
"low-keyed",
"muted",
"quiet",
"repressed",
"restrained",
"sober",
"subdued",
"toned-down",
"unflashy",
"unpretentious"
],
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"flamboyant",
"flaring",
"flashy",
"garish",
"gaudy",
"glitzy",
"loud",
"noisy",
"ostentatious",
"razzle-dazzle",
"splashy",
"swank",
"swanky"
],
"examples":[
"the actor's understated interpretation of the lead role is surprisingly compelling",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On Warm Chris, the New Zealand singer dabbles in folk, understated pop, and a hint of avant-garde that throws the rest just slightly out of whack. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 7 June 2022",
"Patterson is tastefully understated about his efforts. \u2014 Mark Athitakis, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"The dash is appropriately modern with an understated and dignified interpretation. \u2014 Mark Takahashi, Car and Driver , 3 June 2022",
"Upper white cabinets delicately reflect the influx of natural light, while lower cabinets painted in an understated sage offer a calming quality. \u2014 Nathalie Kirby, House Beautiful , 2 June 2022",
"This Lori Tote by Nisolo comes in eight colorways that are all understated yet elegant. \u2014 Olivia O'bryon, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Guthrie's simple and understated performance puts the focus on the powerful lyrics of this famed folk anthem. \u2014 Brie Dyas, Country Living , 2 June 2022",
"Both Molina and Bacilio\u2019s understated performances match the somber energy. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"Erige Sehiri\u2019s understated and intimate narrative debut chronicles and animates the lives of a group of women Tunisian fig harvesters. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1909, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-040707"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not conforming to a high moral standard : morally wrong : not ethical"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8e-thi-k\u0259l"
],
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"bad",
"dark",
"evil",
"immoral",
"iniquitous",
"nefarious",
"rotten",
"sinful",
"unlawful",
"unrighteous",
"unsavory",
"vicious",
"vile",
"villainous",
"wicked",
"wrong"
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"decent",
"ethical",
"good",
"honest",
"honorable",
"just",
"moral",
"right",
"righteous",
"sublime",
"upright",
"virtuous"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By the mid 2010s, increasingly frequent data breaches that exposed consumers\u2019 sensitive data\u2014and the unethical data mining practices of corporations and social media platforms\u2014resulted in a robust digital consumer privacy advocacy movement. \u2014 Jodi Daniels, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Everyone in Alice Springs, home to dozens of art galleries, has a story about unethical practices in the world of Aboriginal art. \u2014 Anthony Ham, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022",
"Very popular ideas can be wholly unethical \u2013and wholly ethical ideas can be deeply unpopular. \u2014 Eric Pliner, Fortune , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Perhaps this comes as no surprise, but according to one study, 76% of consumers wouldn\u2019t do business with a company that opposes their views, and 25% of consumers have a zero-tolerance policy for unethical behavior. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Our work uncovered that unethical behavior is common in collaboration, but there are limits to the amount of lying that occurs\u2014a finding that may help teams avoid falling into problematic behavior in the future. \u2014 Margarita Leib, Scientific American , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The site accused city officials of bad science and unethical behavior \u2014 in effect, of using citizens like rats in a giant laboratory experiment, without their consent. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The disclosure was meant to deter unethical behavior by exposing the timing of trades. \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 19 Jan. 2022",
"For me, manufacturers of handguns are in a business category that is unethical and irresponsible. \u2014 Christopher Marquis, Forbes , 15 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1871, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-041745"
},
"untimely":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": at an inopportune time : unseasonably",
": before the due, natural, or proper time : prematurely",
": inopportune , unseasonable",
": occurring or done before the due, natural, or proper time : too early : premature",
": happening or done before the expected, natural, or proper time",
": coming at the wrong time",
": not timely",
": not made or filed within a period of time specified by procedural rule"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8t\u012bm-l\u0113",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8t\u012bm-l\u0113",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8t\u012bm-l\u0113"
],
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"early",
"inopportune",
"precocious",
"premature",
"unseasonable"
],
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"late"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"the untimely arrival of our guests caught us by surprise",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Nuguse has battled untimely quad and hamstring injuries during the past two years. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 June 2022",
"Mohrman cited several instances of alleged prosecutorial misconduct, claiming untimely sharing of evidence, failure to disclose and document dumping by the government. \u2014 CBS News , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Mohrman cited several instances of alleged prosecutorial misconduct, claiming untimely sharing of evidence, failure to disclose and document dumping by the government. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Mohrman cited several instances of alleged prosecutorial misconduct, claiming untimely sharing of evidence, failure to disclose and document dumping by the government. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Gottfried shared a note about his friend Saget after the Full House star's untimely passing due to head trauma in January. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The Problem With Jon Stewart is a strikingly unambitious, defiantly untimely show that confuses thrift with substance, as though spending money on anything but office furniture is a sign of intellectual unseriousness. \u2014 Devin Gordon, The Atlantic , 21 Apr. 2022",
"It was untimely hitting, yet still an improvement for the slumping offense. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Johnson might be as comfortable, if not more, come May 29 after a week\u2019s worth running hundreds of laps around IMS \u2013 only to have a fluke crash right in front of him or a pit crew error or an untimely yellow ruin his day. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Manville will play Nancy, a woman devastated by her young son\u2019s untimely death. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 10 June 2022",
"Ray Liotta's only daughter, Karsen Liotta, is breaking her silence more than two weeks after his untimely death. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"The show chronicles Hamilton's journey, played in the national touring production by Pierre Jean Gonzalez, from his arrival in America as a young man to his untimely death in a duel with Aaron Burr. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
"Elizabeth II was thrust into a leadership role at the tender age of 25, following the abdication of her uncle and the untimely death of her father. \u2014 Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Luhrmann\u2019s glitzy rockabilly biopic follows Elvis from a childhood in poverty through his first live performances to becoming a global superstar to his decline, late-career revival in Vegas and untimely death. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
"The Sunday headliners were originally scheduled to be the Foo Fighters, but the band will no longer be performing at the festival following the untimely death of drummer Taylor Hawkins. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 26 May 2022",
"Dannielynn and Larry have been attending the Kentucky Derby since 2008, a year after Anna Nicole's untimely death. \u2014 Country Living Staff, Country Living , 12 May 2022",
"After Ritter's untimely death in 2003 from an aortic dissection, his family started the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health. \u2014 Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping , 9 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":[
"Adverb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-045606"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a conical shadow excluding all light from a given source",
": the conical part of the shadow of a celestial body excluding all light from the primary source",
": the central dark part of a sunspot",
": a shaded area"
],
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"\u02c8\u0259m-br\u0259"
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"black",
"blackness",
"candlelight",
"dark",
"darkness",
"dusk",
"gloaming",
"gloom",
"murk",
"night",
"semidarkness",
"shade",
"shadows",
"twilight"
],
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"blaze",
"brightness",
"brilliance",
"day",
"daylight",
"glare",
"glow",
"light",
"lightness"
],
"examples":[
"strange noises were coming from the wooded umbra beyond our campfire",
"during a solar eclipse observers located within the umbra experience a complete blocking of the sun by the moon",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The excitement will begin at precisely 10:27 p.m. when the first hint of the Earth\u2019s darker shadow, called the umbra , appears on the disc of the moon. \u2014 Dean Regas, The Enquirer , 10 May 2022",
"As the moon exits Earth\u2019s umbra , the red color fades. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 15 May 2022",
"The penumbral eclipse, when the moon is completely immersed in the penumbral cone of the Earth without touching the umbra , the inner part of Earth's shadow, is expected to begin Sunday just after 9:30 p.m. ET, according to NASA. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 12 May 2022",
"The ending, until next time The eclipse will end when the Earth\u2019s umbra finally leaves the lunar surface at 1:55 a.m. on the morning of May 16, and the moon will return to its full brilliance. \u2014 Dean Regas, The Enquirer , 10 May 2022",
"The moon will leave the umbra at 12:56 a.m. on Monday. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 8 May 2022",
"For East Coast observers, the partial eclipse begins shortly after 2 a.m., reaching its peak a couple of minutes after 4 a.m, with the moon's face largely masked by the umbra , the darkest part of Earth's shadow. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 18 Nov. 2021",
"The maximum state of this lunar eclipse will hit when the Moon is in the Earth\u2019s umbra . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 17 Nov. 2021",
"The penumbra is the outer edge of the Earth's shadow, lasting over six hours, and the umbra is the deepest part of the shadow, lasting 3.5 hours. \u2014 Sherry Liang, CNN , 18 Nov. 2021"
],
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"1638, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-050344"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not fitting or right for a use or purpose : not suitable",
": not fitting : inappropriate"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u00fc-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u00fc-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"amiss",
"graceless",
"improper",
"inapposite",
"inappropriate",
"inapt",
"incongruous",
"incorrect",
"indecorous",
"inept",
"infelicitous",
"malapropos",
"perverse",
"unapt",
"unbecoming",
"unfit",
"unhappy",
"unseemly",
"untoward",
"wrong"
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"becoming",
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"fit",
"fitting",
"genteel",
"happy",
"meet",
"proper",
"right",
"seemly",
"suitable"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Indeed, landfills are typically unsuitable for development because the contents below the surface are both contaminated and physically unstable. \u2014 Emily Barone, Time , 2 June 2022",
"But those methods might be unsuitable for tackling the scale of Starlink\u2019s constellation. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
"That's not to say that all the names are unsuitable . \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 4 May 2022",
"One former Trump administration official told CNN that staffers would annotate Thomas\u2019 spreadsheet with reasons why her candidates were unsuitable . \u2014 Pamela Brown, CNN , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Another problem with this tactic, said one of the groups, is that in addition to being unsuitable near riparian areas, the areas under consideration aren't being monitored. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The error marked a violation of the corrective action plan put in place by the BSCC after the oversight agency found the county\u2019s juvenile halls were unsuitable to house youths last year, Cone said. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The program\u2019s standards were high, and few succeeded; of the 40 or so applicants in 1878, nine withdrew, 13 were considered unsuitable and nine of 18 who had been accepted for trial failed to be admitted. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Feb. 2022",
"In 2019, Russia introduced controversial technology to limit traffic to Twitter and a year later passed a law to increase fines on internet platforms for failing to remove information the state considers unsuitable . \u2014 Eloise Barry, Time , 8 Oct. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1586, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-055958"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not favored by fortune : unsuccessful , unlucky",
": marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune",
": infelicitous , unsuitable",
": deplorable , regrettable",
": an unfortunate person",
": not fortunate : unlucky",
": accompanied by or resulting in bad luck",
": not proper or suitable"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022frch-n\u0259t",
"-\u02c8f\u022fr-ch\u0259-",
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],
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"calamitous",
"cataclysmal",
"cataclysmic",
"catastrophic",
"damning",
"destructive",
"disastrous",
"fatal",
"fateful",
"ruinous"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Metaverse Standards Forum, a collection of big tech companies working to establish guidelines for metaverse platforms, has been in the planning stages for some time, but the timing of its launch this week is unfortunate . \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 22 June 2022",
"Hagins said Kansas markets 5.5 million cattle each year, so while the loss of these 2,000 was unfortunate , this event should not affect market prices or the supply chain for beef. \u2014 Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News , 16 June 2022",
"This is unfortunate , but Apple is likely axing the iPhone Mini line due to disappointing sales. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 25 May 2022",
"Where Mungiu\u2019s layered storytelling doesn\u2019t quite work is in a finale so suggestive as to remain more or less obtuse, which is unfortunate because until then, R.M.N. was building toward something powerful. \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
"That's unfortunate , considering the disappointingly small number of left-handed wireless mice available. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 10 May 2022",
"The Evoque's interior mirrors the clean design of its exterior, which is unfortunate because that means most of the knobs and buttons were banished in favor of touchscreens and capacitive switches. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 10 June 2022",
"The introduction of the sack-people was unfortunate , and lots of the actors behind the sacks were quite bad, however. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"What's unfortunate is that the anxiety and the fear around those changes has been directed at me, and my office has been scapegoated. \u2014 Fifth & Mission Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The unfortunate would have been shipped off to a slow death among millions of other victims of Soviet purges. \u2014 Sam Kiley, CNN , 30 Oct. 2021",
"One unfortunate fled to China, only to be arrested and sent home, whereupon he was promptly dispatched to a camp. \u2014 The Economist , 13 Mar. 2021",
"The film's title is a shape representing the meeting point between the physical world and the one beyond; hairy, patient moths seem to hold the souls of some unfortunates , though why some people meet this fate is unclear. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 July 2019",
"Our family name, Ramirez, is the same name of these unfortunates who did not make it across the river. \u2014 Dp Opinion, The Denver Post , 30 June 2019",
"But that gentle slope has been known to cause strollers and wheelchairs to roll off as well, not to mention the intoxicated, the disoriented, wrestlers, and other unfortunates . \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 2 July 2018",
"These unfortunates spent hours each day chewing tough roots, choking down leaves and stems, munching on tiny berries and gorging on rare windfalls of meat, bone marrow and worms. \u2014 Nathan H. Lents, WSJ , 13 Apr. 2018",
"As the threads of society break down, the poor unfortunates who survived the initial barrage don't so much live as merely exist in the post-apocalyptic ruins. \u2014 Peter Bright, Ars Technica , 25 Jan. 2018",
"There are still unfortunates among us who have yet to lean forward and squint in disbelief at the grainy YouTube images capturing Tharpe, necklines high and hemlines low, coaxing the first, fiery licks from her Gibson SG. \u2014 Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com , 21 Jan. 2018"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1683, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-070619"
},
"unfailing":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not failing or liable to fail:",
": constant , unflagging",
": everlasting , inexhaustible",
": infallible , sure",
": not failing or likely to fail : constant"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0101-li\u014b",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0101-li\u014b"
],
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"infallible",
"unerring"
],
"antonyms":[
"fallible"
],
"examples":[
"She is known for her unfailing optimism.",
"an unfailing judge of personal character",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"George gives it a good go, though, and Westman brings an unfailing optimism to a put-upon character. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 12 May 2022",
"Steve Breyer is a scholar and gentleman, an independent judge and fierce patriot, a man of great wisdom and humor, a collegial consensus-builder and unfailing optimist. \u2014 Ellen Uchimiya, CBS News , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Whether by serendipity or study, the act of discovery is an unfailing thrill. \u2014 Paul Croughton, Robb Report , 12 Dec. 2021",
"Through thick and thin, faculty have an unfailing allegiance to their students. \u2014 Kim Cobb, Scientific American , 3 Nov. 2021",
"What Coward meant by this was the traditions of craftsmanship, professionalism and unfailing attention to audience appeal that are the mainstays of the commercial theater. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Oct. 2021",
"Spies watch, and record, and remember, all with unfailing attention. \u2014 Jake Bittle, The New Republic , 12 Oct. 2021",
"The transitions between inner and outer worlds are handled with unfailing deftness. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2021",
"This challenge comes with profound organizational change management that requires creative and unfailing transformation strategies. \u2014 Lalit Ahuja, Forbes , 22 Sep. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-080339"
},
"unimaginative":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having or showing a lack of imagination or originality : not imaginative"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u0259-\u02c8maj-n\u0259-tiv",
"-\u02c8ma-j\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-",
"-n\u0259-"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There\u2019s a kid named Podcast who has a podcast, and the little dude\u2019s not even close to being the most unimaginative aspect of this frustrating retread. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Is Hollywood really that unimaginative or shortsighted? \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Cho is a star pianist who was tasked with finding the music in Pfitzner\u2019s and Wagner\u2019s unimaginative accompaniments. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Experience it up close at places like Sand Beach (a name that may seem unimaginative to you, but it\u2019s a testament to how rare sand beaches are around here) or Thunder Hole, which booms with rushing waves. \u2014 Virginia M. Wright, Outside Online , 8 Feb. 2021",
"Such familiar, somewhat unimaginative trappings have an advantage. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Amid cries to reimagine policing, most filmmakers are unimaginative . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 24 Nov. 2021",
"On the other hand, voice prompts perceived as low-effort or boring aren\u2019t as well received \u2014 on TikTok, they\u2019re often criticized for being unimaginative . \u2014 NBC News , 17 Nov. 2021",
"And Thompson remained on the sideline, a spectator to an oddly unimaginative offense that\u2019s lost its punch over the past few weeks. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 7 Nov. 2021"
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"The latest release is the unmistakable Sirmont, a 1950s browline model favored by both Lyndon B. Johnson and Malcolm X. \u2014 Alexander Freeling, Robb Report , 15 June 2022",
"Those opening notes are unmistakable to many, and this was an easy second-time guess for me. \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Still, fans crammed into cars on the Long Island Rail Road and breathed life into the 117-year-old track with floral headwear, pastel suits and the unmistakable musk of booze and cigars. \u2014 Jake Seiner, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
"Long and golden, the luscious locks flow out of his Oregon State Beavers helmet and down to his back, the unmistakable party side of a classic mullet. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
"The shade La Dolce Velveeta is the unmistakable orange-leaning yellow of Velveeta, while Finger Food is a red hue not unlike the brand's logo. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 7 June 2022",
"Magnesium, zinc and calcium derived from dragon fruit support the skin\u2019s moisture barrier, leaving it radiant, while pomegranate extract rich in puncici acid soothes the skin for an unmistakable fresh feeling. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"By the late 1940s, as the inevitability of Mao Zedong\u2019s victory over the ruling Kuomintang became unmistakable , hostility toward foreigners increased. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"There was an unmistakable absurdity in the juxtaposition of this rhetoric\u2014espousing the values of cleanliness and order\u2014with his bloodied state. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022"
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"The convict received an unjust sentence.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In response, Deputy District Attorney Kurt Mechals argued the questions raised by the defense are best sorted out by a jury, and dismissing it now would be unjust to Robert Dorotik. \u2014 Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Supporters of Rogel Aguilera-Mederos say the sentence is deeply unjust and truck drivers around the country have taken up his cause, using hashtags like #NoTrucksToColorado and #NoTrucksColorado. \u2014 Colleen Slevin, ajc , 22 Dec. 2021",
"This is an unjust and unstable structure, which will fall over. \u2014 Matt Seaton, The New York Review of Books , 20 Nov. 2021",
"The startling rise in the number of billionaires makes their Gilded Age privilege seem unjust . \u2014 Peter Georgescu, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
"But chiefly on the just, because The unjust steals the just\u2019s umbrella. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2021",
"The violent police response at protests across the country, particularly the deployment of tear gas and rubber bullets, is prompting more people to see incarceration as an unjust , or at least flawed, system. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 6 June 2020",
"For human rights groups, Benhalima and others are victims of an unjust , antiquated system of governance that views dissidents, or any critical voices, as criminals. \u2014 Elaine Ganley, ajc , 28 May 2022",
"That judge sued us for libel and his colleagues ruled against us in his favor in unjust proceedings. \u2014 Efim Marmer, WSJ , 18 May 2022"
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"They exposed the underbelly of the nation's economic policy.",
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"Adelstein, an American journalist who reports on the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat in the late \u201890s, descending daily into the underbelly of the city. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 7 June 2022",
"Ingenuity flew to Mars tethered to the underbelly of the Perseverance Rover, the star of NASA\u2019s most recent Mars mission. \u2014 Christian Davenport, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"The UpriteErgo Standing Desk Cable Manager provides a hammock for all these cables along the underbelly of your desk, cradling them securely off the ground. \u2014 Nina Molina, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"Alexander \u2014 standing in the underbelly of Birmingham\u2019s Protective Life Stadium after winning Thompson\u2019s third-straight AHSAA championship \u2014 joked about his success in changing Fegans\u2019 mind before doing the same for the next crop of prospects. \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The craft is designed to take off on a conventional runway while attached to the underbelly of a carrier ship. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Cashmere came from the undercoat of superfine fibres on the underbelly of other goats. \u2014 Terrance Hayes, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Incidentally, hidden away on the underbelly of the Zeppelin is a ghostly LED with adjustable light levels. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 14 Nov. 2021",
"Up to ten color sensors sit on the underbelly of the robot to take stock of the hues beneath the robot\u2019s feet. \u2014 Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Aug. 2021"
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"He unseated an incumbent senator.",
"The horse bucked and unseated its rider.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The increasingly crowded field of those seeking to unseat Lightfoot also includes Illinois state Rep. Kam Buckner, Southwest Side Ald. \u2014 Gregory Pratt, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"With one month to go until his 3rd Congressional District primary election, every second leading up to June 28 is crucial for Republican Chris Herrod, who is hoping to unseat incumbent John Curtis. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 May 2022",
"Republican Congressman Jodi Hice is trying to unseat incumbent Brad Raffensperger. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
"Those recent missteps have created an opening for a crowded field trying to unseat the sheriff. \u2014 Libor Janystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"Allan West, the former Florida congressman turned Texas GOP chairman and unsuccessful gubernatorial hopeful, is trying to unseat National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, per The Reload. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 10 May 2022",
"James is one of the handful of GOP gubernatorial hopefuls hoping to unseat incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 10 May 2022",
"In Indiana, Jennifer-Ruth Green, an Air Force veteran who deployed to Baghdad and served as a mission commander for counterintelligence activities, is looking to unseat Democrat Frank Mrvan in his northern district. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
"In Indiana, Jennifer-Ruth Green, an Air Force veteran who deployed to Baghdad and served as a mission commander for counterintelligence activities, is looking to unseat Democrat Frank Mrvan in his northern district. \u2014 Catie Edmondson, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And the inspiration remains \u2014 timeless and pure, unsullied by subtext or character development. \u2014 Robert Isenberg, Longreads , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The attorneys who represent oligarchs have managed to remain largely unsullied by their unsavory doings. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Kipchoge, who looks and talks like Yoda and runs with thrusters practically equal to the Millennium Falcon, has a glorious, unsullied history in running. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 15 Oct. 2019",
"But some people are motivated less by considerations of capital flows and more by a desire to have clean hands \u2014 to feel unsullied by the fossil-fuel industry and its grievous legacy. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Nov. 2021",
"The red caps and the presidential campaign were still to come but back then, his reputation as the king of style was relatively unsullied . \u2014 Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times , 18 Aug. 2021",
"Everything is shiny and unsullied by human fingerprints. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 15 Apr. 2021",
"Yes, control of cycling resources are [sic] important, as are safe spaces to ride one\u2019s bike, but the power of whiteness within cycling remains unsullied . \u2014 WSJ , 21 May 2021",
"Scenes from Pirates of the Caribbean were filmed across the island because of its unsullied beauty. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 18 Apr. 2021"
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"the famed snows of Mount Kilimanjaro are receding, leaving behind much uncovered ground",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Working with a professional means your carpet will be stretched properly, fitted tightly against the surface to avoid a loose look, and ensure that there are no uncovered edges from measurement mishaps. \u2014 Natalie Stoclet, House Beautiful , 24 May 2022",
"Reporter Leia Larsen explains to managing editor Grant Burningham why dust blowing from the uncovered lakebed is a worsening problem. \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 May 2022",
"Burrowing through the heart of London, one of the oldest megacities on earth, the tunnelers in their decades of digging uncovered prehistoric bison, Roman streets, victims of the plague, Tudor mansions and a lot of Victorian sewer pipes. \u2014 William Booth, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
"The bodies have become uncovered as Lake Mead's water level dropped to 1,055 feet, the lowest since 1937, a year after Hoover Dam created the reservoir. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
"Publicly, the government once called UFOs a waste of time, but new evidence and uncovered documents prove that the U.S. government is \u2014 and always has been \u2014 very interested in the UFO phenomenon. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 11 May 2022",
"Continue to cook uncovered until the stew begins to thicken, about 20 to 30 minutes. \u2014 Felicia Campbell, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Continue to cook uncovered until the stew begins to thicken, about 20 to 30 minutes. \u2014 Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic , 8 Apr. 2022",
"And everyone can enjoy the view and visits by occasional wildlife from a raised, uncovered rear deck. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 17 Mar. 2022"
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": not necessary",
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"In this city, owning a car is unnecessary .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some of the enhancements came off as unnecessary , if not absurd. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 2 June 2022",
"Pharmaceutical companies refused to allow countries in the global south to manufacture generic versions of lifesaving drugs, which resulted in millions of unnecessary deaths. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 19 Apr. 2022",
"While experimental aircraft are expected to crash during test flights, current and former employees say pressure to get the program back on track has prompted some managers to take unnecessary risks that have put personnel in harm\u2019s way. \u2014 Spencer Soper, Matt Day, Fortune , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Barletta, White, McSwain and others in the nine-person GOP primary field for governor talk about stripping down unnecessary regulations or speeding up permitting times. \u2014 Marc Levy, ajc , 10 Apr. 2022",
"It's been the unnecessary [unvaccinated] deaths that have really shaken the team because you're not used to that. \u2014 Jeannie Roberts, Arkansas Online , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Commanders also say frequent movement in and out of Somalia itself carries unnecessary risks for U.S. troops. \u2014 Michael M. Phillips, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
"First, the diversity-training regime is creating a culture of distrust among prison guards and further corroding the expectations that guards have managed to build with inmates, creating unnecessary risks to guard safety. \u2014 David Mcdonald, National Review , 6 Feb. 2022",
"But now, a new study from the Health Effects Institute shows that even in the US, where the air is comparatively clean, PM2.5 current Environmental Protection Agency guidelines may not be low enough to prevent unnecessary deaths. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 27 Jan. 2022"
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"an unfocused approach to studying",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"People who don\u2019t have social media, or whose feeds are just seven unfocused posts of national parks\u2014YOU\u2019RE NOT BETTER THAN US. \u2014 Glamour , 31 May 2022",
"The series has been uneven, with some great highs and some unfocused lows. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"One soldier stands straight, undone, an awful stillness staring helplessly out, directly at the viewer, to some unfocused middle distance. \u2014 Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"Notice here the trees slumping under heavy snow; the steep, crystalline rocks; the sliding, unfocused perspective. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Without that prework, the results can be unfocused discussions that wander way off topic. \u2014 Womensmedia, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"But the individual installments feel too baggy and unfocused , with too many jarring tonal shifts and too little sense of narrative rhythm, to amount to much insight in the end. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Bisschop was in charge of finalizing the film\u2019s look, and focused on making foreground elements detailed and background art hazier and unfocused , reflecting the ways memories function. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022",
"In the unfocused sketch, Carmichael played an initially starstruck seat filler at the Academy Awards witnessing an erratic Smith (Chris Redd) unraveling. \u2014 Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic , 3 Apr. 2022"
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"adjective"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What\u2019s feeling fresh in sneaker spheres these days, however, is unflashy , earnestly functional shoes. \u2014 Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Here, Everett\u2019s turn is unflashy , with the production\u2019s hushed naturalism \u2014 most conspicuous in the tone and casting \u2014 extending to her musical segments. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Classically, value performs best in the beginning of an economic cycle, as previously sidelined money pours into solid, unflashy stocks that investors can trust. \u2014 Larry Light, Fortune , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The vibe is unflashy \u2014 Oxfords, silk blouses with bows, dresses with labels from department stores that long predate eBay. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Charlie Watts, whose strong but unflashy drumming powered the Rolling Stones for over 50 years, died on Tuesday in London. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Aug. 2021",
"But the unflashy presentation also masked several key changes. \u2014 Mark Schilling, Variety , 30 Oct. 2021",
"The revelation here is Spencer, who easily makes the leap to country-soul diva with her lovely tone and impressive-but- unflashy runs that don\u2019t try to mimic the original. \u2014 Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Resolutely unflashy , the house now possesses an airy, tranquil feel. \u2014 Ellie Pithers, Vogue , 10 Sep. 2021"
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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"It's unfair for them to be allowed to leave early if we can't.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The results showed that only one-third of people felt that Black people are more likely to experience pollution and that this inequality is unfair . \u2014 Brittney J. Miller, Scientific American , 17 June 2022",
"Republican and Democratic candidates argued that a Feb. 2 deadline to file campaign paperwork to run was unfair because maps weren't finalized until May 27. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
"These expectations are unfair because white colleagues are exempt from them. \u2014 Zee Clarke, Essence , 13 June 2022",
"Local defense attorney Rick Zambon said earlier criticism of Becker was unfair . \u2014 John Flesher And, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Unionized labor is exempted from the mandate suddenly giving unfair advantages to government entities, school districts, unionized construction and some employers. \u2014 Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The bill\u2019s supporters mouth words from the party\u2019s old hymnal, arguing that Reedy Creek distorts the free market by giving Disney unfair advantages. \u2014 Robert Schlesinger, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Republican lawmakers and Senate President Ty Masterson, (R-Andover), argued that allowing trans females to take part in sports with biological females would create unfair competitive advantages. \u2014 David Aaro, Fox News , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Lee Myung-jo, a 28-year-old office worker in Seoul, is one of Mr. Yoon\u2019s ardent backers, believing that the Moon administration had given women unfair advantages in the job market. \u2014 Timothy W. Martin And Dasl Yoon, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022"
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"adjective"
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": not developed : lacking in development",
": such as",
": not used for building, farming, industry, etc.",
": having a relatively low level of industrialization and standard of living",
": not used for farming or building on",
": having few large industries and a simple economic system",
": not fully grown or matured",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8ve-l\u0259pt",
"-d\u0113-",
"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8ve-l\u0259pt",
"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8vel-\u0259pt"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Buffalo National River's dispatch center was notified at 4:49 p.m. Saturday that a hiker had fallen in the undeveloped wilderness area. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 10 May 2022",
"Their next stop after Harborside Park was an undeveloped area near the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Faivre Street. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The attractions takes about half the land, with the other half a bioreserve of undeveloped acres for coastal sagebrush and other indigenous plants and wildlife in the San Pasqual Valley near Escondido. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"The 1967 law allowed the company to transform a sprawling area of undeveloped swampland into Florida\u2019s biggest private employer and a massive driver of tourism. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"Photos don\u2019t do justice to the epic sweep and majesty of Basin and Range National Monument, an undeveloped , natural space twice as large as the city of Los Angeles. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 9 May 2022",
"Welcome to the world\u2019s longest stretch of undeveloped barrier island. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 3 May 2022",
"Except for a lonely Payless Shoe Store that came and went, the lot \u2013 about four acres \u2013 has remained undeveloped for his entire life. \u2014 Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The project remains unbuilt on what is one of the area\u2019s last large undeveloped coastal properties, which reportedly is for sale. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022"
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"1736, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
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"type":[
"verb"
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": to remove from a hook",
": to unfasten by disengaging a hook",
": to free from a habit or dependency",
": to remove from a hook",
": to unfasten the hooks of"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8hu\u0307k",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8hu\u0307k"
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"examples":[
"He unhooked the fish from the line.",
"She reached behind her and unhooked her bra.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If Russia declined to participate in the ISS and went so far as to unhook its modules, could the rest of the nations involved keep the station in orbit? \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 10 Mar. 2022",
"In late February, as Russian troops massed at the border and the world held its breath, engineers at Ukrenergo, Ukraine\u2019s electrical grid operator, were preparing to unhook the nation\u2019s power supply from its neighbors. \u2014 Gregory Barber, Wired , 10 Mar. 2022",
"In nine hours, Katie or Matt will return to unhook their son. \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Don\u2019t drag the fish to the silty, muddy, sandy river bank to unhook or photograph it before release. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Numerous 9-inch fish came to hand and McKenna had no issues with using her long nails to her advantage to unhook fish and put on bait and grab the fish. \u2014 Jim Gronaw, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 5 Dec. 2021",
"Amazon might be able to lean on its own services unit to unhook itself from the supply chain constraints holding back revenue growth now. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Amal's dress seemed to have snagged against her stiletto, leaving George to hold onto his wife as nearby handlers helped unhook the hem of her dress from her shoe. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Oct. 2021",
"The man tried to unhook the shark, but was bitten on both hands, Malphurs said. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com , 30 July 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-101946"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not having or characterized by special emphasis or stress : not emphatic"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-im-\u02c8fa-tik",
"-em-"
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1800, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-102449"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not excitingly attractive : not glamorous"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8glam-r\u0259s",
"-\u02c8gla-m\u0259-"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The unglamorous realities of production have long been hidden from the public in order to preserve the magic of mass-market consumption. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
"Keeping your house squeaky clean is, well, a chore\u2014one that typically requires unglamorous trappings like elbow grease, chemicals, and motivation. \u2014 Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor , 3 June 2022",
"Consider its distinctly unglamorous nickname: Hump Day. \u2014 Peter Grant, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"It\u2019s unglamorous work, even if her resulting sculptural cakes are destined for chic clients like Marc Jacobs and, soon, the Noguchi Museum. \u2014 Aliza Abarbanel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 May 2022",
"With more businesses starting, more founders are encountering the pain of bookkeeping (these unglamorous tasks are not usually part of the founder\u2019s dream). \u2014 Frederick Daso, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Wildfire is instead an unglamorous and endemic type of disaster, one that risks being normalized by the sheer frequency of its occurrence; Those Who Wish Me Dead is the rare movie with a healthy respect for its villain. \u2014 Jo Livingstone, The New Republic , 21 May 2021",
"The 6-foot-2, 330-pound nose tackle performs a lot of unglamorous work that doesn\u2019t end up in the box score, and plenty that does. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Meanwhile, the unglamorous schools and universities that educate the vast majority of American students are cutting instruction and instructors in philosophy, arts, and other fields that Berggruen aims to cultivate. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 8 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1934, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-114929"
},
"undress":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to remove the clothes or covering of : divest , strip",
": expose entry 1 , reveal",
": to take off one's clothes : disrobe",
": informal dress: such as",
": a loose robe or dressing gown",
": ordinary dress \u2014 compare full dress",
": the state of being undressed",
": to remove the clothes or covering of"
],
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"\u0259n-\u02c8dres",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8dres"
],
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"disrobe",
"strip",
"unclothe"
],
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"dress",
"gown",
"robe"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She undressed and climbed into bed.",
"She undressed the children for bed.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Farmer agreed to undress and lie under a sheet on a massage table. \u2014 Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone , 10 Dec. 2021",
"But the combination of Adele\u2019s authenticity, her natural beauty, her unparalleled vocal talent and her willingness to undress her deepest emotions in song, coalesced for a special that felt exactly that \u2013 special. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 16 Nov. 2021",
"But the curtain that should be there to undress behind wasn\u2019t there. \u2014 New York Times , 5 July 2021",
"But just as she was set to leave, a new doctor walked in and told her to undress again. \u2014 New York Times , 5 July 2021",
"Authorities in Marlborough are asking for help identifying a man who attacked a 40-year-old woman and tried to undress her on the Assabet River Rail Trail in Monday morning, police said. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2021",
"Saleem is accused of asking the woman to partly undress and assaulting her, the complaint said. \u2014 Chao Xiong, Star Tribune , 18 May 2021",
"Even as some providers worked to undress the victims to find hidden wounds, nurses looked for IV access and techs checked for vitals. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2021",
"McKinstry\u2019s daughter was sent to the nurse\u2019s office and forced to undress so that she could be searched for contraband that did not exist. \u2014 Erica L. Green, Star Tribune , 1 Oct. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Temple\u2019s bedroom has been turned into an exhibition space, now occupied by works, from Olivia Erlanger and the late artists Nicola L. and Heidi Bucher, suggesting dress and undress and the home as a carapace for such activities. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The nuns take lots of baths, masturbate to organ music, and thrust to harpsichords \u2014 this is a movie in a state of perpetual undress and fairly shallow for it. \u2014 Elle Carroll, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
"But now, as the virgin goddess and her nymphs stop to bathe in the stream, Callisto is reluctant to undress . \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Aug. 2021",
"But while people are jumping into the pool in various states of undress , the first strategy conversation is already happening on the side of the deck with Derrick and Jodi, who are absolutely on my short list of people who could make the final. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 11 Nov. 2021",
"The woman said Henley had her review hundreds of boudoir photographs showing young women in the nude and various states of undress in preparation for an upcoming boudoir photoshoot with a different model, according to court documents. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Lensed by photographer Guy Aroch, the unretouched True Botanicals campaign finds Wilde proudly owning her sensuality in various states of undress . \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 12 Oct. 2021",
"The leak of Gruden's emails also revealed that Allen had sent Gruden pictures of cheerleaders in various stages of undress . \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Baker, who also wrote the screenplay, appears in various stages of undress throughout the movie. \u2014 Marc Malkin, Variety , 22 Sep. 2021"
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"Verb",
"1596, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-121527"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not knowing : unaware",
": not intended : inadvertent"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8wi-ti\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"accidental",
"casual",
"chance",
"fluky",
"flukey",
"fortuitous",
"inadvertent",
"incidental",
"unintended",
"unintentional",
"unplanned",
"unpremeditated"
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"deliberate",
"intended",
"intentional",
"planned",
"premeditated",
"premeditative",
"prepense",
"set"
],
"examples":[
"He kept the truth from his unwitting friends.",
"an unwitting victim of fraud",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The film also stars Aisling Franciosi as an unwitting stowaway, Liam Cunningham as the ship\u2019s captain and David Dastmalchian as the Demeter\u2019s first mate. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"Our Father recounts the case of Indianapolis doctor Donald Cline, who, over the course of several years, repeatedly used his own sperm to impregnate dozens of unwitting women seeking fertility treatment. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 12 May 2022",
"There is no shortage of unwitting targets \u2014 including Almarez. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
"Other ETFs get wound down during heightened market volatility, defeating the very reason they were purchased by unwitting speculators. \u2014 George Schultze, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"The unwitting consumer whose account has been exploited to make these purchases doesn\u2019t know what happened until the loans become due weeks or months later. \u2014 Armen Najarian, Fortune , 17 May 2022",
"The overwhelming majority of the Senate knew that Trump was incompetent, corrupt, and dangerous; indeed, many saw him as a witting or unwitting agent of Vladimir Putin. \u2014 Ira Shapiro, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
"Some also believe this group could be manipulated by Moscow \u2014 and the propaganda that is broadcast across borders \u2014 to become unwitting agents in the new Cold War that\u2019s beginning to take shape. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The music industry is intrinsically linked with the image of the eternal rockstar attached to a mostly empty bottle of Jack Daniels as the unwitting symbol of rock and roll. \u2014 Niko Stratis, SPIN , 7 Apr. 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-124847"
},
"unusually":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not usual : uncommon , rare",
": not done, found, used, experienced, or existing most of the time"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8y\u00fc-zh\u0259-w\u0259l",
"-zh\u0259l",
"-\u02c8y\u00fczh-w\u0259l",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8y\u00fc-zh\u0259-w\u0259l"
],
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"curious",
"extraordinary",
"funny",
"odd",
"offbeat",
"out-of-the-way",
"peculiar",
"queer",
"rare",
"singular",
"strange",
"unaccustomed",
"uncommon",
"uncustomary",
"unique",
"weird"
],
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"common",
"ordinary",
"plain",
"usual"
],
"examples":[
"It's not unusual for him to stay late at work.",
"a scene of unusual beauty",
"She has an unusual name.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s not unusual for a funeral home to have one or two unclaimed cremains sit for a period of time. \u2014 Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
"It\u2019s not unusual for B2B customers to start with the lowest pricing possible until their growth or usage necessitates an upgrade. \u2014 Omari Rigg, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"It\u2019s not unusual for employers to suggest activities that involve alcohol as a way to team build. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
"It\u2019s not unusual for our clothing to mirror some of the ups and downs of life. \u2014 Essence , 2 June 2022",
"It\u2019s certainly unusual to see a ransomware strain like Goodwill. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 24 May 2022",
"It\u2019s not unusual for dolphins to get stranded in the area because of its shape as a hook within the larger hook of Cape Cod\u2019s shoreline and because of large tidal fluctuations in Cape Cod Bay. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
"It\u2019s not unusual for a top quarterback now to top $1 million in NIL money. \u2014 Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press , 22 May 2022",
"Now, it\u2019s not unusual for the Kardashians to coordinate looks, and for their Italian getaway, the stylish siblings have all decided to wear vintage designs from Dolce & Gabbana\u2019s archive. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 22 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1579, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-130051"
},
"unhindered":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not restrained or held back : not hindered",
": not kept back : proceeding freely"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8hin-d\u0259rd",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8hin-d\u0259rd"
],
"synonyms":[
"abandoned",
"intemperate",
"rampant",
"raw",
"runaway",
"unbounded",
"unbridled",
"unchecked",
"uncontrolled",
"unhampered",
"unrestrained"
],
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"bridled",
"checked",
"constrained",
"controlled",
"curbed",
"governed",
"hampered",
"hindered",
"restrained",
"temperate"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Its former receptionist, Andrea Ferrigno, a brisk woman of forty, vividly remembers a time when its operations went quietly unhindered , in the nineteen-nineties. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 18 Dec. 2021",
"Truckloads rumble unhindered across its border every day, much of it bound for a single market in downtown Johannesburg. \u2014 Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Through Kalinin\u2019s intervention, the kosher flour and matzoh production took place unhindered that year. \u2014 George Castle, chicagotribune.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Now with the pandemic potentially fading, school administrators are anticipating returning to the pre-COVID-19 days of unhindered volunteerism. \u2014 Ashraf Khalil, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Our capacity for growth is unhindered because of our whiskey bonding model. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The sweeping nature of blockchain technology, unhindered by geographical boundaries, means creators and consumers alike who did not have access in the past will be able to interact with the industry. \u2014 Tony M Fountain, Rolling Stone , 14 Feb. 2022",
"And of the sites the agency detects, about a quarter are able to keep operating unhindered because the agency doesn\u2019t have the resources to bust them before the traffickers harvest. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Dec. 2021",
"For Cerruti, it\u2019s these thoughts that above all that have to flow freely, unhindered even by garments. \u2014 Fabiana Giacomotti, Vogue , 16 Jan. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1615, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-135010"
},
"unsuitably":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not fitting or right for a use or purpose : not suitable",
": not fitting : inappropriate"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u00fc-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u00fc-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"amiss",
"graceless",
"improper",
"inapposite",
"inappropriate",
"inapt",
"incongruous",
"incorrect",
"indecorous",
"inept",
"infelicitous",
"malapropos",
"perverse",
"unapt",
"unbecoming",
"unfit",
"unhappy",
"unseemly",
"untoward",
"wrong"
],
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"appropriate",
"becoming",
"befitting",
"correct",
"decorous",
"felicitous",
"fit",
"fitting",
"genteel",
"happy",
"meet",
"proper",
"right",
"seemly",
"suitable"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Indeed, landfills are typically unsuitable for development because the contents below the surface are both contaminated and physically unstable. \u2014 Emily Barone, Time , 2 June 2022",
"But those methods might be unsuitable for tackling the scale of Starlink\u2019s constellation. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
"That's not to say that all the names are unsuitable . \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 4 May 2022",
"One former Trump administration official told CNN that staffers would annotate Thomas\u2019 spreadsheet with reasons why her candidates were unsuitable . \u2014 Pamela Brown, CNN , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Another problem with this tactic, said one of the groups, is that in addition to being unsuitable near riparian areas, the areas under consideration aren't being monitored. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The error marked a violation of the corrective action plan put in place by the BSCC after the oversight agency found the county\u2019s juvenile halls were unsuitable to house youths last year, Cone said. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The program\u2019s standards were high, and few succeeded; of the 40 or so applicants in 1878, nine withdrew, 13 were considered unsuitable and nine of 18 who had been accepted for trial failed to be admitted. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Feb. 2022",
"In 2019, Russia introduced controversial technology to limit traffic to Twitter and a year later passed a law to increase fines on internet platforms for failing to remove information the state considers unsuitable . \u2014 Eloise Barry, Time , 8 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1586, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-135415"
},
"uncharacteristic":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not characteristic : not typical or distinctive",
": not typical or characteristic"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02ccker-ik-t\u0259-\u02c8ri-stik",
"-\u02ccka-rik-",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02ccker-\u0259k-t\u0259-\u02c8ri-stik"
],
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"examples":[
"It was an uncharacteristic outburst of temper.",
"Her uncharacteristic silence bothered me.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a good spot in second place going into the bars, the Utes totaled a season-low 49.2125 as several gymnasts had uncharacteristic mistakes. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Although Caruso\u2019s return has helped the Bulls restore vigor to their defense, the guard made a series of uncharacteristic mistakes, turning the ball over three times in the first half. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
"In the face of an unprecedented crisis, federal officials consistently chose haste over precision, dispatching aid with uncharacteristic speed to save the economy - even at the risk of costly mistakes. \u2014 Tony Romm And Yeganeh Torbati, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022",
"The Dodgers\u2019 offense offset the uncharacteristic outing with a five-run third inning and another run in the fourth to take a 6-5 lead. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"Memphis also got some uncharacteristic numbers that may even out later in the series. \u2014 Damichael Cole, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
"What happened after Huberdeau\u2019s uncharacteristic penalty was emblematic of this series. \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 7 May 2022",
"Hinch and pitching coach Chris Fetter \u2014 because of the uncharacteristic walks \u2014 assumed something was wrong with Alexander's health. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 4 May 2022",
"Clark scored 19 points in the first half, but had an uncharacteristic six turnovers in the first two quarters. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 6 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1748, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-142007"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not expressed",
": not uttered in words : unspoken"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-ik-\u02c8sprest"
],
"synonyms":[
"implicit",
"implied",
"tacit",
"unspoken",
"unvoiced",
"wordless"
],
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"explicit",
"express",
"expressed",
"spoken",
"stated",
"voiced"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Consciously work to release any tensions that stem from unexpressed frustrations. \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive , 10 Aug. 2021",
"As a result, our grief might remain unexpressed , get congested, or be postponed. \u2014 Julie Flynn Badal, Quartz , 7 May 2020",
"Not Planning on Pregnancy Dear Planning: Underlying this birth control challenge might be questions about your relationship, as well as perhaps unexpressed feelings (on his part) surrounding the idea of possibly never having children. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 10 Apr. 2020",
"Ashwin\u2019s hidden, unexpressed grief is a reminder of many such silenced and forgotten histories of grief that haunt the nation. \u2014 Chandrima Chakraborty, Quartz India , 24 June 2019",
"Therapists stress that parental ambivalence is completely normal and only becomes a problem when it is left unexpressed . \u2014 Peggy Drexler, WSJ , 21 June 2019",
"The great tradition of modern fiction\u2014running from James Joyce and Virginia Woolf to Alice Munro and Karl Ove Knausg\u00e5rd\u2014is for the writer to mine their own experience for narrative, finding hitherto unexpressed truths by hewing close to actuality. \u2014 Jeet Heer, The New Republic , 23 May 2018",
"As such, many tenured professors, who have secured long-term employment in part through careful navigation of turbulent waters, continue to moderate their positions or leave them unexpressed . \u2014 Oliver Bateman, The Atlantic , 10 May 2017",
"The fans have noticed every nuance, enjoyed the flirtation, the awkward moments, the expressed (and unexpressed ) affection. \u2014 Nick Santora And Nicholas Wootton, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 May 2017"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1561, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"adjective"
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"snug",
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"trig",
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"unkempt",
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"Her desk is always neat and uncluttered .",
"I work better with an uncluttered desk.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Like the other Genesis models, the interior has a clean and uncluttered appearance. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 17 May 2022",
"But the widget apps do have inherent characteristics\u2014most notably, a streamlined, uncluttered user experience\u2014that may encourage users to share more. \u2014 Dalvin Brown, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
"Instead there\u2019s vast emptiness with many uncluttered and unused desks. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 7 May 2022",
"Their home blends multiple styles: uncluttered white space and warm woods popular in Scandinavian design, the Bauhaus-beloved Wassily chair, and 1980s elements including pastel colors, rounded profiles, and ceramic vases. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The solo was similarly uncluttered , though for different reasons. \u2014 Tom Roland, Billboard , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The interior, meanwhile, appears to be the epitome of Scandi chic, with simple, uncluttered furnishings, a subtle monochromatic palette and a ton of light wood throughout. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The host and veteran correspondents deliver narrations and conduct interviews with calm authority on an uncluttered screen. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
"To keep the dial as uncluttered as possible, the power reserve has been moved to the back of the movement (as opposed to the one on the front of the original Eichi). \u2014 Jack Forster, Bloomberg.com , 20 Jan. 2021"
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"1886, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-ik-\u02c8str\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113",
"-\u02ccek-str\u0259-\u02c8\u022fr-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Evelyn, by everyone around her, society at large, and even herself who sees unextraordinary ordinariness in her identity as a middle-aged woman. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Evelyn, by everyone around her, society at large, and even herself who sees unextraordinary ordinariness in her identity as a middle-aged woman. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Evelyn, by everyone around her, society at large, and even herself who sees unextraordinary ordinariness in her identity as a middle-aged woman. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Evelyn, by everyone around her, society at large, and even herself who sees unextraordinary ordinariness in her identity as a middle-aged woman. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The Swimmers finds the beauty in a seemingly unextraordinary life. \u2014 Apoorva Tadepalli, The Atlantic , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Evelyn, by everyone around her, society at large, and even herself who sees unextraordinary ordinariness in her identity as a middle-aged woman. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Evelyn, by everyone around her, society at large, and even herself who sees unextraordinary ordinariness in her identity as a middle-aged woman. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"C'mon C'mon is exactly the opposite of everything the Oscars usually recognize \u2014 low-key, understated, and gentle, a human-sized movie about everyday people living unextraordinary lives. \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 21 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1762, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-163007"
},
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"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": not budging : resisting movement or change"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8b\u0259-ji\u014b"
],
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"immobile",
"immotile",
"immovable",
"irremovable",
"nonmotile",
"nonmoving",
"unmovable"
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"mobile",
"motile",
"movable",
"moveable",
"moving"
],
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"the massive old bed was simply unbudging , despite our best efforts"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1934, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-163857"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": not amusing or humorous"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8hy\u00fcm-r\u0259s",
"-\u02c8y\u00fcm-",
"-\u02c8hy\u00fc-m\u0259-",
"-\u02c8y\u00fc-"
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"1881, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": having lost consciousness",
": not marked by conscious thought, sensation, or feeling",
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": free from self-awareness",
": not consciously held or deliberately planned or carried out",
": the part of mental life that does not ordinarily enter the individual's awareness yet may influence behavior and perception or be revealed (as in slips of the tongue or in dreams)",
": not aware",
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": not intentional or planned",
": not marked by conscious thought, sensation, or feeling",
": of or relating to the unconscious",
": having lost consciousness",
": the part of mental life that is not ordinarily integrated or available to consciousness yet may be manifested as a motive force in overt behavior (as in neurosis) and is often revealed (as through dreams, slips of the tongue, or dissociated acts) \u2014 compare subconscious"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-sh\u0259s",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00e4n-sh\u0259s",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00e4n-ch\u0259s"
],
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"cold",
"insensible",
"senseless"
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"conscious"
],
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"Adjective",
"He was knocked unconscious by a fall.",
"She was unconscious for three days after the accident.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The singer lived at Graceland until August 16, 1977, when he was found unconscious on the property at only 42 years old. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
"Authorities launched a rescue boat, and the woman was found unconscious and not breathing. \u2014 CBS News , 17 June 2022",
"Bryce's friend Cooper Noriega died on Thursday, June 9, after being found unconscious . \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 14 June 2022",
"The girlfriend of a Boston police officer who died after being found unconscious in a snowbank outside a Canton home in January was in court Friday facing a second-degree murder charge stemming from the death. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"The woman was found unconscious at the scene after being hit while crossing Nott Street. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 9 June 2022",
"Liming was found unconscious in the parking lot near the school\u2019s basketball courts. \u2014 Kaylee Remington, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
"Three teenage girls were found unconscious in a Los Angeles County home on May 25 after taking ecstasy pills that were contaminated with fentanyl, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said in a Twitter post this week. \u2014 Felicia Alvarez, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Hoffmann was discovered dead about 24 hours after another McDaniel High School student, Olivia Coleman, had been found unconscious in the bedroom of her home and died of an accidental fentanyl overdose from a counterfeit pill. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 May 2022"
],
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"Adjective",
"1712, in the meaning defined at sense 2a",
"Noun",
"circa 1912, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
"uttermost":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": outermost",
": extreme , utmost",
": utmost"
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"\u02c8\u0259-t\u0259r-\u02ccm\u014dst"
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"consummate",
"last",
"max",
"maximum",
"most",
"nth",
"outside",
"paramount",
"supreme",
"top",
"ultimate",
"utmost"
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"least",
"minimal",
"minimum",
"slightest"
],
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"Adjective",
"a matter of the uttermost importance",
"I have the uttermost faith in your abilities."
],
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"Adjective",
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172031"
},
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"transitive verb",
"verb"
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": to write under or at the end of something else",
": to set one's name to (an insurance policy) for the purpose of thereby becoming answerable for a designated loss or damage on consideration of receiving a premium percent : insure on life or property",
": to assume liability for (a sum or risk) as an insurer",
": to subscribe to : agree to",
": to agree to purchase (something, such as security issue) usually on a fixed date at a fixed price with a view to public distribution",
": to guarantee financial support of",
": to work as an underwriter",
": to assume liability for (a risk) as an insurer",
": to issue or set the terms of (an insurance policy)",
": to agree to purchase (all or part of a security issue) usually on a fixed date at a fixed price with the purpose or plan to resell by means of a public offering",
": to put up funds for or guarantee financial support of",
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccr\u012bt",
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259-",
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8r\u012bt",
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259-",
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccr\u012bt, \u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8r\u012bt"
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"bankroll",
"capitalize",
"endow",
"finance",
"fund",
"stake",
"subsidize"
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"defund"
],
"examples":[
"a university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Your participation and fundraising donations will help underwrite recreation programs for children and adults with disabilities. \u2014 Shirley Macfarland, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
"To stay afloat, McCarthy said Peloton is borrowing $750 million in five-year term debt from JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, two banks that helped underwrite its IPO. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 10 May 2022",
"Amy Chua, one of his Yale Law professors, urged him to write a memoir and connected him with an agent; Peter Thiel, the Silicon Valley billionaire, helped underwrite Vance\u2019s investment fund, Narya Capital, and then his campaign for the U.S. Senate. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 May 2022",
"Apple will underwrite the loans and fund them, which also means absorbing losses when borrowers fail to repay. \u2014 Annamaria Andriotis, WSJ , 11 June 2022",
"According to the 2021 Pepperdine Private Capital report, PE investors underwrite their investments with an average EBITDA growth expectation of 20% annually, significantly above industry norms. \u2014 David W. Mccombie Iii, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"This month, JPMorgan submitted a bid to underwrite a $3.4 billion bond issue for utilities, the largest in the state\u2019s history. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"The $25 million also will underwrite experimental responses such as the program to feed lettuce to manatees in Brevard County that ended recently. \u2014 Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel , 2 May 2022",
"Since cannabis is a new industry with new companies, there is no historical credit performance data that investors can look to in order to underwrite risk in their traditional framework. \u2014 Jackie Bryant, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172053"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": strange , unknown",
": uncanny , weird",
": extraordinary",
": extremely , remarkably , uncommonly",
": news , tidings",
": stranger"
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"\u02c8\u0259\u014b-(\u02cc)k\u014d",
"-k\u0259"
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"archly",
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"awfully",
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"beastly",
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"cracking",
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"exceedingly",
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"extra",
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"fabulously",
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"far",
"fiercely",
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"full",
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"heavily",
"highly",
"hugely",
"immensely",
"incredibly",
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"jolly",
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"mightily",
"mighty",
"monstrous",
"mortally",
"most",
"much",
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"rattling",
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"right",
"roaring",
"roaringly",
"seriously",
"severely",
"so",
"sore",
"sorely",
"spanking",
"specially",
"stinking",
"such",
"super",
"supremely",
"surpassingly",
"terribly",
"that",
"thumping",
"too",
"uncommonly",
"vastly",
"very",
"vitally",
"way",
"whacking",
"wicked",
"wildly"
],
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"little",
"negligibly",
"nominally",
"slightly",
"somewhat"
],
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"has written an unco fine novel about the war"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adverb",
"1721, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1785, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172355"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": lack of or freedom from sophistication"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259-\u02ccfi-st\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"artlessness",
"greenness",
"guilelessness",
"ingenuousness",
"innocence",
"naiveness",
"na\u00efvet\u00e9",
"naivete",
"naivet\u00e9",
"naivety",
"na\u00efvety",
"naturalness",
"simplemindedness",
"simpleness",
"simplicity",
"unworldliness",
"viridity"
],
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"artfulness",
"cynicism",
"knowingness",
"sophistication",
"worldliness"
],
"examples":[
"the unsophistication of the plea touched his heart",
"the unsophistication of the coffeemaker's design is part of its appeal"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1825, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172738"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not embarrassed : such as",
": feeling or showing no embarrassment",
": not constrained or encumbered"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-im-\u02c8ber-\u0259st",
"-\u02c8ba-r\u0259st"
],
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"shameless",
"unabashed",
"unashamed",
"unblushing"
],
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"abashed",
"ashamed",
"embarrassed",
"hangdog",
"shamed",
"shamefaced",
"sheepish"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Western countries don\u2019t have this type of leadership anymore: unembarrassed , defiant belief in a cause. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Cruise is our last movie star, a fanatical entertainment machine, a no-days-off nation-state of unembarrassed charisma. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 27 May 2022",
"Western countries don\u2019t have this type of leadership anymore: unembarrassed , defiant belief in a cause. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 28 Feb. 2022",
"There\u2019s a lush, buxom, unembarrassed history of men believing that the failures of their own lives are the fault of women \u2014 a fate handed down from on high, for many people, by the story of our creation. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
"Western countries don\u2019t have this type of leadership anymore: unembarrassed , defiant belief in a cause. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Western countries don\u2019t have this type of leadership anymore: unembarrassed , defiant belief in a cause. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Western countries don\u2019t have this type of leadership anymore: unembarrassed , defiant belief in a cause. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Western countries don\u2019t have this type of leadership anymore: unembarrassed , defiant belief in a cause. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1708, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172916"
},
"unborn":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not born : not brought into life",
": still to appear : future",
": existing without birth",
": not yet born",
": not yet born : existing in utero"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8b\u022frn",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8b\u022frn",
"-\u02c8b\u022f(\u0259)rn"
],
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"coming",
"future"
],
"antonyms":[
"bygone",
"past"
],
"examples":[
"a home entertainment system that can be adapted for products as yet unborn",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Little Rock Police Department is searching for a man in relation to a shooting that injured a pregnant woman and killed her unborn twins. \u2014 Remington Miller, Arkansas Online , 15 June 2022",
"These women attempted to and succeeded in taking charge of their reproductive lives by concocting their own remedies to induce miscarriages and prevent their unborn progeny from being enslaved. \u2014 Treva B. Lindsey, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2022",
"But the image of an unborn dolphin is a computer graphic. \u2014 Dezimey Kum, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
"Nobody cares about the unborn , because when they\u2019re born, nobody\u2019s protecting them then, either. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 10 May 2022",
"In 2014, voters rejected a proposal to add unborn human beings to the state's criminal code, allowing prosecutors to charge anyone who kills a fetus with a crime. \u2014 CBS News , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The organ represents a relationship with unborn strangers; each chord asks us to ensure that there is a future in which the next one can sound. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The day before war broke out in Ukraine, 33-year-old Tanya* was visiting a hospital in Cherkasy, a city in the centre of the country, to check on the health of her unborn twins. \u2014 Lizzie Cernik, refinery29.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Epigenetic changes were recorded among pregnant Tutsi women who witnessed the Rwandan genocide and their unborn fetuses. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-173104"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"prefix"
],
"definitions":[
": going beyond others or beyond due limit : extreme",
": one that is ultra : extremist",
": beyond in space : on the other side : trans-",
": beyond the range or limits of : transcending : super-",
": beyond what is ordinary, proper, or moderate : excessively : extremely",
": extreme entry 1 sense 1",
": beyond in space : on the other side",
": beyond the limits of : super -",
": beyond what is ordinary or proper"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259l-tr\u0259",
"\u02c8\u0259l-tr\u0259"
],
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"extreme",
"extremist",
"fanatic",
"fanatical",
"rabid",
"radical",
"revolutionary",
"revolutionist"
],
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"middle-of-the-road",
"nonrevolutionary",
"unrevolutionary"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"espouses a kind of ultra conservatism that even some members of his own party cannot support",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Aside from his role as a judge on NBC's Dancing with Myself, Nick \u2014 who launched his ultra -premium tequila company, Villa One Tequila, with his friend, designer John Varvatos \u2014 is busy working on new music with the Jonas Brothers. \u2014 Melody Chiu, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
"The central bank\u2019s governor, Haruhiko Kuroda, said Japan is likely to continue its ultra -easy monetary policy despite recent rises in prices in a parliamentary testimony in late May and speeches this month. \u2014 Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"All of that speed, along with the signature Bugatti looks, makes for an ultra -rare supercar that sells for \u20ac8 million (about $8.3 million). \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 15 June 2022",
"The exception among major central banks is Japan, whose central bank has kept its ultra -low rates amid inflation that\u2019s weaker than in the U.S. and Europe. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"The ultra -pigmented purple mask enhances blonde, platinum and even white hair. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022",
"The stainless steel is ultra -durable, non-toxic, and eco-friendly with a modern look (that works equally well for kids and parents). \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 15 June 2022",
"For your SaaS offering, consider that only Fortune 5000 enterprises would invest the time in understanding ultra -complicated pricing models. \u2014 Roy Barak, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"For easy slip-on comfort, Ugg and Parachute might just be your new go-to's, thanks to their ultra -soft materials and cushy footbed. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Take solace in knowing that an ultra is a long way, and the beauty of that is that problems often work themselves out over the long haul. \u2014 Hal Koerner, Outside Online , 1 Aug. 2014",
"Located just a few blocks from the Apollo, the Tubman statue feels like an especially apropos stop for the finale of an ultra . \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Don\u2019t make your first night running experience your first ultra . \u2014 Adam Chase, Outside Online , 11 May 2020",
"There's evidence that ultra -nationalists and far-right groups are part of the armed Ukraine resistance. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 6 Mar. 2022",
"The metaphorical aspect of staging a Black history tour as an ultra also wasn\u2019t lost on Brandon Jackson, a captain of the New York City chapter of Black Men Run and one of five people who ran the entire route last Saturday. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 18 Feb. 2022",
"There's the standard S22, the S22 Plus, and the S22 ultra , which is essentially the Galaxy Note reborn. \u2014 USA TODAY , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Finding one that takes place on fireroads (versus technical singletrack) will be the easiest transition, but entering an ultra on more rugged terrain can be a welcome adventure. \u2014 Lisa Jhung, Outside Online , 11 Jan. 2021",
"Thus, faster and slower runners alike will be best prepared for their next ultra if their long training run progression tops out at or near 5 hours. \u2014 Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 7 Dec. 2020"
],
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"Adjective",
"1818, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1819, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-174510"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not painted"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8p\u0101n-t\u0259d"
],
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"colorless",
"tintless",
"uncolored",
"undyed",
"unstained",
"white"
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"colored",
"colorized",
"dyed",
"hued",
"painted",
"pigmented",
"stained",
"tinct",
"tinctured",
"tinged",
"tinted"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Most companies provide furniture \u2014 though that ranges from low-lying unpainted wooden tables to sleek Modernist outdoor tables and chairs \u2014 and most picnics generally run about two hours. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"In this kitchen designed by Shawn Henderson, the white brick backsplash allows for a more modern, fresh mood as opposed to the industrial and darker presence of unpainted bricks. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 14 June 2022",
"Weathered walls and beams, intentionally left unpainted , reveal the building\u2019s industrial history. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The tiles won\u2019t stick to porous wood, ceramic tiles that have a surface texture or unpainted drywall. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The unpainted , eyelash-shaped silhouettes are defined by areas of flat color as if they were cut with scissors out of a sheet of paper. \u2014 cleveland , 13 Mar. 2022",
"To use it, first attach the strap to your wrist, then attach the clip to an unpainted metal part of any object that's properly grounded. \u2014 Saira Mueller, Wired , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Among them: taking out a mezzanine level that cut through some of the more majestic double-height spaces and removing paint from the sawtooth skylights on the third floor that had been painted over during World War II \u2014 and never unpainted . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Beer cans and flashlights are cast in bronze or plaster, then painted to resemble lost originals \u2014 or left unpainted . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Sep. 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
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"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": unfortunately sense 1",
": in an unhappy manner : without pleasure"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ha-p\u0259-l\u0113"
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"agonizingly",
"bitterly",
"dolefully",
"dolorously",
"grievously",
"hard",
"hardly",
"inconsolably",
"lugubriously",
"mournfully",
"painfully",
"plaintively",
"regretfully",
"resentfully",
"ruefully",
"sadly",
"sorely",
"sorrowfully",
"wailfully",
"woefully",
"wretchedly"
],
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"blissfully",
"gladly",
"happily",
"joyfully",
"joyously"
],
"examples":[
"They were unhappily married for two years.",
"an unhappily married couple being counseled by a professional",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The century-spanning epic follows a poor Korean woman and her descendants as their lives intertwine, often unhappily , with those of their Japanese neighbors. \u2014 Jon Burlingame, Variety , 3 June 2022",
"And, unhappily , subsequent scandals have attested to this. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 25 May 2022",
"In Undelivered, Jeff Nussbaum, speechwriter for powerful politicians, including then\u2013Vice President Joe Biden, tells the stories of speeches that never made history because events prevented their delivery\u2014often happily, at times unhappily . \u2014 Priya Satia, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
"Cl\u00e9ment is married, but unhappily , and the relationship between him and Sandra unfolds with a tender sensuality, and then an acute sense of vulnerability \u2014 of two people finding desperately needed relief and release in each other\u2019s bodies. \u2014 Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"As the train pulled out of the station, screeching wheels drowned out the sound of a cat meowing unhappily . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
"The last one came in the mid-1990s under Fed Chair Alan Greenspan, an episode that ended unhappily for many developing countries. \u2014 Paul Wiseman, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 May 2022",
"According to legend, this dish was dreamed up by an unhappily married woman named Ezo who was trying to win over her mother-in-law via her stomach. \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Affleck and de Armas play the unhappily married Van Allens. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 16 Mar. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181314"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not interrupted , stopped, or blocked",
": not interrupted : continuous"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02ccin-t\u0259-\u02c8r\u0259p-t\u0259d",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02ccin-t\u0259-\u02c8r\u0259p-t\u0259d"
],
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"ceaseless",
"continual",
"continued",
"continuing",
"continuous",
"incessant",
"nonstop",
"perpetual",
"running",
"unbroken",
"unceasing",
"unremitting"
],
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"discontinuous",
"noncontinuous"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The priests continued their chanting, uninterrupted , as mourners turned their eyes upward, searching the sky. \u2014 Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"Indeed, Altria\u2019s annual revenues have grown uninterrupted for a full decade. \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Doug Mills submitted to hundreds of Covid tests in order to give our readers uninterrupted access to a White House in transition between two vastly different administrations. \u2014 The New York Times, New York Times , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Now, all forms of entertainment float into my life uninterrupted via invisible Wi-Fi signals to every available screen. \u2014 Jessica Cruel, Allure , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Tournaments at La Costa Resort & Spa later operated under multiple names, uninterrupted from 1991-2007. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
"The heater features an extremely durable corrosion-resistant galvanized metal cabinet with a wind-resistant design, providing uninterrupted performance in nearly all weather. \u2014 Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics , 19 May 2022",
"That means more time back in my day and increased productivity due to an uninterrupted , frictionless experience. \u2014 Yoni Avital, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Lawyers for Watson and the plaintiffs have agreed not to go to trial from Aug. 1 to March 1 to enable Watson to play the season uninterrupted . \u2014 cleveland , 16 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1602, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181629"
},
"unloose":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to relax the strain of",
": to release from or as if from restraints : set free",
": to loosen the ties of",
": to make looser : relax",
": to set free"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8l\u00fcs",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8l\u00fcs"
],
"synonyms":[
"loose",
"loosen",
"release",
"uncork",
"unleash",
"unlock",
"unloosen"
],
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"bridle",
"check",
"constrain",
"contain",
"control",
"curb",
"govern",
"hold",
"inhibit",
"regulate",
"rein (in)",
"restrain",
"smother",
"tame"
],
"examples":[
"He unloosed the bonds that held her.",
"the familiar scent unloosed a flood of pleasant memories from her childhood"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181822"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the place of departed souls : hades",
": earth",
": the side of the earth opposite to one : antipodes",
": a social sphere below the level of ordinary life",
": the world of organized crime",
": the world of crime"
],
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0259rld",
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0259rld"
],
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"demimonde",
"demiworld",
"half-world",
"netherworld",
"underbelly"
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"examples":[
"a magazine article taking an insightful look at the underworld inhabited by street people",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The story helped cement Adelstein\u2019s reputation as an unflinching chronicler of organized crime in Japan, propelling him to minor celebrity status as one of the primary experts on a shadowy underworld few had access to. \u2014 Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022",
"For example, the bondsmen McDonough Brothers \u2014 Peter and Tom \u2014 ruled the criminal underworld in San Francisco for three decades in the early 20th century. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2022",
"And gang members who try to leave the underworld are hunted down as traitors. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2021",
"Mortensen plays Saul Tenser, an underworld celebrity thanks to his advanced case of Accelerated Evolution Syndrome. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
"Toward the end of the millennium, a southside narco named George Herbert became the undisputed king of Belize\u2019s underworld , hooking up cartels with corrupt politicians to ship coke north. \u2014 Sean Williams, Rolling Stone , 22 May 2022",
"As with Roger Rabbit, the central mystery has links to the Hollywood underworld ; this time, however, that setting is updated to the industry as audiences now know it. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 21 May 2022",
"Miller tries to avoid slipping back the underworld with the help of an old friend (Rhames). \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 19 May 2022",
"But Galicot couldn\u2019t control the violent reality of the city\u2019s underworld . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022"
],
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"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not loving or affectionate"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8l\u0259-vi\u014b"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-182946"
},
"unbosom":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to give expression to : disclose , reveal",
": to disclose the thoughts or feelings of (oneself)",
": to unbosom oneself"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8bu\u0307-z\u0259m",
"also"
],
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"bare",
"disclose",
"discover",
"divulge",
"expose",
"let on (about)",
"reveal",
"spill",
"tell",
"uncloak",
"uncover",
"unmask",
"unveil"
],
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"cloak",
"conceal",
"cover (up)",
"enshroud",
"hide",
"mask",
"shroud",
"veil"
],
"examples":[
"unbosomed his fear of dying only to his closest friends"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1595, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-183717"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a part lying on the lower side (as of a bird or mammal)",
": a subordinate or auxiliary part or role",
": a part lying on the lower side (as of a bird or mammal)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccp\u00e4rt",
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccp\u00e4rt"
],
"synonyms":[
"bottom",
"underbelly",
"underbody",
"underside",
"undersurface"
],
"antonyms":[
"face",
"top"
],
"examples":[
"the bird's underparts were white"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-184055"
},
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"type":[
"interjection"
],
"definitions":[
"Definition of ugh \u2014 used to indicate the sound of a cough or grunt or to express disgust or horror"
],
"pronounciation":[
"often read as",
"or",
"or",
"\u02c8\u0259g"
],
"synonyms":[
"faugh",
"fie",
"phew",
"phooey",
"rats",
"yech",
"yecch",
"yuck",
"yuk"
],
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"examples":[
"ugh , this oven desperately needs to be cleaned"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1678, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-184502"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"prefix"
],
"definitions":[
": going beyond others or beyond due limit : extreme",
": one that is ultra : extremist",
": beyond in space : on the other side : trans-",
": beyond the range or limits of : transcending : super-",
": beyond what is ordinary, proper, or moderate : excessively : extremely",
": extreme entry 1 sense 1",
": beyond in space : on the other side",
": beyond the limits of : super -",
": beyond what is ordinary or proper"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259l-tr\u0259",
"\u02c8\u0259l-tr\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[
"extreme",
"extremist",
"fanatic",
"fanatical",
"rabid",
"radical",
"revolutionary",
"revolutionist"
],
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"middle-of-the-road",
"nonrevolutionary",
"unrevolutionary"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"espouses a kind of ultra conservatism that even some members of his own party cannot support",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Aside from his role as a judge on NBC's Dancing with Myself, Nick \u2014 who launched his ultra -premium tequila company, Villa One Tequila, with his friend, designer John Varvatos \u2014 is busy working on new music with the Jonas Brothers. \u2014 Melody Chiu, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
"The central bank\u2019s governor, Haruhiko Kuroda, said Japan is likely to continue its ultra -easy monetary policy despite recent rises in prices in a parliamentary testimony in late May and speeches this month. \u2014 Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"All of that speed, along with the signature Bugatti looks, makes for an ultra -rare supercar that sells for \u20ac8 million (about $8.3 million). \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 15 June 2022",
"The exception among major central banks is Japan, whose central bank has kept its ultra -low rates amid inflation that\u2019s weaker than in the U.S. and Europe. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"The ultra -pigmented purple mask enhances blonde, platinum and even white hair. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022",
"The stainless steel is ultra -durable, non-toxic, and eco-friendly with a modern look (that works equally well for kids and parents). \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 15 June 2022",
"For your SaaS offering, consider that only Fortune 5000 enterprises would invest the time in understanding ultra -complicated pricing models. \u2014 Roy Barak, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"For easy slip-on comfort, Ugg and Parachute might just be your new go-to's, thanks to their ultra -soft materials and cushy footbed. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 14 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Take solace in knowing that an ultra is a long way, and the beauty of that is that problems often work themselves out over the long haul. \u2014 Hal Koerner, Outside Online , 1 Aug. 2014",
"Located just a few blocks from the Apollo, the Tubman statue feels like an especially apropos stop for the finale of an ultra . \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Don\u2019t make your first night running experience your first ultra . \u2014 Adam Chase, Outside Online , 11 May 2020",
"There's evidence that ultra -nationalists and far-right groups are part of the armed Ukraine resistance. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 6 Mar. 2022",
"The metaphorical aspect of staging a Black history tour as an ultra also wasn\u2019t lost on Brandon Jackson, a captain of the New York City chapter of Black Men Run and one of five people who ran the entire route last Saturday. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 18 Feb. 2022",
"There's the standard S22, the S22 Plus, and the S22 ultra , which is essentially the Galaxy Note reborn. \u2014 USA TODAY , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Finding one that takes place on fireroads (versus technical singletrack) will be the easiest transition, but entering an ultra on more rugged terrain can be a welcome adventure. \u2014 Lisa Jhung, Outside Online , 11 Jan. 2021",
"Thus, faster and slower runners alike will be best prepared for their next ultra if their long training run progression tops out at or near 5 hours. \u2014 Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 7 Dec. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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"Adjective",
"1818, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"1819, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-185810"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that underwrites : guarantor",
": one that underwrites a policy of insurance : insurer",
": one who selects risks to be solicited or rates the acceptability of risks solicited",
": one that underwrites a security issue",
": a person (as an individual or a company) who underwrites an insurance policy : insurer",
": a person who assesses risks to be covered by an insurance policy",
": a person (as an individual or company) who underwrites a security issue \u2014 compare issuer"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccr\u012b-t\u0259r",
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259-",
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccr\u012b-t\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Barry, as a broker, underwriter and developer, left his mark on landmarks across metro Atlanta. \u2014 Ben Smith, ajc , 7 June 2022",
"Premiums should be set by an actuary or independent third-party underwriter . \u2014 Van Carlson, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"This is several orders-of-magnitude more data on each decision than a traditional underwriter can absorb. \u2014 Steven Li, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Gentry, 46, grew up in Kenya and previously worked as a mortgage underwriter for USAA, a financial services firm for members and veterans of the U.S. military. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The main investor and underwriter in that deal, former New York investment firm Salomon Brothers, ended up paying more than $30 million in settlements. \u2014 Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The Kremlin is the primary underwriter of its nation\u2019s culture. \u2014 Suzanne Nossel, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Teresa Contreras, 22, a senior at North Park University in Chicago, recently accepted an underwriter position at Chubb Ltd. , a global insurance company. \u2014 Gabriel T. Rubin, WSJ , 28 Feb. 2022",
"On top of her cryptocurrency investments, Ms. Gentry, a former mortgage underwriter , has found work as a consultant advising DeFi and NFT projects. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Feb. 2022"
],
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"1622, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-185834"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": unable to be surpassed or exceeded"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-s\u0259r-\u02c8pa-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"incomparable",
"inimitable",
"matchless",
"nonpareil",
"only",
"peerless",
"unequaled",
"unequalled",
"unexampled",
"unmatched",
"unparalleled",
"unrivaled",
"unrivalled",
"unsurpassed"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"McCartney\u2019s last performance in the city, alongside Beatle bandmates John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison, set off a near- unsurpassable furor. \u2014 Emily Opilo, baltimoresun.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Her soft voice, which could attain a high pitch with an unsurpassable ease became a part of almost every Indian household. \u2014 Swati Gupta, CNN , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Famously, Clarksdale is also the site of the fabled crossroads, where \u2014 as legend has it \u2014 Delta blues pioneer Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil in return for unsurpassable musical greatness. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Sep. 2021",
"So Eberhard Bethge\u2019s own unsurpassable 1967 biography did not mention her name, nor had any subsequent books. \u2014 Eric Metaxas, National Review , 26 Oct. 2020",
"And the great Italian sports cars are obviously unsurpassable . \u2014 Sebastian Smee, chicagotribune.com , 25 Aug. 2019",
"And the great Italian sports cars are obviously unsurpassable . \u2014 Sebastian Smee, chicagotribune.com , 25 Aug. 2019",
"Because the sovereignty of the people is in my opinion an unsurpassable factor. \u2014 The Economist , 7 Nov. 2019",
"And the great Italian sports cars are obviously unsurpassable . \u2014 Sebastian Smee, chicagotribune.com , 25 Aug. 2019"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1611, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-190008"
},
"underbody":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the lower part of something: such as",
": the lower part of an animal's body : underparts",
": the lower parts of the body of a vehicle"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccb\u00e4-d\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"bottom",
"underbelly",
"underpart",
"underside",
"undersurface"
],
"antonyms":[
"face",
"top"
],
"examples":[
"the underbody of the car was starting to rust",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is known as a split underbody , and Swan became the first large scale producer of ocean racing yachts to incorporate this feature. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
"Range-enhancing aerodynamics are enhanced by flow-through air blades in front, underbody tray and split hatch spoiler. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 7 May 2022",
"Five skidplates protect the underbody from trail damage. \u2014 K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Electronic sway-bar disconnects, protective underbody plating, and a water fording height of 24 inches are all standard. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Bronco Sport currently reuses non-ocean plastic in carpets and seating as well as in underbody , under-hood and engine components, Mielewski said. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Kienle revamped the engine bay, too, welding the cracks on the underbody and replacing various hoses, fuel lines and gaskets. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Dealers will inspect and repair the driveshaft as needed and fully attach underbody insulators, Ford said. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Ford will recall 184,698 of its 2021 and 2022 model F-150 pickups to address a problem with two underbody acoustic/thermal insulators. \u2014 Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver , 23 Dec. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1870, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-191544"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not hip : uncool"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8hip"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Marie Callender\u2019s are proudly unhip , with a lot of wood, dark carpeting, antiques and old lamps. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Dec. 2021",
"For many of today\u2019s active grandparents \u2014 who feel anything but old and stodgy \u2014 the terms Grandma and Grandpa have the decidedly unhip whiff of talcum powder, blue hair rinse and dentures. \u2014 Laurie Yarnell, Good Housekeeping , 27 Oct. 2020",
"Aloha Fridays were a fixture of a certain kind of workplace, and everyone\u2014from Elvis to the decidedly unhip Richard Nixon\u2014seemed to have an aloha shirt. \u2014 Teddy Brokaw, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Apr. 2020",
"The company utterly failed at nearly every aspect of this endeavor, proudly unveiling a slow and a tragically unhip device with an unfinished operating system at an iPhone-worthy price. \u2014 Christopher Null, Wired , 24 Dec. 2019",
"Lately, a wave of stylishly sullen young artists, many in rap, has excavated the painfully unhip , angsty subcultures of the 1990s and 2000s. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 25 June 2018",
"In a bleak, distinctly unhip neighborhood of Brooklyn, Kyra, a middle-aged woman, is struggling to survive. \u2014 Glenn Kenny, New York Times , 5 Apr. 2018",
"Even still, Transitions lenses\u2013the photoreactive technology that darkens your eyeglass lenses in sunlight\u2013still carry the stigma of being strictly for the elderly and deeply unhip . \u2014 Miles Raymer, Esquire , 25 July 2017",
"Even the dowdy styles worn by their unhip classmates are fun to look at, in their own hideous way. \u2014 Dusty Somers, The Seattle Times , 19 June 2017"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1940, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-192742"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not following rules of grammar"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-gr\u0259-\u02c8ma-ti-k\u0259l"
],
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"illiterate"
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"grammatical"
],
"examples":[
"the r\u00e9sum\u00e9 and its ungrammatical cover letter were summarily thrown in the trash",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That could be useful for conversations where telegraphic, ungrammatical messages would come off as impolite. \u2014 Tom Simonite, Wired , 18 Oct. 2020",
"But to many Americans, the pronouns are ungrammatical and confusing. \u2014 Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post , 16 Aug. 2019",
"The ungrammatical use of ellipses to convey a pause or . . . \u2014 Lynda Robinson, Washington Post , 15 May 2018",
"None of that here in the pretentious, inauthentic speech of an ungrammatical kid. \u2014 Toby Zinman, Philly.com , 11 June 2018",
"Yes, its ungrammatical slogan does not exactly roll off the tongue. \u2014 Mark Lisanti, Vanities , 11 May 2018",
"That's when Zaydel fired back in ungrammatical English. \u2014 Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press , 17 Oct. 2017",
"The Heart of Texas Facebook page is full of stilted, ungrammatical English. \u2014 Tim Lister And Clare Sebastian, CNN , 5 Oct. 2017"
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"1654, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"trademark"
],
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"Definition of Ugli \u2014 used for a tangelo"
],
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"\u02c8\u0259-gl\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-193307"
},
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"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
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],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259\u014b"
],
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"nameless",
"no-name",
"noteless",
"obscure",
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"unfamous",
"unknown",
"unrecognized"
],
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"celebrated",
"famed",
"famous",
"noted",
"notorious",
"prominent",
"renowned",
"well-known"
],
"examples":[
"the unsung men and women who keep the streets safe",
"He is one of the unsung heroes of the civil rights movement.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But to know the people that are the unsung heroes of the whole thing \u2014 it\u2019s an amazing situation, so please one more round of applause for yourselves! \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 17 June 2022",
"In an interview this week, DeBose talked about her determination to honor Broadway\u2019s unsung heroes and her desire to return to the stage. \u2014 Michael Paulson, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"Hair masks are unsung heroes that can revive even the most dehydrated curls. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"And the plight of these unsung heroes of the food chain has proved difficult to publicize. \u2014 Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Now, the probable identification of these unsung heroes as enslaved Black women offers yet another reminder that diversity has been part of the complex tapestry of American history from the very beginning. \u2014 Claire Bellerjeau And Tiffany Yecke Brooks, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 May 2022",
"The unsung musical hero of the evening, though, was bassoonist Daniel Fendrick. \u2014 Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"This product\u2019s unsung hero is Lactobacillus ferment filtrate, a probiotic ingredient that provides the skin protection from aggressors and a soothing effect. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"Jernstedt was an unsung hero of thrilling, last second Sweet 16 wins and underdog Elite Eight victories. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Apr. 2022"
],
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},
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"noun"
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": a definite amount taken as one or for which 1 is made to stand in calculation",
": identity element",
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": continuity without deviation or change (as in purpose or action)",
": the quality or state of being made one : unification",
": a combination or ordering of parts in a literary or artistic production that constitutes a whole or promotes an undivided total effect",
": the resulting singleness of effect or symmetry and consistency of style and character",
": a totality of related parts : an entity that is a complex or systematic whole",
": any of three principles of dramatic structure derived by French classicists from Aristotle's Poetics and requiring a play to have a single action represented as occurring in one place and within one day",
": a 20th century American religious movement that emphasizes spiritual sources of health and prosperity",
": the quality or state of being one",
": the state of those who are in full agreement : harmony",
": the quality or state of not being multiple : the quality or state of being one, single, whole, or the same",
": an aspect (as time, title, interest, or possession) of a joint tenancy that must be identical as it relates to the cotenants"
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"\u02c8y\u00fc-n\u0259-t\u0113",
"\u02c8y\u00fc-n\u0259-t\u0113",
"\u02c8y\u00fc-n\u0259-t\u0113"
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"balance",
"coherence",
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"consonance",
"consonancy",
"harmony",
"orchestration",
"proportion",
"symmetry",
"symphony"
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"asymmetry",
"discordance",
"disproportion",
"disunity",
"imbalance",
"incoherence",
"violence"
],
"examples":[
"a sense of national unity",
"there's an aesthetic unity to the sculpture garden that makes it an ideal spot for quiet relaxing",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The group began speaking out against anti-Asian hate and founded the House of Slay as the living embodiment of their unity , creating the foundation upon which to build a legacy. \u2014 Soulaima Gourani, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Like the two Nordic countries, other nations joined the European Union for its promise economic and political unity without taking sides in the East-West divide that has endured beyond the end of the Cold War. \u2014 Jamey Keaten, ajc , 15 May 2022",
"For Ukraine to succeed in this next phase of war its international partners, including the U.S., must continue to demonstrate our unity and our resolve to keep the weapons and ammunition flowing to Ukraine, without interruption. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 7 May 2022",
"Western leaders and analysts portrayed the move by Russia as a bid to divide the Western allies and undermine their unity in support of Ukraine. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Western leaders and analysts portrayed the move by Russia as a bid to divide the Western allies and undermine their unity in support of Ukraine. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 27 Apr. 2022",
"His trip to Poland caps three days in Europe, where Biden met with world leaders to solidify their unity around pressure against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Yesterday\u2019s crisis talks in Brussels ended with Western leaders touting their unity and announcing new sanctions on hundreds of Russia\u2019s elite. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
"President Joe Biden will attend a special NATO summit in Brussels and a European Council meeting Thursday as leaders seek to reaffirm their unity amid Russia\u2019s ongoing assault on Ukraine. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-195751"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": not hired"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-200521"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-201055"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": occurring at other than the proper time : untimely",
": not being in season",
": not normal for the season of the year",
": marked by unseasonable weather",
": happening or coming at the wrong time"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113z-n\u0259-b\u0259l",
"-\u02c8s\u0113-z\u1d4an-\u0259-",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113-z\u1d4an-\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"early",
"inopportune",
"precocious",
"premature",
"untimely"
],
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"late"
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"examples":[
"an unseasonable snowstorm in early November",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The unseasonable cold will continue through much of the week in the Portland area. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2022",
"More rain, unseasonable cold and stronger wind were expected Saturday, followed by even colder temperatures Sunday. \u2014 Ben Nuckols, Baltimore Sun , 6 May 2022",
"The Cass Freight Index measure of domestic shipping demand edged up a bare 0.6% in March from the month before, an unseasonable slowing of growth at the end of the quarter. \u2014 Lydia O\u2019neal, WSJ , 13 Apr. 2022",
"An unseasonable cold snap that hit Kharkiv in the second week of March encased the building in icicles. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Snow, gusty winds followed by unseasonable cold Saturday Under the advisory slippery road conditions are expected from total snow accumulations of 1-2 inches. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 11 Mar. 2022",
"An unseasonable cold and rainy spell drifted through Austin on Friday, as attendees poured into the SXSW conference in person for the first time in two years. \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The winds last week helped fuel a pair of unseasonable Southern California fires, including the 150-acre Emerald fire near Laguna Beach and the 7-acre Sycamore fire, which destroyed two homes near Whittier. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"As drought continued in much of the West, an unseasonable December wildfire ripped through a Colorado neighborhood near Boulder. \u2014 Kathleen Ronayne, ajc , 15 Jan. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-201232"
},
"unspoken":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not spoken : expressed or understood without being directly stated",
": not spoken to"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sp\u014d-k\u0259n"
],
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"implicit",
"implied",
"tacit",
"unexpressed",
"unvoiced",
"wordless"
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"explicit",
"express",
"expressed",
"spoken",
"stated",
"voiced"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Between them, of course, such things went unspoken . \u2014 Marissa Charles, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"The transplanted stories are fun (who doesn\u2019t love an Austen adaptation?) and also revealing, as this particular milieu is rife with unspoken expectations about what station in life the young protagonists are meant to attain. \u2014 Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"This urge to gawk at the unspoken parts of war reminded me of my second deployment as a Marine in southern Afghanistan in 2010, where there was plenty of killing and dying but not on a scale comparable to Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"Yes, the data scientist is asking for a new data source to be loaded, but there are implied or unspoken caveats about how the data will be used. \u2014 Patrick Mcdonald, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Quietly and sensitively, the chapters describe Amira\u2019s lonely vigil and the unrest when Ayoub is abruptly released, badly traumatized by obvious but unspoken tortures. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
"Moore spoke of the research and planning that went into representing this largely unspoken , yet all-too-common family experience. \u2014 Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 June 2022",
"There will be an unspoken undercurrent this week, however. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
"After years together, Petr and Hana share their unspoken erotic fantasies. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 31 May 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-203035"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": not likely to be disputed or to cause strife or quarrel : not relating to or arousing controversy"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02cck\u00e4n-tr\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r-sh\u0259l",
"-\u02c8v\u0259r-s\u0113-\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"noncontroversial",
"safe"
],
"antonyms":[
"controversial",
"hot-button"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Chappelle\u2019s controversial and derogatory statements stand in contrast to Mulaney\u2019s largely uncontroversial material. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 21 May 2022",
"When John Corigliano\u2019s uncontroversial Second Symphony appeared on one program, a donor threatened to pull his money. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"The hopefuls seek an office that was historically uncontroversial \u2014 until the pandemic triggered a tidal wave of unemployment claims, far more than during even the deepest previous recessions. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 6 May 2022",
"But the pipeline project itself remained uncontroversial . \u2014 New York Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
"As a judge, Jackson was typically careful in uncontroversial cases, but prone to bend the law in a series of cases against the Trump administration. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 25 Mar. 2022",
"What would the Oscars look like if the academy \u2014 and the journalists who cover it \u2014 began each awards season by regarding the worthiness of movies from other countries not as an exceptional circumstance, but as a basic, uncontroversial given? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
"These measures might otherwise seem uncontroversial and like minor inconveniences. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 9 Mar. 2022",
"For the last three decades, a landmark piece of legislation aimed at protecting women had been assumed to be durable and uncontroversial . \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 16 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1861, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-204345"
},
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": uppity"
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"\u02c8\u0259-pish"
],
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"arrogant",
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"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"huffish",
"huffy",
"imperious",
"important",
"lofty",
"lordly",
"masterful",
"overweening",
"peremptory",
"pompous",
"presuming",
"presumptuous",
"pretentious",
"self-asserting",
"self-assertive",
"sniffy",
"stiff-necked",
"supercilious",
"superior",
"toplofty",
"toploftical",
"uppity"
],
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"humble",
"lowly",
"modest",
"unarrogant",
"unpretentious"
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"the new employee's uppish airs aren't winning him many friends among his colleagues"
],
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"1677, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-210910"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": not ordinarily encountered : unusual",
": remarkable , exceptional",
": not often found or seen : unusual",
": not ordinary : remarkable"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00e4-m\u0259n"
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"aberrant",
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"exceeding",
"exceptional",
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"extraordinary",
"freak",
"odd",
"peculiar",
"phenomenal",
"preternatural",
"rare",
"singular",
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"unique",
"unusual",
"unwonted"
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"common",
"customary",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"typical",
"unexceptional",
"unextraordinary",
"usual"
],
"examples":[
"It is not uncommon for people to become depressed after they retire.",
"an athlete with uncommon ability",
"a soldier of uncommon courage",
"She is an uncommon woman.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"None of the candidates, however, have presented themselves as moderates, Holsworth noted, which is not uncommon in a primary. \u2014 Meagan Flynn, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"According to officials, this type of cross-species infection is uncommon . \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"That is not uncommon , said Dr. Paul Appelbaum, a professor of psychiatry at Columbia University, as patients are often uncertain about whether exams are inappropriate and fear no one will take their word. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"Teen and young adult dating violence is not uncommon . \u2014 Katie Hurley, CNN , 5 June 2022",
"Jubilees are not uncommon in British royal history. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"Early-season storms are not uncommon in the Atlantic, especially lately. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 1 June 2022",
"Car chases are not uncommon in the area, both the witness and her husband said. \u2014 Deon J. Hampton, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
"Such upswings are not uncommon after a mass shooting or any event that puts gun control in the political spotlight, in the view that there will be a rush on guns, ammunition and accessories in advance of any effort to limit access. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022"
],
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"circa 1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-212133"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not heated"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8h\u0113-t\u0259d"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His children often went to bed hungry, shivering in their unheated home. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
"At the highest risk of freezing are pipes that run against exterior walls and those in unheated or uninsulated places, such as the attic, basement, or garage. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 Dec. 2021",
"The employers\u2019 offices now are dark and unheated (huge savings). \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
"So even limited amounts of time in an unheated vehicle could be dangerous. \u2014 Robert Allen, The Courier-Journal , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Pull them into an unheated garage, basement, greenhouse, cold frame or similar site. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Consider insulating any pipes located in unheated areas, such as in the attic, basement, crawl spaces, or garage. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Meanwhile, Larson is still toiling in obscurity, living in an unheated loft in early-\u201990s New York and trying to break through in the world of theater. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 20 Nov. 2021",
"To prevent pipes from freezing \u2014 and possibly bursting \u2014 use insulation to cover pipes that run through exterior walls, an attic, crawl space or unheated basement. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Oct. 2021"
],
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"circa 1691, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-214212"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": not executed by hanging"
],
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-215957"
},
"undefined":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": not defined : such as",
": not clearly or precisely shown, described, or limited",
": not provided with a definition"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8f\u012bnd"
],
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"blear",
"bleary",
"blurry",
"dim",
"faint",
"foggy",
"fuzzy",
"gauzy",
"hazy",
"indefinite",
"indistinct",
"indistinguishable",
"misty",
"murky",
"nebulous",
"obscure",
"opaque",
"pale",
"shadowy",
"unclear",
"undetermined",
"vague"
],
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"clear",
"definite",
"pellucid"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Komenda will stay on with Medical Transportation Management in an undefined leadership role, the company said. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Midpalate of morels, raspberries, cranberries, though the acidity is thin and the tannins remain undefined . \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"That's why as the plant blooms, the glass becomes blurry and fogged, and the leaves take on a more undefined and vivid form. \u2014 Melissah Yang, refinery29.com , 16 May 2022",
"With the parameters deliberately left undefined , outcomes were also uncertain. \u2014 Peter Hessler, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"The frogs were marked as undefined species in the Craugastor genus. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 May 2022",
"Luciana is still essentially an undefined character. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"The rest of her hair flowed around her in undefined curls that have just the right amount of frizz. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 2 May 2022",
"The only thing anchoring Alice to the world is her addictive, undefined project. \u2014 Hua Hsu, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1611, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-221527"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not restrained : immoderate , uncontrolled",
": free of constraint : spontaneous"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-ri-\u02c8str\u0101nd"
],
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"easygoing",
"flexible",
"lax",
"loose",
"relaxed",
"slack",
"unrestricted"
],
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"hard",
"harsh",
"rigid",
"rigorous",
"severe",
"stern",
"strict"
],
"examples":[
"The child in the car accident was unrestrained .",
"She was fined for driving with an unrestrained infant.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Then, like today, inflation was driven by a dramatic spike in oil and gas prices and an unrestrained Treasury flooding the economy with money. \u2014 Zenger News, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"In a news release on Tuesday, the CPSC warned that these rockers should never be used for sleep and infants should never be left unsupervised or unrestrained in the seat. \u2014 Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
"In a 35 mile-per-hour car crash, an unrestrained 60-pound dog will become a projectile with 2,700 pounds of force. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 13 Dec. 2018",
"Mindlessly unrestrained shootings and assaults, often of bystanders, are a constant on big-city streets. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"The ambitions of the Court\u2019s five most conservative members seem unrestrained . \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 8 May 2022",
"To me, his decision expresses unrestrained freedom even within a predicament of wintry austerity. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Hope, at last unrestrained by not yets, lit the flame for a massive, vaccination effort like nothing the country had ever seen. \u2014 Annika Neklason, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Mar. 2021",
"Typically, across the political spectrum there is a recognition that the cost of allowing unrestrained discourse in a free society includes getting things wrong sometimes. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-222102"
},
"untouchable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": forbidden to the touch : not to be handled",
": exempt from criticism or control",
": lying beyond reach",
": disagreeable or defiling to the touch",
": one that is untouchable",
": a member of a large formerly segregated hereditary group in India having in traditional Hindu belief the quality of defiling by contact a member of a higher caste"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0259-ch\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"inaccessible",
"inapproachable",
"inconvenient",
"unapproachable",
"unattainable",
"unavailable",
"unobtainable",
"unreachable"
],
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"accessible",
"acquirable",
"approachable",
"attainable",
"convenient",
"getatable",
"handy",
"obtainable",
"procurable",
"reachable"
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"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The mayor believed that he was untouchable and not subject to the same laws as the rest of us.",
"The team's record was untouchable .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The problem is that the money can be untouchable for many months \u2014 not good when customers are demanding it. \u2014 Rachel Lerman, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"The 25-year-old hasn\u2019t been untouchable this season, walking at least two batters in each of his five other starts and allowing three runs in each of his last four outings. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 10 June 2022",
"Immigration once seemed untouchable as a political issue in Florida, back when Republicans feared that espousing harsh measures would turn away Hispanics, who make up more than a quarter of the state\u2019s population. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Dobbs will be a testament to that, and so was the decade-long effort to level the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which was once seen as untouchable and sacrosanct in American political life. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 23 May 2022",
"That\u2019s precisely why MJF finds himself in a great position, even at a time when there is no single untouchable draw in pro wrestling. \u2014 Blake Oestriecher, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"This isn\u2019t the NFL, NBA or MLB, whose unconstitutional drafts are made untouchable by being collectively bargained. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 May 2022",
"Twenty years later, that story is untouchable canon. \u2014 Simon Vozick-levinson, Rolling Stone , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The Tigers couldn't reward Skubal with a win for his strong outing because of Keller, who nearly posted seven scoreless innings and was untouchable for most of the evening. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Sure, but then again so was the Heat insistence that the team\u2019s protection of its youth made Herro, Robinson and even Precious Achiuwa untouchable . \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 30 Mar. 2021",
"Virus piles on the pain for India's ' untouchables ' India's caste system was officially abolished in 1950, but the 2,000-year-old social system imposed on people by birth still exists in many aspects of life. \u2014 Eliza Mackintosh, CNN , 16 Apr. 2020",
"The untouchables Lam\u2019s continuing refusal to set up an independent inquiry has raised questions as to whether the government has ultimate authority over the police force in the wake of the territory\u2019s return to China. \u2014 Mary Hui, Quartz , 11 Dec. 2019",
"Apple TV+ has reportedly sunk at least $1 billion \u2014 and possibly $6 billion \u2014 into its original content, signing untouchables like Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams as production heavyweights. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Oct. 2019",
"Two hundred million of them are Dalit, or what used to be called untouchables . \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 6 Oct. 2019",
"The relative increase in the Muslim population that the census had established, and the uncertain status of untouchables and tribal groups as Hindus for enumeration purposes made the definition of a Hindu all the more critical. \u2014 Vikram Sampath, Quartz India , 20 Aug. 2019",
"Many of the crimes against women and children have also been hate crimes against Dalits ( untouchables ) and minorities, argues Kavita Krishnan, secretary of All India Progressive Women's Association. \u2014 Sam Kiley, CNN , 17 May 2018",
"But some of the village\u2019s poorest residents \u2014 former untouchables \u2014 were given new connections in January after living for decades in darkness. \u2014 Vidhi Doshi, Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2018"
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"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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"1909, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not willing:",
": loath , reluctant",
": done or given reluctantly",
": offering opposition : obstinate",
": not willing : reluctant"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8wi-li\u014b",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8wi-li\u014b"
],
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"coerced",
"forced",
"involuntary",
"unintended",
"unintentional",
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"freewill",
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"unforced",
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"willful",
"wilful",
"willing"
],
"examples":[
"He was an unwilling participant in the demonstration.",
"unwilling contributions from city employees who felt pressured to do so",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Initially, the three brothers were unwilling to make the trek down the hill from their spots in the shade. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
"Paris appeared to be doing damage control Friday, with a presidential official telling reporters that France wants a Ukrainian victory and was unwilling to make concessions to Russia, Reuters reported. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"If these companies are unwilling to make these changes on their own, regulation may be required to guarantee optimal consumer choice and portability. \u2014 Anshel Sag, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The ominous lesson, experts said, is that as long as there are small services unable or unwilling to thoroughly scrub out mass shooting videos, the industry will have a difficult time stamping them out. \u2014 David Ingram, NBC News , 17 May 2022",
"But some lawmakers may be unwilling to make exceptions under any circumstances, even if there is no chance a pregnancy will be viable. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 10 May 2022",
"But Putin continues to demand assurances from the West that Ukraine will never join NATO, a concession U.S. officials are unwilling to make. \u2014 Sarah Kolinovsky, ABC News , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees has threatened to strike if the studios are unwilling to make significant improvements on a set of issues, including long hours and streaming residuals. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 12 Oct. 2021",
"During a speech to the Conservative Party conference last week, Frost threatened to trigger a contentious break clause in the divorce deal if the EU were unwilling to make concessions on Northern Ireland. \u2014 Danica Kirka, ajc , 10 Oct. 2021"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-ri-\u02c8z\u00e4l-v\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"or"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Between seemingly unresolvable cystic acne, attempting \u2013 and failing \u2013 to fit in at a new campus my freshman year with an above-average 6-foot frame and the pressure of college admissions, the period was far from idyllic. \u2014 Cady Stanton, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
"The Box, in effect, is a Doomsday Machine whose nature and origin are unresolvable mysteries. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Who could possibly have been more qualified to transmute a form so many of whose early triumphs were about wholesome heartland heterosexuals finding true love into something more challenging and psychologically complex and even unresolvable ? \u2014 Mark Harris, Vulture , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Consequently, seismic waves capture only slices of plumes, and their properties are often the subject of unresolvable debate. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 15 Sep. 2021",
"Some issues may be unresolvable -- such as climate change. \u2014 Manu Raju, CNN , 8 Sep. 2021",
"This practice seems so ingrained as to be unresolvable . \u2014 Washington Post , 28 July 2021",
"Perhaps, at heart, The Good Fight believes that love can transcend politics, even at a time when the conflict in values seems unresolvable . \u2014 Scott Tobias, Vulture , 22 July 2021",
"And the complications are what make her task so daunting, and perhaps unresolvable anytime soon. \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2021"
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"1604, in the meaning defined above"
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"adverb",
"noun"
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": existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread"
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"y\u00fc-\u02c8bi-kw\u0259-t\u0259s"
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"common",
"common or garden",
"commonplace",
"everyday",
"familiar",
"frequent",
"garden-variety",
"household",
"ordinary",
"quotidian",
"routine",
"usual"
],
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"extraordinary",
"infrequent",
"rare",
"seldom",
"uncommon",
"unfamiliar",
"unusual"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For decades, technologists kept saying that driverless cars, computers that reason like humans and robotic factory workers would soon be ubiquitous and better than what came before. \u2014 Harrison Wolf, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"After all, the New York artist has been ubiquitous throughout pop culture for more than half a century. \u2014 Pat Saperstein, Variety , 17 June 2022",
"On Wednesday, upper 90s will be ubiquitous from the central Plains and Texas through the eastern Great Lakes, Midwest and interior Mid-Atlantic and Appalachians, as well as the Southeast. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
"The TikTok has been viewed about 3 million times, putting the potholes that are ubiquitous throughout Memphis in the harsh glare of the viral spotlight. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
"Pleaides is practically ubiquitous throughout the Bay Area, but Thackrey\u2019s other wines, the more expensive single-vineyard bottlings, have always been notoriously difficult to track down. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
"Charging stations, such as this one in Somerville, need to be sufficiently ubiquitous to overcome drivers\u2019 fears of being stranded away from home with an empty battery. \u2014 Taylor Dolven, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Head & Shoulders is a household name, ubiquitous with fighting dandruff. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Apr. 2022",
"His money has meant Caruso\u2019s visage has been ubiquitous on the airwaves, the radio and on mailers in voters\u2019 mailboxes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"see ubiquity ",
"first_known_use":[
"1772, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-003805"
},
"undefinable":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": unable to be defined or precisely described : indefinable"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8f\u012b-n\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But something in him, that undefinable human spirit, keeps him going. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"Those phrases defined the undefinable , which could be why goblin mode went mainstream, Syrett said. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Apr. 2022",
"From the sleazy Seventies vibe of St. Vincent\u2019s latest to Low\u2019s most acerbic album yet to the almost undefinable beauty of Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders\u2019 link-up, this year saw artists stretching their artistic muscles more than ever. \u2014 Sage Anderson, Rolling Stone , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Nonetheless, his life is an example of an enduring truth: American food, that undefinable thing, is best represented by the people who cook it and love it. \u2014 Kate Cray, The Atlantic , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Nonetheless, his life is an example of an enduring truth: American food, that undefinable thing, is best represented by the people who cook it and love it. \u2014 Kate Cray, The Atlantic , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Nonetheless, his life is an example of an enduring truth: American food, that undefinable thing, is best represented by the people who cook it and love it. \u2014 Kate Cray, The Atlantic , 26 Nov. 2021",
"The Marquesas have always had this sort of undefinable allure. \u2014 Rebecca Misner, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 1 Sep. 2021",
"What Cora spoke to was the acknowledgement of a championship vibe, that undefinable , somewhat indescribable mix of confidence and experience (and perhaps a little bit of arrogance) that tells the players their time is now. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Oct. 2021"
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"1690, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-011911"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": not adjusted : such as",
": remaining in an original state : not altered to suit a particular set of circumstances or requirements",
": not adapted to new conditions or situations"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u0259-\u02c8j\u0259-st\u0259d"
],
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"unacclimated",
"unaccustomed",
"unadapted",
"unused"
],
"antonyms":[
"acclimated",
"accustomed",
"adapted",
"adjusted",
"habituated",
"used"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On an unadjusted basis, claims rose by about 1,000. \u2014 Olivia Rockeman, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"But with worker shortages rampant, there is limited room for big decreases and unadjusted claims are already at very low levels. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"Compared with a year ago, airfare prices are up 33.3% on an unadjusted basis. \u2014 Jacob Passy, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"Overseas, Top Gun: Maverick is also doing well with a gross through Friday of $185 million, ahead of the $176 million earned by the first Top Gun, unadjusted . \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 June 2022",
"On an unadjusted basis, filings rose by more than 6,700 in Kentucky and climbed 3,315 in California. \u2014 Fortune , 19 May 2022",
"Meanwhile, just last week, the US Consumer Price Index showed that gas prices were up 44% (on an unadjusted basis) in the 12 months ended in April, and the national average is currently hovering around $4.52 a gallon. \u2014 Kevin Johnson And Mark Ruffalo For, CNN , 17 May 2022",
"Most states reported increases in unadjusted claims last week, led by California, Texas and New York. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 Dec. 2021",
"In the most recent data, through the week ended April 27, unadjusted for seasonal patterns, deposits across all commercial banks in the U.S. were down slightly from the week ended Dec. 29, according to Fed figures. \u2014 Telis Demos, WSJ , 9 May 2022"
],
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"1775, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-015739"
},
"unlovable":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": incapable of inspiring love or admiration : not having attractive or appealing qualities : not lovable"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8l\u0259-v\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Is there something wrong or inherently unlovable about me? \u2014 Sana Panjwani, refinery29.com , 14 Sep. 2021",
"These basic fears include feeling defective, unlovable , worthless, insignificant, stupid, insecure, trapped, deprived, harmed or controlled. \u2014 Joel M. Rothaizer, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
"The last time Cubs fans were this visibly upset was when lovable infielder Mark DeRosa was dealt to the Cleveland Indians on New Years Eve 2008 to clear salary for the signing of unlovable outfielder Milton Bradley. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Some people use fat to mean unlovable , undesirable, slovenly, unintelligent, lazy. \u2014 Your Fat Friend, SELF , 28 May 2021",
"Every conversation threatens to turn to food, or even the possibility of being around food, and the very slender Sheila can\u2019t stop thinking of herself as fat and unlovable . \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2021",
"To them, being fat means being ugly, rejected, unloved, and unlovable . \u2014 Your Fat Friend, SELF , 24 Feb. 2021",
"And fat or thin, nearly all of us have been exposed to pervasive cultural messages that fat people are unlovable , undesirable, and should be neither seen nor heard. \u2014 Your Fat Friend, SELF , 12 Oct. 2020",
"Meanwhile, the researchers are getting a new perspective on the unlovable beasts. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Mar. 2020"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1570, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-030930"
},
"uprear":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to lift up",
": erect",
": rise"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02c8rir"
],
"synonyms":[
"arise",
"ascend",
"aspire",
"climb",
"lift",
"mount",
"rise",
"soar",
"thrust",
"up",
"uprise",
"upthrust",
"upturn"
],
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"decline",
"descend",
"dip",
"drop",
"fall (off)",
"plunge"
],
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"trees uprearing towards the sky"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-035842"
},
"unfamiliarity":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not familiar:",
": not well-known : strange",
": not well acquainted",
": not well-known : strange",
": lacking good knowledge of something"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-f\u0259-\u02c8mil-y\u0259r",
"\u02cc\u0259n-f\u0259-\u02c8mil-y\u0259r"
],
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"fresh",
"new",
"novel",
"original",
"strange",
"unaccustomed",
"unheard-of",
"unknown",
"unprecedented"
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"familiar",
"hackneyed",
"old",
"time-honored",
"tired",
"warmed-over"
],
"examples":[
"He gets nervous when he is in unfamiliar surroundings.",
"The book is full of unfamiliar words.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And it was shown to Northern audiences who were both unfamiliar with the peculiar nature of this brutality and disgusted by their introduction to it. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 June 2022",
"The angst accompanying the early-season travails of the White Sox is not unfamiliar . \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"This California combo of the old and the new, the familiar and the unfamiliar , could make for a fascinating race Sunday at Auto Club Speedway when NASCAR's West Coast swing gets underway. \u2014 Greg Beacham, ajc , 26 Feb. 2022",
"The variation occurred whether the stimuli originated from the familiar or unfamiliar language. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
"But with Stacey\u2019s Extraordinary Words, the avid writer is tapping into a childhood passion and entering into a familiar, yet unfamiliar , world of children\u2019s literature. \u2014 Tanya Christian, Glamour , 17 Dec. 2021",
"People with autism use different brain regions than typical people do to distinguish between the scents of familiar and unfamiliar individuals. \u2014 Jennifer \"jay\" Palumbo, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Kuchar is certainly not alone in being unfamiliar with TCC. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
"Understanding ingredients can be a challenge, especially for cooks who are unfamiliar with, say, the entire array of Asian soy sauces. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022"
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"1594, in the meaning defined above"
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": presence everywhere or in many places especially simultaneously : omnipresence"
],
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"y\u00fc-\u02c8bi-kw\u0259-t\u0113"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Prince Dimitri, who has been designing crosses for years, references the ubiquity of the emblem throughout history, from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance to the Victorian era and beyond. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 3 June 2022",
"In almost every case, social media or interactive online game platforms played some role, mirroring the ubiquity of online youth culture over the past two decades. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Fans and even scholars have claimed that comic-book franchises are modern myths\u2014so have critics who bend over backward to justify the ubiquity of superhero films. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 10 May 2022",
"Wang knows his audience love a good bag -- who can forget the ubiquity of the Rockie studded duffle circa 2010? \u2014 Samantha Tse, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
"His story subjects included the ubiquity of plastics pollution, how invasive mussels have decimated the fishing industry in lakes Michigan and Huron and how giant slicks of toxin-producing bacteria threaten drinking water in Ohio. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Publishing professional and writer Angeline Rodriguez questions the recent ubiquity of privilege disclaimers from a reader\u2019s perspective. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Palm Tree has a long way to go before approaching the cross-cultural ubiquity of Margaritaville Holdings, which encompasses roughly 30 restaurants, stores, hotels and casinos in the United States, the Caribbean, Mexico and Australia. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The failure to appreciate the ubiquity of push notifications marks the second misstep for Rakoff over the five-year course of the case. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin ubique everywhere, from ubi where + -que , enclitic generalizing particle; akin to Latin quis who and to Latin -que and \u2014 more at who , sesqui- ",
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"1572, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"verb"
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"definitions":[
": to free from a difficulty or obstruction"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8kl\u00e4g"
],
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"clear",
"free",
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"unstop"
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"close",
"dam (up)",
"plug (up)",
"stop"
],
"examples":[
"He had a procedure done to unclog his arteries.",
"finding ways to unclog busy roads",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Salicylic acid goes deep into pores to unclog and clear them, while glycolic acid works to exfoliate the surface of the skin for a smooth and soft complexion. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
"An antibacterial body wash will have non-comedogenic ingredients to clean your skin and unclog your pores. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Soften first with shaving cream, foam or oil to guard skin and improve glide, rinse the razor's blades often to unclog and replace them about every two weeks for maximum safety and efficacy, the GH Beauty Lab recommends. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The Federal Reserve is creating an emergency lending program to help unclog a short-term credit market that has been disrupted by the novel coronavirus outbreak. \u2014 CBS News , 19 Mar. 2020",
"For them, the budget promises deficit reduction to cool the economy and tangible steps to unclog supply-chain bottlenecks that contribute to rising prices. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Plus, regular exfoliation\u2013which can unclog your pores\u2014may make breakouts less likely. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Biden announced a slew of initiatives to unclog supply chains, so that container ships can dock faster and big-rig trucks can get on the road faster with full trailers. \u2014 Josh Boak, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Sadly, the Fed can\u2019t unclog the ports or persuade a larger percentage of Americans to work. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022"
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"circa 1616, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": not bored : unpierced",
": not provided with a bore"
],
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"\"+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-072857"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to cause to disappear : destroy",
": to deprive of rank or office : depose",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8m\u0101k"
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"defrock",
"depose",
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"displace",
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"uncrown",
"unseat",
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"crown",
"enthrone",
"throne"
],
"examples":[
"a movie studio chief who likes to boast that he can unmake any star in Hollywood if he wishes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The devices, many of them suspect, also serve to sap the hardiness of a self that could resist and unmake all these other indignities. \u2014 Choire Sicha, The New York Review of Books , 8 Apr. 2021",
"The Senate has the power to make and unmake such procedures; the Democratic Party could have done away with the filibuster in 2009 and simply chose not to. \u2014 Win Mccormack, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"The devices, many of them suspect, also serve to sap the hardiness of a self that could resist and unmake all these other indignities. \u2014 Choire Sicha, The New York Review of Books , 8 Apr. 2021",
"The Senate has the power to make and unmake such procedures; the Democratic Party could have done away with the filibuster in 2009 and simply chose not to. \u2014 Win Mccormack, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"The devices, many of them suspect, also serve to sap the hardiness of a self that could resist and unmake all these other indignities. \u2014 Choire Sicha, The New York Review of Books , 8 Apr. 2021",
"The Senate has the power to make and unmake such procedures; the Democratic Party could have done away with the filibuster in 2009 and simply chose not to. \u2014 Win Mccormack, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"The Senate has the power to make and unmake such procedures; the Democratic Party could have done away with the filibuster in 2009 and simply chose not to. \u2014 Win Mccormack, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
"The Senate has the power to make and unmake such procedures; the Democratic Party could have done away with the filibuster in 2009 and simply chose not to. \u2014 Win Mccormack, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-104733"
},
"unassertive":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": not assertive : modest , shy"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sm\u012b-li\u014b"
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"no-nonsense",
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"serious",
"severe",
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"sobersided",
"solemn",
"staid",
"uncomic",
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"humorous",
"jesting",
"jocular",
"joking",
"kittenish",
"ludic",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The older of the two sisters, Minnie Lee, stares hard at the camera, her gaze direct and unsmiling but pleasant, almost quizzical. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"B\u00f6hm's images appear like relics from the 19th century, with solemn -- and often unsmiling -- subjects dressed in traditional Dutch outfits. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The minister of Islamic affairs and guidance, normally an unsmiling type, now cheerily defended the opening of cinemas and mass layoffs of Wahhabi imams. \u2014 Graeme Wood, The Atlantic , 3 Mar. 2022",
"My segments are all totally deadpan, unsmiling , sarcastic. \u2014 Michael Ian Black, The Atlantic , 15 Sep. 2020",
"There is a photograph of the act in which Houdini\u2019s unsmiling face sticks out above the can (his knees were pulled up to his chest). \u2014 David Denby, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2020",
"Moser\u2019s front cover comes to us without words: just a Richard Avedon photo from 1978, with its subject in a dark turtleneck and loose leather jacket, lean and handsome and unsmiling , yet maybe just a bit amused. \u2014 Michael Gorra, The New York Review of Books , 11 Feb. 2020",
"The visual design of the show is exceptional, from Andr\u00e9s\u2019s cerulean hair and asymmetrical ruffled blouses to the creepily pastel dental office where the unsmiling \u00darsula works. \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 1 July 2019",
"So how did fashion\u2019s favorite unsmiling doyenne end up dabbling in the fine arts? \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 25 Jan. 2019"
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"1826, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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": not restrainable : uncontrollable"
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"\"+"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112357"
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"type":[
"verb"
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": to free from deception, illusion, or error"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8s\u0113v"
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"disabuse",
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"promptly undeceived the young woman about the sincerity of the man's intentions"
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"1598, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-113139"
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"adjective"
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": not literary"
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"colloquial",
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"noun"
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": the quality or state of being unchaste"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-114148"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not deceiving : not deceitful",
": not capable of being deceived"
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121213"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": not ready or able to be used : not serviceable"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259r-v\u0259-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"impracticable",
"impractical",
"inoperable",
"nonpractical",
"unusable",
"unworkable",
"useless"
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"applicable",
"feasible",
"functional",
"operable",
"operational",
"practicable",
"practical",
"serviceable",
"ultrapractical",
"usable",
"useable",
"useful",
"utilizable",
"workable"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Heller lowered flags into the fire as members of the Sons of the American Legion handed him unserviceable flags. \u2014 Lydia Morrell, Journal Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
"The Federal Flag Code says that unserviceable flags should be burned in a respectful, ceremonial manner, but do so discreetly so people don't misinterpret your intentions. \u2014 Rebecca Deczynski, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2021",
"The Federal Flag Code says that unserviceable flags should be burned in a respectful, ceremonial manner, but do so discreetly so people don't misinterpret your intentions. \u2014 Rebecca Deczynski, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2021",
"The Federal Flag Code says that unserviceable flags should be burned in a respectful, ceremonial manner, but do so discreetly so people don't misinterpret your intentions. \u2014 Rebecca Deczynski, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2021",
"The Federal Flag Code says that unserviceable flags should be burned in a respectful, ceremonial manner, but do so discreetly so people don't misinterpret your intentions. \u2014 Rebecca Deczynski, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2021",
"The Federal Flag Code says that unserviceable flags should be burned in a respectful, ceremonial manner, but do so discreetly so people don't misinterpret your intentions. \u2014 Rebecca Deczynski, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2021",
"The Federal Flag Code says that unserviceable flags should be burned in a respectful, ceremonial manner, but do so discreetly so people don't misinterpret your intentions. \u2014 Rebecca Deczynski, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2021",
"Franklin Park Boy Scout Troop 158 helped carry dozens of American flags, which were deemed unserviceable , to a hearse to be honorably disposed of through cremation at Sax-Tiedemann Funeral Home. \u2014 Anna Kim, chicagotribune.com , 12 Nov. 2020"
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"1535, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121622"
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"noun"
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": the quality or state of being ugly",
": something that is ugly"
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"\u02c8\u0259-gl\u0113-n\u0259s"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s about using ugliness or feeling gross, or like a swamp thing, and using it as a source of power. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 16 June 2022",
"The book\u2019s conclusion is realistic if heart-shattering, one that refuses to look away from the ugliness in life. \u2014 Chelsea Bieker, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"Euphoria shows the ugliness and confusion that results from the upending of social norms. \u2014 Caroline Downey, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022",
"In an interview Friday, Twymon was strongly critical of that version of the play, contending it soft-pedaled the ugliness of the busing era. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
"The ugliness on social media has spread from the computer screen to our daily lives. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
"What felt like a corrective to that ugliness , though, was the clear and visible bond between Jackson and her husband, gastrointestinal surgeon Patrick Jackson who was present for every moment of the hearings. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 25 Mar. 2022",
"That\u2019s the point of fixation, where the memory short circuits, overloaded by the sudden double awareness of something burning in me, and a new depth to the ugliness burning out there, in the world. \u2014 Justin Torres, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2021",
"Most of your stories are written from a primarily female perspective, and the female experience is so often about uncovering beauty in ugliness . \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 10 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121814"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not feathered : not ready for flight",
": not fully developed : immature"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8flejd"
],
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"adolescent",
"callow",
"green",
"immature",
"inexperienced",
"juvenile",
"puerile",
"raw",
"unformed",
"unripe",
"unripened"
],
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"adult",
"experienced",
"grown-up",
"mature",
"ripe"
],
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"the kind of mistake in judgment that an unfledged youth could be expected to make"
],
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"1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121850"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": having or showing little or no formal schooling : not educated",
": lacking in education and especially schooling",
": based on little or no knowledge or fact"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8e-j\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-t\u0259d",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8e-j\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-t\u0259d"
],
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"analphabetic",
"benighted",
"dark",
"ignorant",
"illiterate",
"nonliterate",
"rude",
"simple",
"uninstructed",
"unlearned",
"unlettered",
"unread",
"unschooled",
"untaught",
"untutored"
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"educated",
"knowledgeable",
"lettered",
"literate",
"schooled",
"well-informed",
"well-read"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Based on real-life events and people, Tracy Chevalier's novel takes place in 19th century England and tells the story of uneducated Mary Anning who uncovers an unusual fossilized skeleton, which rattles the scientific community. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 13 May 2022",
"The actual results, according to Metzl, were an increase in White deaths because of poor health care, suicide by gun and despair over being uneducated and unemployable. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2022",
"People uneducated in antiques often share the same misguided ideas about how much old things are worth. \u2014 Lizzie Feidelson, The New Yorker , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Ukrainian was long scorned as the language of uneducated villagers while Russian was seen as the language of the urban elite. \u2014 James Marson, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Often, people with such bigotries are not malicious but ignorant, uneducated and small-minded. \u2014 cleveland , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Often, people with such bigotries are not malicious but ignorant, uneducated and small-minded. \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Poor and uneducated women must struggle daily for basic rights, recognition and respect. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Born to poor, uneducated parents, Bolla breezed through India\u2019s tenth and twelfth standard exams and became the first international blind student to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. \u2014 Jamie Lang, Variety , 6 Jan. 2022"
],
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"1598, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-122054"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
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"definitions":[
": to untie the lashing of"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8lash"
],
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"unbind",
"undo",
"unfasten",
"untie"
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"bind",
"fasten",
"knot",
"lash",
"tie"
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"unlashed the ropes which secured the crate in the bed of the truck"
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"first_known_use":[
"1699, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-124640"
},
"unassented":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not assented"
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"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-124723"
},
"unpaintable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not paintable",
": not suitable for artistic representation on canvas"
],
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"\"+"
],
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"1818, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131136"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not persuasive or believable : not plausible : implausible"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8pl\u022f-z\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"first_known_use":[
"1637, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131300"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not dying : immortal , perpetual",
": lasting forever : immortal"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u012b-i\u014b",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u012b-i\u014b"
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"abiding",
"ageless",
"continuing",
"dateless",
"enduring",
"eternal",
"everlasting",
"immortal",
"imperishable",
"lasting",
"ongoing",
"perennial",
"perpetual",
"timeless"
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"examples":[
"He swore his undying devotion to her.",
"his undying devotion to his terminally ill wife is truly inspiring",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Loyalty is no thicker than a dollar bill to DJ, who not long ago declared his undying allegiance to the PGA Tour. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
"Their work subsequently cemented the holiday in the minds of all Americans and solidified the flag as an undying symbol of liberty and freedom for African Americans. \u2014 Diego Wyatt, Good Housekeeping , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Jhene Aiko and her daughter Namiko Love do precisely as the song title suggests and sing to each other about their unbreakable bond and undying love. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Your mother will get a complete fix of emotional ballads about a child's undying love for their mother on this playlist and songs that empathize with the unseen battles mothers have to conquer to give their children a better life simply. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 12 Apr. 2022",
"As someone who grew up backpacking and has an undying passion for plants, Claire Jarvis took to the Florida Trail like a duck takes to water. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Thomas pays homage to the undying spark of Americans with catchy lyrics about our beloved fireworks traditions. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Samhan, who lit up the 2010 tourney media sessions by proclaiming his undying love to Taylor Swift, has been giving pep talks to the Gaels. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Mar. 2022",
"This very optimism, unwavering discipline, and undying love for people in Kent is what fueled the birth of Texas Roadhouse and led to its expansion with over 600 locations spanning across the United States and 10 foreign countries. \u2014 Mahnoor Khan, Fortune , 31 Jan. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-132401"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": underside",
": existing or moving below the surface"
],
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccs\u0259r-f\u0259s",
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0259r-f\u0259s"
],
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"bottom",
"underbelly",
"underbody",
"underpart",
"underside"
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"face",
"top"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"painted the undersurface of the plane blue"
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"1733, in the meaning defined above",
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"circa 1934, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-132750"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not expected : unforeseen",
": not expected : unforeseen"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-ik-\u02c8spek-t\u0259d",
"\u02cc\u0259n-ik-\u02c8spek-t\u0259d"
],
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"abrupt",
"sudden",
"unanticipated",
"unforeseen",
"unlooked-for"
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"anticipated",
"expected",
"foreseen"
],
"examples":[
"an unexpected turn of events",
"I'm sad that she's leaving, but it was not unexpected .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Micato has throughout its history maintained a 24/7 concierge team exclusively for its guests for handling last-minute, unexpected , and unusual requests. \u2014 Allison Olmsted, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Janeway cites influences that might be unexpected for past listeners, with bands like Aphex Twin and Sounds influencing The Alien Coast. \u2014 Caitlin White, SPIN , 7 June 2022",
"Rapper Tone Loc also makes an unexpected (and utterly delightful) voice cameo. \u2014 Bethonie Butler, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"And then there\u2019s the unexpected \u2014 like a downtown housing boom that shows no sign of dying down. \u2014 John King, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 May 2022",
"Not to be unexpected given it\u2019s a barren, cold wasteland with barely any atmosphere. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 28 May 2022",
"The effect is unexpected enough to startle anyone out of a political stupor, and serves to make the protagonist in question immediately identifiable and memorable. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"None of that should be unexpected coming from the director of Spa Night and Driveways. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
"The partnership may be surprising to some\u2014but it\u2019s not entirely unexpected , with the Spanish retail giant looking to bring more expansive size ranges into its lineup. \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 5 May 2022"
],
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"circa 1586, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133000"
},
"unborrowed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not borrowed",
": natural , native , inherent"
],
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"\"+"
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"history_and_etymology":" un- entry 1 + borrowed , past participle of borrow ",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133212"
},
"unsmirched":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not smirched"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":" un- entry 1 + smirched , past participle of smirch ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133249"
},
"unassembled":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not connected or put together : not assembled"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u0259-\u02c8sem-b\u0259ld"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Agents found an unassembled rifle in a pantry at Cook\u2019s home and extremist material on his electronic devices. \u2014 cleveland , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Ghost guns are exempt from laws requiring background checks and waiting periods because they are sold as unassembled kits, according to the motion introduced by Koretz and Krekorian. \u2014 Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Another couch, another controversy in the land of Swedish meatballs and unassembled furniture. \u2014 Erin Corbett, refinery29.com , 30 June 2021",
"Chase finished last in that survey, The unassembled convention is fairly new to the Republican Party of Virginia. \u2014 Kerry Picket, Washington Examiner , 6 Apr. 2021",
"Greenhouses range in cost from $250 for an unassembled 6-foot-by-8-foot kit online to many thousands of dollars for more elaborate \u2014 or larger or assembled \u2014 models. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Sep. 2020",
"But production of the Karma soon ended when the company declared bankruptcy and its assets -- including some unassembled cars -- wereauctioned off. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 9 Jan. 2020",
"This regulation has been violated in the past: In September 2013, Aaron Alexis, a contractor who had authorized access at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., took an unassembled shotgun onto the base in a bag. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 6 Dec. 2019",
"Step 12: Return to the driveway to stare at the 45 unassembled parts. \u2014 Sally Schwartz Higginson, chicagotribune.com , 17 Oct. 2019"
],
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"1777, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133543"
},
"unexpectable":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": incapable of being expected : unpredictable"
],
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"\"+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133637"
},
"unassayed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not assayed : unattempted"
],
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from un- entry 1 + assayed , past participle of assayen to assay",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133744"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not wilted"
],
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":" un- entry 1 + wilted , past participle of wilt ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134049"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not pleasant : not amiable or agreeable : displeasing",
": not pleasing or agreeable"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ple-z\u1d4ant",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ple-z\u1d4ant"
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"displeasing",
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"The weather is so unpleasant here.",
"I like the shop, but the staff are so unpleasant .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Listeria infections typically leads to a very, very unpleasant bout of diarrhea, fever, and potentially headaches, nausea, vomiting, muscle pain, or joint pain. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"For believers in all that Web3 potential, the fact that the value of the world\u2019s crypto has dropped by more than $1 trillion since its peak in November is, while unpleasant , no reason to lose faith. \u2014 Christopher Mims, WSJ , 4 June 2022",
"The movie was funny, slightly camp, and, despite its limited special effects, gangrenously unpleasant . \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"To protest the government, even using strong, unpleasant or unpopular language, is central to the protections afforded by the First Amendment. \u2014 Ronald Sullivan, The Conversation , 9 May 2022",
"Drummers for the band had a habit of dying in bizarre and unpleasant ways. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022",
"But as wild and unpleasant as the proceedings have been, an even uglier shadow war has been raging in the court of public opinion, as the often-toxic fans of both celebrities take to social media and trash the other side. \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 3 May 2022",
"According to sources, Bajaria and her staff were dismissive and even unpleasant to the team that worked on it. \u2014 Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The unfortunate patient appeared to have a perfect storm of risk factors to develop the uncommon and unpleasant infection. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 22 Apr. 2022"
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},
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"noun"
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": a boss ranking next below the head of a branch of a crime syndicate"
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccb\u022fs"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Baldwin's Senate testimony chronicled the numerous plans to kill a Team A underboss with explosives. \u2014 Ray Sanchez, CNN , 9 Apr. 2022",
"In April 1978, Team B finally succeeded in killing the underboss with a bomb that exploded under his car. \u2014 Ray Sanchez, CNN , 9 Apr. 2022",
"On Columbus Day in 1970, a Rochester mob underboss ordered that a series of dynamite bombs be set off in the early morning hours in houses of worship and government buildings. \u2014 Ray Sanchez, CNN , 9 Apr. 2022",
"In a letter filed last October with the court, a Revere woman named Assunta M. Esposito pleaded for leniency for Gennaro Angiulo, the son of the former underboss , in the tax case involving GJ Towing. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Mar. 2021",
"But the memories of his days in the Mafia now continue with his latest endeavor: The underboss has started a podcast. \u2014 Eric Shawn, Fox News , 19 Dec. 2020",
"Gravano pleaded guilty to a racketeering charge and testified at length at trial against Gotti and Frank Locascio, the underboss of the Gambino crime family. \u2014 Danny Cevallos /, NBC News , 22 Apr. 2018",
"Salvatore Gravano, the former underboss of the Gambino crime family in New York who became a government informer, admitted to killing 19 people. \u2014 Joseph Goldstein And Benjamin Weiser, New York Times , 7 Oct. 2017",
"While serving as an underboss with New York's Gambino crime family, Gravano took part in 19 homicides and oversaw a vast enterprise of extortion, fraud and other felonies. \u2014 Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY , 21 Sep. 2017"
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"1942, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140046"
},
"uprate":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
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": upgrade",
": to improve the power output of (a machine, such as an engine)"
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"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02ccr\u0101t"
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"1965, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140049"
},
"unsunned":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": not exposed to sunlight",
": not affected or changed by the sun's light or heat",
": not burned or tanned by the sun",
": unlighted by the sun",
": not conveyed or open to the public"
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"\"+"
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"history_and_etymology":" un- entry 1 + sumned , past participle of sun ",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140221"
},
"unflamboyant":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not showy or ostentatious : not flamboyant"
],
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"circa 1934, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140606"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": incapable of growth or development : not viable"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8v\u012b-\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But without fully functioning radar, the insurance costs associated with using the Kabul airport make commercial operations largely unviable . \u2014 Susannah George, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"While other business verticals moved quickly to air freight, the bulk, weight, and size of furniture made that option unviable for most merchants. \u2014 Kaleigh Moore, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Many Republican voters in this part of the Mahoning Valley were quick to dismiss any Democrat as unviable , citing gas prices, inflation and the U.S.-Mexico border as Democratic problems that needed Republican solutions. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Macron, a former French economy minister and banker, considers such measures misdirected and economically unviable . \u2014 Elaine Ganley, USA TODAY , 23 Apr. 2022",
"After the initial Zoom call, P&O Ferries circulated a statement saying major changes due to Brexit and COVID-19 lockdowns made the current business unviable . \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Macron, a former French economy minister and banker, considers such measures misdirected and economically unviable . \u2014 Elaine Ganley, USA TODAY , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Macron, a former French economy minister and banker, considers such measures misdirected and economically unviable . \u2014 Elaine Ganley, ajc , 22 Apr. 2022",
"What\u2019s already been laid bare is that Chelsea is unviable in its current form without the largesse of its billionaire patron, a reflection of a sport whose parlous finances would sink just about any other industry. \u2014 David Hellier, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022"
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"1931, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-141025"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not befitting : unbecoming"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-bi-\u02c8s\u0113-mi\u014b"
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"1583, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-141601"
},
"unvicious":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": not vicious : gentle , tractable"
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"\"+"
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"Ultonian":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or characteristic of Ulster",
": of, relating to, or characteristic of the people of Ulster",
": ulsterman"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6\u0259l\u00a6t\u014dn\u0113\u0259n",
"\""
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"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143013"
},
"ultraclean":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": extremely or extraordinarily clean"
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"\u02cc\u0259l-tr\u0259-\u02c8kl\u0113n"
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"1888, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143046"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not anticipated : unexpected , unforeseen"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-an-\u02c8ti-s\u0259-\u02ccp\u0101-t\u0259d"
],
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"abrupt",
"sudden",
"unexpected",
"unforeseen",
"unlooked-for"
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"anticipated",
"expected",
"foreseen"
],
"examples":[
"The new policy has had some unanticipated side effects.",
"ran into some unanticipated difficulties with the computer program",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The pandemic was a wake-up call underlying the simple fact that the unanticipated and the improbable are more possible than anyone would have expected before. \u2014 Somdutta Singh, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"These seemingly unrelated changes had an unanticipated outcome: students being ticketed by police and then funneled into systems designed for adults, not children. \u2014 Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Bloom is willing to make unanticipated moves and fill round holes with square pegs; witness the surprising trade-deadline move for Kyle Schwarber. \u2014 Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"An internal Alaska Air memo indicated an unanticipated shortage of pilots is driving the cancellations. \u2014 The Seattle Times, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Complex problems, by comparison, can be likened to raising a child: The results are often unpredictable and small inputs can have large, unanticipated changes. \u2014 Peter Pronovost, STAT , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Berkeley said that level was abnormally low because the pandemic had caused an unanticipated drop of more than 800 students who chose to take time off. \u2014 Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Republican critics have raised concerns about the uncertainty of the actual rate and say the program could have unanticipated costs. \u2014 Bryn Stole, Baltimore Sun , 28 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s the children who push this book forward in unanticipated ways. \u2014 Jennifer Egan, New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022"
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"circa 1779, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143158"
},
"unhang":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to detach from a hanging support"
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143223"
},
"unset":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not set: such as",
": not fixed in a setting : unmounted",
": not firmed or solidified"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8set"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As with a fractured bone that has gone unset , the body has limped forward, but each step is ragged and halting, doing further damage to the untreated injury. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Bob\u2019s Burgers Moved from July 17, 2020, to April 9, 2021, but now date is unset . \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Bob\u2019s Burgers Moved from July 17, 2020, to April 9, 2021, but now date is unset . \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Bob\u2019s Burgers Moved from July 17, 2020, to April 9, 2021, but now date is unset . \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Bob\u2019s Burgers Moved from July 17, 2020, to April 9, 2021, but now date is unset . \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Bob\u2019s Burgers Moved from July 17, 2020, to April 9, 2021, but now date is unset . \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Bob\u2019s Burgers Moved from July 17, 2020, to April 9, 2021, but now date is unset . \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Bob\u2019s Burgers Moved from July 17, 2020, to April 9, 2021, but now date is unset . \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143229"
},
"ultrathin":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": extremely or extraordinarily thin",
": exceedingly thin"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259l-tr\u0259-\u02c8thin",
"\u02cc\u0259l-tr\u0259-\u02c8thin"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1851, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143330"
},
"unplayable":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not capable of being played or suitable to be played : not playable"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8pl\u0101-\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many view him as an unplayable defender at first base. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Medvedev seemed unplayable , taking the first two sets comfortably. \u2014 Aarron Spinley, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Beyond that, the headsets and screen resolution can lead to numerous barriers for low-vision users, so much so that games without appropriate features or accessible design are completely unplayable . \u2014 Grant Stoner, Wired , 1 Mar. 2022",
"In stretches, Indiana has looked borderline unplayable this season, going back to dominant first halves against St. John\u2019s and Wisconsin, and a spirited second half at Syracuse. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Cyberpunk sold millions of copies, but was also buggy and downright unplayable for many PlayStation 4 users. \u2014 Sean Collins, Dallas News , 22 Sep. 2021",
"Against the Golden State Warriors in the second round, House was completely unplayable , averaging just 1.5 points on 17% shooting from the field. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 3 Sep. 2021",
"And even in that case on Monday, Omer was largely unplayable after a -11 during his opening 3:33 stint. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 16 Nov. 2021",
"The TimberTech Championship was scheduled to begin Friday, but after more than 5 inches of rain made The Old Course at Broken Sound Club unplayable Friday morning, the first round was postponed until Saturday. \u2014 Kathy Laughlin, sun-sentinel.com , 5 Nov. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1806, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144026"
},
"uneffectual":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": ineffectual"
],
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"\"+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144428"
},
"unresolve":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to revoke a resolution"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1608, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144643"
},
"unrestored":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not brought back into a former or original state : not restored"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-ri-\u02c8st\u022frd"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The light-weight rigid foam remains solid, and the original unrestored paintwork is in excellent condition, with only subtle flaking in small areas. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
"Except for the paint, this 1966 Ford remains unrestored and original. \u2014 Maegan Gindi For The Wall Street Journal, WSJ , 26 Mar. 2022",
"According to the duo\u2019s 2021 paper in Water, a few of the new species proliferated, but most of the other species were similar to those in unrestored sections of the creek. \u2014 Erica Gies, Scientific American , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Mission Concepci\u00f3n, which dates to 1755, is the oldest unrestored stone church in America, and visitors can see original frescoes in several rooms. \u2014 Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Largely original and unrestored , this representative of the model is available for $350,000. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 18 Oct. 2021",
"The church, completed in 1755, is the oldest unrestored stone church in the nation. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, ExpressNews.com , 6 Apr. 2020",
"The church at Mission Concepci\u00f3n, known as the nation\u2019s oldest unrestored church, has been closed since January, to allow for placement of a metal rim around the base of its dome for stabilization. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, ExpressNews.com , 18 Mar. 2020",
"This mostly unrestored pickup comes with a brand-new paint job, an 80-inch wheelbase and 40,911 miles. \u2014 Lorraine Longhi, azcentral , 13 Jan. 2020"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-145000"
},
"ubi sunt":{
"type":[
"Latin phrase"
],
"definitions":[
": where are",
"\u2014 compare o\u00f9 sont les neiges d'antan?"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00fc-b\u0113-\u02c8su\u0307nt"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-145542"
},
"unseasonal":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not suitable or appropriate for the season : unseasonable"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-145856"
},
"unspool":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to unwind from a spool",
": to execute or present artfully or gracefully",
": to be presented or revealed on or as if on a motion-picture screen"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sp\u00fcl"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Similar to last year, the TIFFCOM film and TV rights market will be held online November 1\u2013 3, while the Tokyo Filmex festival will unspool in partnership with TIFF Oct 30-Nov. 7 at two venues in Tokyo. \u2014 Mark Schilling, Variety , 28 Sep. 2021",
"This area is best accessed from a network of paved and dirt roads that unspool south from the port city of La Paz, past groves of saguaro cactus and through the fishing pueblo of Agua Amarga, where the Lucero family has lived for five generations. \u2014 Adam Skolnick, Outside Online , 4 May 2022",
"Realistic social interactions unspool alongside smooth, lush, stylized dancing that arises naturally, out of nowhere. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The language seems designed to unspool all the various layers of this moment. \u2014 Lynn Steger Strong, The New Republic , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The documentary uses contemporary interviews, reenactments and archival footage to unspool its story. \u2014 Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press , 11 Mar. 2022",
"All in all, the fest will unspool 115 titles over its five-day span, with 48 of them features. \u2014 Andrew Barker, Variety , 10 Nov. 2021",
"In total, 120 films from more than 35 countries will unspool next month. \u2014 Shalini Dore, Variety , 1 Feb. 2022",
"The festival \u2014 presented by Robert Redford\u2019s Sundance Institute \u2014 starts its 11-day run Thursday evening, with premieres of 10 of the event\u2019s 83 feature-length films that will unspool over Sundance\u2019s online portal. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Jan. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1940, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-150131"
},
"unpolluted":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not contaminated or made unclean or impure : not polluted",
": not contaminated with man-made waste"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-p\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-t\u0259d"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This naivet\u00e9 is always welcomed at SCAD, and is perhaps the clearest example of the unpolluted visions students are allowed to develop by studying in here. \u2014 Vogue , 25 May 2022",
"Brett and Angie got back in the car and drove close to 30 miles trying to find a stretch of unpolluted beach, and finally gave up. \u2014 Time , 5 May 2022",
"Some fraudster posted a picture of dolphins supposedly swimming in the Bacino di San Marco, and swans cruising down an unpolluted blue Grand Canal. \u2014 Jason Farago, New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Tiger salamanders need both undisturbed habitat and enough clean, unpolluted water to fill their breeding pools every year. \u2014 Carolyn Wells, Longreads , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Anderson grew up in Jamaica with clear, dark skies and an unpolluted view of space. \u2014 Carlos R. Mu\u00f1oz, BostonGlobe.com , 18 Feb. 2022",
"During the summers of 2018 and 2019, the researchers observed the numbers and type of pollinators that visited the flowering plants in polluted and unpolluted zones. \u2014 Aylin Woodward, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022",
"And amateur stargazers can also view a host of meteor showers and lunar events with nothing more than a pair of binoculars, good weather and a patch of unpolluted night sky. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022",
"After nightfall, and on a clear night, head to the Community Observatory, to see a spectacular starry display from the Scilly\u2019s unpolluted dark skies (there are two resident telescopes). \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021"
],
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"1540, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-150531"
},
"unpainful":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not painful"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-150920"
},
"unbesought":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not requested : not asked for"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":" un- entry 1 + besought , past participle of beseech ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-150943"
},
"unpolymerized":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not polymerized"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":" un- entry 1 + polymerized , past participle of polymerize ",
"first_known_use":[
"1879, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151149"
},
"unspoiled":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not damaged, ruined, or lacking freshness : not spoiled",
": not damaged or ruined"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sp\u022fi(-\u0259)ld",
"-\u02c8sp\u022fi(-\u0259)lt",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Loreto, Mexico is best known for its secluded, unspoiled setting on the Loreto Bay National Marine Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
"The relatively unspoiled Central California Coast offers many places to get close to nature, and in a variety of ways. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2021",
"The picturesque spot in the center of unspoiled , idyllic desert at the foot of Camelback Mountain quickly began drawing local and national celebrities. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 31 May 2022",
"Sound healing, reiki, meditation and hatha yoga are among wellness practices offered in the backdrop of Punta Mita\u2019s unspoiled tropical paradise at Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita. \u2014 Yola Robert, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"In fact, an unspoiled landscape reminiscent of a fairytale is barely five hours from Boston and about four hours from the United Kingdom. \u2014 Jeanine Barone, CNN , 26 May 2022",
"The island also offers fantastic opportunities for investment, with its unspoiled landscapes \u2014 and thanks to the powerhouse that is Kandace Douglas, major players have begun to take notice. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 14 May 2022",
"While these series transport viewers to another time and place, nothing compares to physically immersing yourself in the Great American West on a ranch vacation that offers unspoiled terrain with all the authentic fixings. \u2014 Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 May 2022",
"The family embraced the hippie vibe of the unspoiled country and began their exploration on long weekend hikes. \u2014 Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone , 1 May 2022"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But by the end of March, urban water usage was up by 19% compared to March 2020, the year the drought began. \u2014 Stephanie Elam, CNN , 7 June 2022",
"This trend is encouraging for the chain hit particularly hard by the Covid-19 pandemic due to its deep urban footprint and meager digital presence. \u2014 Alicia Kelso, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Duggan and White visited the White House in May with mayors across the nation to discuss reduction efforts in urban gun crimes. \u2014 Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022",
"The old distillery at the bottom of the hill was surrounded by picturesque farmland and the new one butted up to urban neighborhoods. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 6 June 2022",
"Yet its superior artillery power has been of limited use in the close, urban combat. \u2014 Ian Lovett, WSJ , 6 June 2022",
"They are designed to choke any possibility for the kind of spontaneous, ad hoc commercial and community happenings that are the lifeblood of urban existence. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
"Tow trucks spent hours pulling cars out of the flood waters in trendy Brickell, downtown Miami's urban center, which was hit particularly hard by the storm, NBC Miami reported. \u2014 Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
"For Russia\u2019s urban middle class, the war on Ukraine has messed up plans, ruined longed-for vacations and stripped away joys like shopping for a favorite foreign clothing brand, turning the key in a new Japanese car, even biting into a Big Mac. \u2014 Robyn Dixon, Washington Post , 5 June 2022"
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"adjective"
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},
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"verb"
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": to remove from or as if from a throne"
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"defrock",
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"displace",
"oust",
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"unmake",
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"crown",
"enthrone",
"throne"
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"the board of directors unthroned the CEO when it became clear that he was not going to reverse the company's sagging fortunes anytime soon"
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"1611, in the meaning defined above"
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},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": not stuffy",
": not unappealingly formal, pompous, etc."
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8st\u0259-f\u0113"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Play me off In honor of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, enjoy this extremely unstuffy performance by The Bands of HM Royal Marines.. \u2014 Andrew Torgan, CNN , 5 June 2022",
"But everyone was exceedingly nice, unstuffy , and genuinely warm to me. \u2014 Alaina Demopoulos, Allure , 19 May 2022",
"The show is a Regency romance and society drama with an unstuffy pop aesthetic, writes our television critic. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Fortunately, fashion now offers many unstuffy alternatives to stiff Oxfords. \u2014 Jamie Waters, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
"But seriously: The Emmy red carpet 2021 was delightfully unstuffy and fun. \u2014 Glamour , 19 Sep. 2021",
"Things here are large-format, eminently shareable, the atmosphere is unstuffy , even in its opulence. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 26 Aug. 2021",
"But some Reds devotees insist that, if teamed with tops and shoes that aren\u2019t yacht-club approved, the trousers can seem unstuffy \u2014even cool. \u2014 Todd Plummer, WSJ , 1 July 2021",
"Former students recalled his unstuffy teaching style, which could include riding a skateboard in class or dissecting theater over beers at Applebee\u2019s. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 5 Mar. 2021"
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"1929, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152052"
},
"underbowed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152249"
},
"unanswered":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not answered",
": scored in succession during a period in which an opponent fails to score"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8an(t)-s\u0259rd"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the state final, Clinton-Massie trailed Ursuline, 28-7, before scoring 22 unanswered points. \u2014 Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
"Western erased a 14-0 deficit in the first quarter and scored 34 unanswered points. \u2014 Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
"The Chiefs\u2019 first half was stellar before their attack steadily unraveled to allow 21 unanswered second-half points followed by a scoring drive off a Mahomes interception in overtime. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 13 May 2022",
"Atlanta led New England 28-3 with 2:06 to play in the third quarter of the Super Bowl, then the Patriots scored 31 unanswered points to win 34-28 in overtime. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Apr. 2022",
"But the Bucks absorbed the run effortlessly, responding with seven unanswered points of their own to reclaim a double-digit advantage. \u2014 Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022",
"When Maryland went scoreless over a 3:14 stretch, the Cardinal took advantage with eight unanswered points en route to a 22-10 lead after the first quarter. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Hull scored 10 unanswered points after halftime, breaking open the game and giving the evening a title: The Lexie Hull Game. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Saint Peter\u2019s followed with seven unanswered points, capped by Doug Edert\u2019s go-ahead three-pointer with 1:25 remaining. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 Mar. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152611"
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"idiom"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-153036"
},
"unutterable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
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": being beyond the powers of description : inexpressible"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8\u0259-t\u0259-r\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"incommunicable",
"indefinable",
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"unspeakable"
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"examples":[
"unutterable joy that a baby can bring to a household",
"the unutterable suffering brought on by the war",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To my mind, these experiences rub our faces in the unutterable weirdness of existence, which transcends all our knowledge and forms of expression. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 25 June 2021",
"The score comes with a long theological preface and effusive descriptions of the unutterable in each gaze. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 23 Dec. 2020",
"And where the two met, ideas that once seemed unutterable started, to many, to sound like the future. \u2014 Anand Giridharadas, Time , 21 Nov. 2019",
"But Rosamund Young\u2019s The Secret Life of Cows deserves its sudden reputation as a first-hand account of unutterable charm. \u2014 Eve Macsweeney, Vogue , 15 June 2018",
"Our minds, formed and informed by their We are not so much maddened as reduced to the unutterable ignorance dark, cold caves. \u2014 Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Apr. 2018",
"But Mac, instead, ended the chapter with lens blurred, in magnificent midsentence, as if the artist's voice were suddenly taken away in an unutterable trail of tears. \u2014 Mark Swed, latimes.com , 16 Mar. 2018",
"Eventually, one dares to hope, the full story of this unutterable nonsense will come to light. \u2014 Conrad Black, National Review , 18 Oct. 2017",
"Such words would have been unutterable just a few months ago in Angola. \u2014 Norimitsu Onishi, New York Times , 20 May 2017"
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"circa 1586, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-153646"
},
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"noun plural",
"plural noun"
],
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": a usually short undergarment for the lower torso : drawers",
": underwear worn on the lower part of the body"
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccpan(t)s",
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccpants"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Leaflets with detailed instructions are given to migrants before their trip, advising them on everything from how many pairs of underpants to pack to the importance of avoiding bright colors so as not to call attention to themselves. \u2014 Luciana Magalhaes, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
"Navalny himself has the courage to be amused, later on, by the news that the poison was applied to the seams of his blue underpants . \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The men look at their shirts, their trousers, their underpants and socks and shoes being mixed up, being separated, combined with another man\u2019s clothes, going into different bags. \u2014 Keith Ridgway, The Atlantic , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Thankfully, Harry Styles stans are dedicated, so the Instagram account Harry Styles Fashion Archive already has a full breakdown of the singer's looks, down to his red underpants . \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Alan Greenspan, former head of the Federal Reserve, is said to watch demand for men\u2019s underpants . \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The second time was in Alexander Navalny\u2019s underpants . \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Hey, if the underpants bomb didn\u2019t work, why not switch to something less conspicuous? \u2014 Will Egensteiner, Outside Online , 8 July 2014",
"Leigh Corfman detailed her allegations in a 2017 Washington Post report, describing how in 1979, Moore, then a 32-year-old assistant district attorney, had touched her over her bra and underpants and guided her hand to touch him over his underwear. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2022"
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"1925, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-153719"
},
"unlooped":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not looped"
],
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-153853"
},
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"noun"
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},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not committed",
": not pledged to a particular belief, allegiance, or program"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-k\u0259-\u02c8mi-t\u0259d"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The uncommitted six-footer scored 24 points and dished out 8 assists to down the Kentucky Junior All Stars 112-102 with Urban coaching from the sideline. \u2014 Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star , 6 June 2022",
"Throughout the invasion, Moscow has struggled to manage young, inexperienced troops who have suffered low morale and at times seemed uncommitted to the cause. \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"Pennsylvania\u2019s delegation, the most important cache of uncommitted votes, was seated at the other end of the Wigwam. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"Some Senate Democratic caucus members remain uncommitted . \u2014 Alexa Corse, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"Among the Louisville-area selections, Hayden is uncommitted , Lewis has committed to Olney Central and Powell has signed with Freed-Hardeman. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Of the 56, Ohio State has offered 30; 28 of which remain uncommitted . \u2014 cleveland , 30 July 2021",
"The tennis stars Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal are among the athletes who remain uncommitted . \u2014 Chris Vognar, Vulture , 26 May 2021",
"Moten, who is also a three-star recruit, remains uncommitted and is fielding offers from Iowa State, Miami, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Tennessee. \u2014 Brett Shweky, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Feb. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-154110"
},
"unmaker":{
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"noun"
],
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": one that unmakes"
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"\"+"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-154943"
},
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": in an unmannerly fashion",
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": not having or showing good manners"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ma-n\u0259r-l\u0113",
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"impertinent",
"impolite",
"inconsiderate",
"rude",
"thoughtless",
"uncalled-for",
"uncivil",
"ungracious",
"unhandsome",
"unmannered"
],
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"civil",
"considerate",
"courteous",
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"gracious",
"mannerly",
"polite",
"thoughtful",
"well-bred"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-155152"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not searched, examined, or investigated"
],
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-160002"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": not practiced or prepared : not rehearsed : spontaneous"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-ri-\u02c8h\u0259rst"
],
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"ad hoc",
"ad-lib",
"down and dirty",
"extemporaneous",
"extemporary",
"extempore",
"impromptu",
"improvisational",
"improvised",
"off-the-cuff",
"offhand",
"offhanded",
"snap",
"spur-of-the-moment",
"unconsidered",
"unplanned",
"unpremeditated",
"unprepared",
"unstudied"
],
"antonyms":[
"considered",
"planned",
"premeditated",
"premeditative",
"prepared",
"rehearsed"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is a shining moment for him and was very unrehearsed . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"One evening, after a few drinks and an unrehearsed jam, Howard and David headed back to their shack and David climbed into bed to get some sleep. \u2014 Michael Kosser, Variety , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Her voice is clearly natural, conversational, unrehearsed . \u2014 Will Tizard, Variety , 2 Nov. 2021",
"The cause of this unrehearsed athletic and mental flatulence \u2014 field, to clubhouse, to front office \u2014 is another matter. \u2014 Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Aug. 2021",
"There can be beauty in the deliberately unpolished and unrehearsed , but poorly shot videos of performers standing cold on a New York beach, making vague and portentous gestures to the ocean, were accidentally awkward rather than defiantly rough. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 17 June 2021",
"An unrehearsed conversation affects the listener very differently from a work of art. \u2014 Imani Perry, The New York Review of Books , 15 June 2021",
"There could be some fierce testimony, as the lawyers on each side try to bait executives like Apple CEO Tim Cook and Epic CEO Tim Sweeney to lose their cool and say something unrehearsed and unexpected. \u2014 Aaron Pressman, Fortune , 3 May 2021",
"The only unrehearsed moment: after the team had stitched on both hands and DiMeo's new face, his left hand started to change color. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 3 Feb. 2021"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-160308"
},
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"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to loosen the reins of : remove restraint from"
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"\"+"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1567, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-161245"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not literal : lacking complete accuracy"
],
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-161638"
},
"unpleasantness":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being unpleasant",
": an unpleasant situation, experience, or event"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ple-z\u1d4ant-n\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even people who adored Manolete always managed to tack on some gratuitous cheap shot about the unpleasantness of his face. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"Desperate to return to the 2015 nuclear deal, the administration wants to avoid any unpleasantness with Tehran\u2019s clerical regime. \u2014 Jonathan Schanzer And Matthew Zweig, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2022",
"If Thomas' Firestarter never really exploits the body-horror potential of a power that allows its wielder to literally boil the blood of their victims, the film does also have moments of genuine unpleasantness absent from the original. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 14 May 2022",
"In the overwhelming majority of cases, the shots turn a positive diagnosis (breakthrough infection) into a few days of unpleasantness rather than a life-threatening event. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 13 Apr. 2022",
"You may also be assured that her family\u2019s generous past behavior has nothing to do with this current unpleasantness . \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2022",
"In addition to cannibalism, the film features rape, the real-life killing of animals, and assorted other unpleasantness . \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Presumably, the Biden team figured that a hint of anything else might provoke some unpleasantness . \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 3 Mar. 2022",
"On January 28, Cramer recommended a few stocks that have fallen sharply in this year\u2019s stock-market unpleasantness . \u2014 John Dorfman, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022"
],
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"1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-161709"
},
"unexpedient":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": inexpedient"
],
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from un- entry 1 + expedient ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-163525"
},
"untouched":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not subjected to touching : not handled",
": not described or dealt with",
": not tasted",
": being in the first or a primeval state or condition",
": not influenced : unaffected",
": not tasted",
": not affected"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0259cht",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0259cht"
],
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"examples":[
"The piano was untouched for years.",
"The original agreement remains untouched .",
"He left his food untouched .",
"The artist's biographer left a few important events of his life untouched .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The artist, 40, has removed her profile picture from accounts on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok, although the content on those accounts appears untouched . \u2014 Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
"Light travels, encroaching even into places that are otherwise untouched by human influence. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
"On his desk are his computer and cellphone, untouched next to some of his favorite snacks. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"Fortunately, Tanzania is a big country, with a number of game reserves that are still remote and untouched . \u2014 Ann Abel, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Kozlov moved in on Hextall, closer, closer, untouched , then fired a breathing-distance shot. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 5 June 2022",
"The frozen samples sat untouched in a freezer at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston for decades. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 May 2022",
"Cravotta's simple anagram game\u2014whose gameplay closely resembled PikPok's popular, pre-existing Four Letters\u2014received a few updates in the months after its release, but then sat untouched and largely unnoticed for years. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 5 May 2022",
"Some said the World Heritage Site in Wiltshire, England, should be left untouched , citing its apparent history as an ancient religious site. \u2014 Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post , 30 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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},
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"verb"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8g\u0259rd"
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"underpin",
"uphold"
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"the theory of evolution undergirds virtually all of modern biology",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Institutions may look the same, but the values, norms and freedoms that undergird them have worn away. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"That regime would, in turn, undergird a decades-spanning run of political domination for the party. \u2014 Sam Rosenfeld, The New Republic , 15 Feb. 2022",
"The modern Lettermans, by contrast\u2014the Web3 skeptics\u2014say the cryptocurrencies that undergird this new version of the internet are, at worst, a wasteful scam and an ecological nightmare. \u2014 Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Entanglement, then, may undergird the structure of space itself, forming the warp and weft that give rise to the geometry of the world. \u2014 Adam Becker, Scientific American , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Smita, who covers gender issues, wants to make clear such actions are enabled by the powerful forces and institutions that undergird them. \u2014 Anri Wheeler, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Despite his celebrity, Mr. Rasmussen spent his second stint as mayor, from 2009 to 2015, with his head down, focused on the sort of issues that undergird most of life in small-town America. \u2014 Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com , 4 Dec. 2021",
"Dawejko calls Tomlinson an engineering and technology company, because of the high-tech systems that undergird the business, but what Tomlinson sells is food. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Like the steel beams that undergird our bridges, the crucial work of our state\u2019s nonprofits is so integral to the health and well-being of our communities that it can easily be overlooked. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Oct. 2021"
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"1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"noun"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u0259-\u02c8s\u0101-l\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"sacrosanct",
"untouchable"
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"examples":[
"one of the unassailable beliefs of that political party",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The target this time is Gigi Sohn, whose credentials as a critic of the monopoly power of big telecommunications companies and a defender of the public interest are unassailable . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"What these conversations don\u2019t take into account is the invisible religion of work that\u2019s become an unassailable part of our culture. \u2014 Carolyn Chen, The Atlantic , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Fahrenheit, as Australia batted for another 22 overs as the runs appeared not to matter as the tourists pressed their lead past an unassailable 500 runs. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Most important, his courtroom record is unassailable . \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The perfect jacket is unassailable and ideal for all occasions. \u2014 Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The win gives Britain an unassailable 3-1 lead in the best-of-five series. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Nov. 2021",
"The growing dissent and ebbing support has undercut the former president\u2019s efforts to portray himself as an unassailable figure, and thrown suspense into the upcoming primary season. \u2014 Michael Scherer And Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Feb. 2022",
"The door seemed open for Djokovic to barge through and set a seemingly unassailable mark for major wins, right as his fiercest rivals seemed to be fading. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 16 Jan. 2022"
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"1596, in the meaning defined above"
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": a fundamental quark that has an electric charge of +2/3 and that is one of the constituents of a nucleon",
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": from beneath a surface (as ground or water)",
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"\u02c8\u0259p",
"\u02c8\u0259p"
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"compound",
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"raise",
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"swell"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The city has reported 332 nonfatal shootings this year, up from 327 at the same time last year. \u2014 Jessica Anderson, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
"But, with a first year captain able to earn $146 an hour, up from $78, this could be the difference from having their young captains move to a low-cost carrier that flies bigger jets. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"The credit rating agency expects a key default rate to rise to 3% by next March, up from 1.4% the previous year. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"The total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits for the week ending June 11 was 1,315,000, up by 5,000 from the previous week. \u2014 Matt Ott, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"In the past week, the state\u2019s seven-day average of new cases rose \u2014970.4, up from 930.6 the previous week. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"VidCon has steadily grown in attendance over its decade-plus history, topping 75,000 attendees in 2019 -- up from just 1,400 at the first convention in 2010. \u2014 Michael Dobuski, ABC News , 23 June 2022",
"Support among Ukrainians to join the EU jumped to 91% in a March survey by Rating Group, up from 61% in December. \u2014 Katharina Rosskopf, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"Crypto crime hit a fresh all-time high of $14 billion last year according to research from Chainalysis, up from $7.8 billion in 2020. \u2014 Taylor Telford, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Sopron is an up -and-coming region of 1,000 hectares, located on the border with Burgenland in Austria. \u2014 Per And Britt Karlsson, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"The quartet is joining one of the NBA most promising young rosters -- an up -and-coming team that won 44 games last season, doubling their previous year\u2019s win total and advancing to the play-in tournament. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 24 June 2022",
"As an up -and-coming reporter in New York who had a number of local news jobs under her belt, Tur captured the attention of then NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams. \u2014 Wendy Kaur, ELLE , 23 June 2022",
"The apartments were fairly generic, Mr. Liang admitted, but the new building complex \u2014 in an up -and-coming neighborhood not far from a high-speed rail station \u2014 was enough to entice buyers. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
"In a club scene where Presley is transfixed by another up -and-comer on the seminal rock scene, Little Richard is portrayed on screen by Alton Mason but the voice is Greene\u2019s. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 17 June 2022",
"The up -and-comers might include dairy alternatives pressed from seeds. \u2014 Emily Heil, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"But the San Antonio pipeline has proven to be fruitful, and Hardy is an up -and-coming assistant. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"TiJae is an up -and-coming artist in Brooklyn and a student in her final year of college. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 7 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Mitchell finished the quarter with 15 points, but in between her explosive moves, the Fever defense gave up one or sometimes a couple of baskets. \u2014 Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022",
"At this year\u2019s summit, focused on confronting stereotypes and creating new norms, panelist after panelist offered up their passions and expertise in order to illustrate a different kind\u2014boldly speaking, an ambitious kind\u2014of future. \u2014 Madison Feller, ELLE , 16 June 2022",
"And early next year, the beer and oyster bar Row 34 will be setting up shop. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Whether dangling a feather toy, tossing a catnip mouse or setting up a robot for your cat to chase, engaging with your pet can strengthen your relationship. \u2014 Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
"The MiCA framework seeks to regulate the digital asset space at the EU-level, setting up licensing requirements for crypto asset service providers and cryptocurrency issuers that would apply for all 27 member nations. \u2014 Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"Oregon State held on to a one-run edge to tie the series, setting up a winner-take-all contest for the College World Series trip. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 13 June 2022",
"Setting up this move happened years ago when Avianca and Taca airlines, of Central America, merged. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Judges work about 15 hours on Election Day, with an additional hour the previous afternoon for setting up polling places, the release said. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Does the awards community need to up its dose of Ginkgo Biloba? \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
"Eager to up your workouts with some new Bowflex gear? \u2014 Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 25 May 2022",
"Similarly, countries that want more babies will need to up their policy game. \u2014 Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
"For those who want to up their comfort game but not break the bank, the Lucid 3-inch mattress topper is a great option. \u2014 Amy Jamieson, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Pearl Jam will up its cash commitment to carbon dioxide mitigation by a factor of 10 to $200 per pound on this outing, furthering its longstanding efforts to address the environmental impact of its touring carbon footprint. \u2014 Jonathan Cohen, SPIN , 14 Mar. 2022",
"And Paramount will up its spending on streaming content from $2.2 billion in 2021 to $6 billion by 2024. \u2014 J. Clara Chan, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Beyond that, though, there are many resources that can up -level your entrepreneurship and keep your business strategies modern and fresh. \u2014 Mary Shores, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Microsoft, which had already promised to give 3 million people in the region internet access, will up its commitment to 4 million people and will also promise to teach digital skills to 100,000 people. \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 13 Dec. 2021"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Preposition",
"1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1643, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-171522"
},
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"type":[
"adverb"
],
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": in an undue manner : excessively",
": in an undue manner : to an excessive degree"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u00fc-l\u0113",
"-\u02c8dy\u00fc-",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u00fc-l\u0113, -\u02c8dy\u00fc-"
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"inordinately",
"intolerably",
"monstrously",
"overly",
"overmuch",
"too",
"unacceptably"
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"deficiently",
"inadequately",
"insufficiently"
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"taxes that unduly burden homeowners",
"The punishment was unduly harsh.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Judge Kelly rejected several arguments made by the RNC, including that the subpoena violated its First Amendment rights by compelling the disclosure of confidential internal strategies, and that the panel\u2019s demands were unduly burdensome. \u2014 Alexa Corse, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
"When Adi stopped texting shortly afterward, Janik wasn\u2019t unduly worried. \u2014 Alex Perry, Outside Online , 1 June 2022",
"The notion that neither Charlie nor Will, who\u2019s biracial Asian, would be unduly troubled by the classist, racist meanness of their housemates becomes hard to swallow. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
"There are many potential crimes that terrorists commit in the preparation and execution phases of their operations, so the standard does not unduly restrain competent investigators from opening cases and monitoring suspects. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 19 May 2022",
"Going that extra mile of pushing out the other homesteaders would seem unduly overbearing. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Soprano Rachel Nicholls\u2019 subsequent letter to the editor criticized Broad\u2019s cri de coeur for unduly burdening women, who, unlike men, lack the luxury of a default option. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"The municipality could also use the data to strike an optimal balance between deploying enough buses or trains so that traffic runs smoothly while not deploying so many as to unduly increase safety risks. \u2014 Alexander Shevchenko, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"If any accommodation of such a practice would unduly disrupt the workplace, the answer is yes. \u2014 Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-171852"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not smeared"
],
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-171912"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to make ugly"
],
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"\u02c8\u0259-gli-\u02ccf\u012b"
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"1576, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172849"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not settled judicially : not judged or adjudicated"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u0259-\u02c8j\u00fc-di-\u02cck\u0101-t\u0259d"
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"1822, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-173124"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": not setting",
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],
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"\u00a6\u0259n+",
"\""
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"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-173559"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not communicated : not told or imparted",
": not having partaken of Communion"
],
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"\"+"
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"history_and_etymology":" un- entry 1 + communicated , past participle of communicate ",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-174623"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not lessened : unrelieved",
": being so definitely what is stated as to offer little chance of change or relief"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8mi-t\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101-t\u0259d"
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"absolute",
"all-out",
"arrant",
"blank",
"blooming",
"bodacious",
"categorical",
"categoric",
"clean",
"complete",
"consummate",
"crashing",
"damn",
"damned",
"dead",
"deadly",
"definite",
"downright",
"dreadful",
"fair",
"flat",
"flat-out",
"out-and-out",
"outright",
"perfect",
"plumb",
"profound",
"pure",
"rank",
"regular",
"sheer",
"simple",
"stark",
"stone",
"straight-out",
"thorough",
"thoroughgoing",
"total",
"unadulterated",
"unalloyed",
"unconditional",
"unqualified",
"utter",
"very"
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"examples":[
"it looks like another one of your get-rich-quick schemes has ended in unmitigated failure",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a call with Iowa reporters, the senator was reluctant to take credit for the apparent decision, The Des Moines Register reported\u2014perhaps an indication that the political ramifications of overturning Roe might not be an unmitigated good. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
"What Pap sees as an evil, Juicy understands as an unmitigated good. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"The Switch has been an unmitigated success story for Nintendo, receiving critical acclaim for its design and a robust library of games. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 16 May 2022",
"As a rule, especially in 1999, movies that earn more money domestically and worldwide than Jurassic Park ($357 million/$912 million) and Independence Day ($306 million/$817 million) would be looked at as unmitigated smash hits. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Continued and unmitigated fossil fuel emissions will eventually recreate conditions of some of Earth\u2019s worst biological crises. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Some estimates suggest that the country could lose $6 trillion in economic potential by 2050 due to unmitigated climate change. \u2014 Shreyans Jain, Quartz , 7 Mar. 2022",
"So probably that era of unlimited, unmitigated , uncontrolled content spend is going to become more disciplined. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 5 May 2022",
"Yes, partisan Republican voters will agree to treat the GDP drop as the latest demonstration that Biden's presidency has been an unmitigated , full-spectrum disaster. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 29 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-175702"
},
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"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": where above mentioned"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"Latin, where above",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-175826"
},
"up-country":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or characteristic of an inland, upland, or outlying region"
],
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"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02cck\u0259n-tr\u0113"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1787, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180024"
},
"undynamic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not active, energetic, or forceful : not dynamic"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u012b-\u02c8na-mik"
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"first_known_use":[
"1960, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180613"
},
"uneducable":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": incapable of being educated : not educable"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8e-j\u0259-k\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1884, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180942"
},
"unyoke":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to free from a yoke or harness",
": to take apart : disjoin",
": to unharness a draft animal",
": to cease from work"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8y\u014dk"
],
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"break up",
"decouple",
"disassociate",
"disconnect",
"disjoin",
"disjoint",
"dissever",
"dissociate",
"disunite",
"divide",
"divorce",
"part",
"ramify",
"resolve",
"separate",
"sever",
"split",
"sunder",
"uncouple",
"unlink"
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"join",
"link",
"unify",
"unite"
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"examples":[
"unyoke these two boats and tie them to the dock separately"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
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},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not expended : such as",
": not consumed or used up",
": not spent"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-ik-\u02c8spen-d\u0259d"
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"1819, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": not literate"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182037"
},
"underpass":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a crossing of a highway and another way (such as a road or railroad) at different levels",
": the lower level of such a crossing",
": a road or passage that runs under something (as another road)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccpas",
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccpas"
],
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"examples":[
"We stood on the bridge and looked down at the underpass .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The leach field is situated just above U.S. 189 where a wildlife underpass has been installed. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"But of all the obstacles the 35-feet high flying horse encounters, the most challenging is the Interstate 65 underpass . \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Other memorable performances include that one time in a freeway underpass near the Arts District, or a house dubbed the Titanic house because of its address: 1912. \u2014 Julissa James, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"But peeing on the beach stinks and turns an otherwise pristine camp into a skeezy freeway underpass . \u2014 Outside Online , 4 May 2021",
"The bill also introduces a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a $50 fine \u2014 which could be waived \u2014 and community service, for camping along highways, including under bridges or overpasses, or within an underpass . \u2014 CBS News , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The vehicle struck a concrete pillar at the Arkansas 365 underpass , troopers said. \u2014 Brianna Kwasnik, Arkansas Online , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Montgomery County dedicated a new pedestrian underpass beneath Rockville Pike (Route 355) at the Medical Center Metro station Friday in honor of a former county official. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022",
"The heat of tires can melt snow and ice on them, leaving it to drip onto the apparently clear surface of the road beneath the underpass . \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 26 Nov. 2021"
],
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"1903, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182648"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": free from disturbance : calm , serene"
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"\"+"
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English unvext , from un- entry 1 + vext , past participle of vex ",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182718"
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"type":[],
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"Definition of uglies plural of ugly"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183117"
},
"ultrastructure":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": biological structure and especially fine structure (as of a cell) not visible through an ordinary microscope",
": biological structure and especially fine structure (as of a cell) not visible through a light microscope"
],
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"\u02c8\u0259l-tr\u0259-\u02ccstr\u0259k-ch\u0259r",
"\u02c8\u0259l-tr\u0259-\u02ccstr\u0259k-ch\u0259r"
],
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"1939, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183249"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not capable of being searched or explored : inscrutable"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259r-ch\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On China\u2019s Twitter -like Weibo platform, the hashtag #ZhuYiFellDown, which mocked the Olympic debut of Ms. Zhu and which had been viewed more than 200 million times, suddenly became unsearchable , apparently sometime late Sunday. \u2014 Elaine Yu, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Her post lasted 30 minutes on Weibo before it was censored, and her name rendered unsearchable . \u2014 Rui Zhong, Wired , 5 Dec. 2021",
"The right to be forgotten The right to be forgotten\u2014to request that information about you be de-listed and made unsearchable \u2014has been a point of contention between Google and the EU since the idea was first proposed back in 2010. \u2014 Kate Cox, Ars Technica , 24 Sep. 2019",
"Working in New York in the 1970s and \u201980s, LeGaspi\u2019s oeuvre is a pre-internet one, making his legacy almost unsearchable online save for a handful of photos and scattershot quotes. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 23 Jan. 2019",
"More than 2,000 people around the world raised their hands when the Boston Public Library put out a call for help to transcribe its extensive, unsearchable and largely illegible collection of old anti-slavery documents. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Feb. 2018",
"New Hampshire is sending millions of scanned, unsearchable images of public voter data: names, addresses, party affiliations and whether someone has voted. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Sep. 2017",
"CONCORD, N.H. (AP) \u2014 New Hampshire will send millions of scanned, unsearchable images of voter data to President Donald Trump\u2019s election fraud commission under an agreement reached Monday to resolve a lawsuit challenging the information\u2019s release. \u2014 Holly Ramer, The Seattle Times , 7 Aug. 2017",
"Secret Facebook groups remain unsearchable , and members can only be added or invited by another member. \u2014 Ana Homayoun, New York Times , 7 June 2017"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183302"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": uncounted"
],
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"\"+"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English unsumed , from un- entry 1 + sumed , past participle of sumen to sum",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183501"
},
"urchin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": hedgehog sense 1a",
": a mischievous and often poor and raggedly clothed youngster",
": sea urchin",
": a mischievous or disrespectful youngster",
": sea urchin"
],
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"\u02c8\u0259r-ch\u0259n",
"\u02c8\u0259r-ch\u0259n"
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"devil",
"hellion",
"imp",
"mischief",
"monkey",
"rapscallion",
"rascal",
"rogue",
"scamp"
],
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"examples":[
"we could never resist the little urchin's pleas for candy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Laughing, always laughing\u2014at the dickey birds hopping in the tree branches, at the urchin who was burned to a crisp by an angry mob, at the slandering neighbor woman who got turned into a neighing donkey. \u2014 Okwiri Oduor, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Red sea urchin is a mainstay at high-end sushi restaurants and raw bars \u2014 a symbol of the state\u2019s coastal bounty. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"As the living tissue wastes away, the dying urchin usually comes detached from where it was anchored in place, O'Neil said. \u2014 NBC News , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Cabrera was an unlikely champion to begin with, a street urchin who grew up without parents and never had a formal education. \u2014 Tim Dahlberg, ajc , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The urchin , part of the genus Astopyga, is pictured showing off its anal bulb, which is used to dispel waste from its body inside of a sac, per Live Science. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Anyone who falls into that category probably knows the purple urchin too: as a ravenous source of dramatic kelp-forest devastation. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"One of his weirdest quirks is his habit of pretending to be a Victorian urchin on the run from the orphanage. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
"After the purple urchin \u2019s main predator, the sunflower sea star, died off from a wasting disease, the urchins ate up the kelp that remained. \u2014 Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Nov. 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-184313"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": plainly true : incontestable",
": unquestionably excellent or genuine",
": clearly true : impossible to deny"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8n\u012b-\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8n\u012b-\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"accomplished",
"certain",
"inarguable",
"incontestable",
"incontrovertible",
"indisputable",
"indubitable",
"irrefragable",
"irrefutable",
"positive",
"sure",
"unanswerable",
"unarguable",
"unchallengeable",
"unquestionable"
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"answerable",
"arguable",
"contradictable",
"controvertible",
"debatable",
"disputable",
"doubtable",
"moot",
"negotiable",
"problematic",
"problematical",
"questionable",
"refutable"
],
"examples":[
"The band's popularity is undeniable .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hosting the event was certainly an advantage, but the talent level put on display by Florida athletes was undeniable . \u2014 Emmett Hall, Sun Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
"That might partly be due to the high-visibility neon green cups, but the popularity of the drink is undeniable . \u2014 Nathaniel Adams, Chron , 2 June 2022",
"The pervasive nature of social media is undeniable , and almost everyone either has or knows someone who has multiple social media accounts. \u2014 Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"While the boom is undeniable , the success of these productions tailor-made for platforms, notably true crime and biographical docs, comes at a cost according to Pierre-Alexis Chevit, the head of Cannes Docs. \u2014 Lise Pedersen, Variety , 23 May 2022",
"With 264 ancient horse genomes in hand, the answer was undeniable : The homeland of modern domestic horses was the part of Western Eurasia between and north of the Black and Caspian seas, more specifically known as the lower Volga-Don region. \u2014 Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 May 2022",
"The need to effectively generate insights from your business data is undeniable . \u2014 Joseph Olassa, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"Even in spite of Mathews' sluggish close to the season, his overall impact on the Rockets was undeniable . \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 16 May 2022",
"Purple\u2019s Royal Seat Cushion is relatively pricey at $99, but the quality is undeniable . \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 14 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-185507"
},
"unsteady":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make unsteady",
": not steady: such as",
": not firm or solid : not fixed in position : unstable",
": marked by change or fluctuation : changeable",
": not uniform or even : irregular",
": not steady : unstable"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ste-d\u0113",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ste-d\u0113"
],
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"aperiodic",
"casual",
"catchy",
"choppy",
"discontinuous",
"episodic",
"episodical",
"erratic",
"fitful",
"intermittent",
"irregular",
"occasional",
"spasmodic",
"spastic",
"sporadic",
"spotty"
],
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"constant",
"continuous",
"habitual",
"periodic",
"regular",
"repeated",
"steady"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"He was a little unsteady on his feet.",
"The horse walked with an unsteady gait.",
"He signed his name with an unsteady hand.",
"The progress of the work has been unsteady .",
"a period of unsteady growth",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The changes offered purpose and vital human connections that seemed to serve as moorings in a life too routinely unsteadied by the gathering gloom. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Sep. 2019",
"The rocks shifted and wobbled beneath my feet as the robust current pushed against my legs, unsteadying me. \u2014 Cheryl Strayed, Vogue , 17 July 2018",
"The administration's haphazard appointment process is unlike any in recent memory and has left the federal government unsteadied at the highest levels. \u2014 Robert O'harrow Jr., Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2018",
"Still, yesterday\u2019s reports contributed to the latest in a mounting series of scandals that have unsteadied the Trump administration for months. \u2014 Isobel Thompson, The Hive , 15 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The farm is heavily mortgaged, and the business is unsteady . \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 14 June 2022",
"The semiconductor industry\u2019s immediate future might look a bit unsteady , but at least in 2021, much of America\u2019s chip sector cashed in. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
"The victim appeared unsteady on his feet while on the platform, said Sullivan in an e-mail to The Boston Globe. \u2014 Maria Elena Little Endara, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
"Making their way to cheap seats on the lawn \u2014 at The Hill \u2014 were women in denim short shorts with tattoos and young men in tight suits carrying plastic bags filled with cans of beer, shouting and already a little bit unsteady . \u2014 William Booth, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
"Officials have asked the public to avoid the North Shore Marina area and boaters on the water have been asked to steer away from the middle channel to avoid creating wake or unsteady waters for rescue teams. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 30 May 2022",
"He's seen her through so many different decisions always getting bulldozed, or nobody thinks her decision's the right one, or being unsteady and unsure. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
"After some unsteady moments, Stangle settled down and came up with 10 huge saves, several from point-blank range. \u2014 Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun , 29 Apr. 2022",
"In his recommendation, Sherwood acknowledged the sport\u2019s unsteady footing with the public and regulators\u2019 efforts to remedy it. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1532, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1551, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-185926"
},
"unbeseem":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to be unbecoming or unbefitting to"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":" un- entry 1 + beseem ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190204"
},
"undunged":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not dunged : not manured"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6\u0259n+"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":" un- entry 1 + dunged , past participle of dung ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190449"
},
"ungrafted":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not grafted"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":" un- entry 1 + grafted , past participle of graft ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190818"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": incapable of being controlled : ungovernable",
": free from control by a superior power : absolute",
": hard or impossible to control"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u014d-l\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02cc\u0259n-k\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u014d-l\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"froward",
"headstrong",
"incontrollable",
"intractable",
"recalcitrant",
"refractory",
"ungovernable",
"unmanageable",
"unruly",
"untoward",
"wayward",
"willful",
"wilful"
],
"antonyms":[
"controllable",
"governable",
"manageable",
"tractable"
],
"examples":[
"the uncontrollable child kept throwing tantrums in public and creating scenes",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Paired with the possibility that uncontrollable shocks could continue to push prices up \u2014 for instance, the war in Ukraine is expected to continue elevating commodity costs \u2014 the latest developments have put the Fed in a tight position. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"But your brain is working overtime trying to make the world safe, and your need to control some essentially uncontrollable aspects of your life must be exhausting for you (and yes, frustrating for others). \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"But your brain is working overtime trying to make the world safe, and your need to control some essentially uncontrollable aspects of your life must be exhausting for you (and yes, frustrating for others). \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
"But your brain is working overtime trying to make the world safe, and your need to control some essentially uncontrollable aspects of your life must be exhausting for you (and yes, frustrating for others). \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
"When impressions and conversions are the only metric businesses use to measure success, marketing budgets are at the mercy of often uncontrollable external factors, like a down market or coming privacy regulation. \u2014 Vijay Sundaram, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"At a moment of most fervent passion, Garland\u2019s right eyebrow twitches, and that tremor\u2014magnified by Minnelli\u2019s rapt scrutiny\u2014resounds visually like a crashing wave of uncontrollable desire. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 10 June 2022",
"Aside from the concerns about this health crisis and deep social wounds, the pandemic, unfortunately, also spread uncontrollable fear and, in effect, limited a fundamental value inherent to humankind: freedom. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"The story unfolds around Ada and Souleiman, lovers who are kept apart by uncontrollable forces. \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 May 2022"
],
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"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-191030"
},
"unadept":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one who is not an adept : layman"
],
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-191222"
},
"unheartsome":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": cheerless , sad"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-191422"
},
"unheard-of":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": previously unknown",
": unprecedented",
": not known before"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8h\u0259rd-\u02cc\u0259v",
"-\u02cc\u00e4v",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8h\u0259rd-\u02cc\u0259v",
"-\u02cc\u00e4v"
],
"synonyms":[
"fresh",
"new",
"novel",
"original",
"strange",
"unaccustomed",
"unfamiliar",
"unknown",
"unprecedented"
],
"antonyms":[
"familiar",
"hackneyed",
"old",
"time-honored",
"tired",
"warmed-over"
],
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[
"1592, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-191656"
},
"U-boat":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a German submarine"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8y\u00fc-\u02ccb\u014dt"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"translation of German U-boot , short for Unterseeboot , literally, undersea boat",
"first_known_use":[
"1914, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-191835"
},
"unwillingness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not willing:",
": loath , reluctant",
": done or given reluctantly",
": offering opposition : obstinate",
": not willing : reluctant"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8wi-li\u014b",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8wi-li\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"coerced",
"forced",
"involuntary",
"unintended",
"unintentional",
"will-less"
],
"antonyms":[
"deliberate",
"freewill",
"intentional",
"uncoerced",
"unforced",
"voluntary",
"willful",
"wilful",
"willing"
],
"examples":[
"He was an unwilling participant in the demonstration.",
"unwilling contributions from city employees who felt pressured to do so",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Initially, the three brothers were unwilling to make the trek down the hill from their spots in the shade. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
"Paris appeared to be doing damage control Friday, with a presidential official telling reporters that France wants a Ukrainian victory and was unwilling to make concessions to Russia, Reuters reported. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"If these companies are unwilling to make these changes on their own, regulation may be required to guarantee optimal consumer choice and portability. \u2014 Anshel Sag, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The ominous lesson, experts said, is that as long as there are small services unable or unwilling to thoroughly scrub out mass shooting videos, the industry will have a difficult time stamping them out. \u2014 David Ingram, NBC News , 17 May 2022",
"But some lawmakers may be unwilling to make exceptions under any circumstances, even if there is no chance a pregnancy will be viable. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 10 May 2022",
"But Putin continues to demand assurances from the West that Ukraine will never join NATO, a concession U.S. officials are unwilling to make. \u2014 Sarah Kolinovsky, ABC News , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees has threatened to strike if the studios are unwilling to make significant improvements on a set of issues, including long hours and streaming residuals. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 12 Oct. 2021",
"During a speech to the Conservative Party conference last week, Frost threatened to trigger a contentious break clause in the divorce deal if the EU were unwilling to make concessions on Northern Ireland. \u2014 Danica Kirka, ajc , 10 Oct. 2021"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-191956"
},
"untrendy":{
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"adjective"
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"the underside of the table",
"The book explores the underside of human nature.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The material was first made in Sweden from the underside of animal hides. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Cover the grill and cook for 1 minute, or until the dough is slightly puffed and there are charred grill marks on the underside . \u2014 Claudia Catalano, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
"There are no engravings except for a hidden serial number on the underside of the winding lever, and even the company\u2019s notable red-dot logo has been eschewed in favor of the black and gold color scheme. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 19 May 2022",
"The telltale sign that mites are present is webbing on the underside of the lower leaves. \u2014 Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 May 2022",
"American white pelicans have black flight feathers on the underside of their wings only visible when their wings are open. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Next the purple color spread to the first true leaves right above the cotyledons and little bumps appeared on the underside of the purple leaves. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The girls slept in bunks: Lulu would push up hard with her feet on the underside of Charlotte\u2019s mattress until Charlotte peered down crossly over the guardrail, telling her off. \u2014 Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The brand name Insignia is on the top or front of each unit, and a rating label can be found on the underside , identifying the brand and model number. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"taking",
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"an unattractive , awkward baby bird",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Renegotiating new contracts would mean higher prices, making the infrastructure unattractive to potential buyers. \u2014 Bojan Pancevski, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Second, an exclusively senior management team may be a sign that the business is unattractive to the next generation of managers. \u2014 Rich Gunn, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"If this continues, stocks will become unattractive to investors. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 17 May 2022",
"Generally new wooden blocks are relatively unattractive to bees. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Nobody wants their deodorant or antiperspirant rubbing off onto their shirt and causing unattractive yellow stains. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Nuclear saber-rattling is an unattractive habit, and Putin and his aides resort to it often. \u2014 Doyle Mcmanuswashington Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 1 May 2022",
"Thinning, on the other hand, is accomplished by taking out branches that are unattractive , older branches or weaker ones. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Because Obamacare insurance was becoming increasingly unattractive , the unsubsidized part of the market was in a death spiral \u2013 as healthy people left in droves prior to the pandemic. \u2014 John C. Goodman, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022"
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"adjective"
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": not relating to, marked by, or providing comedy : not comic"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00e4-mik"
],
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"earnest",
"grave",
"humorless",
"no-nonsense",
"po-faced",
"sedate",
"serious",
"severe",
"sober",
"sobersided",
"solemn",
"staid",
"unsmiling",
"weighty"
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"facetious",
"flip",
"flippant",
"humorous",
"jesting",
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"joking",
"kittenish",
"ludic",
"playful"
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"1759, in the meaning defined above"
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},
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"adjective"
],
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": not made familiar or accustomed"
],
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-193448"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": bad luck : misfortune"
],
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"\"+"
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"idiom"
],
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},
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"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to cease to love",
": to stop loving something",
": absence of love : hate"
],
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"\"+",
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},
"urceus":{
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"noun"
],
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": an ancient Roman jug or pitcher with one handle"
],
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"\u02c8\u0259rs\u0113\u0259s"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-194939"
},
"unchastened":{
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"adjective"
],
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": not chastened"
],
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"\"+"
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},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not smoked or exposed to smoke",
": not used up by smoking"
],
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-200451"
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},
"ultimus heres":{
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the last heir"
],
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},
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"adjective"
],
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": not seamanlike"
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"\"+"
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},
"uncloister":{
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"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to release from a cloister or confinement : set free"
],
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"\"+"
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"noun"
],
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": a useful tool"
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"\u02c8y\u00fc-\u02ccten(t)-",
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"participants in the class must supply their own writing utensils",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In one extreme case, a six-year-old was sentenced to forty-five days in a reform school for bringing a Cub Scouts camping utensil , which included a knife, to school. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
"Her principal utensil is a knife, but in a sense, Melanie Kehoss also uses a trowel. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"The skillet makes for the ideal utensil to cook meats or vegetables. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The search for the single perfect utensil is more than a century old. \u2014 Andrew Freeman, Outside Online , 21 May 2012",
"No plans to sell the chopstick device or any utensil using the technology have been shared. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Every plate, every utensil , every item of cutlery has been carefully studied and sourced by the chef to help harness his exact intention with each course. \u2014 Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"There's a 20-piece flatware set that's marked down from $20 to $10, which comes out to just 50 cents per utensil . \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Once the oil has absorbed, buff the utensil with a cloth before using, or apply a second coat for an extra-shiny finish if desired. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Jan. 2022"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-203636"
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"noun"
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": lack of control"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": not doubted : genuine , undisputed",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8dau\u0307-t\u0259d",
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],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is undoubted power in hearing that Trump had finally gone too far even for his most loyal retainers. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"Yet there is an undoubted mismatch between the aggression of the V12's design and the gentleness of its dynamic demeanor. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 11 May 2022",
"Doncic is an undoubted top-10 NBA player, and is the Mavericks\u2019 north star. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Its zeitgeist and culture disrupting themes and storylines have undoubted generational effects on our populous. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
"These undoubted efficiencies echo the benefits of biopharma mergers that involve the acquisition of small R&D-specialist firms. \u2014 Alden Abbott, National Review , 21 Feb. 2022",
"While the liquid gas shipments have been an undoubted blessing for European homes, factories and power utilities, there are drawbacks. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
"In other words, coaches will have more opportunity to satisfy the undoubted demand for online learning across a whole range of disciplines. \u2014 David Prosser, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"One of the undoubted highlights of the show will be the 3,600-year-old Nebra Sky Disc, the oldest existing depiction of the cosmos, which was discovered in present-day Germany and will be exhibited in the UK for the first time. \u2014 The Art Newspaper, CNN , 5 Jan. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-205523"
},
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": not manageable : difficult or impossible to control or manage",
": hard or impossible to handle or control"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ma-ni-j\u0259-b\u0259l",
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],
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"froward",
"headstrong",
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"intractable",
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"ungovernable",
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"untoward",
"wayward",
"willful",
"wilful"
],
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"controllable",
"governable",
"manageable",
"tractable"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By adolescence, or sometimes earlier, a small percentage of children with autism become unmanageable for their parents, and no amount of parental patience or devotion will change that. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"But as the evening wore on, the crowd became unmanageable . \u2014 Mike Damiano, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
"On the drive home, Reed became unmanageable , according to his girlfriend, Alina Tsybulnik, and jumped out of the car. \u2014 Patrick Reevell, ABC News , 23 May 2022",
"On its own, this process would quickly grow to a point where there is a completely unmanageable number of chemicals to track. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022",
"The distinction became increasingly fuzzy, as feature films were absorbed into the great wash of visual storytelling that has been flowing onto our home screens with dizzying speed and increasingly unmanageable volume. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Regardless of number and timeframe, the takeaway is always the same - an unmanageable amount of data sometime in the future. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
"For thick and unmanageable hair look no further than Hanz De Fuko Claymation. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"Some have already predicted that Mr. Musk\u2019s purchase won\u2019t make Twitter all that much more unmanageable . \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1616, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
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"adjective or noun",
"noun"
],
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": the principles of those who advocate extreme measures (such as radicalism)",
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"1821, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210129"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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": not arranged in regular shape, order, or relations",
": immature , undeveloped"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022frmd"
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"shapeless",
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"shapen",
"structured"
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"what was once an unformed lump of clay is now an attractive, useful bowl",
"under his care and tutelage, young men, unformed in mind and body, became battle-worthy soldiers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Angela\u2019s unformed sense of self is mirrored in the novel by Ruth\u2019s childlike state. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 11 May 2022",
"The music teacher, Bernardo Villalobos (Eugenio Derbez), a.k.a. Mr. V., quickly discerns Ruby\u2019s unformed talent and picks her for the group\u2019s featured duet\u2014with Miles. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The remarkable Herms, on the other hand, is all restless, unformed softness, occasionally shaping itself into a precocious performance of masculinity, and sometimes collapsing into childish want. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Though some high-profile critics have been rumored as potential opponents, the field of challengers remains largely unformed and there is no reliable public polling on the mayor\u2019s job approval. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Their otherwise unformed plan is to shelter together at the rustic country house of their mutual friend, the intermittently successful and now nearly broke Russian-Jewish immigrant writer Alexander (Sasha) Senderovsky. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Possibly even better: If your Thanksgiving plans are as unformed as mine are, this can be the centerpiece of any fall dinner, on a holiday or not, weeknight or weekend, for a crowd or just for you. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Nov. 2021",
"Barthelme\u2019s was a restless, hungry and, to a large extent, unformed intelligence, and almost every one of his stories encapsulates his odd narrative charm in all its loose and shaggy glory. \u2014 Scott Bradfield, The New Republic , 18 Oct. 2021",
"Our goal is to ally with scores of as-yet- unformed alumni groups around the country. \u2014 Stuart Taylor Jr. And Edward Yingling, WSJ , 17 Oct. 2021"
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"noun"
],
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211443"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those accidents took a number of lives and left the surrounding areas unlivable for humans. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 30 May 2022",
"Relocating migratory individuals away from damaged habitats is rarely successful because the birds tend to instinctively return to those unlivable locales. \u2014 Henrik Mouritsen, Scientific American , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Determined to take action, the rapper, who is managed by Roc Nation, reached out to label founders Jay-Z and Desiree Perez, and the three got to work suing the state of Mississippi over Parchman\u2019s unlivable conditions. \u2014 Neena Rouhani, Billboard , 19 May 2022",
"Instead of staying put and facing potential extinction, a few solitary pioneers can scout new habitats as their former homes become unlivable . \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
"This money, which could be used to alleviate so much suffering around the world, is instead fueling natural disasters, unlivable conditions, and the destruction of our planet. \u2014 Randell Leach, Fortune , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Finally, after 14 inspections of her home, it was deemed unlivable by the local government. \u2014 Michele Lerner, BostonGlobe.com , 17 Apr. 2022",
"With the Russian offensive suffering major losses, Putin has no clear military option but to resort to bombarding Ukraine's cities, terrorizing its people and turning the country into an unlivable hell. \u2014 Nick Dowling, CNN , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Strikes on houses or apartment buildings often render the structure unlivable , leaving many displaced. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022"
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"1834, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
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"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": horrible"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-213211"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
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": undo",
": detach",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8fa-s\u1d4an",
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"fasten",
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"lash",
"tie"
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"gently unfastened the strings of the baby's hood",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This could be made more practical by using some sort of quick-release mechanism rather than having to unfasten the whole watch strap. \u2014 Paul Monckton, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Passengers must also be able to fasten and unfasten their seat harness in less than 15 seconds, spend up to an hour and a half strapped into the capsule with the hatch closed, and withstand up to 5.5G in force during descent. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 15 July 2021",
"Passengers must also be able to fasten and unfasten their seat harness in less than 15 seconds, spend up to an hour and a half strapped into the capsule with the hatch closed, and withstand up to 5.5G in force during descent. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 15 July 2021",
"Passengers must also be able to fasten and unfasten their seat harness in less than 15 seconds, spend up to an hour and a half strapped into the capsule with the hatch closed, and withstand up to 5.5G in force during descent. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 15 July 2021",
"To change their configuration, simply unfasten the straps' metal buttons, thread them through the bag's loops as desired, and button them back up. \u2014 Tess Garcia, Travel + Leisure , 22 July 2021",
"Passengers must also be able to fasten and unfasten their seat harness in less than 15 seconds, spend up to an hour and a half strapped into the capsule with the hatch closed, and withstand up to 5.5G in force during descent. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 15 July 2021",
"He was stuck behind the steering wheel of his truck, unable to unfasten his seat belt. \u2014 John Kessler, ajc , 23 June 2021",
"The microscopes are too rare, too fragile, and too historically important to just unfasten and remove the lenses, so Cocquyt and colleagues had to find a nondestructive way to get a closer look. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Forbes , 15 May 2021"
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": superhuman"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
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"adjective"
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"noun"
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": a crystalline acidic compound C 2 H 3 N 3 O 2 derived from triazole and made especially by heating urea with hydrazine sulfate",
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"noun"
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"adverb",
"noun"
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"changeable",
"elastic",
"flexible",
"mutable",
"variable"
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"the rules of the game are unalterable , regardless of who is playing",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Whenever someone buys an NFT, the purchase is recorded on a transparent and unalterable blockchain that lets everyone see who the current owner is. \u2014 Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune , 9 May 2022",
"Most journalistic forecasts about 2022 treat as an unalterable rule of physics the historical pattern that the president\u2019s party loses House and (usually) Senate seats in off-year elections. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
"If no one has cornered you at a party to explain this to you yet, NFT stands for non-fungible token, which is an unalterable digital receipt that lives on a decentralized public transaction ledger called a blockchain. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 4 Feb. 2022",
"And in this case, one uncomfortable reality is that both wind and solar are dogged by a range of problems caused by intermittency, the unalterable fact that the wind doesn\u2019t always blow, and the sun doesn\u2019t always shine. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 8 Jan. 2022",
"The x-axis is still just the unalterable fact of time. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"The x-axis is still just the unalterable fact of time. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"The x-axis is still just the unalterable fact of time. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"The x-axis is still just the unalterable fact of time. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021"
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"circa 1605, in the meaning defined above"
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},
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"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-215657"
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"unlost":{
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"adjective"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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": not flagging : tireless",
": unrelenting sense 2"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8fla-gi\u014b"
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"tireless",
"untiring",
"weariless"
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"examples":[
"being rewarded for the unflagging zeal with which she led the fund-raising campaign",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Despite his reputation for using his network to advance the conservative point of view, Ailes was an unflagging supporter of Smith and his news-centric approach. \u2014 Bill Carter For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 12 Oct. 2019",
"He will be remembered for his unflagging loyalty, generosity, and kindness. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 1 Sep. 2019",
"Directed by Scott and White Trash Tyler, the 85-minute film centers the madness amid Scott's unflagging love for Houston and his home life with Kylie Jenner and daughter Stormi Webster. \u2014 Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle , 28 Aug. 2019",
"Murray, in turn, admires Williams\u2019s competitive drive: unflagging , like his own. \u2014 Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker , 7 July 2019",
"Brex is an example of Silicon Valley\u2019s unflagging start-up exuberance, even amid the Big Tech backlash. \u2014 Erin Griffith, New York Times , 2 Aug. 2019",
"Jain thanked Rotarians and community partners for their unflagging support and commitment to service, and recognized her board of directors, officers and committee chairs with personalized awards for their service to the club and to the community. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland.com , 28 June 2019",
"Yet that versatility somehow only serves to enhance the physician\u2019s unflagging and lifelong devotion to the field of pediatric pulmonology. \u2014 Sara Cardine, latimes.com , 12 June 2019",
"Absent either resolution or transcendence, their power is in the example of their unflagging love for the fallen world. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 18 Oct. 2018"
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"1715, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-220337"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not womanly"
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"hoydenish",
"manlike",
"mannish",
"tomboyish",
"unfeminine",
"unladylike"
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"feminine",
"ladylike",
"womanly"
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"1529, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-220524"
},
"unexpensive":{
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": inexpensive"
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-220955"
},
"unsay":{
"type":[
"verb"
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"definitions":[
": to make as if not said : recant , retract"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0101",
"Southern also"
],
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"abjure",
"abnegate",
"forswear",
"foreswear",
"recant",
"renege",
"renounce",
"repeal",
"repudiate",
"retract",
"take back",
"withdraw"
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"the witness tried to unsay the very testimony that he had given a few days earlier"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-221719"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not typical : atypical"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ti-pi-k\u0259l"
],
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"aberrant",
"aberrational",
"abnormal",
"anomalous",
"atypical",
"deviant",
"deviate",
"devious",
"irregular",
"unnatural"
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"normal",
"regular",
"standard",
"typical"
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"1848, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223435"
},
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"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to uncover by or as if by the removal of an outer wrapper"
],
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": not deserving : such as",
": lacking merit : not worthy of praise, assistance, attention, etc.",
": not deserving something specified"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Others insisted that many of their colleagues at the plant were undeserving or lazy. \u2014 Greg Jaffe, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
"The main charge is not that Anne Hathaway is untalented or undeserving of celebrity. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 24 May 2022",
"Experts say one of the most harmful aspects of the public's scorn is the underlying assumption that character flaws make Heard undeserving of empathy. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
"The President seems eager to divide the nation's enormous student debt load -- $1.6 trillion owed to the federal government by 45 million Americans -- into the deserving and undeserving debtors. \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Activists and human rights officials say Poland is treating the immigrants coming through Belarus as universally undeserving of protection in Europe, when that is not always the case. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The Justice Department charged 50 people with participating in a fraudulent scheme to get undeserving students into elite colleges. \u2014 Jennifer Levitz And Melissa Korn, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Not making it on the first ballot isn\u2019t a sign a player is undeserving but a testament to the backlog of tremendous players who, for one reason or another, have had to bide their time. \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Terrible things happen all the time, to the deserving and the undeserving ; people are never short of excuses for inaction. \u2014 The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021"
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"1549, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223616"
},
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"adjective"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-225046"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to free from something that ties, fastens, or restrains : unbind",
": to disengage the knotted parts of",
": disentangle , resolve",
": to become loosened or unbound",
": to undo the knots in",
": to free from something that fastens or holds back"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8t\u012b",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8t\u012b"
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"fasten",
"knot",
"lash",
"tie"
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"He untied the package and opened it.",
"She untied the horse from the post.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And while the dress was rose gold and featured a massive bow when Lively entered the glamorous event, assistants helped untie the bow on the Met steps, revealing a blue-green train. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 June 2022",
"Trying to tie or untie your shoes while wearing mittens, gloves or with fingers numbed from the cold can be an impossible task. \u2014 Adam Chase, Outside Online , 9 Dec. 2019",
"Having to untie a pair of lace-up snow boots at airport security on your way to Aspen? \u2014 Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure , 30 Jan. 2022",
"When the barge arrived, a boy on board reached over and attempted to untie Coetzee\u2019s bonds before being slapped away by a warrior. \u2014 Grayson Schaffer, Outside Online , 7 Feb. 2011",
"Meanwhile, groundbreaking legislation has advanced in Congress that would curb the market power of Facebook and other tech giants Google, Amazon and Apple \u2014 and could force them to untie their dominant platforms from their other lines of business. \u2014 Marcy Gordon, ajc , 30 Sep. 2021",
"The brides were instructed to play a game on their wedding night to see who could untie one another\u2019s knots the fastest. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Aug. 2021",
"Groundbreaking legislation is advancing in Congress that would curb the market power of tech giants Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple and could force them to untie their dominant platforms from their other lines of business. \u2014 Marcy Gordon, USA TODAY , 26 June 2021",
"Groundbreaking legislation is advancing in Congress that would curb the market power of tech giants Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple and could force them to untie their dominant platforms from their other lines of business. \u2014 Marcy Gordon, Star Tribune , 25 June 2021"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-225140"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not showing or feeling arrogance : not arrogant"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8er-\u0259-g\u0259nt",
"-\u02c8a-r\u0259-"
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"first_known_use":[
"1831, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-225952"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": notably polite or polished in manner"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259r-\u02c8b\u0101n"
],
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"debonair",
"smooth",
"sophisticated",
"suave",
"svelte"
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"boorish",
"churlish",
"classless",
"clownish",
"loutish",
"uncouth"
],
"examples":[
"The dialogue is witty and urbane .",
"a gentlemanly and urbane host of elegant dinner parties",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jordan's daily first-person ruminations \u2014 somewhere between the urbane absurdity of David Sedaris and front-porch folksy of Garrison Keillor \u2014 proved to be popular. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"But surely the urbane author of the TLS\u2019s back page attended university? \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"The paralysis of China\u2019s richest city has astounded its urbane residents, who are normally spoiled for choice with 100,000 restaurants but are now scrounging for food. \u2014 James T. Areddy, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Gailani, a onetime mujahideen fighter against the Soviets, is now a rotund, urbane man in his sixties. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Ty, an urbane urbanite, has to deal with tent poles and bugs; Stephen is of a generation not necessarily familiar with discussing and exploring their feelings with their grown kid. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Paradoxically, Prohibition gave drinking an urbane cachet. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 2 Jan. 2022",
"His swift action was all the more surprising because Tokayev was widely seen as an urbane technocrat still beholden to Nazarbaev, who hand-picked him as his successor in 2019. \u2014 Tim Lister, CNN , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Many reflect the perilous reality of living in Brooklyn today and the Bronx yesterday; others, the urbane fantasy. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021"
],
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"circa 1623, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-230139"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not commissioned"
],
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"\"+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-230343"
},
"unserved":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not served : such as",
": not brought to notice or executed as required by law",
": not waited on"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259rvd"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Las Vegas is the top unserved market from Akron-Canton, according to airport officials. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
"The Capital Projects Fund is separate from the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program approved in November 2021, which will give subsidies to ISPs that build in unserved and underserved areas. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 7 June 2022",
"However, Tanner said, there is already an unserved market that is expected to grow. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 10 May 2022",
"The city has been San Antonio's largest unserved market during the pandemic, but that will change with this new service, the news release reports. \u2014 Malak Silmi, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The bipartisan measure sets aside $65 billion total to expand internet access, a pot of money meant to build out connectivity to unserved parts of the country while helping low-income families afford their bills. \u2014 Author: Tony Romm, Cat Zakrzewski, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Aug. 2021",
"The Speedway also created a month-long food redistribution effort to donate unserved meals to Second Helpings. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Barry Edelstein and Freedome Bradley-Ballentine of the Old Globe received the Community Theatrical Equity Service Award for their work bringing the theatrical experience to unserved and under-served communities. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Feb. 2022",
"The Legislature set up a grant program in 2018 to provide incentives to companies to bring broadband to unserved areas. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 10 Feb. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-230753"
},
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"noun"
],
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": gear placed below or under something else : running gear and chassis of a vehicle"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-231100"
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"unawareness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not aware : ignorant",
": unawares",
": unawares",
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],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u0259-\u02c8wer",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u0259-\u02c8wer"
],
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"ignorant",
"incognizant",
"innocent",
"insensible",
"nescient",
"oblivious",
"unacquainted",
"unconscious",
"uninformed",
"unknowing",
"unmindful",
"unwitting"
],
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"aback",
"suddenly",
"unanticipatedly",
"unawares",
"unexpectedly"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"she was unaware of the change in travel plans",
"Adverb",
"the predawn attack took the airmen completely unaware",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Many at the university were unaware of the employee policy until last year, when gay adjunct nursing professor J\u00e9aux Rinedahl sued the university for discrimination after he was denied a full-time position. \u2014 Samantha Chery, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Even before the pandemic, the CDC estimated that more than 1 million people were living with HIV in the U.S. -- but about 13% were unaware of their infection. \u2014 Jessie Dimartino, ABC News , 23 June 2022",
"Most were unaware of his political views until 2019, when his photo appeared in an article about an event hosted by a pro-China group. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"Fiat Chrysler insisted at the time that vehicle was safe and that the company was unaware of similar real-world incidents in which the Jeep tipped over like this. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"Investigators are trying to understand why Uvalde\u2019s schools police chief was unaware of crucial 911 communications while in command of officers assembled at an elementary school where 18-year-old Salvador Ramos killed 19 children and 2 teachers. \u2014 Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News , 3 June 2022",
"Those devising such dual-use AI are often unaware of the reversal potential and its repercussions. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The woman had not authorized, and was unaware of, the purchase. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
"For leaders looking to cultivate a workplace where honesty is valued, a blind vote can be a powerful tool, as employees are unaware of how their boss and others are voting. \u2014 Kwame Christian, Forbes , 27 May 2022"
],
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"1581, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-231315"
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": to divest of the character, office, or authority of a pope"
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"plural noun"
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"adjective"
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": not christened"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8kri-s\u1d4and"
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"anonymous",
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"untitled"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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"definitions":[
": lacking craft : artless",
": lacking skill"
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"\"+"
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": virgin , innocent , untouched"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": showing disregard for what is holy : wicked",
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": very unpleasant : god-awful",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8h\u014d-l\u0113",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8h\u014d-l\u0113"
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"Our finances were an unholy mess.",
"They have spent an unholy amount of money on the project.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Seated in the lobby of the VaynerMedia headquarters lobby at 10 Hudson Yards, Ryan Clark attempted to explain the dynamic of this unholy trinity, but things drifted off track. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"But thanks to the 2022\u2019s unholy trinity of interest rate hikes, inflation and war, both asset classes now are in the red, which trashes the old 60-40 guideline. \u2014 Larry Light, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
"This series takes place in a world where some people are told the exact time of their death and are dispatched to their final unholy destination by giant demons in broad daylight. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
"From there, things devolve into an unholy symphony of human bickering, sending the cast and crew of this film-within-a-film into a hellish collective meltdown. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
"At the nexus of Influencer and Extreme Fitness Bro lies Brian Johnson, a man who drags unholy amounts of weight through the Texas woods. \u2014 Longreads , 5 May 2022",
"Has your dog somehow gotten into the bathroom and jumped into the shower, knocking over shampoo bottles and causing an unholy ruckus? \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
"And here in little Rhode Island, this unholy alliance conspired to advance the ultimate Big Government act of control. \u2014 Mike Stenhouse, National Review , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Gas stations, for example, might try to sell you a Reese\u2019s Freeze, thanks to Sunny Sky\u2019s unholy interventions. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 30 Apr. 2022"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"transitive verb"
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": to make homeless"
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234759"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
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"definitions":[
": incapable of being reached : such as",
": impossible to get to or get at",
": impossible to contact or communicate with",
": impossible to achieve : not attainable"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8r\u0113-ch\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"inaccessible",
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"unattainable",
"unavailable",
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"untouchable"
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"accessible",
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"approachable",
"attainable",
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"getatable",
"handy",
"obtainable",
"procurable",
"reachable"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Email might be unreachable for a little bit because it is locally hosted. \u2014 Will Foret, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"That never-concede-a-thing attitude propelling Nadal from side to side, forward and backward, speeding to, and redirecting, balls off an opponent\u2019s racket seemingly destined to be unreachable . \u2014 Howard Frendrich, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 June 2022",
"That never-concede-a-thing attitude propelling Nadal from side to side, forward and backward, speeding to and redirecting balls off an opponent\u2019s racket seemingly destined to be unreachable . \u2014 Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"The family frets over an older brother now fighting and unreachable . \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 May 2022",
"Dozens of people who stayed in Grand Isle, a narrow beachy islet of homes on stilts facing the Gulf of Mexico, remained cut off and unreachable for much of Monday as phone lines were down and the one road in and out was impassable. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Aug. 2021",
"But the staff also observed that the surrounding area could be vulnerable to regular flooding within a couple of decades, rendering the plant unreachable during emergencies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
"Picture a sports field at night, how everything beyond the purview of the floodlights transforms into an unreachable void. \u2014 Suzannah Showler, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Carr raised $24 million to invent nimbler helicopter baskets after a buddy had a search-and-rescue accident and died unreachable . \u2014 Alexandra Sternlicht, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022"
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"circa 1586, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-235026"
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"unspeakable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": incapable of being expressed in words : unutterable",
": inexpressibly bad : horrendous",
": that may not or cannot be spoken",
": impossible to express in words",
": extremely bad"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sp\u0113-k\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sp\u0113-k\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"nameless",
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"speakable"
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"the unspeakable horror of war",
"continually encountered unspeakable beauty in their travels through the Alps",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For those of us in law enforcement who put our bodies on the line defending the pillar of American democracy, watching the harrowing footage and hearing Edwards recount the events of January 6 meant reliving an unspeakable nightmare. \u2014 Michael Fanone, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"The very idea of Englund's character might be disturbing to audiences too; a man returning from the horrors of war is instead unknowingly faced with an unspeakable evil in his own house. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
"The awfulness of what took place in Uvalde must continue to thump around inside the minds of everyone, the unspeakable images of atrocity inflicted upon innocents hurting and haunting anybody, everybody with a heart. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"The mounds of flowers and gifts at the foot of the crosses are 2 feet tall -- a tangible expression of unspeakable grief. \u2014 Claire Galofaro, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
"In the case of my family, and countless others, this unspeakable and forgotten past still haunts the present, bound in the brutal history of the Korean War, which is ongoing given the lack of a peace treaty. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"At the time his son was an 18-year-old freshman at UA, and there was an infamous, ugly incident in a 1988 game against ASU where spectators chanted unspeakable taunts at Kerr about his father's killing. \u2014 Mark Faller, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
"The Sumners healing their rift by sharing an unspeakable sin. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 10 May 2022",
"Uvalde residents have struggled to understand why 18-year-old gunman Salvador Ramos unleashed such unspeakable violence. \u2014 Eric Killelea, San Antonio Express-News , 30 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-235215"
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"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not denied : not contested or disputed"
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-235250"
},
"unceasing":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": never ceasing : continuous , incessant"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113-si\u014b"
],
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"ceaseless",
"continual",
"continued",
"continuing",
"continuous",
"incessant",
"nonstop",
"perpetual",
"running",
"unbroken",
"uninterrupted",
"unremitting"
],
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"discontinuous",
"noncontinuous"
],
"examples":[
"this unceasing rain will turn me into a mushroom!",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Surely not even half the people who\u2019ve been in love have endured such extensive and unceasing analysis. \u2014 Morgan Parker, ELLE , 4 June 2022",
"In the 1990s, the O.J. Simpson murder trial ushered in a new era of 24-hour tabloid news, in which celebrity worship and domestic violence were fused into an unceasing national spectacle. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"From my observations of Chris over the months, his career is equally driven and hindered by an unceasing resentment and jealousy of others. \u2014 Jonah Bayer, SPIN , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The insult stung but was outweighed in its impact by the love of her parents and their unceasing efforts to cultivate her imagination. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2022",
"This broken promise caused some of the anger that led Russia to embrace the anti-American positions Brands now sees as proof of its unceasing hostility. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The unceasing snowfall Thursday has hidden almost all sight of pavement in Indianapolis. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 4 Feb. 2022",
"News is an unceasing river, no longer the province of the weekly newsmagazine or intoned at the same hour each weeknight. \u2014 Melissa Holbrook Pierson, WSJ , 2 Jan. 2022",
"Someone like Steve Bannon wears his indictment on contempt charges as a badge of honor, evidence of his unceasing loyalty to both Donald Trump and the political forces that brought him into the presidency. \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 19 Nov. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-235856"
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"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": designed exclusively for quick market success as opposed to quality or artistic merit"
],
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"1889, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-000026"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not watched or overseen by someone in authority : not supervised"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u00fc-p\u0259r-\u02ccv\u012bzd"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a news release on Tuesday, the CPSC warned that these rockers should never be used for sleep and infants should never be left unsupervised or unrestrained in the seat. \u2014 Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
"The data from that measurement was then used to train the machine-learning algorithm in an unsupervised manner (meaning the algorithm wasn't told which transformation was which). \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
"Police in Bridgeport, Connecticut, said that unsupervised children were seen on Sunday lighting objects on fire and playing with gasoline, according to Fox 5 New York. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Others argued that campgrounds were too affordable or unsupervised . \u2014 Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2022",
"This set of tools is based on AI capable of detecting behavioral changes in the network based on unsupervised , adaptive learning. \u2014 Igor Mezic, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Thus began the truly frightening story of Trump\u2019s cheerleading for the unsupervised , home use of hydroxychloroquine. \u2014 Rebecca Coffey, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"After scandals in which doctors let unsupervised assistants operate on patients, the country is becoming one of the first to require cameras in operating rooms. \u2014 John Yoon, New York Times , 13 May 2022",
"Parents didn\u2019t trust kids to play unsupervised , so organized sports became the solution. \u2014 Jason Feifer, Men's Health , 30 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1899, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-000229"
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"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": unfortunately"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8l\u0259-k\u0259-l\u0113"
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"Unluckily for her, it rained that day.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Former college friends Margaret Bellefuil, Jean Albrecht, and Jodi Campbell reunited for a two-day trip to St. Helena that unluckily coincided with the shut-off. \u2014 Evan Sernoffsky, SFChronicle.com , 10 Oct. 2019",
"In Melbourne Nishikori contested three five-setters, then unluckily drew tournament king Djokovic. \u2014 Ravi Ubha, CNN , 9 July 2019",
"And unluckily for Thiem, Nadal is playing his best tennis of the current clay swing. \u2014 Ravi Ubha, CNN , 8 June 2019",
"But unluckily for Michiganders, they're known to travel to states outside of their normal regions. \u2014 Caroline Blackmon, Detroit Free Press , 25 June 2018",
"Hakan Calhanoglu also came close to stealing the lead for Milan, blasting one from several yards out following a breakaway, but his shot unluckily cannoned off the crossbar. \u2014 SI.com , 31 Mar. 2018",
"MILAN \u2014 A certain amount of anticipation had built up among the spectators invited to experience Alessandro Sartori\u2019s debut as the artistic director at Ermenegildo Zegna on a cold Friday, which happened to fall \u2014 luckily or unluckily \u2014 on the 13th. \u2014 Guy Trebay, New York Times , 15 Jan. 2017"
],
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"circa 1530, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-001609"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": untouched by a razor : unshaven"
],
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"\u00a6\u0259n\u00a6r\u0101z\u0259(r)d"
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"1637, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-001611"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": inarticulate"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-001956"
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"unsteadfast":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not steadfast in thought or action : vacillating",
": unstable sense a(1)"
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English unstedefast , from un- entry 1 + stedefast steadfast",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-002243"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": preliminary painting",
": such painting done on a canvas or panel and covered completely or partially by the final layers of paint"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccp\u0101n-ti\u014b"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The artist would first block the position of the flower with a monochrome underpainting and then flesh out the details by applying semi-transparent paints such as glazes for the shadows. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
"There is also evidence of some white underpainting , possibly in cadmium, in the lower part of the figure. \u2014 Alison Cole, CNN , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Brummel\u2019s exhibition explores technical methods used to learn more about Picasso\u2019s underpainting , including advanced microscopy and spectroscopic imaging. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Dec. 2021",
"This technique, known as underpainting , has been a staple of makeup artists for decades. \u2014 Erica La Sala, Allure , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Pollock is praised for pouring and dripping, as though inviting randomness, but one senses the significant amount of figural underpainting that exists beneath the surface. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 5 Apr. 2021",
"Under these conditions, one notices what no photograph can capture: The paintings are not flat and lifeless panels of monochrome black, but hover over a deep burgundy underpainting , smoldering like banked fire. \u2014 Michael J. Lewis, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2020",
"Various underpainting techniques will be introduced. \u2014 courant.com , 21 Nov. 2019",
"Various underpainting techniques will be introduced. \u2014 courant.com , 21 Nov. 2019"
],
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"1866, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-004309"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not tight : loose , leaky"
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-005347"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not mitigable"
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"\"+"
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1616, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-005623"
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"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": surrounded with soldiers or police officers in a siege",
": very seriously attacked or criticized by many people"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-010910"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not of this world : unearthly",
": spiritual",
": not wise in the ways of the world : naive",
": not swayed by mundane considerations"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u0259r(-\u0259)l-dl\u0113",
"-\u02c8w\u0259rl-l\u0113"
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"aw-shucks",
"dewy",
"dewy-eyed",
"green",
"ingenuous",
"innocent",
"na\u00eff",
"naif",
"naive",
"na\u00efve",
"primitive",
"simple",
"simpleminded",
"uncritical",
"unknowing",
"unsophisticated",
"unsuspecting",
"unsuspicious",
"unwary",
"wide-eyed"
],
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"cosmopolitan",
"experienced",
"knowing",
"sophisticated",
"worldly",
"worldly-wise"
],
"examples":[
"the unworldly beauty of the Grand Canyon",
"the guy's unworldly enough to think that any stranger who would approach him on a city street is simply trying to help him",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The look might be a tad chic and sophisticated for unworldly ditz Muriel, but the star looks so sensational, who\u2019s quibbling? \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Whereas Galgut\u2019s clarity of vision can seem sometimes almost unworldly , Diski is nothing if not parti pris. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine , 16 Mar. 2021",
"That was a metaphor for a job candidate with an unworldly mix of experience, skills and pay history. \u2014 Mitchell Schnurman Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020",
"That was a metaphor for a job candidate with an unworldly mix of experience, skills and pay history. \u2014 Mitchell Schnurman Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020",
"That was a metaphor for a job candidate with an unworldly mix of experience, skills and pay history. \u2014 Mitchell Schnurman Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020",
"That was a metaphor for a job candidate with an unworldly mix of experience, skills and pay history. \u2014 Mitchell Schnurman Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020",
"That was a metaphor for a job candidate with an unworldly mix of experience, skills and pay history. \u2014 Mitchell Schnurman Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020",
"That was a metaphor for a job candidate with an unworldly mix of experience, skills and pay history. \u2014 Mitchell Schnurman Dallas Morning News, Star Tribune , 16 Aug. 2020"
],
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"1707, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-011150"
},
"untruthful":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not containing or telling the truth : false , inaccurate",
": not containing or telling the truth : false"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u00fcth-f\u0259l",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u00fcth-f\u0259l"
],
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"erroneous",
"false",
"inaccurate",
"incorrect",
"inexact",
"invalid",
"off",
"unsound",
"untrue",
"wrong"
],
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"accurate",
"correct",
"errorless",
"exact",
"factual",
"precise",
"proper",
"right",
"sound",
"true",
"valid",
"veracious"
],
"examples":[
"an unintentionally untruthful statement that the candidate later corrected",
"the political action committee was slammed for spreading untruthful smears about the candidate and his wife",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Depp\u2019s legions of online fans have focused on their belief that Heard has been untruthful . \u2014 Staff And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"What happened to the young player is inexcusable and damage from the widespread and untruthful accusations have devastated his entire family. \u2014 cleveland , 25 May 2022",
"Ravnsborg, who has said little about the crash, denied being untruthful in a brief interview in February. \u2014 CBS News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Ravnsborg, who has said little about the crash, denied being untruthful in a brief interview in February. \u2014 Stephen Groves, chicagotribune.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Britney Spears retracts statement calling new conservatorship documentary untruthful . \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 29 Sep. 2021",
"And an investigation commissioned by the governor concluded that Diamantis and Colangelo had been untruthful during the inquiry. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, courant.com , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Likewise, the focus on how similar candidates are to Trump centers almost entirely on personality: how crass and outrageous and brazenly untruthful a candidate can be. \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Still, the judge noted that being present and untruthful wasn't enough to support a conviction. \u2014 Jacques Billeaud, The Arizona Republic , 27 Nov. 2021"
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"Nielsen has lost industry accreditation for its national TV ratings service, and is working on a new measurement methodology that would tabulate unduplicated cross-stream viewership, but it will not be rolled out in full for several months. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Nielsen has lost industry accreditation for its national TV ratings service, and is working on a new measurement methodology that would tabulate unduplicated cross-stream viewership, but it will not be rolled out in full for several months. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Nielsen has lost industry accreditation for its national TV ratings service, and is working on a new measurement methodology that would tabulate unduplicated cross-stream viewership, but it will not be rolled out in full for several months. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Nielsen has lost industry accreditation for its national TV ratings service, and is working on a new measurement methodology that would tabulate unduplicated cross-stream viewership, but it will not be rolled out in full for several months. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 20 Mar. 2022",
"To help more than 21,000 unduplicated households with supplemental food and clothing, community resource referrals, one-on-one assistance to access SNAP and AHCCCS. \u2014 Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Nielsen has lost industry accreditation for its national TV ratings service, and is working on a new measurement methodology that would tabulate unduplicated cross-stream viewership, but it will not be rolled out in full for several months. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 14 Mar. 2022",
"All told, the eight Wolf shows combined to reach an unduplicated audience of 36.2 million viewers in week one of the fall 2021 TV season. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Nielsen has pledged to unveil a new way to measure unduplicated audiences across linear and streaming, taking into consideration views that happen via smartphone and computer as well as TV. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 15 Sep. 2021"
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"These structural factors underpin this trade relationship and could ensure that the U.S.-Mexico trade route remains strong. \u2014 Deepak Chhugani, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"But Robredo had tapped into shock and outrage over the prospect of a Marcos recapturing the seat of power and harnessed a network of campaign volunteers to underpin her candidacy. \u2014 Jim Gomez, ajc , 10 May 2022",
"But his closest challenger, Vice President Leni Robredo, has tapped into shock and outrage over the prospect of another Marcos recapturing the seat of power and harnessed an army of campaign volunteers to underpin her candidacy. \u2014 Jim Gomez, Anchorage Daily News , 9 May 2022",
"But Robredo tapped into shock and outrage over the prospect of a Marcos recapturing the seat of power and harnessed a network of campaign volunteers to underpin her candidacy. \u2014 Jim Gomez, Chicago Tribune , 9 May 2022",
"Since late November 2021, Americans have been dealing with record-breaking prices of gasoline, and the fuels that underpin crucial transportation sectors of the U.S. economy are even more expensive. \u2014 Roy Mathews, National Review , 24 May 2022",
"Ultium, which will underpin and propel all of GM's upcoming new EVs, can also help reduce the battery energy needed for heating the car. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 16 May 2022"
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"Joe was a philanthropist, a community leader, and an unwavering and untiring supporter of the U.S. Military and his country. \u2014 al , 25 May 2022",
"Speeches Malcolm X was known as an articulate speaker, charismatic person, and an untiring organizer. \u2014 Branden Hunter, Detroit Free Press , 19 May 2020",
"All speakers paid tribute to Jack Gross, owner of the new station, for his untiring efforts to bring San Diego its own television station. \u2014 sandiegouniontribune.com , 17 May 2018",
"Still, Clark's adrenaline and untiring preparation propelled her to a second place finish in Oslo and a third place finish at the Burton US Open the following month. \u2014 Nihal Kolur, SI.com , 30 Oct. 2017",
"The public eye in Pakistan today is an unforgiving, untiring beast that never sleeps. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 4 Aug. 2017",
"Corrupt regimes long reviled by their populace are being brought down left and right, thanks to the brilliant and untiring efforts of democracy activists. \u2014 Bruce Sterling, WIRED , 16 Feb. 2011"
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"Don't just state facts; show visible, unedited results. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Their answers are in their own words and are unedited . \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
"Trump depended on Twitter to communicate directly to the public in an informal and unedited way. \u2014 Julian Zelizer, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Police Chief Eric Winstrom said the footage is unedited but includes portions that are blurred to maintain the officer's privacy. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Calls to release unedited dashcam video of the fatal police shooting of a Black man in Michigan intensified over the weekend, with law enforcement officials promising to release the video by Friday. \u2014 Safia Samee Ali, NBC News , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Hall family attorney Devon Jacob subpoenaed unedited video of the encounter from the state police. \u2014 Ray Sanchez And Jennifer Henderson, CNN , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Well then, what happens to the adjunct professor who keeps checking out the unedited version of Breakfast at Tiffany's but never publishes anything about it? \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 13 Feb. 2022",
"The work is made up of diary-like notes and imagined conversations with Cheryl; the straightforward drawings and simple dialogue are repositories of raw, unedited emotion. \u2014 Fran\u00e7oise Mouly, The New Yorker , 1 Apr. 2022"
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"But through deceit and underhanded actions, Hannah is accepted. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
"As such, the evildoer hackers can try a slew of underhanded ML/DL adversarial tricks to get the AI to either go awry or do their bidding. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Kyler Murray threw an underhanded interception in that game. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 15 May 2022",
"In a hyper-competitive environment, Enron traders resort to all kinds of underhanded dealings in order to make money at any cost and keep their high-paying jobs. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"There could be more underhanded possibilities, too \u2014 say, the sister uses this information somehow against her parents. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Tied 3-all in the second set and serving at 40-love, Kyrgios served an underhanded ace to go up 4-3. \u2014 Beth Harris, ajc , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Tenants and a housing advocacy group opposed the application, accusing the developer at a Council hearing of using underhanded tactics to curry favor. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The pandemic has thrown wrenches into every supply chain, exacerbating those extant issues, and creating new opportunities for the underhanded and enterprising to fill gaps that legal channels could not. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 9 Feb. 2022"
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"Federal prosecutors said the two agreed to buy more than six pounds of heroin for nearly $130,000 from an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a heroin wholesaler. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 16 June 2022",
"In 1994, he was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for selling 2.2 ounces of crack cocaine, on four occasions, to an undercover female officer. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"When the trail goes cold on a murder investigation of a policeman an undercover narcotics officer is lured back to the force to help solve the case. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 26 May 2022",
"Will Hurd, 44, is a former three-term U.S. representative (R-Tex.) and former undercover CIA officer. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"The pilot follows con-man Charlie (Ventimiglia) and undercover CIA officer Emma (Catherine Haena Kim), who are unknowingly on a professional collision course. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 2 May 2022",
"That person contacted authorities and helped arrange a meeting between Wilson and an undercover officer. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The indictment describes Coelho's alleged interactions with an undercover law enforcement officer and an FBI informant. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Throughout the investigation, which started in November of 2021, detectives in the human trafficking unit went undercover and posed as minors. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"That\u2019s the trademark of a crack undercover : a genius for playing yourself. \u2014 Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Of the several hundred people who do face-to-face ops, most have only handled a couple of cases as the primary undercover . \u2014 Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone , 30 Jan. 2022",
"In 2016, Kun Shan Chun, an FBI employee, pleaded guilty to operating undercover for China over the course of several years, accepting cash, using prostitutes, and living in exuberant accommodations overseas. \u2014 Fox News , 22 Apr. 2020",
"But unlike seismic shifts of the past \u2014 ingrained into the American consciousness through a single catastrophic event \u2014 the novel coronavirus crept in undercover , one mind-boggling announcement at a time. \u2014 Mandy Mclaren, The Courier-Journal , 20 Mar. 2020",
"This story has been corrected to show that the affidavit by FBI agent Tripp Godbee describes the actions of another agent working undercover to monitor online groups and were not the actions of Godbee. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2019",
"Erica Meier, for one, leads a watchdog group called Animal Outlook, which gets the undercover , boots-on-the-ground activists into dairy farms, slaughterhouses, egg barns, and feedlots to collect images and video footage of how animals are treated. \u2014 Chase Purdy, Quartz , 13 Feb. 2020",
"The show supplied a group of volunteers willing to go in undercover , and Horton was able to play a role in the selection of the final seven. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 19 Nov. 2019",
"On Sunday, the actress officially joins the cast of the ABC drama as Nyla Harper, a former undercover detective turned John Nolan\u2019s (Nathan Fillion) new training officer. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 16 Oct. 2019"
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"Critics have pointed to this as an acknowledgement of a flawed argument, though the preceding sentence declaring a lack of support for such a right was unaltered . \u2014 Daigo Fujiwara, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"The expedition team, which partnered with the Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration, left the wreck realizing much of it remains unaltered , offering an extraordinary opportunity for marine archaeologists and historians. \u2014 CBS News , 6 June 2022",
"Gene expression of early viral proteins was unaltered with exposure to various forms of this virus. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"In short, the fractured political landscape that marked the presidential campaign remains unaltered as the country girds for the June legislative elections. \u2014 Arthur Goldhammer, The New Republic , 24 Apr. 2022",
"However, the lettering on the famous bridge would remain unaltered . \u2014 NBC News , 6 Apr. 2022",
"My guess is few decisions made by CEOs on day one of the crisis remain unaltered through today. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Not every speech will captivate those at home, but DeBose and Kotsur, in their concise, beautifully delivered comments, showed the potential of an unaltered acceptance. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The body shape, which would remain relatively unaltered throughout the nameplate\u2019s 16 years, is far from the only eye-catching element of its design. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 15 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Prior research has connected phthalates with reproductive problems, such as genital malformations and undescended testes in baby boys and lower sperm counts and testosterone levels in adult males. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Amie took doctors\u2019 advice and raised her first baby as a boy, agreeing to surgery to bring down undescended testicles. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 June 2019",
"Hernias are typical for kids with her intersex trait because their undescended testes push out. \u2014 Asher Fogle, Good Housekeeping , 21 Oct. 2016",
"She was born with androgen insensitivity syndrome, a condition that caused her to have external female anatomy and, internally, undescended testes instead of a uterus. \u2014 Diane Stopyra, Marie Claire , 5 July 2017",
"Not only were their numbers dismal, but almost all of the male panthers showed signs of inbreeding depression, including undescended testicles, kinked tails and low sperm counts. \u2014 Laura Poppick, Smithsonian , 27 Apr. 2017",
"Not only were their numbers dismal, but almost all of the male panthers showed signs of inbreeding depression, including undescended testicles, kinked tails and low sperm counts. \u2014 Laura Poppick, Smithsonian , 27 Apr. 2017",
"She was born with androgen insensitivity syndrome, a condition that caused her to have external female anatomy and, internally, undescended testes instead of a uterus. \u2014 Diane Stopyra, Marie Claire , 5 July 2017"
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"noun"
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": a crystalline compound C 2 H 4 N 4 O 2 that is an amino derivative of urazole",
": an isomeric crystalline compound C 2 H 4 N 4 O 2 derived from tetrazine or theoretically as a condensation product of two molecules of urea"
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"\u02c8yu\u0307r\u0259\u02ccz\u0113n",
"-z\u0259\u0307n"
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"history_and_etymology":"International Scientific Vocabulary ur- entry 1 + az- + -ine ; originally formed as German urazin ",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-044101"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-044701"
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"adverb"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8thi\u014b-ki\u014b",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8thi\u014b-ki\u014b"
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"His unthinking agreement made me uneasy.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There follows a curt, violent Scherzo\u2014an apotheosis of unthinking force. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2022",
"In my youth, and perhaps yours, Wilson was presented in history books as a tragic hero whom the unthinking American people didn\u2019t deserve. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Finally, Black dismisses as unthinking and unhelpful the characterization of Gr\u00f6ning, Eberling, and their followers by many contemporary commentators as relics of a backward and superstitious rural past. \u2014 Richard J. Evans, The New Republic , 1 Dec. 2021",
"The unthinking ageism that has crept into much of the discussion about climate change is a serious problem, given the growing demographic weight and financial power of the older population. \u2014 Bobby Duffy, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2021",
"The boomers worked with the material they were given, and part of what they were given was a lifeless religious establishmentarianism and an unthinking faith in the power of government. \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 15 Jan. 2021",
"The Titans are former Eldians, forcibly transformed into unthinking beasts by a nation called Marley. \u2014 Shaan Amin, The New Republic , 16 Nov. 2020",
"Like an unthinking Instagram user, the dolls both shop and are sold as products themselves. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Sep. 2020",
"Moral complexity may be an argument against unthinking iconoclasm. \u2014 Kenan Malik, The New York Review of Books , 9 Sep. 2020"
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"1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-044920"
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"transitive verb"
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"definitions":[
": to make soft or penetrable : disarm"
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-050423"
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"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": happening or existing without the knowledge of someone specified",
": unknown",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-bi-\u02c8n\u014dn(t)st",
"\u02cc\u0259n-bi-\u02c8n\u014dnst"
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"unknown"
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"unbeknownst to me, my mother was planning a party",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When Scales accepted the job in the Fenway, unbeknownst to him, he was classified by Whole Foods as a permanent employee. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"After the Holocaust, Moshe\u2019s wife was only able to recover a small fraction of his work, but unbeknownst to the family, many other pieces survived. \u2014 al , 19 June 2022",
"The titular Obi-Wan Kenobi \u2014 played by Ewan McGregor \u2014 is then tasked by Leia\u2019s adoptive father to rescue young Leia, which, unbeknownst to him, leads him straight to the den of Reva and, ultimately, another appearance from Flea. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 27 May 2022",
"Thornton revealed that her role on the show opened up a dialogue between her and her mother about her family\u2019s own history with domestic violence, previously unbeknownst to her. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 2 June 2022",
"With her newfound passion roaring, Kelly\u2019s tenure at Noisey was ( unbeknownst to her) winding to a close. \u2014 Niko Stratis, SPIN , 23 May 2022",
"Behind the scenes, however, and unbeknownst to the admin, the attacker's reverse shell opens. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022",
"However, unbeknownst to them, Dumbledore is unable to directly fight Grindelwald himself due to a secret blood pact the pair made years ago to never fight each other. \u2014 Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
"One woman, Shamaya Coleman, lost four children to a fire in a building that, unbeknownst to her, had a yearslong history of safety issues. \u2014 Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune , 9 May 2022"
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"1636, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-051551"
},
"unyieldingness":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": the quality or state of being inflexible : pertinacity , rigidity"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-051813"
},
"unresisted":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": not resisted : not withstood : unopposed"
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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"history_and_etymology":" un- entry 1 + resisted , past participle of resist ",
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"circa 1522, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-052851"
},
"unflecked":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not flecked : stainlessly pure : spotless"
],
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"\"+"
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"history_and_etymology":" un- entry 1 + flecked , past participle of fleck ",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-052955"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": unable to be slaked : unquenchable"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sl\u0101-k\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"inappeasable",
"inextinguishable",
"insatiable",
"insatiate",
"quenchless",
"unappeasable",
"unquenchable"
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"extinguishable",
"satiable",
"satisfiable"
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"an unslakable yearning to explore the far-off corners of the globe"
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"1820, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-053237"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not elaborate : simple"
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"1663, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-054108"
},
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"adjective"
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": not reflective : such as",
": unthinking , heedless",
": not reflecting something",
": not producing a reflection"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-ri-\u02c8flek-tiv"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Develop approaches for appropriate clinical use of AI in combination with human expertise, experience, and judgment, and discourage overreliance on, or unreflective trust of, algorithmic recommendations. \u2014 John D. Halamka, STAT , 20 Mar. 2022",
"During a 2011 search, divers working for Deep Ocean Search encountered a small, unreflective object near the coordinates of the ship that had been left by German submarine records and the ship\u2019s own crew. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 16 Apr. 2015",
"The analysis was typical of her\u2014 unreflective , cryptic, deprecatory. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021",
"The tribalism of today resides in a very old, unreflective part of the brain that the Founders worked to temper and subdue through the power of reason and debate. \u2014 Thomas Koenig, National Review , 24 July 2021",
"The song offers vignettes of unreflective heroism alongside vignettes of betrayal, human nature in all its complexity amid the disaster. \u2014 Sean Wilentz, The New York Review of Books , 19 June 2021",
"As in previous years, the finalists skewed white and male, a double-punch of biases both unreflective of back-of-house reality and hopelessly out of step with the times. \u2014 Aaron Timms, The New Republic , 4 Dec. 2020",
"Being even mildly bullish can seem a bit unreflective . \u2014 The Economist , 14 Nov. 2019",
"Perhaps an old-fashioned medium, especially when executed to perfection, provides an antidote to the unreflective dross of Facebook and Snapchat. \u2014 Randall Balmer, Washington Post , 21 May 2018"
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"1641, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-054617"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-054811"
},
"unsupplied":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not supplied: such as",
": not furnished or provided with",
": not satisfied : unfilled"
],
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-061152"
},
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"adjective",
"noun"
],
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": vibrations of the same physical nature as sound but with frequencies above the range of human hearing",
": the diagnostic or therapeutic use of ultrasound and especially a noninvasive technique involving the formation of a two-dimensional image used for the examination and measurement of internal body structures and the detection of bodily abnormalities",
": a diagnostic examination using ultrasound",
": vibrations of the same physical nature as sound but with frequencies above the range of human hearing \u2014 compare infrasound",
": the diagnostic or therapeutic use of ultrasound and especially a noninvasive technique involving the formation of a two-dimensional image used for the examination and measurement of internal body structures and the detection of bodily abnormalities",
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"\u02c8\u0259l-tr\u0259-\u02ccsau\u0307nd",
"\u02c8\u0259l-tr\u0259-\u02ccsau\u0307nd"
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"They used ultrasound to examine his heart.",
"She had an ultrasound exam this morning.",
"She had an ultrasound this morning.",
"She showed me an ultrasound of her unborn baby.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The ultrasound revealed the source of her pain: a 7-centimeter tumor filled with fluid on Boughton\u2019s left ovary. \u2014 Lauren Sausser, NBC News , 21 May 2022",
"The ultrasound showed that there was a sac filled with fluid on the baby\u2019s neck. \u2014 Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"The next day, an ultrasound revealed that the pregnancy was still stable. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"When an ultrasound showed one of the twins had a severe oxygen deficiency, Katya was transferred back to Kyiv, where the hospital options were better, Spektor said. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Feb. 2022",
"She was sent to see a maternal fetal medicine specialist for an ultrasound , which found that the baby was a girl. \u2014 Rachel Hatzipanagos, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"Each transducer emits its own ultrasound waves, and the waves of different transducers can interfere with each other to boost the sensation. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 9 May 2022",
"That ultrasound found cancer and the early detection saved her life. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 6 May 2022",
"Diagnostic techniques in ultrasound and genetics have expanded exponentially, allowing detection of complications that would not have been known until after birth in 1973. \u2014 Cara C. Heuser, Scientific American , 4 May 2022"
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"1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-061515"
},
"undecent":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": indecent"
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-062157"
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"unstuff":{
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"transitive verb"
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"definitions":[
": to take the stuffing from or out of"
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-062453"
},
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"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to deprive of a miter"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
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"circa 1598, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-063828"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not given to or marked by hysteria : not hysterical"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-hi-\u02c8ster-i-k\u0259l"
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"1886, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-063835"
},
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being unsullied"
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-065414"
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"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not joined, linked together, or related : not connected"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-k\u0259-\u02c8nek-t\u0259d"
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"disconnected",
"disjointed",
"incoherent"
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"connected"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Antonoff attempted a high-level overview of his creative process which included a few unconnected abstract similes. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"Still, 16% of low-income residents are unconnected and 10% depend on smartphones, which provide an inferior connection for such tasks as schoolwork or attending class online. \u2014 Howard Blumestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"Two percent of low-income students remain unconnected . \u2014 Javeria Salman, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Apr. 2022",
"For all the reasons there are to relish a project that feels largely unconnected to the larger MCU, Moon Knight feels unmoored, a museum of exposition evidence that rarely answers the looming questions and never feels fixed to a moment in time. \u2014 Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 May 2022",
"Last year saw a sisterly spat between Britney and Jamie Lynn (not unconnected to the press circuit of Jamie\u2019s tell-all memoir). \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The lyrics are distinctly less cheerful than the music throughout, with calls that go unconnected and doorbells going unanswered. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The stories of Murphy, Britt, Daly, Ware and several secondary characters are largely unconnected , except for their association with the 15th Infantry Regiment. \u2014 Jonathan W. Jordan, WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Alvarez\u2019s take is being kept deep inside the studio\u2019s chest, but sources describe it as unconnected to the previous movies. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 Mar. 2022"
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"1736, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-070356"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-071615"
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"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not filled with or occupied by people"
],
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],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Alaska has giant swaths of unpeopled country with no twirling weather radars, or none that can see beyond where mountains are blocking them. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Competitors camp out in the unpeopled cold to rest and feed their packs of semi-domesticated canines. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Feb. 2022",
"The emptiness and silence of his childhood reproduce themselves in the unpeopled landscapes through which his characters wander. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Sweeping, unpeopled vistas and close-up shots of animals render the world in an enhanced, almost unnatural, high-definition style. \u2014 Kate Cray, The Atlantic , 16 Apr. 2021",
"Hopper often produces the unease even in unpeopled landscapes and views of buildings, as if catching nature and habitation defenselessly exposed in disarray, mundanity, or squalor. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 1 June 2020",
"But finding unpeopled streetscapes is harder said than done in a city like New York or Tokyo. \u2014 Michael Hardy, Wired , 15 Apr. 2020",
"One of the last unpeopled places on Earth became a destination point for military interests and tourists alike. \u2014 David James, Anchorage Daily News , 3 Aug. 2019",
"Alaska's many million acres of unpeopled river valleys and tundra plains would continue to attract birds if we were gone, but some species would miss us, Guers said. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Apr. 2018"
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"circa 1586, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-072255"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking articulateness : not expressed in clear articulate speech"
],
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"\u00a6\u0259n\u00a6la\u014bgwijd"
],
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"history_and_etymology":" un- entry 1 + language + -ed ",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-072313"
},
"ungraduated":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not graduated"
],
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-072357"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":[
": not aspiring : satisfied with one's possessions or position"
],
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"\"+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":" un- entry 1 + aspiring , present participle of aspire ",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-072912"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being unfixed : instability"
],
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"\"+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-072926"
},
"unslaked":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not slaked : such as",
": not quenched or satisfied",
": not caused to crumble by treatment with water"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sl\u0101kt"
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"first_known_use":[
"1598, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-074052"
},
"unflawed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": free of flaws : flawless , perfect"
],
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"\"+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-074206"
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"undergirth":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a band or rope used in undergirding"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-074823"
},
"unmaintained":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not maintained"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1533, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-080124"
},
"unzoned":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not zoned : unrestricted",
": not cinctured"
],
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"\"+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":" un- entry 1 + zoned , past participle of zone ",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-080401"
},
"unbethink":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": bethink"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259nbi\u02c8thi\u014bk"
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"history_and_etymology":"Middle English unbethinken, umbethinken, umbethenken to bethink, consider, from Old English ymbthecan, ymbethencan to consider, from ymb, ymbe around + thencan to think",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-082337"
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"a palace of unrivaled magnificence",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And while every iPhone rumor should naturally be taken with a grain of salt, Kuo\u2019s track record with respect to upcoming Apple products and iPhone features is unrivaled . \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 5 Apr. 2022",
"On a trek through the South Luangwa National Park, travelers can check in to new luxury lodges \u2014 and experience the unrivaled thrill of a walking safari. \u2014 Mary Holland, Travel + Leisure , 4 June 2022",
"The series\u2019 finale aired this week, and Times television writer Yvonne Villarreal, who has covered the show with an unrivaled authority during its run, was of course there on the set during the shooting of that last episode. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"Our global cannabis extraction and production processes are fully audited, ensuring a safe and regulated product with unrivaled potency and consistency. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Vegas is home to some of the world\u2019s most expansive pools with an unrivaled events and entertainment calendar. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 19 May 2022",
"The glass company's unrivaled collection starts with ancient specimens and continues through contemporary cutting-edge art, while the institution pushes the medium forward through its education, research, and artist residency programs. \u2014 Jessica Ritz, Travel + Leisure , 6 May 2022",
"Inside, where curators have a collection of nearly 28,000 works to play with, the expressionist art is stellar, and a bar on the top floor provides unrivaled fjord views. \u2014 James Stewart, Robb Report , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Here are four dazzling seaside destinations worth visiting in the months ahead, offering unrivaled accommodations, exceptional programming, and breathtaking scenery. \u2014 Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021"
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"adjective"
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": not altered or exploited for profit : not commercialized"
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"1892, in the meaning defined above"
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": extremely small or diminutive : extremely tiny"
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"1908, in the meaning defined above"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u0259-\u02c8tri-\u02ccby\u00fc-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"1812, in the meaning defined above"
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"\u02c8y\u00fc-z\u0259r"
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"a person who started out as a user and is now a drug dealer as well",
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"But Solend\u2019s single-largest user came dangerously close to a massive margin call with SOL\u2019s cratering price. \u2014 Danny Nelson, Fortune , 20 June 2022",
"The film has earned a user score of 8.2 on Maoyan, tying Dominion, which similarly has been hit by relatively low ratings regardless of its respectable sales performance. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
"FanDuel Sportsbook has a great Father\u2019s Day gift for any new user who signs up for an account. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 19 June 2022",
"Owens was an avid TikTok user and recorded many videos. \u2014 Holly Yan, CNN , 19 June 2022",
"Be wary of free apps, which often make money by selling ads or user data. \u2014 Nicole Nguyen, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
"As a result, even in fiscal quarters when Facebook delivers impressive earnings and strong profit growth, investors will hammer the stock if the aforementioned user metrics aren\u2019t growing sufficiently. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 19 June 2022",
"This is seemingly the motto of Bring a Trailer user danjordanhockey, who's putting this 2003 Honda S2000 back on the auction site\u2014which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos\u2014after the car failed to sell in October 2021. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 17 June 2022",
"Facebook user Casey Scott posted a photo of Sriracha along with this offer. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 17 June 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-104714"
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"adjective"
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": not sayable : not easily expressed or related",
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"1870, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-105038"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": not limited or partial : entire , unqualified",
": not cautious or reticent : frank , open",
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"Seating at the concert will be unreserved .",
"I have nothing but unreserved admiration for him.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Companies that issued unreserved statements of support during the Black Lives Matter protests in response to the murder of George Floyd have said next to nothing about the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s probable overturning of Roe vs. Wade. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
"The seats at the beautiful bar to the left of the entrance are unreserved . \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
"What shines through is his unreserved affection for the artist: for his songwriting technique, for his refusal to self-aggrandize. \u2014 Cecilia Gigliotti, Longreads , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Prices include $20 for a daily grounds pass, $30 for a daily unreserved bleacher seat, and $99 for VIP per session over the final weekend. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Sep. 2021",
"The first part, when the Constitution is scheduled to go up for bid, is a live auction that will be held in New York on November 23, while the second part is an unreserved online sale that runs from that day until December 2. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 20 Sep. 2021",
"An interview, on live TV, with a young gay man who has AIDS, to whom Tammy Faye, risking the rage of Falwell and his troops, offers her unreserved love. \u2014 Anthony Lan, The New Yorker , 17 Sep. 2021",
"The two have been private about their relationship for the most part, but ever since late June\u2014when Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were photographed in PDA mode\u2014they've seemed more unreserved about showing their love. \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Part of his appeal is his unreserved passion when performing. \u2014 Nichole Perkins, Vulture , 17 Aug. 2021"
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"1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-110220"
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"adjective"
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": not interpreted"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-110400"
},
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"adjective"
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"1912, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-110705"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not open to doubt : firmly established",
": feeling no doubt : confident"
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-114433"
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"adjective"
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": not articulated",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Money is an unarticulated through-line in Body Parts. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
"The Midwestern white boy is struck by a Mexican woman, Carmen (Teresa Ruiz), whose Catholicism syncs with Stu\u2019s hidden, unarticulated morality. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 20 Apr. 2022",
"When these unarticulated moments build up into arguments, Lea comes off as foolish and unreasonable. \u2014 Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
"But for Ada, her parents\u2019 silence about their past has created an unarticulated darkness that prompts her, early in the novel, to have a public emotional outburst. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Anolik sees the influence of Evelyn Waugh as unlocking some hitherto unarticulated aspect of Donna Tartt\u2019s art. \u2014 Jo Livingstone, The New Republic , 22 Oct. 2021",
"But it also is bound up in some of the worst aspects of our national character: paranoia, our unarticulated antinomianism, our taste for political and religious extremism, and our horrifying addiction to violence. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 31 May 2021",
"One unarticulated ingredient of chemistry, perhaps, is complicity. \u2014 Amanda Hess, New York Times , 23 Dec. 2019",
"The unarticulated assumption is that the enemy is still Russia. \u2014 The Economist , 5 Dec. 2019"
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"circa 1700, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-114442"
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"adjective"
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": of, relating to, having the character of, or being an urchin"
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"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to remove a mantle or cover from : uncover"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-115015"
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"adverb"
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": not reliable : undependable , untrustworthy",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For years, activists and academics have been raising concerns that facial analysis software that claims to be able to identify a person\u2019s age, gender, and emotional state can be biased, unreliable , or invasive \u2014 and should not be sold. \u2014 Kashmir Hill, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"The strait itself remains as neutral as the sky, ever-changing, ever- unreliable , like some people-pleasing friend aware of the pressures of having to be everything to everyone. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"Rising sophomores Frankie Collins and Kobe Bufkin played bit roles for most of the season and proved unreliable beyond the 3-point line. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Come November, this familiar pattern proves\u2026 unreliable . \u2014 Larry Light, Fortune , 14 Oct. 2021",
"The diverse mix of supplies has proved unreliable this year, however. \u2014 Max Colchester, WSJ , 30 Sep. 2021",
"Official figures show that about 430,000 people have died since the virus hit early last year, though the numbers are widely considered unreliable and experts say the toll may be in the millions. \u2014 The New York Times, Arkansas Online , 18 Aug. 2021",
"Discipline referrals are unreliable and rarely provide information on how schools can help students. \u2014 Nathaniel Von Der Embse, The Conversation , 3 June 2022",
"So far this week, the Diamondbacks have not pitched well and their defense has been unreliable at best and sloppy at worst. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022"
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"transitive verb"
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": to annul the christening or baptism of"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-122553"
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"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
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": to remove from a coach or car"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-130447"
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"noun"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bogging down the process by attaching irrelevant legislation to these user fee agreements injects unnecessary uncertainty and could create delays that risk the fundamental benefits these Acts enable. \u2014 Wayne Winegarden, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"On May 18, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed its user fee bill, HR 7667. \u2014 David Introcaso, STAT , 13 June 2022",
"Every five years since 1992, Congress has reauthorized the Food and Drug Administration user fee package to allow the agency to collect funds from companies that produce human drugs and biological products. \u2014 Brian Wallach, STAT , 24 May 2022",
"Green packages this year cost between $800 and $1,014 for one preseason and six-regular season games, plus a one-time $2,100 user fee . \u2014 Richard Ryman, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
"The idea was that, for a monthly per- user fee , companies could use Gmail for their company email addresses and also have secure access to Google Docs, Calendar, and other applications. \u2014 Justin Pot, Wired , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Such a price hike is not a tax on the public but a specific user fee . \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Calling the tax a user fee , Schramm explained that l it the most transparent way to increase revenue for roads. \u2014 The Enquirer , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Cash, checks and credit cards (with a $2 user fee ) are accepted for payment. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 22 Nov. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1967, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-130545"
},
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"adjective"
],
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": not riven : untorn , unbroken"
],
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"un- entry 1 + riven , past participle of rive"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132224"
},
"undefoliated":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not deprived of leaves : not defoliated"
],
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"adjective"
],
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],
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"manlike",
"mannish",
"tomboyish",
"unfeminine",
"unwomanly"
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"feminine",
"ladylike",
"womanly"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There was nothing unladylike to be found here, which was the point, but also the problem. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Each month the show focuses on a new lady or unladylike theme. \u2014 Holly Baumbach, chicagotribune.com , 9 Dec. 2019",
"There was also some grumbling about the team\u2019s enthusiastic celebration of its 13-0 victory over Thailand last month, which some folks thought was unseemly (code for unladylike ?) given the lopsided score. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 July 2019",
"Their schedule was an unladylike grind of 115 games from May to September. \u2014 Andrea Modica, Smithsonian , 23 May 2018",
"Peeling off layers in front of others is viewed as unladylike (yes, really), which is why The Duchess of Cambridge (and now, Markle) can often be seen wearing a coat or a coat-dress that\u2019s too chic to check. \u2014 Alice Bell, Vogue , 19 May 2018",
"In the sequel, FBI Agent Gracie Hart, who so famously infiltrated a beauty pageant as part of an FBI sting, is back at her unladylike , tough-talking, snort-laughing ways. \u2014 Melissa Locker, Southern Living , 2 Apr. 2018",
"Goodness, gracious: the horrible, unnatural, unladylike sounds of mastication - a man should never have to endure those noises coming from a female human. \u2014 The Washington Post, AL.com , 5 Feb. 2018",
"Midge takes the stage in a black cocktail dress, two strings of pearls, and opera-length gloves, then dives into a string of raunchy jokes about Joel with a few unladylike f-bombs thrown in for good measure. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 9 Jan. 2018"
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"1766, in the meaning defined above"
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"transitive verb"
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"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to deprive of womanly qualities"
],
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134434"
},
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"type":[
"idiom"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134911"
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"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": without warning : unexpectedly"
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"-wa(a)r\u0259\u0307dl\u0113",
"-wer-"
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"obsolete English unawared , adjective, not forewarned (from English un- entry 1 + assumed obsolete English awared , past participle of assumed obsolete English aware , verb, to alert, from English aware , adjective) + English -ly"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135254"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": done or undertaken by one person or party",
": of, relating to, or affecting one side of a subject : one-sided",
": constituting or relating to a contract or engagement by which an express obligation to do or forbear is imposed on only one party",
": having parts arranged on one side",
": occurring on, performed on, or affecting one side of the body or one of its parts",
": unilineal",
": having only one side",
": occurring on, performed on, or affecting one side of the body or one of its parts",
": done or undertaken by one party",
": of, relating to, or affecting one side of a subject",
": containing a promise to perform made by only one party especially because the other has already performed (as by paying an amount)"
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"\u02ccy\u00fc-ni-\u02c8la-t\u0259-r\u0259l",
"-\u02c8la-tr\u0259l",
"\u02ccy\u00fc-ni-\u02c8lat-\u0259-r\u0259l, -\u02c8la-tr\u0259l",
"\u02ccy\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02c8la-t\u0259-r\u0259l"
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"examples":[
"Our country is prepared to take unilateral action.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Finally, after further argument, Eastman conceded to Jacob that the verdict against Pence\u2019s assertion of unilateral power would have been unanimous. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
"On the law, Mr. Pence is right: The Constitution does not give the Vice President unilateral power to reject electoral votes. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"If universities refuse to respect that right, then courts will have to step up and reaffirm that universities do not have unilateral power to dictate how student organizations select their leaders. \u2014 Caleb Dalton, National Review , 11 Mar. 2022",
"That gives unilateral veto power to all 50 Senate Democrats. \u2014 John Harwood, CNN , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Warren and Schumer, who like Biden also hold law degrees, say that the Higher Education Act of 1965 already grants the president an existing unilateral power to enact an unlimited amount of student loan cancellation for all student loan borrowers. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
"In their lawsuit, the plaintiffs maintain that the legislature should have passed a law withdrawing Ohio from the program instead of DeWine making a unilateral executive decision. \u2014 cleveland , 25 May 2022",
"The Ethiopian government on Monday declared an immediate, unilateral cease-fire in Tigray on humanitarian grounds. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 28 June 2021",
"Like the French over the submarine deal, America\u2019s NATO allies had felt blindsided and disregarded by the unilateral withdrawal. \u2014 Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 Feb. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1802, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135306"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not baptized",
": heathenish , profane"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-bap-\u02c8t\u012bzd",
"-\u02c8bap-\u02cct\u012bzd",
"especially Southern",
"or"
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"anonymous",
"faceless",
"incognito",
"innominate",
"nameless",
"unchristened",
"unidentified",
"unnamed",
"untitled"
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"baptized",
"christened",
"dubbed",
"named",
"termed"
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"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135436"
},
"unworkmanlike":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not characteristic of or suited to a good workman : incompetent , inefficient"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"un- entry 1 + workman + like"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-140107"
},
"unresting":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not resting : taking no repose : continuing without pause or interruption"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1582, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141028"
},
"unformidable":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not formidable : unimposing"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141549"
},
"unrivet":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to unfasten or separate by removing the rivets of",
": detach , undo , unloose"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"un- entry 2 + rivet"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1591, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143121"
},
"urd":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an annual Asian legume ( Vigna mungo synonym Phaseolus mungo ) widely grown in warm regions for its edible blackish seed, for green manure, or for forage",
": the seed"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8u\u0307rd",
"\u02c8\u0259rd"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Hindi & Urdu u\u1e5bad, urad"
],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1934, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143229"
},
"unregulated":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not regulated : such as",
": disorderly , chaotic",
": not controlled by regulation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8re-gy\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101-t\u0259d",
"also"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Michael Fertik warns that the largely unregulated industry is primed for abuse around preventing abuse. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 4 June 2022",
"In this three-part investigation, Heidi Blake and Katie J.M. Baker expose a dangerously unregulated industry \u2014 one that is estimated to control more than a million people in the United States. \u2014 Longreads , 15 Dec. 2021",
"While unregulated industry is the main culprit, that same business world is in a unique position now to do something about it. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Though reliable information about this diffuse and unregulated industry is hard to come by, a report by the research firm IBISWorld found that in 2012, dance competitions alone generated nearly $500 million in revenue. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Aug. 2021",
"While there are professional certifications, such as the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, dog training is an unregulated industry. \u2014 Kate Siber, Outside Online , 11 May 2021",
"But like all cryptocurrencies, stablecoins are largely unregulated and Tether settled a lawsuit with New York in 2021 over misleading claims about its reserves. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 13 May 2022",
"The issue is that these efforts are currently largely unregulated , which could summon the specter of greenwashing. \u2014 Henning Ohlsson, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"The goal is to destabilize public education and replace it with a universal, unregulated voucher system which would increase segregation and exacerbate already wide gaps between the rich and the rest of us. \u2014 Time , 29 Apr. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1623, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143336"
},
"unmistrusting":{
"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not mistrusting : ingenuous"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"un- entry 1 + mistrusting , present participle of mistrust"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1595, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144758"
},
"ungird":{
"type":[
"verb"
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"definitions":[
": to divest of a restraining band or girdle : unbind"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8g\u0259rd"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-145035"
},
"upcoming":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": happening or appearing soon : forthcoming , approaching",
": coming soon"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02cck\u0259-mi\u014b",
"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02cck\u0259-mi\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"approaching",
"coming",
"forthcoming",
"imminent",
"impending",
"nearing",
"oncoming",
"pending",
"proximate"
],
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"late",
"recent"
],
"examples":[
"Upcoming events are posted on our website.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The potential launch of 'realityOS', a platform for Apple's upcoming VR headset, is also mooted but far less certain. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"According to Variety, Inventing Anna and Ozark star Julia Garner has been cast to play Madonna in the upcoming biopic. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022",
"In fact, octogenarians are a bit of a theme on the upcoming concert calendar. \u2014 James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Because of where the Cavs are slotted, some of the upcoming workouts will be 1-on-0. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
"Former President Donald Trump is mobilizing his MAGA allies to defend him ahead of the upcoming public hearings by the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 6 June 2022",
"Original Scream star Courteney Cox will once again reprise her role as Gale Weathers in the upcoming Scream 6, which will bring back alum Hayden Panettiere. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 6 June 2022",
"Officials from the United States, South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on Friday to reinforce ties amid signs of the upcoming nuclear test. \u2014 Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"Speaking to Empire magazine, series creators Matt and Ross Duffer revealed the upcoming season finale will include more VFX shots than all of the show\u2019s third season combined. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 6 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1943, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-145527"
},
"ungirdled":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not girdled"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"un- entry 1 + girdled , past participle of girdle"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-145614"
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"unilateral compound pitting":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": pitting in plant cell walls in which one large pit occurs opposite two or more small pits in an adjacent cell"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-145945"
},
"unamalgamated":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not amalgamated"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"un- entry 1 + amalgamated , past participle of amalgamate"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151234"
},
"unslate":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to remove the slate from"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"un- entry 2 + slate"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151340"
},
"unperceivable":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": imperceptible",
": logically or by nature imperceptible"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English, from un- entry 1 + perceivable"
],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151610"
},
"undeception":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act of undeceiving : a being undeceived"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259nd\u0259\u0307\u02c8sepsh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-152128"
},
"unstayed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not secured or supported by stays"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8st\u0101d"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1820, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-152438"
},
"undergarment":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a garment to be worn under another",
": a garment to be worn under another"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccg\u00e4r-m\u0259nt",
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccg\u00e4r-m\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This fitted undergarment ushered in an age when dresses had very narrow midsections. \u2014 Ainissa Ramirez, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
"So, some of the things retrieved from the Albany Avenue garbage were used zip ties with human blood and DNA of Jennifer Dulos on them \u2026 female undergarment \u2026 a Vineyard Vine[s] shirt in the size that Jennifer wore. \u2014 Erin Moriarty, CBS News , 21 May 2022",
"To back up, the first white tank top was designed in the 1910s as a men's undergarment , meant to be worn underneath shirts and while swimming. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 12 May 2022",
"For instance, the clothing and undergarment industries are now becoming size-inclusive. \u2014 Cheryl Robinson, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"If your undergarment drawer could use a cozy refresh, thousands of Amazon shoppers recommend this set of sports bras that's on major markdown right now. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 5 Feb. 2022",
"The bralette has become the undergarment of choice for women who wouldn't dare wear underwire while working from home. \u2014 Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Costume designers also need to remember whether an actor likes a particular undergarment or pantyhose, and if any prefers armpit shields. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Designers are taking major inspiration from undergarment staples, adding bustier bodices, lacey details, and sheer paneling to elevate traditional gowns. \u2014 Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen , 26 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1530, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-152958"
},
"uninterpretable":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": incapable of being interpreted or explained : not interpretable"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-in-\u02c8t\u0259r-pr\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
"-p\u0259-t\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The performance of galantamine over decades is far superior to the uninterpretable data package upon which the FDA relied in approving Aduhelm. \u2014 Sam Gandy, STAT , 17 June 2021",
"The raw data itself has misaligned rows and columns, and uninterpretable entries in incorrect fields. \u2014 Lauryn Schroeder, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Aug. 2020",
"If Chicago\u2019s experience holds true at the other hospitals participating in Gilead\u2019s study, there will be little or no difference in patient improvement between the two remdesivir arms, making the comparison uninterpretable . \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 27 Apr. 2020",
"During his infamously contentious confirmation hearings as a Supreme Court nominee in 1987, then-judge Robert Bork said the meaning of the Ninth Amendment was too uncertain for judges to enforce, famously comparing it to an uninterpretable inkblot. \u2014 James T. Knight Ii, National Review , 20 Nov. 2019",
"Specifically, Figure 1 of the study is uninterpretable . \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 10 Oct. 2018",
"The series\u2019 infamous dream sequences are at once uninterpretable and sufficiently, if incompletely, interpreted by the characters on the show so that the mystery can unfold coherently. \u2014 Willa Paskin, Slate Magazine , 3 May 2017"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1625, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153052"
},
"unit watermark":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a watermark on a stamp that is a single entire design"
],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153125"
},
"untressed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not tied up in tresses"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English, from un- entry 1 + tressed"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153413"
},
"unfashioned":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not fashioned:",
": not shaped : unwrought",
": not polished : unrefined , inelegant"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"un- entry 1 + fashioned , past participle of fashion"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153910"
},
"undecanoic acid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a crystalline acid CH 3 (CH 2 ) 9 COOH usually made by hydrogenation of undecylenic acid"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6\u0259n\u00a6dek\u0259\u00a6n\u014dik-"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"undecane + -oic"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154026"
},
"upcurl":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to curl up"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"up entry 1 + curl"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154427"
},
"uncoordinated":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking coordination : not coordinated : such as",
": not able to move different parts of the body together well or easily",
": not characterized by smoothness or regularity",
": not well organized",
": not coordinated : lacking proper or effective coordination"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-k\u014d-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-t\u0259d",
"-k\u014d-\u02c8\u022frd-\u1d4an-\u02cc\u0101t-\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[
"awkward",
"clumsy",
"gawkish",
"gawky",
"graceless",
"klutzy",
"ungainly"
],
"antonyms":[
"coordinated",
"graceful"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The most common symptoms in pets exposed to cannabis included disorientation, lethargy, abnormal or uncoordinated movements such as swaying, lowered heart rate and urinary incontinence. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022",
"But the state had already spent $13 billion on the problem over the previous three years, and a withering auditor's report last February blamed the lack of visible results on tangled, uncoordinated bureaucracy. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 1 May 2022",
"Yet the dispersal of plastics and their pollutants, if regulated at all, has been addressed through a patchwork of municipal and national policies and a smattering of uncoordinated international instruments. \u2014 Rebecca Altman, The Atlantic , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Unia suspected that his swallow was as uncoordinated as his walk. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
"However, the demonstrations are largely uncoordinated and lack leadership. \u2014 Eloise Barry, Time , 6 Jan. 2022",
"But the Emiratis are also worried that any uncoordinated military action could be the spark for a wider conflict. \u2014 Thomas Grove, WSJ , 13 Dec. 2021",
"Scholars have debated the extent of Lincoln\u2019s abridging of free speech, with historians such as Harold Holzer emphasizing that much of the press censorship during his presidency was uncoordinated and spontaneous. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Salesforce data shows that one of the biggest threats to a company is fragmented and uncoordinated products, services and business processes. \u2014 Alex Kreger, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those include: Moving beyond unreinforced masonry buildings to look at other unsafe structures. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Feb. 2022",
"In Seattle, about one-third of all unreinforced -masonry buildings have been retrofitted. \u2014 Bruce Barcott, Outside Online , 25 Aug. 2011",
"And, overall in the state, there are 140,000 unreinforced structures. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Feb. 2022",
"In seconds, the unreinforced glass gave way in a single sheet. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 4 Oct. 2021",
"An unreinforced battalion usually includes around 50 armored vehicles and up to 400 soldiers. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Thousands of Oregon buildings were built before a Cascadia quake\u2019s scope of devastation was fully understood, and many of them were constructed using unreinforced masonry, which poses a risk of collapse. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Many California cities prohibit putting unreinforced brick chimneys in new homes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2021",
"The event was in the basement of what was then four stories of unreinforced brick, meaning there was no steel supporting the structure, completed in 1914. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Mar. 2021"
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"verb"
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": untie , unfasten",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u0259s"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
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"definitions":[
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"artless",
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"na\u00efve",
"natural",
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"true",
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"affected",
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"phony",
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"pretentious"
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"a casual and unpretentious restaurant",
"a simple and unpretentious account about growing up in the rural South",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The farm-fresh and local food is innovative and splashy, but the vibe is unpretentious . \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
"However, the unpretentious Vietnamese restaurant matched the downtown ethos of the capsule collection. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
"This is a big city, a diverse city and a city that is far more unpretentious than its reputation. \u2014 Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"Pakula\u2019s trilogy lacks the unpretentious , reformist spirit of crime-busting genre films by filmmakers who knew where they were headed politically. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 1 June 2022",
"Her unpretentious air opened doors across the West Bank and Gaza to her. \u2014 Dalia Hatuqa, CNN , 16 May 2022",
"His vocal style is low key, authentic, unpretentious . \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 18 May 2022",
"The food was unpretentious , and substantially better than your typical pub fare. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 22 Apr. 2020",
"Wearing an Oxford shirt with blue and white pinstripes, Mr. Povlsen had a gray-flecked beard and unpretentious manners. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022"
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"1838, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
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": not made corrupt, impure, or unclean : not defiled : untainted , uncorrupted"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-di-\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)ld",
"-d\u0113-"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": failure to appreciate something"
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"1886, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not able or allowed to be protected by copyright"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00e4-p\u0113-\u02ccr\u012b-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"first_known_use":[
"1926, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163829"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": not ginned"
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"\"+"
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"adjective"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccgraft"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The studio\u2019s stage had been outfitted to look like a casual and haphazard dance party, with a couch, rugs, strings of lights, and a crew of dancers performing seemingly unchoreographed moves. \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The Astros fans did respond quite loudly, especially in their Game 1 victory, and there were some unchoreographed chants, but on the whole, Minute Maid relies on the cue-card approach to whipping up the fans. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Oct. 2021",
"That is, the nightly content was unscripted, unchoreographed , and audiences wanted to watch it in real time. \u2014 L. Jon Wertheim, Time , 23 June 2021",
"As the oldest, Ryan got put in charge of large amounts of unchoreographed free time. \u2014 John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Sep. 2020",
"His effervescent dance that wins the day at the movie\u2019s climax was mostly unchoreographed . \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, Twin Cities , 19 June 2019",
"His effervescent dance that wins the day at the movie\u2019s climax was mostly unchoreographed . \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, Twin Cities , 19 June 2019",
"His effervescent dance that wins the day at the movie\u2019s climax was mostly unchoreographed . \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, Twin Cities , 19 June 2019",
"His effervescent dance that wins the day at the movie\u2019s climax was mostly unchoreographed . \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, Twin Cities , 19 June 2019"
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"first_known_use":[
"1962, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-164359"
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"noun"
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": beneath the surface of the earth",
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": a clandestine conspiratorial organization set up for revolutionary or other disruptive purposes especially against a civil order",
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": existing outside the purview of tax collectors or statisticians",
": produced or published outside the establishment especially by the avant-garde",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8grau\u0307nd",
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccgrau\u0307nd",
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccgrau\u0307nd",
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8grau\u0307nd",
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccgrau\u0307nd",
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccgrau\u0307nd"
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"resistance"
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"backstairs",
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"clandestine",
"covert",
"furtive",
"hole-and-corner",
"hugger-mugger",
"hush-hush",
"private",
"privy",
"secret",
"sneak",
"sneaking",
"sneaky",
"stealth",
"stealthy",
"surreptitious",
"undercover",
"underhand",
"underhanded"
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"Adverb",
"They had been living underground as fugitives.",
"Noun",
"I've ridden on the New York subway, the Paris Metro, and the London Underground .",
"joined the underground while still a teenager",
"Adjective",
"The drugs are supplied through an underground network.",
"She loves the city's underground music scene.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Many gang members have gone underground \u2014 fleeing to the mountains or hiding out in safe houses \u2014 so the police have met the demand for mass arrests by picking up anyone who looks suspicious, according to Mr. Reyes. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"In the 1960s, county officials made the gamble to put Metro lines underground , a prescient move that would spur business activity along transit-rich corridors in Arlington. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The country\u2019s thriving, eclectic music scene hasn\u2019t been immune: Musicians have fled or gone underground , venues have closed, festivals are up in the air. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Utilities employ a variety of methods to put power or cable lines underground . \u2014 Khari Johnson, Wired , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Chicken wire with 1-inch openings can also be put over the bulbs underground and then covered with soil. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 13 Nov. 2021",
"John Barros, who served as Chief of Economic Development under former Mayor Martin J. Walsh, said the city should rebuild the existing garage, put it underground and let Chiofaro develop elsewhere. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2021",
"The company can come back and put parking underground and use the garage behind it for something else. \u2014 Maria Halkias, Dallas News , 15 May 2021",
"Millbrae is also lobbying to put a planned high speed rail station underground , which will allow for more housing development. \u2014 J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Apr. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Many of those newcomers were Detroit artists, showing that the city\u2019s DJ talent pool continues to be deep and thriving, four decades after techno emerged from the underground . \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 31 May 2022",
"The process of extracting it from underground hasn\u2019t improved much over the years, either. \u2014 Allison Deangelis, STAT , 29 May 2022",
"Some of the projects are mega-mines that will extract the black rock from deep underground , a process that produces more methane than surface mining. \u2014 Christian Shepherd, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"After a steady barrage of albums, mixtapes and EPs in the past three years, Yeat is making the leap from the underground to the mainstream. \u2014 Dewayne Gage, Rolling Stone , 15 Mar. 2022",
"While rule-breaking was part of the promise of the underground , the scene came with a taste code that carried its own set of boundaries. \u2014 Lina Abascal, Wired , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The blending of the criminal underground and cyber intelligence services comes as U.S. officials have stepped up efforts to derail hacking groups, thwart foreign espionage and help businesses build more resilience to ransomware. \u2014 David Uberti, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
"Pores on the surface of eggs allow the diffusion of water, oxygen and carbon dioxide, and the orientation, density and number of pores on the eggs of living animals can reveal whether they are laid in open nests or underground . \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 17 Apr. 2022",
"In Texas, owners have property rights to the space above the surface of their land and underground . \u2014 Eric Killelea, San Antonio Express-News , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The building used to be a courthouse, and next to it once stood The Women's House of Detention, connected through an underground tunnel. \u2014 Emily Schutz, ABC News , 23 June 2022",
"The Ukrainian president\u2019s post was accompanied by photos of men in Ukraine, some in military fatigues, others dressed as civilians, caring for their families in hospitals and underground bunkers. \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
"Hundreds of civilians are sheltering in the underground bunkers. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 21 May 2022",
"Often, that meant working from coat closets or underground bunkers on their phones or laptops with spotty WiFi, trying to keep safe as bombs fell nearby. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
"More than 300 people were evacuated in recent days, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, after conditions in the underground bunkers increasingly worsened and Russia ramped up its shelling. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 9 May 2022",
"The industrial complex covers an area of four square miles and features warehouses, tunnels and underground bunkers. \u2014 WSJ , 7 May 2022",
"Add the weight of other supplies and it\u2019s apparent that every marine, soldier and border guard in the sprawling Azovstol complex\u2014with its layers of underground bunkers and tunnels\u2014would require his own drone delivery, every day. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
"Finally, as if in an eerie game of hide-and-seek, townspeople inspected two underground bunkers the Russians had created by burying a car and truck. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-165914"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": subshrub"
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccshr\u0259b",
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"1598, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-170421"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": unhelped"
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"\"+"
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"Middle English, from un- entry 1 + holpen"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-171750"
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"uncheck":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to impose no check on",
": to remove a check mark from (an electronic form or document) : to deselect (an option) in a software interface"
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"\u00a6\u0259n-\u00a6chek"
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"un- entry 1 + check"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-171948"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not controlled or regulated : not managed"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ma-nijd"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to a Snow Software study, 72% of IT leaders say security is their most glaring business problem, fueled by technology that's unaccounted for and unmanaged . \u2014 Mike Fuhrman, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"New Zealand designates all of its grasslands and forests as managed, for instance, but deems wetlands unmanaged . \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"One batter later, Jorge Alfaro and his majestic, unmanaged mane homered to cap a stretch of five runs in seven pitches. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Earth, told me, pointing to the many people who would suffer under an unmanaged transition. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 18 Nov. 2021",
"The world has never dealt with an unmanaged meltdown at a large nuclear power plant. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Left unmanaged , the population will reach 200,000 in the next two decades at a 30 percent annual increase. \u2014 Danielle Bernabe, Bon App\u00e9tit , 17 Dec. 2021",
"This is because countries such as India and Indonesia have specific waste collection methods and end of life scenarios such as open dumping, unmanaged landfills, dumping in water bodies, open burning, cement kilns and incineration. \u2014 Rob Kaplan, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Left unmanaged , high blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart attack, stroke and a variety of other outcomes, including kidney disease. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Nov. 2021"
],
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"1598, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-172547"
},
"unspeak":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": unsay"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sp\u0113k"
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"first_known_use":[
"1605, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-174022"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the doctrine that Christ's body is omnipresent"
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"ubiquity + -ism"
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"1617, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-174625"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not able to be grasped : not graspable",
": not easily understood or imagined"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8gra-sp\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"impenetrable",
"incomprehensible",
"unfathomable",
"unintelligible"
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"fathomable",
"intelligible",
"understandable"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The scope of something inexpressible, a mammoth, ungraspable intimation, had overtaken him. \u2014 Greg Jackson, The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2021",
"The ecological relationships that Darwin brings to our attention tell us of a world of bonds much more complex and ungraspable than had ever previously been supposed. \u2014 Longreads , 23 Mar. 2021",
"The Internet of Things is an ungraspable future, particularly when the fact of a future for Earth at all sometimes sounds implausible. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 14 May 2020",
"The river itself was a standard-issue metaphor of time\u2019s ungraspable flux and constancy. \u2014 Wells Tower, Outside Online , 11 July 2018",
"The new volume, the first in English to bring together all seven of Machado\u2019s story collections, illustrates both the refined pleasures and the somewhat ungraspable nature of his art. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 28 June 2018",
"The cascade of flickering, sometimes unreadable images is so unremitting, despite long stretches of an utterly blank screen, as to be nearly ungraspable . \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2018",
"Calder was aiming to grasp the ungraspable , to describe the indescribable. \u2014 Jed Perl, Smithsonian , 30 Sep. 2017"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1741, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-174848"
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"ultraleft":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": having or supporting extreme left-wing political policies and positions : of, relating to, or characterized by ultraleftism"
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"\u02cc\u0259l-tr\u0259-\u02c8left"
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"\"+"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At one point, Blunt grabs hold of a rope and pauses to beam with unfeigned glee. \u2014 Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 July 2021",
"Throwback romantics can be ravished by the unparalleled vocal stylings of Lalah Hathaway (Nov. 15, Sony Hall), and millennial audiences will find a patron saint in the unfeigned lyricism of Summer Walker (Dec. 7-8, Terminal 5). \u2014 Briana Younger, The New Yorker , 1 Nov. 2019",
"But some of the kids also befriend Hatidze, who, despite the noise and chaos, responds to her new neighbors with a warmth and an openness that feel entirely unfeigned . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Aug. 2019",
"But some of the kids also befriend Hatidze, who, despite the noise and chaos, responds to her new neighbors with a warmth and an openness that feel entirely unfeigned . \u2014 Justin Chang, Twin Cities , 9 Aug. 2019",
"But some of the kids also befriend Hatidze, who, despite the noise and chaos, responds to her new neighbors with a warmth and an openness that feel entirely unfeigned . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Aug. 2019",
"But some of the kids also befriend Hatidze, who, despite the noise and chaos, responds to her new neighbors with a warmth and an openness that feel entirely unfeigned . \u2014 Justin Chang, Twin Cities , 9 Aug. 2019",
"But some of the kids also befriend Hatidze, who, despite the noise and chaos, responds to her new neighbors with a warmth and an openness that feel entirely unfeigned . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Aug. 2019",
"But some of the kids also befriend Hatidze, who, despite the noise and chaos, responds to her new neighbors with a warmth and an openness that feel entirely unfeigned . \u2014 Justin Chang, Twin Cities , 9 Aug. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For example, one urban district with high student poverty and a large student population showed 84% of students passing the Third Grade Reading Guarantee from 2016 to 2017. \u2014 cleveland , 1 June 2022",
"The site will become a new urban district named Hortus after Floriade shuts down in October, 2022. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Dearborn, a large urban district bordering Detroit, took another path. \u2014 Koby Levin, Detroit Free Press , 14 Mar. 2022",
"An immigrant from Portugal and a former day laborer-turned-science teacher, Mr. Carvalho was lauded by school-board members as an administrator with both classroom experience and expertise running a large, urban district . \u2014 Ben Chapman, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Central is part of Phoenix Union High School District, a large urban district in which 81% of students are Latino, many are refugees, and more than half speak a primary language other than English at home. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 18 Nov. 2021",
"But some southern Arizona observers already were concerned at how the draft maps indicate that north Tucson could join a more urban district that reaches almost to Phoenix. \u2014 Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Jawando proposed creating an urban district corporation instead of a BID that would have more representation from business stakeholders. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 July 2021",
"San Diego is the country\u2019s eighth largest urban district . \u2014 Anissa Durham, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 July 2021"
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"1840, in the meaning defined above"
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": incoagulable"
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": not relievable"
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"adverb"
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": not morally uplifting or instructive : not edifying"
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"1641, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-190232"
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"adjective"
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": not won"
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"1593, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-190310"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
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": not faithful:",
": not adhering to vows, allegiance, or duty : disloyal",
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": inaccurate , untrustworthy",
": not faithful : disloyal"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0101th-f\u0259l",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0101th-f\u0259l"
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"faithless",
"false",
"fickle",
"inconstant",
"perfidious",
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"traitorous",
"treacherous",
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"faithful",
"fast",
"loyal",
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"steadfast",
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"true"
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"examples":[
"colonists who later proved to be unfaithful to the cause of independence",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The supposedly fictitious story centered around the life of a woman who marries an abusive and unfaithful basketball player. \u2014 Haley Yamada, ABC News , 16 June 2022",
"Over time, Douglas Balsewicz became consumed by the belief that his wife was unfaithful with the supernatural, according to one of his attorneys Thomas Wilmouth. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
"In addition to the photographs, the duke had produced a list of 88 men, including government ministers and members of the royal family, that the duchess had supposedly been unfaithful with during their 12-year union. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The Movie, tracks a hazy, bitter kiss-off to an unfaithful lover. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Bill Loud had been unfaithful for years, and his wife knew it. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2021",
"To be faithful that way is to be profoundly unfaithful . \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"While Cooper repeatedly denied being unfaithful , Kimball still believed the allegations were true. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Adrian Lyne's tale of adultery and murder is unfaithful to the ending of the original book. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 19 Mar. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not expressed in words : unspoken"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-191917"
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"adjective"
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": not sordid"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-192540"
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"verb"
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"definitions":[
": to remove a bar from : unbolt , open"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8b\u00e4r"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-193004"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not anticipated : unexpected"
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1548, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-193652"
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"unflesh":{
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"transitive verb"
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"definitions":[
": to deprive of flesh"
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"\"+"
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"noun",
"verb"
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": to make use of : turn to practical use or account",
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"\u02c8y\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
"\u02c8y\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
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"harness",
"operate",
"use"
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"Many of the library's resources are not utilized by townspeople.",
"we must utilize all the tools at our disposal",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Snowflake, now in its 10th year, is furthering that simplicity in the data cloud with app development frameworks, security features and a host of other new products, all designed to help companies better utilize their vast troves of data. \u2014 Forbes Innovation Team, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Tucker had the option to pick up his $7.35 million option for next season, or utilize his non-Bird rights to earn $8.4 million for 2022-23 by opting out and then returning. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
"The cafe only offers five seats indoors, but will utilize outdoor seating and make space for 16 people outside on Jay Avenue, Florio said. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
"That\u2019s because not all phones utilize an IR camera. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 17 June 2022",
"The utility will contract with Burns & McDonnell and utilize craft labor from several local union halls. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"Through the theme park's commitment to becoming more environmentally friendly, the trams are being given an upgrade and will soon utilize all electric vehicles. \u2014 Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure , 15 June 2022",
"Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe told delegates Sunday at the Shangri-La Dialogue that China has made progress in developing a nuclear arsenal but would only utilize the new weapons for self-defense measures. \u2014 Landon Mion, Fox News , 12 June 2022",
"More sustainable products should minimize the use of harmful products, utilize renewable resources, and be biodegradable where possible. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 6 June 2022"
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"French utiliser , from utile"
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"1807, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-194151"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": the Semitic language of ancient Ugarit closely related to Phoenician and Hebrew",
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"\u02ccy\u00fc-g\u0259-\u02c8ri-tik",
"\u02cc\u00fc-g\u0259-"
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"Noun",
"1936, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1938, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-194416"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having no antecedent cause"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-194541"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
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"\u02cc\u0259l-tr\u0259-tr\u0259-\u02c8dish-n\u0259l",
"-\u02c8di-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al"
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"first_known_use":[
"1848, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-194821"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not evoking a strong emotional response : not affecting"
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"first_known_use":[
"1647, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-194831"
},
"unts":{
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"Definition of unts plural of unt"
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},
"unrazed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not razed"
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"\"+"
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"un- entry 1 + razed , past participle of raze"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195315"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not having been made or declared sacred : not consecrated"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-\u02cckr\u0101-t\u0259d"
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"first_known_use":[
"1579, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-200153"
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"unfelicitous":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": infelicitous"
],
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-200230"
},
"unpained":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having no pain : feeling no pain"
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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"Middle English unpeyned , from un- entry 1 + peyned , past participle of peynen to pain"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-200851"
},
"unartistic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not artistic : such as",
": not showing artistic taste or skill",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u00e4r-\u02c8ti-stik"
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"1854, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-201534"
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"adjective"
],
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": not loved or cherished"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8l\u0259vd"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The meme stock era propelled the share prices of formerly unloved , and mostly unprofitable, names like GameStop to new heights in the first few months of 2021. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
"Investors are moving their money out of stocks and into ultrasafe assets that had largely been unloved for the past decade\u2014such as cash, Treasury bills, certificates of deposit and money-market funds. \u2014 Akane Otani, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"The ubiquitous, unloved contraptions are a key feature of US economy. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 14 May 2022",
"Many were unloved : they were beached in industrial zones, left for dead at mom-and-pop junkyards, or forgotten behind a barn. \u2014 Ronan Glon, Car and Driver , 10 May 2022",
"And certainly the theme of teens feeling unloved and unwanted will never die. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"These were unloved spaces, often created by theater companies dicing up vast single-screen properties into tinier houses, to add screenings and maximize profit. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Unlike the many orphans, infants, and laborers who in his novels perish unloved and unwanted, Dickens lived on into middle age. \u2014 Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The little girl is handed over to servants who are instructed to keep her quiet and out of the way \u2014 an arrangement that leaves her spoiled, selfish, and unloved . \u2014 Sarah Schutte, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-201606"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-201922"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having a single leaf gap \u2014 compare multilacunar , trilacunar"
],
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"\u00a6y\u00fcn\u0259+"
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"uni- + lacunar"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-202911"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not smart"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8sm\u00e4rt"
],
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"birdbrained",
"bonehead",
"boneheaded",
"brain-dead",
"brainless",
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"chuckleheaded",
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"dim",
"dim-witted",
"doltish",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"dorky",
"dull",
"dumb",
"dunderheaded",
"empty-headed",
"fatuous",
"gormless",
"half-witted",
"knuckleheaded",
"lamebrain",
"lamebrained",
"lunkheaded",
"mindless",
"oafish",
"obtuse",
"opaque",
"pinheaded",
"senseless",
"simple",
"slow",
"slow-witted",
"soft",
"softheaded",
"stupid",
"thick",
"thick-witted",
"thickheaded",
"unintelligent",
"vacuous",
"weak-minded",
"witless"
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"apt",
"brainy",
"bright",
"brilliant",
"clever",
"fast",
"hyperintelligent",
"intelligent",
"keen",
"nimble",
"quick",
"quick-witted",
"sharp",
"sharp-witted",
"smart",
"supersmart",
"ultrasmart"
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"circa 1500, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-203011"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not characteristic of or befitting a soldier : not soldierly"
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"An unchangeable trust may not be the best option in a world that\u2019s constantly changing. \u2014 Liz Weston, oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
"NFTs are virtual items that use blockchain technology and smart contracts to assure each item is unique and unchangeable . . \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 28 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s a function of where they\u2019re born, and seems to be unchangeable after childhood. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The relative stability of the annual number of fatal shootings does not mean the total is unchangeable . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Feb. 2022",
"And what is the purpose of all this work if our positions within prejudicial, racialized structures are permanent, essential, unchangeable \u2014as rigid as the rules of gravity? \u2014 Zadie Smith, The New Yorker , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Non-fungible tokens are virtual items that use blockchain technology and smart contracts to assure each item, or asset, is unique and unchangeable . \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 14 Dec. 2021",
"This technology delivers many benefits to banks, including a higher level of security against hackers, quicker transaction times and unchangeable historical records of transactions. \u2014 Luigi Wewege, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
"But what sets out to be an effort to define fixed and unchangeable rules for international conflict ends up revealing how chaotic and unpredictable our world really is. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Dec. 2021"
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": showing no gratitude : making a poor return",
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"I don't mean to seem ungrateful .",
"the park's custodial staff has the ungrateful job of cleaning up after the Independence Day party is over",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wool, 67, mostly demurs on questions about the effect market machinations can have on an artist\u2019s life and work, saying that addressing it inevitably risks making one sound disingenuously ungrateful for success. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
"Is that possible without looking ungrateful for all of her help? \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"After creative director Nigel\u2019s blistering lecture about her seemingly ungrateful attitude, Andy literally pulls herself up by her Chanel bootstraps and gets to work, testing her personal relationships in the process. \u2014 Sophie Goulopoulos, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Central to much of this is the notion that Gu is somehow ungrateful for what the United States has given her. \u2014 Lincoln Mitchell, CNN , 8 Feb. 2022",
"In the 45-second video, Paskell reenacts giving an ungrateful client a blowout and a pair of false eyelashes while recounting the client's deluge of complaints. \u2014 Sara Miranda, Allure , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Jeanne Phillips, also known as Dear Abby, covered a lot of problems in 2021, from ungrateful kids to awkward propositions, to ongoing concerns over COVID-19. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Washington Park neighborhood was torched by some ungrateful wretch just hours after a crowd of about 200 kids and adults lit the tree and enjoyed a night of caroling in the grassy median at Martin Luther King Drive and Garfield Boulevard. \u2014 Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
"If thankless children are sharper than a serpent\u2019s tooth, as King Lear thought, our skin can be punctured, too, by ungrateful parents. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Nov. 2021"
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": to represent as less than is the case",
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"He understated his taxable income.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Reporting of Russian military casualties is practically nonexistent, limited to official Defense Ministry statistics that dramatically understate losses. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Street Earnings understate Core Earnings by >10% for ~9% of S&P 500 companies. \u2014 David Trainer, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Now, that's again not to understate the difficulties of the political timetable which have been set before us. \u2014 Tax Notes Staff, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Due to the way COVID deaths are reported, not all of those deaths happened during that time, but many of them did, and there\u2019s no way to understate the effect the virus has had on Alabama\u2019s population. \u2014 Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al , 2 Jan. 2022",
"Unless the state can obtain more testing supplies and providers, future case counts \u2014 while record-breaking \u2014 could drastically understate the actual prevalence of the virus. \u2014 Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Jan. 2022",
"And those tallies no doubt understate the pandemic's toll. \u2014 Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Its official statistics understate the Chinese Covid death rate by 17,000% (according to The Economist\u2019s model). \u2014 George Calhoun, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Regulators are concerned that the ratings potentially understate the risks of the securities. \u2014 Leslie Scism, WSJ , 27 Dec. 2021"
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"She unwound some thread from the spool.",
"The fishing line unwound quickly.",
"I wanted to unwind after a hard day.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Scroll and book below! Need to unwind with nothing but nature for miles around? \u2014 Isis Briones, House Beautiful , 20 May 2022",
"Those looking to unwind with food and a pint will have options at Red Rock Brewery. \u2014 Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 May 2022",
"Like many busy people in need of a break, Del Mar resident Richard Brown likes to unwind with a good suspense novel. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Here are nine day trip ideas to explore and unwind with events, historical locations and plenty of photo opportunities. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Also on this level is the movie theater for cinephiles, the 10,000-bottle wine cellar for vino enthusiasts and the cigar lounge for those who\u2019d rather just unwind with a stogie. \u2014 Helena Madden, Robb Report , 14 Mar. 2022",
"On Thanksgiving, hike three miles for a sea view and then unwind with a pumpkin spice body scrub. \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
"And so on the weekends, that's my time to unwind and have a cocktail or have a Smirnoff Ice. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
"The proposed split up would effectively unwind Western Digital\u2019s $19 billion acquisition of SanDisk in 2016, which brought together two companies supplying memory to digital devices. \u2014 Will Feuer, WSJ , 3 May 2022"
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": in an unreflecting manner : thoughtlessly"
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": a vertical waterwheel into the circumference of which are set blades that are pushed by water passing underneath"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not wooded : treeless"
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"adjective"
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": impossible to describe : indescribable"
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"1728, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun,"
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"definitions":[
": advocacy of or adherence to extreme left-wing political policies and positions"
],
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"1943, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8\u00e4r-m\u0259rd"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Supply vehicles were sometimes left on their own, even after the Ukrainian military advised citizens on social media to attack unarmored fuel trucks. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
"It was followed by the unarmored black Nissan driven by Mr. Fakhrizadeh, with his wife, Sadigheh Ghasemi, at his side. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Several anti-fascist medics, dressed in black and wearing body armor, walked over and quietly put themselves between the unarmored counterprotesters and the Proud Boys. \u2014 Robert Evans, Rolling Stone , 14 Sep. 2021",
"The automaker claims the interior is as equally as luxurious as the unarmored S-Class, though the Guard does not sport the sliding sunroof for obvious reasons. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 2 Aug. 2021",
"The bomblets, each with the explosive power of a hand grenade, are deadly against ground troops and unarmored vehicles such as supply trucks. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 18 Aug. 2020",
"That meant traveling dangerous roads in an unarmored S.U.V. to meet armed men with questionable allegiances. \u2014 Dave Philipps, New York Times , 25 Aug. 2019",
"Now, Shelton feared, all those satellites overhead had become so many huge, unarmored , billion-dollar sitting ducks. \u2014 Garrett M. Graff, WIRED , 26 June 2018",
"Most of the French knights at Poitiers\u2014heeding the lessons of Cr\u00e9cy, where their unarmored horses were felled by the enemy\u2019s longbowmen\u2014fought dismounted. \u2014 Stephen Brumwell, WSJ , 6 June 2018"
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"1869, in the meaning defined above"
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"definitions":[
": a member of the underground"
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"adjective"
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"-\u02c8\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-",
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"He was found to be in possession of a Ruger P98 and was uncooperative while being taken into custody, Rush-Kittle said. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 21 June 2022",
"Chief Beard said that Jones was uncooperative and refused to speak with police several times. \u2014 Kyani Reid, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
"The 56-year-old Cleveland woman was uncooperative and was arrested. \u2014 cleveland , 20 May 2022",
"According to the memo prepared for the council, the key players who wrote the emails have retired, and some were uncooperative when contacted by the city\u2019s legal team. \u2014 David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Police were called to a dispute in downtown Hilo last month where Miller was uncooperative , refused to leave the area and obstructed a sidewalk, Quiocho said. \u2014 Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Navarro, Trump's trade adviser, and Scavino, a White House communications aide under Trump, have been uncooperative in the congressional probe into the deadly 2021 insurrection, according to a committee report released Sunday night. \u2014 Farnoush Amiri, ajc , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Miller received a traffic citation after police were called to a dispute in downtown Hilo last month where Miller was uncooperative , refused to leave the area and obstructed a sidewalk, Quiocho said. \u2014 Time , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The woman was uncooperative with police and highly intoxicated. \u2014 cleveland , 23 Mar. 2022"
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"In some cities, buses are seen as slow, inconvenient, undependable and just not a very good experience, at least compared with light rail and trolleys. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
"In addition to exacting a price from Moscow for its violation of international norms, the sanctions process potentially provides other benefits such as reducing U.S. reliance on undependable offshore sources of technology. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"With at-home tests hard to come by hard to come by, Volk said throat swabbing is too much of a gamble and Americans shouldn\u2019t waste tests by risking undependable results. \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Conspiracy theories, poor communication and undependable shipments slowed efforts after the first vials of vaccine arrived Dec. 14. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 22 Mar. 2021",
"Conspiracy theories, poor communication and undependable shipments slowed efforts after the first vials of precious vaccine arrived Dec. 14. \u2014 Carla K. Johnson And Nicky Forster, orlandosentinel.com , 21 Mar. 2021",
"Conspiracy theories, poor communication and undependable shipments slowed efforts after the first vials of precious vaccine arrived Dec. 14. \u2014 Carla K. Johnson And Nicky Forster, chicagotribune.com , 21 Mar. 2021",
"Conspiracy theories, poor communication and undependable shipments slowed efforts after the first vials of precious vaccine arrived Dec. 14. \u2014 Carla K. Johnson And Nicky Forster, Chron , 21 Mar. 2021",
"As Texans finish up a week of struggling with undependable power supplies, frigid temperatures and uncertainty about clean water as frozen pipes burst, Jones isn't the only one who sees truck ownership as essential during uncertain times. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 20 Feb. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"No longer do these voters follow the old pattern of threatening to back seemingly unelectable alternatives to the establishment only to relent and hand out the Republican nomination like a gold watch at a retirement party. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Bartos, meanwhile, has claimed the existence of the protection orders made Parnell unelectable . \u2014 Michael Warren, CNN , 24 Oct. 2021",
"His unelectable Republican opponent is Curtis Sliwa, a street mercenary and former mob kidnap victim who lives with either 16 or 17 cats. \u2014 Choire Sicha, Curbed , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Whatever the new thinking \u2014 bold, strong, even unelectable \u2014 humility may be needed as well. \u2014 Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times , 11 July 2021",
"In a similar way, donors and consultants warned, Democrats were on the verge of nominating an unelectable socialist. \u2014 Christopher Caldwell, The New Republic , 23 Nov. 2020",
"Republicans in other states were either selecting or snuffing out unelectable candidates. \u2014 Brian Reisinger, National Review , 17 Aug. 2020",
"And Trump\u2019s election, after the most openly misogynistic campaign in modern history, convinced most Democratic Party regulars that American women were unelectable to the highest office in the land for at least another cycle. \u2014 Nina Burleigh, The New Republic , 13 Apr. 2020",
"While the question of any link between Buttigieg\u2019s sexuality and electability has not been a major issue among his fellow Democratic presidential hopefuls, his rivals have been trying to use his mayoral experience to paint him as unelectable . \u2014 NBC News , 9 Feb. 2020"
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"an unrighteous act that cannot go unpunished by the congregation",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The millions who tune in to Carlson every night to get their outrage on should remember what their favorite host traffics in: bloviation, demagoguery and unrighteous indignation. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Many people, after all, think that the righteous should prosper and the unrighteous not. \u2014 Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times , 27 July 2021",
"As with all fan bases, there are exceptions, a troubled few who have lost their minds over their fanaticism for a team that on the whole has deserved their righteous support, but not their unrighteous idiocy. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Mar. 2021",
"An early episode in this cycle played out in the seemingly unrighteous realm of Hollywood backstage drama. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 16 June 2020",
"Brief letter from the soldiers of Islamic State in the land of Andalus for the crusaders, the hateful, the sinful, the unrighteous , the corrupting ones. \u2014 Jeannette Neumann, WSJ , 23 Aug. 2017",
"To paraphrase my sacred texts, the shadow of this eclipse will fall on the righteous and the unrighteous alike. \u2014 Rev. Dr. David Williams, Washington Post , 18 Aug. 2017"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-033234"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The bikes, which are fitted with relatively fat tires, are particularly useful in forested areas where riders can carve their own paths along unsealed trails. \u2014 Rachel Pannett, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Only court staff, attorneys and family were allowed in, but court documents \u2014 including a warrant for Valle\u2019s arrest issued on Monday \u2014 were unsealed after his case was transferred to adult court. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
"At Friday\u2019s hearing, an Ormond Beach Police Officer testified that officers found an unsealed bottle of Grey Goose vodka in the front passenger floorboard of the vehicle at the time of the crash, according to the News-Journal. \u2014 Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
"According to the guide, unsealed decks can lead to severe flooding during heavy rain. \u2014 Michele Lerner, BostonGlobe.com , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Knowing all of this, Glazier\u2019s unsealed emails, with her words of contempt for vulnerable communities, hit even harder. \u2014 Laquayia Goldring, STAT , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Three recently unsealed complaints from the Department of Justice reveal the extent of the PRC\u2019s efforts to silence dissidents in the United States. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The Justice Department last week unsealed charges against Ecuador\u2019s former comptroller general over allegedly accepting bribes to secure contracts from Seguros Sucre. \u2014 Dylan Tokar, WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022",
"All of the defendants were declared fugitives in an Oct. 2 filing that was also unsealed on Monday. \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com , 17 Mar. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-033642"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"How, then, can the L.A. of unrelieved light be also the L.A. of noir film and fiction? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Jan. 2022",
"His own habitual habit is black pants and turtleneck, quite unrelieved by color or ornament. \u2014 Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful , 11 June 2021",
"My guess is that Hunter meant for the Denhams\u2019 plight to symbolize the condition of England after World War II, when unrelieved gray austerity was a way of daily life. \u2014 Terry Teachout, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2021",
"Yet Clarke recalls this period as one of unrelieved disability. \u2014 Laura Miller, The New Yorker , 7 Sep. 2020",
"As material for art, emergency medicine, like the climate crisis, would seem, given its tendency toward unrelieved crescendo, both appealing and treacherous. \u2014 Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine , 18 Aug. 2020",
"His tone hinted at still- unrelieved , helpless terror. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 16 Dec. 2019",
"The reason for buying the reissue of an 18-year-old book: Fleming aims for intensity of flavor and respect for seasonality and primary ingredients over show or unrelieved sweet richness. \u2014 Corby Kummer, The Atlantic , 11 Dec. 2019",
"That voice is both dramatic and poetic, informational and expressive, collecting shards of observations and reminiscences, pushing unrelieved tensions to the fore and turning his story into a crisis of consciousness. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 19 Sep. 2019"
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"circa 1525, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-034817"
},
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"adjective"
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": having, consisting of, or acting on a single element, item, or component : monadic"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Latin unus one + English -ary"
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"1923, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-035124"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not sorted"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u022fr-t\u0259d"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The unsorted material created an environmental hazard that spewed toxins into the air and soil, the state said. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"Following the endorsement from Stonecrest\u2019s mayor and former city manager, the EPD approved Metro Green\u2019s application for a solid waste handling permit, which allows facilities to take in unsorted construction debris for processing and recycling. \u2014 Zachary Hansen, ajc , 15 Sep. 2021",
"Relevant files in the city archives of Berlin were missing, unsorted , or sealed. \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 19 July 2021",
"The tours seemed less accessories for motorists than rambling day trips through the unsorted mind of the republic. \u2014 Scott Borchert, The Atlantic , 22 June 2021",
"Postal workers in Michigan and Iowa described seeing entire pallets of boxes go unsorted and sit outdoors in the rain or summer heat. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Sep. 2020",
"In Philadelphia, where more than 235 postal workers have tested positive, local media outlets reported unsorted mail piling up in postal facilities and carriers unable to complete routes even after working extra hours. \u2014 Maryam Jameel, ProPublica , 18 Sep. 2020",
"Faulkner concentrated on reading and writing during work hours, often sitting on sacks of unsorted mail. \u2014 David Beard, National Geographic , 20 Aug. 2020",
"Meanwhile, the unsorted mail piles up and postal officials investigate how letters addressed to Tim Walz at P.O. Box 4337 ended up P.O. Box 4515 with the Lewis campaign. \u2014 Jennifer Brooks, Star Tribune , 19 Aug. 2020"
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"1533, in the meaning defined above"
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"definitions":[
": to take off ecclesiastical vestments"
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"\"+"
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"verb"
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": to have understanding : have the power of comprehension",
": to achieve a grasp of the nature, significance, or explanation of something",
": to believe or infer something to be the case",
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": to get the meaning of",
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"decide",
"deduce",
"derive",
"extrapolate",
"gather",
"infer",
"judge",
"make out",
"reason"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Well before the environmental apocalypse, policy makers may understand the madness of destroying the carbon-energy industry even as several billion of the world\u2019s poor seek better living standards. \u2014 WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Part of Liivand's swimming mission is to get more people to understand the problem of marine pollution and take action. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 16 June 2022",
"Intense immersion into the language and culture of 15 to 50 years ago will enable the student to understand and converse with older relatives and prospective employers. \u2014 Pat Myers, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Really, anything that might present this league as a microcosm of anything bigger takes a backseat to making sure that viewers understand that esports and sports are the same. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
"Fans don\u2019t understand why their team isn\u2019t doing something about him. \u2014 Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"These are very simple ideas that even a two- or three or four-year-old can understand . \u2014 CBS News , 12 June 2022",
"In my view, a red flag is burying data privacy terms in legalese that the average person cannot understand . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Hudlin believes that what Milestone Comics provides may also be something that the initiative\u2019s participants can understand as people of color. \u2014 Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022"
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"Middle English, from Old English understandan , from under + standan to stand"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-041524"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a native or inhabitant of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso )"
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"-\u02c8v\u00e4l-t\u1d4an",
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"-\u02c8v\u022fl-"
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"1961, in the meaning defined above"
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"adjective"
],
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": not rightful : wrong , unjust"
],
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"\"+"
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"Middle English, from un- entry 1 + rightful"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-051004"
},
"undepressed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not dejected",
": not pressed down or sunken"
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-051734"
},
"ungilded":{
"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not overlaid with gilding"
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"ungilded from un- entry 1 + gilded; ungilt from Middle English, from un- entry 1 + gilt"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-052219"
},
"unwmkd":{
"type":[
"abbreviation"
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"unwatermarked"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-052603"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-053644"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a groom's helper : stableboy"
],
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"under entry 3 + groom"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-054640"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not influenced or changed mentally, physically, or chemically",
": free from affectation : genuine",
": not influenced or changed",
": free from false behavior intended to impress others : genuine"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u0259-\u02c8fek-t\u0259d",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u0259-\u02c8fek-t\u0259d"
],
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"artless",
"genuine",
"guileless",
"honest",
"ingenuous",
"innocent",
"naive",
"na\u00efve",
"natural",
"real",
"simple",
"sincere",
"true",
"unpretending",
"unpretentious"
],
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"affected",
"artful",
"artificial",
"assuming",
"dishonest",
"dissembling",
"dissimulating",
"fake",
"false",
"guileful",
"insincere",
"phony",
"phoney",
"pretentious"
],
"examples":[
"They shortened the book when they made the movie, but the basic story remained unaffected .",
"He has a friendly and unaffected manner.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Damage from the December 11 tornado resulted in over 100 brand new Vettes having to be scrapped, but the museum was unaffected . \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Also unaffected are boutique crypto miners, like individuals who operate from their homes, an important distinction meant to preserve crypto\u2019s potential benefit to marginalized people, according to Ms. Kelles. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"Dispatching officers to the scene overall was unaffected , the county spokesperson said. \u2014 Aaron Katersky, ABC News , 3 June 2022",
"San Diego\u2019s home price accelerated at a level not seen in 18 years in March and appeared to be unaffected by rising mortgage rates. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"Among them was Cindy Kramer, 55, who evacuated with her mother from her home in the Niguel Summit neighborhood near the fire, but the home so far was unaffected . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"Westbound traffic is unaffected . \u2014 Please return to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for updates. \u2014 John Spink, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022",
"No evacuations have been reported on nearby islands and Gunawan said the busy sea route from Java's Merak port to Sumatra's Bakauheni port was unaffected . \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Most package delivery times will be unaffected , and a small amount will arrive one day sooner. \u2014 Dean Seal, WSJ , 18 Apr. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-055423"
},
"unfamed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": unknown to fame : not famous"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6\u0259n+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-055745"
},
"unchanged":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not changed : unaltered",
": not changed"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ch\u0101njd",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ch\u0101njd"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Horsepower and torque figures are unchanged , but that still means a healthy 542 ponies and 568 pound-feet. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 6 June 2022",
"Last week\u2019s best performer was the Dow Jones Transportation Average which was unchanged . \u2014 Tom Aspray, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.6%, just above a 50-year low, the Labor Department said Friday. \u2014 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
"Surveillance cameras capture images not of people prevented from crossing but of wildlife foiled in their attempts to follow migration routes that had been unchanged for tens of thousands of years. \u2014 Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
"The quits rate, a measure of voluntary job leavers as a share of total employment, was unchanged at 2.9%. \u2014 Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"The quits rate, a measure of voluntary job leavers as a share of total employment, was unchanged at 2.9%. \u2014 Time , 1 June 2022",
"In middle age, Tracy\u2019s optimism (or na\u00efvet\u00e9) is unchanged . \u2014 Tom Perrotta, New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"As of Monday, 278 people were hospitalized, up 11% from a week before, and the number of people in intensive care units, 24, was unchanged . \u2014 oregonlive , 23 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-060027"
},
"unbottomed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": bottomless"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"un- entry 1 + bottomed , past participle of bottom"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-060035"
},
"uncommercial":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not engaged in or related to commerce",
": not based on commercial principles",
": not likely to result in financial success"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-k\u0259-\u02c8m\u0259r-sh\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Morris departed the project over creative differences, the movie ended up going direct to video and studios lost interest, considering the novels\u2019 Native lead characters to be uncommercial . \u2014 Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
"Considering the reviews, buzz and comparatively uncommercial property in play, that would have been fine. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 14 Nov. 2021",
"And lest the whole thing sound kind of uncommercial , the album has several tracks that use those aforementioned teeth to go for the commercial jugular, albeit in an alt-rock, not Top 40, vein. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Obamaesque preachiness makes One Night in Miami uncommercial and unentertaining. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 7 Apr. 2021",
"Conundrums and outrages of the sort that fuss Mr. Story are at the heart of events, however uncommercial , like New York Fashion Week: Men\u2019s, and of what remains of fashion creativity in this town. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Feb. 2020",
"But for a product so widely distributed, traditionally made panettoni are shockingly uncommercial , filled with expensive ingredients and time-consuming to make. \u2014 Saveur , 16 Dec. 2019",
"Though not necessarily natural allies, both Florida\u2019s Dead Prez and Michigan\u2019s Slum Village hit their creative strides around the turn of the millennium performing decidedly uncommercial hip-hop. \u2014 New York Times , 12 July 2018",
"Such doggedly uncommercial nerve backed by such a big studio. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 31 May 2018"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-060559"
},
"unresistible":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": irresistible"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1591, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-062237"
},
"u\u00f1a de gato":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of various shrubs or trees of the southwestern U.S. and Spanish America having sharp recurved prickles or thorns",
": cat's-claw"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00fcy\u0259d\u0101\u02c8g\u00e4(\u02cc)t\u014d"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"American Spanish, literally, cat's claw"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-062352"
},
"undoubled":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not doubled"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8d\u0259-b\u0259ld"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1598, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-063511"
},
"until":{
"type":[
"conjunction",
"preposition"
],
"definitions":[
": to",
": before sense 2",
": up to the time that : up to such time as",
": up to the time of",
": up to the time that"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259n-\u02c8til",
"-\u02c8tel",
"\u02c8\u0259n-\u02cctil",
"-\u02cctel",
"-t\u1d4al",
"\u0259n-\u02c8til"
],
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"examples":[
"Conjunction",
"We played until it got dark.",
"Keep going until I tell you to stop.",
"I ran until I was breathless.",
"Stay here until the danger has passed.",
"Stir the dough until it forms a ball.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Ballot measures can be removed until June 30, meaning the bill would need to win quick passage. \u2014 Kathleen Ronayne, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"Current campus supervisors will remain under contract until June 2023, Pilewski said. \u2014 Neal Earley, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
"In addition to the closures announced Monday, the Kenai River\u2019s early-run king salmon sport fishery is closed from the mouth of the river to Skilak Lake between until June 30. \u2014 Ashlyn O'hara, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
"The commission scheduled a public hearing this week, but at the company\u2019s request postponed it until June 28 at 7 p.m. at town hall. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
"Voters eligible to vote pursuant to the Uniformed and Overseas Absentee Voting Act have until June 21, 2022 to postmark an absentee ballot. \u2014 Al.com Staff, al , 17 June 2022",
"Businesses in gateway communities have been forced to close this week and reconsider operating through the summer season, which doesn\u2019t officially kick off until June 21. \u2014 Jiachuan Wu, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"Early voting for the D.C. primaries spans more than a week, launching June 10 and running until June 19. \u2014 Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"The telecommunications channel that automatically relays data from the plant to the IAEA headquarters in Vienna was cut for nearly two weeks until June 10, leaving the United Nations nuclear-energy regulator in the dark. \u2014 Drew Hinshaw, WSJ , 17 June 2022"
],
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"Preposition",
"Middle English, from un- (probably from Old Norse *und up to; akin to Old Norse unz up to, until, Old High German unt , Old English ende end) + til, till till"
],
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"Preposition",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Conjunction",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-064716"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by adversity or failure",
": likely to bring misfortune : inauspicious",
": having or meeting with misfortune",
": producing dissatisfaction : regrettable",
": not fortunate : having bad luck",
": marked by bad luck or failure",
": likely to bring misfortune",
": causing distress or regret"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8l\u0259-k\u0113",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8l\u0259-k\u0113"
],
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"hapless",
"hard-luck",
"ill-fated",
"ill-starred",
"jinxed",
"luckless",
"snakebit",
"snakebitten",
"star-crossed",
"unfortunate",
"unhappy"
],
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"fortunate",
"happy",
"lucky"
],
"examples":[
"She was unlucky enough to get a flat tire on the way to her job interview.",
"Some people think that 13 is an unlucky number.",
"He thinks it's unlucky to have a black cat cross your path.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His princely behavior results in a tragic twist of fate and leaves him with the reputation of being unlucky . \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Both the 10-year bond and the S&P 500 were down an unlucky 13% for the year up to the middle of this week, although stocks were then hit much harder by Friday\u2019s bad inflation figures than bonds were. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 11 June 2022",
"On a night where the Reds\u2019 offense couldn\u2019t get anything going, Reds starting pitcher Luis Castillo had another unlucky start. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 11 June 2022",
"It\u2019s not so much a movie as an extinction-level event for the franchise, one in which the last remaining bits of good will and investment in this particular intellectual property are snuffed out like so many unlucky Stegosaurses. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
"But at least one other rioter has been unlucky in love. \u2014 Holmes Lybrand And Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN , 6 Jan. 2022",
"For those unlucky enough to test positive, the conditions in isolation seemed highly unpleasant. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Hence the markets may see steep rate hikes or a recession, but would be unlucky to see both in parallel. \u2014 Simon Moore, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"The incremental police reforms enacted by cities across the country in the wake of his death didn\u2019t protect Wright or Toledo or Lord knows how many other unlucky souls. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Apr. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-071443"
},
"uncoagulated":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not coagulated",
": kept from coagulating especially by additives (as oxalate ion)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-073108"
},
"unchasteness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not chaste : lacking in chastity"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ch\u0101st"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-073917"
},
"unbaptize":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to remove the effect of baptism from"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"un- entry 2 + baptize"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-081352"
},
"ut infra":{
"type":[
"Latin phrase"
],
"definitions":[
": as (shown or described) below"
],
"pronounciation":[
"u\u0307t-\u02c8in-fr\u00e4"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-081631"
},
"unorthodox":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not orthodox"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8\u022fr-th\u0259-\u02ccd\u00e4ks"
],
"synonyms":[
"dissentient",
"dissenting",
"dissident",
"heretical",
"heretic",
"heterodox",
"iconoclastic",
"maverick",
"nonconformist",
"nonorthodox",
"out-there",
"unconventional"
],
"antonyms":[
"conforming",
"conformist",
"conventional",
"orthodox"
],
"examples":[
"a time when people with unorthodox religious views were banished from the colony",
"raised by an aunt, whose unorthodox parenting practices made for a strange but fun childhood",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That moment of clarity came to Pearl during a three-game stretch played in an unorthodox venue on a tiny island in the Bahamas. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
"While far from idyllic, this unorthodox arrangement was ideal for a budding fiction writer. \u2014 Clea Simon, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The struggle in Prince George\u2019s is playing out about 20 miles away from the Virginia site where Amazon is building its second corporate headquarters, and that push has at times followed an unorthodox playbook. \u2014 Teo Armus, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Julia Fox stepped out in another unorthodox look last week. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 June 2022",
"His book is rich in unorthodox wisdom that could be put to good use today to build the new things of tomorrow. \u2014 Steven Sinofsky, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Trump seized on the unorthodox proposal from conservative law professor John Eastman to have Pence turn back the electors when the vice president presided over Congress to certify the election results on Jan. 6, 2021. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, Chron , 16 June 2022",
"Kendall pointed to her cucumber scene as her standout moment, after her unorthodox cutting technique exploded online. \u2014 Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"Yet, layering the tank under a dress with ready-to-snap flossy straps is an unorthodox trick and in Jenner\u2019s case, a stellar addition to the otherwise barely-there ensemble. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 10 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1629, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-082044"
},
"unheaven":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to separate from heaven"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"un- entry 2 + heaven , noun"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-082257"
},
"unpaid":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not paid",
": not paying a salary",
": not paid"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8p\u0101d",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8p\u0101d"
],
"synonyms":[
"outstanding",
"overdue",
"owed",
"owing",
"payable",
"unsettled"
],
"antonyms":[
"cleared",
"liquidated",
"paid (off ",
"repaid",
"settled"
],
"examples":[
"I have a pile of unpaid bills sitting on my desk.",
"The city is trying to collect unpaid taxes.",
"She took three months of unpaid leave from her job.",
"I served as an unpaid consultant on the project.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to the village, both men were suspended from their duties on the day the indictment was announced and are on unpaid leave pending the outcome of the case. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"Miami Township Trustee Mike Robison said Anthony Dangel was initially placed on unpaid administrative leave once the board of trustees learned of his arrest and the charges. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
"Mothers who had paid leave had lower cortisol levels than mothers with unpaid leave. \u2014 Lydia Denworth, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
"The fines totaled nearly $37,000, and about $13,000 was unpaid , records show. \u2014 Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica , 26 May 2022",
"During the past three months, more of those balances are going unpaid , Leer said. \u2014 Alicia Wallace, CNN , 10 May 2022",
"Bauer was paid during his nearly 10 months on administrative leave, but his MLB suspension is unpaid . \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Jean-Louis Barrault, actor, director, and mime, who was reportedly brought in at the last minute, was responsible for the proceedings, which featured many famous performers, all of whom were unpaid . \u2014 Vogue , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Court documents state Dulai joined Sarlo\u2019s charitable foundation as a board member and began to receive a monthly $2,000 salary, though other board members were unpaid . \u2014 Olivia Goldhill, STAT , 21 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-083041"
},
"unconjugated":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not chemically conjugated",
": not chemically conjugated"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00e4n-j\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101-t\u0259d",
"-\u02c8k\u00e4n-j\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t-\u0259d"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1963, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-085503"
},
"unbarbarize":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make less barbarous : civilize"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"un- entry 2 + barbarize"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-085847"
},
"uter-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
],
"definitions":[
": uterus",
": uterine and"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Latin uterus"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-090939"
},
"Urceolina":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a small genus of South American herbs (family Amaryllidaceae) that are often cultivated as ornamentals and that have usually yellow and green urceolate flowers and broad leaves produced from a bulb"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259r(\u02cc)s\u0113\u0259\u02c8l\u012bn\u0259",
"-l\u0113n\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from Latin urceolus little pitcher + New Latin -ina ; from the shape of the flowers"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-092032"
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"Teaching remains understaffed , with just 29,000 jobs added in January, still down 359,000 from February 2020. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Feb. 2022",
"After the mass departure, Johnson\u2019s former Burger King restaurant remains understaffed . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 July 2021",
"Garland\u2019s Civil Rights Division also remains perilously understaffed , enormously hampering its ability to conduct oversight of municipal police departments. \u2014 Jeff Hauser, The New Republic , 8 June 2021",
"Three years later, Cincinnati's Emergency Communications Center remains understaffed , an Enquirer examination of city and court documents shows. \u2014 Keely Brown, The Enquirer , 20 May 2021",
"After being understaffed for two years, the company was suddenly overstaffed. \u2014 Dana Mattioli, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"The museum was still understaffed last summer, with guards covering too much ground to protect all areas of the museum at once, Artnet\u2019s Zachary Small reported. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
"Mosby explained that 103 assistant state\u2019s attorney positions are currently filled, while 42 are vacant, meaning that the unit is understaffed by about 29%. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 6 June 2022",
"Some of the testing sites had not been put into operation, while others only opened for a short period of time in the day and were understaffed , officials said, vowing to improve the situation. \u2014 Nectar Gan And Cnn's Beijing Bureau, CNN , 3 June 2022"
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"To underscore Forrest\u2019s belief, FFI has hired almost 1,000 people in the past year and installed energy industry leaders, including Mark Hutchins, the former president and CEO of General Electric Europe, to join FFI as CEO. \u2014 David Jeans, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The main thrust is to underscore the institution\u2019s eagerness to reconnect with its public after internal conflicts that arose before the coronavirus pandemic caused a management meltdown in the spring of 2020. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
"Official pronouncements underscore China\u2019s determination to stick to its zero-COVID policy. \u2014 Amy Gunia, Time , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The questions underscore the complexity of California\u2019s quest to become the first state in the nation to approve statewide reparations for slavery. \u2014 Taryn Lunastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
"These sobering numbers heavily underscore Kennedy\u2019s mission to empower Black women in their financial wellness journey. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Yet the Russian attacks in western Ukraine over the past two days underscore Mr. Putin\u2019s continued determination to control the entire country, starting with Kyiv. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Mar. 2022",
"These sentiments underscore a theme Morisseau intentionally injected into her telling of the Detroit auto industry\u2019s toppling after remembering the national response and researching. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Feb. 2022",
"In addition to Warwick, Bush, Benatar and Eurythmics, the repeat nominees this year underscore the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame\u2019s efforts to represent an increasingly eclectic array of music-makers. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The vulnerability and the lack of a patch underscore a problem with third-party code libraries that has gotten worse over the past decade. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022",
"At the beginning of his career, Pusha\u2019s rapping served as the flamboyant underscore to his brother Malice\u2019s reflective storytelling. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Through leveraging TikTok, underscore works\u2019 artists have thrived during Covid-19. \u2014 Annie Reuter, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Reviews that are already trickling into Rotten Tomatoes underscore just how much this series is really freaking some people out. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Clyburn's comments underscore frustrations and confusion expressed in Texas over the state's new restrictive election law as early voting in Texas' March 1 primary is underway. \u2014 Shawna Mizelle, CNN , 15 Feb. 2022",
"But the clashing cultural responses to the pandemic underscore America's creed of individualism and broad suspicion of European-style collective responsibility. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Initial findings of the NOACA project underscore that improving downtown streetscapes isn\u2019t just about aesthetics. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Our planet is too dear and its future too terrifying, as the accelerated pace of species extinction and global deforestation underscore . \u2014 New York Times , 23 Dec. 2021"
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"Another startup using NFTs is Stay Open, which converts unutilized retail and office space into hostel-like lodgings. \u2014 Peter Grant, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"With so much ground going unutilized , the city of Helsinki has converted some of its shelters into spaces for everyday public use. \u2014 ABC News , 12 May 2022",
"Yup, almost 30% of ballot capacity went unutilized , with so many worthy players eligible. \u2014 Tony Blengino, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"With no tracking in place, the customer was left holding the bag on unutilized shelfware. \u2014 Uday Birajdar, Forbes , 24 May 2021",
"Repurposing unutilized spaces helps achieve environmental and social goals while simultaneously delivering better economic performance. \u2014 Arshdeep Sethi, Forbes , 10 Mar. 2021",
"And Trump's reelection team isn't letting any advantage go unutilized . \u2014 Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner , 8 Apr. 2020",
"The couple is partnering with homeowners to transform unutilized properties \u2014 ranging from a decrepit shipping container to a rundown Airstream \u2014 into money-making cash pads. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 23 July 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And there were 383 deaths among unvaccinated people. \u2014 Josh Fischman, Scientific American , 13 June 2022",
"The initial mandate allowed those who were fully vaccinated to show proof of a negative test within three days of travel, while unvaccinated people had to present a test taken within one day of travel. \u2014 Zeke Miller And David Koenig, Chron , 11 June 2022",
"The initial mandate allowed those who were fully vaccinated to show proof of a negative test within three days of travel, while unvaccinated people had to present a test taken within one day of travel. \u2014 Zeke Miller, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"The initial mandate allowed those who were fully vaccinated to show proof of a negative test within three days of travel, while unvaccinated people had to present a test taken within one day of travel. \u2014 Zeke Miller, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"The initial mandate allowed those who were fully vaccinated to show proof of a negative test within three days of travel, while unvaccinated people had to present a test taken within one day of travel. \u2014 Zeke Miller, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
"The initial mandate allowed those who were fully vaccinated to show proof of a negative test within three days of travel, and unvaccinated people had to present a test taken within one day of travel. \u2014 Hugo Mart\u00ednstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"Over time, more people are also getting vaccinated, so the number of unvaccinated people is getting smaller and smaller. \u2014 Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
"In South Korea, the fatality rate for unvaccinated people infected with Omicron has been 0.6% \u2014 300 times higher than what the North claims. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022"
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"Elysium",
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"The town's founders wanted to create a Christian utopia .",
"It's a nice place to live, but it's no Utopia .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In his telling, before the trauma of a disastrous war and the insult of occupation, southern life had been something close to a biracial utopia . \u2014 Andrew Delbanco, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
"The utopia of Dickens\u2019s fiction, also impossibly outdated today, maybe even outdated in 1850, is the domestic idyll. \u2014 The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
"In Ice Trilogy, Sorokin took sci-fi\u2014a genre the Soviets used to depict Communism as a technologically advanced utopia \u2014and told the story of a violent mystical cult that blends in seamlessly with the secret police. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"And now Musk gets to be its wizard, promising to turn it into a free speech utopia . \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Apr. 2022",
"My utopia was the same as theirs \u2014 or adjacent to it. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"In this utopia , workers would then receive all value created in society. \u2014 Phil Gramm And Mike Solon, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"On the whole, though, Etsy continues to strike a strong balance between seller utopia , buyer paradise, and Wall Street darling. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The company\u2019s aim at the time was in part to demonstrate the utopia of a better life as a substitute to the Nazi propaganda previously disseminated. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 5 May 2022"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-135145"
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"adjective"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": incorrigible",
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": unable to be checked : such as",
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"adjective"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Together, but perhaps for the last time with Bergeron, his unstated future plans a deep, undeniable thread weaved into the farewell\u2019s somber narrative. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
"New yeshivas in Europe adopted the Purim rabbi tradition to bring up something that might have gone unstated about, say, a poor teacher, the food, or facilities to improve their schools\u2019 offerings. \u2014 Zev Eleff, The Conversation , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The unstated premise of a policy like YouTube\u2019s is that, in the year 2022, there are a meaningful number of people out there who would have been. \u2014 Gilad Edelman, Wired , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Some unstated things in After Yang feel particularly unsettling. \u2014 Will Knight, Wired , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Biden also said another unstated assumption out loud: that there\u2019s no transatlantic unity on how to respond to the Russian military buildup. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 24 Jan. 2022",
"The United States and several other like-minded democracies are not sending political delegations as part of stated or unstated diplomatic boycotts of the games. \u2014 Adam Schreck, ajc , 4 Feb. 2022",
"At least two candidates turned it down, including former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, for unstated reasons, a person familiar with the decision told CNN this summer. \u2014 Betsy Klein, Jeff Zeleny And Kevin Liptak, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
"The uninformed driver is confronted by a biased seller, insufficient information and unstated questions swirling around the value versus unknown risks. \u2014 Steve Tengler, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": born of the same mother but by a different father",
": of, relating to, or affecting the uterus",
": of, relating to, occurring in, or affecting the uterus"
],
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"\u02c8y\u00fc-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bn",
"-r\u0259n",
"\u02c8y\u00fct-\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bn",
"-r\u0259n"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some people have conditions including endometriosis or uterine fibroids that exacerbate pain, while others suffer from very heavy menstrual bleeding \u2014 all of which can make working difficult. \u2014 Angela Haupt, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"The most pronounced effect, Brawley noted, was in uterine cancers, which are more closely linked to obesity. \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 8 June 2022",
"The voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer was given a hysterectomy without her consent in 1961 when undergoing removal of a uterine tumor by a white physician. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"Copper IUDs release copper ions into the uterine cavity, which are toxic to sperm. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
"This causes the uterine lining to stop thickening and to break down, detaching the embryo.. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 12 May 2022",
"Obesity can also contribute to increases in hormones like estrogen, which have been linked to higher risks of breast and uterine cancer in women. \u2014 Alice Park, Time , 3 June 2022",
"Girls who get their periods earlier may also be at a higher risk of developing breast or uterine cancer in adulthood. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"Deaths from liver cancer among older Black men and women increased, and uterine cancer increased 2.9% on average every year among middle-aged adult women, the analysis found. \u2014 Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022"
],
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"Middle English, from Late Latin uterinus , from Latin uterus"
],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-151011"
},
"ultimogeniture":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a system of inheritance by which the youngest child succeeds to the estate"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259l-t\u0259-m\u014d-\u02c8je-n\u0259-\u02ccchu\u0307r",
"-ni-ch\u0259r",
"-n\u0259-\u02cctyu\u0307r",
"-n\u0259-\u02cctu\u0307r"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Latin ultimus last + English prim ogeniture"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1882, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-151318"
},
"uncor":{
"type":[
"abbreviation"
],
"definitions":[
"uncorrected"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-152845"
},
"unbanked":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not deposited in a bank"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"un- entry 1 + banked , past participle of bank (to deposit in a bank)"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-155012"
},
"Urawa":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"former city north of Tokyo in Honshu, Japan, that since 2001 has been part of the city of Saitama"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00fc-\u02c8r\u00e4-w\u00e4"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-155816"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": whisper , undertone"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"under entry 3 + breath"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-155828"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": fitness for some purpose or worth to some end",
": something useful or designed for use",
": public utility",
": a service (such as light, power, or water) provided by a public utility",
": equipment or a piece of equipment to provide such service or a comparable service",
": a program or routine designed to perform or facilitate especially routine operations (such as copying files or editing text) on a computer",
": capable of serving as a substitute in various roles or positions",
": kept to provide a useful product or service rather than for show or as a pet",
": being of a usable but inferior grade",
": serving primarily for utility rather than beauty : utilitarian",
": designed or adapted for general use",
": of or relating to a utility",
": the quality or state of being useful",
": a business that supplies a public service (as electricity or gas) under special regulation by the government",
": fitness for some purpose or worth to some end",
": public utility",
": a service or commodity provided by a public utility",
": equipment or material used in providing such a service or commodity",
": stocks or bonds of utility companies"
],
"pronounciation":[
"y\u00fc-\u02c8ti-l\u0259-t\u0113",
"yu\u0307-\u02c8ti-l\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"account",
"avail",
"mileage",
"service",
"serviceability",
"serviceableness",
"use",
"usefulness"
],
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"uselessness",
"worthlessness"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a plan without much practical utility",
"Notify the utility if there's an outage.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"These alternative data sets are amassed from various non-conventional origins, such as utility bill payments, metadata from mobile devices, social media, web and app usage and many other different types of interactions. \u2014 Michel Kilzi, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Nearly a quarter of a million customers of the local utility , AEP Ohio, were without power Tuesday night, including many in the Columbus area, according to the company\u2019s website. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 19 June 2022",
"That the pumpkin toadlet has shrunk some of its anatomy out of the realm of utility makes a weird sort of sense. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"The top official handling cybersecurity at the L.A.'s Department of Water and Power was sentenced to four years in prison for lying to investigators in the corruption probe of the utility \u2019s billing woes. \u2014 David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
"The program's goal is to assist with electric utility bills or the purchase of an air conditioning unit or a fan. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022",
"To conserve water and save on their utility bills, the Murphys opted to replace their grass lawn at their old home in Sandy with a small vertical farm. \u2014 Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"This can include a driver\u2019s license or recent utility bill. \u2014 Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"Residents will be required to show a valid ID and recent Cleveland Heights utility bill to drop off items. \u2014 cleveland , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Vistra, the largest independent, non- utility company, announced closures by 2027 of all seven of its coal-burning plants in the mid-western states. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Now here\u2019s something handy\u2014a multi- utility install program. \u2014 PCMAG , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Vistra, the largest independent, non- utility company, announced closures by 2027 of all seven of its coal-burning plants in the mid-western states. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Vistra, the largest independent, non- utility company, announced closures by 2027 of all seven of its coal-burning plants in the mid-western states. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 13 Nov. 2021",
"His super- utility role allowed Roberts to deploy unique lineups. \u2014 Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY , 25 Oct. 2021",
"But the Clean Electricity Performance Program does not cover another category of power company, called non- utility generators. \u2014 Felix Mormann, The Conversation , 30 Sep. 2021",
"With Adames taking over at short, Urias will move into a super- utility role for the remainder of the season and get most of his starts in a platoon with Travis Shaw at third base but the team still has high hopes for Urias, 23, in the future. \u2014 Andrew Wagner, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
"Boston added a pair of super- utility players in Kik\u00e9 Hernandez and former Twin Marwin Gonzalez in the offseason. \u2014 Phil Miller, Star Tribune , 11 Apr. 2021"
],
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"Noun",
"Middle English utilite , from Anglo-French utilit\u00e9 , from Latin utilitat, utilitas , from utilis useful, from uti to use"
],
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-160319"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": of or relating to ultimogeniture"
],
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],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"from ultimogeniture , after English primogeniture : primogenitary"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-160642"
},
"uncord":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to release from cords : loosen the cords of"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6\u0259n+"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English uncorden , from un- entry 2 + cord , noun"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-160753"
},
"unpent":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not pent : unconfined , released"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-164106"
},
"unusuality":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": unusualness",
": something unusual"
],
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-170417"
},
"untired":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not tired or worn out"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"un- entry 1 + tired , adjective"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-171144"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not marked by or providing rest and repose : not restful"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8rest-f\u0259l"
],
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"restless",
"uneasy",
"unquiet"
],
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],
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"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-172828"
},
"ultracheap":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": sold at a very low price : extremely or extraordinarily cheap"
],
"pronounciation":[
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],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1849, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-174231"
},
"unlive":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": annul , reverse"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8liv"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1621, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-174652"
},
"ut dict":{
"type":[
"abbreviation"
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"definitions":[
"as directed",
"as directed"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Latin ut dictum"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-181642"
},
"ungirt":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having the belt or girdle off or loose",
": lacking in discipline or compactness : loose , slack"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8g\u0259rt"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-185152"
},
"ultracentrifuge":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a high-speed centrifuge able to separate out colloidal and other small particles and used especially in determining the sizes of such particles or the molecular weights of large molecules",
": to subject to an ultracentrifuge",
": a high-speed centrifuge able to sediment colloidal and other small particles and used especially in determining sizes of such particles and molecular weights of large molecules",
": to subject to centrifugal action in an ultracentrifuge"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259l-tr\u0259-\u02c8sen-tr\u0259-\u02ccfy\u00fcj",
"-\u02c8sen-tr\u0259-\u02ccfy\u00fcj"
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"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1924, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1934, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-190751"
},
"underscrub":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": scrubby growth under trees : underbush"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"under entry 3 + scrub"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-190844"
},
"unvictorious":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not victorious : defeated"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-191132"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": unable to be understood or comprehended : not intelligible",
": impossible to understand"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-in-\u02c8te-l\u0259-j\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02cc\u0259n-in-\u02c8te-l\u0259-j\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
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"impenetrable",
"incomprehensible",
"unfathomable",
"ungraspable"
],
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"fathomable",
"intelligible",
"understandable"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kelsey McCowan Heilman, staff attorney for the Oregon Law Center, said the notices are cluttered with legal jargon and are frequently unintelligible . \u2014 oregonlive , 9 June 2022",
"The group talked quietly, but the audio was unintelligible . \u2014 Robert Legare, CBS News , 7 June 2022",
"With Anne\u2019s rising despair, her surroundings grow blurry, the ambient sound increasingly unintelligible . \u2014 Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"Who would have ever guessed that the biggest talking point of the Mariners\u2019 season so far would be a novelty song with largely unintelligible lyrics that was written in 1955? \u2014 Larry Stone, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"At his audition, Mr. Poitier\u2019s unintelligible , singsong island accent dismayed theater founder Frederick O\u2019Neal. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
"In some cases, headers also include a series of letters and numbers that appear unintelligible but, in fact, are cryptographic signatures that can be used to verify an email\u2019s sender and contents. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Some types of aphasia can result in the person speaking in complete sentences with unintelligible meaning, while other types can affect the person\u2019s ability to name objects or repeat words and sentences. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Outside is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible , or misdirected entries, all of which will be disqualified. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 22 Sep. 2021"
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"first_known_use":[
"1664, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-191854"
},
"unhyphenated":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not containing or separated by a hyphen : not hyphenated"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8h\u012b-f\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-t\u0259d"
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1934, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-195314"
},
"user-friendly":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": easy to learn, use, understand, or deal with",
": agreeable , appealing",
": easy to learn, use, understand, or deal with"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccy\u00fc-z\u0259r-\u02c8fren(d)-l\u0113",
"\u02ccy\u00fc-z\u0259r-\u02c8frend-l\u0113"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1972, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-200323"
},
"undoubting":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not having or characterized by doubt"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8dau\u0307-ti\u014b"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1735, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-200525"
},
"unspeakableness":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being unspeakable"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-200956"
},
"upper transit":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the passage of a celestial body over the celestial meridian at the higher of its two crossings",
": the point at which such a crossing takes place"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-201402"
},
"Urbandale":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"city in south central Iowa population 39,463"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259r-b\u0259n-\u02ccd\u0101l"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-201609"
},
"unmaimed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not maimed"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-202124"
},
"unravished":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not ravished"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ra-visht"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1563, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-204230"
},
"ultrasophisticated":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": extremely or extraordinarily sophisticated"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259l-tr\u0259-s\u0259-\u02c8fi-st\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-t\u0259d"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"first_known_use":[
"1893, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-205733"
},
"unregular":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": irregular"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1569, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-210033"
},
"unright":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": wrong , unjust",
": wrong , injustice"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+",
"\""
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"Adjective",
"Middle English unriht, unright , from Old English unriht , from un- entry 1 + riht , adjective, right",
"Noun",
"Middle English unriht, unright , from Old English unriht , from un- entry 1 + riht , noun, right"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-211224"
},
"unrig":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to strip of rigging"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8rig"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1562, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-211953"
},
"unhomelike":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not homelike"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-215957"
},
"untuck":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to release from a tuck or from being tucked up"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6\u0259n\u2027+"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"un- entry 2 + tuck"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-221204"
},
"undercover man":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one who undertakes to secure evidence of criminal or illegal actions by working with or among those who are under suspicion",
": one who secures a position (as in a business or factory) for the purpose of illicitly obtaining confidential information"
],
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"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-221634"
},
"unseal":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to break or remove the seal of : open",
": to break or remove the seal of : open"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0113l",
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"Earlier this year, the Ohio Supreme Court unanimously sided with The Enquirer and UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh to unseal the case and keep Olthaus' name on the records. \u2014 Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby partially approved the news outlets\u2019 requests in a ruling Thursday, ordering the clerk of court to unseal four documents while keeping others closed from public view. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 19 May 2022",
"Portions of grand jury testimony by Tim Mapes, the former chief of staff to House Speaker Michael Madigan, could be made public Tuesday after the judge overseeing Mapes\u2019 obstruction of justice case agreed to unseal a motion filed by the defense. \u2014 Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The new court records were filed in response to ProPublica\u2019s request to unseal the affidavits. \u2014 Robert Faturechi, ProPublica , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Earlier this year, the Ohio Supreme Court unanimously sided with The Enquirer and UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh to unseal the case and keep Olthaus' name on the records. \u2014 The Enquirer , 4 Apr. 2022",
"While lawyers fought to unseal those records, reporters pored over court filings to identify those with knowledge of the Armenian genocide insurance cases and spoke to them by phone, email or in visits to their homes and offices. \u2014 Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The decision was publicly released on Dec. 1 after an advocacy group for Muslims and the First Amendment Clinic at Arizona State University\u2019s law school separately petitioned the court to unseal the ruling and other records. \u2014 Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Last year, the newspaper retained counsel and petitioned Snyder to unseal those records. \u2014 Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022"
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": lack of ambiguity : possession of one clear meaning"
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": not lawful : illegal",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8l\u022f-f\u0259l",
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"lawful",
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"The sale of alcohol to minors is unlawful .",
"it is unlawful to set off fireworks within the city limits",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"He had been arrested for drug charges and unlawful use of a weapon. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 15 June 2022",
"He is being held in Multnomah County\u2019s downtown jail on charges of second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
"This fall, in the Harvard and University of North Carolina cases, the justices will hear arguments that the use of race in admissions is unlawful discrimination. \u2014 Jonathan Turley, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Miller is suing the hotel chain for negligence, emotional distress, unlawful discrimination, discrimination against individuals with disabilities, and false imprisonment. \u2014 Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com , 19 Jan. 2022",
"The Anchorage Equal Rights Commission is the city\u2019s law enforcement agency charged with preventing and eliminating unlawful discrimination under Title 5, the city\u2019s equal rights laws, according to the city\u2019s website. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Knoesen was also found guilty of unlawful possession of firearms by the Middelburg High Court. \u2014 Mogomotsi Magome, ajc , 6 June 2022",
"Kejuan Williams, 29, of Hartford, is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in New Haven, according to federal authorities. \u2014 Courant Staff, Hartford Courant , 3 June 2022",
"The NhRP\u2019s legal argument revolves around the idea of habeas corpus, which protects against unlawful imprisonment. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 22 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"noun"
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": a woman in her first pregnancy"
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"New Latin, from uni- + Latin gravida"
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"adjective"
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": not ascribed or credited to a source : not attributed"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u0259-\u02c8tri-\u02ccby\u00fc-t\u0259d",
"-by\u0259-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to a network source, the unattributed passages were caught during routine editing. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"His knowledge of Adidas' role in the recruitment of Brian Bowen is alleged in a new book, but mostly through unattributed hearsay. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 16 Feb. 2022",
"After the Post story published, the Red Stars hired a crisis communications firm and later released a handful of unattributed statements that also were short on details. \u2014 Jeremy Mikula, chicagotribune.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
"That\u2019s the anonymous part: A list of author names is provided but unattributed , and the reader is invited to guess which author wrote which piece. \u2014 Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
"This was, however, not the first time McRaven's remarks have been unattributed or copied for use by others. \u2014 Travis Caldwell And Amanda Jackson, CNN , 14 May 2021",
"In the past months, literary investigators have exposed the two leading contenders for the September election for using unattributed text by other authors in their books. \u2014 Bojan Pancevski, WSJ , 21 Aug. 2021",
"Until recently, the Dresden State Art Collections had listed the skull as an unattributed work, notes a separate DPA report. \u2014 Isis Davis-marks, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 June 2021",
"That came after unnamed players offered The Athletic their unattributed takes on the second-year Cincinnati coach. \u2014 Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer , 9 Apr. 2021"
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"first_known_use":[
"1972, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-234039"
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"adjective"
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": not descried : unseen"
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"\"+"
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"type":[
"transitive verb"
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"definitions":[
": to release by undoing a girth"
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"\"+"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": not regretted : unlamented"
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"\"+"
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"1668, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-002533"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not working : idle"
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"\"+"
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"adjective"
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": not beveled"
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-004056"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": not enlarged upon : not expounded or developed fully",
": not unfolded : not spread open"
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"\"+"
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"un- entry 1 + expanded , past participle of expand"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-005336"
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"noun",
"verb"
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": to mark (something, such as a word) with a line underneath",
": to put emphasis on : stress",
": to show clearly or emphatically",
": the outline of a quadruped's underbody",
": the ventral surface of a quadruped's body",
": a horizontal line placed underneath something",
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"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccl\u012bn",
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8l\u012bn",
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccl\u012bn",
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"de-emphasize"
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"Verb",
"His name was underlined in the book.",
"The accident underlines our need for better safety procedures.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Dimon's dire warnings underline the economic uncertainty facing the nation: While the job market is at its tightest level in decades, consumer prices are rising at the fastest clip since the 1980s. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 2 June 2022",
"Thomas\u2019s actions also underline concerns about potential conflicts of interest that her husband has already faced - and may face in the future - in deciding cases related to attempts to overturn the 2020 election. \u2014 Emma Brown, Anchorage Daily News , 22 May 2022",
"Thomas\u2019s actions also underline concerns about potential conflicts of interest that her husband has already faced \u2014 and may face in the future \u2014 in deciding cases related to attempts to overturn the 2020 election. \u2014 Emma Brown, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"Thomas's actions also underline concerns about potential conflicts of interest that her husband has already faced - and may face in the future - in deciding cases related to attempts to overturn the 2020 election. \u2014 Emma Brown, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
"Given the pressure to produce award-winning shows and compete with the multitude of other streaming services, Netflix's recent cancellations underline that virtually no series is safe. \u2014 Anne Marie Lee, CBS News , 4 May 2022",
"Such cases underline why collectors throughout history go to extremes to cordon off their acquisitions from public scrutiny. \u2014 Mary Childs, Town & Country , 26 Apr. 2022",
"But news images of Russian forces shelling the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant underline the safety concerns. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Both Riccobono and Moses underline that recovery progress is continuing to go well. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Citing a 2021 study conducted by Women In Film and Pepperdine University, Krinsky and Paling underline the obstacles women have commonly faced in bringing stories to the screen. \u2014 Devon Foster, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The first three entries in this list underline how important code has become to winning in today\u2019s\u2014and tomorrow\u2019s\u2014business world. \u2014 Martin Giles, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Experts and advocates say the question marks remaining in the Indianapolis case underline what may be limits to Indiana\u2019s gun policy. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2021",
"Yet last month\u2019s abandonment of plans for a Time Out Market in its home city London and a subsequent cash call underline how hard the media group\u2019s culinary destination arm has been hit. \u2014 Mark Faithfull, Forbes , 6 Apr. 2021",
"That double- underlines and triple-circles, in red ink, the most pressing need for this group: someone who can score consistently beyond the Marchand-Bergeron-David Pastrnak trio. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Dec. 2019",
"As a brief scene-setting prologue showing Banks watching kids playing football underlines , skill on the football field has always signified freedom to him, the feeling that nothing could fence him in or keep him down. \u2014 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times , 8 Aug. 2019",
"As a brief scene-setting prologue showing Banks watching kids playing football underlines , skill on the football field has always signified freedom to him, the feeling that nothing could fence him in or keep him down. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Aug. 2019",
"Hoover remembers his wife kept meticulous work notes filled with highlights and underlines . \u2014 Elvia Malag\u00f3n, chicagotribune.com , 6 July 2019"
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"Verb",
"1721, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-011501"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": having no equal : peerless , matchless",
": having no companion : unmated , alone"
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"\u00a6\u0259n\u00a6fe(\u02cc)l\u014dd",
"-l\u0259d"
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"in sense 1, from un- entry 1 + fellowed , past participle of fellow , in sense 2, from un- entry 1 + fellow , noun + -ed"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-012428"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not hearing"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-012444"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not elevated : earthbound"
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"\"+"
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"type":[
"adverb"
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"definitions":[
": in an undoubting manner : without hesitation : confidently"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-031820"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not of the Christian faith",
": contrary to the Christian spirit or character",
": uncivilized , barbarous"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8kris-ch\u0259n",
"-\u02c8krish-"
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"1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"noun"
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": the quality or state of being unrelenting"
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"1649, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-034122"
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"upcoast":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": up the coast"
],
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"\u02c8\u0259p-\u02c8k\u014dst"
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"1909, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-043446"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": impossible to understand : not understandable"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8stan-d\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1631, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": not being in accordance with nature or consistent with a normal course of events",
": not being in accordance with normal human feelings or behavior : perverse",
": lacking ease and naturalness : contrived",
": inconsistent with what is reasonable or expected",
": different from what is found in nature or happens naturally",
": different from what is usually considered normal behavior",
": not genuine"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8na-ch\u0259-r\u0259l",
"-\u02c8nach-r\u0259l",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8na-ch\u0259-r\u0259l",
"-\u02c8nach-r\u0259l"
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"aberrant",
"aberrational",
"abnormal",
"anomalous",
"atypical",
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"deviate",
"devious",
"irregular",
"untypical"
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"natural",
"normal",
"regular",
"standard",
"typical"
],
"examples":[
"It seems unnatural to keep the bird in a cage.",
"She has an unnatural obsession with money.",
"Her smile looked forced and unnatural .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The application process needed to be quick, and the traditional method of braiding the hair close to the head to fit underneath the wig would have added bulk that would have given Brown's head an unnatural appearance. \u2014 Kirbie Johnson, Allure , 4 June 2022",
"And when the Vecna\u2019s definitely got them, their bones begin to crack and their body contorts into unnatural ways. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 3 June 2022",
"Avoid fake fragrances, essential oils, parabens, sulfates and pretty much any unnatural chemical substance. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"The unnatural phenomenon sparked debate about whether the financial system is close to collapsing and strengthened the case for exploring alternatives like crypto. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"The scares are slower-burning, such as a faraway shot of someone\u2019s face scrunching into an unnatural rictus grin. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 1 May 2022",
"This model teaches us that cisgender identity and heterosexuality are the default, and any deviation from this is an unnatural aberration. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The unnatural posture was pinching his nerves and causing stabbing pain and numbness. \u2014 WSJ , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The new report cites industrialization and urbanization as key factors that impact people's exposure to light\u2014specifically less natural light during the day, more ( unnatural ) light at night, and an overall increase in electric light. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Health.com , 19 Apr. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-045452"
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to take upon oneself : set about : attempt",
": to put oneself under obligation to perform",
": to accept as a charge or responsibility",
": guarantee , promise",
": to give surety or assume responsibility",
": to plan or try to accomplish",
": to take on as a responsibility : agree"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0101k",
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0101k"
],
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"accept",
"assume",
"bear",
"shoulder",
"take over"
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"disavow",
"disclaim",
"disown",
"repudiate"
],
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"He's undertaking a thorough search.",
"The researchers undertook a series of studies.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The reason to undertake this internal reorganization and to elevate the role of presales is simple: This is the next big way that companies can differentiate and accelerate growth. \u2014 Matt Darrow, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"After the war, Tymofiy wants to finish his studies, undertake military service and attend the same college as his mother. \u2014 Isabel Coles, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"The commission is expected to undertake its own analysis of partisan fairness before the end of the month. \u2014 Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press , 16 Sep. 2021",
"But there are times, too, when the most important behavior to undertake when viewing art is listening. \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"By special order of his mother Queen Elizabeth, the Prince of Wales stepped in to undertake the important duty of giving the Queen's Speech at the State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
"Beijing exploited its access to Western markets and enterprises to undertake an unparalleled program of intellectual-property theft, technology transfer, and economic espionage. \u2014 Hal Brands, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Another former volunteer collected signatures on an open letter that calls on the agency to undertake a full investigation into Peterson and others involved in responding to the incident. \u2014 USA Today , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Roughly 7,000 volunteers had been scheduled to fan out across the county to undertake the count over three days later this month. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-050405"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not causing embarrassment : not embarrassing"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-im-\u02c8ber-\u0259-si\u014b",
"-\u02c8ba-r\u0259-"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1805, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-053326"
},
"unworn":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not impaired by use : not worn away",
": not worn : new",
": not jaded : fresh , original"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8w\u022frn"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That\u2019s why few were surprised to see an unworn example in its original factory plastic sell for $376,000 last July. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 14 June 2022",
"Or one full of unworn clothes may signal a need to shop to feel better. \u2014 Essence , 2 June 2022",
"An estimated 9 billion items of clothing mostly sit unworn in U.S. consumers' closets every year, according to ThredUp, the largest online thrift and consignment store. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"And what about the clothes that hang in your closet unworn ? \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"That record was comprehensively smashed five years later by an unworn Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime 6300A-010, created especially for a charity auction in Geneva, that fetched 31 million Swiss francs ($31.2 million). \u2014 CNN , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Zappos offers a full refund within 365 days of purchase as long as items are unworn and in their original packaging. \u2014 Lisa Niver, Wired , 18 Dec. 2021",
"Her memoirs Blue Nights and The Year of Magical Thinking, which grapple with the deaths of her daughter and of her husband, respectively, are filled with unworn shoes and sundresses and sweaters. \u2014 Kate Cray, The Atlantic , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Items must be unused, unworn , unwashed, and undamaged. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 23 Sep. 2021"
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": not reflecting : unthinking"
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},
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"noun"
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": one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur",
": one whose business is to prepare the dead for burial and to arrange and manage funerals",
": an Englishman taking over forfeited lands in Ireland in the 16th and 17th centuries",
": a person whose business is to prepare the dead for burial and to take charge of funerals",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0101-k\u0259r",
"sense 2 is",
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02cct\u0101-k\u0259r",
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02cct\u0101-k\u0259r"
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"mortician"
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"the undertaker wore black clothes and a solemn expression",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The cemetery\u2019s chief undertaker , Ashraf Zaher, 48, paused to survey the funeral, another job done. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"So is Cedric Young, here playing the undertaker West, a fastidious figure who profits from the death of Black men. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"Dowd stars as a secretive undertaker forced to take in two orphans. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 6 May 2022",
"The life of an undertaker might seem radically different from that of a writer, but there are some meaningful similarities: Both jobs require a sensitivity to emotional pain, a sense of duty to attend to grief, and a deft way with words. \u2014 Thomas Lynch, The Atlantic , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Korean cast includes Yoo Hae-jin (the undertaker ), Kim Ok-vin (White Marten), and Park Jeong-min (the swordsman). \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 17 Feb. 2022",
"In 1902, her ancestor Robert Elliott was one of the early African Americans in Baltimore to officially receive an undertaker \u2019s license. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The undertaker announced that this was the loudest his funeral home had ever been. \u2014 Kevin Fisher-paulson, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Mar. 2022",
"But a Dream follows an undertaker who accidentally awakens the ghosts of an ancient swordsman and the recently deceased warrior who saved his village. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 18 Feb. 2022"
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"\"+"
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"verb"
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": to open or loose by lifting the latch",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8lach"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Plus the lightweight device is easy to take with you: Just unlatch the clip and attach it to a belt, buckle, or backpack strap. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"If the Russian and US segments were to unlatch and the power and communications cables linking them were severed, the most immediate need for the space station would be maintaining the station's proper altitude. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The hot steam works against these surfaces to unlatch any dirt stuck to the ground, resulting in floors that are immaculate and free of anything sticky. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Each one features purple handles that are supposed to secure the lid while leaving it easy to unlatch . \u2014 Ambar Pardilla, NBC News , 7 Apr. 2021",
"Set the tart pan on a bowl so the sides fall away or unlatch the springform side and lift it off. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Mar. 2021",
"Her movements must have roused the dog again because now there is a scratching at the door at the bottom of the left staircase and Dot reaches out to unlatch it. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 19 Nov. 2020",
"The convertible top is operated with a single switch that automatically latches and unlatches the roof. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 16 Apr. 2020",
"Body camera footage released by the Fort Worth Police Department shows that two officers parked a car a block away, unlatched a fence door and entered the backyard. \u2014 Heidi Stevens, chicagotribune.com , 15 Oct. 2019"
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"circa 1625, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": extremely light in mass or weight",
": a very light recreational aircraft typically for one person that is powered by a small gasoline engine"
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"\u02c8\u0259l-tr\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bt"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This tie-dye table is ultralight , packs into a tiny tote, and stretches taut to safely hold your drink. \u2014 Alex Beggs, Bon App\u00e9tit , 16 June 2022",
"An ultralight aircraft crashed into a wooded area in Middleborough Saturday afternoon, and the pilot escaped uninjured, police and fire said. \u2014 Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"Light Avoid sweaty feet on summer hikes with ultralight hiking socks. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 8 June 2022",
"Without slimming the 800-fill jacket somewhere else, lightening the fabric wasn\u2019t going to be enough to set an ultralight version apart. \u2014 Ryan Wichelns, Outside Online , 12 Sep. 2020",
"With a bounce-free fit and ultralight back protector, this pack was our choice for long backcountry days. \u2014 Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"That's several pounds heavier than today's ultralight laptops, but Toughbooks are built for extreme cases, like military and law enforcement use. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022",
"The ultralight aircraft weren\u2019t easy to fly, Mr. Perrin told James Gorman of The Times. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"This ultralight wireless transmitter/receiver pairs with his wireless headphones for quick, cord-free audio. \u2014 Karla Pope, Woman's Day , 4 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Dell also overhauled the XPS 13 2-in-1's design, transforming it from a portable ultralight with a 360-degree hinge to a tablet with an optional detachable keyboard cover sold separately. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
"Few packs blend ultralight -friendly design with comfort and features as well as this one. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"But the real magic comes from an external carbon-fiber exoskeleton that goes around the back of the boot, up the ankle, and around the gaiter, enabling a stiff and supportive yet ultralight fit. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 27 Mar. 2021",
"However, today the company lifted the embargo on performance results for its 15 Watt ultralight Ryzen 6000U series CPUs, and one of the first machines to arrive is a stunner 13-inch ASUS machine called the Zenbook S 13 OLED. \u2014 Dave Altavilla, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"The lack of Bluetooth may be a deal-breaker for office workers short on ports or moved to one of the many ultralight laptops that don't have USB-A. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 10 May 2022",
"If ultralight is your thing, enjoy it, but make sure your entire reason for being outside isn\u2019t to justify a purchase or test gear. \u2014 Jenna Woginrich, Outside Online , 27 June 2019",
"Under Armour, known for its tech-savvy and performance-geared designs delivered with this ultralight , silky shirt constructed with UPF 50+ sun protection technology. \u2014 Outside Online , 24 June 2020",
"Rutherford embarked on her epic journey with her Shark Aero, a high-performance, two-seat ultralight aircraft manufactured in Europe. \u2014 Somayeh Malekian, ABC News , 20 Jan. 2022"
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"1974, in the meaning defined above"
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-120706"
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"adverb",
"noun"
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": uppity"
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"\u02c8\u0259-pish"
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"hifalutin",
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"huffy",
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"lordly",
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"the new employee's uppish airs aren't winning him many friends among his colleagues"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-124527"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": inconsequential"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-125525"
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"adjective"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Correlation between personality and quantitative gameplay data is certainly not unproblematic . \u2014 Ben Egliston, Wired , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Squalane is one of those largely unproblematic skin-care ingredients that deserves all of the praise. \u2014 Sarah Han, Allure , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Sleek aerodynamics contribute to a quiet passenger cabin and remarkable high-speed stability \u2013 maintaining 80 mph is unproblematic on the 75-mph Colorado highways. \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021",
"As outlined by American Progress, the same concern is not extended to those who need postpartum mental health assistance, health care, unproblematic child care and helpful family leave. \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 1 Sep. 2021",
"And braking from speed is unproblematic and fade-free as the Turbo GT is fitted with Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes (PCCB) as standard fitment. \u2014 Michael Harley, Robb Report , 27 July 2021",
"As usual in Butler, raising the young is the only unproblematic good. \u2014 Stephanie Burt, The New Republic , 27 May 2021",
"But the lack of headlines is indicative of how unproblematic the Galaxy S21 Ultra is. \u2014 Janhoi Mcgregor, Forbes , 20 May 2021",
"For example, if a lending model uses 400 variables and a regulator asks which ones are most important, many lenders will run an explainer like SHAP and hand over the top 200 most important variables, all of which may seem unproblematic . \u2014 Kareem Saleh, Forbes , 4 May 2021"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-133249"
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"adjective"
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": not effective in describing"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-135833"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not expressed in writing : oral , traditional",
": containing no writing : blank",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ri-t\u1d4an",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ri-t\u1d4an"
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"oral",
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"paper",
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"examples":[
"They had an unwritten agreement.",
"an unwritten contract may not be enforceable",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In all of those environments, there are written and unwritten rules to follow and your actions have consequences. \u2014 Csaba Toth, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Nevertheless, Meyer displayed a pattern of willful negligence that suggested the rules, written and unwritten , weren\u2019t for him. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 17 Dec. 2021",
"The character flaws and ignorance of our system and its norms, written and unwritten , were there for all to see. \u2014 Keith C. Burris And Pittsburgh Post-gazette (tns), Star Tribune , 19 Jan. 2021",
"The military is full of unwritten rules that often creep into its rigid structure, and some of those may have come into play here, Brennan suggested. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"Francona said sometimes the game\u2019s unwritten rules sometimes get in the way of common sense and sportsmanship. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 15 Apr. 2022",
"There's an unwritten rule in the NBA that when a team has conceded a loss and the reserves have replaced the starters, the winning team runs the clock out and doesn't try to add to the final score \u2014 let alone dunking on the losing team. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
"The stakes are high because an unwritten government policy requires local political leaders to ratify nuclear reboots. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
"And the Board of Review holds that Sharum's reliance on an unwritten Division policy was unreasonable. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 3 Mar. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-140603"
},
"unrested":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not rested"
],
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"1586, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-144011"
},
"UTC":{
"type":[
"abbreviation"
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"definitions":[
"Coordinated Universal Time"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-144126"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": unmourned"
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"\"+"
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"un- entry 1 + bewailed , past participle of bewail"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-144413"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not designated (as for a particular purpose)"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8de-zig-\u02ccn\u0101-t\u0259d"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The money for the purchase would come from the undesignated portion of the city's budget, which currently holds $14.5 million, said Colby Fulfer, the city's chief of staff. \u2014 Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Wyman Morgan, the city's director of administration and finance, said the money for the design of the road will come from the city's undesignated funds. \u2014 Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Camping on undesignated sites down long, poorly maintained national-forest roads, ideally next to moving water but not neighbors. \u2014 Christopher Keyes, Outside Online , 22 June 2020",
"But Kemp\u2019s revenue estimate, which sets the legal ceiling for how much lawmakers can spend, makes no mention of the other $700 million in undesignated surplus. \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 13 Jan. 2022",
"But last summer, the university took previously undesignated funds from its endowment to fulfill the $10 million pledge. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Nov. 2021",
"It is estimated that 2.8 million hectares (6.9 million acres) of undesignated areas of the Amazon have been deforested. \u2014 Clarisa Diaz, Quartz , 2 Nov. 2021",
"The additional $2 million for the program will be transferred from undesignated funds, then replenished once the county receives federal money under the American Rescue Plan Act. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 6 Apr. 2021",
"Revenue in the proposal includes $2.5 million in undesignated reserve funds. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 9 Mar. 2021"
],
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"1795, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-145129"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to remove (a mast) from a step"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8step"
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"1853, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-145554"
},
"unprobed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not probed : not thoroughly investigated or explored"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"un- entry 1 + probed , past participle of probe"
],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1691, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-150141"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking knowledge of or proficiency in something : not versed"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8v\u0259rst"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For the unversed , ceramic is a notoriously difficult material to both machine and finish. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 21 Apr. 2022",
"For the unversed , this exalted producer is the only Domaine in Burgundy to produce wine exclusively from Grand Cru vineyards. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 13 Apr. 2022",
"For the unversed , this full-sized luxury performance car was built by Mercedes-Benz from 1968 to 1972. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 15 Mar. 2022",
"For the unversed , a non-fungible token, or NFT, is a unique digital asset that can be securely stored or traded on the blockchain. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 13 Jan. 2022",
"For the unversed , the pigeon\u2019s blood ruby is the most coveted of all rubies. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 11 Oct. 2021",
"For the unversed , an NFT, which stands for a non-fungible token, is essentially a digital asset such as an artwork that comes with verifiable ownership on the blockchain. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 13 Apr. 2021",
"For the unversed , the Cartier Tank is the oldest, and, arguably, the most influential timepiece of 20th-century horology. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 3 Mar. 2021",
"Whereas usual meetings among faculty members, boards of directors, and employees are protected by physical barriers such as walls and closed doors, Zoom conferences can only be secured using other means that many users are unversed in using. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 2 Apr. 2020"
],
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"1675, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-153601"
},
"ultracompact":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": occupying an extremely small volume : very compact"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259l-tr\u0259-k\u0259m-\u02c8pakt",
"-k\u00e4m-\u02c8pakt",
"-\u02c8k\u00e4m-\u02ccpakt"
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"1910, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-154556"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not belonging to or characteristic of an individual nation",
"\u2014 compare supranational"
],
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
],
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"circa 1612, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-160749"
},
"unlatined":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": uninstructed in Latin"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6\u0259n-\u00a6la-t\u1d4and"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"un- entry 1 + Latin + -ed"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-162015"
},
"utility knife":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a knife designed for general use",
": a cutting tool having a sharp replaceable blade that can be retracted into a usually metal handle"
],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Place the tile on a cutting board and trim that edge, using a ruler and utility knife with a new blade. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022",
"To remove the zip ties, use strong scissors or a utility knife . \u2014 Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics , 14 Oct. 2021",
"As for tools, there's a utility knife , axe, wire saw, and a multitool, along with a travel-size first-aid kit and playing cards to keep you occupied until help arrives. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 2 June 2022",
"Once the backsplash is grouted, use a utility knife to pick out any grout that has made its way into the joint between the countertop and the backsplash and in corners where walls meet. \u2014 Sal Vaglica, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
"The other player listed as an outfielder is the team\u2019s ultimate utility knife , Jurickson Profar. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
"This set includes a chef\u2019s knife, bread knife, utility knife , boning knife, paring knife, and honing rod in a modern glass cylinder knife block. \u2014 Amanda Lauren, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Use a utility knife to cut the top and backer veneers to match the blanks. \u2014 Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics , 7 Aug. 2021",
"Nic Cage, looking objectively like hell, plunges his utility knife into the mossy ground and brings the soil to his mouth. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 2 Sep. 2021"
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": malocclusion in which the lower jaw and front teeth project beyond the upper front teeth : prognathism involving the lower jaw",
"\u2014 compare overbite",
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"transitive verb"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Like the prince, the shah was an unelected monarch with a tarnished human rights record. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
"Kate Klonick, an assistant professor at St. John\u2019s University School of Law, said growing laws over online expression theoretically took some power over speech away from unelected Silicon Valley executives. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The original bill was written to protect workers from overbearing union bosses and small business owners from unelected bureaucrats in Washington. \u2014 Tim Scott, WSJ , 20 Mar. 2022",
"This powerful new state agency, overseen by an unelected board, would decide how the lake is used and developed. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Feb. 2022",
"His condition was concealed from the public and Congress, and his unelected second wife, Edith, effectively ran the presidency. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 16 Mar. 2022",
"First of all, the idea of taking such a huge part of the land within Salt Lake City\u2019s boundaries and having the Legislature determine that property taxes will be diverted to an unelected commission of people ... \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Mar. 2022",
"But the best reading of statutes should always prevail over self-serving interpretations that unelected executive branch officials would prefer to read into them. \u2014 WSJ , 13 Dec. 2021",
"The support reportedly comes from the United Malays National Organization, the biggest party in the unelected governing coalition, which was angry at being sidelined amid rivalry with Muhyiddin's own Malay party. \u2014 Eileen Ng, Star Tribune , 26 Nov. 2020"
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"1776, in the meaning defined above"
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": situated beyond the visible spectrum at its violet end",
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"\u02cc\u0259l-tr\u0259-\u02c8v\u012b-\u0259-l\u0259t",
"\u02cc\u0259l-tr\u0259-\u02c8v\u012b-(\u0259-)l\u0259t"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Other filtration technologies are harder to evaluate, including those that incorporate activated carbon and ultraviolet light. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
"As the tech advanced, researchers explored other substances that manipulate light in response to other prompts, such as heat, ultraviolet light and magnetism. \u2014 Brittney J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
"On April 23, 2020, with the United States in the throes of the first covid-19 wave, President Donald Trump opined that doctors should investigate whether shining ultraviolet light or injecting disinfectant into the body might treat the disease. \u2014 Colleen M. Farrell, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"According to Nava Greenfield, MD, a dermatologist at Schweiger Dermatology Group in New York City, ultraviolet light breaks down the extracellular matrix in between your cells and speeds up aging. \u2014 Amy Capetta, Woman's Day , 19 May 2022",
"Shortly after that discovery, the Swift Observatory captured the galaxy\u2019s glow in x-rays and ultraviolet light. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 10 May 2022",
"Germicidal ultraviolet light has been demonstrated to work in reducing the transmission of several bacterial and viral infections. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Some species of jumping spider can see ultraviolet light and blue and green colors, Live Science's Stephanie Pappas reported in 2021. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Another treatment that is sometimes used is called collagen cross-linking, which uses the vitamin riboflavin along with ultraviolet light to strengthen the corneal tissue. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 11 Apr. 2022"
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"1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-222904"
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"ancient city in Syria on the Mediterranean coast"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rob Kardashian wore a loose-fitting, untucked black dress shirt on the stand. \u2014 Andrew Dalton, ajc , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Wearing wrinkled pants or an untucked shirt, use of cellphones, visible tattoos, and gum chewing are just a few no-no\u2019s for staff and members. \u2014 Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"Look for work shirts with a shorter hem too, so they can be worn untucked . \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 6 May 2022",
"The unsettlingly intense gaze and untucked chambray shirt in his videos leave him looking more like a venture capitalist than a politician; even his name sounds like something Bret Easton Ellis might have dreamed up for a Silicon Valley novel. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The sweatshirt is an ideal length for tucking into pants or leaving casually untucked , pairs easily with jeans, leggings, skirts, or shorts, and has a relaxed fit that's comfortable without being boxy or shapeless. \u2014 Ariel Scotti, PEOPLE.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Kidman nods, a wispy sliver of strawberry-blond hair coming untucked from behind an ear. \u2014 Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Meanwhile CeeDee Lamb has been fined $45,000 for low socks and untucked jerseys. \u2014 Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Nov. 2021",
"Chen started carrying it to Clarksburg High School, in his book bag or in a belt holster, hidden by an untucked shirt. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Oct. 2021"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-232421"
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"transitive verb"
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"definitions":[
": to deprive of state dignity or rank"
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"\"+"
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"un- entry 2 + state"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-233453"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": ultrasound sense 2",
": ultrasound sense 2"
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"\u02cc\u0259l-tr\u0259-s\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-gr\u0259-f\u0113",
"-s\u014d-",
"-f\u0113"
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"ultrason ic + -o- + -graphy"
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"1951, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-233502"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not giving comfort",
": causing discomfort"
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"definitions":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-010217"
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"type":[
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"noun"
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": not likable : disagreeable , unpleasant"
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"unpalatable",
"unpleasant",
"unpleasing",
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"unwelcome",
"wicked",
"yucky",
"yukky"
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"Sunday night is often spoiled by the unlovely thought of having to go back to school or work the next morning.",
"an unlovely but efficient little machine",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Two years later, he is gone, though the movie spares us the unlovely particulars of his end. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 24 June 2022",
"Stuart writes beautifully, with marvelous attunement to the poetry in the unlovely and the mundane. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Fueled by alcohol and believing her seductive charms are still alive and well, Leslie works it hard, and Riseborough is fearless in the unlovely desperation that emerges. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Baker portrays Texas City as an unlovely cluster of neighborhoods pinned to the Gulf Coast by a collection of oil refineries, a place where even the potential prettiness of the waterfront is colored by grim history. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 11 Dec. 2021",
"Of the two streets, Second Avenue, an unlovely jumble of tenements and postwar apartment buildings, seems the less-likely candidate for retail role model. \u2014 Anne Kadet, WSJ , 20 Apr. 2021",
"The dentist himself is an unlovely specimen \u2014 racist, ungenerous and vain, a man whose two ruling goals are to become a Freemason and to continue his blood line. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Star Tribune , 6 Nov. 2020",
"The American university today has, bizarrely, become a place dominated by anger, fear, and self-loathing, all wrapped in an unlovely cloak of self-righteousness. \u2014 Frederick M. Hess, National Review , 17 Sep. 2020",
"The elevator shafts were starting to emerge when the lockdown hit, two unlovely stubs of concrete growing out of the foundation. \u2014 James Lileks, Star Tribune , 28 Aug. 2020"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-021500"
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"adjective"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These devices also include the option to attach a security wire lock, helping to minimize theft of cards and unauthorized usage. \u2014 Sam Yoshida, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"But Alice doubts his guilt after ministering to him in jail, and continues to plead his case to Thaddeus after Cicero effects an unauthorized release. \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"An unauthorized party gained access to Baptist Health System\u2019s computer network recently after installing a line of malicious code on the system\u2019s website, the company informed consumers. \u2014 Laura Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 21 June 2022",
"Barron had been in custody since June for one charge of unauthorized entry of motor vehicle and criminal mischief, officials said. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 20 June 2022",
"Three years later in 1819, outside Manchester, a wave of meetings demanding parliamentary reform ended with the Peterloo Massacre, when magistrates ordered cavalry to disperse an unauthorized gathering. \u2014 William Anthony Hay, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Texans head coach Lovie Smith was fined $50,000 for unauthorized drills during the team's Organized Team Activities (OTA) practices. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 17 June 2022",
"In May, there were nearly 240,000 unauthorized southern border crossings, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection \u2013 which is a two-decade high and a 30% increase from the same time last year. \u2014 Haley Yamada, ABC News , 17 June 2022",
"Authorities alleged the employee billed the firm for time while working unauthorized side jobs and using firm resources \u2013 email and phone -- for those jobs, KHON reported. \u2014 Fox News , 17 June 2022"
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"1597, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-023235"
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"adjective"
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": not held back, restrained, or kept within confines : not confined"
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"free",
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"unrestrained"
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"first_known_use":[
"1607, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-174626"
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"type":[
"transitive verb"
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": to take or release from a spit"
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"\"+"
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"un- entry 2 + spit"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180057"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not martial"
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"\"+"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": incapable of being burned or unsuitable for burning : not burnable"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180842"
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"adjective",
"adverb"
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": not resisting : yielding"
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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"1586, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-181106"
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": not manufactured"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-181851"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
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"manlike",
"mannish",
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"unladylike",
"unwomanly"
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"ladylike",
"womanly"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Physical activity for girls and women was cast as unfeminine , and while schools poured money and other resources into programs for male students, budding female athletes were left to fend for themselves. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Physical activity for girls and women was cast as unfeminine , and while schools poured money and other resources into programs for male students, budding female athletes were left to fend for themselves. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Physical activity for girls and women was cast as unfeminine , and while schools poured money and other resources into programs for male students, budding female athletes were left to fend for themselves. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Physical activity for girls and women was cast as unfeminine , and while schools poured money and other resources into programs for male students, budding female athletes were left to fend for themselves. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Physical activity for girls and women was cast as unfeminine , and while schools poured money and other resources into programs for male students, budding female athletes were left to fend for themselves. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 8 Mar. 2022",
"That the story seems to thrill her more is, narratively, something of a bold move, giving her another thing in common with her subject: a cool, and thus unfeminine , kind of steeliness, prizing achievement over likability. \u2014 Philippa Snow, The New Republic , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Greenhow, who had helped make Martineau\u2019s autopsy report public without her permission, claimed that her gynecological disease was the reason for her unfeminine behavior and opinions. \u2014 Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Nov. 2021",
"They are also taught that fierce self-compassion is unfeminine . \u2014 Rob Dube, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021"
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"1766, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-182153"
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"type":[
"intransitive verb"
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"definitions":[
": to lose rigidity : become pliable : melt"
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"The creature, unbound and apparently alone, has careened around a bend and is barreling toward you, eyes wild and tongue out. \u2014 Mark Remy, Outside Online , 12 Oct. 2018",
"Shooting the film this way allows the story to feel raw and unbound \u2014 like Josephine Decker\u2019s early projects \u2014 even though the director is always in control. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Mar. 2022",
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"By-the-glass options give me freedom to be whimsical, unbound by the barriers of business. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Again, the press was unbound , the pages stuffed, the coordinates declared, the baggies stored. \u2014 Marion Renault, The New Republic , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Chanel unbound women from corsets, offering them breathable jersey sportswear, relaxed trousers, and, of course, the simplicity and ease of the little black dress. \u2014 Celia Ellenberg, Vogue , 5 Jan. 2022",
"With that, her intimate memoir is unbound and unblinkingly fearless \u2013 yet dramatically structured \u2013 in recalling the emotion of her mother\u2019s death and the manner in which a young Zauner forged her identity as an artist and as a woman. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 17 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For years, activists and academics have been raising concerns that facial analysis software that claims to be able to identify a person\u2019s age, gender, and emotional state can be biased, unreliable , or invasive \u2014 and should not be sold. \u2014 Kashmir Hill, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"The strait itself remains as neutral as the sky, ever-changing, ever- unreliable , like some people-pleasing friend aware of the pressures of having to be everything to everyone. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"Rising sophomores Frankie Collins and Kobe Bufkin played bit roles for most of the season and proved unreliable beyond the 3-point line. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Come November, this familiar pattern proves\u2026 unreliable . \u2014 Larry Light, Fortune , 14 Oct. 2021",
"The diverse mix of supplies has proved unreliable this year, however. \u2014 Max Colchester, WSJ , 30 Sep. 2021",
"Official figures show that about 430,000 people have died since the virus hit early last year, though the numbers are widely considered unreliable and experts say the toll may be in the millions. \u2014 The New York Times, Arkansas Online , 18 Aug. 2021",
"Discipline referrals are unreliable and rarely provide information on how schools can help students. \u2014 Nathaniel Von Der Embse, The Conversation , 3 June 2022",
"So far this week, the Diamondbacks have not pitched well and their defense has been unreliable at best and sloppy at worst. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The city of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, has settled with the family of Daunte Wright, an unarmed Black man who was killed by a police officer during a traffic stop last year, for $3.25 million. \u2014 Fox News , 22 June 2022",
"The investigation comes more than three years after video released by the AP showed Louisiana State troopers brutally punching, stunning, and dragging Ronald Greene, an unarmed Black man who failed to stop during a high-speed chase. \u2014 Julie Coleman, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"The protests, between late May and early June of 2020, unfolded in cities across the country and were sparked by the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, by a Minneapolis police officer. \u2014 Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer , 27 May 2022",
"Biden will sign the order at a White House ceremony on the two-year anniversary of the death of Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in Minneapolis police custody on May 25, 2020, after a white officer used his knee to pin Floyd to the ground. \u2014 Michael Collins, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"Floyd, an unarmed Black man, died when a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee onto his neck for nine minutes as other officers helped or looked on without intervening. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 24 May 2022",
"Ukraine has already started prosecuting Russian soldiers for war crimes, including Shishimarin, who is accused of killing an elderly unarmed man. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"In 2019, Schubert\u2019s office did not charge the two Sacramento officers involved in the fatal shooting of Stephon Clark, a 22-year-old unarmed Black man killed in his grandmother\u2019s backyard a year before. \u2014 Hannah Wileystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"Vadim Shishimarin, a 21-year-old member of a tank unit, pleaded guilty to shooting an unarmed 62-year-old Ukrainian man in the head through a car window in the opening days of the war. \u2014 Oleksandr Stashevskyi, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022"
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"a hardheaded unbeliever who demanded to see concrete evidence of any alleged UFO activity",
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"As director of Number 10\u2019s in-house think-tank, the Policy Unit, the unbeliever in question has hitherto been an obscure figure in Boris Johnson\u2019s high command, albeit an important one. \u2014 The Economist , 27 June 2020",
"For me, this person is always an unbeliever and the strain of making him see is considerable. \u2014 Stephen Mirarchi, National Review , 28 Dec. 2019",
"The isolated world of Appalachian snake handlers is the setting for this drama about a pastor\u2019s daughter who falls in love with an unbeliever . \u2014 Cary Darling |, Houston Chronicle , 8 Aug. 2019",
"The philosophe wondered what was left to unbelievers in the way of ethical guidelines. \u2014 Dan Hofstadter, WSJ , 15 Feb. 2019",
"Decree defeat, humiliation and unbelief to the unbelievers . \u2014 Adam Nossiter, New York Times , 5 Apr. 2018",
"Melnik was a mocker and an unbeliever , a lecher, a contrary creature. \u2014 Ben Taub, The New Yorker , 30 Apr. 2018",
"For the casual, uninitiated baseball fan who tunes in every once in a while, this season\u2019s home-run calls must sound as baffling as a Pentecostal sermon to an unbeliever . \u2014 Jay Caspian Kang, New York Times , 29 Aug. 2017",
"But their willingness to ally themselves with any enemy of their enemy has left them in the strange position of cheerleading regimes that jail homosexuals, murder dissidents, stone unbelievers , and drop barrel bombs on civilians in Aleppo. \u2014 Yascha Mounk, Slate Magazine , 5 Jan. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The lack of any mechanism to punish a prime minister who is found to have misled Parliament, Ms. White said, exposed a flaw in Britain\u2019s unwritten constitution and political arrangements. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Nineteenth-century Britons celebrated their unwritten constitution . \u2014 Jill Lepore, The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2021",
"Until the American Revolution, most free countries in the world preferred an unwritten constitution of customs and norms established over time. \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 26 Nov. 2020",
"Britain\u2019s unwritten constitution does not have a clear rule for what happens if a prime minister becomes incapacitated or dies. \u2014 Danica Kirka, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Apr. 2020",
"Britain's unwritten constitution does not have a clear rule for what happens if a prime minister becomes incapacitated or dies. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 Apr. 2020",
"But that criticism rests on a misunderstanding about the role of judges in the U.K.\u2019s unwritten constitution . \u2014 James Grant, Time , 25 Sep. 2019",
"Intended to be adaptable and robust, Britain\u2019s unwritten constitution was in danger of amplifying the chaos caused by Brexit, in a way that threatened the union itself. \u2014 The Economist , 21 Dec. 2019",
"The Prorogue Gallery of Brexit Judges The legal challenge to the powers of the prime minister shows how the political infighting over Brexit has strained Britain\u2019s largely unwritten constitution to its limits. \u2014 Jonathan Browning, Bloomberg.com , 24 Sep. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As unscalable as this sounds, emails, posts on social media and even letters may not work in this case. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"The site is also surrounded by unscalable black fences that curl outward at the top. \u2014 Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"Most farmers, though concerned about increasing pesticide use, saw organic farming as unscalable and ruinously expensive. \u2014 Shely Aronov, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Long gone are the days of unscalable on-premises databases or difficult-to-manage Hadoop clusters. \u2014 Bruno Aziza, Forbes , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Erected in January, the fence is 7 feet high, made of black metal mesh, and is supposedly unscalable \u2013 its openings purposely too small for a toehold. \u2014 Michael S. Hopkins, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 May 2021",
"The first part of a duology, it is set in a huge city enclosed by a gigantic, unscalable wall and has drawn comparisons to both Isaac Asimov and Ursula K. Le Guin. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2021",
"Because of the pandemic and Jan. 6-like security risks, a sea of flags were planted in the ground instead, forming different images inside the federal park cordoned off by a 7-foot unscalable fence. \u2014 Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner , 20 Jan. 2021",
"The Capitol complex, typically a hive of activity, remained cut off from its surroundings Sunday night by troop deployments and an imposing scrim of seven-foot-tall, unscalable fencing. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Jan. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Temperature tolerance appears to be good as well with Loke reporting unimpaired function at temperatures up 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit). \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
"Pedestrians should be visible and undistracted, use crosswalks, look for vehicles coming from all directions, walk unimpaired by drugs or alcohol, and not assume that vehicles see the pedestrians, according to the NHTSA website. \u2014 Elizabeth Owens-schiele, chicagotribune.com , 19 July 2021",
"Financially, notwithstanding the revenue collapse last year, Heinemann claims to be in a sound position with its independence unimpaired . \u2014 Kevin Rozario, Forbes , 11 June 2021",
"The plan would let stockholders keep their shares, leave trade creditors unimpaired and hand new debt claims to holders of some unsecured PREIT debt, among other things. \u2014 Jeremy Hill, Bloomberg.com , 2 Nov. 2020",
"The roof calls for a zero-proof cocktail in one hand (for unimpaired stairs negotiation) and binoculars in the other, to scope out the view of Filucy Bay and beyond. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 31 Aug. 2020",
"Marcoux was unimpaired and driving 40 mph over the speed limit at the time of the crash. \u2014 Ryan Vlahovich, azcentral , 15 Feb. 2020",
"The tariffs on Mexico \u2013 which start at 5% on June 10 and then escalate in increments from there \u2013 will have direct implications for the automotive industry, which has relied on the unimpaired flow of goods across the border to keep costs low. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 June 2019",
"That means people with Alzheimer\u2019s may live many years, possibly even until death, with their thinking unimpaired . \u2014 Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com , 22 Sep. 2017"
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"adjective"
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"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to separate or disunite (something that has been soldered) : divide , sunder"
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"\"+"
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"adjective"
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-211557"
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"type":[
"verb"
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": to draw or take out a thread from",
": to loosen the threads or connections of",
": to make one's way through"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8thred"
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"1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-212225"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": of uncertain existence, truth, or accuracy : not confirmed"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259rmd"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Family members are desperately waiting for word after two Americans who volunteered to assist Ukrainian forces have gone missing and there are unconfirmed reports of their possible capture. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 16 June 2022",
"According to Tech Radar, there are unconfirmed reports that the popular messaging service WhatsApp will stop messages to users who have iOS 10 and 11 after October 24th, 2022. \u2014 Gene Marks, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
"Spreading protests across Iran over a cut in state subsidies on food have turned political with slogans calling for top leaders to step down, according to posts on social media, and unconfirmed reports said at least four protesters were killed. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 May 2022",
"The complete original series will be released on the streamer at an unconfirmed date, and a new revival series is expected to release by the end of the year. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 2 June 2022",
"Effectiveness was sort of unconfirmed , but appeared to be good as close to 80%. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
"Though the rumors have gone unconfirmed , Quavo and Takeoff complement each other, with Quavo supplying the ad libs as Takeoff tackles the track with a dense flow. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 20 May 2022",
"Now, Page Six is reporting that there may be a new development on the horizon for at least one of those genres, citing unconfirmed sources who say the couple are working on an at-home style docu-series. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 18 May 2022",
"The evidence of such effects, though, is unconfirmed and untested. \u2014 Byquinn Owen, ABC News , 13 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":[
"1565, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-212427"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a man available for service in various positions: such as",
": an actor who performs minor parts and does odd jobs in a theater",
": a member of a baseball team who plays various positions in the absence of regular players",
": a kitchen helper or busboy on a ship",
": jumper sense 1f",
": one (as a handyman, houseman, or man-of-all-work) who is available for a variety of jobs"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-212539"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": underhung sense 1"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"under entry 1 + hanging , present participle of hang"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084331"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not rejoicing"
],
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"un- entry 1 + rejoicing , present participle of rejoice"
],
"first_known_use":[
"1726, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085032"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not reflected on : unconsidered",
": not turned back by physical reflection"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[
"1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085425"
},
"Uraricoera":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"river about 300 miles (483 kilometers) long in northern Brazil"
],
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"u\u0307-\u02ccr\u00e4r-i-\u02c8kwer-\u0259"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085726"
},
"unattuned":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not aware of or responsive to something : not having a good understanding of what is needed or wanted : not attuned"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u0259-\u02c8t\u00fcnd",
"-\u02c8ty\u00fcnd"
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1775, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-074810"
},
"unbarbed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not provided with a barb or barbs"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8b\u00e4rbd"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1844, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080155"
},
"under one roof":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": at the same location",
": in one house, apartment, etc."
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080256"
},
"unimpassioned":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not impassioned",
": marked by calm reasonableness"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-im-\u02c8pa-sh\u0259nd"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1744, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080747"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": not lordly : not arbitrary"
],
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"\"+"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"un- entry 1 + lordly"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080839"
},
"unfleshed":{
"type":[
"adjective ()"
],
"definitions":[
": not fleshed:",
": not incited to the hunt by the taste of flesh",
": not initiated : inexperienced",
": deprived of flesh"
],
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"\"+",
"\""
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"Adjective (1)",
"un- entry 1 + fleshed , past participle of flesh",
"Adjective (2)",
"un- entry 2 + flesh , noun + -ed"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081132"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": inelegant"
],
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-082144"
},
"unburied":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not placed into the ground : not buried"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ber-\u0113d",
"-\u02c8be-r\u0113d",
"also"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many longtime enthusiasts\u2014myself included\u2014have reported seeing more littered toilet paper and unburied waste (a.k.a. surface turds) in the last two years than ever before. \u2014 Krista Langlois, Outside Online , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Ukrainian authorities warned that civilians who are still in the southeastern port city face dangerously unsanitary conditions, while many of the dead from a two-month siege remain unburied . \u2014 Inna Varenytsia And David Keyton, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Ukrainian authorities warned that civilians who are still in the southeastern port city face dangerously unsanitary conditions, while many of the dead from a two-month siege remain unburied . \u2014 Inna Varenytsia And David Keyton, Chicago Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Under siege and bombardment since the war\u2019s first days, Mariupol lies largely in ruins, with unburied bodies lying in the streets. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Still others ignored the rules and camped where they weren\u2019t supposed to, leaving behind fire scars, trampled vegetation, and unburied human waste. \u2014 Krista Langlois, Outside Online , 25 May 2021",
"The materials were discarded objects Holley uncovered, unburied or simply picked up and transformed into art, a process which began in 1979 when the artist was 29-years-old. \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The camp was jammed with more than 60,000 inmates while 13,000 unburied corpses littered the ground. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Baker City office, said wolves were attracted to the site by six unburied cow carcasses on the property on Middle Bridge Loop Road north of Highway 86. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 Jan. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-082211"
},
"unclarity":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": lack of clarity : ambiguity , obscurity"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8kler-\u0259-t\u0113",
"-\u02c8kla-r\u0259-"
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1923, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-082217"
},
"underbit":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an earmark for cattle corresponding to the overbit but on the lower side of the ear"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"under entry 3 + bit"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-082318"
},
"uterus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a muscular organ of the female mammal for containing and usually for nourishing the young during development prior to birth",
": a structure in some lower animals analogous to the uterus in which eggs or young develop",
": the organ of a female mammal in which the young develop before birth",
": an organ in female mammals for containing and usually for nourishing the young during development prior to birth that consists of a greatly modified and enlarged section of an oviduct (as in rodents and marsupials) or of the two oviducts united (as in the higher primates including humans), that has thick walls consisting of an outer serous layer, a very thick middle layer of smooth muscle, and an inner mucous layer containing numerous glands, and that during pregnancy undergoes great increase in size and change in the condition of its walls"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8y\u00fc-t\u0259-r\u0259s",
"\u02c8y\u00fc-tr\u0259s",
"\u02c8y\u00fc-t\u0259-r\u0259s",
"\u02c8y\u00fct-\u0259-r\u0259s"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Misoprostol causes contractions in the uterus , and patients experience bleeding, cramping and passing blood clots that resemble a heavy period, and then the pregnancy tissue is expelled. \u2014 Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"Or the nurse who performed an ultrasound couldn\u2019t find a pregnancy in the uterus , raising the possibility of an implantation in the fallopian tube or elsewhere. \u2014 Sue Halpern, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
"These chemicals cause the blood vessels and muscles in the uterus to contract. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 24 May 2022",
"Since helping Keyworth and her daughter, Dr. Stephen Fenton, the director of the Utah Fetal Center, said his team has done this surgery two more times to repair spina bifida on a fetus while still in the uterus . \u2014 Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022",
"To give you a sense of this: The cost of Intrauterine insemination, placing sperm in a uterus , ranges between \u00a31500 - \u00a33000 per round. \u2014 Jamie Wareham, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Some also believe that the uterine muscle exertion of an orgasm can help address fibroids (noncancerous growths in the uterus ), which is why they are sometimes recommended in cases like mine. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Embryos that survive to the blastocyst stage stand a good chance of implantation once placed in the uterus . \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 30 Nov. 2021",
"Underwood is currently back in her district recovering from surgery last week to remove uterine fibroids, noncancerous growths in the uterus . \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 18 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English, from Latin, belly, womb; probably akin to Greek hoderos belly, Sanskrit udara"
],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-082453"
},
"unaddressed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not addressed : such as",
": not bearing a mailing address",
": not brought up for discussion or consideration"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u0259-\u02c8drest",
"-a-"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One unit that went unaddressed : the offensive line. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022",
"Residents\u2019 complaints of dangerous housing conditions went unaddressed , and landlords were given a pass for life-threatening issues at all steps of the code enforcement process, reporters found. \u2014 Cecilia Reyes, Chicago Tribune , 9 May 2022",
"Edge rusher was one of the few areas that went unaddressed in the team's spending spree, and setting the tone with a formidable running mate for Josh Allen, one of the team's few building blocks, should be a priority. \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Beyond those who have already quit their jobs, many more are at risk of leaving the workforce in the coming years if caregiving needs go unaddressed . \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"That phenomenon goes unaddressed for most of the film, until the aggressively bizarre last scenes. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 25 May 2022",
"The tantalizing central question her book prompts\u2014whether or not the economics revolution in governance has been for the greater good\u2014goes unaddressed . \u2014 Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"But Rogers believes Francesca\u2019s absence is best explained by a trip abroad, even a spur-of-the-moment one that goes unaddressed by her family. \u2014 ELLE , 14 Apr. 2022",
"If left unaddressed , the stakes could be high in certain cases. \u2014 Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN , 15 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1775, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-082727"
},
"undershot":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": moved by water passing beneath",
": having the lower incisor teeth or lower jaw projecting beyond the upper when the mouth is closed",
": having the lower incisor teeth or lower jaw projecting beyond the upper when the mouth is closed"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccsh\u00e4t",
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccsh\u00e4t"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The dogs\u2019 jaws should be massive, square and undershot , with the lower jaw projecting in front of the upper jaw. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 June 2022",
"Stadia is a failing service that dramatically undershot Google sales estimates, and many of Google's promises made three years ago at Stadia's unveiling have not come true. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The 266,000 net new jobs in April far undershot economists\u2019 forecasts, and the Labor Department\u2019s latest Jolts survey showed some 7.4 million unfilled positions. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 May 2021",
"On May 16, Berenson pointed out that 300 people had died from the coronavirus in Colorado, a number that far undershot initial projections in the state. \u2014 Spencer Neale, Washington Examiner , 4 June 2020",
"Third-quarter net profits, down by 24% on the same period last year, to $3bn, undershot pundits\u2019 forecasts by 14%. \u2014 The Economist , 2 Nov. 2019",
"But wage growth has persistently undershot economist expectations. \u2014 Josh Mitchell, WSJ , 4 May 2018",
"Wage growth could put longer-term pressure on prices, but it undershot expectations in data released on Wednesday. \u2014 Reuters, Fortune , 13 Sep. 2017",
"The Fed targets an inflation rate of 2%, and over the last five years has consistently undershot that. \u2014 Josh Zumbrun, WSJ , 13 Aug. 2017"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-083200"
},
"unwive":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to deprive of a wife"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"un- entry 2 + wive"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-083815"
},
"unhedged":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not protected against loss or failure by a counterbalancing action : not hedged"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8hejd"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But not all the Texas providers do so, and McCullough said that in past freezes and price spikes, a significant number of unhedged retailers were forced under. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Feb. 2021",
"The firm is keeping open long recommendations for the yuan through unhedged Chinese government bonds. \u2014 Ruth Carson, Fortune , 12 Oct. 2020",
"Of its around 5 trillion yen in outstanding foreign-bond holdings as of December, the proportion of hedged and unhedged securities was about equal. \u2014 Chikako Mogi, Bloomberg.com , 21 Feb. 2018",
"Moreover, higher transport costs probably outweigh any gains from unhedged food purchases. \u2014 Spencer Jakab, WSJ , 31 Aug. 2018",
"Three hedged ETFs that could be worth a look, compared with the ' unhedged ' LQD fund. \u2014 Ari I. Weinberg, WSJ , 4 Nov. 2018",
"The cost exceeds the original plans by hundreds of millions of dollars due to unhedged currency swings. \u2014 James T. Areddy, WSJ , 5 Nov. 2018",
"The unhedged version of this fund performed well during this two-year period of falling rates, producing a gain of 6.1% annualized. \u2014 Mark Hulbert, WSJ , 3 June 2018",
"The weak dollar has whittled down returns for unhedged money managers, raising the prospect of capital flight if the greenback\u2019s losing streak gathers pace, warn Wells Fargo & Co. strategists. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 18 Jan. 2018"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1901, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084231"
},
"unhomeliness":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": lack of intimacy or warmth : aloofness , formality"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"unhomely + -ness"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084624"
},
"undertakerly":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having the manner or tone of an undertaker"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085342"
},
"undersquare":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an earmark for cattle made on the lower side of the ear : undercrop"
],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"under entry 3 + square"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085444"
},
"unpadded":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not padded"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1748, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085532"
},
"underscore":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to draw a line under : underline",
": to make evident : emphasize , stress",
": to provide (action on film) with accompanying music",
": a line drawn under a word or line especially for emphasis or to indicate intent to italicize",
": music accompanying the action and dialogue of a film",
": underline sense 1",
": emphasize"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccsk\u022fr",
"\u02c8\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccsk\u022fr"
],
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"accentuate",
"bring out",
"emphasize",
"italicize",
"stress",
"underline"
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"de-emphasize"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"These failures underscore the difficulty of what we're attempting to do.",
"The President's visit underscores the administration's commitment to free trade.",
"She underscored the most important points.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"To underscore Forrest\u2019s belief, FFI has hired almost 1,000 people in the past year and installed energy industry leaders, including Mark Hutchins, the former president and CEO of General Electric Europe, to join FFI as CEO. \u2014 David Jeans, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The main thrust is to underscore the institution\u2019s eagerness to reconnect with its public after internal conflicts that arose before the coronavirus pandemic caused a management meltdown in the spring of 2020. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
"Official pronouncements underscore China\u2019s determination to stick to its zero-COVID policy. \u2014 Amy Gunia, Time , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The questions underscore the complexity of California\u2019s quest to become the first state in the nation to approve statewide reparations for slavery. \u2014 Taryn Lunastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
"These sobering numbers heavily underscore Kennedy\u2019s mission to empower Black women in their financial wellness journey. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Yet the Russian attacks in western Ukraine over the past two days underscore Mr. Putin\u2019s continued determination to control the entire country, starting with Kyiv. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Mar. 2022",
"These sentiments underscore a theme Morisseau intentionally injected into her telling of the Detroit auto industry\u2019s toppling after remembering the national response and researching. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Feb. 2022",
"In addition to Warwick, Bush, Benatar and Eurythmics, the repeat nominees this year underscore the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame\u2019s efforts to represent an increasingly eclectic array of music-makers. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The vulnerability and the lack of a patch underscore a problem with third-party code libraries that has gotten worse over the past decade. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022",
"At the beginning of his career, Pusha\u2019s rapping served as the flamboyant underscore to his brother Malice\u2019s reflective storytelling. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Through leveraging TikTok, underscore works\u2019 artists have thrived during Covid-19. \u2014 Annie Reuter, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Reviews that are already trickling into Rotten Tomatoes underscore just how much this series is really freaking some people out. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Clyburn's comments underscore frustrations and confusion expressed in Texas over the state's new restrictive election law as early voting in Texas' March 1 primary is underway. \u2014 Shawna Mizelle, CNN , 15 Feb. 2022",
"But the clashing cultural responses to the pandemic underscore America's creed of individualism and broad suspicion of European-style collective responsibility. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Initial findings of the NOACA project underscore that improving downtown streetscapes isn\u2019t just about aesthetics. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Our planet is too dear and its future too terrifying, as the accelerated pace of species extinction and global deforestation underscore . \u2014 New York Times , 23 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But corruption and an unreformed judicial system are very much dashing Moldova's hope. \u2014 Cristian Gherasim, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"The financial and monetary system remains largely unreformed from the era of strongman Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The adoption of a new, post-dictatorship constitution \u2013 which would have reined in executive control \u2013 was scuttled by parliament last year, and the security sector, judiciary, and election laws remain largely unreformed , critics say. \u2014 Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Thickly ribbed cashmere is tie-dyed for a high-low combo that\u2019s sure to make Dead Heads and reformed (or unreformed ) hippies smile. \u2014 Kareem Rashed, Robb Report , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Cruz\u2019s argument is essentially that Texans should stay in the Union\u2014but only as long as the flaws that give Republicans an unearned boost in political and electoral power remain unreformed . \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 9 Nov. 2021",
"But Fugazi drew lots of unreformed hardcore kids, and so the atmosphere inside the club was tense. \u2014 Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker , 6 Sep. 2021",
"Thus the Medicare Part A trust fund, projected before ObamaCare to become insolvent by 2017, lumbers on, largely unreformed . \u2014 Chris Jacobs, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2021",
"That, too, represents institutional failure \u2014 one that will be, if left unreformed , catastrophic. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 31 Aug. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dozens of trucks were towed while other vehicle owners received tickets or were arrested over the weekend during an unsanctioned truck meet-up that attracted hundreds of enthusiasts, according to law enforcement. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
"Phones are a logical starting point for those seeking to limit unsanctioned communications. \u2014 Erik Wemple, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"Soaking their peers in elaborate (and unsanctioned ) schoolwide water wars. \u2014 Lily Altavena, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
"Companies tend to deploy too many apps, and that often doesn\u2019t include rogue, unsanctioned apps. \u2014 Jim Brennan, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"McCreary, 36, stridently opposed homeless sweeps and more police, even as unsanctioned camps flourish across the city and shootings and homicides continue to occur at historically high rates. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
"The task force will be looking for evidence of oligarchs taking steps to illegally evade sanctions by surreptitiously transferring money and property to an unsanctioned person or business entity. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022",
"Deltopia, an unsanctioned spring break holiday among students at the University of California Santa Barbara, brought out large crowds over the weekend in Isla Vista, a neighborhood in Santa Barbara County. \u2014 Fox News , 4 Apr. 2022",
"He was charged in 2006 with orchestrating an unsanctioned political rally, but a court in Minsk acquitted him. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As a newly independent nation, India adopted a constitution in 1950 abolishing untouchability , but caste discrimination remained entrenched in society. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Feb. 2022",
"But after the first phase of the primary season concluded on Tuesday, a month in which a quarter of America\u2019s states cast their ballots, the verdict has been clear: Mr. Trump\u2019s aura of untouchability in Republican politics has been punctured. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
"Dalit soldiers fighting for the British played a major role in the victory \u2014 which came to symbolize the Dalit community\u2019s fight against untouchability . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Yet the series continued to air on Fox Nation, which further lent Carlson an air of untouchability inside Fox. \u2014 Sarah Ellison, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Dalits, the lowest rung in India\u2019s hierarchal caste system before untouchability was abolished in 1950, still face prejudice. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Yet the series continued to air on Fox Nation, which further lent Carlson an air of untouchability inside Fox. \u2014 Sarah Ellison, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Yet the series continued to air on Fox Nation, which further lent Carlson an air of untouchability inside Fox. \u2014 Sarah Ellison, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Yet the series continued to air on Fox Nation, which further lent Carlson an air of untouchability inside Fox. \u2014 Sarah Ellison, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And as a man of the theater who directed plays by the likes of Pirandello and Beckett, Camilleri was no stranger to unorthodoxy . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Oct. 2021",
"There was no point in questioning the unorthodoxy of starting the waterfowl season this late in the day. \u2014 Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Sep. 2021",
"His occasional instincts to unorthodoxy seem not to be accompanied by the spine to force them on the city\u2019s encrusted forces of inertia. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 21 June 2021",
"For all her social unorthodoxy , Isabella was also an intellectual, fluent in both French and Italian, who ran in scholarly social circles who read Dante for their book club. \u2014 Stefanie Waldek, House Beautiful , 16 Apr. 2021",
"But as the unorthodoxy of the Trump presidency has collided with the crisis of a global pandemic, handshakes have tended to suggest something else: defiance. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 11 May 2020",
"Yet the unorthodoxy of his open collar was on message. \u2014 Troy Patterson, The New Yorker , 28 June 2019",
"Yet the unorthodoxy of his open collar was on message. \u2014 Troy Patterson, The New Yorker , 28 June 2019",
"Trump has built his presidency on his unpredictability and unorthodoxy . \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 14 May 2017"
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"adverb"
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"unreadable"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Four Tet is back under his undecipherable wingding alias with another surprise release. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 1 Nov. 2019",
"The military, ferrying troops to battle sites across the Pacific, was urgently seeking an undecipherable code to transmit classified information. \u2014 Betty Reid, azcentral , 29 Aug. 2019",
"Some parts of central Athens are so afflicted with graffiti \u2014 largely undecipherable squiggles in bold, broad strokes \u2014 that few facades remain untouched and property owners give up on repainting. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Aug. 2019",
"After in-painting the cracks, the resulting would-be text looked as undecipherable to us as before. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 29 Sep. 2016",
"For anyone who has retreated in frustration from their sewing machine, defeated by bobbins, uncontrollable thread tension and undecipherable dress patterns, stitchery as creative fun might be a foreign concept. \u2014 Kathy Routliffe, chicagotribune.com , 24 May 2018",
"And so, during the most significant shift in the technology of politics since the television, the first draft of history is filled with undecipherable whorls and empty pages. \u2014 Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic , 12 Oct. 2017",
"But Charlie Gard shows that the barbarian no longer comes wielding a club and grunting in some undecipherable tongue. \u2014 William Mcgurn, WSJ , 17 July 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And while Aksel may have a point, the intensity of their attraction forges its own unignorable logic. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Her sister, Brigid, played by a genially snappish, quick-witted Feldstein, may be healthier and happier in love, but her discontent \u2014 financial woes, artistic aspirations that are going nowhere \u2014 remains an unignorable thorn in her side. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Still, that success has been accompanied by an unignorable asterisk. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Literary magazines underwent an unignorable shift, as inclusivity suddenly exerted dominance over editorial decisions. \u2014 James Campbell, WSJ , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Regardless of whether or not niacinamide is mentioned in a product's name, it's being included and shouted out at an unignorable rate in numerous skin-care products with numerous purposes. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 21 Aug. 2021",
"Finally, here was unignorable proof that movies with Asian leads could sell tickets \u2014 and that the Marvel Universe was indeed big enough to include more diverse voices and faces and names besides Chris. \u2014 Phil Yu, EW.com , 6 July 2021",
"Justice Democrats is betting that the most efficient way to reshape the Democratic Party is to disrupt this pattern, giving moderates an unignorable reason to guard their left flank. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 24 May 2021",
"The precision of the cicada\u2019s song might make these species an important\u2014and unignorable \u2014doomsday clock. \u2014 Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic , 11 May 2021"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-131502"
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"adjective"
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"1978, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-133243"
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"adjective"
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": not decipherable : illegible",
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": impossible to interpret",
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"decipherable",
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"legible",
"readable"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But they were presented so briefly as to be nearly unreadable . \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 13 June 2022",
"Her protagonists are often aloof, even unreadable , in person. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022",
"Some Pennsylvania ballots could take longer to read At least 21,000 mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania are unreadable and will take several days to process, officials in Lancaster County said. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"About 70 or 80 ballots from each batch of 125 were spit out as unreadable because their barcodes were more faint and slightly blurred. \u2014 Gillian Flaccus And Sara Cline, Anchorage Daily News , 20 May 2022",
"Mykyta, unreadable as always, simply nodded and started making calls. \u2014 Mac William Bishop, Rolling Stone , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The temporary license tag on the Trailblazer was destroyed and unreadable . \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Jackson was quiet for a moment, her expression unreadable behind her mask. \u2014 Sydney Brownstone, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Jan. 2022",
"There\u2019s a few golden nuggets to be mined even from the most unreadable , obscure, and self-serving of such memoirs. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 14 Oct. 2021"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-133537"
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"transitive verb"
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"noun ()"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-135225"
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": not making a show of or giving the appearance of sanctity",
": irreligious , unholy"
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-140212"
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"undeserve":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to fail to deserve"
],
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"\"+"
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-140917"
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"type":[
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"definitions":[
": that cannot be deprived : not deposable",
": that one cannot be deprived of"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-141219"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02ccbyu\u0307r-\u0259-\u02c8kra-tik",
"-\u02ccby\u0259r-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-141320"
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": life beneath the surface or concealed from common knowledge"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-141730"
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"adjective"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-142138"
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"adverb"
],
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": not regretfully"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-142148"
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"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to pay less than what is normal or required"
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"She underpaid for her meal.",
"He realized that he had underpaid the cashier.",
"The company underpays its workers.",
"They are underpaid for the work they do.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Companies that underpay workers and mistreat customers won\u2019t survive long. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021",
"As a result, investors will underpay for a quality company that will continue to grow its intrinsic worth over time. \u2014 Jonathan Dash, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Happel and others paid a total of $88 million to the Brazilian government for allegedly colluding to underpay local farmers. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Happel and others paid a total of $88 million to the Brazilian government for allegedly colluding to underpay local farmers. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Oct. 2021",
"The notion that American fashion has to underpay its garment workers to compete is disingenuous. \u2014 Elizabeth L. Cline, Forbes , 25 Sep. 2021",
"To bolster its case, the Treasury Department argued that Americans underpay their taxes by $600 billion per year, or approximately $7 trillion over the next decade. \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 15 Sep. 2021",
"To pay for their plan, Democrats are calling for tax hikes on corporations and the wealthiest earners, as well as beefing up the IRS in order to generate more revenue by cracking down on people who cheat or underpay on their taxes. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Substack\u2019s thesis is, in part, that media companies underpay their most prominent writers. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Apr. 2021"
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": bussu"
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"His arguments for changing the rules were unconvincing .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Federal judges ruled that Trump overstepped his authority in ordering TikTok to shut down, finding that the administration\u2019s hypothetical concerns about TikTok\u2019s security risks were unconvincing . \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 29 June 2022",
"The results were unconvincing : if anything, the non-responders had slightly higher baseline ferritin and lower C-reactive protein than the responders. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 11 Sep. 2020",
"Flashbacks throughout the decades crop up between characters in unconvincing old age makeup addressing the camera, documentary style, with sweeping decrees about the true nature of Angelyne, fame, and everything in between. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"Many of these photos are fuzzy, out of focus, indistinguishable, and otherwise unconvincing . \u2014 Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Both Tim Story\u2019s 2005 Fantastic Four and its 2007 sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer were campy fun that struggled with unconvincing special effects and overall silliness. \u2014 Graeme Mcmillan, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 May 2022",
"Its middle expands on Gaspery\u2019s life, taking him from a listless 20-something to a somewhat unconvincing new candidate at the Time Institute. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
"See how unconvincing Fabrizio Ferracane, as the delegate tasked with transporting Pirandello\u2019s ashes to Sicily, appears when the crate disappears aboard a train, or how lamely the extras pantomime their reactions. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 15 Feb. 2022",
"But Bellis said medical explanations by two of Jones\u2019 physicians were unconvincing . \u2014 Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com , 30 Mar. 2022"
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"1653, in the meaning defined above"
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"transitive verb"
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"transitive verb"
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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"-\u02ccland",
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"\u02c8\u0259p-l\u0259nd"
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"rise"
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"the animals huddled on the upland as the floodwater rose",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Instead, the plan advocates adding new waterfront trails where possible, while enhancing north-south connections to upland areas, and connecting those access points as close to the water as possible along existing east-west routes. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 26 Feb. 2022",
"In a separate transaction, the tribe also reached agreement with Port Blakely to acquire about 875 acres of upland forest in its ancestral lands for an undisclosed sum. \u2014 Lynda V. Mapes, oregonlive , 22 Dec. 2021",
"The entire site is 38.65 acres, with 15.96 acres of upland and 22.69 acres of boat dockage. \u2014 Susannah Bryan, sun-sentinel.com , 29 Nov. 2021",
"By encouraging saltmarsh grasses and upland meadow plants in place of seawalls, piers, and foundations, DCR has reestablished a vibrant saltmarsh estuary that supports all manner of game fish as well as more than 200 species of birds. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Apr. 2021",
"Oaks divide roughly into upland and bottomland species, the former suited to difficult dry sites and the latter to areas that get soggy. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2021",
"Restoration involves excavating about 8,700 cubic yards of infill to create new wetland and upland zones, the removal of invasive vegetation and the installation of a range of native plants to provide wildlife refuge, city officials said. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Mar. 2021",
"Trainer Nicole Johnstone hunts ducks and upland birds with her Belgian Malinois, Rumor. \u2014 Jennifer Wapenski, Outdoor Life , 5 Mar. 2021",
"What new human cosmos can be made Of this tempest of tears, this upland Of inconsolable jubilation? \u2014 Nikky Finney, New York Times , 25 Feb. 2021"
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"noun"
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": co-ed"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145939"
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"noun"
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"\u02c8u\u0307tm\u0259n\u02c8k\u0101(\u0259)l"
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"adverb"
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": not causing surprise : not startling"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8st\u00e4rt-li\u014b",
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"1729, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-151815"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the octave of a church feast"
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"\u02c8y\u00fc\u02cctas"
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"Middle English, contraction of utaves , from Middle French huitaves , plural of huitave octave, from Medieval Latin octava"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-151831"
},
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
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],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8spir-i-ch\u0259-w\u0259l",
"-i-ch\u0259l",
"-ich-w\u0259l"
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"1643, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-153121"
},
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"combining form"
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": eleven"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-154115"
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"transitive verb"
],
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": to deprive of the rank or position of a lord"
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-154237"
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"noun"
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""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-154834"
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"adjective"
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": not given"
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"noun"
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": discomfort"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8k\u0259m(p)(f)-t\u0259r-b\u0259l-n\u0259s",
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"-\u02c8k\u0259m(p)-f\u0259r-t\u0259-b\u0259l-",
"-\u02c8k\u0259m(p)-f\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l-",
"-\u02c8k\u0259m-f\u0259r-b\u0259l-",
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
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": not authoritative"
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"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-160913"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": not avoidable : inevitable",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u0259-\u02c8v\u022fi-d\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"avoidable",
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"unsure"
],
"examples":[
"unfortunately, kitchen duty will be unavoidable tonight",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Building anything takes years of hard work and, through it all, disagreement and conflict are unavoidable . \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Three Coachella Valley districts have had the highest per capita water use in the state, though officials point to the area's high heat as an unavoidable factor. \u2014 Janet Wilson, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"To add to the list of unavoidable stink bug attractions, these insects love warmth and sunlight. \u2014 Natalie Schumann, Country Living , 14 June 2022",
"Other forecasters said a recession was unavoidable . \u2014 Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"Other forecasters said a recession was unavoidable . \u2014 Mark Landler, New York Times , 5 June 2022",
"While risk is unavoidable , don\u2019t dwell on the challenges. \u2014 Rick Luebbe, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Tradeoffs are unavoidable in life; military aviation is no different. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 25 May 2022",
"Judges are randomly assigned, but with more than 800 Jan. 6 cases so far charged in the D.C. federal courthouse, such overlap is unavoidable . \u2014 Scott Macfarlane, CBS News , 24 May 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-160918"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not registered : such as",
": not having entered one's name on a voting list",
": unrecorded or not filed in the place provided by law",
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": not registered",
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],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8re-j\u0259-st\u0259rd",
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],
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"uncataloged",
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"cataloged",
"catalogued",
"listed",
"recorded",
"registered"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Broidy pleaded guilty in October 2020 to acting as an unregistered foreign agent, admitting to accepting millions of dollars to secretly lobby the Trump administration for Malaysian and Chinese interests. \u2014 Isaac Stanley-becker And Spencer S. Hsu, Anchorage Daily News , 18 May 2022",
"In 2014, a 20-year-old Georgetown University student was sentenced to a year in prison for having an unregistered biological agent or toxin after making ricin during a school break. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2022",
"But the other unregistered firearms were found under seats or on the floorboards of the two vehicles. \u2014 Peter Hermann, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
"But the other unregistered firearms were found under seats or on the floorboards of the two vehicles. \u2014 Peter Hermann, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"The suspects were charged with conspiracy to damage and destroy by fire and explosive and with possession of unregistered firearms. \u2014 Geneva Sands, CNN , 25 Jan. 2022",
"In San Diego, ghost guns \u2014 unregistered firearms that lack serial numbers \u2014 are a growing problem in the city, police said. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Others allege that some digital tokens are unregistered securities or that cryptocurrency issuers were deceitful in their marketing. \u2014 James Fanelli, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
"Greene had an unregistered AR-15 rifle and two semi-automatic handguns in his home with thousands of rounds of ammunition, Kelly said. \u2014 Bart Jansen, USA TODAY , 23 Dec. 2021"
],
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"1603, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-161123"
},
"unrifled":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not rifled: such as",
": not ransacked or plundered",
": not having spiral grooves cut into the bore"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8r\u012b-f\u0259ld"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1583, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-161436"
},
"underwork":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to do less work than is proper or suitable",
": to do work for less than current rates",
": to work against secretly : undermine",
": to expend too little work upon",
": to exact too little work from",
": to do like work at a less price than",
": a supporting structure built underneath"
],
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"under entry 3 + work , noun"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-161925"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a digital token of cryptocurrency that is issued in order to fund development of the cryptocurrency and that can be later used to purchase a good or service offered by the issuer of the cryptocurrency"
],
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"2016, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-162009"
},
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"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to take the tiles from"
],
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"\u00a6\u0259n\u2027+"
],
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"Middle English untilen , from un- entry 2 + tilen to tile"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-162016"
},
"unchronicled":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not recorded or described in or as if in a chronicle : not chronicled"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8kr\u00e4-ni-k\u0259ld"
],
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"1598, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-163132"
},
"unrinsed":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not rinsed"
],
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"\"+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"un- entry 1 + rinsed , past participle of rinse"
],
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"1620, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-163250"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": lacking in spirit : spiritless"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"un- entry 1 + spirited , adjective"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-164042"
},
"untried":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not tested or proved by experience or trial",
": not tried in court"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8tr\u012bd"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lu Zhang recommends looking at technology from all perspectives to find ways to bring existing innovations into untried areas. \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 15 May 2022",
"Dozens of narcotics distribution and animal cruelty cases have gone untried , city officials say, and accused murderers have been allowed to walk free. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Or some as-yet untried , unorthodox blend of conservative and liberal ideas? \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The school-voucher reform the book also introduced, offering equal access to all schools regardless of income, remains untried , despite decades of advocacy for it by Sugarman and Mr. Coons. \u2014 Mark Brilliant And Steven Davidoff Solomon, WSJ , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Electric vehicle batteries are not easy to recycle, and developing untried processes is expensive. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Doing so will require the use the Super Heavy, a still untried rocket booster that will push Starship out of Earth\u2019s gravity well. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Harnessing a new and relatively untried technology called messenger RNA, or mRNA, the vaccines were available many months and possibly even years ahead of when health experts expected safe and effective traditional vaccines to arrive. \u2014 Felicia Schwartz, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Like passing a major overhaul of the tax system that includes a lot of new tax concepts or untried tax ideas to pay for it is very difficult when one single vote in the Senate can break it up. \u2014 Tax Notes Staff, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022"
],
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"1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-164748"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not economically practicable",
": costly , wasteful"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02cce-k\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-mik",
"-\u02cc\u0113-k\u0259-"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some critics, notably the Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment Bureau, see grey water recycling as environmentally risky, damaging to public wastewater recycling efforts and uneconomic . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
"The global depression, coupled with the expense of drawing dwindling copper from the mountains, rendered the operation uneconomic . \u2014 David James, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Politicians peddle apocalypse and demand that Americans accept skyrocketing gasoline and home heating costs, rolling blackouts and brownouts, endless subsidies for uneconomic vehicles and power generation, and on and on. \u2014 Andrew I. Fillat And Henry I. Miller, WSJ , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Further, the possibility that oil prices would fall with falling demand will mean that the more expensive supply, such as U.S. shale oil, will become uneconomic . \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Investors should expect write-downs, both of capital invested in newly uneconomic petroleum projects and speculative clean-energy projects that don\u2019t pan out. \u2014 Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ , 27 May 2021",
"The advent of the shale revolution, which converted large resources from uneconomic to economic and moved them to the proved reserves category is clear in recent years; data, but even before that, revisions have nearly always been net positive. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 25 Feb. 2021",
"There is even a risk that some gas reserves become uneconomic to produce, particularly in the U.S., Russia and the Middle East. \u2014 Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ , 24 Dec. 2020",
"Vistra\u2019s Illinois and Ohio plants were uneconomic due to low gas prices, costly environmental rules and regional nuclear and coal subsidies that benefited the company\u2019s competitors, Cohn told Bloomberg. \u2014 Paul O'donnell, Dallas News , 29 Sep. 2020"
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"The new space will center on an unassigned desk arrangement, allowing for those who do come in the freedom to work from different areas throughout the day, said Dustin Sarnoski, the company\u2019s head of global realty. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"This constraint is also what led Southwest to the radical idea of unassigned seating. \u2014 Lisa Bodell, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"For instance, internal controls can restrict accountants from keeping petty cash in an office drawer, signing a bulk of unassigned checks or completing wire transfers on open IP addresses. \u2014 Lilit Davtyan, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Of the total $58 million surplus, $21 million will remain unassigned in the FY2022 fiscal year budget and $37 million will be set aside for FY2023, according to the release. \u2014 Madison Bateman, baltimoresun.com , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Hot-desking is a system that uses unassigned desks furnished with identical monitors, a keyboard, a mouse, and docking station to connect to the office network. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
"The space will include unassigned desks, permanent offices and a podcast and video production studio. \u2014 Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News , 19 Oct. 2021",
"Gensler is now working on layouts that incorporate employee lockers and more unassigned seating, as well as private rooms where teams and individuals can work without being disturbed. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2021",
"The managing attorney for the Conflict Office told Harris that as of July 31, his office had a backlog of 663 unassigned cases. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 24 Aug. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So, both the airlines and the hotel industries were understandably ecstatic when the testing requirement was struck. \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
"The tech industry has never been known as a bastion of humility\u2014and understandably so, to a certain extent. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"The announcement led to panic selling in markets and understandably so, as Celsius is a significant member of the crypto lending business, holding billions of dollars worth of customer assets. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"And understandably so, Washington, D.C. was very close to 9/11, especially with the Pentagon and especially with the kids who went to my school and where their parents worked and their family members and all of that. \u2014 Simone Oliver, refinery29.com , 8 June 2022",
"Mihailovic was visibly emotional coming off the field, and understandably so as his injury came just ahead of his trip to Berhalter's camp after a years-long absence from the senior national team setup. \u2014 Pat Brennan, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"If so, you're likely overwhelmed by all of the options out there\u2014and understandably so. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 17 May 2022",
"There's always a lot of chatter about gowns and getups at the Met Gala, and understandably so \u2014 the night is all about fashion. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 2 May 2022",
"Because of this, gaining approval from the local university\u2019s ethics committee for our project has been difficult, and understandably so. \u2014 Brenna Henn, The Conversation , 19 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Aside from some stablecoins, cryptocurrencies are backed by no tangible assets, so even outlandish predictions of their value are unfalsifiable . \u2014 Greg Ip, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
"At some point, that becomes an unfalsifiable hypothetical. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 21 June 2021",
"Nick has just given Joey a lesson in the art of unfalsifiable -claim making. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 26 Feb. 2021",
"That\u2019s the kind of conspiratorial reasoning that the Wood-Powell duo, with their deep commitment to wild and unfalsifiable charges, might apply to themselves. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 4 Dec. 2020",
"On the Hebrew Scriptures, there is hardly any external evidence to support the various theories of their origins, and so the theories are mostly unfalsifiable . \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 9 July 2019",
"Claims about large-scale censorship are basically unfalsifiable , and none of the tech companies invited even showed up. \u2014 Adi Robertson, The Verge , 26 Apr. 2018",
"The claim itself is seemingly unfalsifiable , but also extremely unlikely to ever be confirmed. \u2014 Andrew Prokop, Vox , 15 Apr. 2018",
"These projections aren't just a fun experiment for economic forecasters and journalists who need unfalsifiable predictions to write about. \u2014 Derek Thompson, The Atlantic , 26 Oct. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An event of that kind can slip away uncaught , because resisting the familiar language resists the familiar point. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"Hail Mary launches fell uncaught against the Giants in Super Bowls XLII and XLVI and when he was strip-sacked by the Eagles in LII. \u2014 John Powers, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
"When a girl is found murdered nearby, one of the victims of an uncaught villain nicknamed \u2018The Spider,\u2019 the factors quickly send Julia into a downward spiral of paranoia. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Underneath the apparent respectability of his paintings, so smooth in their rendering of elegant references to semiotics and psychology, is a bad child, uncatchable and still uncaught , writhing with glee in the surplus fat of the twentieth century. \u2014 Jo Livingstone, The New Republic , 24 Nov. 2021",
"But back-to-back doubles tied the game, and then Robert Andino\u2019s sinking, catchable liner to left went uncaught by Carl Crawford as the Orioles walked off with the win. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Meanwhile, in news from the central Oregon coast, federal managers agreed to add more coho from an uncaught hatchery quota to allow a reopening Friday of any-coho retention. \u2014 Bill Monroe, oregonlive , 15 Sep. 2021",
"After nine seasons, having run out of uncaught species, the show ended in 2017. \u2014 Bill Heavey, WSJ , 22 May 2020",
"Serial predators go uncaught because untested rape kits lie piled up in warehouses. \u2014 Helen Lewis, The Atlantic , 14 May 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The inventory of unsold homes was down 15.5% from February 2021. \u2014 Alex Veiga, chicagotribune.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Some companies leave unsold items with the homeowner, but others do trash removal at the end of the day. \u2014 Lizzie Feidelson, The New Yorker , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Just up the road from the site that hosted the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, an undercover investigation of an Amazon UK fulfillment centre found that most returns and unsold items were destroyed. \u2014 Tima Bansal, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Most brands produce too many goods, which leads to heavy discounting to clear unsold items. \u2014 WSJ , 25 Sep. 2021",
"The thrift stores' profits go toward community programs and employment services, and Deseret Industries sends unsold items to be used in humanitarian relief, according to their website. \u2014 Alexis Potter, The Arizona Republic , 19 Apr. 2021",
"For an off-price retailer such as T.J. Maxx, which feeds on regular scraps of unsold inventory, 2021 was a famine year. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"The funds will be used to streamline brand integration, enhance data analytics capability and find solutions for brands to resell unsold inventory and product returns, along with exploring auctions and other upcycling opportunities. \u2014 Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Luxury brands that once destroyed and even burned unsold merchandise are now thinking of ways to reinvent it. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022"
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"adjective"
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": not afraid or frightened : not fearful",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u0259-\u02c8fr\u0101d",
"Southern also",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Stanley, who worked as a pharmacy technician, frequently changed his hair color and was unafraid to express his sexuality on Facebook. \u2014 Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
"As Lady Mary's loyal maid Anna, Joanne Froggatt is rarely seen without her black dress and her hair in a bun, but in real life, the actress is unafraid to experiment with color on the red carpet. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 17 May 2022",
"But for 100 years from now\u2014the year 2122\u2014we spoke with people who were unafraid to make some bold claims: science fiction writers. \u2014 Alex Beggs, Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 Apr. 2022",
"National Review writers are unafraid to state that a man cannot become a woman. \u2014 Madeleine Kearns, National Review , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The Afro-Cuban singer \u2014 who died 30 years ago this week, on Feb. 29, 1992 \u2014 was infinitely watchable, unafraid to kick and howl and twitch, as if the music were sending electric jolts throughout her body. \u2014 Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Initially entering Central Saint Martins to study performance art, Petsa is unafraid to approach subjects that others designers might consider taboo. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Amazon has also been unafraid to raise the prices of its products, bumping up the annual cost of its Prime subscription from $119 to $139 at the beginning of February. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The system is replete with third rails, and both Wu and the superintendent must commit to being unafraid to go there \u2014 and to stay the course. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Feb. 2022"
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"-\u02c8je-",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The 44-year-old is sleeping on the concrete floor of a crowded shelter with no mattresses in increasingly unhygienic conditions while her children stay at a friend\u2019s home. \u2014 Evens Sanon And D\u00e1nica Coto, Anchorage Daily News , 22 May 2022",
"The United Nations says more than 16,000 people in Haiti have lost their homes since mid-2021 as a result of gang violence, with many of them staying in temporary government shelters in extremely unhygienic conditions. \u2014 Danica Cotto And Freida Frisara, orlandosentinel.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The United Nations says more than 16,000 people in Haiti have lost their homes since mid-2021 as a result of gang violence, with many of them staying in temporary government shelters in extremely unhygienic conditions. \u2014 Danica Coto, sun-sentinel.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Center for COVID Control has been riddled with allegations, including falsely billing the federal government for tests for people who had health insurance, falsifying test results and being unhygienic . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Jan. 2022",
"An Oklahoma pastor is getting some flak online for what many deemed was an unhygienic sermon on Sunday. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Thousands have been displaced this year, forced to live in overcrowded and unhygienic temporary shelters. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Oct. 2021",
"Nepal recalls walking into an unhygienic kitchen tucked away in the corner of a crammed labor camp, shared by dozens of workers. \u2014 Zeena Saifi And Becky Anderson, CNN , 9 July 2021",
"Part James Cagney, part Heath Ledger (who also had a touch of Cagney), Leto doesn\u2019t seem so much unhinged as unhygienic , like a crazy Method actor with no safe word. \u2014 Bilge Ebiri, Vulture , 6 Aug. 2021"
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"adjective"
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"Latin ultimo mense in the last month"
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"1616, in the meaning defined above"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The crowd\u2019s roar betrayed its uncynical thirst for more hockey despite the impending loss. \u2014 Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Create the world where being nice, being uncynical , being egoless, being empathetic, and promoting forgiveness is not something that is weak and happens without consequences. \u2014 Derek Lawrence, EW.com , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Create the world where being nice, being uncynical , being egoless, being empathetic, and promoting forgiveness is not something that is weak and happens without consequences. \u2014 Derek Lawrence, EW.com , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Create the world where being nice, being uncynical , being egoless, being empathetic, and promoting forgiveness is not something that is weak and happens without consequences. \u2014 Derek Lawrence, EW.com , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Create the world where being nice, being uncynical , being egoless, being empathetic, and promoting forgiveness is not something that is weak and happens without consequences. \u2014 Derek Lawrence, EW.com , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Create the world where being nice, being uncynical , being egoless, being empathetic, and promoting forgiveness is not something that is weak and happens without consequences. \u2014 Derek Lawrence, EW.com , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Create the world where being nice, being uncynical , being egoless, being empathetic, and promoting forgiveness is not something that is weak and happens without consequences. \u2014 Derek Lawrence, EW.com , 20 Sep. 2021",
"But with a book-length paper released Sunday that feels like something from a bygone time, Francis makes the uncynical case for how people can reverse course. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Oct. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the utilitarianism of the silhouette is the point here. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"But there are plenty of variations on the trolley problem that suggest there's more than pure utilitarianism involved in the decision-making. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 15 Apr. 2022",
"By denying individual dignity and freedom, communism leaves no basis for moral judgment other than a brutal utilitarianism . \u2014 Eugene Kontorovich, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
"His thinking can be traced to the utilitarianism of Jeremy Bentham, the Enlightenment-era English legal philosopher and reformer. \u2014 Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Chapters focus on major theories, such as utilitarianism , Kant\u2019s ethics of duty, Aristotle\u2019s virtue ethics and Sartre\u2019s existentialism. \u2014 Julian Baggini, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022",
"If the pandemic has caused any single identifiable outcome for fashion, it\u2019s that utilitarianism has been replaced with a spirit of experimentation. \u2014 Isabel Slone, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 Nov. 2021",
"These women took artistic license to write their own beauty narrative, one that refused to be boxed in by the utilitarianism of blue-collar work. \u2014 Charles Harbison, The Atlantic , 16 Sep. 2021",
"There is just too little daylight now between secular utilitarianism and liberal Catholicism in its political and partisan form. \u2014 Ross Douthat New York Times, Star Tribune , 24 June 2021"
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": not launched",
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": not organized or disciplined in military regiments",
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"1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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": seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie , mysterious",
": being beyond what is normal or expected : suggesting superhuman or supernatural powers",
": severe , punishing",
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ka-n\u0113"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This spring, a clip made the rounds online in which White demonstrated his uncanny ability to identify any song in the Beatles\u2019 catalog in one second or less. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
"This passage epitomizes Hickey\u2019s unusual relationship to literature and his uncanny ability to draw forward an aspect of a poem or novel to explicate an artwork without reducing either to mere illustration. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
"The film, in theaters July 22, stars Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer and Oscar nominee Steven Yeun as residents in a lonely gulch of inland California who bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 16 May 2022",
"This feels at once uncanny and also just the way young people move through feeling, like a school of fish following a magnetic charge. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
"For most of her career, the singer-songwriter and producer Liz Harris has disrupted that notion with songs that are both impenetrable and unavoidable, uncanny and appealing. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 26 Oct. 2021",
"His videos are crisp and alluring, and make extreme alteration \u2014 like fusing two pairs of pants into one or cropping several inches off a denim jacket \u2014 seem uncanny and easy. \u2014 New York Times , 8 July 2021",
"Caspar Phillipson, who bears an uncanny resemblance to JFK and played him in Jackie, will play the President, per TimeOut. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 9 June 2022",
"In 16th-century Japan, the death of a feudal lord is covered up through the use of a double, a petty thief who bears an uncanny resemblance to him. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 12 May 2022"
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": covered with undergrowth"
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": not sandaled"
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"definitions":[
": not affable"
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": a room in a home where equipment (such as furnaces and water heaters) or large appliances (such as washing machines) are kept"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": incapable of being held in a fixed state : unstable , indeterminate",
": incapable of breeding true : manifest only in the heterozygous state"
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"adverb"
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"definitions":[
": in an unreadable manner"
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"transitive verb"
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"definitions":[
": to shore up",
": to furnish support or justification for : uphold"
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"Middle English undershoren , from under entry 1 + shoren to shore (to support)"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy",
": hard to handle : unwieldy",
": having an awkward appearance",
": clumsy sense 1 , awkward"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8g\u0101n-l\u0113",
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8g\u0101n-l\u0113"
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"awkward",
"bunglesome",
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"unwieldy"
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"He was tall and ungainly .",
"getting the ungainly couch up the stairs was a real chore",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The magazine\u2019s declared charge was to bring ungainly life and youthful indiscretion to a culture bounded by cloying upstart institutions (McSweeney\u2019s) and stuffy, older ones (James Wood writing at The New Republic). \u2014 Phillip Maciak, The New Republic , 27 June 2022",
"Newell designed this ungainly Willy Wonka\u2013esque apparatus over decades in a costly process of trial and error that faced\u2014and ultimately overcame\u2014several challenges, including protecting the mussels from turbulent seas and voracious eider ducks. \u2014 Ellen Ruppel Shell, Scientific American , 1 May 2022",
"Not unlike Frankenstein\u2019s monster, Brian\u2019s ungainly creation comes alive during a thunderstorm. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"Horse relies on ungainly cliff-hangers to pull the reader from chapter to chapter. \u2014 Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
"But bending her deeply ingrained poise into a more ungainly , everyday shape \u2014 while continuing to kick ass \u2014 may be Yeoh\u2019s most complicated assignment yet. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
"In its assembly hall, the desk microphones cut the air at ungainly angles. \u2014 James Verini, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"The ungainly , 400,000 square-foot mass of interconnected structures seemed to have swallowed Pereira\u2019s original design whole. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"In a contest of humans against all other animals in the efficiency of locomotion, humans on foot are about as ungainly , or gainly, as sheep. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022"
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"obsolete gain direct, from Middle English gayn, geyn , from Old English g\u0113n , from Old Norse gegn , from gegn , preposition, against; akin to Old English g\u0113an- against \u2014 more at again"
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"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": incapable of being uttered"
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"adjective"
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": deprived through social or economic condition of some of the fundamental rights of all members of a civilized society",
": of or relating to underprivileged people",
": having fewer advantages than others especially because of being poor"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8priv-lijd",
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"underprivileged children often don't do as well on standardized tests as more privileged students",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And then there\u2019s his most philanthropic latest venture, announced today: helping underprivileged kids avoid low-paying jobs. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
"Some 35 years later, that six-word summary of all the school accomplished \u2014 turning underprivileged kids into high achievers \u2014 still holds an almost mystical allure. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
"For a Bright Future helps underrepresented and underprivileged kids through health, education, youth leadership, and the power of storytelling. \u2014 Tony Bradley, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"D\u00edaz had an underprivileged upbringing in Colombia\u2019s most deprived area. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
"Behind the mug shots on the front page were underprivileged children, who had been drawn to a life of crime by the promise of money and a feeling of community. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"Authorities said a gunfight broke out after police were shot at while preparing to enter Vila Cruzeiro, an underprivileged community where leaders of an alleged criminal group were suspected to have gathered. \u2014 Rodrigo Pedroso And Jorge Engels, CNN , 24 May 2022",
"One is Mohamed Shemies\u2019 charity kitchen, where volunteers serve up chicken, rice, dates, and sweet Ramadan hibiscus juice to underprivileged people, workers on the job, or simply anyone in need of a meal in Cairo\u2019s Abideen neighborhood. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Apr. 2022",
"One hundred percent of the proceeds from both sales, minus the buyers\u2019 premiums, will go to the foundation\u2019s efforts dedicated to healthcare and education for underprivileged children internationally. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022"
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"1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not appearing on a list",
": not appearing in a telephone book",
": being or involving a security not listed formally on an organized exchange : over-the-counter"
],
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8li-st\u0259d"
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"uncataloged",
"unrecorded",
"unregistered"
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"cataloged",
"catalogued",
"listed",
"recorded",
"registered"
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"examples":[
"There's an unlisted bonus track on the CD.",
"He is buying shares in an unlisted company.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jeff Bezos understood the scale of opportunity early on and Amazon invested about $200 million in an unlisted gift voucher unit of Future Group, the number two retail player behind Reliance, in 2019. \u2014 Megha Mandavia, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2022",
"After all, Toomes found Morbius, whose number is probably unlisted . \u2014 Michael Ordo\u00f1a, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"If successful, the site will share the unlisted YouTube link to the creepy 5-minute scene. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The end of that video will lead you into the unlisted playlist videos for the full ten hour scope of the review. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Bytedance, calculated to be the world\u2019s largest unlisted startup company thanks to its control of TikTok and its Chinese equivalent Douyin, is reported to have dissolved its strategic investment division and redeployed staff. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Olivetti, Magill, Larson and Carr have submitted their resignations, Ken de Jong, Immanuel's provisional moderator, announced during Sunday morning's service (a live stream of which is available, but unlisted , on the church's YouTube page). \u2014 Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star , 17 Jan. 2022",
"The discussion comes as submissions are open for the inaugural Forbes China Enterprise Technology 50 list of China\u2019s top unlisted enterprise technology companies. \u2014 Forbes Partner Releases, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
"The Historic Colorado Hot Springs Loop officially connects 19 soaking spas, but there are many other unlisted gems worth a detour. \u2014 Outside Online , 4 Aug. 2021"
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"The first trailer for the film dropped last month, offering an up close and personal glimpse at the inner workings of her life. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 9 June 2022",
"This son of Not This Time has tactical speed and should be up close from the start. \u2014 Jeff Nahill, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 May 2022",
"And as one of the few survivors who were up close to the murderous, evil commanders and guards, my mother\u2014who was anything but cruel\u2014was often approached by historians, academics, teachers and writers. \u2014 Maya Lee, Time , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The final time that Jackson was up close to King would come two years later, in 1968. \u2014 Scott Talley, Freep.com , 17 Jan. 2022",
"But the thought of being up close with a once-extinct creature is a tantalizing one. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 18 Sep. 2021",
"The counter clash is primarily between Winstead's Kate and Miyavi's hard hitman, up close and fighting dirty. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 10 Sep. 2021",
"His next time out, Webb - who missed more than five weeks with a shoulder strain - might be up close to the 90-pitch mark. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 July 2021",
"In those days, the conversations were up close , face-to-face, building relationships. \u2014 Nicole Kraft, The Conversation , 11 June 2021"
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"The lidar data revealed 134 previously unrecorded settlements, despite the fact that this area has been well studied in the past. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 26 May 2022",
"Health experts caution that the real COVID-19 tally is likely larger due to unrecorded home tests. \u2014 Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"Amy Winehouse had puzzled out lyrics to an unrecorded song alongside Ginsberg\u2019s lines. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
"India suffered the highest toll of any country in the world, according to the report released Thursday, but most of the deaths have gone unrecorded . \u2014 Vibhuti Agarwal, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
"Chinese media reports on the unrecorded COVID-19 deaths have been swiftly censored, and many criticisms of Shanghai\u2019s stringent measures expunged online. \u2014 Huizhong Wu And Dake Kang, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The names of these dollmakers often went unrecorded . \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
"And Coleman in turn sat in, unrecorded alas, with Coltrane\u2019s mighty quartet during that time. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Ubiquitous security cameras and smartphones mean that few crimes go unrecorded , and videos of people loading up bags and carts with products and walking out the door make for viral content. \u2014 Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times , 15 Dec. 2021"
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"But 44 years later, Parkchester remains unprotected . \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"Feeling unprotected in their own neighborhood by government leaders and law enforcement, conversations about guns are quietly occurring among family, friends and neighbors. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"North Korea has refused multiple vaccine offers from the Covax global vaccine-sharing program, as well as China, Russia and South Korea, and its 26 million people are believed to be mostly unprotected against the virus. \u2014 Jennifer Jett, NBC News , 12 May 2022",
"Any body part that\u2019s covered by fabric isn\u2019t getting slathered in sunscreen and is unprotected unless your clothing has UPF. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 2 May 2022",
"The world\u2019s most notorious commercial hacking enterprise is remarkably unprotected : at times, a single security guard waved me through. \u2014 Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"That means roughly 85% of urban forests are essentially unprotected , according to the Forests for Indy report from the Indiana Forest Alliance. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Momentum on vaccinations and treatments has faded even as more infectious variants rise and billions of people across the globe remain unprotected . \u2014 Zeke Miller And Maria Cheng, Chicago Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"Currently, our efforts are focused on one workplace where employees remain unprotected by the foundational laws that exist to protect other workers from harassment: the federal judiciary. \u2014 Fortune , 9 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"NewGem Foods developed edible films made from purees of unmarketable fruits and vegetables, serving as low-carb alternatives to bread and tortilla wraps; one film equals a full serving of fruits or vegetables. \u2014 Deborah Wince-smith, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Unlike works translated from the language by such male writers as Sholem Aleichem, Isaac Bashevis Singer and Chaim Grade, Yiddish fiction by women was long dismissed by publishers as insignificant or unmarketable to a wider audience. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Just a few years before, Puff Daddy had said DMX was unmarketable . \u2014 Ben Dandridge-lemco, Rolling Stone , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Stinkbugs damage fruits so much that they\u2019re often deemed unmarketable . \u2014 Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press , 17 Sep. 2021",
"Newington took the property in a tax foreclosure in 2008, but appeared to be stuck with an unmarketable eyesore. \u2014 Don Stacom, courant.com , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Limited federal funding and relentless legal opposition has exacerbated the painstaking and expensive process of selectively logging and processing often unmarketable trees, all while trying to replant forests obliterated by wildfire. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Aug. 2021",
"In an age saturated by commercially safe franchises, Rosemary\u2019s Baby represents the pinnacle of studio filmmaking \u2014 a shrewd, peculiar, and seemingly unmarketable excursion into the ghoulish human psyche that became a sensation. \u2014 Matthew Jacobs, Vulture , 22 June 2021",
"For these fisheries, in which boats would presumably be landing many unmarketable fish, the average quota was 60% higher than advice. \u2014 Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS , 13 Jan. 2021"
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"transitive verb"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Democratic primaries, on the other hand, are only semi-closed, allowing both party members and unaffiliated voters to participate. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"Chou also pointed to the large number of unaffiliated voters in Colorado as a robust population of swing voters that Democrats could target. \u2014 Brianne Pfannenstiel, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"That, plus a healthy dose of unaffiliated voters who generally vote with Democrats, means a clear conservative will face an almost impossible hurdle to win a statewide office. \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"Seventy-seven percent of Democrats support Bonta, according to the survey of likely voters, along with 38% of unaffiliated voters. \u2014 Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Among unaffiliated voters, Klarides holds the lead at 45% to 40% with 15% undecided, according to the survey. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
"Party primaries are open to unaffiliated voters, but the majority of voters can\u2019t participate in determining which candidates will be available for their consideration until the primary. \u2014 Danielle Allen, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"But when it was crafted, the assumption was that unaffiliated voters \u2014 29% of all voters statewide \u2014 would be able to sign petitions for any party. \u2014 Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Many unaffiliated voters are perfectly content with that status. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"adjective"
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"She unzipped the tent flap.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the footage, which was edited and compiled by HPD, another officer had to unzip the bag and dig through it for a moment before locating the firearm inside. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 25 May 2022",
"The trailer ends with a particularly nauseating shot of Seydoux appearing to unzip his chest before placing her mouth on it. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Setting it up is ridiculously easy: just unzip the waterproof case, pull down the ladder, and the tent unfolds accordion style. \u2014 Outside Online , 6 Apr. 2022",
"When Maddy thought she'd gotten caught red-handed for playing in Samantha's closet, she was stunned when Samantha only asked her to unzip her dress. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Some people online are encouraging others to avoid Transport Security Administration body imaging scanners at the airport, claiming the equipment has the ability to unzip and alter human DNA. \u2014 Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY , 14 Oct. 2021",
"To convert, simply unzip the chair's washer- and dryer-safe microfiber cover to remove, then flip the inner cushion to unfurl and flatten it into a bed. \u2014 Zarah Kavarana, PEOPLE.com , 3 Aug. 2021",
"After a day spent gawking up at Giant Sequoias, nothing compares to being able to unzip your tent and sleep directly under these magnificent trees. \u2014 Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure , 10 May 2021",
"Then use your fingertip to unzip the pod along the string line and open it. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2021"
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"adjective"
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"adverb"
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": not readily or easily : hardly"
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"adjective"
],
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": not flourishing or prosperous",
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"Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters are now serving as showrunners on the untitled The Boys series, which is set at a college campus run by Vought International for supes-in-training. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 9 May 2022",
"In addition to being an executive producer, Becky G will also appear in the yet untitled series that will be co-produced with 2WS Films. \u2014 Veronica Villafa\u00f1e, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The movie, which is still untitled , is a musical romantic dramedy, adapted from a short Bloomquist made in 2018. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Most recently, the basic cabler ordered an untitled comedy pilot from Lauren Ludwig. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 1 June 2022",
"Ford also shared some details about the untitled Indiana Jones 5, which is currently in production and will hit theaters June 30, 2023. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 31 May 2022",
"There\u2019s a new Indy movie, already shot but as yet untitled , in the can for release in June 2023. \u2014 Ty Burr, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"Lamar adds his fourth No. 1 on the chart, following 2015\u2019s To Pimp a Butterfly, 2016\u2019s untitled unmastered. \u2014 Xander Zellner, Billboard , 26 May 2022"
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"On one local Facebook page, someone suggested using the street view feature on Google Maps as a form of escape: Cruise through a version of Mayfield unmarred by disaster. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
"That is to say, words Are how we are moored & unmarred . \u2014 Elizabeth Lund, The Christian Science Monitor , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Investors also flocked to grading companies, which by authenticating autographs and rating cards as pristine \u2014 sharp corners, smooth edges, perfect centering and an unmarred surface \u2014 can spin cardboard into gold. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Gas stations are infrequent and the roads pocked with potholes, but the unmarred beaches are worth a little havoc on your car's suspension. \u2014 Sarah Khan, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 13 July 2021",
"But that development is mercifully over by the finale, leaving the ending unmarred by the show\u2019s few real missteps. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 23 Apr. 2021",
"Irvin fired fastballs toward Tigers hitters with precision over six unmarred innings. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Apr. 2021",
"The lenses arrived clean and unmarred , and the delivery came with a complimentary lens. \u2014 Allen Foster, chicagotribune.com , 5 Nov. 2020",
"Eyes educated by the anything-goes aftermath of Modernism might appreciate the skull in strictly sculptural terms: the play of curve and void, the unmarred materiality of surface, the purity of whiteness. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Sep. 2019"
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"Sadly, this also means folks are out here offering unsolicited body commentary at the grill and in the DMs. \u2014 Taiia Smart Young, refinery29.com , 20 June 2022",
"His path to a career in journalism began with writing unsolicited op-eds about international and human rights issues and submitting them to major newspapers. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
"Never make unsolicited or unexpected physical contact with waitstaff. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 12 June 2022",
"Magpies dropped by to share their unsolicited opinions, and ducks with someplace to be honked overhead. \u2014 Andrea Sachs, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"In a statement sent to CNN, her lawyer Charles Morel said the luxury real estate Rolland acquired from the Bongo family was unsolicited and was only discovered to be questionable after many years. \u2014 Dalal Mawad, CNN , 3 June 2022",
"Then top it all off with advice\u2014both solicited and unsolicited \u2014from friends, family, neighbors, and that chatty guy who sat next to you on the airplane. \u2014 Brennan Barnard, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Since Musk made his unsolicited $44 billion bid to take Twitter private, the social media company has implemented a hiring freeze, laid off key employees, and transferred staff away from more experimental projects. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
"As a place to be, the Elizabeth Line is nothing like the Tube, which is brisk, hot, cacophonous\u2014a realm of unsolicited bodily intimacy, bottlenecks, and sudden winds. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 27 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Instead, owners will ship back a seat clamp and a special lug from the rear dropout of the bike, rendering the bike unrideable . \u2014 Mark Knapp, PCMAG , 14 Apr. 2022",
"My surf instructor, Jan Bernard, an experienced rider of Zicatela, told me to get there early \u2014 at least before 10 a.m. when the offshore winds would start to render the waves unrideable . \u2014 Jamie Ditaranto, Travel + Leisure , 30 Nov. 2021",
"The importance of trail was elucidated by British chemist David Jones, who in 1970 recounted in Physics Today his efforts to construct an unrideable bicycle. \u2014 John Matson, Scientific American , 14 Apr. 2011",
"Stage 19 of the Tour de France was stopped on Friday as hail and dangerous weather conditions made the roads unrideable . \u2014 Jenna West, SI.com , 26 July 2019",
"In fact, a full 30 percent of bikes had multiple issues or were deemed unrideable . \u2014 Alissa Walker, Curbed , 30 May 2018",
"The horse, whose name is also Dave, turned out to be unrideable ; eventually, O\u2019Brien and his wife decided to donate him to a facility where students practice massage on him. \u2014 Laura Bradley, HWD , 18 Oct. 2017",
"The horse, whose name is also Dave, turned out to be unrideable ; eventually, O\u2019Brien and his wife decided to donate him to a facility where students practice massage on him. \u2014 Laura Bradley, vanityfair.com , 18 Oct. 2017",
"The horse, whose name is also Dave, turned out to be unrideable \u2014 Laura Bradley, HWD , 18 Oct. 2017"
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"None of the candidates, however, have presented themselves as moderates, Holsworth noted, which is not uncommon in a primary. \u2014 Meagan Flynn, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"According to officials, this type of cross-species infection is uncommon . \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"That is not uncommon , said Dr. Paul Appelbaum, a professor of psychiatry at Columbia University, as patients are often uncertain about whether exams are inappropriate and fear no one will take their word. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"Teen and young adult dating violence is not uncommon . \u2014 Katie Hurley, CNN , 5 June 2022",
"Jubilees are not uncommon in British royal history. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"Early-season storms are not uncommon in the Atlantic, especially lately. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 1 June 2022",
"Car chases are not uncommon in the area, both the witness and her husband said. \u2014 Deon J. Hampton, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
"Such upswings are not uncommon after a mass shooting or any event that puts gun control in the political spotlight, in the view that there will be a rush on guns, ammunition and accessories in advance of any effort to limit access. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022"
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"adverb"
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"adjective"
],
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": not catholic",
": not adhering to, favoring, accepted by, or suitable to a universal Christian church"
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"geographical name"
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"adjective"
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"definitions":[
": of small stature : not grown to full height or size",
": grown over with an undergrowth"
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"under entry 1 + grown"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not ascertainable"
],
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"\u00a6\u0259n+"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not asked",
": not asked for",
": not being asked : uninvited"
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"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8as(k)t"
],
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"unbidden",
"unbid",
"uninvited",
"unsolicited",
"unsought"
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"requested",
"solicited"
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"He felt that there were many unasked questions after his demonstration.",
"received a lot of unasked advice on the project",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In Seattle, for example, a hysterical effort inspired by the lab resulted in a report called Losing Home, a document built on a tissue of assumption and unasked questions. \u2014 Roger Valdez, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Of course, the automaker had some unasked -for help writing this particular chapter, with Pompucci acknowledging that the car was a direct response to Europe\u2019s newest emissions regulations. \u2014 Viju Mathew, Robb Report , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Troy is a darkly comedic tale about the unexpected consequences of unasked -for intimacy. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
"But where and when and by whom were questions that were left unasked and unanswered. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Jan. 2022",
"The question that remains unasked is how toys can invite children into the political discussion instead of merely targeting them. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
"These basic questions have too frequently gone unasked . \u2014 Eric Reinhart, STAT , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Chief among them is the ability to embed interactive widgets on your home screens \u2013 which iPadOS 15 rudely introduces by scattering some around unasked , disrupting existing arrangements of apps. \u2014 Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY , 25 Sep. 2021",
"The unasked question is how much value lies in crewed exploration of the moon beyond PR. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 13 July 2021"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-113353"
},
"underlinen":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": underwear usually of lightweight material"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[
"under entry 3 + linen"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-113651"
},
"uncastrated":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not castrated : intact"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8ka-\u02ccstr\u0101-t\u0259d"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1725, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-113748"
},
"untried horse":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a horse whose get are maidens in racing"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-115832"
},
"unimpassionedly":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in an unimpassioned manner"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-120108"
},
"ungraded":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not graded : such as",
": not assigned a grade",
": awaiting assignment of a grade",
": having no grade levels",
": not leveled or smoothed to a horizontal surface or a gradual slope"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-\u02c8gr\u0101-d\u0259d"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There were two ungraded stakes restricted to California breds: Smuggler\u2019s Run ($4.00) won the 6\u00bd-furlong $150,000 Echo Eddie Stakes for 3-year-olds for Richard Baltas and Joe Bravo. \u2014 John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The holiday weekend\u2019s schedule of eight stakes races begins today with the ungraded Generous Portion Stakes. \u2014 Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Sep. 2021",
"This weekend: Two ungraded stakes races for older fillies and mares on the turf topped by Sunday\u2019s Solana Beach Stakes at a mile. \u2014 Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Aug. 2021",
"The sixth day of the summer season will have two ungraded stakes today \u2014 the $150,000 California Dreamin\u2019 Stakes (11/16-miles on the turf for older Cal-breds) and the $80,000 Daisycutter Handicap (5 furlongs on the turf for older fillies and mares). \u2014 Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 July 2021",
"An ungraded membership with at-home workouts and personal training will be around $70 a month. \u2014 Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 June 2021",
"Graham was shocked by this state of affairs, and by the gulf in value between graded and ungraded cards. \u2014 Will Bedingfield, Wired , 13 June 2021",
"The 6-year-old mare has won six-of-26 lifetime, including an ungraded stakes three back. \u2014 John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2021",
"Gregorian Chant is coming off a win in the Clocker Corner, an ungraded stakes. \u2014 John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times , 13 Mar. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1840, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-120637"
},
"ungrasped":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not fully apprehended"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"un- entry 1 + grasped , past participle of grasp"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-121444"
},
"use/play the race/gender card":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":[
": to make a claim that race/gender was unjustly considered as a reason for the way a person was treated"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-121532"
},
"untrenched":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not trenched"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-123633"
},
"unit vector":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a vector of unit magnitude used to specify a particular spatial direction"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-123709"
},
"undercount":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to count fewer than the actual number of"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02c8kau\u0307nt"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The paper argued the lack of access to COVID-19 tests, patchy records of causes of death, and political incentives to undercount hindered an accurate count of deaths. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 5 May 2022",
"Those elevated totals come despite the fact Connecticut continues to significantly undercount COVID-19 cases, as a result of at-home tests that never get reported to the state. \u2014 Alex Putterman, Hartford Courant , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The United Nations said Friday that 816 civilians had been killed and 1,333 injured since the start of Russia\u2019s invasion, while noting those figures likely undercount the true scope of casualties. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The Latino population undercount rate in the 2020 census was 4.99%, more than three times the rate for that group in 2010, according to the Census. \u2014 Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN , 10 Mar. 2022",
"But these numbers undercount the extent of the woe. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The snapshot figure has the potential to overcount and undercount true Covid-19 deaths. \u2014 Denise Roland, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Those numbers may undercount vaccinations since some Guard members may have been vaccinated outside of the military system, with their records not yet fully updated. \u2014 The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Official figures probably undercount the pandemic\u2019s actual death toll by a wide margin, experts say. \u2014 Joe Walsh, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1951, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-124051"
},
"urbanism":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the characteristic way of life of city dwellers",
": the study of the physical needs of urban societies",
": city planning",
": urbanization"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0259r-b\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To them, bikes were not symbols of hip urbanism but of unwelcome intrusion\u2014particularly by women riders whose clothes offended the community\u2019s religious mandate of strict modesty. \u2014 Zo\u00eb Beery, The Atlantic , 31 May 2022",
"Previous examples of urbanism in the Amazon include the Upper Xingu region of the Brazilian Amazon where Heckenberger works with the Kuikuro Nation. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"This designation strips residents of the rights associated with being a tenant, explained Marques Vestal, an assistant professor of critical Black urbanism at UCLA and a member of LATU. \u2014 Tracy Rosenthal, The New Republic , 19 May 2022",
"On some subtle, subliminal level, the mall-developer-turned-candidate is selling the Grove\u2019s faux urbanism . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
"The project shows the topography of these places in a way that reflects the individual style and fascination for the urbanism of Waras. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"If there is one aspect of Southern California design this stadium could have used less of, it\u2019s the urbanism around it. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Three years later, Carro graduated with a degree in architecture and urbanism from Centro Universit\u00e1rio FMU and immediately got offered a scholarship to complete her master\u2019s degree. \u2014 Siobhan Reid, Vogue , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Signe Kongebro, the firm\u2019s global design director for urbanism , believes that the growing use of timber is likely to encourage lower-rise, denser districts, with more room for nature. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-124056"
},
"unreadability":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": unreadableness"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1825, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-124325"
},
"upcut":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to cut (machine work) while the tool is moving upward",
": an upward cut"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Transitive verb",
"up entry 1 + cut , verb",
"Noun",
"up entry 2 + cut , noun"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-124943"
},
"unit value":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the set of a printing character measured in units"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-125205"
},
"unliquid":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not readily converted into cash"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-131210"
},
"unprotested":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not protested : accepted without challenge"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1691, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-132523"
}
}