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{
"AGC":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"advanced graduate certificate":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003138",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"Agchylostoma":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of Agchylostoma taxonomic synonym of ancylostoma"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccag-ki-\u02c8l\u00e4-st\u0259-m\u0259",
"\u02cca\u014b-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-234650",
"type":[]
},
"Agelacrinites":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus (the type of the family Agelacrinitidae) of saclike Devonian echinoderms with five covered food grooves on the oral side":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1846, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin, from Greek ag\u00e9l\u0113 \"herd, troop\" + New Latin -a- (probably erroneously for -o- -o- ) + -crinites , common element in crinoid genus names (such as Pentacrinites ), from Greek kr\u00ednon \"lily\" + -it\u0113s -ite entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6a-j\u0259-l\u0259-kr\u0259-\u02c8n\u012b-t\u0113z"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164452",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Agelaius":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of birds (family Icteridae) comprising the red-winged blackbirds":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1824, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Greek agela\u00eeos \"of the herd, gregarious,\" from ag\u00e9l\u0113 \"herd, troop\" (derivative of \u00e1gein \"to lead\") + -aios , adjective suffix":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-j\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081154",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Agenais":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"ancient region in southwestern France south of P\u00e9rigord; capital Agen":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4-zh\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034434",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Aggadah":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": ancient Jewish lore forming especially the nonlegal part of the Talmud":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1602, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Jewish Babylonian Aramaic agg\u0101dh\u0101h & Mishnaic Hebrew hagg\u0101dh\u0101h, literally, \"telling, tale, lesson\"":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8g\u022f-",
"\u0259-\u02c8g\u00e4-d\u0259",
"\u02cc\u00e4-g\u00e4-\u02c8d\u00e4"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203737",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Aghan":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a month of the Hindu year":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1838, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Sanskrit Agrah\u0101ya\u1e47a":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8g\u00e4n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-074012",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Aghlabite":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a member of an Arab dynasty ruling at Kairouan, northern Africa, a.d. 800\u2013909":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1843, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Ibr\u0101h\u012bm ibn- al- Aghlab (Ibrahim I) \u2020 a.d. 812 African sultan, founder of the dynasty + English -ite or -id":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"a-\u02c8gla-",
"\u02c8a-gl\u0259-\u02ccb\u012bt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061054",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Agincourt":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"village in northern France west-northwest of Arras population 311":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4-zh\u0259n-\u02ccku\u0307r",
"\u02c8a-jin-\u02cck\u022frt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070938",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Agnus Dei":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a liturgical prayer addressed to Christ as Savior":[],
": an image of a lamb often with a halo and a banner and cross used as a symbol of Christ":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin Agnus De\u012b \"lamb of God,\" translation of Greek Amn\u00f2s to\u00fb Theo\u00fb ; from its opening words":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4g-\u02ccnu\u0307s-\u02c8d\u0101(-\u02cc\u0113)",
"-\u02ccn\u00fcs-",
"\u02ccag-n\u0259s-",
"\u02cc\u00e4n-yu\u0307s-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101407",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Agulhas Current":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"a warm ocean current in the Indian Ocean flowing south along the southeastern coast of Africa":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174947",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Agulhas, Cape":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"headland in the Republic of South Africa in southern Western Cape province; the southernmost point of Africa, at 34\u00b050\u2032 south, 20\u00b0 east":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8g\u0259-l\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-173830",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"again":{
"antonyms":[
"nevermore"
],
"definitions":{
": another time : once more : anew":[
"I shall not look upon his like again .",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
],
": in addition : besides":[
"Again , there is another matter to consider."
],
": in return : back":[
"\u2026 swore he would pay him again when he was able.",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
],
": on the other hand":[
"He might go, and again he might not."
]
},
"examples":[
"Please, come see us again .",
"It was nice to see my friends again .",
"She wants to prove that she can do it again .",
"Things are back to normal again .",
"When we heard the news, we all said, \u201cOh no! Not again !\u201d.",
"She demonstrated yet again her remarkable artistic talents.",
"It'll just be the same thing all over again .",
"When he stood up, he got so dizzy that he had to sit down again .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Turn it off completely again , take out the power cable and leave the system alone for 20 minutes. \u2014 Toby Grey, BGR , 28 June 2022",
"Flood and Pansing Brooks will face each other again in the November general election to decide who takes the seat for the next congressional term. \u2014 Brian Melley, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"Also, there is a distant fear that once that structure was in place, other states could lobby for their own units, again expanding the costs. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2022",
"The governor of Luhansk again asked civilians to evacuate Lysychansk. \u2014 James Marson, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
"Following a third-party investigation, the OSAA said that Sandy was in violation of OSAA rule and is requiring the school to complete certain tasks to make sure an incident like this doesn\u2019t happen again . \u2014 oregonlive , 27 June 2022",
"The Avalanche and Lightning dealt with occasional rough ice playing late into June, something that should not happen again as the league gets back to its regular schedule. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 27 June 2022",
"But after GreenPrint asked the same question again earlier this week, the response was still high, at 53%. \u2014 Anne Field, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"In April, at Valle\u2019s sentencing, Plowman again asked about Valle\u2019s background, was unsatisfied, and continued the case. \u2014 Tom Jackman, Washington Post , 26 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ayen, ayein, ayan, ageyn, again \"back, in the opposite direction, to a former state, once more, another time,\" going back to Old English ongeagn, onge\u00e6n, ong\u0113an, ong\u0101n, ongegn, ong\u0113n, ag\u0113n (Northumbrian ong\u00e6gn, ong\u01e3n ), (compare parallel compounds in Old Saxon angegin \"once more, toward,\" Old High German ingagan, ingegin \"in opposition\") from on-, a- on entry 1 , a- entry 1 + -geagn (going back to Germanic *gagna- , whence Old High German gagan \"towards, against,\" Old Norse gagn- \"against, counter, through\") or -gegn (going back to Germanic *gagni- , whence Old Saxon & Old High German gegin \"against,\" Old Frisian j\u0113n , Old Norse gegn )":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8gin",
"\u0259-\u02c8gen",
"-\u02c8g\u0101n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"afresh",
"anew",
"de novo",
"over"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012016",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"again and again":{
"antonyms":[
"infrequently",
"little",
"rarely",
"seldom"
],
"definitions":{
": at frequent intervals : often , repeatedly":[]
},
"examples":[
"as she's gotten older, Grandma has tended to ask the same things again and again",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As Bob Woodward tells it in The Agenda, Clinton exploded as he was told again and again by his mainstream economic advisers that Wall Street needed to be wooed with deficit reduction. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 27 June 2022",
"Unlike disposable ones, cloth pads can be reused again and again for up to five years if they're taken care of properly and rotated with other cloth pads throughout your cycle. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
"Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows, your counterpart, his name comes up again and again . \u2014 CBS News , 26 June 2022",
"Vaughan is weary of starting over, again and again . \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
"With the help of Nitz, Ebens beat him over the head with a baseball bat again and again . \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"But during that time, McVie stayed remarkably levelheaded and did her best to bring the group\u2019s warring factions back together again and again . \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
"Carry-on packers, rejoice: This clear bag will have you through security in no time, and can be used again and again (unlike that beat-up Ziplock). \u2014 Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
"His predecessors from the 1990s and 2000s spent years refilling the proverbial monetary punchbowl again and again . \u2014 William Pesek, Forbes , 17 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1533, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"constantly",
"continually",
"frequently",
"hourly",
"much",
"oft",
"often",
"oftentimes",
"ofttimes",
"over and over",
"repeatedly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202515",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"against":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": as a basis for disapproval of":[
"had nothing against him"
],
": as a charge on":[
"charged against her account"
],
": as a counterbalance to":[
"weighing risk against profit"
],
": as a defense or protection from":[
"a shelter against the cold"
],
": before the background of":[
"viewed against the sky"
],
": compared or contrasted with":[
"profits are up against last year"
],
": directly opposite : facing":[
"\u2026 she sat down just over against me \u2026",
"\u2014 Daniel Defoe"
],
": exposed to":[],
": in a direction opposite to the motion or course of : counter to":[
"sail against the wind"
],
": in competition with":[
"racing against each other"
],
": in contact with":[
"leaning against the wall"
],
": in exchange for":[
"a lower rate against the dollar"
],
": in opposition or hostility to":[
"spoke against his enemies"
],
": in preparation for the time when":[
"\u2026 throw on another log of wood against father comes home.",
"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
],
": in preparation or provision for":[
"saving against an uncertain future"
],
": in the direction of and into contact with":[
"knocked against the ropes"
],
": not in conformity with : contrary to":[
"against the law"
]
},
"examples":[
"Preposition",
"We must continue the struggle for justice and against injustice.",
"She voted against the proposal.",
"He spoke against appeasing the enemy.",
"Some people were for the proposal but others were against it.",
"There's a law against doing that.",
"two runners racing against each other",
"Touching the ball with your hands is against the rules.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"As the antiabortion movement has waged its battle against women\u2019s reproductive health, one segment of care has historically been off limits: fertility treatment. \u2014 Beth Kowitt And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
"There\u2019s never a bad time to appreciate the celebrities who ( against all odds) seem to be having a little fun in their lives. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 29 June 2022",
"Stars like Viola Davis, Shonda Rhimes, Viola Davis, Patricia Arquette, and Bette Midler, among others, have spoken out against the ruling. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 29 June 2022",
"In the last few years, Amazon has actively turned to technology like AI, ML, and automation to help fight the battle against IP theft with a focus on its massive seller network. \u2014 Daniel Newman, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Demonstrations against the ruling have been largely peaceful, but a few arrests have been reported. \u2014 Kelly Mccleary, CNN , 27 June 2022",
"Levi Strauss called on business leaders to take a stand against the ruling. \u2014 Emma Goldberg, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"Miller has not spoken out against Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 al , 27 June 2022",
"And Armstrong was not alone among musicians speaking out against the ruling. \u2014 Samantha Chery, Washington Post , 27 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Preposition",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Conjunction"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ayenest, ayenst, ayeinst, agaynste, alteration (with parasitic -t, perhaps originally from partial assimilation to a following article) of ayeines, ageynes, from ayein, ageyn again + -es -'s":"Preposition",
"Middle English, derivative of against against entry 1":"Conjunction"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8genst",
"\u0259-\u02c8gen(t)st",
"-\u02c8g\u0101n(t)st",
"-\u02c8gin(t)st"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"on",
"upon"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182120",
"type":[
"conjunction",
"preposition"
]
},
"against (all) expectations":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": although people thought it would be different : although people thought otherwise":[
"Against (all) expectations , the birds survived."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202415",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"against all logic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": despite the logical or sensible thing to do":[
"She kept the dog, against all logic , after it attacked her."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194904",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"against all odds":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": despite success being very unlikely":[
"He was able to do it, against all odds ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111413",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"against one's wishes":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": despite the fact that one does not want someone to (do something)":[
"His parents were angry when they learned he had borrowed the car against their wishes ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193906",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"against someone's principles":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": in opposition to what someone believes":[
"It's against his principles to cheat."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194829",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"against the grain":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": different from what is normal or usual":[
"It takes courage to go against the grain and stand up for what you believe in."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125140",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"against?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=a&file=agains01":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": as a basis for disapproval of":[
"had nothing against him"
],
": as a charge on":[
"charged against her account"
],
": as a counterbalance to":[
"weighing risk against profit"
],
": as a defense or protection from":[
"a shelter against the cold"
],
": before the background of":[
"viewed against the sky"
],
": compared or contrasted with":[
"profits are up against last year"
],
": directly opposite : facing":[
"\u2026 she sat down just over against me \u2026",
"\u2014 Daniel Defoe"
],
": exposed to":[],
": in a direction opposite to the motion or course of : counter to":[
"sail against the wind"
],
": in competition with":[
"racing against each other"
],
": in contact with":[
"leaning against the wall"
],
": in exchange for":[
"a lower rate against the dollar"
],
": in opposition or hostility to":[
"spoke against his enemies"
],
": in preparation for the time when":[
"\u2026 throw on another log of wood against father comes home.",
"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
],
": in preparation or provision for":[
"saving against an uncertain future"
],
": in the direction of and into contact with":[
"knocked against the ropes"
],
": not in conformity with : contrary to":[
"against the law"
]
},
"examples":[
"Preposition",
"We must continue the struggle for justice and against injustice.",
"She voted against the proposal.",
"He spoke against appeasing the enemy.",
"Some people were for the proposal but others were against it.",
"There's a law against doing that.",
"two runners racing against each other",
"Touching the ball with your hands is against the rules.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"As the antiabortion movement has waged its battle against women\u2019s reproductive health, one segment of care has historically been off limits: fertility treatment. \u2014 Beth Kowitt And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
"There\u2019s never a bad time to appreciate the celebrities who ( against all odds) seem to be having a little fun in their lives. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 29 June 2022",
"Stars like Viola Davis, Shonda Rhimes, Viola Davis, Patricia Arquette, and Bette Midler, among others, have spoken out against the ruling. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 29 June 2022",
"In the last few years, Amazon has actively turned to technology like AI, ML, and automation to help fight the battle against IP theft with a focus on its massive seller network. \u2014 Daniel Newman, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Demonstrations against the ruling have been largely peaceful, but a few arrests have been reported. \u2014 Kelly Mccleary, CNN , 27 June 2022",
"Levi Strauss called on business leaders to take a stand against the ruling. \u2014 Emma Goldberg, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"Miller has not spoken out against Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 al , 27 June 2022",
"And Armstrong was not alone among musicians speaking out against the ruling. \u2014 Samantha Chery, Washington Post , 27 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Preposition",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Conjunction"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ayenest, ayenst, ayeinst, agaynste, alteration (with parasitic -t, perhaps originally from partial assimilation to a following article) of ayeines, ageynes, from ayein, ageyn again + -es -'s":"Preposition",
"Middle English, derivative of against against entry 1":"Conjunction"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8genst",
"\u0259-\u02c8gen(t)st",
"-\u02c8g\u0101n(t)st",
"-\u02c8gin(t)st"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"on",
"upon"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195829",
"type":[
"conjunction",
"preposition"
]
},
"agape":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": being in a state of wonder":[
"stood agape before the gothic cathedral"
],
": love feast":[],
": love sense 4a":[],
": wide open : gaping":[
"with mouth agape"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective or adverb",
"Fans lucky enough to get access mingle among the cars, mouths agape and phone cameras at the ready as mechanics prepare the open-wheel missiles for the three-hour battle ahead. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
"Of course, police also found Charles and Oliver, agape in the room at her side. \u2014 Emily Longeretta, Variety , 13 May 2022",
"In another conversation, a stranger sent a message to a Russian mother saying her son was dead, alongside a photo showing a man's body in the dirt -- face grimacing and mouth agape . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Lupita Nyong\u2019o was seated behind Smith; the agape attention in her face was all but audible. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Dylan Cardwell clasped his hands behind his head, mouth agape on the bench. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Collette's round mouth is still agape in terror, only now it has been plumped by scarlet red lipstick. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 15 Dec. 2021",
"All four coaches are up on their feet by the end and Kelly Clarkson, mouth agape , especially looks blown away. \u2014 Maggie Fremont, EW.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
"As the flood of three-word requests from new South American fans poured in and his follower count skyrocketed, Wolfhard looked on agape . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective or adverb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"a- entry 1 + gape entry 1":"Adjective or adverb",
"borrowed from Late Latin agap\u0113, borrowed from Greek ag\u00e1p\u0113 \"brotherly love,\" back-formation from agap\u00e2n \"to regard with affection, be fond of, be contented (with)\" or agap\u00e1zein \"to welcome warmly,\" perhaps from a base *aga-p\u0101- \"lavish protection, attention or affection (on),\" literally, \"protect greatly,\" going back to Indo-European *m\u0325g\u0301h 2 - \"large, great\" + *peh 2 - \"protect\" \u2014 more at much entry 1 , fur entry 1":"Noun"
},
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"\u00e4-\u02c8g\u00e4-(\u02cc)p\u0101",
"\u0259-\u02c8g\u0101p",
"also -\u02c8gap",
"\u02c8\u00e4-g\u0259-\u02ccp\u0101"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"agog",
"anticipant",
"anticipatory",
"expectant"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040634",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective or adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": a loose-fitting robe worn by men in Nigeria":[
"His form is elegantly cloaked in a flowing agbada , and each frame records a subtle shift in facial expression, from serious thoughtfulness to a broad and engaging smile.",
"\u2014 Alisa LaGamma , African Arts , Autumn 1998"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1863, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Yoruba agb\u00e1d\u00e1":""
},
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"ag-\u02c8b\u00e4-d\u0259"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"agency":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001835",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
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"agreed":[]
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053514",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
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"age":{
"antonyms":[
"develop",
"grow",
"grow up",
"mature",
"progress",
"ripen"
],
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"entering the atomic age"
],
": a division of geologic time that is usually shorter than an epoch":[],
": a long time":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural haven't seen him in ages"
],
": a period in history or human progress":[
"the age of reptiles",
"the age of exploration"
],
": a period of time dominated by a central figure or prominent feature":[
"the age of Pericles"
],
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": aggregate : collection":[
"track age"
],
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": an individual's development measured in terms of the years requisite for like development of an average individual":[],
": charge":[
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],
": cumulative result of":[
"break age"
],
": generation":[],
": house or place of":[
"orphan age"
],
": lifetime":[],
": one of the stages of life":[],
": rate of":[
"dos age"
],
": state : rank":[
"peon age"
],
": such as":[
"the age of Pericles"
],
": the length of an existence extending from the beginning to any given time":[
"a boy 10 years of age"
],
": the period contemporary with a person's lifetime or with his or her active life":[],
": to acquire a desirable quality (such as mellowness or ripeness) by standing undisturbed for some time":[
"letting cheese age"
],
": to become old : show the effects or the characteristics of increasing age":[],
": to bring to a state fit for use or to maturity":[],
": to cause to become old":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Some people are reluctant to reveal their ages .",
"She died tragically at a young age .",
"The treatment depends on the sex and age of the patient.",
"She died at the ripe old age of 90.",
"The movie appeals to people of all ages .",
"Their son needs to spend more time with children his own age .",
"a group of children ranging in age from 8 to 11",
"She became involved with a man twice her age .",
"The program is for people over age 50.",
"groups of people classified by race and age",
"Verb",
"As he aged he grew more and more bitter.",
"You haven't aged a day since I saw you last!",
"His troubles have aged him.",
"Exposure to the sun has aged her skin.",
"The wine ages in oak barrels.",
"The wine is aged in oak barrels.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"My middle-school- age son has a good friend who is transgender. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"Demand for goods and services is up, but the working- age population is not. \u2014 Bill Conerly, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Nor was the audience dominated by hysterical teen- age girls. \u2014 E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
"School- age children may need help understanding what is going on. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
"Hard, shiny fixtures and surfaces with curving profiles and pod-like swivel chairs add to a space- age feeling, but everything else about the space goes towards a sense of nature and relaxation. \u2014 J. George Gorant, Robb Report , 21 June 2022",
"That significantly dropped monthly payments and led to more consumers signing up through Covered California, the insurance marketplace created by the 2010 Affordable Care Act for working- age people who aren\u2019t covered by a health plan at their job. \u2014 Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"Leading the charge will be Parliament-Funkadelic veteran and space- age bassist Bootsy Collins, who will grace the stage as the master of ceremonies. \u2014 al , 20 June 2022",
"But Sophie Hyde's two-handed chamber piece turns out to be bolder and sweeter and less predictable than that: a tender coming-of-late-middle- age drama with a quietly radical idea of self-acceptance at its center. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Contrary to popular depictions of older people, research has found that as people age , their brains improve in many ways, including in complex problem-solving and emotional skills. \u2014 Laura Newberrystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
"As people age , their brains naturally lose a tiny amount of gray matter each year, which provides nutrients and energy to the brain. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Our lab\u2019s work demonstrates that as people age , the brain thinks and processes information differently. \u2014 Jessica Bernard, The Conversation , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Our lab\u2019s work demonstrates that as people age , the brain thinks and processes information differently. \u2014 Jessica Bernard, Scientific American , 22 Sep. 2021",
"After discharge, what types of modifications are required to help people age in place moving forward? \u2014 Ashish V. Shah, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Heaven Hill will continue to age bourbon at existing locations and the Bernheim Distillery in Louisville will continue to operate at full capacity. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 6 June 2022",
"In this child's room designed by Starrett Hoyt Ringbom, the timeless pieces\u2014like the ottoman and floor lamp\u2014give the room a refined edge that will age well. \u2014 Sienna Livermore, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022",
"Characters don\u2019t grow or age or even change clothes. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English agen, derivative of age age entry 1":"Verb",
"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French aage, age (earlier Old French edage, eage ), from e\u00e9, a\u00e9 \"age, lifetime\" (going back to Latin aet\u0101t-, aet\u0101s, contraction of earlier aevit\u0101s, from aevum \"time, lifetime\" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity ) + -age -age \u2014 more at aye entry 3":"Noun",
"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin -\u0101ticum (as in vi\u0101ticum \"provision for a journey\"), neuter of -\u0101ticus, adjective suffix of appurtenance, from -a- (probably generalized from verbal derivatives, as v\u0113n\u0101ticus \"used for hunting,\" from v\u0113n\u0101r\u012b \"to hunt\") + -ticus, borrowed from Greek -tikos, generalized from derivatives of agent nouns (as athl\u0113tik\u00f3s athletic ) from athl\u0113\u0301t\u0113s athlete":"Noun suffix"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0101j",
"ij"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for age Noun period , epoch , era , age mean a division of time. period may designate an extent of time of any length. periods of economic prosperity epoch applies to a period begun or set off by some significant or striking quality, change, or series of events. the steam engine marked a new epoch in industry era suggests a period of history marked by a new or distinct order of things. the era of global communications age is used frequently of a fairly definite period dominated by a prominent figure or feature. the age of Samuel Johnson",
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"epoch",
"era",
"period",
"time"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015706",
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"noun",
"noun suffix",
"verb"
]
},
"age limit":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an age under or over which something can or cannot be done":[
"The lower age limit for voting is 18."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031001",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": the norm (as for height, weight, or intellectual achievement) of individuals of a given chronological age":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1908, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073003",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to harden by aging":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114802",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"age-mate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one who is of about the same age as another":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1582, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0101j-\u02ccm\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002628",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"age-old":{
"antonyms":[
"modern",
"new",
"recent"
],
"definitions":{
": having existed for ages : ancient":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1860, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0101j-\u02c8\u014dld"
],
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"aged",
"ancient",
"antediluvian",
"antique",
"dateless",
"hoar",
"hoary",
"immemorial",
"old",
"venerable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045516",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"young",
"youthful"
],
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": grown old: such as":[],
": having acquired a desirable quality or undergone an expected and desired change with the passage of time":[
"aged wine",
"aged cheese"
],
": having attained a specified age":[
"a man aged 40 years"
],
": of an advanced age":[
"an aged man"
],
": typical of old age":[
"the aged wrinkles in my cheeks",
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
]
},
"examples":[
"a group of men aged between 20 and 30",
"all the young men went to fight in the war; and only the aged and infirm remained behind",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The doctor was a middle- aged man with a tidy gray beard and a warm, slightly accented voice. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"Once upon a time, there was a stereotype for the textbook racist capable of enacting mass violence that typically fit the description of a middle- aged White man. \u2014 Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"Later, Zara notices that a middle- aged man collecting laundry on a nearby rooftop is watching her, a jarring reminder of how a woman exists in external spaces: surveilled, objectified. \u2014 Seemab Gul, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
"An older woman who had paid off her debts didn\u2019t like the idea, while a middle- aged man with children was enthusiastic. \u2014 al , 30 Apr. 2022",
"An older woman who had paid off her debts didn't like the idea, while a middle- aged man with children was enthusiastic. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 30 Apr. 2022",
"However, these wrinkles are typically deeper, making a proactive revitalizing component essential to every middle- aged man\u2019s skincare routine. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The resident refused to open the door and told the middle- aged White man with a scruffy beard and hippy clothing to leave. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The results suggested some cardioprotective benefit to moderate consumption of Andalusian aged white wine specifically. \u2014 Lettie Teague, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from past participle of agen \"to age entry 2 \" (modeled on Anglo-French ag\u00e9 )":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0101jd for 2",
"\u02c8\u0101-j\u0259d",
"\u02c8\u0101-j\u0259d for 1",
"\u02c8\u0101jd for sense 1b",
"\u02c8\u0101jd"
],
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"aging",
"ageing",
"ancient",
"elderly",
"geriatric",
"long-lived",
"old",
"older",
"over-the-hill",
"senescent",
"senior",
"unyoung"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090059",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
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"grow",
"grow up",
"mature",
"progress",
"ripen"
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"entering the atomic age"
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": a division of geologic time that is usually shorter than an epoch":[],
": a long time":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural haven't seen him in ages"
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": a period in history or human progress":[
"the age of reptiles",
"the age of exploration"
],
": a period of time dominated by a central figure or prominent feature":[
"the age of Pericles"
],
": action : process":[
"haul age"
],
": aggregate : collection":[
"track age"
],
": an advanced stage of life":[],
": an individual's development measured in terms of the years requisite for like development of an average individual":[],
": charge":[
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": cumulative result of":[
"break age"
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": generation":[],
": house or place of":[
"orphan age"
],
": lifetime":[],
": one of the stages of life":[],
": rate of":[
"dos age"
],
": state : rank":[
"peon age"
],
": such as":[
"the age of Pericles"
],
": the length of an existence extending from the beginning to any given time":[
"a boy 10 years of age"
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": the period contemporary with a person's lifetime or with his or her active life":[],
": to acquire a desirable quality (such as mellowness or ripeness) by standing undisturbed for some time":[
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": to become old : show the effects or the characteristics of increasing age":[],
": to bring to a state fit for use or to maturity":[],
": to cause to become old":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Some people are reluctant to reveal their ages .",
"She died tragically at a young age .",
"The treatment depends on the sex and age of the patient.",
"She died at the ripe old age of 90.",
"The movie appeals to people of all ages .",
"Their son needs to spend more time with children his own age .",
"a group of children ranging in age from 8 to 11",
"She became involved with a man twice her age .",
"The program is for people over age 50.",
"groups of people classified by race and age",
"Verb",
"As he aged he grew more and more bitter.",
"You haven't aged a day since I saw you last!",
"His troubles have aged him.",
"Exposure to the sun has aged her skin.",
"The wine ages in oak barrels.",
"The wine is aged in oak barrels.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"My middle-school- age son has a good friend who is transgender. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"Demand for goods and services is up, but the working- age population is not. \u2014 Bill Conerly, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Nor was the audience dominated by hysterical teen- age girls. \u2014 E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
"School- age children may need help understanding what is going on. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
"Hard, shiny fixtures and surfaces with curving profiles and pod-like swivel chairs add to a space- age feeling, but everything else about the space goes towards a sense of nature and relaxation. \u2014 J. George Gorant, Robb Report , 21 June 2022",
"That significantly dropped monthly payments and led to more consumers signing up through Covered California, the insurance marketplace created by the 2010 Affordable Care Act for working- age people who aren\u2019t covered by a health plan at their job. \u2014 Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"Leading the charge will be Parliament-Funkadelic veteran and space- age bassist Bootsy Collins, who will grace the stage as the master of ceremonies. \u2014 al , 20 June 2022",
"But Sophie Hyde's two-handed chamber piece turns out to be bolder and sweeter and less predictable than that: a tender coming-of-late-middle- age drama with a quietly radical idea of self-acceptance at its center. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Contrary to popular depictions of older people, research has found that as people age , their brains improve in many ways, including in complex problem-solving and emotional skills. \u2014 Laura Newberrystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
"As people age , their brains naturally lose a tiny amount of gray matter each year, which provides nutrients and energy to the brain. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Our lab\u2019s work demonstrates that as people age , the brain thinks and processes information differently. \u2014 Jessica Bernard, The Conversation , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Our lab\u2019s work demonstrates that as people age , the brain thinks and processes information differently. \u2014 Jessica Bernard, Scientific American , 22 Sep. 2021",
"After discharge, what types of modifications are required to help people age in place moving forward? \u2014 Ashish V. Shah, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Heaven Hill will continue to age bourbon at existing locations and the Bernheim Distillery in Louisville will continue to operate at full capacity. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 6 June 2022",
"In this child's room designed by Starrett Hoyt Ringbom, the timeless pieces\u2014like the ottoman and floor lamp\u2014give the room a refined edge that will age well. \u2014 Sienna Livermore, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022",
"Characters don\u2019t grow or age or even change clothes. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
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"Middle English agen, derivative of age age entry 1":"Verb",
"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French aage, age (earlier Old French edage, eage ), from e\u00e9, a\u00e9 \"age, lifetime\" (going back to Latin aet\u0101t-, aet\u0101s, contraction of earlier aevit\u0101s, from aevum \"time, lifetime\" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity ) + -age -age \u2014 more at aye entry 3":"Noun",
"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin -\u0101ticum (as in vi\u0101ticum \"provision for a journey\"), neuter of -\u0101ticus, adjective suffix of appurtenance, from -a- (probably generalized from verbal derivatives, as v\u0113n\u0101ticus \"used for hunting,\" from v\u0113n\u0101r\u012b \"to hunt\") + -ticus, borrowed from Greek -tikos, generalized from derivatives of agent nouns (as athl\u0113tik\u00f3s athletic ) from athl\u0113\u0301t\u0113s athlete":"Noun suffix"
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"ij"
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"era",
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"verb"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": prejudice or discrimination against a particular age-group and especially the elderly":[]
},
"examples":[
"He accused his former employer of ageism when he lost his job to a younger man.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Unemployed workers in their 50s and 60s typically have a harder time finding jobs than their younger counterparts, because of ageism and other factors. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"For a country with such a large elder population, why is there ageism and neglect? \u2014 Madhukar Pai, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2021",
"Finally, ageism persists because there has not yet been a large-scale grass-roots movement to fight it. \u2014 Bonnie Marcus, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Some recruiters have suggested that to avoid ageism , Nieva-Woodgate tweak her r\u00e9sum\u00e9 and LinkedIn page to display only the last 10 to 15 years of her experience. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 23 Apr. 2022",
"According to the World Health Organization, ageism is the most widespread and socially accepted prejudice. \u2014 Bonnie Marcus, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Another famous face from the world of fashion had similar sentiments on ageism last week, when Parsons caught up with Brinkley's fellow supermodel Paulina Porizkova. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The Movie for Grownups program works to fight industry ageism , a theme that was reflected in winners\u2019 acceptance speeches. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Employers can\u2019t legally reject applicants based on their age, but ageism can arise subtly in job postings and the algorithms that screen them. \u2014 WSJ , 22 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1969, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"age entry 1 + -ism (as in racism )":""
},
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"\u02c8\u0101-(\u02cc)ji-z\u0259m"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182625",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"agelast":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person who never laughs":[
"And in the Essay on Comedy he did at least remind us that in scholarship and in literature, or indeed in any of the circumstances of our mortal careers, the final word should not be with the agelast , the one who never laughs.",
"\u2014 Richard Franko Goldman , American Scholar , Winter 1966\u201367"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Middle French agelaste (Rabelais), borrowed from Greek ag\u00e9lastos \"not laughing, grave, gloomy,\" from a- a- entry 2 + gelast\u00f3s , verbal adjective of gel\u00e2n \"to laugh\"":""
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"\u02c8a-j\u0259-\u02cclast"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002059",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ageless":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": not growing old or showing the effects of age":[],
": timeless , eternal":[
"ageless truths"
]
},
"examples":[
"The movie retold an ageless legend.",
"a screen icon whose ageless beauty still entrances audiences today",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ordinarily that would have meant communing with my wardrobe, weeding out nonessentials, planing my skin to ageless perfection, trimming overgrown hair, tending to visible roots and trying to stick with a diet of ripe avocados and sprouts. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2020",
"This kind of sound is sort of timeless, ageless and trendless, and that excited me. \u2014 Gail Mitchell, Billboard , 24 Oct. 2019",
"Retinol Derivatives of vitamin A get converted by skin enzymes into retinoic acid, which boosts collagen and increases cell turnover for a smooth and ageless complexion. \u2014 Essence , 20 Jan. 2020",
"The day after Gucci's 2020 cruise show (which got political with pro-choice fashion pieces), the brand announced its inclusive, genderless and ageless fragrance called Me?moire d'une Odeur. \u2014 Ericka Franklin, Billboard , 29 May 2019",
"The top three finishers show the ageless nature of sled dog racing. \u2014 Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Mar. 2020",
"Indeed, committed transhumanists believe in their ageless post-human future with a fervor that borders on fundamentalist religion. \u2014 Wesley J. Smith, National Review , 22 Feb. 2020",
"The ageless appeal of Legos is something that Mark Larson can attest to as well. \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Feb. 2020",
"Grace and Frankie HOW/WHEN & WHERE TO WATCH: Streaming on Netflix Season Premiere The gals are back once again for more ageless adventures with the sixth season of Grace and Frankie on Netflix. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 15 Jan. 2020"
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"Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told CBS News that his agency is engaging with the airlines every day on being more reliable. \u2014 Errol Barnett, CBS News , 1 July 2022",
"The Pistons re-signed 23-year-old big man Marvin Bagley III to a three-year, $37.5 million contract Thursday, league sources confirmed to the Free Press, on Day 1 of NBA free agency . \u2014 Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022",
"Miles Bridges was arrested in California on the eve of NBA free agency after a warrant was issued, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. \u2014 Steve Reed, ajc , 30 June 2022",
"On the eve of NBA free agency , a pair of superstars declined the player options on the final years of their contracts to become unrestricted free agents. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
"The move is just the latest to re-shape the roster on a busy first day of NBA free agency . \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"The report comes exactly one week after the agency reported a spike of 1,434 cases, which was then the four-month high. \u2014 Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online , 30 June 2022",
"Earlier this month, Russian state media agency TASS reported that a court has ruled to keep Brittney in custody through at least July 2. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
"As of June 29, the U.N. refugee agency reported the cumulative number of crossings from Ukraine into neighboring countries had reached more than 8.4 million. \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 30 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yet, if the court strikes down mandatory agency shop fees, a teacher is faced with an entirely different incentive. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 1 June 2018",
"The agency shop for public unions was challenged in the 1977 Supreme Court case of Abood v. Detroit Board of Education , which issued a divided verdict. \u2014 Richard A. Epstein, Newsweek , 23 Feb. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Then, negotiations over Biden\u2019s broader domestic agenda stalled, only to collapse altogether in December. \u2014 Chris Megerian, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
"There are many reasons lawmakers should prioritize child-care funding, particularly as congressional Democrats take a final stab at passing a portion of President Biden\u2019s legislative agenda before the midterm elections. \u2014 Elliot Haspel, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"The security assessment is updated roughly every decade to reset the West\u2019s security agenda . \u2014 Joseph Wilson, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
"In an interview on Swedish television, a former NATO official, Stephanie Babst, said that Mr. Erdogan\u2019s real agenda is domestic. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"The plan, unveiled Tuesday as part of the administration\u2019s agenda of regulatory actions, likely wouldn\u2019t take effect for several years. \u2014 Jennifer Maloney, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
"That scenario would have the power to derail Macron\u2019s domestic agenda . \u2014 Thomas Adamson, ajc , 11 June 2022",
"The president\u2019s agenda in Riyadh also runs deeper than just oil. \u2014 Michael A. Cohen, The New Republic , 8 June 2022",
"The outcome will directly impact Biden\u2019s legislative agenda for the remaining two years of his term. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 7 June 2022"
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": commercially produced nitrogen trichloride for use in bleaching and aging flour":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Domenech\u2019s brother Colin, who turns 28 on April 30, was born without the band of white matter that connects the two hemispheres in the brain, a condition called agenesis of the corpus callosum. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 16 Apr. 2022",
"The men had been sharing their own struggles with depression and Cooper Jones, who was born with a rare congenital condition called sacral agenesis , began to feel a moment of connection. \u2014 Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"When Blake was 4, she was diagnosed with sacral agenesis , a form of spina bifida. \u2014 Mckenna Oxenden, Baltimore Sun , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The medical name for my disability is sacral agenesis . \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Sometimes embryonic kidney cells fail to develop, a condition called renal agenesis . \u2014 Crocker Stephenson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Dave was born with sacral agenesis , a congenital condition in which the lowest portion of the spine that forms the joint with the hips fails to develop. \u2014 Richard Sandomir, New York Times , 10 Nov. 2020",
"The 16-year-old, who was born with a rare congenital disorder known as agenesis of the corpus callosum, made a big basket in the game that Legend won 46-32. \u2014 Joe Rubino, The Denver Post , 21 Feb. 2017"
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"They worked with a travel agent to plan their vacation.",
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"Because there is a low inventory of residential properties for sale in Avon, the listing agent recommends making an appointment as soon as possible to see this home. \u2014 Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant , 25 June 2022",
"The recipe for cement requires lots of a key ingredient called clinker, the crumbly binding agent in the entire mixture. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"The real estate agent for the property initially didn\u2019t want to report the incident, but decided to after graffiti with a racial slur appeared on the garage. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"According to the listing agent and numerous publications, the house was previously rented by singer, actress and dancer Jennifer Lopez for $130,000 per month. \u2014 Robyn A. Friedman, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"The identity of the agent involved and the nature of the deadly altercation was not immediately disclosed by authorities. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
"There is the herb doctor peddling cures; the cosmopolitan selling charity as confidence; and the agent of the Philosophical Intelligence Office, whose trick is pressing youth into work. \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"When one of the officers with the Texas Department of Public Safety arrived 20 minutes after Ramos entered the school, the agent asked whether children were still inside, according to the Tribune. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"The hopefuls who sign with the same agent \u2014 in Williams\u2019s case, Jeff Schwartz at Excel Sports Management \u2014 can become a team of their own. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022"
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"Middle English, \"force capable of acting on matter,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin agent-, agens \"something capable of producing an effect, person authorized to act for another,\" going back to Latin, present participle of agere \"to drive (cattle), ride (a horse), be in motion, do, perform, transact,\" going back to Indo-European *h 2 eg\u0301- \"drive,\" whence Sanskrit ajati \"(s/he) drives,\" Greek \u00e1gein \"to lead, carry off,\" Armenian acem \"(I) lead,\" Old Irish ad- aig \"drives, impels,\" Old Norse aka \"to travel in a vehicle\"":""
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"1956, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a member of the board of licensed brokers who form the official bourse in France and some other European countries":[]
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"1821, in the meaning defined above":""
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": ancient Jewish lore forming especially the nonlegal part of the Talmud":[]
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"1602, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But Krugman leads us further astray by agglomerating his data by state without noting the finer demographic points that might tell a different story. \u2014 Dp Opinion, The Denver Post , 10 Dec. 2019",
"The first human brain balls\u2014aka cortical spheroids, aka neural organoids\u2014 agglomerated into existence just a few short years ago. \u2014 Megan Molteni, WIRED , 3 Apr. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The merger between Penguin Random House (itself an agglomerate of two giant publishing corporations) and Simon & Schuster, for example, came as a result of the publishing industry\u2019s ongoing struggles with Amazon. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic , 22 Dec. 2020"
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"borrowed from Latin agglomer\u0101tus, past participle of agglomer\u0101re \"to heap up, mass together\" \u2014 more at agglomerate entry 1":"Noun",
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"\u2014 Ira Henry Freeman"
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"This suburb has become just a vast agglomeration of houses, people, and cars.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The industry\u2019s reliance on network effects contributes to this agglomeration , says Muro. \u2014 Caitlin Harrington, Wired , 8 Mar. 2022",
"These mines transformed the area into Germany\u2019s great industrial powerhouse, a vast urban agglomeration home to Essen, Dortmund and other manufacturing cities. \u2014 Alec Macgillis, ProPublica , 31 Jan. 2022",
"For some readers today, this agglomeration of personal failings \u2014 after such knowledge, what forgiveness? \u2014 carries over to a blanket rejection of Eliot\u2019s creative work. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Jan. 2022",
"As much as the characters represent an agglomeration of types, they are well written and the actors invest them with life. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
"In fact, the museum is an agglomeration of spaces (and, to a degree, of collections) that have evolved over time. \u2014 Colin B. Bailey, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021",
"In fact, the museum is an agglomeration of spaces (and, to a degree, of collections) that have evolved over time. \u2014 Colin B. Bailey, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021",
"In fact, the museum is an agglomeration of spaces (and, to a degree, of collections) that have evolved over time. \u2014 Colin B. Bailey, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021",
"In fact, the museum is an agglomeration of spaces (and, to a degree, of collections) that have evolved over time. \u2014 Colin B. Bailey, The New York Review of Books , 13 May 2021"
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"borrowed from Medieval Latin agglomer\u0101ti\u014dn-, agglomer\u0101ti\u014d, from Latin agglomer\u0101re \"to agglomerate entry 1 \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns":""
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"Instead, the film inaugurates a tradition that misses the forest for the trees\u2014critiques of political professionals that aggrandize them as the frustrating yet endlessly fascinating loci of all our problems. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
"America\u2019s public discourse seems to consist of a never-ending series of brief monologues, typed out on social media and intended to wound others and aggrandize the self. \u2014 Jory Fleming, WSJ , 17 June 2021",
"The tax mandate is an egregious affront to federalism that would aggrandize Washington and erode interstate economic-policy competition. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 16 May 2021",
"Soon Parveen discovers that Crane\u2019s book is a self- aggrandizing fabric of lies. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2019",
"The second outing with self- aggrandizing stalker (and murderer) Joe is just as addictive as the first, if a little repetitive. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 4 Dec. 2019",
"What had happened to this diminutive scholar from Baghdad, in Iraq's dusty plains and dense alleyways, to leave him capable of such a self- aggrandizing pronouncement and the sickening violence that went with it? \u2014 Nick Paton Walsh, CNN , 27 Oct. 2019",
"Eventually, in Beran\u2019s aggrandizing telling, 4chan\u2019s crescendo of furious nihilism delivers President Trump to America. \u2014 Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED , 31 July 2019",
"There\u2019s Eastern European folk music, soft shoe numbers, self- aggrandizing hip-hop, guitar rock and more. \u2014 Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities , 15 Sep. 2019"
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"Instead, the film inaugurates a tradition that misses the forest for the trees\u2014critiques of political professionals that aggrandize them as the frustrating yet endlessly fascinating loci of all our problems. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
"America\u2019s public discourse seems to consist of a never-ending series of brief monologues, typed out on social media and intended to wound others and aggrandize the self. \u2014 Jory Fleming, WSJ , 17 June 2021",
"The tax mandate is an egregious affront to federalism that would aggrandize Washington and erode interstate economic-policy competition. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 16 May 2021",
"Soon Parveen discovers that Crane\u2019s book is a self- aggrandizing fabric of lies. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2019",
"The second outing with self- aggrandizing stalker (and murderer) Joe is just as addictive as the first, if a little repetitive. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 4 Dec. 2019",
"What had happened to this diminutive scholar from Baghdad, in Iraq's dusty plains and dense alleyways, to leave him capable of such a self- aggrandizing pronouncement and the sickening violence that went with it? \u2014 Nick Paton Walsh, CNN , 27 Oct. 2019",
"Eventually, in Beran\u2019s aggrandizing telling, 4chan\u2019s crescendo of furious nihilism delivers President Trump to America. \u2014 Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED , 31 July 2019",
"There\u2019s Eastern European folk music, soft shoe numbers, self- aggrandizing hip-hop, guitar rock and more. \u2014 Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities , 15 Sep. 2019"
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"All of these delays really aggravate me.",
"Our neighbors were aggravated by all the noise.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ozone can aggravate a host of physical problems by triggering coughing, inflaming the airways and lungs, and bringing on asthma attacks. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 5 June 2022",
"Fraud is obviously an issue for advertisers that will only aggravate in the near future, growing more high-tech and less vulnerable. \u2014 Boris Abaev, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Starting Tuesday, France could step up border checks on British goods entering France and ban British fishing boats from unloading their seafood at certain French ports, which could aggravate Britain\u2019s supply chain crisis. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Oct. 2021",
"One significant culprit that continues to aggravate these feelings of loneliness is social media, said Brendel. \u2014 Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News , 28 May 2022",
"Her work, in some ways, resembles that of MSCHF, a creative collective in Brooklyn, whose trollish product releases seem designed to aggravate coveted brands like Nike and Herm\u00e8s. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"New lockdowns in China threaten to aggravate supply bottlenecks. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
"If your vacation involves indulging in low-fiber foods, which can aggravate constipation, try consuming more fruits and vegetables or taking a daily fiber supplement to keep things moving. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
"Insects face additional threats that could overlap or aggravate the impacts of temperature and landscape concerns, including adjustments to precipitation, pollution, use of pesticides and light pollution, among other factors. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For the health care providers in the ICU at Cedars-Sinai, there was nothing more aggravating than those who claimed the virus was not serious. \u2014 Byalex Stone, ABC News , 13 May 2022",
"There was the four-game winning streak in January, starting with an upset in Las Vegas that followed an aggravating collapse on the road against the lowly Arizona Coyotes. \u2014 Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Thompson\u2019s neurotic is alternately sympathetic and aggravating . \u2014 Amy Nicholson, Variety , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Each was extremely aggravating , and the last completely spoiled a father-son NFL experience. \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Erwin, who started her organization after an aggravating experience flying with her son, has pushed for a secured spot for wheelchairs so that air travelers don\u2019t have to be separated from them. \u2014 Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Few things in life are more aggravating than getting a ticket for speeding. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 2 Jan. 2022",
"Also on the seriously aggravating list: resealable packages that won\u2019t reseal, dispensers that clog or leak, and containers that keep you from emptying every last dollop or drop. \u2014 Kate Murphy, WSJ , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Ari is absolutely the most aggravating person to watch this season, but Evelin is a close second. \u2014 Ashley Ray-harris, Vulture , 6 Sep. 2021"
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"trying to avoid the aggravation of an existing back problem",
"I don't need all this aggravation .",
"This car has caused me nothing but aggravation .",
"Many talented people now feel that a career in politics isn't worth all the aggravation .",
"I don't need all these aggravations .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wheat Street Baptist has never opened its records, much to the aggravation of Atlanta archivists. \u2014 Hanna Raskin, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Unfortunately, there is no shortage of travel aggravation . \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"As a source of aggravation , the NBA\u2019s salary cap never fails to provide. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 May 2022",
"By using the grinders, my mom avoids joint aggravation brought on by the rigorous yet necessary endeavor of grinding fresh pepper, transforming a former pain point into dazzling kitchen performance art. \u2014 Taylor Feezor, Bon App\u00e9tit , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The small, round hydrocolloid stickers help heal acne without drying it out while protecting skin from further environmental aggravation , Dr. Ko Lamm says. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 16 Feb. 2022",
"How in the world, amid all this struggle and aggravation , will Bears players find a way to stay locked in? \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
"But that doesn't mean there might not be some political aggravation along the way as Johnson seeks to fill out the term left by ex-mayor Tom Barrett, who is now U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Mar. 2022",
"LaVine sat out Saturday\u2019s 106-101 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder due to an aggravation in his left knee. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 13 Feb. 2022"
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"There were to be thirty-seven playgrounds, twenty schools. There were to be a hundred and thirty-three miles of street, paved with an inch and a half of No. 2 macadam on an aggregate base. \u2014 Joan Didion , New Yorker , 26 July 1993",
"Their success at opening up new sources of supply, generating and servicing demand, and connecting new markets with the processing industries of the Amsterdam entrep\u00f4t seemed \u2026 to belie the axiom of an inelastic aggregate volume of world trade\u2014a zero-sum competition. \u2014 Simon Schama , The Embarrassment of Riches , 1988",
"The mulberry looks a bit like a raspberry. But the raspberry (along with the other brambles, members of the genus Rubus, such as the blackberry) is an aggregate fruit generated by a single, if complex, flower. \u2014 Raymond Sokolov , Natural History , October 1986",
"With Keynes, standard theory conceded that disequilibria might intrude upon the economy as a whole, but it held that these could be remedied by judicious stabilization of aggregate demand\u2014that is, combined government and consumer purchasing power. \u2014 Robert Kuttner , Atlantic , February 1985",
"The university receives more than half its aggregate income from government sources.",
"The team with the highest aggregate score wins.",
"Verb",
"The problem, in this case, is that the synergy creates incentives for segregation. Ethnic advertisers scour the TV schedule for shows and channels that \" aggregate \" viewers of the type the client wants to reach \u2026 \u2014 Tamar Jacoby , New Republic , 24 Jan. 2000",
"\"We are good at aggregating eyeballs and delivering services,\" says Barry Schuler, the president of AOL Interactive Services, \"and the Time Warner deal is a natural extension of that.\" \u2014 Barry Schuler , Fortune , 7 Feb. 2000",
"Pollsters, for the most part, know perfectly well what they are doing. One thing they are doing is aggregating and averaging ephemeral spasms of \"mood\" that may have commercial or political value. \u2014 Christopher Hitchens , Harper's , April 1992",
"\u2026 covered only if each of the corporations involved has capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating more than $10 million \u2026 \u2014 Joe Sims et al. , National Law Journal , 28 Jan. 1991",
"The website aggregates content from many other sites.",
"over time, her petty thefts aggregated a significant shortfall in the company's books",
"Noun",
"In particular, a core of popular politically minded blogs known in the aggregate as the Blogosphere has been a beehive of furious activity. Or should I say a wasp's nest? \u2014 Steven Levy , Newsweek , 4 Oct. 2004",
"It's true that our lives are the aggregate of a lot of little things, that's precisely why, at least once a year, we need to ride the wave of something bigger and bolder than our own little humdrum existence. \u2014 Will Manley , Booklist , 1 Sept. 2002",
"Smallness of enterprises, as in the Japanese bicycle-manufacturing development, is an asset because smallness cuts down administrative and other overhead costs both in individual enterprises and in the aggregate , in comparison with the overhead costs of large operations. \u2014 Jane Jacobs , Cities and the Wealth of Nations , (1984) 1985",
"numerous episodes of pilferage, taken in the aggregate , can really add up to a significant sum",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"James Butters was the big winner as his total aggregate weight of fish caught tipped the scales at 41.32 pounds. \u2014 Emmett Hall, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"Moreover, the Company expects to maintain a strong aggregate dividend and return-on-capital profile across the three businesses. \u2014 Joe Cornell, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Critics have generally been favorable, as the film scored a 61% aggregate approval percentage from top critics on Rotten Tomatoes. \u2014 J. Kim Murphy, Variety , 18 June 2022",
"The Avalanche took the last three games by an aggregate 14-7. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"Reviews for the Smile\u2019s debut album have been strong, with an aggregate score of 86 on Metacritic. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 13 June 2022",
"Within those groupings, organizations are ranked by the aggregate score based on the employee feedback; the more positive the employee responses, the higher the score, the higher the rank. \u2014 Bob Helbig, The Enquirer , 8 June 2022",
"Removing Baidu reduced the aggregate value by another $5 billion. \u2014 Ryan Finley, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"The Falcons posted an aggregate score of 4-over par 364 to place five strokes behind Edison, the only team which finished under par at 1-under 359. \u2014 Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Emerging technologies will also help financial institutions aggregate and analyze significantly more data than in the past by using machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), analytics tools and data science. \u2014 Nicolas Fleuret, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Allen stressed that participant privacy is being built into the study design: Several steps are taken to summarize and aggregate data so that neither Google nor researchers see data about individuals. \u2014 Mario Aguilar, STAT , 24 May 2022",
"The information, Tabor says, is anonymized and securely shared only with university researchers, who aggregate and analyze the data and publish their findings. \u2014 B.k. Jackson, Wired , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Recently the company has begun helping its growers to aggregate and sell items from other local farms and artisans\u2014anything from eggs to tea to sourdough bread\u2014since larger order sizes help justify the cost of home delivery. \u2014 Elizabeth G. Dunn, WSJ , 7 May 2021",
"That means that the modem can aggregate signals of up to three bands, making for a faster connection overall. \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 10 May 2022",
"There are also affiliate marketing networks that aggregate and filter the best publishers in specific markets to deliver measurable results for advertisers. \u2014 Nicky Senyard, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The snow begins as motes, which aggregate into dense, flocculent flakes that gradually sink and drift past the mouths (and mouth-like apparatuses) of scavengers farther down. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Since World War II, America\u2019s theaters of war are where people of color live, work and breathe \u2014 overall deaths from Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan conservatively aggregate over 1 million. \u2014 Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In aggregate , the watery parts of the earth stabilize its climate. \u2014 Annie Proulx, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"Chelsea even made record 13-time European Cup champion Real Madrid look ordinary as goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount sealed a 2-0 victory that ousted Madrid 3-1 on aggregate . \u2014 Rob Harris, ajc , 6 May 2021",
"Justin Thomas has won his second PGA Championship, rallying from seven shots back on Sunday to force a playoff with Will Zalatoris, then beating him with two birdies and a par in their three-hole aggregate at Southern Hills. \u2014 CBS News , 22 May 2022",
"One minute Manchester City was in complete control of its semifinal, leading by a single goal on the night and by two, a yawning chasm, on aggregate . \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
"In the end, Portugal, who lost 1-0 on aggregate to Russia over two legs in a play-off in April 2021 were promoted to replace the team that eliminated them from the tournament. \u2014 Asif Burhan, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"According to FactSet, S&P firms are expected to deliver, on aggregate , earnings growth equivalent to a 7.1% gain year-on-year. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
"In the other quarterfinal Tuesday, Spanish club Villarreal advanced past Bayern Munich 2-1 on aggregate after a 1-1 draw in the second leg in Germany. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Apr. 2022",
"In the second match, Aldo Rocha scored in the 55th minute for Atlas to tie the series 3-3 on aggregate . \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 14 Dec. 2021"
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"behavior that is likely to provoke aggression",
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"The government says that it will view any attempt to fly over its territory as an act of aggression .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This gives Japan the unenviable rank of having the weakest sanctions among the Group of Seven nations in response to Russian aggression , based on a survey from the Yale School of Management. \u2014 Peter Lyon, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"The financial cost of the conflict has sharply escalated four months in, both the money required for Ukraine to fend off Russia\u2019s aggression and the toll on the global economy. \u2014 Ashley Parker, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Representatives of the University of Utah Health say these conflicts are not the norm within their workplaces but don\u2019t dismiss the impact that aggression and harassment can have on their employees. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Shevchuk says projects like Backup Ukraine serve a larger purpose in fighting against Russian aggression and propaganda that does not recognize Ukraine's unique cultural identity and territorial sovereignty. \u2014 Emma Tucker, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"The sheer numbers are head-spinning, and the portrayals of Watson\u2019s aggression and entitlement are chilling. \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"Forensic psychologist Jillian Peterson, cofounder of The Violence Project, a think tank dedicated to reducing violence, said mass shooters are typically younger men, channeling their pain and anger through acts of violence and aggression . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
"The issue is aggression (or lack thereof), Butler said. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 25 May 2022",
"Supply and demand have been driven lately by Russian aggression and the reaction to the pandemic. \u2014 WSJ , 23 May 2022"
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"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from French & Latin; French agression, going back to Middle French, \"attack,\" borrowed from Latin aggressi\u014dn-, aggressi\u014d, from aggred\u012b \"to approach, attack\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at aggress":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8gresh-\u0259n",
"\u0259-\u02c8gre-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aggressiveness",
"assaultiveness",
"bellicosity",
"belligerence",
"belligerency",
"combativeness",
"contentiousness",
"defiance",
"disputatiousness",
"feistiness",
"fight",
"militance",
"militancy",
"militantness",
"pugnacity",
"quarrelsomeness",
"scrappiness",
"truculence"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040425",
"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[
"ambitionless",
"low-pressure",
"nonassertive",
"unaggressive",
"unambitious",
"unassertive",
"unenterprising"
],
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": growing, developing, or spreading rapidly":[
"aggressive bone tumors"
],
": marked by combative readiness":[
"an aggressive fighter"
],
": marked by driving forceful energy or initiative : enterprising":[
"an aggressive salesman"
],
": marked by obtrusive energy and self-assertiveness":[
"a rude, aggressive personality"
],
": more severe, intensive, or comprehensive than usual especially in dosage or extent":[
"aggressive chemotherapy"
],
": strong or emphatic in effect or intent":[
"aggressive colors",
"aggressive flavors"
],
": tending toward or exhibiting aggression":[
"aggressive behavior"
]
},
"examples":[
"He started to get aggressive and began to shout.",
"an aggressive lawyer whose tactics have made people angry",
"The team plays a very aggressive style of defense.",
"The company took aggressive steps to prevent illegal use of their equipment.",
"The publisher has been very aggressive in promoting the book.",
"The city began an aggressive campaign to encourage recycling.",
"an aggressive form of cancer",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, catfish live in both freshwater and salt water and are not aggressive . \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"Everything about it is aggressive and intended to cause distress and harm. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"With a 2023 verbal commitment from running back Mark Fletcher Jr. appearing to be the highlight of the position class, Alford has been aggressive looking into the future of Ohio State\u2019s backfield. \u2014 Robert Fenbers, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
"The growth numbers for EV production and sales are quite aggressive , and at least a portion of it is being driven by government mandates. \u2014 Karl Brauer, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Some analysts say auto makers need to be more aggressive in pushing mining companies to increase supply or invest directly in the metals supply chain. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
"As a result, the field could be more aggressive , especially if a tee shot landed on the fairway. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 19 June 2022",
"Black women are also more likely to develop a form called non-endometrioid uterine cancer, which is more aggressive . \u2014 Roni Caryn Rabin, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"That has raised concerns that the Fed's actions could wind up being too aggressive . \u2014 Damian J. Troise, ajc , 17 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1716, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin aggress\u012bvus, from Latin aggressus, past participle of aggred\u012b \"to step up to, approach, attack\" + -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at aggress":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8gre-siv",
"\u0259-\u02c8gres-iv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for aggressive aggressive , militant , assertive , self-assertive mean obtrusively energetic especially in pursuing particular goals. aggressive implies a disposition to dominate often in disregard of others' rights or in determined and energetic pursuit of one's ends. aggressive in his business dealings militant also implies a fighting disposition but suggests not self-seeking but devotion to a cause, movement, or principle. militant protesters rallied against the new law assertive suggests bold self-confidence in expression of opinion. the more assertive speakers dominated the forum self-assertive connotes forwardness or brash self-confidence. a self-assertive young upstart",
"synonyms":[
"ambitious",
"assertive",
"enterprising",
"fierce",
"go-getting",
"high-pressure",
"in-your-face",
"militant",
"pushy",
"self-asserting",
"self-assertive"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054221",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun,"
]
},
"aggressiveness":{
"antonyms":[
"ambitionless",
"low-pressure",
"nonassertive",
"unaggressive",
"unambitious",
"unassertive",
"unenterprising"
],
"definitions":{
": growing, developing, or spreading rapidly":[
"aggressive bone tumors"
],
": marked by combative readiness":[
"an aggressive fighter"
],
": marked by driving forceful energy or initiative : enterprising":[
"an aggressive salesman"
],
": marked by obtrusive energy and self-assertiveness":[
"a rude, aggressive personality"
],
": more severe, intensive, or comprehensive than usual especially in dosage or extent":[
"aggressive chemotherapy"
],
": strong or emphatic in effect or intent":[
"aggressive colors",
"aggressive flavors"
],
": tending toward or exhibiting aggression":[
"aggressive behavior"
]
},
"examples":[
"He started to get aggressive and began to shout.",
"an aggressive lawyer whose tactics have made people angry",
"The team plays a very aggressive style of defense.",
"The company took aggressive steps to prevent illegal use of their equipment.",
"The publisher has been very aggressive in promoting the book.",
"The city began an aggressive campaign to encourage recycling.",
"an aggressive form of cancer",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, catfish live in both freshwater and salt water and are not aggressive . \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"Everything about it is aggressive and intended to cause distress and harm. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"With a 2023 verbal commitment from running back Mark Fletcher Jr. appearing to be the highlight of the position class, Alford has been aggressive looking into the future of Ohio State\u2019s backfield. \u2014 Robert Fenbers, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
"The growth numbers for EV production and sales are quite aggressive , and at least a portion of it is being driven by government mandates. \u2014 Karl Brauer, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Some analysts say auto makers need to be more aggressive in pushing mining companies to increase supply or invest directly in the metals supply chain. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
"As a result, the field could be more aggressive , especially if a tee shot landed on the fairway. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 19 June 2022",
"Black women are also more likely to develop a form called non-endometrioid uterine cancer, which is more aggressive . \u2014 Roni Caryn Rabin, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"That has raised concerns that the Fed's actions could wind up being too aggressive . \u2014 Damian J. Troise, ajc , 17 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1716, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"borrowed from New Latin aggress\u012bvus, from Latin aggressus, past participle of aggred\u012b \"to step up to, approach, attack\" + -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at aggress":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8gre-siv",
"\u0259-\u02c8gres-iv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for aggressive aggressive , militant , assertive , self-assertive mean obtrusively energetic especially in pursuing particular goals. aggressive implies a disposition to dominate often in disregard of others' rights or in determined and energetic pursuit of one's ends. aggressive in his business dealings militant also implies a fighting disposition but suggests not self-seeking but devotion to a cause, movement, or principle. militant protesters rallied against the new law assertive suggests bold self-confidence in expression of opinion. the more assertive speakers dominated the forum self-assertive connotes forwardness or brash self-confidence. a self-assertive young upstart",
"synonyms":[
"ambitious",
"assertive",
"enterprising",
"fierce",
"go-getting",
"high-pressure",
"in-your-face",
"militant",
"pushy",
"self-asserting",
"self-assertive"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234504",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"noun,"
]
},
"aggrieved":{
"antonyms":[
"content",
"contented",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"satisfied"
],
"definitions":{
": showing or expressing grief, injury, or offense":[
"an aggrieved plea"
],
": suffering from an infringement or denial of legal rights":[
"aggrieved minority groups"
],
": troubled or distressed in spirit":[]
},
"examples":[
"He felt aggrieved by their refusal to meet with him.",
"The aggrieved party may cancel the contract.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Only once everyone is somewhat aggrieved will the solution be somewhat tenable. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
"But soon enough \u2014 come a scandal in Washington or Hollywood, an overseas crisis, a natural disaster, another spike in COVID-19 cases \u2014 a great number of the angry and aggrieved will move on. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"Downtowns were boarded up on the eve of the 2020 race not against angry and aggrieved Trump voters. \u2014 WSJ , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Williams lauded other court decisions that have signaled wins for the Niger Delta\u2019s aggrieved communities. \u2014 Krystina Shveda, CNN , 25 May 2022",
"The long, torturous nightmare of government overreach, which is how so many aggrieved passengers viewed the mandate effecting public transportation, has come to an end. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Without going into detail about the dynamic between himself and aggrieved parties, Murray explained his perspective on the situation and its aftermath. \u2014 J. Kim Murphy, Variety , 30 Apr. 2022",
"That feminist nod is but a punctuation point in a story that bemoans the suffering caused by atavistic patterns of aggrieved and insecure men seeking to prove their worth by fighting, raping and taking. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Long aggrieved and newly offended, Joy becomes Evelyn\u2019s superhero nemesis, Jobu Tupaki, a character of many costumes who has one constant. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English agreved \"annoyed, resentful,\" from past participle of agreven \"to aggrieve \"":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113vd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"discontent",
"discontented",
"disgruntled",
"displeased",
"dissatisfied",
"malcontent"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223800",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"aggro":{
"antonyms":[],
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": aggressive or aggressively daring in style or manner":[],
": deliberately aggressive , provoking, or violent behavior":[],
": exasperation , irritation":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He's gotten nothing but aggro from his parents lately.",
"They decided it wasn't worth the aggro .",
"The police were there to prevent any aggro .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Not going to lie, seeing Cohutta go full aggro in stealing Casey was seriously \u2026 hot? \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 18 Dec. 2021",
"The comic was previously adapted by Zack Snyder into a 2009 feature film, and like anything Snyder-adjacent, his aggro -broseph Watchmen has its loud defenders. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 15 Oct. 2019",
"Winston\u2019s pretty game for this, even though Monty could not be more aggro in this moment. \u2014 Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com , 24 Aug. 2019",
"Taylor seems to be calling out this aggro tweeter, and asking them WTF their problem is. \u2014 Alison Caporimo, Seventeen , 17 June 2019",
"Think of that drop as a proof-of-concept: if the aggro hypebeasts were into it, maybe the rest of us casual sneaker fans might be, too. \u2014 Tyler Watamanuk, GQ , 14 Dec. 2017",
"Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Donald Trump\u2019s communications director was Trumpism distilled, so pure a concentrate of wocka-wocka salesmanship and aggro preening that the West Wing could contain him for only so long. \u2014 Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine , 31 July 2017",
"Usually clad in something black and skintight, the bleach blonde clipper made a compelling case for the aggro -chic minimalism that was percolating on the runways at the time. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 29 July 2017",
"The band, experimental from the start, has pushed its sound a few different directions over the years\u2014proggy and aggro on 2014\u2019s The Hunting Party, EDM-adjacent prettiness for this year\u2019s One More Light\u2014and Bennington adapted to all of it. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 July 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"That might sound like faint praise; some would call him silly or lightweight or even, in his aggro irreverance, a touch smarmy. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Who could forget Chad Johnson, the overly- aggro jerk from JoJo\u2019s season of The Bachelorette in 2016? \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 2 July 2019",
"First, this feels like a ramping-up of Trump's already super- aggro rhetoric against the former FBI director. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 8 June 2018",
"The way Orgy dialed up the original's aggro side and turned it industrial was a stroke of genius. \u2014 Chris Payne, Billboard , 16 Jan. 2018",
"Every show is a Halloween show for aggro black metal band Anagnorisis. \u2014 Jeffrey Lee Puckett, The Courier-Journal , 24 Oct. 2017",
"Before the Merkel summit, Trump\u2019s handshake mostly made the news for its aggro endlessness. \u2014 Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine , 21 Mar. 2017",
"A teaser for the Paramount franchise\u2019s Super Bowl spot airing Sunday shows Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, slo-mo explosions, and an unusually aggro Optimus Prime. \u2014 Rebecca Keegan, VanityFair.com , 3 Feb. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1969, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
"1970, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps originally from aggr(ession) or aggr(essive) + -o entry 1 , though influenced in meaning by association with aggravation":"Noun",
"probably derivative of aggro entry 1":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8a-(\u02cc)gr\u014d"
],
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"aggravation",
"annoyance",
"bother",
"botheration",
"exasperation",
"frustration",
"grief",
"irritation",
"pip",
"vexation"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113513",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"aggroup":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to arrange in a group":[
"were aggrouped near the center of the square"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1695, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French agrouper , from a- (from Latin ad- ) + groupe group":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"a-",
"\u0259-\u02c8gr\u00fcp"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134552",
"type":[
"noun,",
"transitive verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a variegated glass bead found buried in the earth in Ghana and in England":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1788, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"of unknown origin":""
},
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073906",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"agha":{
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"definitions":[
"Definition of agha variant spelling of aga"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-061040",
"type":[]
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"aghast":{
"antonyms":[
"fearless",
"unafraid"
],
"definitions":{
": struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset":[
"was aghast when she heard the news"
]
},
"examples":[
"The news left her aghast .",
"Critics were aghast to see how awful the play was.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When Vladimir Putin launched an invasion of Ukraine two months ago, Western observers were aghast at what appeared to be a resurgence of Russian expansionism (often dubbed revanchism). \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The world has been aghast at images being streamed by the connected and sophisticated people of Shanghai: people leaping from high-rises to their deaths in order to escape the lockdown. \u2014 Anne Stevenson-yang, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Enlarge / Purists may be aghast , but the commercial reality is that Lotus needs a volume-seller, and that means an SUV. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Many Democrats and mainstream Republicans are aghast , fearful that far-right activists are preparing to reorder Northern California and other rural parts of the state. \u2014 Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
"On the town hall Zoom before word of the decision leaked, some nominees were aghast . \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Some web users were aghast , calling Ryanair inappropriate or insensitive to the real suffering caused by COVID-19. \u2014 Fortune , 14 Dec. 2021",
"But members were aghast to hear what their colleagues were going through and appalled to hear how much the number of threats had increased. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Sep. 2021",
"Writing in Politico in January 2016, when most conservatives were still aghast at Trump\u2019s rise, Carlson made the case for Trump, sort of. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 16 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration (with h after ghastly , ghost entry 1 ) of Middle English agast, from past participle of agasten \"to frighten, become frightened,\" from a-, perfective prefix + gasten \"to frighten\" \u2014 more at abide , gast":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8gast"
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"affrighted",
"afraid",
"alarmed",
"fearful",
"frightened",
"horrified",
"horror-struck",
"hysterical",
"hysteric",
"scared",
"scary",
"shocked",
"spooked",
"terrified",
"terrorized"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174047",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"agilawood":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": agarwood":[]
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"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1699, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Portuguese aguila (borrowed from Tamil akil ) + wood entry 2":""
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001651",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"agile":{
"antonyms":[
"awkward",
"clumsy",
"gawky",
"graceless",
"klutzy",
"lumbering",
"ungainly",
"ungraceful"
],
"definitions":{
": having a quick resourceful and adaptable character":[
"an agile mind"
],
": marked by ready ability to move with quick easy grace":[
"an agile dancer"
]
},
"examples":[
"Leopards are very fast and agile .",
"the expressive movements of agile dancers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Best for calm days with little wind, the Tucktec is agile , tracks straight, and is made for recreational kayakers. \u2014 Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
"Real-time evaluation through data provides the insights needed to be agile enough to respond to changes quickly and shift with the workforce's needs. \u2014 Brian Haines, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"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",
"This new model must integrate, organize, and optimize independent talent at scale in more agile ways, enabling businesses to draw from a diverse set of workers who will increasingly seek to engage on their own terms. \u2014 Micha Kaufman, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
"Although both are more agile than typical big men, Antetokounmpo is the reigning Finals MVP and one of the most adaptable players in the league. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Read More: Inside the Historic Mission to Provide Aid and Arms to Ukraine Against a conventional army with its large battalions and rigid formations, the EDL\u2019s small, local units are intended to be much more agile . \u2014 Lisa Abend/klooga, Time , 7 Apr. 2022",
"But thanks to a new rear-wheel-steering system and adaptive dampers, this next-generation car feels more agile than the outgoing model. \u2014 Drew Dorian, Car and Driver , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Hiring outside contractors keeps companies agile when scaling to meet business demand. \u2014 Ashley Stahl, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin agilis, from agere \"to drive, be in motion, do, perform\" + -ilis -ile entry 1 \u2014 more at agent":""
},
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"\u02c8a-j\u0259l",
"-\u02ccj\u012b(-\u0259)l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"featly",
"feline",
"graceful",
"gracile",
"light",
"light-footed",
"light-foot",
"lightsome",
"lissome",
"lissom",
"lithe",
"lithesome",
"nimble",
"spry"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024622",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"agile gibbon":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a gibbon ( Hylobates agilis ) of Malaysia and Sumatra that occurs in two color phases, one blackish brown, the other buffy brown, both with white brow and black face":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1841, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"agile , translation of New Latin agilis , specific epithet of Hylobates agilis":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161642",
"type":[
"noun"
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},
"agility":{
"antonyms":[
"awkwardness",
"clumsiness",
"gaucheness",
"gawkiness",
"gawkishness",
"gracelessness",
"ham-handedness",
"heavy-handedness",
"klutziness",
"ungainliness"
],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness , dexterity":[
"played with increasing agility"
]
},
"examples":[
"a gymnast whose agility on the parallel bars has won him several medals",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is because developer tools are the biggest contributors to developer velocity, organizational agility and business success. \u2014 Rohit Amarnath, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Readers of today\u2019s positive psychology will find many familiar themes, including a growth mindset, learned optimism, and emotional agility . \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 9 June 2022",
"With the blooming renaissance of women in rap showcasing musical talents and lyrical agility greater than many of their male counterparts, Houston\u2019s KenTheMan takes up space on her own terms. \u2014 Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Plummer has slightly more mobility than Cruz and can make plays with his legs, although Cruz has shown impressive agility within the pocket for a QB listed at 6-5, 227. \u2014 Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic , 17 Aug. 2021",
"On the mend Receiver Jacob Harris, who is recovering from knee surgery, ran on the sidelines and did agility drills. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"Thrusting and slashing her laser sword with impressive grace and agility , Grimes more than looked the part. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 2 June 2022",
"The combine featured 5-on-5 games, strength and agility testing, shooting drills and measurements. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 23 May 2022",
"Learn more about why top performing manufacturers are choosing cloud ERP to drive innovation and agility here, and leverage a value calculator to estimate the value of business innovation with cloud ERP. \u2014 Richard Howells, Forbes , 23 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English agilite, borrowed from Anglo-French agilitee, borrowed from Latin agilit\u0101t-, agilit\u0101s, from agilis agile + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8ji-l\u0259-t\u0113"
],
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"deftness",
"dexterity",
"nimbleness",
"sleight",
"spryness"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221113",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"agilmente":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": with agility":[
"\u2014 used as a direction in music"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1895, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian, from agile , adjective, from Latin agilis":""
},
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"\u02cca-j\u0259l-\u02c8men-t\u0113"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222346",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"agin":{
"antonyms":[
"for",
"pro"
],
"definitions":[
"Definition of agin dialectal variant of against"
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"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8gin"
],
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"against",
"anti",
"contra"
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": one who opposes change":[
"Donald was a saturnine, unrelenting iconoclast, a north-country agin'er from the get-go\u2014about politics, religion, social norms, and what have you.",
"\u2014 Edward Hoagland , Harper's , October 2000"
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"first_known_use":{
"1905, in the meaning defined above":""
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"agin entry 2 + -er entry 2":""
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"\u0259\u02c8gin\u0259(r)"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": the premium or discount on foreign bills of exchange":[]
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"1696, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Italian aggio, agio , alteration (by false word division, l being taken as the definite article) of Italian dialect lajj\u00eb , from Middle Greek allagion exchange, from Greek allag\u0113 change, exchange, from allos other":""
},
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"\u02c8\u00e4-(\u02cc)j\u014d",
"\u02c8a-(\u02cc)j\u014d",
"\u02c8a-j\u0113-\u02cc\u014d"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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": exchange business":[],
": speculative buying or selling of stocks : stockjobbing":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1792, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"French, from agioter to practice stockjobbing (from agio stockjobbing, from Italian aggio, agio ) + -age":""
},
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"\u02c8a-j(\u0113-)\u0259-tij",
"\u02cca-zh\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4zh",
"-j\u0259-"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"noun"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English agister , from Anglo-French agistour , from Middle French agister + -our -or":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120016",
"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[
"unconcern"
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": a feeling of agitation or anxiety":[]
},
"examples":[
"took a deep breath to dispel her agita as she stepped onstage",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There was some agita for the Green in this one, of course. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
"But Cordero, bored and sensing their agita , decided to bait them even further by tweeting \u2014 falsely \u2014 that he\u2019d subsequently been fined $150,000 by Grande\u2019s label for his role in spreading the leak. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Dec. 2020",
"My flash of fatherly agita was a result of everything seeming to pile up at once after my baby\u2019s birth. \u2014 Taylor Tepper, New York Times , 15 Apr. 2020",
"But the agita over how to groom yourself for work\u2014hair straight or curly? \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 13 Apr. 2020",
"That points to a major source of agita for some observers of the 2016 election: electoral forecasts in the news media and elsewhere that used polling data to suggest Mrs. Clinton was highly likely to win. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Nov. 2019",
"Given his broken finger, his fragile knees, his sore back and achy feet, not to mention his chronic agita , Bryant can't sit in a car for two hours. \u2014 Eliott C. Mclaughlin, CNN , 28 Jan. 2020",
"But all the little decisions can at least begin to move the needle in the right direction (and relieve some of our collective agita !), and that\u2019s where this guide comes in. \u2014 The Healthyish Team, Bon App\u00e9tit , 28 Jan. 2020",
"For all the agita caused by Alabama\u2019s kicking game, the sight Saturday afternoon was a new one. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 27 Sep. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1971, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Italian acido, literally, \"heartburn, acid entry 1 ,\" with spelling reflecting southern Italian laxing of consonants and reduction of final vowel":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-j\u0259-t\u0259"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"agitation",
"anxiety",
"anxiousness",
"apprehension",
"apprehensiveness",
"care",
"concern",
"concernment",
"disquiet",
"disquietude",
"fear",
"nervosity",
"nervousness",
"perturbation",
"solicitude",
"sweat",
"unease",
"uneasiness",
"worry"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071441",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"agitable":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": capable of being agitated":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1548, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin agit\u0101bilis \"mobile,\" from agit\u0101re \"to agitate \" + -bilis -able":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-j\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212820",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"agitanado":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": nonflamenco heelwork in dancing or a nonflamenco dance using heelwork":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish gypsylike, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + gitano gypsy (from\u2014assumed\u2014Vulgar Latin Aegyptanus Egyptian, from Latin Aegyptius + -anus -an) + -ado -ate":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4-\u02cch\u0113-t\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-(\u02cc)t\u035fh\u014d"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215732",
"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to attempt to arouse public feeling":[
"agitated for better schools"
],
": to discuss excitedly and earnestly":[],
": to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb":[
"My presence did not appear to agitate or irritate him as before, and he accepted my services quietly \u2026",
"\u2014 Charlotte Bront\u00eb"
],
": to give motion to":[],
": to move with an irregular, rapid, or violent action":[
"The storm agitated the sea."
],
": to stir up public discussion of":[
"\u2026 trying to agitate the old question of the embezzlement of the remains of the Confederate Treasury.",
"\u2014 Robert Penn Warren"
]
},
"examples":[
"If I talk about the problem with him it just agitates him even more.",
"Some members of the union have been agitating for a strike.",
"A few local residents have been agitating against a military presence.",
"The mixture is heated and then agitated .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Guided by this principle, Ch\u00e9reau, the legendary French director who died in 2013, used his stage work and films to agitate , wrestle and contend with the mystical relationship between actors and their characters. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
"In both cases, perpetrators agitate the issue by playing off ageist stereotypes, myths and assumptions. \u2014 Sheila Callaham, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Critics say the president and his political allies have used incidents like the 2014 and 2018 anti-Muslim riots and 2019 Easter bombings to stoke old fears and agitate their base. \u2014 Munza Mushtaq, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
"The unionization vote followed months of tensions between Raven and Activision Blizzard over recent layoffs and marked the latest effort by workers to agitate for improved workplace conditions at the troubled video game company. \u2014 Rishi Iyengar, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"Ashton Kutcher pushed his audience of millions to agitate for diaper-changing stations in men\u2019s rooms. \u2014 Daniel Engber, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, the industry is continuing to agitate for someone else to pay for it all. \u2014 Peter Elkind, ProPublica , 26 May 2022",
"Zhao Lijian, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, said the joint statement was unfairly critical of the Chinese government and seeks to agitate its own internal affairs, Reuters reported. \u2014 Fox News , 1 June 2022",
"Then, use your hands to agitate the hat so that the water and detergent can penetrate its fibers and to dislodge dirt and grime. \u2014 Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 May 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English agitat \"set in motion,\" borrowed from Latin agit\u0101tus, past participle of agit\u0101re \"to set in motion, drive before one, arouse, disturb, deal with, turn over in the mind,\" frequentative of agere \"to drive, be in motion, do, perform\" \u2014 more at agent":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-j\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for agitate shake , agitate , rock , convulse mean to move up and down or to and fro with some violence. shake often carries a further implication of a particular purpose. shake well before using agitate suggests a violent and prolonged tossing or stirring. an ocean agitated by storms rock suggests a swinging or swaying motion resulting from violent impact or upheaval. the whole city was rocked by the explosion convulse suggests a violent pulling or wrenching as of a body in a paroxysm. spectators were convulsed with laughter discompose , disquiet , disturb , perturb , agitate , upset , fluster mean to destroy capacity for collected thought or decisive action. discompose implies some degree of loss of self-control or self-confidence especially through emotional stress. discomposed by the loss of his beloved wife disquiet suggests loss of sense of security or peace of mind. the disquieting news of factories closing disturb implies interference with one's mental processes caused by worry, perplexity, or interruption. the discrepancy in accounts disturbed me perturb implies deep disturbance of mind and emotions. perturbed by her husband's strange behavior agitate suggests obvious external signs of nervous or emotional excitement. in his agitated state we could see he was unable to work upset implies the disturbance of normal or habitual functioning by disappointment, distress, or grief. the family's constant bickering upsets the youngest child fluster suggests bewildered agitation. his declaration of love completely flustered her",
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"churn",
"stir",
"swirl",
"wash",
"whirl"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025557",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
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"agitated":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": troubled in mind : disturbed and upset":[
"When Caswall asked him to describe what he had seen \u2026, he got very agitated \u2026",
"\u2014 Bram Stoker",
"was so agitated she could hardly speak"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Osaka, who has been admirably open about battling depression and took a long mental-health break last year, became tearful and agitated . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Buscaino became agitated when a Times reporter told him that some people were waiting to get into a shelter but that shelters were full. \u2014 Ruben Vivesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"The four wrestled and jostled, with the intruder alternating between calm and highly agitated . \u2014 Brad Schmitt, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
"An agitated young man in a track suit had stormed into the women-only waiting room at least three times demanding to see his wife, who was in the treatment rooms. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"Those constituencies include agitated shareholders such as Musk. \u2014 Matt Pearcestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The actor is alleged to have yelled obscenities and become agitated when people began singing karaoke at the bar. \u2014 Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Paul grew more agitated and confused, experienced visual-spatial issues and had increasing difficulty walking. \u2014 Eliza Fawcett, courant.com , 20 Mar. 2022",
"The teen was extremely agitated and uncooperative upon arrival. \u2014 Cheryl Higley, cleveland , 20 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1684, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from past participle of agitate":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-j\u0259-\u02cct\u0101-t\u0259d"
],
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"synonyms":[
"excited",
"feverish",
"frenzied",
"heated",
"hectic",
"hyperactive",
"overactive",
"overwrought"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063459",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
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"agitation":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a persistent and sustained attempt to arouse public feeling or influence public opinion (as by appeals, discussions, or demonstrations)":[
"political agitation",
"\u2026 makes it clear that this assertive attitude of black women was essential during the agitation for civil rights.",
"\u2014 Gloria Naylor"
],
": a state of excessive psychomotor activity accompanied by increased tension and irritability":[
"nervous agitation",
"Holmes was for the moment as startled as I. His hand closed like a vice upon my wrist in his agitation .",
"\u2014 Arthur Conan Doyle",
"She sat some time in a good deal of agitation , listening, trembling, and fearing to be sent for every moment \u2026",
"\u2014 Jane Austen",
"\u2026 characterized by prominent agitation , irritability, and delusions \u2026",
"\u2014 Oliver Freudenreich et al.",
"Propranolol and other beta-blockers suppress physical symptoms of agitation and anxiety by slowing down the sympathetic nervous system.",
"\u2014 The Harvard Mental Health Letter"
],
": a state or feeling of being agitated and restless":[
"nervous agitation",
"Holmes was for the moment as startled as I. His hand closed like a vice upon my wrist in his agitation .",
"\u2014 Arthur Conan Doyle",
"She sat some time in a good deal of agitation , listening, trembling, and fearing to be sent for every moment \u2026",
"\u2014 Jane Austen",
"\u2026 characterized by prominent agitation , irritability, and delusions \u2026",
"\u2014 Oliver Freudenreich et al.",
"Propranolol and other beta-blockers suppress physical symptoms of agitation and anxiety by slowing down the sympathetic nervous system.",
"\u2014 The Harvard Mental Health Letter"
],
": the act or an instance of agitating something : a moving back and forth or with an irregular, rapid, or violent action":[
"In candy making, this agitation usually consists of working the chocolate back and forth on a marble surface with a large scraper.",
"\u2014 Rose Levy Beranbaum",
"The technology is based on the controlled agitation of concentrated ore particles with precisely determined amounts of acid.",
"\u2014 Corale L. Brierley"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccaj-\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02cca-j\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"deliriousness",
"delirium",
"distraction",
"fever",
"feverishness",
"flap",
"frenzy",
"furor",
"furore",
"fury",
"hysteria",
"rage",
"rampage",
"uproar"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042520",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"agitative":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": causing agitation":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a game where aggressive, even agitative play traditionally has been rewarded, overtime has, in some ways, taken hockey backward. \u2014 Jeff Miller, Orange County Register , 4 Jan. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1528, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Late Latin agit\u0101t\u012bvus \"producing movement,\" from Latin agit\u0101tus, past participle of agit\u0101re \"to set in motion, drive before one, agitate \" + -\u012bvus -ive":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-j\u0259-\u02cct\u0101-tiv"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065852",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"agitato":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": in a restless and agitated manner":[
"\u2014 used as a direction in music"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1801, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Italian, \"agitated,\" from past participle of agitare \"to disturb, agitate \"":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-j\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4-(\u02cc)t\u014d"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000655",
"type":[
"adverb or adjective"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a device or an apparatus for stirring or shaking":[],
": one that agitates : such as":[],
": one who stirs up public feeling on controversial issues":[
"political agitators"
]
},
"examples":[
"The police arrested several anti-government agitators .",
"a political agitator who led an unsuccessful revolt against the government",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Who wants a self-important, meddling agitator with childish, oversimplistic, unnecessary opinions? \u2014 The Enquirer , 19 May 2022",
"There are four reporters at the heart of my book, plus one agitator and provocateur. \u2014 Karin Wulf, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The tweet originated from the account of Mike Cernovich, a far-right agitator , and described a meeting arranged by Baker, then-general counsel for the FBI, and a top Democratic attorney. \u2014 NBC News , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The ragged labor agitator becomes the shop steward, then the union boss, and the propinquity of the bargaining table supplies the fellow with new best friends. \u2014 David Mamet, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Tokischa is still an agitator , and a necessary one. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The most central figure in this matchup might have been Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley, the relentless defender and ace agitator who spent the last four seasons with the Clippers. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The call for crypto support came from Ukraine\u2019s 31-year-old deputy prime minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, who has been acting as the country\u2019s chief digital agitator , pushing Silicon Valley titans to ban Russia from their platforms and services. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Feb. 2022",
"The designer founder is part-philosopher and part- agitator . \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 23 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1663, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"agitate + -or entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-j\u0259-\u02cct\u0101-t\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"demagogue",
"demagog",
"exciter",
"firebrand",
"fomenter",
"incendiary",
"inciter",
"instigator",
"kindler",
"provocateur",
"rabble-rouser"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200204",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"agitator feed":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a device consisting of adjustable holes and rotating wheels used to prevent clogging in implements for broadcasting seed or fertilizer":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095725",
"type":[
"noun"
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"agitprop":{
"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"A few months after Sandy Hook, the agitprop -documentary-maker Michael Moore, writing in HuffPost, imagined a scenario in which the parents of the victims leaked photographs of the classroom crime scenes to the press. \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
"Establishment eyebrows arched over a streaming radio station in reception and the agitprop collage on the ceiling of a library-lounge furnished with Kilim rugs and books on Eames furniture and environmental justice. \u2014 Andrew Nelson, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Last Friday night, then, the delegations marched into Beijing\u2019s arena of agitprop , and the rebels stayed behind the scenes. \u2014 Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone , 11 Feb. 2022",
"But as a solution to the league\u2019s persistent optics problem, the NFL on Nick is like a spoonful of agitprop , coating professional football in sugar and slime. \u2014 Jake Nevins, The Atlantic , 7 Feb. 2022",
"But then the show became a strident piece of agitprop that strained credulity. \u2014 Omid Khazani And Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
"His tendency to explain it through leftist politics is the same inclination that infects recent inferior literary agitprop such as Between the World and Me, The Underground Railroad, and Citizen: An American Lyric. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 12 Nov. 2021",
"But beyond the hyperbole and agitprop expected from the likes of such NGOs, even seasoned observers of oil markets seem to have taken to media-lynching the Saudis. \u2014 Tilak Doshi, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
"In front of a wall filled with agitprop posters of Malcolm X, Mao Zedong, and Puerto Rican nationalist Lolita Lebr\u00f3n, doctors stuck tiny needles into the ears of a woman going through heroin withdrawal. \u2014 Valeria Ricciulli, Curbed , 25 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1925, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Russian Agitprop, shortened from Agitacionnopropagandistskij otdel \"Agitation-Propaganda Section (of the Central Committee, or a local committee, of the Communist Party)\"; later used for the head of such a section, or in compound names of political education organs, as agitpropbrigada \"agitation-propaganda brigade\"":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-j\u0259t-\u02ccpr\u00e4p"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093113",
"type":[
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"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an agitprop agent":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1939, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6a-j\u0259t-\u00a6pr\u00e4-pist"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104623",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"agitpunkt":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an indoctrination and political propaganda center in the Soviet Union":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Russian, probably shortened from agitatsionny\u012d punkt , literally, \"agitation center\"":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-j\u0259t-\u02ccpu\u0307\u014b(k)t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062348",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aglow":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": glowing especially with warmth or excitement":[]
},
"examples":[
"The lights of the city were aglow in the distance.",
"The room was aglow with candlelight.",
"The children were aglow with excitement.",
"The town was aglow with pride.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Indeed, there\u2019s virtually no erotic frisson in Patel\u2019s retelling of an epic that is aglow with passion. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Beneath the hazy shroud of its atmosphere, our sister planet is practically aglow . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 12 Feb. 2022",
"In autumn, when the leaves are aglow in their end-of-season finest, the view from the top of Dan\u2019s Rock is, by far, the most spectacular in all of Maryland. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Once our screens were aglow , we were instructed to click a blue icon, logging us on to the census server, known as The Hub. \u2014 Jeremy Miller, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
"After dinner at the Napa Valley restaurant Terra, which has since closed, Dr. McClenney walked Mr. Repotski up to the main street, deserted and aglow with streetlamps. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Oct. 2021",
"For 20 years, members of the Burkman family have been perfecting the holiday display at their Frisco home, which this year is aglow with 70,000 lights. \u2014 Dallas News , 11 Dec. 2020",
"After dinner, the couple and their family met the rest of their guests for cocktails by the pool, which was aglow with floating lanterns. \u2014 Shira Savada, Harper's BAZAAR , 12 Nov. 2020",
"The speaker stood \u2014 her pristine suit aglow , her mace brooch shining. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 5 Feb. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"a- entry 1 + glow entry 1":""
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"\u0259-\u02c8gl\u014d"
],
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"beaming",
"bright",
"glowing",
"radiant",
"sunny"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011517",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"agnus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": agnus dei":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, short for Agnus Dei":""
},
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"\u02c8ag-n\u0259s",
"-\u02ccn\u00fcs",
"\u02c8\u00e4n-yu\u0307s",
"\u02c8\u00e4g-\u02ccnu\u0307s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132848",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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": an extract of the fruit of the chaste tree used in herbal medicine : chaste tree sense 2":[
"In one trial, 48 women (aged between 23 and 29) diagnosed with infertility took agnus castus once daily for three months.",
"\u2014 Marilyn Glenville , Boost Your Fertility , 2009"
],
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},
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Middle English, borrowed from Medieval Latin, literally \"chaste agnus\" (by association of the plant name with Greek hagn\u00f3s \"pure, chaste\"), going back to Latin agnos, agnus , borrowed from Greek \u00e1gnos":""
},
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"\u00a6ag-n\u0259s-\u02c8ka-st\u0259s"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163218",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ago":{
"antonyms":[
"hence"
],
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": earlier than the present time":[
"10 years ago"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Next to that: Tiffany\u2019s Table Manners for Teenagers, a long- ago gift from my mother that embodied her high standards of kindness and etiquette. \u2014 Leslie Kendall Dye, The Atlantic , 19 June 2022",
"Roxy relentlessly pushed music forward, but so much of your very vibrant solo career\u2014including the newest material just out\u2014is about looking backward by covering long- ago songs. \u2014 Corey Seymour, Vogue , 18 June 2022",
"The Biden administration is launching a task force dedicated to stemming online abuse, making good on a long- ago campaign promise in light of recent violence fueled by digital radicalization, The Washington Post reported Thursday. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"My favorite way to mentor the up-and-comers is to adapt the philosophy of my long- ago teachers. \u2014 Domenic Rom, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
"All Oliver can do is rely on that long- ago conversation with the spymaster McCord and the crusading lawyer Morgan. \u2014 Manuel Roig-franzia, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"But there was one overriding lesson of Watergate that did take root \u2014 and is at the root of the debate over those long- ago events and over Trump and Trumpism today. \u2014 David M. Shribman, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"Back in the familiar pits, where fans \u2013 old enough to be his parents or young enough to be his children \u2013 walk past wearing jackets and hats with logos of his long- ago sponsors. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 May 2022",
"William Shatner was recently quoted, complaining about having to answer questions about a long- ago feud with Wheaton, which the author discussed on his blog in great detail in 2021 and mentions in his memoir. \u2014 Dawn Ennis, Forbes , 6 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Middle English ago, agon, from past participle of agon \"to go away, pass by, pass away, come to an end,\" going back to Old English \u0101g\u0101n \"to go away, depart, (of time) pass,\" from \u0101-, perfective prefix + g\u0101n \"to go entry 1 \" \u2014 more at abide":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8g\u014d"
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"agone",
"back",
"since",
"syne"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194734",
"type":[
"adjective or adverb",
"adverb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": abundantly filled : replete":[
"His lyrics are agog with images that manage to be poetic and earthy at the same time \u2026",
"\u2014 Daisann McLane"
],
": full of intense interest or excitement : eager":[
"\"\u2026 That was the year the Twilight movie was going to come out, and the kids were agog with all things vampire. \u2026\"",
"\u2014 Shelley Dorrill",
"\"\u2026 There goes Mrs. Tony now, all agog to spread such a delectable bit of gossip.\"",
"\u2014 Lucy Maud Montgomery"
],
": full of lively activity : bustling":[
"In the evenings \u2026 the streets \u2026 were agog with life.",
"\u2014 Meridel Le Sueur"
],
": full of wonder or surprise : astonished":[
"Jones \u2026 fired a strike to a waiting receiver that left his coaches agog .",
"\u2014 MK Bower"
],
": in an excited or astonished manner":[
"\u2026 he posed for photographs with rugby fans of all ages, before playing with the 39 youths who were staring agog at their idol.",
"\u2014 New Ross (Ireland) Echo"
],
": wide open : agape":[
"His talent [as a painter] is so enormous that you look at his surfaces with your mouth agog at the near-impossibility of it all.",
"\u2014 Murray Whyte"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The news has chemists agog .",
"Her supporters were agog at the idea.",
"The town is agog over the plan.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"And astronomers all over the world are collectively agog . \u2014 Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
"During the 2019 time trial in Yorkshire, England, TV commentators were agog at Dygert\u2019s 92-second victory. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 3 Aug. 2021",
"During the 2019 time trial in Yorkshire, England, TV commentators were agog at Dygert\u2019s 92-second victory. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 3 Aug. 2021",
"During the 2019 time trial in Yorkshire, England, TV commentators were agog at Dygert\u2019s 92-second victory. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 3 Aug. 2021",
"During the 2019 time trial in Yorkshire, England, TV commentators were agog at Dygert\u2019s 92-second victory. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 3 Aug. 2021",
"During the 2019 time trial in Yorkshire, England, TV commentators were agog at Dygert\u2019s 92-second victory. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 3 Aug. 2021",
"During the 2019 time trial in Yorkshire, England, TV commentators were agog at Dygert\u2019s 92-second victory. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 3 Aug. 2021",
"During the 2019 time trial in Yorkshire, England, TV commentators were agog at Dygert\u2019s 92-second victory. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 3 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1663, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably borrowed from Middle French en gogues \"in good humor, mirthful,\" from en \"in\" + gogues, plural of gogue \"good humor, joking, pleasantry, mockery,\" going back to a Gallo-Romance expressive base *gog-":"Adjective"
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8g\u00e4g"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"agape",
"anticipant",
"anticipatory",
"expectant"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021757",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"agone":{
"antonyms":[
"hence"
],
"definitions":{
": ago":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ago, agon \u2014 more at ago":""
},
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"also -\u02c8g\u00e4n",
"\u0259-\u02c8g\u022fn"
],
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"ago",
"back",
"since",
"syne"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090028",
"type":[
"adjective or adverb"
]
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"agonistic":{
"antonyms":[
"nonaggressive",
"nonbelligerent",
"pacific",
"peaceable",
"peaceful",
"unbelligerent",
"uncombative",
"uncontentious"
],
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": of, relating to, or being aggressive or defensive social interaction (such as fighting, fleeing, or submitting) between individuals usually of the same species":[],
": striving for effect : strained":[]
},
"examples":[
"clearly a writer with a chip on his shoulder, he's very agonistic even when stating indisputable facts",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the drive, the bile, the essential, agonistic spirit that powers the greatest rock music and serves as the source of its creativity will almost certainly be lacking. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 4 Sep. 2021",
"This agonistic version of the fact-value distinction leaves us with an impoverished ideal of social interaction. \u2014 Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020",
"This agonistic version of the fact-value distinction leaves us with an impoverished ideal of social interaction. \u2014 Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020",
"This agonistic version of the fact-value distinction leaves us with an impoverished ideal of social interaction. \u2014 Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020",
"This agonistic version of the fact-value distinction leaves us with an impoverished ideal of social interaction. \u2014 Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020",
"This agonistic version of the fact-value distinction leaves us with an impoverished ideal of social interaction. \u2014 Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020",
"This agonistic version of the fact-value distinction leaves us with an impoverished ideal of social interaction. \u2014 Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020",
"This agonistic version of the fact-value distinction leaves us with an impoverished ideal of social interaction. \u2014 Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1656, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Late Latin ag\u014dnisticus \"of a contest,\" borrowed from Greek ag\u014dnistik\u00f3s \"fit for a contest, contentious,\" from ag\u014dnist\u0113\u0301s \"one engaged in a contest or struggle\" + -ikos -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at agonist":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccag-\u0259-\u02c8nis-tik",
"\u02cca-g\u0259-\u02c8ni-stik"
],
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"aggressive",
"argumentative",
"assaultive",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"brawly",
"chippy",
"combative",
"confrontational",
"contentious",
"discordant",
"disputatious",
"feisty",
"gladiatorial",
"militant",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"scrappy",
"truculent",
"warlike"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173729",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"agonize":{
"antonyms":[],
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": struggle":[],
": to cause to suffer agony : torture":[],
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"agonizes over every decision"
]
},
"examples":[
"got into more trouble, further agonizing her poor mother",
"agonized for days over whether she'd done the right thing",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Prepping for a backpacking trip looks something like this: lay out your gear, pack the essentials, then agonize over the little things that add weight but boost comfort and fun. \u2014 Outside Online , 16 June 2022",
"Where applicants previously had to agonize over their resumes and employers could reject someone in a matter of seconds due to the high volume of applications, the tables have turned. \u2014 Tim Madden, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"While some tech businesses agonize over remote-first versus hybrid, there has been a universal boost to salaries in the scrabble for staff. \u2014 Megan Carnegie, Wired , 11 Feb. 2022",
"This year has seen the rise of two specific factors that will only further agonize you. \u2014 Chris Carosa, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Only a stupid you-know-what wouldn\u2019t agonize over that trade-off. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Since then, five other Southeastern Conference teams have won it all, a hefty haul of 15 championships in total, while the Bulldogs and their red-and-black faithful have been left to agonize over close calls, bad luck and squandered potential. \u2014 Paul Newberry, ajc , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Those are the moments that die-hard fans should agonize over, not the rash of COVID-19 positives that befell the Browns this week. \u2014 Marla Ridenour, USA TODAY , 19 Dec. 2021",
"Researchers study it, and journalists write about it, while organizational leaders agonize over it. \u2014 Kathy Miller Perkins, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021"
],
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"1570, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Middle French agoniser \"to exercise, struggle, suffer, (in past participle agonis\u00e9 ) torment,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin ag\u014dniz\u0101re \"to struggle, suffer death pangs,\" going back to Late Latin, \"to fight, wrestle,\" borrowed from Greek ag\u014dn\u00edzesthai \"to contest, fight,\" verbal derivative of ag\u014d\u0301n \"assembly, contest\" \u2014 more at agony":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-g\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
],
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"afflict",
"anguish",
"bedevil",
"beset",
"besiege",
"curse",
"excruciate",
"harrow",
"persecute",
"plague",
"rack",
"torment",
"torture"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111617",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"agonized":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": characterized by, suffering, or expressing agony":[]
},
"examples":[
"an agonized cry of despair",
"one look at his agonized , tearful eyes and it was clear that something was terribly wrong",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The agonized screams of family members could be heard from the parking lot outside. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"How exhausting, this insistence on art and art making as forever agonized and ecstatic. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Bradley\u2019s vocal emphasis in the famed title role is on that character\u2019s agonized response to the ascending chaos around her. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Her successor, Mayor Erin Mendenhall, has since defended the deal and the City Council\u2019s ensuing and agonized decision to approve it and not to spend tens of millions of dollars renovating the theater. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Neither species seems that pleased with the offering, though Maple June still, with an agonized look on her face, wolfs raw lemons down. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Here are principles, from long and often agonized experience, on Setting Goals for Your Comeback from Setback (Early Stages). \u2014 Roger Robinson, Outside Online , 14 Jan. 2021",
"Is this the story of Granny C\u2019s agonized comeuppance? \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Andr\u00e9e, a free spirit, grows ever more high-strung and extreme, to the point of self-harm and illness, while Sylvie proves an impotent witness to her friend\u2019s agonized decline. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine , 17 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1583, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from past participle of agonize":""
},
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"\u02c8a-g\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bzd"
],
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"aching",
"anguished",
"bemoaning",
"bewailing",
"bitter",
"deploring",
"doleful",
"dolesome",
"dolorous",
"funeral",
"grieving",
"heartbroken",
"lamentable",
"lugubrious",
"mournful",
"plaintive",
"plangent",
"regretful",
"rueful",
"sorrowful",
"sorry",
"wailing",
"weeping",
"woeful"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202043",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"agonizing":{
"antonyms":[
"gratifying",
"pleasing",
"sweet"
],
"definitions":{
": causing agony":[]
},
"examples":[
"a long and agonizing battle with cancer",
"She made the agonizing decision to cancel the trip.",
"The agonizing wait was finally over.",
"He was in agonizing pain.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The community\u2019s cohesion has, in a way, made the aftermath of the shooting all the more agonizing . \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
"The community\u2019s cohesion has, in a way, made the aftermath of the shooting all the more agonizing . \u2014 Rick Rojas, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
"Then came the awful news of the shooting and the lockdown and agonizing hours of waiting. \u2014 Ian Shapira, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"After an abortive and agonizing affair with a fellow student from his own upper-class milieu, Hall meets Alec Scudder on a visit to his ex\u2019s estate. \u2014 Hugh Ryan, Town & Country , 25 May 2022",
"The state's last gas chamber execution was Walter LaGrand in 1999, documented by witnesses as lasting 18 minutes and characterized as agonizing . \u2014 Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
"For Powell, his role as the cocky Hangman in the movie is likely to be a breakout for him, which made the wait more agonizing . \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
"This tournament on that course is where plucky thoughts of breakthroughs go to die slow, agonizing , back-nine deaths. \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Jan. 2022",
"The siege is agonizing for Mr. Krotevych\u2019s parents and his sister, Sandra, 33. \u2014 Jillian Kay Melchior, WSJ , 11 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1570, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from present participle of agonize":""
},
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"\u02c8a-g\u0259-\u02ccn\u012b-zi\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"afflicting",
"bitter",
"cruel",
"excruciating",
"galling",
"grievous",
"harrowing",
"harsh",
"heartrending",
"hurtful",
"painful",
"tormenting",
"torturous"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013633",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"agonizingly":{
"antonyms":[
"gratifying",
"pleasing",
"sweet"
],
"definitions":{
": causing agony":[]
},
"examples":[
"a long and agonizing battle with cancer",
"She made the agonizing decision to cancel the trip.",
"The agonizing wait was finally over.",
"He was in agonizing pain.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The community\u2019s cohesion has, in a way, made the aftermath of the shooting all the more agonizing . \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
"The community\u2019s cohesion has, in a way, made the aftermath of the shooting all the more agonizing . \u2014 Rick Rojas, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
"Then came the awful news of the shooting and the lockdown and agonizing hours of waiting. \u2014 Ian Shapira, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"After an abortive and agonizing affair with a fellow student from his own upper-class milieu, Hall meets Alec Scudder on a visit to his ex\u2019s estate. \u2014 Hugh Ryan, Town & Country , 25 May 2022",
"The state's last gas chamber execution was Walter LaGrand in 1999, documented by witnesses as lasting 18 minutes and characterized as agonizing . \u2014 Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
"For Powell, his role as the cocky Hangman in the movie is likely to be a breakout for him, which made the wait more agonizing . \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
"This tournament on that course is where plucky thoughts of breakthroughs go to die slow, agonizing , back-nine deaths. \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Jan. 2022",
"The siege is agonizing for Mr. Krotevych\u2019s parents and his sister, Sandra, 33. \u2014 Jillian Kay Melchior, WSJ , 11 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1570, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"from present participle of agonize":""
},
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"\u02c8a-g\u0259-\u02ccn\u012b-zi\u014b"
],
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"afflicting",
"bitter",
"cruel",
"excruciating",
"galling",
"grievous",
"harrowing",
"harsh",
"heartrending",
"hurtful",
"painful",
"tormenting",
"torturous"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033511",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"agony":{
"antonyms":[
"heaven",
"paradise"
],
"definitions":{
": a strong sudden display (as of joy or delight) : outburst":[
"an agony of mirth"
],
": a violent struggle or contest":[
"the agonies of battle"
],
": intense pain of mind or body : anguish , torture":[
"the agony of rejection",
"the agony of defeat"
],
": the struggle that precedes death":[]
},
"examples":[
"She was in terrible agony after breaking her leg.",
"The medicine relieves the agony of muscle cramps very quickly.",
"It was agony to watch him suffer like that.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Spiraling numbers of large vehicles, including passenger vans full of tourists on the road -- which at times is single-lane with narrow switchbacks -- is compounding the agony . \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"Even now, 15 years later, the play and the agony rip instantly through Lauren Parker Sanders\u2019s memory: the slap bunt, the throw that wobbled, the crash with the base runner that tore a labrum, warped a collarbone and injured a web of nerves. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"And Sassoon witnesses extremes of agony in the hospital that Davies depicts with a shocking candor. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 31 May 2022",
"If blackheads and clogged pores are a constant source of agony , try adding this into your cleansing routine. \u2014 ELLE , 24 May 2022",
"That woman, who broke down in tears and left the courtroom as the other women spoke, told Synenberg that every day is filled with pain and agony from her. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Labatut expertly stitches together the stories of the 20th century\u2019s greatest thinkers to explore both the ecstasy and agony of scientific breakthroughs: their immense gains for society as well as their steep human costs. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Nov. 2021",
"The surge has brought pain, fear and agony to many lives in New Delhi and other cities. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Apr. 2021",
"Lockdowns and strict curbs have brought pain, fear and agony to many lives in New Delhi and other Indian cities. \u2014 Melody Petersen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English agonie, borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French agonie, borrowed from Late Latin ag\u014dnia, borrowed from Greek ag\u014dn\u00eda \"contest, struggle, anguish,\" from ag\u014d\u0301n \"gathering, assembly at games, contest for a prize\" (derivative of \u00e1gein \"to lead, drive\") + -ia -y entry 2 \u2014 more at agent":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ag-\u0259-n\u0113",
"\u02c8a-g\u0259-n\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for agony distress , suffering , misery , agony mean the state of being in great trouble. distress implies an external and usually temporary cause of great physical or mental strain and stress. the hurricane put everyone in great distress suffering implies conscious endurance of pain or distress. the suffering of famine victims misery stresses the unhappiness attending especially sickness, poverty, or loss. the homeless live with misery every day agony suggests pain too intense to be borne. in agony over the death of their child",
"synonyms":[
"Gehenna",
"hell",
"horror",
"misery",
"murder",
"nightmare",
"torment",
"torture"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191758",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"agree":{
"antonyms":[
"differ",
"disagree"
],
"definitions":{
": to accept or concede something (such as the views or wishes of another)":[
"agree to a plan"
],
": to achieve or be in harmony (as of opinion, feeling, or purpose)":[
"We agree in our taste in music."
],
": to be consistent":[
"The story agrees with the facts."
],
": to be fitting, pleasing, or healthful : suit":[
"This climate agrees with him."
],
": to be similar : correspond":[
"Both copies agree ."
],
": to come to terms":[
"agree on a fair division of profits"
],
": to concur in (something, such as an opinion) : admit , concede":[
"They agreed that he was right."
],
": to consent to as a course of action":[
"She agreed to sell him the house."
],
": to get along together":[],
": to have an inflectional form denoting identity or other regular correspondence in a grammatical category (such as gender, number, case, or person)":[],
": to settle on by common consent : arrange":[
"\u2026 I agreed rental terms with him \u2026",
"\u2014 Eric Bennett"
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"We agreed about some things, but we disagreed about others.",
"She says that a change is needed, and I agree completely.",
"We can all agree on one thing: the current law needs to be changed.",
"Some critics have called the movie a masterpiece, but not everyone agrees .",
"The house is too big for one person, don't you agree ?",
"She asked if she could go with him, and he agreed that she could.",
"The jurors were unable to agree a verdict.",
"The means of ending the dispute were finally agreed .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Democrats in Congress agree , but their Republican colleagues say only the latter is true. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Jurors must unanimously agree to sentence Cruz to death. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 29 June 2022",
"Many vaccine scientists agree that as the virus evolves, vaccines should be updated along with it. \u2014 Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
"Hines, who is just starting her career, and Neill, who has decades of experience, agree that anyone with a zeal for makeup can pursue the career. \u2014 Madalyn Amato, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
"Despite some setbacks -- such as the flooding that halted production at the plant just after reopening and a global supply chain that continues to face challenges -- experts agree that relief is coming. \u2014 Deidre Mcphillips, CNN , 28 June 2022",
"Some experts agree that Elvis may have been performing at a feverish pace in order to meet fans' demands at the expense of his well-being. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"By participating in this Contest, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges, which are final and binding in all respects. \u2014 Travel Staff, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Most experts agree that Title IX, given its widespread support, is not likely to meet similar fates as the Equal Rights Amendment or Roe v. Wade. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022"
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"Middle English agreen \"to please, gratify, consent, concur,\" borrowed from Anglo-French agreer, from a-, verb-forming prefix (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + -greer, verbal derivative of gr\u00e9 \"gratitude, satisfaction, liking, pleasure, assent,\" going back to Latin gr\u0101tum, neuter of gr\u0101tus \"thankful, received with gratitude, welcome, pleasant\" \u2014 more at grace entry 1":""
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"He's a very agreeable young man.",
"Traffic is one of the less agreeable aspects of city life.",
"They spent an agreeable evening together.",
"I suggested that we leave early, and she seemed agreeable .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Your business partner shouldn't be too agreeable and non-questioning as an individual. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Queen Latifah brings her usual relaxed glow with a no-BS edge, making the standard supportive wife role an agreeable presence, and Hull is appealing as the daughter aiming to go to film school. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
"An audience under threat from viruses \u2014 and viral attacks on democracy \u2014 may find agreeable diversion in Luke\u2019s awarding himself supernatural powers. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"The risk, however, is that no matter how agreeable the Democratic nominee is, sometimes the Republican wins. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 17 May 2022",
"Undoubtedly, battery storage will help \u2014 the devices that can harness wind and solar electrons and distribute them when the weather is not agreeable . \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Over the years, people tend to get happier, more creative, less neurotic, more agreeable , and more conscientious. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022",
"Hart, long-haired and agreeable , glanced in a mirror and grinned. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"But others wince, because no matter how sophisticated the storytelling or agreeable the politics, an icky aftertaste remains. \u2014 Maurice Chammah, Longreads , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English agreable \"pleasing, acceptable, willing to agree,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, from agreer \"to please, consent, agree \" + -able -able":""
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"\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113-\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"all right",
"alright",
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"copesetic",
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"chose officers agreeable to the laws of that province",
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"He's a very agreeable young man.",
"Traffic is one of the less agreeable aspects of city life.",
"They spent an agreeable evening together.",
"I suggested that we leave early, and she seemed agreeable .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Your business partner shouldn't be too agreeable and non-questioning as an individual. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Queen Latifah brings her usual relaxed glow with a no-BS edge, making the standard supportive wife role an agreeable presence, and Hull is appealing as the daughter aiming to go to film school. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
"An audience under threat from viruses \u2014 and viral attacks on democracy \u2014 may find agreeable diversion in Luke\u2019s awarding himself supernatural powers. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"The risk, however, is that no matter how agreeable the Democratic nominee is, sometimes the Republican wins. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 17 May 2022",
"Undoubtedly, battery storage will help \u2014 the devices that can harness wind and solar electrons and distribute them when the weather is not agreeable . \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Over the years, people tend to get happier, more creative, less neurotic, more agreeable , and more conscientious. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022",
"Hart, long-haired and agreeable , glanced in a mirror and grinned. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"But others wince, because no matter how sophisticated the storytelling or agreeable the politics, an icky aftertaste remains. \u2014 Maurice Chammah, Longreads , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English agreable \"pleasing, acceptable, willing to agree,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, from agreer \"to please, consent, agree \" + -able -able":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113-\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"all right",
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"copasetic",
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"good",
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"jake",
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": in conformity with : as provided by : according to":[
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"\u2014 H. E. Scudder"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014324",
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": an especially low rate granted by a carrier to a shipper in return for the allocation of a high proportion of the shipper's freight to that carrier":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1793, in the meaning defined above":""
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"1800, in the meaning defined above":""
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"1812, in the meaning defined above":""
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"antonyms":[
"differ",
"disagree"
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"agree to a plan"
],
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],
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": to be fitting, pleasing, or healthful : suit":[
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],
": to be similar : correspond":[
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": to come to terms":[
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": to get along together":[],
": to have an inflectional form denoting identity or other regular correspondence in a grammatical category (such as gender, number, case, or person)":[],
": to settle on by common consent : arrange":[
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"\u2014 Eric Bennett"
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"We agreed about some things, but we disagreed about others.",
"She says that a change is needed, and I agree completely.",
"We can all agree on one thing: the current law needs to be changed.",
"Some critics have called the movie a masterpiece, but not everyone agrees .",
"The house is too big for one person, don't you agree ?",
"She asked if she could go with him, and he agreed that she could.",
"The jurors were unable to agree a verdict.",
"The means of ending the dispute were finally agreed .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Democrats in Congress agree , but their Republican colleagues say only the latter is true. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Jurors must unanimously agree to sentence Cruz to death. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 29 June 2022",
"Many vaccine scientists agree that as the virus evolves, vaccines should be updated along with it. \u2014 Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
"Hines, who is just starting her career, and Neill, who has decades of experience, agree that anyone with a zeal for makeup can pursue the career. \u2014 Madalyn Amato, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
"Despite some setbacks -- such as the flooding that halted production at the plant just after reopening and a global supply chain that continues to face challenges -- experts agree that relief is coming. \u2014 Deidre Mcphillips, CNN , 28 June 2022",
"Some experts agree that Elvis may have been performing at a feverish pace in order to meet fans' demands at the expense of his well-being. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"By participating in this Contest, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges, which are final and binding in all respects. \u2014 Travel Staff, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Most experts agree that Title IX, given its widespread support, is not likely to meet similar fates as the Equal Rights Amendment or Roe v. Wade. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022"
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"Middle English agreen \"to please, gratify, consent, concur,\" borrowed from Anglo-French agreer, from a-, verb-forming prefix (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + -greer, verbal derivative of gr\u00e9 \"gratitude, satisfaction, liking, pleasure, assent,\" going back to Latin gr\u0101tum, neuter of gr\u0101tus \"thankful, received with gratitude, welcome, pleasant\" \u2014 more at grace entry 1":""
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"1563, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113-i\u014b-l\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183716",
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": the act or fact of agreeing":[
"She nodded her head in agreement ."
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": the language or instrument (see instrument entry 1 sense 5 ) embodying such a contract":[]
},
"examples":[
"Any changes to the plan require the agreement of everyone involved.",
"There is wide agreement on this issue.",
"They have been unable to reach agreement about how to achieve reform.",
"I thought we had an agreement .",
"Their agreement expires next year.",
"He has to return the property under the terms of an agreement he has with the original owner.",
"He signed an agreement to buy the property.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The docket shows that both sides reached an agreement to settle the case on June 20. \u2014 Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"Turkey, the last remaining holdout to approve the Nordic countries\u2019 accession into NATO, reached an agreement on the eve of the summit late Tuesday to support adding them to the 30-nation alliance. \u2014 Darlene Superville And Zeke Miller, Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"Finland and Sweden, whose leaders are also attending the summit, appear to be on the fast track to NATO membership now that Turkey, which had been the alliance\u2019s lone holdout, has reached an agreement over the two nations\u2019 application. \u2014 Eli Stokolsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
"Turkey, the last remaining holdout to approve the Nordic countries' accession into NATO, reached an agreement on the eve of the summit late Tuesday to support adding them to the 30-nation alliance. \u2014 CBS News , 29 June 2022",
"The five-time All-Star guard reached an agreement with the Rockets on a buyout of the final year of his contract, and reportedly will sign a deal to join the Los Angeles Clippers. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 28 June 2022",
"The money will be distributed soon as California Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders reached an agreement over the framework for the 2022-23 state budget, Newsom's office announced Sunday. \u2014 Terry Collins, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
"Six months after a contentious and protracted labor dispute with its teachers, Orange County Public Schools has reached an agreement to give most teachers a $3,325 annual raise, the largest increase in more than a decade. \u2014 Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
"The Journal Sentinel reported in December that Kaeding Development had reached a preliminary agreement to buy the project site from the Italian Community Center for $5.5 million. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2022"
],
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"Middle English agrement, borrowed from Anglo-French agreement, agr\u00e9ment, from agreer \"to please, consent, agree \" + -ment -ment":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113-m\u0259nt"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
": dress , array":[]
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"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131456",
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"definitions":{
": a woman whose husband has deserted her or has disappeared and who may not remarry until she gives proof of his death or obtains a bill of divorce":[]
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"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1901, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Hebrew \u02bd\u0103gh\u016bn\u0101h prevented, restrained (from remarrying)":""
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"\u02cc\u00e4-g\u00fc-\u02c8n\u00e4",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162605",
"type":[
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"agung":{
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": any of various suspended, bossed, wide-rimmed gongs of Southeast Asia":[
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"\u2014 Traditional Drama and Music of Southeast Asia , 1974"
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"1913, in the meaning defined above":""
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"borrowed from a word in languages of the southern Philippines and adjacent parts of Indonesia, such as Magindanao and Central Sinama (Sama-Bajau language of the Sulu Archipelago) agung , Maranao agong , Manobo of Bukidnon (northern Mindanao) agung (phonetically a\u03b3u\u014b ), all probably borrowed directly or indirectly from Old Javanese ago\u014b \"with gongs,\" prefixed form of go\u014b gong entry 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082738",
"type":[
"noun"
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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": a bast fiber derived from a southern Indian plant ( Sesbania grandiflora )":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1915, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Hindi agast , from Sanskrit agasti":""
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"noun"
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"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1933, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090716",
"type":[
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"type":[
"idiom"
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"definitions":{
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a segment of a population that is of approximately the same age or is within a specified range of ages":[]
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"\u02c8\u0101j-\u02ccgr\u00fcp"
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"1893, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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": the soft, dark heartwood that is produced by any of various southeast Asian evergreen trees (genus Aquilaria , especially A. malaccensis synonym A. agallocha ) when they become infected with a fungus and that contains a fragrant resin used chiefly to produce incense, perfumes, and traditional medicines":[
"With prices for noncultivated agarwood rising to $10,000 a kilo, few local shopkeepers welcome mere browsers.",
"\u2014 Jennifer Gampell"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4-",
"\u02c8a-g\u0259r-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"agar- (borrowed from Hindi agar \"the tree Aquilaria malaccensis or its wood,\" going back to Sanskrit aguruh\u0323, agaruh\u0323, probably borrowed from a Dravidian source\u2014whence Tamil & Malayalam akil, name for Aquilaria malaccensis ) + wood entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150727"
},
"agree with":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to regard (something) with approval":[
"Do you agree with capital punishment?"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150823"
},
"age-grade":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": a group of persons of the same sex and approximately the same age having certain definite duties and privileges in common and constituting a division of a tribe or society":[],
": a stage (as boyhood, adolescence, or manhood) through which an age-grade passes":[],
": to grade by age or organize by age-grades":[
"an age-graded tribe"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1922, in the meaning defined above":"Transitive verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152423"
}
}
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