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{
"Symonds":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"John Addington 1840\u20131893 English scholar":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8si-m\u0259n(d)z",
"\u02c8s\u012b-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050642",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Symons":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Arthur William 1865\u20131945 British poet and critic":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8si-m\u0259nz",
"\u02c8s\u012b-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051207",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Symphyla":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small class of minute progoneate arthropods that with the exception of the garden centipede are rarely seen and of no economic importance":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from syn- + Greek phyl\u0113 kind, species, tribe; from their combining characteristics of both insects and myriopods":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sim(p)f\u0259l\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042704",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"Symphypleona":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a suborder of Collembola comprising springtails with a nearly spherical body in which the segmentation is obscure or lacking \u2014 compare arthropleona":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin symphy- (from Greek symphy\u0113s grown together) + -pleona (from Greek plein to swim)":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccsim(p)f\u0259\u02c8pl\u0113\u0259n\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132155",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"Syr Dar'ya":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"river about 1370 miles (2204 kilometers) long in Tajikistan and southern Kazakhstan flowing from the Tian Shan west and northwest into the Aral Sea":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"sir-\u02c8d\u00e4r-y\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024458",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Syracuse":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city and port on the Ionian Sea in southeastern Sicily, Italy population 118,385":[],
"city in central New York near Oneida Lake population 145,170":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sir-\u0259-\u02ccky\u00fcs",
"-\u02ccky\u00fcz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191747",
"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"geographical name"
]
},
"Syrah":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a red wine made from Syrah grapes":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1974, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French syrah, syrac":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0113-\u02c8r\u00e4"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061848",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Syrtis Major":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"\u2014 see sidra, gulf of":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163808",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Syrtis Minor":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"\u2014 see gab\u00e8s":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210237",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Syryenian":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": zyrian":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Syryenian irregular from Russian Zyryanin Zyrian + English -an; Syryan modification of Russian Zyryanin":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0259\u0307r\u02c8y\u0113n\u0113\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-153933",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"sycophant":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a servile self-seeking flatterer":[]
},
"examples":[
"His press conference on January 11 was all aimed toward a single moment. The President was at his rostrum at the \u00c9lys\u00e9e, with a crowd of courtiers, journalists, and sycophants herded behind a velvet rope. One reporter was allowed across the rope to put the same question, in exactly the same words, as he had put when Chirac had been nearing the end of his first term: Would he perhaps consider standing for a further five years? \u2014 Julian Barnes , New York Review , 29 Mar. 2007",
"And swirling all around were coteries of agents, managers, execs, and moneymen; publicists and journalists, gawkers and sycophants . \u2014 Daniel Fierman et al. , Entertainment Weekly , 9 June 2006",
"Where his father liked to have sycophants , he likes to be with intellectuals. He likes confrontation. \u2014 Franklin Foer , New Republic , 14 Jan. 2002",
"when her career was riding high, the self-deluded actress often mistook sycophants for true friends",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Pence had been among the most loyal soldiers of Trump\u2019s presidency, defending him against multiple ethics charges and praising him so effusively that many ridiculed him as a sycophant . \u2014 Noah Biermanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"Thanks but no thanks for your sycophant service, Big Luther Strange, Ol\u2019 Roy Moore and \u2018Woke\u2019 Mo Brooks. \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Natalie tells Love that Sherry runs this town, so the only way to deal with her is to earn her respect or be a sycophant . \u2014 Jessica Goldstein, Vulture , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Political foes view him as a Trump sycophant with authoritarian tendencies who bungled the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Author: Skyler Swisher, Anchorage Daily News , 11 July 2021",
"Political foes view him as a Trump sycophant with authoritarian tendencies who bungled the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Author: Skyler Swisher, Anchorage Daily News , 11 July 2021",
"Political foes view him as a Trump sycophant with authoritarian tendencies who bungled the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Author: Skyler Swisher, Anchorage Daily News , 11 July 2021",
"Political foes view him as a Trump sycophant with authoritarian tendencies who bungled the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Author: Skyler Swisher, Anchorage Daily News , 11 July 2021",
"Political foes view him as a Trump sycophant with authoritarian tendencies who bungled the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Author: Skyler Swisher, Anchorage Daily News , 11 July 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1575, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin s\u0233cophanta, borrowed from Greek s\u0233koph\u00e1nt\u0113s, literally, \"one who shows the fig,\" from s\u0177kon \"fig\" (perhaps in reference to an apotropaic gesture made by inserting the thumb between the index and second fingers) + -phant\u0113s, agentive derivative of pha\u00ednein \"to reveal, show, make known\"; perhaps from the use of such a gesture in denouncing a culprit \u2014 more at fig entry 1 , fantasy entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8si-k\u0259-f\u0259nt",
"also \u02c8s\u012b-",
"-\u02ccfant"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sycophant parasite , sycophant , toady , leech , sponge mean a usually obsequious flatterer or self-seeker. parasite applies to one who clings to a person of wealth, power, or influence or is useless to society. a jet-setter with an entourage of parasites sycophant adds to this a strong suggestion of fawning, flattery, or adulation. a powerful prince surrounded by sycophants toady emphasizes the servility and snobbery of the self-seeker. cultivated leaders of society and became their toady leech stresses persistence in clinging to or bleeding another for one's own advantage. a leech living off his family and friends sponge stresses the parasitic laziness, dependence, and opportunism of the cadger. a shiftless sponge , always looking for a handout",
"synonyms":[
"apple-polisher",
"bootlicker",
"brownnoser",
"fawner",
"flunky",
"flunkey",
"flunkie",
"lickspittle",
"suck-up",
"toady"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050429",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"syllable":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a unit of spoken language that is next bigger than a speech sound and consists of one or more vowel sounds alone or of a syllabic consonant alone or of either with one or more consonant sounds preceding or following":[],
": one or more letters (such as syl, la , and ble ) in a word (such as syl*la*ble ) usually set off from the rest of the word by a centered dot or a hyphen and roughly corresponding to the syllables of spoken language and treated as helps to pronunciation or as guides to placing hyphens at the end of a line":[],
": sol-fa syllables":[],
": the smallest conceivable expression or unit of something : jot":[],
": to express or utter in or as if in syllables":[],
": to give a number or arrangement of syllables to (a word or verse)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The word \u201cdoctor\u201d has two syllables .",
"\u201cDoctor\u201d is a two- syllable word.",
"The first syllable of the word \u201cdoctor\u201d is given stress.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But zooming in on the waveform of an individual song syllable can reveal these fine acoustic details. \u2014 Adam Fishbein, Scientific American , 1 May 2022",
"Some immigrant languages, like Polish, also prefer initial stress on words of more than one syllable . \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Kyle Kuzma walked onto the court in Los Angeles, the crowd already having serenaded him by yelling the first syllable of his last name. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Second syllable , like a country lane and slightly emphasized. Is the Ghislaine Maxwell trial airing on television or streaming? \u2014 Mallika Sen, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
"With hindsight, the engagement was merely the opening skirmish of a much more consequential and, from the Spanish point of view, catastrophic battle a month later in and around the nearby village of Annual (emphasis accented on the last syllable ). \u2014 Frederic Wehrey, The New York Review of Books , 18 Dec. 2021",
"Ruiz Zaf\u00f3n was one of those artists who worried over every syllable . \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Her voice, able to wring an entire diary's worth of highs and lows from a single syllable , remains the focal point, but it's framed in new ways. \u2014 Maura Johnston, EW.com , 19 Nov. 2021",
"But more often than not, Lamr rapped with his typically bewildering dexterity, demonstrating a syllable -slinging flair that was mostly absent during other performances from the first day of Day N Vegas. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 13 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French sillabe, silable , from Latin syllaba , from Greek syllab\u0113 , from syllambanein to gather together, from syn- + lambanein to take \u2014 more at latch":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8si-l\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"beans",
"bubkes",
"bupkes",
"bupkus",
"continental",
"damn",
"darn",
"durn",
"diddly",
"diddly-squat",
"doodley-squat",
"doodly-squat",
"fig",
"ghost",
"hoot",
"iota",
"jot",
"lick",
"modicum",
"rap",
"squat",
"tittle",
"whit",
"whoop"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041745",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"symbol":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an act, sound, or object having cultural significance and the capacity to excite or objectify a response":[],
": an arbitrary or conventional sign used in writing or printing relating to a particular field to represent operations, quantities, elements, relations, or qualities":[],
": an authoritative summary of faith or doctrine : creed":[],
": an object or act representing something in the unconscious mind that has been repressed":[
"phallic symbols"
],
": symbolize":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the traditional physician's symbol of a staff entwined with a snake",
"the symbol \u00b6 indicates where a new paragraph should begin",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Through hatred, Richard becomes a symbol of the oppressed and the oppressor. \u2014 Michael Appler, Variety , 2 July 2022",
"As of June 25, 2022, Lindsay had approximately 11.0 million shares outstanding, which are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LNN. \u2014 Dividend Channel, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"At first a symbol of the city\u2019s efforts to assist the families, the luxury hotel has more recently come to symbolize forestalled progress \u2014 and the failure to connect those ripped from their homes with new ones. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"The expletive became a rallying cry for Ukrainians and their international allies \u2014 a symbol of the willingness of Ukrainian fighters to face down Russian aggression. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"Today, Garland remains a symbol of vulnerability, emotionality, and authenticity. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 29 June 2022",
"Lady Liberty has stood as a global symbol of American ideals and immigrant foundations since its dedication in 1886. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
"Outside a home near the village entrance, someone had painted a stark white V, a symbol of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
"In Mobile, the live oak tree is viewed as an unofficial symbol of the city. \u2014 al , 29 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The laser eyes symbol that Saylor incorporated into his profile picture started in online Bitcoin communities but has spread to the mainstream. \u2014 Fortune , 13 June 2022",
"Press and hold the app icon, tap App Info (the i symbol ), and tap Permissions. \u2014 Julian Chokkattu, Wired , 8 Sep. 2020",
"The Unicode Consortium\u2014the organization in charge of determining which symbols our devices are supposed to recognize\u2014has more and more been measuring the wrong thing in the process of approving new emoji. \u2014 Wired , 8 Nov. 2019",
"Drawing route cards and placing trains remains the same, but most tracks on the board that connect two cities also have one or more railroad company symbols next to them. \u2014 Keith Law, Ars Technica , 12 Oct. 2019",
"To me that demonstrated the central role that symbols play in the culture. \u2014 Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian , 16 Mar. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1832, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"in sense 1, from Late Latin symbolum , from Late Greek symbolon , from Greek, token, sign; in other senses from Latin symbolum token, sign, symbol, from Greek symbolon , literally, token of identity verified by comparing its other half, from symballein to throw together, compare, from syn- + ballein to throw \u2014 more at devil":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sim-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"emblem",
"ensign",
"hallmark",
"impresa",
"logo",
"totem",
"trademark"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004847",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"symbolgram":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a personally symbolic design (as of a camp fire girl)":[],
": an artistic combination of symbols usually of American Indian origin that expresses the ambitions and desires of its designer":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"symbol entry 1 + -gram":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-l\u02ccgram"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095643",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"symbolic":{
"antonyms":[
"nonsymbolic"
],
"definitions":{
": characterized by or terminating in symbols":[
"symbolic thinking"
],
": characterized by symbolism":[
"a symbolic dance"
],
": consisting of or proceeding by means of symbols":[],
": of, relating to, or constituting a symbol":[],
": using, employing, or exhibiting a symbol":[]
},
"examples":[
"The lighting of the candles is symbolic .",
"The sharing of the wine has symbolic meaning.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The change is mostly symbolic , said Elina Ribakova, deputy chief economist at the Institute of International Finance in Washington. \u2014 Matthew Dalton, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"The Russian victory, though, is mostly symbolic , said Phillips O\u2019Brien, professor of strategic studies at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. \u2014 Oleksandr Stashevskyi, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
"The Russian victory, though, is mostly symbolic , said Phillips O\u2019Brien, professor of strategic studies at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. \u2014 Oleksandr Stashevskyi And Ciaran Mcquillan, Chicago Tribune , 17 May 2022",
"Lorenzo Vidino, the director of the Program on Extremism at George Washington University, said the prosecution of Elsheikh had particular resonance because of his group\u2019s symbolic importance. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
"In the end, boycotts of big oil companies are mostly symbolic . \u2014 Kunyi Yang, CNN , 1 Mar. 2022",
"But, until now, Dick\u2019s experience and symbolic importance protected her. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Kaepernick & America frequently feels like a hagiography of a man whose name and likeness have become symbolic with protesting anti-Black violence \u2014 the kind of film Americans use to soothe their racial anxieties. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
"The men settled with the city of Philadelphia, agreeing to a symbolic payment of $1 each and a commitment from the city to fund $200,000 for a grant program for high school students aspiring to become entrepreneurs. \u2014 Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post , 10 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"sim-\u02c8b\u00e4-lik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"emblematic",
"emblematical",
"representational",
"representative"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172244",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"symbolic books":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": books containing creeds or confessions of faith of a church":[
"the Symbolic Books of Orthodoxy"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103537",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"symbolic equation":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a mathematical equation declaring the equivalence of a group of operations":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112942",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"symbolical":{
"antonyms":[
"nonsymbolic"
],
"definitions":{
": characterized by or terminating in symbols":[
"symbolic thinking"
],
": characterized by symbolism":[
"a symbolic dance"
],
": consisting of or proceeding by means of symbols":[],
": of, relating to, or constituting a symbol":[],
": using, employing, or exhibiting a symbol":[]
},
"examples":[
"The lighting of the candles is symbolic .",
"The sharing of the wine has symbolic meaning.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The change is mostly symbolic , said Elina Ribakova, deputy chief economist at the Institute of International Finance in Washington. \u2014 Matthew Dalton, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
"The Russian victory, though, is mostly symbolic , said Phillips O\u2019Brien, professor of strategic studies at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. \u2014 Oleksandr Stashevskyi, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
"The Russian victory, though, is mostly symbolic , said Phillips O\u2019Brien, professor of strategic studies at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. \u2014 Oleksandr Stashevskyi And Ciaran Mcquillan, Chicago Tribune , 17 May 2022",
"Lorenzo Vidino, the director of the Program on Extremism at George Washington University, said the prosecution of Elsheikh had particular resonance because of his group\u2019s symbolic importance. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
"In the end, boycotts of big oil companies are mostly symbolic . \u2014 Kunyi Yang, CNN , 1 Mar. 2022",
"But, until now, Dick\u2019s experience and symbolic importance protected her. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Kaepernick & America frequently feels like a hagiography of a man whose name and likeness have become symbolic with protesting anti-Black violence \u2014 the kind of film Americans use to soothe their racial anxieties. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
"The men settled with the city of Philadelphia, agreeing to a symbolic payment of $1 each and a commitment from the city to fund $200,000 for a grant program for high school students aspiring to become entrepreneurs. \u2014 Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post , 10 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"sim-\u02c8b\u00e4-lik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"emblematic",
"emblematical",
"representational",
"representative"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012822",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"symbolicalness":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being symbolic":[
"the symbolicalness of an act"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"symbolical + -ness":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011736",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"symmetric group":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a permutation group that is composed of all of the permutations of n things":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064931",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"symmetric matrix":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a matrix that is its own transpose":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1949, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075318",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"symmetrical":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": affecting corresponding parts simultaneously and similarly":[
"symmetrical rash"
],
": being such that the terms or variables may be interchanged without altering the value, character, or truth":[
"symmetric equations",
"R is a symmetric relation if a R b implies b R a"
],
": capable of division by a longitudinal plane into similar halves":[
"symmetrical plant parts"
],
": having corresponding points whose connecting lines are bisected by a given point or perpendicularly bisected by a given line or plane":[
"symmetrical curves"
],
": having the same number of members in each whorl of floral leaves":[
"symmetrical flowers"
],
": having, involving, or exhibiting symmetry":[]
},
"examples":[
"The human body is symmetrical .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Kolkata dream pop duo whose vintage and symmetrical aesthetic will remind you of Wes Anderson stills. \u2014 Tara Aquino, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
"The daily chart shows the crypto market cap has formed a symmetrical triangle over the past three weeks, marking a consolidation between converging trendlines. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"The architectural firm of Frank L. Hope and Associates was commissioned to design the building, but the firm\u2019s vision of a simple, symmetrical , ultra-modern building that would embrace Balboa Park from within wasn\u2019t what city leaders had in mind. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"The prowar figure, since the start of the week, is slightly but constantly increasing, while that of the antiwar is in symmetrical decline. \u2014 Emmanuel Carr\u00e8re, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"As with the other scenarios, my colleagues and I have studied\u2014whether in writing, scheduling, building with Legos or creating symmetrical patterns from random grids on a computer screen\u2014few participants chose subtraction as a solution. \u2014 Leidy Klotz, Scientific American , 12 May 2022",
"Think of a symmetrical setup as the furniture equivalent to ASMR; one that could look good in all spaces and sizes. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor , 10 May 2022",
"Keep your small deck comfortable with symmetrical seating. \u2014 Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens , 4 May 2022",
"Unlike the symmetrical rays of fish fins, Tiktaalik\u2019s fin bones were noticeably asymmetrical, which allowed the joints to bend in one direction. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022"
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"examples":[
"The human body is symmetrical .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Kolkata dream pop duo whose vintage and symmetrical aesthetic will remind you of Wes Anderson stills. \u2014 Tara Aquino, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
"The daily chart shows the crypto market cap has formed a symmetrical triangle over the past three weeks, marking a consolidation between converging trendlines. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"The architectural firm of Frank L. Hope and Associates was commissioned to design the building, but the firm\u2019s vision of a simple, symmetrical , ultra-modern building that would embrace Balboa Park from within wasn\u2019t what city leaders had in mind. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"The prowar figure, since the start of the week, is slightly but constantly increasing, while that of the antiwar is in symmetrical decline. \u2014 Emmanuel Carr\u00e8re, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"As with the other scenarios, my colleagues and I have studied\u2014whether in writing, scheduling, building with Legos or creating symmetrical patterns from random grids on a computer screen\u2014few participants chose subtraction as a solution. \u2014 Leidy Klotz, Scientific American , 12 May 2022",
"Think of a symmetrical setup as the furniture equivalent to ASMR; one that could look good in all spaces and sizes. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor , 10 May 2022",
"Keep your small deck comfortable with symmetrical seating. \u2014 Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens , 4 May 2022",
"Unlike the symmetrical rays of fish fins, Tiktaalik\u2019s fin bones were noticeably asymmetrical, which allowed the joints to bend in one direction. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022"
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"incoherence",
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"\u2014 used of physical phenomena and of equations describing them"
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},
"examples":[
"the symmetry of the human body",
"The building has perfect symmetry .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The design follows guidelines of symmetry and unity with genuine, high-quality materials. \u2014 Laura Parker, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
"But for something like light in a box, physicists agree: Time-translation symmetry (and thus energy conservation) should hold. \u2014 Katie Mccormick, Quanta Magazine , 16 May 2022",
"As for looks, the Vayanne is based on symmetry and infinity, according to the marque. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 10 May 2022",
"It\u2019s timeless yet trendy, demure but also a bit daring\u2014the square neckline is a study in symmetry and balance. \u2014 Nicole Kliest, Vogue , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Those colors are featured prominently in both the French and American flags, in a fitting piece of symmetry . \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"Sinister Strange\u2019s line was just there as a bit of symmetry . \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
"Another fun twist is using pendants of shapes and sizes to play up that variation even further, but the goal is to create balance without relying on the standardized concept of symmetry as binary. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 14 Apr. 2022",
"And that downtime has allowed for a strange kind of symmetry : Each of the band\u2019s five studio albums has now received a supersize reissue. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"coherence",
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"symminct varve"
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"\u02c8simi\u014bkt"
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"adjective"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary, from sympathetic":""
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": to perform a sympathectomy on":[]
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"\u02ccsimp\u0259\u02c8thekt\u0259\u02ccm\u012bz"
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},
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"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
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"sympathetic":{
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"cold-blooded",
"coldhearted",
"hard",
"hard-hearted",
"heartless",
"inhuman",
"inhumane",
"insensate",
"obdurate",
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],
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": showing empathy":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"He received much help from sympathetic friends.",
"I didn't find the hero in the movie very sympathetic .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Yuga Labs was not sympathetic to the plaintiff\u2019s claims. \u2014 Matt Pearcestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"Luckily, the passenger was not sympathetic to the Nazis. \u2014 Joseph Berger, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
"Luckily, the passenger was not sympathetic to the Nazis. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"For Dorn, the gigs are a chance to play for Ukrainian fans currently living in the United States, as well as for liberal Russian expatriates and curious Americans who are sympathetic to Ukraine\u2019s current predicament. \u2014 Charlie Amter, Variety , 7 June 2022",
"But that doesn\u2019t mean the Big West isn\u2019t sympathetic to Selstad\u2019s plight. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"In December, after Rose spoke at an event at the Hollow 2A, Schurr and three other founders of Support Our Schools published an op-ed in the Sarasota Herald Tribune accusing the school board member of being sympathetic to the Proud Boys. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"In Marion, the health department's vector borne disease prevention coordinator Sinsko said the program is sympathetic to pollinators and will take measures to avoid spraying gin areas where there may be concerns. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 16 May 2022",
"That\u2019s not to say that Baggett was sympathetic to Falwell. \u2014 Megan K. Stack, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In 1936, King Edward VIII\u2014a monarch sympathetic to the Nazis\u2014was forced to abdicate in order to marry the divorc\u00e9e Wallis Simpson. \u2014 Priya Satia, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
"Tired of Haitian resistance, the Americans installed Louis Borno, a savvy politician sympathetic to the occupation, as president. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"But deans and chairs must appoint a faculty hiring committee sympathetic to the aims of the benefactor. \u2014 Michael Poliakoff, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"But the show never really conveys her beliefs \u2014 one of many soft-pedalings from creator Robbie Pickering to render his protagonist sympathetic . \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The Turbins belong to a milieu sympathetic to monarchy\u2014Elena\u2019s husband is a Baltic German and an anti-Bolshevik officer. \u2014 Marci Shore, The Atlantic , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Hollingsworth said in the video her financial setbacks make her sympathetic to Marylanders facing the same challenges. \u2014 Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Russian yachts being seized across Europe as nations sympathetic to Ukraine's plight press sanctions that include impounding assets of Russia's wealthy class. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 13 Mar. 2022",
"In late December, Jeffrey Clark, a Justice Department official sympathetic to Trump, drafted a letter urging Georgia officials to call a special session of the legislature to reconsider Biden\u2019s win. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 21 Jan. 2022"
],
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"1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1808, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"New Latin sympatheticus , from Latin sympathia sympathy":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02ccsim-p\u0259-\u02c8the-tik",
"\u02ccsim-p\u0259-\u02c8thet-ik"
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"humane",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020627",
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": magic based on the assumption that a person or thing can be supernaturally affected through its name or an object representing it":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Until this point, sympathetic magic had been a term psychologists used to account for magical belief systems in traditional cultures, such as hunter-gatherer societies. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Dec. 2021",
"There is a kind of sympathetic magic at work\u2014because Biden transcends the darkness of grief, America can, through him, transcend the darkness of the history that has produced Trump. \u2014 Fintan O\u2019toole, The New York Review of Books , 26 Aug. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1905, in the meaning defined above":""
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": to be in keeping, accord, or harmony":[],
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"sympathize with a proposal"
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},
"examples":[
"I sympathize but how can I help?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Analysts who sympathize with DeSantis\u2019s libertarian views maintain that the stringent and sometimes coercive measures taken by many of the country\u2019s largest states did not necessarily save many lives. \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Still others sympathize with the Russian government. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"But both artists are looking forward to getting back in the clubs too and sympathize with their plight. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Yusuke learns to accept and sympathize with their idiosyncrasies because this really is a restaging of Uncle Vanya. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 24 Dec. 2021",
"The Queen wrote that Danes sympathize with the people of Ukraine. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 14 Mar. 2022",
"As in many countries, a subset of Indians sympathize with Mr. Putin\u2019s irredentist claims to Ukrainian territory. \u2014 Sadanand Dhume, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022",
"But after he is abandoned by his scammer controllers following a sting, Roger ends up homeless and desperate, and Meg starts to sympathize with him. \u2014 Nate Berlatsky, Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The muted colors in the background\u2014the pewter sky, the drab pastel walls, the dead white of the bus\u2014seem to sympathize . \u2014 Rafa\u0142 Milach, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8sim-p\u0259-\u02ccth\u012bz"
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"examples":[
"I sympathize but how can I help?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Analysts who sympathize with DeSantis\u2019s libertarian views maintain that the stringent and sometimes coercive measures taken by many of the country\u2019s largest states did not necessarily save many lives. \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Still others sympathize with the Russian government. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"But both artists are looking forward to getting back in the clubs too and sympathize with their plight. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Yusuke learns to accept and sympathize with their idiosyncrasies because this really is a restaging of Uncle Vanya. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 24 Dec. 2021",
"The Queen wrote that Danes sympathize with the people of Ukraine. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 14 Mar. 2022",
"As in many countries, a subset of Indians sympathize with Mr. Putin\u2019s irredentist claims to Ukrainian territory. \u2014 Sadanand Dhume, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022",
"But after he is abandoned by his scammer controllers following a sting, Roger ends up homeless and desperate, and Meg starts to sympathize with him. \u2014 Nate Berlatsky, Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The muted colors in the background\u2014the pewter sky, the drab pastel walls, the dead white of the bus\u2014seem to sympathize . \u2014 Rafa\u0142 Milach, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022"
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"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8sim-p\u0259-\u02ccth\u012bz"
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": unity or harmony in action or effect":[
"every part is in complete sympathy with the scheme as a whole",
"\u2014 Edwin Benson"
]
},
"examples":[
"She went to her best friend for sympathy .",
"Letters of sympathy were sent to the families of the victims.",
"My deepest sympathies go out to the families of the victims.",
"Our sympathies are with them.",
"There was no sympathy between them.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The words empathy and compassion, as well as sympathy , are sometimes used interchangeably. \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Those who have spoken out about their new situation have struggled to inspire sympathy . \u2014 Simon Usborne, Town & Country , 15 June 2022",
"With any luck, though, this latest iteration of money-and-power programming will show some sympathy for those who aren\u2019t getting much of either. \u2014 Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"With that said, Mr. Gardner\u2019s sympathy lies clearly with his indigenous characters, and for good reason. \u2014 Andrew R. Graybill, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
"Extending warmth and sympathy , as well as spreading wealth to those who may not have a home or stable income, are all acts of generosity which these Bible verses highlight. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 10 June 2022",
"But sympathy seems like an inadequate achievement in a project like this, which takes as its subject the worst consequences of white Americans\u2019 failure to recognize the full humanity of Black people. \u2014 Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
"In Taiwan \u2014 where student protests broke out a year after the Tiananmen crackdown and marked a key turning point in Taiwan\u2019s democratization \u2014 June 4 has traditionally not aroused as much public sympathy as in Hong Kong. \u2014 Vic Chiang, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
"In Taiwan - where student protests broke out a year after the Tiananmen crackdown and marked a key turning point in Taiwan's democratization - June 4 has traditionally not aroused as much public sympathy as in Hong Kong. \u2014 Vic Chiang, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022"
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"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Latin sympathia , from Greek sympatheia , from sympath\u0113s having common feelings, sympathetic, from syn- + pathos feelings, emotion, experience \u2014 more at pathos":""
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"\u02c8sim-p\u0259-th\u0113"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sympathy attraction , affinity , sympathy mean the relationship existing between things or persons that are naturally or involuntarily drawn together. attraction implies the possession by one thing of a quality that pulls another to it. felt an attraction to danger affinity implies a susceptibility or predisposition on the part of the one drawn. an affinity for mathematics sympathy implies a reciprocal or natural relation between two things that are both susceptible to the same influence. two minds in sympathy pity , compassion , commiseration , condolence , sympathy mean the act or capacity for sharing the painful feelings of another. pity implies tender or sometimes slightly contemptuous sorrow for one in misery or distress. felt pity for the captives compassion implies pity coupled with an urgent desire to aid or to spare. treats the homeless with great compassion commiseration suggests pity expressed outwardly in exclamations, tears, or words of comfort. murmurs of commiseration filled the loser's headquarters condolence applies chiefly to formal expression of grief to one who has suffered loss. expressed their condolences to the widow sympathy often suggests a tender concern but can also imply a power to enter into another's emotional experience of any sort. went to my best friend for sympathy in sympathy with her desire to locate her natural parents",
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"disharmonious",
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"inharmonious",
"tuneless",
"unmelodious",
"unmusical"
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]
},
"examples":[
"the symphonic chorus of frogs in the spring",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bush had already been an unusual star, famous in the U.K. for her sweeping, symphonic piano rock that entwined her interests in glam, folk, new wave, classical and prog. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"While the regal space is typically reserved for symphonic performances, on that day \u2014 Jan. 24, 2022 \u2014 the elegant hall was filled with the Ukrainian artist\u2019s booming progressive house. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 21 June 2022",
"Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Green, The Lost Colony is America\u2019s longest running outdoor symphonic drama. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 22 May 2022",
"In perhaps her most obvious nod to symphonic convention, Price concludes with a brilliant, almost march-like fourth movement. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 6 May 2022",
"There\u2019s a freshness, a lightness and vitality to his symphonic music, a grandeur that manages to be approachable and familiar \u2014 folksy, even. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Italian prog is a genre unto itself, often adding a more Romantic spin on the symphonic style popularized by Yes and Genesis. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Maury Yeston's music underlines this feeling with symphonic moments that nod to Elgar and British music circa 1912, the year the Titanic foundered. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Apr. 2022",
"But that being beside the point, the Brahms themes are really from the core symphonic repertoire. \u2014 Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"sim-\u02c8f\u00e4-nik"
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"Perhaps the most notable version of the Paolo and Francesca story is Tchaikovsky\u2019s 1876 symphonic poem Francesca da Rimini, in which the composer uses the tragedy of the lovers to reflect on the tragedy of his own life. \u2014 John-paul Heil, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Classical music has even been composed to celebrate the pines, with the most famous being the symphonic poem for orchestra that Ottorino Respighi completed in 1924. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Aug. 2021",
"Under Slobodeniouk, music director of Spain\u2019s Orquestra Sinfonica de Galicia, the symphonic poem from 1909 readily conjured the image that inspired it. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 25 Oct. 2019",
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"Before that, a preconcert panel of Price scholars and current CSO composer-in-residence Jessie Montgomery discussed the symphonist \u2019s remarkable life and even more remarkable music. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 6 May 2022",
"A decade after basing a whole festival on Bruckner and minimalist master John Adams, Franz Welser-Most Thursday night at Severance Music Center juxtaposed the grand Austrian symphonist with Arnold Schoenberg, the father of serialism. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 25 Feb. 2022",
"He was viewed as the greatest symphonist since Brahms, but at a certain point\u2014mysteriously\u2014no new works appeared. \u2014 Wsj Books Staff, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2021",
"During much of his lifetime, he was generally considered the greatest symphonist after Brahms. \u2014 Tim Page, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2021",
"But for essentially all of the '90s and '00s, Reznor was the driving force between one of the most consistently successful acts in alternative, industrial rock symphonists Nine Inch Nails. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, Billboard , 11 Apr. 2019",
"The masterstroke is Zimmer\u2019s introduction of a quotation from the Enigma Variations of Edward Elgar \u2014 the symphonist whose music most fully embodies the British soul \u2014 with a slow burn that still amounted to playing with fire. \u2014 David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com , 17 July 2017"
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"All of which brought members of the neighborhood and the church together \u2014 about a dozen workers in all \u2014 on a witheringly hot Saturday to the unmistakable symphony of power tools, hammers and scrapers that go along with home renovations. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 22 May 2022",
"The beautiful beast and its VIP rider, in a black Chanel tweed sequined jacket of course, began the show to a symphony of gasps and clopping hooves around the Grand Palais Ephemere's auditorium as celebrity guests snapped pictures. \u2014 Thomas Adamson, USA TODAY , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Perrotta wrings pathos from needs met and passed over, conducting a symphony of unruly yearnings, delusions, and dramatic ironies. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"The wind, the river, and the creatures fill the otherwise quiet air\u2014 a symphony of murmurs, not far from the city. \u2014 Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star , 6 June 2022",
"Watch how Curry\u2019s teammates move in reaction to his movement, how the Warriors, at their best, are a symphony of action off the ball. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 6 June 2022",
"Jonze\u2019s touching script bypasses the easy, cheap jokes for a penetrating exploration of loneliness and companionship, and Phoenix\u2019s performance is an astonishing symphony of vulnerability and pain. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"The palm fronds danced in the wind, rubbing and clapping a symphony of percussive music. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"Campgrounds dot the route, each providing access to Oregon\u2019s rocky beaches that yield to intoxicating evergreen forests, wildflowers, and a symphony of birdsong. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 23 May 2022"
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"The series will feature the The Re-Collective Orchestra, the first all-Black symphony orchestra to perform onstage in the Hollywood Bowl\u2019s 100-year history. \u2014 Dave Brooks, Billboard , 17 June 2022",
"Produced by Live Nation Urban and Jesse Collins Entertainment, the musical celebration will also have an all-Black symphony orchestra , the Re-Collective Orchestra, performing for the first time at the iconic L.A. venue. \u2014 Safire R. Sostre, Essence , 16 June 2022",
"In addition to public art projects like murals, the money goes to the local symphony orchestra , two theater companies, a children\u2019s museum and a botanical garden, among other arts entities. \u2014 Regina Cole, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"But for an artist who is as comfortable leading a symphony orchestra as he is seated bare-chested on a concert stage and using his body as a percussion instrument, anything seems within reach for Steven Schick. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"It\u2019s a center of jazz going back 100 years, and it's known for having a great symphony orchestra . \u2014 Alessandro Corona, The Enquirer , 7 June 2022",
"In the 1930s, he was heard by millions of radio listeners as the musical director and a frequent soloist with CBS\u2019s symphony orchestra . \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"Alongside a symphony orchestra , the band will play four nights in July at the Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas. \u2014 Marisa Whitaker, SPIN , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"An academic symposium launches this inaugural festival, but the emphasis quickly turns to performance with a Friday evening concert under the main stage Connecticut River Museum tent. \u2014 Patricia Harris And David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
"In mid-December, France\u2019s finance ministry hosted, for the first time, an international symposium on the economics of slavery, with conferences focusing specifically on the history of Haiti\u2019s payments to France. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"An energy symposium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last month. \u2014 Timothy Puko, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
"According to the Silicon Valley Historical Association, SRI hosted the country\u2019s first symposium on air pollution in 1949. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 10 Feb. 2022",
"In November, the UC San Diego Center for Healthy Aging hosted a daylong symposium focused on healthy aging in the era of pandemics. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Dec. 2021",
"The night before Biden\u2019s speech, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, completing a round of speeches, addressed a symposium for student journalists to defend press freedoms. \u2014 David Lautersenior Editor, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"Why: Prada is highlighting the inherent contrast between the nature and design worlds with a three-day symposium running concurrently with Salone. \u2014 Kevin Leblanc, ELLE , 8 June 2022",
"The program also includes works by Elisabet Torras Aguilera and Ensemble Espa\u00f1ol artistic director Irma Su\u00e1rez Ruiz, plus special performances by several symposium speakers, La Lupi among them. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022"
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"The study also revealed that a third of children who had tested positive for Covid experienced at least one long-term symptom that was not present before testing positive. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"And in 12\u201314 year olds, more girls than boys had at least one symptom lasting more than two months. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"To keep the many from feeling like part of the growing victim cloud, gullibility is treated as syndrome rather than symptom . \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Flo, the most downloaded app in the category, is free to use for period and ovulation predictions and symptom tracking. \u2014 Nicole Nguyen, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
"Pediatric palliative care is specialized care that supports young patients and their families, providing symptom relief, counseling and referrals to services. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"This is a signal, a symptom of the sickness, the sick policy of blockade that the U.S. maintains against Cuba and that has been rejected the world over \u2014 and also rejected by a majority of U.S. citizens and Cubans living in the U.S. \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"If a person with Ramsay Hunt experiences dizziness, their provider may suggest certain medications to treat that symptom specifically, and painkillers may also be needed to manage the condition. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, SELF , 13 June 2022",
"His right hand had a visible tremor, a symptom of Parkinson\u2019s disease. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 12 June 2022"
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"a fever's refusal to respond to antibiotics is symptomatic of a viral infection",
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"In addition, the vaccine appeared 80% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"The Associated PressBBC News Food and Drug Administration staff said Sunday that the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children under age 5 is safe and 80.4 percent effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 13 June 2022",
"False negatives in symptomatic people were especially likely during Omicron\u2019s peak, not only with the high case counts but also because of the particular disease dynamics of Omicron, which seems to take longer to deliver a positive result. \u2014 Tara Haelle, Wired , 5 Mar. 2022",
"There was an uproar last month after a report in the Times that free tests would be limited to symptomatic people and people in high-risk communal settings. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Public health experts are cautiously optimistic the unusual guidance for symptomatic people to isolate without test results should help slow the explosive growth of cases -- as long as residents follow it. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 21 Jan. 2022",
"State officials have encouraged symptomatic people to assume they are infected and not get tested to preserve testing capacity. \u2014 Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Jan. 2022",
"One review last year estimated rapid antigen tests might only detect on average 75% of cases that PCR tests can spot, with antigen tests performing best in symptomatic people within the first week of their disease. \u2014 Alexander Tin, CBS News , 7 Jan. 2022",
"For symptomatic people, Day 1 is the first full day after symptoms developed. \u2014 Rhea Mogul And Adam Renton, CNN , 29 Dec. 2021"
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"No longer priestesses and priests in the cult of the Western Logos, no longer implicit defenders of the status quo ante, literary critics become warriors for synchronic justice conceived as catharsis. \u2014 Will Self, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
"And Steve only has enough synchronic left to either rescue Hawking or rescue Brianna. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 22 Nov. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yet Ukraine and the EU managed to complete a year\u2019s worth of work in two weeks to synchronize their electricity grids at the outset of the invasion. \u2014 Steve Cicala, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Essentially, the movement is composed of two independent balances that synchronize themselves for greater accuracy. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 12 May 2022",
"Also on Google Meet, in the coming months, users will be able to synchronize and play video or audio so that all participants see or hear it at the same time. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
"In particular, the Russian military was not able to synchronize and coordinate their attacks. \u2014 Vikram Mittal, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"While it wasn\u2019t supposed to synchronize with Europe until next year, Ukraine, along with neighboring Moldova, requested that Europe\u2019s main electricity operator, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity, expedite matters. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The researchers also found that spiders needed to synchronize to sense smaller prey items in the web. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Mar. 2022",
"In the March issue, Vanessa Gregory writes about a group of physicists investigating a similar mystery: how certain species of fireflies synchronize their flashing as part of an elaborate mating ritual. \u2014 Vanessa Gregory, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Los Angeles County Deputy Public Defender Nick Stewart-Oaten said the courts, the DOJ and police have yet to fully synchronize information. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Jan. 2022"
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"type":[
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"verb"
]
},
"synchronous":{
"antonyms":[
"asynchronous",
"noncontemporary",
"nonsimultaneous",
"nonsynchronous"
],
"definitions":{
": geostationary":[],
": happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time":[],
": involving or indicating synchronism":[],
": of, used in, or being digital communication (as between computers) in which a common timing signal is established that dictates when individual bits can be transmitted and which allows for very high rates of data transfer":[],
": recurring or operating at exactly the same periods":[]
},
"examples":[
"the synchronous arrival of a baby sister and loss of a beloved grandmother strongly affected the child",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If leaders can demonstrate how to share a difference of opinion and communicate clearly and appropriately using synchronous and asynchronous communication channels, their teams will follow suit. \u2014 Hanna Marie Asmussen, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"The annual lottery to view the synchronous fireflies in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park opens Friday. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
"In addition to stargazing, the park is home to synchronous fireflies, which light up the night sky in their own way \u2014 flashing in unison during their spring mating season. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The performance/price ratio of the Tesla Model 3 and its permanent magnet synchronous reluctance motor contributed to its high unit sales \u2013 about three times that of the second bestselling EV in 2019. \u2014 Peter Cohan, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"The satellites would then be boosted to low Earth orbit or Sun- synchronous orbit by an expendable upper stage. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 28 Jan. 2022",
"If students continue with remote learning, there will be special synchronous sessions and more independent learning since teachers will be doing in-person instruction, officials explained. \u2014 Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com , 29 Sep. 2020",
"Are meetings a good use of everyone's synchronous time together? \u2014 Anne Jacoby, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"Monday\u2019s Wordle answer, however, felt a little too synchronous with the news \u2014 and left the New York Times scrambling to change it in real time. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1669, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Late Latin synchronos \"contemporary,\" borrowed from Greek s\u00fdnchronos \"existing at the same time,\" from syn- syn- + -chronos, adjective derivative of chr\u00f3nos \"time, duration,\" of obscure origin":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8si\u014b-kr\u0259-n\u0259s, \u02c8sin-",
"\u02c8si\u014b-kr\u0259-n\u0259s",
"\u02c8sin-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for synchronous contemporary , contemporaneous , coeval , synchronous , simultaneous , coincident mean existing or occurring at the same time. contemporary is likely to apply to people and what relates to them. Abraham Lincoln was contemporary with Charles Darwin contemporaneous is more often applied to events than to people. contemporaneous accounts of the kidnapping coeval refers usually to periods, ages, eras, eons. two stars thought to be coeval synchronous implies exact correspondence in time and especially in periodic intervals. synchronous timepieces simultaneous implies correspondence in a moment of time. the two shots were simultaneous coincident is applied to events and may be used in order to avoid implication of causal relationship. the end of World War II was coincident with a great vintage year",
"synonyms":[
"coetaneous",
"coeval",
"coexistent",
"coexisting",
"coextensive",
"coincident",
"coincidental",
"concurrent",
"contemporaneous",
"contemporary",
"coterminous",
"simultaneous",
"synchronic"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073643",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"syncopate":{
"antonyms":[
"elongate",
"extend",
"lengthen",
"prolong",
"protract"
],
"definitions":{
": to cut short : clip , abbreviate":[],
": to modify or affect (musical rhythm) by syncopation":[],
": to shorten or produce by syncope":[
"syncopate suppose to s'pose"
]
},
"examples":[
"she tried to syncopate her gasp of shock",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Parks coos the melodies over low-slung hip-hop beats and guitars that can tangle like indie-rock or syncopate like funk. \u2014 Star Tribune , 4 Feb. 2021",
"Not many, but enough to start infecting celebrations with doubt, to break up the exact time, the exact place, to syncopate something that used to be whole. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 2 Nov. 2019",
"Clangorous yet syncopated , spliced with rock, hip-hop, and urban sound effects, the music matched the franticness of the modern world. \u2014 Kenneth Partridge, Billboard , 18 Sep. 2019",
"Every rambling anecdote has been dropped, every hand gesture has been syncopated with the rhetoric and every laugh line has been blessed with the right emphasis. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 11 June 2019",
"But anders has his own spin on the genre, with a knack for syncopating his super-smooth phrasing that gives his sound something unidentifiably catchy and idiosyncratic. \u2014 Raisa Bruner, Time , 9 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8si\u014b-k\u0259-\u02ccp\u0101t",
"\u02c8sin-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abbreviate",
"abridge",
"curtail",
"cut back",
"dock",
"elide",
"shorten",
"truncate"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064630",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"syncope":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": loss of consciousness resulting from insufficient blood flow to the brain : faint":[],
": the loss of one or more sounds or letters in the interior of a word (as in fo'c'sle for forecastle )":[]
},
"examples":[
"syncope has been reported in a small percentage of patients taking the drug",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At the hospital after the attack on the school bus, a doctor diagnosed Alex with syncope (or passing out), a headache, very strong stomach pains and nausea, according to a medical document shared with The New York Times. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
"There are many possible underlying causes, but the most common is a condition called vasovagal syncope , also known as a common faint. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Losing consciousness while straining to poop is called defecation syncope , which is a kind of fainting that happens when your body overreacts to certain stimuli, according to the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Rozalynn S. Frazier, SELF , 10 Mar. 2022",
"With reflex syncope , her body is unable to appropriately regulate her heart rate and blood pressure, leading to dizziness, nausea, and a loss of consciousness. \u2014 Jene\u00e9 Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Increasing intravascular volume by hydrating can help prevent a vasovagal syncope event that can lead to fainting. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Treatment: Follow instructions for heat syncope , and also remove excess clothing or equipment. \u2014 Genaro Molina, Los Angeles Times , 7 Oct. 2021",
"My wife has syncope (a temporary loss of consciousness caused by a fall in blood pressure). \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 Sep. 2021",
"Heat illness can take a variety of forms, according to the Harford County Health Department, including heat fatigue, heat syncope (sudden dizziness after exercising in the heat), heat cramps, heat exhaustion or the most serious, heat stroke. \u2014 baltimoresun.com , 10 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin, from Greek synkop\u0113 , literally, cutting short, from synkoptein to cut short, from syn- + koptein to cut \u2014 more at capon":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8si\u014b-k\u0259-(\u02cc)p\u0113",
"\u02c8sin-",
"\u02c8si\u014b-k\u0259-p\u0113, \u02c8sin-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blackout",
"faint",
"insensibility",
"knockout",
"swim",
"swoon"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190623",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"syndicate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a business concern that sells materials for publication in a number of newspapers or periodicals simultaneously":[],
": a council or body of syndics":[],
": a group of newspapers under one management":[],
": a group of persons or concerns who combine to carry out a particular transaction or project":[],
": a loose association of racketeers in control of organized crime":[],
": an association of persons officially authorized to undertake a duty or negotiate business":[],
": cartel sense 2":[],
": the office or jurisdiction of a syndic":[],
": to sell (something, such as a series of television programs) directly to local stations":[],
": to subject to or manage as a syndicate":[],
": to unite to form a syndicate":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"A syndicate owns the company.",
"a powerful banking syndicate that controls loans in the small country",
"Verb",
"The company syndicates her work.",
"The company syndicated the show to local stations.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The leader of Birmingham\u2019s Jewish crime syndicate , Alfie has been Tommy\u2019s frenemy for every season, coming back from the dead for Season 5. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
"As Billy gains the mobster's trust, a career criminal named Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) infiltrates the police department and reports on its activities to his syndicate bosses. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
"Wildlife criminals operate like independent cells, which makes arresting disparate elements of the syndicate tougher. \u2014 Dean Paton, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Apr. 2022",
"This part of historic Espa\u00f1ola Way has its own mystique, having been the base for Al Capone's gambling syndicate in the late 1920s. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Taddeo's crimes included the killings of three men for a mob syndicate from the area of Rochester, New York, the Marshals Service said. \u2014 NBC News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Law enforcement would eventually trace the operation to a syndicate called Scattered Canary, a notorious Nigerian crime ring associated with romance scams and other nefarious online activity. \u2014 Tony Romm And Yeganeh Torbati, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022",
"The crime syndicate expanded in the 1970s under the leadership of Juan Garcia-Abrego, who was the first drug trafficker to be named to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 19 May 2022",
"In the 1990s, however, the syndicate was an omnipresent force across Tokyo. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That is in part because of the proliferation in recent years of private-credit funds, which don\u2019t have to syndicate out the debt and can provide capital from dedicated vehicles backed by investors keen on doing so. \u2014 Laura Cooper, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"Snap announced a revenue-sharing component for creators who syndicate shows on Discover that are monetized with Snap Ads and Commercials. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The media company has effectively been forced to broadcast its shows through internet channels, build its digital presence and syndicate some its content with rival network Channel 5, which is owned by businessman Manuel Pangilinan. \u2014 Jonathan Burgos, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Berwick got her start in the U.K. working for Channel 4, which was just beginning to syndicate internationally. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 17 Mar. 2022",
"This prompted the country\u2019s actors syndicate to denounce attacks against the star. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Jellysmack will optimize and syndicate Like Nastya\u2019s content to reach new audiences on Facebook, where her official page currently has just 18,000 followers. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Event teams need to find ways to integrate and syndicate a hybrid mix of onsite and virtual programming. \u2014 Jeff Pedowitz, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
"Staying connected to the right touchpoints enables instant access to deal fundings in progress, the ability to syndicate and support M&A., and of course to help with access to commercial deal opportunities. \u2014 Deena Shakir, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1882, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French syndicat , from syndic":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sin-di-\u02cck\u0101t",
"\u02c8sin-d\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t",
"\u02c8sin-di-k\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"cabal",
"conspiracy",
"crew",
"gang",
"Mafia",
"mob",
"ring"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200445",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"syne":{
"antonyms":[
"hence"
],
"definitions":{
": since":[],
": since then : ago":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson that begins with \u201cFrom the bonny bells of heather / They brewed a drink long syne \u201d"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Conjunction or preposition"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English (northern), probably contraction of Old English siththan since \u2014 more at since":"Adverb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u012bn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"ago",
"agone",
"back",
"since"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102312",
"type":[
"adverb",
"conjunction or preposition"
]
},
"synopsis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a condensed statement or outline (as of a narrative or treatise) : abstract":[],
": the abbreviated conjugation of a verb in one person only":[]
},
"examples":[
"I don't need to know every little plot twist; just give me a synopsis of the movie.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Amazon marketed Dawn of the 7 like a real movie, setting up an official website and releasing a plot synopsis . \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
"Per the official synopsis , the third season will focus on the race to Mars, and will introduce a third player in the space race. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 18 May 2022",
"Looking ahead, Haj will begin writing a third project, which already has a synopsis and producer attached, immediately after Cannes. \u2014 Caitlin Quinlan, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"Deadline, who announced that the award-winning singer will be assuming the lead role in the film, provided a brief synopsis of the film. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 11 May 2022",
"If the wink-wink wordplay in the official plot synopsis doesn\u2019t give it away, Kahn\u2019s script and Cave\u2019s visual approach drop plenty of hints long before Steve comes out with it. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
"That's an accurate synopsis of what happened to No. \u2014 Adam Baum, The Enquirer , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Highlight major wins with a homepage callout, including the logo of marquee publications, and post direct links or links within a synopsis of the story to help boost SEO. \u2014 Heather Kelly, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"The program includes a note about the minimalist approach, a plot synopsis and an infographic explaining the various groupings of the characters. \u2014 Christian Lewis, Variety , 29 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin, from Greek, literally, comprehensive view, from synopsesthai to be going to see together, from syn- + opsesthai to be going to see \u2014 more at optic":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4p-s\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abstract",
"breviary",
"brief",
"capsule",
"conspectus",
"digest",
"encapsulation",
"epitome",
"inventory",
"outline",
"pr\u00e9cis",
"recap",
"recapitulation",
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
"resume",
"resum\u00e9",
"roundup",
"run-through",
"rundown",
"sum",
"sum-up",
"summa",
"summarization",
"summary",
"summing-up",
"wrap-up"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060152",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"synopsize":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": epitomize":[],
": to make a synopsis of (something, such as a novel)":[]
},
"examples":[
"before I agree to read the novel, could you at least synopsize its plot?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This article could synopsize the plot, as newspaper convention dictates should be done in this space. \u2014 Steven Zeitchik, latimes.com , 13 Sep. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4p-\u02ccs\u012bz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abstract",
"boil down",
"brief",
"digest",
"encapsulate",
"epitomize",
"outline",
"recap",
"recapitulate",
"reprise",
"sum up",
"summarize",
"wrap up"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163513",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"synthesis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": deductive reasoning":[],
": the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole":[],
": the dialectic combination of thesis and antithesis into a higher stage of truth":[],
": the frequent and systematic use of inflected forms as a characteristic device of a language":[],
": the production of a substance by the union of chemical elements, groups, or simpler compounds or by the degradation of a complex compound":[]
},
"examples":[
"a philosophy that is a kind of synthesis of several schools of Western and Eastern thought",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The synthesis and release of chemical signals from our artificial cells to natural cells was not difficult. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 15 June 2022",
"This prompts the transcription of early viral mRNA proteins, including host range factors that can evade the immune system and facilitate the synthesis of viral RNA products. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Adami sees the new research as an elegant synthesis of several different disciplines, including classical physics, atomic physics and quantum field theory. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 20 May 2022",
"Edith Head produces another of her masterpieces of costume characterization and film editor George Tomasini has used his splicer and movieola to achieve an orderly synthesis of three photographic styles. \u2014 Jack Moffitt, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
"To replicate, viruses need to suppress the genes of the host cell and instead favor synthesis of their own. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Her response to provincialism and ethnic nationalism in Israel was to formulate an embodied synthesis of cultures. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
"The space has a sparse, futuristic feel; there\u2019s a 3D print facsimile of a boulder from the Alps that is supposed to symbolize the synthesis of technological innovation, appreciation for the natural world, and Swiss charisma. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 6 Oct. 2021",
"And then also there's the synthesis of working with my fellow Aries, Miss Mandy Moore, who is a joy in and of herself. \u2014 Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com , 29 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek, from syntithenai to put together, from syn- + tithenai to put, place \u2014 more at do":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sin(t)-th\u0259-s\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"admixture",
"alloy",
"amalgam",
"amalgamation",
"blend",
"cocktail",
"combination",
"composite",
"compound",
"conflation",
"emulsion",
"fusion",
"intermixture",
"meld",
"mix",
"mixture"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031139",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"synthetic":{
"antonyms":[
"natural"
],
"definitions":{
": attributing to a subject something determined by observation rather than analysis of the nature of the subject and not resulting in self-contradiction if negated \u2014 compare analytic":[],
": characterized by frequent and systematic use of inflected forms to express grammatical relationships":[
"synthetic languages"
],
": devised, arranged, or fabricated for special situations to imitate or replace usual realities":[],
": factitious , bogus":[],
": of or relating to a synfuel":[],
": relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic":[
"the synthetic aspects of a philosophy"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"that organic farm doesn't use any pesticides or synthetic fertilizers",
"boots of waterproof synthetic leather",
"Noun",
"The drug is a synthetic .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Improving data quality and governance with synthetic data should eventually lead to peak analytic performance. \u2014 Clayton Nicholas, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"The substance was later tested and found to contain methamphetamine and fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 times more potent than heroin. \u2014 Greg Hanlon, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
"Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 100 times stronger than morphine and 50 times stronger than heroin, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
"Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"An approved painkiller, Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid trafficked principally by land across the US-Mexico border. \u2014 Amir Vera, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"For 90 minutes, panelists talked about the dangers of fentanyl \u2014 a powerful synthetic opioid that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"Among those newly emerging illicit substances is metonitazene, the synthetic opioid that an investigator said Moaf used to make phony oxycodone pills. \u2014 Paul Duggan, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \u2014 Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And there\u2019s no downside really to using a synthetic ? \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 23 May 2022",
"And it\u2019s one of the first perfumes that really leaned in hard on a synthetic called an aldehyde. \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 23 May 2022",
"Ghesqui\u00e8re loves these time-traveling mishmashes, but there was a spectacular new tension between the organic and the synthetic here. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 May 2022",
"Brown polarized lenses, crafted from a proprietary synthetic , deliver optics as sharp as ground glass: colors throb, and details jump out. \u2014 Mike Steere, Outside Online , 14 May 2015",
"With backgrounds in the medical-device and automotive industries, respectively, the men knew that neither petroleum nor limestone were necessary to make the rubber for a wetsuit, if one used natural rubber instead of a synthetic . \u2014 Gabriela Aoun, Outside Online , 23 July 2021",
"Most of the forces of modern life tend toward the synthetic , the presentational\u2014virtual feelings and enactments. \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022",
"In place of leather, ACH used Ultraleather, a synthetic that aims to mimic the feel and durability of the original. \u2014 J. George Gorant, Robb Report , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Besides the seats, the design team used the synthetic on storage areas, partitions and control cuffs. \u2014 J. George Gorant, Robb Report , 17 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1916, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek synthetikos of composition, component, from syntithenai to put together":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"sin-\u02c8the-tik",
"sin-\u02c8thet-ik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"artificial",
"man-made",
"nonnatural"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230104",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"syphilize":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to inoculate with syphilis":[],
": to introduce syphilis among":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French syphiliser , from syphil- + -iser -ize":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sif\u0259\u02ccl\u012bz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132446",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"syphilographer":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one who writes scientifically about syphilis":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"syphilography + -er":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccsif\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4gr\u0259f\u0259(r)"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232918",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"syphilography":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the scientific description of syphilis":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"syphil- + -graphy":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-f\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162013",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"syphilophobe":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one afflicted with syphilophobia":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from syphil- + -phobe":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sif\u0259l\u014d\u02ccf\u014db"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201841",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"syphilopsychosis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a mental disorder resulting from syphilis of the brain":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from syphil- + psychosis":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044750",
"type":[
"noun"
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": a bottle for holding aerated water that is driven out through a bent tube in its neck by the pressure of the gas when a valve in the tube is opened":[],
": a tube bent to form two legs of unequal length by which a liquid can be transferred to a lower level over an intermediate elevation by the pressure of the atmosphere in forcing the liquid up the shorter branch of the tube immersed in it while the excess of weight of the liquid in the longer branch when once filled causes a continuous flow":[],
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": a device used to inject fluids into or withdraw them from something (such as the body or its cavities): such as":[],
": a gravity device consisting of a reservoir fitted with a long rubber tube ending with an exchangeable nozzle that is used for irrigation of the vagina or bowel":[],
": an instrument (as for the injection of medicine or the withdrawal of bodily fluids) that consists of a hollow barrel fitted with a plunger and a hollow needle":[],
": to irrigate or spray with or as if with a syringe":[]
},
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"Noun",
"the syringe the nurse was leveling at my arm looked to me to be at least 10 inches long",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"An employee of trainer Richard Baltas was seen giving Noble Reflection a product by syringe into the horse\u2019s mouth. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"Prosecutors believe the syringe is evidence of Pursehouse's intent to murder Harwick. \u2014 CBS News , 9 Feb. 2022",
"For example, Bovilis INtranasal RSP, which protects the cow against respiratory diseases, can be administered directly from the syringe into the nostril or with a mist applicator similar to a nasal spray, according to the manufacturer's website. \u2014 Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY , 15 Oct. 2021",
"After the nurses administered the shot, the syringe made a clicking sound, and the patients asked whether that was the sound of a microchip being implanted in their arms. \u2014 Peter Slevin, The New Yorker , 6 Aug. 2021",
"Commenters speculated that the syringe might not have actually contained any vaccine. \u2014 Peter Jamison Washington Post, Star Tribune , 6 July 2021",
"In another layer of flashback, Lisey finds the syringe that was used to sedate Paul by the cross where Scott buried him. \u2014 Brian Tallerico, Vulture , 25 June 2021",
"In the truck, police found a syringe , smoking pipe, and a small marijuana cigarette. \u2014 cleveland , 9 June 2022",
"Her customers have donated everything from beekeeping equipment and tortilla steamers to a mushroom spore inoculating syringe used by home gardeners. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This includes homeless service providers, syringe exchange and other harm reduction programs, drug treatment programs, public health departments and pharmacies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"The report also supports increasing access to syringe service programs, naloxone, and fentanyl test strips. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 24 May 2022",
"Beer cans, needle caps, syringe plungers and other trash lay scattered on the ground out back. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 16 May 2022",
"According to one study, first-time participants in Seattle needle or syringe exchange programs were up to five times more likely to enter treatment for substance use disorder than people who did not utilize these resources. \u2014 Stacker.com, al , 26 Apr. 2022",
"But syringe exchange programs, which are often sites where naloxone is distributed, are controversial. \u2014 Kirsi Goldynia, CNN , 19 Nov. 2021",
"The second is harm reduction, speaking of that broadly, such as naloxone, fentanyl strips and syringe service programs. \u2014 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY , 20 Oct. 2021",
"As with Covid-19 vaccines, syringe shortage in India and the curb on their export can have huge ramifications for global immunisation programmes, both pandemic-related and others. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Eight other counties have syringe exchange programs. \u2014 Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star , 5 Oct. 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1610, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English syring , from Anglo-French siringe , from Medieval Latin syringa , from Late Latin, injection, from Greek syring-, syrinx panpipe, tube":"Noun"
},
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"s\u0259-\u02c8rinj also \u02c8sir-inj",
"also \u02c8sir-inj",
"s\u0259-\u02c8rinj"
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"hypodermic",
"hypodermic needle",
"hypodermic syringe",
"needle"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193316",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
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"definitions":{
": any of numerous active day-flying flies that constitute the family Syrphidae, frequent flowers and feed on nectar, vary greatly in form and coloration but generally have a spurious longitudinal vein near the middle of each wing, often mimic bees or wasps and have the abdomen banded with yellow, and produce larvae which feed on decaying organic matter or are predaceous on plant lice":[
"\u2014 compare hover fly , rat-tailed larva"
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"syrphus from New Latin Syrphus genus of dipterous flies, from Greek syrphos gnat":""
},
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"\u02c8s\u0259rf\u0259s-"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140037",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"syrtis":{
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"definitions":{
": quicksand , bog":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin Syrtis (from Greek), either of two inlets of the Mediterranean sea on the coast of northern Africa (Gulf of Gab\u00e8s and Gulf of Sidra), known in classical times for their quicksands":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0259rt\u0259\u0307s"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053808",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"syrup":{
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"definitions":{
": a thick sticky solution of sugar and water often flavored or medicated":[],
": cloying sweetness or sentimentality":[],
": the concentrated juice of a fruit or plant":[]
},
"examples":[
"ice cream and chocolate syrup",
"She poured syrup all over her pancakes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Final formula: 10 ounces of ice, 2 ounces Coconut Cartel rum, 2 ounces Koloa Coconut Rum, 1 ounce of Aperol, 2 ounces of lime, 2 ounces of passion fruit syrup . \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Make the spritz: In a cocktail mixing glass or shaker filled with ice, combine 4 ounces of Aperitivo Cappelletti, 1 1/2 ounces of vodka and 1 ounce of sweet potato syrup . \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"Estefan's edition uses four local limes, a sprig of mint and homemade sugar syrup . \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"Consider dressing them up as a bottle of syrup for more fun. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
"However, these drinks remain sugar and caffeine bombs as they are made with four pumps of flavor syrup and three shots of espresso each. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Other Ingredients: Some recipes call for a bit of gin spliced in or a bit of simple syrup or some orange bitters or absinthe. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Chef-owner Naomi Peteu (n\u00e9e Shim) bakes artful, hyper-seasonal tarts, cookies and croissants in addition to a globetrotting lineup of dishes that complement espressos featuring the likes of syrup steeped with fresh fig leaves. \u2014 Times Staff, Los Angeles Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Craft a mezcal margarita with one ounce each of mezcal and Ortolan and three-quarters of an ounce of lime juice\u2014 plus a bar spoon of agave syrup , if that\u2019s your thing. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 3 Dec. 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"Middle English sirup , from Anglo-French sirop , from Medieval Latin syrupus , from Arabic shar\u0101b":""
},
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"\u02c8sir-\u0259p",
"\u02c8s\u0259-r\u0259p",
"\u02c8s\u0259r-\u0259p",
"\u02c8sir-"
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"gooeyness",
"lovey-doveyness",
"mawkishness",
"mush",
"mushiness",
"saccharinity",
"sappiness",
"sentimentalism",
"sentimentality",
"sloppiness",
"soppiness"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043802",
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},
"syrup pan":{
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": a large evaporating pan usually containing a series of alternating baffles in which the juice of sugar cane or sorghum is boiled into syrup":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-201039",
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": one that fills containers of canned goods with syrup":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224353",
"type":[
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": cloying sweetness or sentimentality":[],
": the concentrated juice of a fruit or plant":[]
},
"examples":[
"ice cream and chocolate syrup",
"She poured syrup all over her pancakes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Final formula: 10 ounces of ice, 2 ounces Coconut Cartel rum, 2 ounces Koloa Coconut Rum, 1 ounce of Aperol, 2 ounces of lime, 2 ounces of passion fruit syrup . \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Make the spritz: In a cocktail mixing glass or shaker filled with ice, combine 4 ounces of Aperitivo Cappelletti, 1 1/2 ounces of vodka and 1 ounce of sweet potato syrup . \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"Estefan's edition uses four local limes, a sprig of mint and homemade sugar syrup . \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"Consider dressing them up as a bottle of syrup for more fun. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
"However, these drinks remain sugar and caffeine bombs as they are made with four pumps of flavor syrup and three shots of espresso each. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Other Ingredients: Some recipes call for a bit of gin spliced in or a bit of simple syrup or some orange bitters or absinthe. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Chef-owner Naomi Peteu (n\u00e9e Shim) bakes artful, hyper-seasonal tarts, cookies and croissants in addition to a globetrotting lineup of dishes that complement espressos featuring the likes of syrup steeped with fresh fig leaves. \u2014 Times Staff, Los Angeles Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Craft a mezcal margarita with one ounce each of mezcal and Ortolan and three-quarters of an ounce of lime juice\u2014 plus a bar spoon of agave syrup , if that\u2019s your thing. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 3 Dec. 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"Middle English sirup , from Anglo-French sirop , from Medieval Latin syrupus , from Arabic shar\u0101b":""
},
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"\u02c8sir-\u0259p",
"\u02c8s\u0259-r\u0259p",
"\u02c8s\u0259r-\u0259p",
"\u02c8sir-"
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"gooeyness",
"lovey-doveyness",
"mawkishness",
"mush",
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"saccharinity",
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"sentimentalism",
"sentimentality",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011048",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"system":{
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": a form of social, economic, or political organization or practice":[
"the capitalist system"
],
": a group of body organs that together perform one or more vital functions":[
"the digestive system"
],
": a group of devices or artificial objects or an organization forming a network especially for distributing something or serving a common purpose":[
"a telephone system",
"a heating system",
"a highway system",
"a computer system"
],
": a group of interacting bodies under the influence of related forces":[
"a gravitational system"
],
": a group of related natural objects or forces":[
"a river system"
],
": a major division of rocks usually larger than a series and including all formed during a period or era":[],
": a manner of classifying, symbolizing, or schematizing":[
"a taxonomic system",
"the decimal system"
],
": a regularly interacting or interdependent group of items forming a unified whole":[
"a number system"
],
": an assemblage of substances that is in or tends to equilibrium":[
"a thermodynamic system"
],
": an organized or established procedure":[
"the touch system of typing"
],
": an organized set of doctrines, ideas, or principles usually intended to explain the arrangement or working of a systematic whole":[
"the Newtonian system of mechanics"
],
": an organized society or social situation regarded as stultifying or oppressive : establishment sense 2":[
"\u2014 usually used with the"
],
": harmonious arrangement or pattern : order":[
"bring system out of confusion",
"\u2014 Ellen Glasgow"
],
": such as":[
"a number system"
],
": the body considered as a functional unit":[]
},
"examples":[
"The players like the coach's system .",
"Under the new system , students will have to pass an exam to graduate.",
"She devised a new filing system .",
"We need a better system for handling incoming e-mail.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Last week, the rail system averaged 270,000 daily trips on weekdays, or 43 percent of trips taken in January 2020, two months before the pandemic began. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"The nation\u2019s eurobonds have traded at distressed levels since the start of March, the central bank\u2019s foreign reserves remain frozen, and the biggest banks are severed from the global financial system . \u2014 Giulia Morpurgo, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
"Elsewhere, Washington was expected to announce the purchase of an advanced surface-to-air missile system for Ukraine. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"If the system doesn't include data integration, that customer still might be granted access. \u2014 Joe Oprosko, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Eventually, the phone lines became so overloaded that the building\u2019s system crashed. \u2014 Bracey Harris, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"But the current system clearly isn\u2019t working, Shanklin said. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
"Boeing and some independent safety experts argue that the existing system has been proved safe over decades of use in the 737 family. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
"Ukrainian power companies have in recent weeks launched a rapid overhaul so the country\u2019s generators can dispatch electricity without destabilizing the European power system . \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 26 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin systemat-, systema , from Greek syst\u0113mat-, syst\u0113ma , from synistanai to combine, from syn- + histanai to cause to stand \u2014 more at stand":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sis-t\u0259m",
"\u02c8si-st\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for system method , mode , manner , way , fashion , system mean the means taken or procedure followed in achieving an end. method implies an orderly logical arrangement usually in steps. effective teaching methods mode implies an order or course followed by custom, tradition, or personal preference. the preferred mode of transportation manner is close to mode but may imply a procedure or method that is individual or distinctive. an odd manner of conducting way is very general and may be used for any of the preceding words. has her own way of doing things fashion may suggest a peculiar or characteristic way of doing something. rushing about in his typical fashion system suggests a fully developed or carefully formulated method often emphasizing rational orderliness. a filing system",
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"complex",
"network"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013815",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"systematic":{
"antonyms":[
"disorganized",
"haphazard",
"hit-or-miss",
"immethodical",
"irregular",
"nonsystematic",
"patternless",
"planless",
"systemless",
"unsystematic"
],
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": marked by thoroughness and regularity":[
"systematic efforts"
],
": methodical in procedure or plan":[
"a systematic approach",
"a systematic scholar"
],
": presented or formulated as a coherent body of ideas or principles":[
"systematic thought"
],
": relating to or consisting of a system":[]
},
"examples":[
"We used a systematic approach to solve the problem.",
"She made a systematic study of the evidence.",
"the systematic production of cars",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The masks have come off, the restrictions have eased, systematic testing and reporting regimes are increasingly a thing of the past, and most of the world has turned its attention to the next thing. \u2014 Gayle Smith, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Other players, including Ortiz, tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs when the league began to impose systematic testing in the early 2000s. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The agency also was criticized for being too slow to recommend people wear masks, to recognize that the virus can spread through the air and to ramp up systematic testing to detect new variants. \u2014 Mike Stobbe, ajc , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Deportees, however, said no systematic coronavirus testing has been conducted, and several reported testing positive for the virus upon arrival in Haiti. \u2014 Miriam Berger, Washington Post , 10 Oct. 2021",
"One way a manager can avoid this is to go around the room and with remote participants in a systematic way, as well as monitor chat, Q&A and raise-hand functions. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"To poke at the theories, the team needed a more systematic way of analyzing the data. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 7 Feb. 2022",
"International experience from other eruptions shows that tackling ash in a systematic , coordinated way has benefits. \u2014 Stephen Wright, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022",
"No one tracks and reports the number of nonrefundable hotel rooms in a systematic way. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY , 15 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1666, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin systematicus , from Greek syst\u0113matikos , from syst\u0113mat-, syst\u0113ma":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccsi-st\u0259-\u02c8ma-tik",
"\u02ccsis-t\u0259-\u02c8mat-ik"
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"methodic",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080414",
"type":[
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"noun"
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"hit-or-miss",
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": relating to or consisting of a system":[]
},
"examples":[
"We used a systematic approach to solve the problem.",
"She made a systematic study of the evidence.",
"the systematic production of cars",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The masks have come off, the restrictions have eased, systematic testing and reporting regimes are increasingly a thing of the past, and most of the world has turned its attention to the next thing. \u2014 Gayle Smith, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Other players, including Ortiz, tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs when the league began to impose systematic testing in the early 2000s. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 26 Jan. 2022",
"The agency also was criticized for being too slow to recommend people wear masks, to recognize that the virus can spread through the air and to ramp up systematic testing to detect new variants. \u2014 Mike Stobbe, ajc , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Deportees, however, said no systematic coronavirus testing has been conducted, and several reported testing positive for the virus upon arrival in Haiti. \u2014 Miriam Berger, Washington Post , 10 Oct. 2021",
"One way a manager can avoid this is to go around the room and with remote participants in a systematic way, as well as monitor chat, Q&A and raise-hand functions. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"To poke at the theories, the team needed a more systematic way of analyzing the data. \u2014 Max G. Levy, Wired , 7 Feb. 2022",
"International experience from other eruptions shows that tackling ash in a systematic , coordinated way has benefits. \u2014 Stephen Wright, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022",
"No one tracks and reports the number of nonrefundable hotel rooms in a systematic way. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY , 15 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1666, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin systematicus , from Greek syst\u0113matikos , from syst\u0113mat-, syst\u0113ma":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccsis-t\u0259-\u02c8mat-ik",
"\u02ccsi-st\u0259-\u02c8ma-tik"
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"methodic",
"neat",
"orderly",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040051",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"systematize":{
"antonyms":[
"derange",
"disarrange",
"disarray",
"disorder",
"mess (up)",
"muss (up)",
"rumple",
"upset"
],
"definitions":{
": to arrange in accord with a definite plan or scheme : order systematically":[
"the need to systematize their work"
]
},
"examples":[
"The country is systematizing yearly exams for high-school students.",
"The computer program systematizes the data and enters it into a table.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Time\u2019s Up will hire an outside consultant, one that hasn\u2019t been chosen yet, to help work through its problems and systematize the conflicts of interest that have caused the current uproar. \u2014 Kate Aurthur, Variety , 23 Aug. 2021",
"The nineteenth-century idea of domestic science was an attempt to systematize the tasks and duties of the housewife. \u2014 Hari Kunzru, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2021",
"Johann Joachim Winckelmann, scholar of the German Enlightenment, who in the late 18th century was the first to systematize the art of the past. \u2014 Jason Farago, New York Times , 12 Mar. 2021",
"Because innovation can resemble an evolutionary process, attempts by both economists and policy-makers to systematize it are unlikely to succeed anytime soon. \u2014 Philip Cross, National Review , 30 Dec. 2020",
"What at first feels artificial to us gradually proves its function as Majella\u2019s effort to systematize the chaos swirling around her. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2020",
"As the field has become increasingly specialized and systematized in the modern era, these figures have stood out more conspicuously, coming to represent a tradition of their own. \u2014 Christopher Beha, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
"Big employers like Google and Unilever are trying to systematize the process as much as possible, to eliminate hiring bias and to ensure prospects are evaluated only on the background and attributes relevant for the job. \u2014 Oliver Staley, Quartz at Work , 24 Oct. 2019",
"European migration policies have turned slavery, extortion, monetized torture\u2014and for women, systematized rape\u2014into a thriving economy valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars. \u2014 Ben Ehrenreich, The New Republic , 17 Oct. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1751, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8si-st\u0259-m\u0259-\u02cct\u012bz"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for systematize order , arrange , marshal , organize , systematize , methodize mean to put persons or things into their proper places in relation to each other. order suggests a straightening out so as to eliminate confusion. ordered her business affairs arrange implies a setting in sequence, relationship, or adjustment. arranged the files numerically marshal suggests gathering and arranging in preparation for a particular operation or effective use. marshaling the facts for argument organize implies arranging so that the whole aggregate works as a unit with each element having a proper function. organized the volunteers into teams systematize implies arranging according to a predetermined scheme. systematized billing procedures methodize suggests imposing an orderly procedure rather than a fixed scheme. methodizes every aspect of daily living",
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"array",
"classify",
"codify",
"dispose",
"draw up",
"lay out",
"marshal",
"marshall",
"order",
"organize",
"range"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093404",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"systematized":{
"antonyms":[
"derange",
"disarrange",
"disarray",
"disorder",
"mess (up)",
"muss (up)",
"rumple",
"upset"
],
"definitions":{
": to arrange in accord with a definite plan or scheme : order systematically":[
"the need to systematize their work"
]
},
"examples":[
"The country is systematizing yearly exams for high-school students.",
"The computer program systematizes the data and enters it into a table.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Time\u2019s Up will hire an outside consultant, one that hasn\u2019t been chosen yet, to help work through its problems and systematize the conflicts of interest that have caused the current uproar. \u2014 Kate Aurthur, Variety , 23 Aug. 2021",
"The nineteenth-century idea of domestic science was an attempt to systematize the tasks and duties of the housewife. \u2014 Hari Kunzru, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2021",
"Johann Joachim Winckelmann, scholar of the German Enlightenment, who in the late 18th century was the first to systematize the art of the past. \u2014 Jason Farago, New York Times , 12 Mar. 2021",
"Because innovation can resemble an evolutionary process, attempts by both economists and policy-makers to systematize it are unlikely to succeed anytime soon. \u2014 Philip Cross, National Review , 30 Dec. 2020",
"What at first feels artificial to us gradually proves its function as Majella\u2019s effort to systematize the chaos swirling around her. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2020",
"As the field has become increasingly specialized and systematized in the modern era, these figures have stood out more conspicuously, coming to represent a tradition of their own. \u2014 Christopher Beha, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
"Big employers like Google and Unilever are trying to systematize the process as much as possible, to eliminate hiring bias and to ensure prospects are evaluated only on the background and attributes relevant for the job. \u2014 Oliver Staley, Quartz at Work , 24 Oct. 2019",
"European migration policies have turned slavery, extortion, monetized torture\u2014and for women, systematized rape\u2014into a thriving economy valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars. \u2014 Ben Ehrenreich, The New Republic , 17 Oct. 2019"
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"1751, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8si-st\u0259-m\u0259-\u02cct\u012bz"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for systematize order , arrange , marshal , organize , systematize , methodize mean to put persons or things into their proper places in relation to each other. order suggests a straightening out so as to eliminate confusion. ordered her business affairs arrange implies a setting in sequence, relationship, or adjustment. arranged the files numerically marshal suggests gathering and arranging in preparation for a particular operation or effective use. marshaling the facts for argument organize implies arranging so that the whole aggregate works as a unit with each element having a proper function. organized the volunteers into teams systematize implies arranging according to a predetermined scheme. systematized billing procedures methodize suggests imposing an orderly procedure rather than a fixed scheme. methodizes every aspect of daily living",
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"classify",
"codify",
"dispose",
"draw up",
"lay out",
"marshal",
"marshall",
"order",
"organize",
"range"
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"transitive verb",
"verb"
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"systemic lupus erythematosus":{
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": a chronic, inflammatory, variable autoimmune disease of connective tissue that occurs chiefly in women and is typically characterized by fever, skin rash, fatigue, and joint pain and often by disorders of the blood, kidneys, heart, lungs, and brain (such as hemolytic anemia, nephritis, pleurisy, pericarditis, cognitive dysfunction, or meningitis)":[
"\u2014 abbreviation SLE"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates about 200,000 adults in the United States have common lupus, called systemic lupus erythematosus . \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"The most common form of lupus, medically known as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is an autoimmune disease, a condition in which the body\u2019s immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy cells and tissues. \u2014 Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF , 21 Jan. 2022",
"The physical symptoms of ME can be as disabling as multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus , rheumatoid arthritis and congestive heart failure, according to the campaign group Action for ME. \u2014 Lucia Osborne-crowley, refinery29.com , 15 Aug. 2021",
"Cleghorn lives with systemic lupus erythematosus , a serious autoimmune disease, far more frequent in women than in men, that can attack various organs and is challenging to diagnose and treat. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 July 2021",
"This self-attack can be directed against one organ \u2014 like the thyroid in Hashimoto's thyroiditis \u2014 or multiple organ systems simultaneously \u2014 like systemic lupus erythematosus . \u2014 Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY , 28 May 2021",
"There are four forms in all: systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), lupus confined to the skin, lupus caused by some prescription drugs and a rare lupus that affects infants of women with the disease. \u2014 Matt Villano, CNN , 10 May 2021",
"It can also be used to treat discoid lupus erythematosus and systemic lupus erythematosus . \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 22 May 2020",
"Lupus, aka systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is an autoimmune disease that affects the body\u2019s ability to tell the difference between foreign invaders (think: the flu) and healthy tissue. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, Health.com , 9 Sep. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"-\u02ccer-\u0259-\u02ccth\u0113-m\u0259-\u02c8t\u014d-s\u0259s"
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"noun"
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"systemic lupus erythematosus?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=s&file=system15":{
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": a chronic, inflammatory, variable autoimmune disease of connective tissue that occurs chiefly in women and is typically characterized by fever, skin rash, fatigue, and joint pain and often by disorders of the blood, kidneys, heart, lungs, and brain (such as hemolytic anemia, nephritis, pleurisy, pericarditis, cognitive dysfunction, or meningitis)":[
"\u2014 abbreviation SLE"
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},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates about 200,000 adults in the United States have common lupus, called systemic lupus erythematosus . \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"The most common form of lupus, medically known as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is an autoimmune disease, a condition in which the body\u2019s immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy cells and tissues. \u2014 Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF , 21 Jan. 2022",
"The physical symptoms of ME can be as disabling as multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus , rheumatoid arthritis and congestive heart failure, according to the campaign group Action for ME. \u2014 Lucia Osborne-crowley, refinery29.com , 15 Aug. 2021",
"Cleghorn lives with systemic lupus erythematosus , a serious autoimmune disease, far more frequent in women than in men, that can attack various organs and is challenging to diagnose and treat. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 July 2021",
"This self-attack can be directed against one organ \u2014 like the thyroid in Hashimoto's thyroiditis \u2014 or multiple organ systems simultaneously \u2014 like systemic lupus erythematosus . \u2014 Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY , 28 May 2021",
"There are four forms in all: systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), lupus confined to the skin, lupus caused by some prescription drugs and a rare lupus that affects infants of women with the disease. \u2014 Matt Villano, CNN , 10 May 2021",
"It can also be used to treat discoid lupus erythematosus and systemic lupus erythematosus . \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 22 May 2020",
"Lupus, aka systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is an autoimmune disease that affects the body\u2019s ability to tell the difference between foreign invaders (think: the flu) and healthy tissue. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, Health.com , 9 Sep. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"-\u02ccer-\u0259-\u02ccth\u0113-m\u0259-\u02c8t\u014d-s\u0259s"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192828",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"systemic risk":{
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"definitions":{
": the risk that the failure of one financial institution (such as a bank) could cause other interconnected institutions to fail and harm the economy as a whole":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Its role in facilitating liquidity has attracted the attention of the federal government, which views stablecoins as a potential systemic risk to the broader crypto market. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
"Asian equities were mostly higher on Thursday as concerns about the systemic risk presented by Evergrande eased. \u2014 Brendan Ahern, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
"This report provides an understanding of climate change as a systemic risk , its effects on the business, and how to mitigate it. \u2014 Forrester, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Such a modification of capital adequacy risk-weights would simply join a colossal jumble of regulatory complexity that can be easily gamed with sizable unintended consequences for systemic risk . \u2014 Christian Lundblad, Fortune , 17 Mar. 2022",
"And while the systemic risk may have been significant, the shutdown has angered many metals traders. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 16 Mar. 2022",
"How is the hedge fund\u2019s investment loss the source of systemic risk ? \u2014 David L. Bahnsen, National Review , 9 Feb. 2022",
"So as climate change gains mainstream recognition as a systemic risk , what exactly is the administration, and the Roadmap, committing to? \u2014 Felicia Jackson, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021",
"Some officials fear these digital tokens could become a systemic risk , threatening the wider financial system. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1977, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"sis-\u02c8te-mik-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202221",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"systemless":{
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": a form of social, economic, or political organization or practice":[
"the capitalist system"
],
": a group of body organs that together perform one or more vital functions":[
"the digestive system"
],
": a group of devices or artificial objects or an organization forming a network especially for distributing something or serving a common purpose":[
"a telephone system",
"a heating system",
"a highway system",
"a computer system"
],
": a group of interacting bodies under the influence of related forces":[
"a gravitational system"
],
": a group of related natural objects or forces":[
"a river system"
],
": a major division of rocks usually larger than a series and including all formed during a period or era":[],
": a manner of classifying, symbolizing, or schematizing":[
"a taxonomic system",
"the decimal system"
],
": a regularly interacting or interdependent group of items forming a unified whole":[
"a number system"
],
": an assemblage of substances that is in or tends to equilibrium":[
"a thermodynamic system"
],
": an organized or established procedure":[
"the touch system of typing"
],
": an organized set of doctrines, ideas, or principles usually intended to explain the arrangement or working of a systematic whole":[
"the Newtonian system of mechanics"
],
": an organized society or social situation regarded as stultifying or oppressive : establishment sense 2":[
"\u2014 usually used with the"
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": harmonious arrangement or pattern : order":[
"bring system out of confusion",
"\u2014 Ellen Glasgow"
],
": such as":[
"a number system"
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": the body considered as a functional unit":[]
},
"examples":[
"The players like the coach's system .",
"Under the new system , students will have to pass an exam to graduate.",
"She devised a new filing system .",
"We need a better system for handling incoming e-mail.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Last week, the rail system averaged 270,000 daily trips on weekdays, or 43 percent of trips taken in January 2020, two months before the pandemic began. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"The nation\u2019s eurobonds have traded at distressed levels since the start of March, the central bank\u2019s foreign reserves remain frozen, and the biggest banks are severed from the global financial system . \u2014 Giulia Morpurgo, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
"Elsewhere, Washington was expected to announce the purchase of an advanced surface-to-air missile system for Ukraine. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"If the system doesn't include data integration, that customer still might be granted access. \u2014 Joe Oprosko, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Eventually, the phone lines became so overloaded that the building\u2019s system crashed. \u2014 Bracey Harris, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"But the current system clearly isn\u2019t working, Shanklin said. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
"Boeing and some independent safety experts argue that the existing system has been proved safe over decades of use in the 737 family. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
"Ukrainian power companies have in recent weeks launched a rapid overhaul so the country\u2019s generators can dispatch electricity without destabilizing the European power system . \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 26 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Late Latin systemat-, systema , from Greek syst\u0113mat-, syst\u0113ma , from synistanai to combine, from syn- + histanai to cause to stand \u2014 more at stand":""
},
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"\u02c8sis-t\u0259m",
"\u02c8si-st\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for system method , mode , manner , way , fashion , system mean the means taken or procedure followed in achieving an end. method implies an orderly logical arrangement usually in steps. effective teaching methods mode implies an order or course followed by custom, tradition, or personal preference. the preferred mode of transportation manner is close to mode but may imply a procedure or method that is individual or distinctive. an odd manner of conducting way is very general and may be used for any of the preceding words. has her own way of doing things fashion may suggest a peculiar or characteristic way of doing something. rushing about in his typical fashion system suggests a fully developed or carefully formulated method often emphasizing rational orderliness. a filing system",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045035",
"type":[
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},
"sympathism":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the presence of like sensations or emotions in two or more persons":[]
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"\u02c8simp\u0259\u02ccthiz\u0259m"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151106"
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"adverb",
"noun"
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": affecting the body generally":[
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": supplying those parts of the body that receive blood through the aorta rather than through the pulmonary artery":[],
": of, relating to, or being a pesticide that as used is harmless to the plant or higher animal but when absorbed into its sap or bloodstream makes the entire organism toxic to pests (such as an insect or fungus)":[
"Neonics \u2026 are what is known as \" systemic \" pesticides. That is, the neonics are applied directly to seeds, and those treated seeds then grow into the crops that contain neonicotinoids in their pollen, their nectar and, indeed, their every fiber.",
"\u2014 Joel Bleifuss"
],
": fundamental to a predominant social, economic, or political practice":[
"systemic poverty",
"Our nation faces a fork in the road and a decision to either continue down the same path of systemic racism or to confront our past honestly.",
"\u2014 Bree Newsome",
"People are tired of marching. People are tired of hashtag protests. People want some systemic change.",
"\u2014 Rev. Tiffany Thomas"
],
": a systemic pesticide":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"si-\u02c8ste-mik",
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"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The company made some systemic changes to the way it operated.",
"The problem seems to be systemic .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"And no one is talking about solutions, as the country whipsaws between talk of police reform and the symptoms of entrenched, systemic issues increasingly erupting in violence. \u2014 Petula Dvorak, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"But Vanderbilt has not been penalized for its failures, nor for several of the systemic issues that many argue contributed to the tragic sequence of events. \u2014 Carolyn Barber, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
"ThousandEyes WAN Insights provides the ability to identify systemic issues across the network and generate the necessary recommendations to remediate those issues before the problem impacts users. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"The systemic issues that drive migration out of Haiti are expected to come up during the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
"Pampers has committed $250k to tackling systemic issues in Black Maternal health, and a $100,000 partnership with the National Birth Equity Collaborative (NBEC) is part of the initiative. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 9 June 2022",
"Okay, so there\u2019s something sort of glass-half-full in there, that the conversation, the debate around inflation can ultimately affect some of the systemic issues that are important in all kinds of other ways. \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 31 May 2022",
"Sam Geisler, an attorney representing more than two dozen families who say their children were sickened after consuming formula made by Abbott, said the reports are evidence of systemic problems at the Sturgis facility. \u2014 Laura Reiley, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"Sam Geisler, an attorney representing more than two dozen families who say their children were sickened after consuming formula made by Abbott, said the reports are evidence of systemic problems at the Sturgis facility. \u2014 Laura Reiley, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In comparison, for insecticides, a systemic inside the plant\u2019s tissues needs to be eaten to impact the pest. \u2014 Miri Talabac, baltimoresun.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The second lists all the hassles and headaches of your job, from the petty to the systemic . \u2014 David G. Allan, CNN , 6 Sep. 2021",
"But experts are weighing possible explanations for at least a few of these trends \u2014 some biological, some behavioral and some systemic . \u2014 Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2021",
"Deploying patently anti-Asian rhetoric, Trump and his team started a systemic \u2014and roundly condemned\u2014campaign in April suggesting that the virus leaked from a laboratory in Wuhan, the city in which it was first identified. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 26 May 2021",
"The documentary explores the profound systemic and socio-political conditions that catalyzes the despair in the community. \u2014 Nelson Granados, Forbes , 13 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1803, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1951, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151547"
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"adverb"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151707"
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"type":[
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"verb"
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": to be in keeping, accord, or harmony":[],
": to react or respond in sympathy":[],
": to be in sympathy intellectually":[
"sympathize with a proposal"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sim-p\u0259-\u02ccth\u012bz"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"I sympathize but how can I help?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Analysts who sympathize with DeSantis\u2019s libertarian views maintain that the stringent and sometimes coercive measures taken by many of the country\u2019s largest states did not necessarily save many lives. \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Still others sympathize with the Russian government. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"But both artists are looking forward to getting back in the clubs too and sympathize with their plight. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Yusuke learns to accept and sympathize with their idiosyncrasies because this really is a restaging of Uncle Vanya. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 24 Dec. 2021",
"The Queen wrote that Danes sympathize with the people of Ukraine. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 14 Mar. 2022",
"As in many countries, a subset of Indians sympathize with Mr. Putin\u2019s irredentist claims to Ukrainian territory. \u2014 Sadanand Dhume, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022",
"But after he is abandoned by his scammer controllers following a sting, Roger ends up homeless and desperate, and Meg starts to sympathize with him. \u2014 Nate Berlatsky, Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The muted colors in the background\u2014the pewter sky, the drab pastel walls, the dead white of the bus\u2014seem to sympathize . \u2014 Rafa\u0142 Milach, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152031"
},
"syllogism":{
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"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in \"every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable\")":[],
": a subtle, specious, or crafty argument":[],
": deductive reasoning":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8si-l\u0259-\u02ccji-z\u0259m"
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"examples":[
"An example of a syllogism is: \u201cAll men are human; all humans are mortal; therefore all men are mortal.\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Twitter users often accept a flawed syllogism by using a conclusion as one of the premises \u2013 namely, that the platform spreads truthful information. \u2014 Aaron Duncan, The Conversation , 29 Oct. 2020",
"Chairman Xi will undoubtedly want to prevent this syllogism from presenting itself to the minds of Chinese Christians. \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 1 Oct. 2020",
"The syllogism runs something like this: Jews, regardless of their American citizenship, owe loyalty to Israel. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Aug. 2019",
"For Whom the Bell Tolls illustrate this trite syllogism . \u2014 David Pryce-jones, National Review , 22 Aug. 2019",
"But the motion, that extraordinary charisma communicated not through image or syllogism but through rhythm alone, remains as permanent as a fingerprint. \u2014 Thomas Chatterton Williams, New York Times , 27 June 2018",
"Shapiro tries to appeal to both the pro-Trump and the anti-Trump factions of the Republican base, spitting out indignant syllogisms in a rapid nasal delivery that sounds like a podcast played at double speed. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 23 May 2016",
"The Holocaust was the result of a hideous syllogism : if Germany were to expand into the East, where millions of Jews lived, those Jews would have to vanish, because Germans could not coexist with them. \u2014 Naomi Fry, The New Yorker , 23 Apr. 2018",
"That bassline -- quietly funky, resolving like a syllogism -- served as the bedrock for dozens of hip-hop, R&B, and pop tracks in the decades to follow, some of which have become just as iconic as their source. \u2014 Brad Shoup, Billboard , 8 Feb. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English silogisme , from Anglo-French sillogisme , from Latin syllogismus , from Greek syllogismos , from syllogizesthai to syllogize, from syn- + logizesthai to calculate, from logos reckoning, word \u2014 more at legend":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152522"
},
"synodic month":{
"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1654, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154609"
}
}
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