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{
"APL":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a computer programming language designed especially for the concise representation of algorithms":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"a p rogramming l anguage":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0101-(\u02cc)p\u0113-\u02c8el"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103300",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"APR":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"April":[],
"annual percentage rate":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130030",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"APY":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"annual percentage yield":[
"However, keep in mind that fees\u2014such as those for ATM withdrawals \u2026 aren't factored into the APY .",
"\u2014 Pamela Yip , Dallas Morning News , 15 Mar. 2010"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103402",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"Apidae":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a family of social bees having the glossa and basal joints of the labial palpi elongate and including the common honeybees and the stingless bees, in some classifications also the bumblebees and some solitary bees, and formerly all the bees":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Apis , type genus + -idae":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ap\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202301",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"Aplacophora":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an order of Amphineura comprising wormlike mollusks in which the body is without calcareous plates but the mantle bears numerous calcified spicules over its entire surface":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from a- entry 2 + plac- + -phora":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6\u0101\u02ccpla\u02c8k\u00e4f\u0259r\u0259",
"\u02ccapl\u0259\u02c8-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084945",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective or noun",
"plural noun"
]
},
"Appaloosa":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of a breed of rugged saddle horses developed in western North America and usually having a white or solid-colored coat with small spots":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1920, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-p\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-s\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181444",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Apra Harbor":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"seaport on the Pacific on the western coast of Guam":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4-pr\u00e4"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162025",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"April":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the fourth month of the Gregorian calendar":[]
},
"examples":[
"We have had snowstorms the last few Aprils .",
"The children have a week off from school every April ."
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French avrill , from Latin Aprilis":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0101-pr\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121214",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"April Fools' Day":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": April 1 characteristically marked by the playing of practical jokes":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1748, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141122",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"April fool":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1629, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125959",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Aprilian":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or like April":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"April + -ian":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)\u0101\u00a6pril\u0113\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-102912",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"apace":{
"antonyms":[
"slow",
"slowly"
],
"definitions":{
": abreast":[
"\u2014 used with of or with trying to keep apace with changes in technology"
],
": at a quick pace : swiftly":[
"growing apace"
]
},
"examples":[
"Development on the project continued apace .",
"the end of another year is hastening apace",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Record support from central banks will continue apace , keeping interest rates near rock bottom and supporting financial conditions. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 9 June 2020",
"In New York, which did not close theaters or halls, concert life mostly continued apace . \u2014 William Robin, New York Times , 6 May 2020",
"While Italy\u2019s infection rate is showing signs of flattening, the U.S. numbers continue apace . \u2014 David Rovella, Bloomberg.com , 8 May 2020",
"With nothing but whispers to suggest danger, holiday parties and celebrations proceeded apace the week before the Chinese New Year. \u2014 Laurent H\u00e9bert-dufresne And Vicky Chuqiao Yang, STAT , 7 Apr. 2020",
"Early voters in his city had been proceeding apace . \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2020",
"Poland\u2019s deputy science minister Wojciech Maksymowicz has just called for postponement of the May 10 presidential elections there, explaining that proceeding apace during the pandemic isn\u2019t realistic. \u2014 Ephrat Livni, Quartz , 30 Mar. 2020",
"One thing that is heartening is that renewals are proceeding apace for next season. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 19 Mar. 2020",
"But Weiner stayed in his role and everything proceeded apace . \u2014 Nicholas Thompson, Wired , 5 Feb. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, probably from Middle French \u00e0 pas on step":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8p\u0101s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"briskly",
"chop-chop",
"double-quick",
"fast",
"fleetly",
"full tilt",
"hastily",
"hell-for-leather",
"hot",
"lickety-split",
"posthaste",
"presto",
"pronto",
"quick",
"quickly",
"rapidly",
"snappily",
"soon",
"speedily",
"swift",
"swiftly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165709",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"apanage":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a grant (as of land or revenue) made by a sovereign or a legislative body to a dependent member of the royal family or a principal vassal":[],
": a property or privilege appropriated to or by a person as something due":[],
": a rightful endowment or adjunct":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172309",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"apart from":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": other than : besides , except for":[]
},
"examples":[
"apart from the saggy roof, the cottage is in pretty good shape"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1724, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aside from",
"bar",
"barring",
"beside",
"besides",
"but",
"except",
"excepting",
"except for",
"excluding",
"exclusive of",
"other than",
"outside",
"outside of",
"save",
"saving"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171934",
"type":[
"preposition"
]
},
"apartment":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a building containing several individual apartments":[],
": a large and impressive room or set of rooms":[
"\u2014 usually plural Assured that the Queen and Prince Philip had retired to bed, Mr Hillyard tried to pass through the Royal apartments as the train left Aberdeen on its journey to London. \u2014 Jonathan Petre"
],
": a room or set of rooms fitted especially with housekeeping facilities and usually leased as a dwelling":[]
},
"examples":[
"We lived in an apartment for several years before buying a house.",
"a spacious six-room apartment that occupies the entire upper floor of a two-family house",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Christiansen was visiting a friend\u2019s apartment while a protest was occurring at a park nearby. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
"Olga Lidia Lahera lives with her daughter and two granddaughters in a tiny 15-square-meter (160-square-foot) apartment with peeling plaster walls that has barely enough room for a shelf with pots and a rickety sofa bed. \u2014 Andrea Rodr\u00cdguez, ajc , 22 June 2022",
"He is furnished with an apartment , a closet of clothes, and cash, and urged to forge a fresh identity. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 17 June 2022",
"Yip and Koch have also owned a New York City one-bedroom apartment overlooking Central Park, which was featured in Domino magazine in 2015. \u2014 Bellamy Richardson, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
"The 100-year-old, four-story, 29-unit apartment at 300 East Washington Blvd. \u2014 Doug Smithsenior Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Before the announcement, Mr. Adams toured a 28th-floor one-bedroom apartment , which still smelled of fresh paint and had ample views of the Manhattan skyline. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"On the day of the shooting, records show James followed Hall and her friend to the friend\u2019s apartment and forced his way inside. \u2014 Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al , 13 June 2022",
"Lemoine has had many of his conversations with LaMDA from the living room of his San Francisco apartment , where his Google ID badge hangs from a lanyard on a shelf. \u2014 Nitasha Tiku, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French appartement , from Italian appartamento":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4rt-m\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"diggings",
"digs",
"flat",
"lodgings",
"suite",
"tenement"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060614",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"apathetic":{
"antonyms":[
"concerned",
"interested"
],
"definitions":{
": affected by, characterized by, or displaying apathy : having or showing little or no interest, concern, or emotion":[
"apathetic voters",
"apathetic indifference",
"an apathetic attitude/response",
"It's really easy to feel apathetic about politics and forget how much they affect our daily lives.",
"\u2014 Emily Shwake",
"NFL fans and media members are mostly apathetic toward the exhibition games.",
"\u2014 Henry McKenna",
"Even with Doppler radar and networks of spotters, many residents of Tornado Alley are surprisingly apathetic .",
"\u2014 Warren Faidley",
"She was listless, apathetic , calm with the calmness of a woman who knows she can suffer no further.",
"\u2014 Frank Norris",
"Children or teens who are \u2026 depressed and apathetic \u2026",
"\u2014 Victoria L. Dunckley",
"People with abnormally low levels of thyroid hormones (hypothyroidism) are often listless and apathetic ; in fact, the symptoms may look very much like endogenous depression.",
"\u2014 Lester Grinspoon et al.",
"\u2026 there is no emotion and she remains apathetic to all around her.",
"\u2014 leitrimobserver.ie"
]
},
"examples":[
"But contrary to popular belief, not all jocks are as apathetic as they are athletic. One such progressive player is Toni Smith, a college basketball player who turned her back on Old Glory every time the national anthem was played before her games last season. In a written statement, she cited America's systemic inequalities as her reason for not saluting the flag. \u2014 Complex , June/July 2003",
"The disorder is sometimes inherited via a defective gene from one parent, and patients are usually spared signs of the disorder until they reach their fifties. Because the brain-cell loss occurs in parts of the brain that help regulate social behavior, personality changes are the most common manifestations of the illness. Patients tend to become either uninhibited or apathetic . \u2014 Bruce L. Miller , Discover , January 1998",
"But in cities such as Boston, Cincinnati, Oakland, San Francisco, and Seattle, reformers are trying to recharge an apathetic electorate by taking aim at the very process of voting itself. \u2014 Wilma Rule et al. , Ms. , September/October 1996",
"Young people are becoming increasingly apathetic .",
"the apathetic attitude of the public",
"Surprisingly, most Americans are apathetic toward this important issue.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lundy's ability to engage supporters as well as a largely apathetic student body will also be crucial to his long-term success. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Mar. 2022",
"There have always been ups and downs, but the problems over the past few years seem to be that the majority of kids at his school, and the school environment in general, has become increasingly apathetic , dysfunctional and lacking in civility. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 22 May 2022",
"Utah has earned a reputation as one of the nation\u2019s most arid states, with the nation\u2019s highest water consumption, run by a legislature apathetic \u2014 if not outright dismissive \u2014 toward conservation. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Several celebrities of color have voiced their displeasure at the way the government is handling these situations, as well as their apathetic approach to violence in this country. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 25 May 2022",
"An apathetic populace grinned and shrugged as a man who got sworn in on the strength of an anonymous opinion from a conservative Supreme Court earned the power to make war. \u2014 Marisa Kabas, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
"Two of those steals were on back-to-back possessions, making the Celtics look apathetic about protecting the basketball. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
"Loden felt an affinity for her apathetic protagonist, loosely basing the character on her own experiences and improvising most of the dialogue in the movie. \u2014 cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The dozens of independent states that belong to the Commonwealth are, at best, apathetic about their ties to the British crown. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 21 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1692, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin apath\u0113ticus, from a- a- entry 2 + path\u0113ticus pathetic , after apath\u012ba apathy":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccap-\u0259-\u02c8thet-ik",
"\u02cca-p\u0259-\u02c8the-tik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for apathetic impassive , stoic , phlegmatic , apathetic , stolid mean unresponsive to something that might normally excite interest or emotion. impassive stresses the absence of any external sign of emotion in action or facial expression. met the news with an impassive look stoic implies an apparent indifference to pleasure or especially to pain often as a matter of principle or self-discipline. was resolutely stoic even in adversity phlegmatic implies a temperament or constitution hard to arouse. a phlegmatic man unmoved by tears apathetic may imply a puzzling or deplorable indifference or inertness. charitable appeals met an apathetic response stolid implies a habitual absence of interest, responsiveness, or curiosity. stolid workers wedded to routine",
"synonyms":[
"casual",
"complacent",
"disinterested",
"incurious",
"indifferent",
"insensible",
"insouciant",
"nonchalant",
"perfunctory",
"pococurante",
"unconcerned",
"uncurious",
"uninterested"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195517",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"apathy":{
"antonyms":[
"emotion",
"feeling",
"sensibility"
],
"definitions":{
": lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness":[
"drug abuse leading to apathy and depression"
],
": lack of interest or concern : indifference":[
"political apathy"
]
},
"examples":[
"That's the danger of a teeming cast of \u2026 characters: they get jumbled in the viewer's mind, and \u2026 apathy ensues. Novels can afford a rich banquet of personalities; it's what readers sign up for. But ratiocination isn't welcome in modern movies, which prefer visceral impact over intellect. \u2014 Richard Corliss , Time , 20 Oct. 2008",
"But short of such complete apathy , there are other neurological conditions in which the capacity for genuine emotion is compromised. One sees this in some forms of autism, in the \"flat affect\" of some schizophrenics. \u2026 But here, as with Harry, music can often break through, if only in a limited way or for a brief time, and release seemingly normal emotions. \u2014 Oliver Sacks , Musicophilia , 2008",
"According to the polls, \"the American people, as opposed to some of their leaders, seek no converts to their ideology.\" And they are not \"cultural imperialists.\" Maybe not. But this reserve seems grounded less in humility (60 percent of Americans consider their culture \"superior to others\") than in apathy . \u2014 Robert Wright , New York Times Book Review , 14 May 2006",
"The result could well be further inequality of political information, with avid followers of politics becoming ever more knowledgeable while the rest of the public slips deeper into political apathy . \u2014 Martin P. Wattenberg , Atlantic , October 1998",
"People have shown surprising apathy toward these important social problems.",
"People have shown a surprising apathy toward these problems.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The prospect of public apathy is already deeply vexing the establishment. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"This modern mass apathy is a far cry from the Stoic\u2019s aspirational apatheia. \u2014 Marion Renault, The New Republic , 21 Jan. 2022",
"In the face of this apathy , Obama expanded DACA two years later while also instituting the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents program (DAPA). \u2014 Michael Bobelian, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"But our apathy also seems related to a pandemic malaise\u2014an inability or unwillingness to devote more cognitive and material resources to a problem that refuses to leave us alone. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"With North Korean obstinance, Chinese apathy , and Russian uncooperativeness, North Korea policy becomes about keeping the allies together and not weakening the alliance. \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2022",
"This widespread apathy left the door wide open for misinformation and private interests. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 27 Apr. 2022",
"This, Skinner-Dorkenoo said, highlights perhaps one way of combating Covid apathy . \u2014 NBC News , 1 Apr. 2022",
"This apathy could impact public health at a global scale. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French apathie, borrowed from Latin apath\u012ba, borrowed from Greek apathe\u00eea, noun derivative of apath\u1e17s \"not suffering, without passion or feeling, impassive,\" from a- a- entry 2 + -path\u0113s, adjective derivative of p\u00e1thos \"experience, misfortune, emotion\" \u2014 more at pathos":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ap-\u0259-th\u0113",
"\u02c8a-p\u0259-th\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"affectlessness",
"emotionlessness",
"impassiveness",
"impassivity",
"insensibility",
"numbness",
"phlegm"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093954",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"ape":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a large uncouth person":[],
": any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)":[
"\u2014 compare great ape"
],
": crazy , wild":[
"\u2014 usually used in the phrase go ape"
],
": mimic":[],
": to copy closely but often clumsily and ineptly":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Her boyfriend's some big ape she met at a party.",
"Verb",
"She apes the speech and manners of the rich.",
"was caught aping the substitute teacher's thick accent",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The rules were written before people paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for a JPEG of an ape , but such investments certainly would violate the spirit of the rule too. \u2014 Spencer Jakab, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Humans sleep less than any ape , monkey or lemur that scientists have studied. \u2014 Elizabeth Preston, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 May 2022",
"People outside the cage step try to help by pulling at him and kicking at the ape , but the viral clip cuts out before a resolution is seen. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 8 June 2022",
"Almost every famous musical has one version that dwarfs the rest One that is so resonant that all others either ape or try to consciously avoid. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 1 June 2022",
"Unlike our big toes, apes' big toes stick out to the side and move more freely than the other four, almost like a thumb; A. afarensis' big toes still very noticeably stuck out to the side, although not as much as an ape 's. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Well his ape illustrations attracted 1,500 people to the Long Beach pop-up, on its April 9th grand opening. \u2014 Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 May 2022",
"NFTs can be sold individually or as part of a collection, as in the case of Bored Ape Yacht Club, a collection of thousands of digital ape illustrations on the Ethereum blockchain. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Stephen Ross studies ape behavior and cognition at Lincoln Park Zoo as director of its Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Ohio race was particularly insane: a half-dozen candidates reportedly spent at least sixty-six million dollars, and many of them tried to ape Trump\u2019s style and seek his endorsement. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 May 2022",
"As Vivian, Olivia Valli wears replicas of the same outfits that Julia Roberts wore in the movie, but doesn\u2019t ape her movements or mannerisms. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Indeed, Isbell, a former Muscle Shoals resident now based in Nashville, is more of a rocker than the Americana strummers who ape him. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 12 Jan. 2022",
"He\u2019s been replaced by a second Samurai who uses technology to ape the original\u2019s powers, but nobody cares. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 11 Dec. 2021",
"Season 2 tried to ape the confusing timeline trickery of the first and mostly failed miserably. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
"But Mann and his cinematographer Dion Beebe consciously chose not to ape the look of film in Miami Vice. \u2014 Bilge Ebiri, Vulture , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Later With John Mayer would ape the format of the long-running British chat show, Later With Jools Holland. \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 28 Apr. 2021",
"But though there have been many iterations of Kong, none can ape the impact of the original. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 26 Mar. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Each faces resistance from his own side, since anti- ape prejudice is still part of the formerly dominant species\u2019 worldview. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2021",
"But now the world\u2019s gorillas, and also their great- ape cousins, the chimpanzees, bonobos and orang-utans, face another threat from their human neighbours: covid-19. \u2014 The Economist , 16 May 2020",
"But a close analysis of the rounded head of the femur revealed that their hips were carrying weight differently and much more ape -like by hanging out in trees. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 2 Apr. 2020",
"Every hominin species in the fossil record has its own unique mix of familiar human traits and more ape -like ones, shaped by their environments and lifestyles. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 30 Mar. 2020",
"Walking upright on two legs is considered a human trait that separates us from our ape relatives, like chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 2 Apr. 2020",
"That species was an early member of our genus who walked upright and had a mixture of human and ape -like features. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 3 Feb. 2020",
"The fire started in a corner of the ape house\u2019s roof in the first minutes of the new year and spread rapidly. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Jan. 2020",
"Students primed with black faces detected ape images more quickly. \u2014 Douglas Starr, Science | AAAS , 26 Mar. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1632, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1950, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English apa ; akin to Old High German affo ape":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0101p"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ape Verb copy , imitate , mimic , ape , mock mean to make something so that it resembles an existing thing. copy suggests duplicating an original as nearly as possible. copied the painting and sold the fake as an original imitate suggests following a model or a pattern but may allow for some variation. imitate a poet's style mimic implies a close copying (as of voice or mannerism) often for fun, ridicule, or lifelike imitation. pupils mimicking their teacher ape may suggest presumptuous, unoriginal, or inept imitating of a superior original. American fashion designers aped their European colleagues mock usually implies imitation with derision. mocking a vain man's pompous manner",
"synonyms":[
"copy",
"copycat",
"emulate",
"imitate",
"mime",
"mimic"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105534",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"aper":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a large uncouth person":[],
": any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)":[
"\u2014 compare great ape"
],
": crazy , wild":[
"\u2014 usually used in the phrase go ape"
],
": mimic":[],
": to copy closely but often clumsily and ineptly":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Her boyfriend's some big ape she met at a party.",
"Verb",
"She apes the speech and manners of the rich.",
"was caught aping the substitute teacher's thick accent",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The rules were written before people paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for a JPEG of an ape , but such investments certainly would violate the spirit of the rule too. \u2014 Spencer Jakab, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Humans sleep less than any ape , monkey or lemur that scientists have studied. \u2014 Elizabeth Preston, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 May 2022",
"People outside the cage step try to help by pulling at him and kicking at the ape , but the viral clip cuts out before a resolution is seen. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 8 June 2022",
"Almost every famous musical has one version that dwarfs the rest One that is so resonant that all others either ape or try to consciously avoid. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 1 June 2022",
"Unlike our big toes, apes' big toes stick out to the side and move more freely than the other four, almost like a thumb; A. afarensis' big toes still very noticeably stuck out to the side, although not as much as an ape 's. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Well his ape illustrations attracted 1,500 people to the Long Beach pop-up, on its April 9th grand opening. \u2014 Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 May 2022",
"NFTs can be sold individually or as part of a collection, as in the case of Bored Ape Yacht Club, a collection of thousands of digital ape illustrations on the Ethereum blockchain. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Stephen Ross studies ape behavior and cognition at Lincoln Park Zoo as director of its Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Ohio race was particularly insane: a half-dozen candidates reportedly spent at least sixty-six million dollars, and many of them tried to ape Trump\u2019s style and seek his endorsement. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 May 2022",
"As Vivian, Olivia Valli wears replicas of the same outfits that Julia Roberts wore in the movie, but doesn\u2019t ape her movements or mannerisms. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Indeed, Isbell, a former Muscle Shoals resident now based in Nashville, is more of a rocker than the Americana strummers who ape him. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 12 Jan. 2022",
"He\u2019s been replaced by a second Samurai who uses technology to ape the original\u2019s powers, but nobody cares. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 11 Dec. 2021",
"Season 2 tried to ape the confusing timeline trickery of the first and mostly failed miserably. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
"But Mann and his cinematographer Dion Beebe consciously chose not to ape the look of film in Miami Vice. \u2014 Bilge Ebiri, Vulture , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Later With John Mayer would ape the format of the long-running British chat show, Later With Jools Holland. \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 28 Apr. 2021",
"But though there have been many iterations of Kong, none can ape the impact of the original. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 26 Mar. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Each faces resistance from his own side, since anti- ape prejudice is still part of the formerly dominant species\u2019 worldview. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2021",
"But now the world\u2019s gorillas, and also their great- ape cousins, the chimpanzees, bonobos and orang-utans, face another threat from their human neighbours: covid-19. \u2014 The Economist , 16 May 2020",
"But a close analysis of the rounded head of the femur revealed that their hips were carrying weight differently and much more ape -like by hanging out in trees. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 2 Apr. 2020",
"Every hominin species in the fossil record has its own unique mix of familiar human traits and more ape -like ones, shaped by their environments and lifestyles. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 30 Mar. 2020",
"Walking upright on two legs is considered a human trait that separates us from our ape relatives, like chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 2 Apr. 2020",
"That species was an early member of our genus who walked upright and had a mixture of human and ape -like features. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 3 Feb. 2020",
"The fire started in a corner of the ape house\u2019s roof in the first minutes of the new year and spread rapidly. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Jan. 2020",
"Students primed with black faces detected ape images more quickly. \u2014 Douglas Starr, Science | AAAS , 26 Mar. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1632, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1950, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English apa ; akin to Old High German affo ape":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0101p"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ape Verb copy , imitate , mimic , ape , mock mean to make something so that it resembles an existing thing. copy suggests duplicating an original as nearly as possible. copied the painting and sold the fake as an original imitate suggests following a model or a pattern but may allow for some variation. imitate a poet's style mimic implies a close copying (as of voice or mannerism) often for fun, ridicule, or lifelike imitation. pupils mimicking their teacher ape may suggest presumptuous, unoriginal, or inept imitating of a superior original. American fashion designers aped their European colleagues mock usually implies imitation with derision. mocking a vain man's pompous manner",
"synonyms":[
"copy",
"copycat",
"emulate",
"imitate",
"mime",
"mimic"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022125",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"aperiodic":{
"antonyms":[
"constant",
"continuous",
"habitual",
"periodic",
"regular",
"repeated",
"steady"
],
"definitions":{
": not having periodic vibrations : not oscillatory":[],
": of irregular occurrence : not periodic":[
"aperiodic floods"
]
},
"examples":[
"released aperiodic reports on the results of their cancer research",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Penrose showed that a class of polygons now called Penrose tiles can combine to form aperiodic patterns, which never repeat themselves. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 16 June 2021",
"The most famous aperiodic tiling pattern uses two different shapes. \u2014 Greta Lorge, WIRED , 22 Feb. 2007"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1870, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u0101-\u02ccpir-\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4d-ik",
"\u02cc\u0101-\u02ccpir-\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-dik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"casual",
"catchy",
"choppy",
"discontinuous",
"episodic",
"episodical",
"erratic",
"fitful",
"intermittent",
"irregular",
"occasional",
"spasmodic",
"spastic",
"sporadic",
"spotty",
"unsteady"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052836",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"aperture":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an opening or open space : hole":[
"entered the cave through a narrow aperture"
],
": the diameter of the objective lens or mirror of a telescope":[],
": the diameter of the stop in an optical system that determines the diameter of the bundle of rays traversing the instrument":[],
": the opening in a photographic lens that admits the light":[]
},
"examples":[
"We entered the cave through a narrow aperture .",
"The photograph was taken using a fast shutter speed and a large aperture .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kuo said at the time that the selfie camera will support autofocus and come with an f/1.9 aperture . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 13 June 2022",
"This should make the Portrait mode effect even more realistic by more-accurately simulating the look of professional cameras with wide- aperture lenses. \u2014 Paul Monckton, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Smartphones double as ideal, take-everywhere cameras that don't require you to think about aperture , shutter speed, ISO, or other photo enthusiast settings. \u2014 PCMAG , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The second camera has a 162mm telephoto lens with an aperture of f/4.4 and 28x hybrid zoom. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 4 Nov. 2021",
"The 12 Pro still has a 12-megapixel sensor but gets a wide-angle 26-millimeter lens that goes from an f/1.8 to an f/1.6 aperture for a 27 percent increase. \u2014 Jakob Schiller, Outside Online , 21 Oct. 2020",
"If a Molotov impacts on or near an open aperture , burning liquid can flow through, causing panic, injuries, and even a fire inside the vehicle. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 7 Apr. 2022",
"An accident, in this schema, is what happens when the holes in several layers of cheese line up perfectly: an aperture of atrocity. \u2014 Rhoda Feng, The New Republic , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The satellite has an aperture of 64 square meters when fully extended; AST plans to provide Internet directly to standard mobile phones. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 11 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, borrowed from Latin apert\u016bra, from apertus, past participle of aper\u012bre \"to open\" + -\u016bra -ure \u2014 more at aperient":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-p\u0259r-\u02ccchu\u0307r",
"-\u02cctu\u0307r",
"-ch\u0259r",
"\u02c8a-p\u0259-",
"-\u02cctyu\u0307r",
"\u02c8ap-\u0259(r)-\u02ccchu\u0307(\u0259)r, -ch\u0259r, -\u02cct(y)u\u0307(\u0259)r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"hole",
"opening",
"orifice",
"perforation"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015238",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"apex":{
"antonyms":[
"bottom",
"nadir",
"rock bottom"
],
"definitions":{
": the highest or culminating point":[
"the apex of his career"
],
": the narrowed or pointed end : tip":[
"the apex of the tongue"
],
": the point of sharpest curvature in a path (such as that followed by a turning vehicle)":[
"a driver hitting the apex as he races around a corner",
"At the apex of the turn his rear wheels apparently came unstuck from the oil-drenched groove.",
"\u2014 Robert F. Jones"
],
": the uppermost point : vertex":[
"the apex of a mountain"
]
},
"examples":[
"she reached the apex of fame, only to find it wasn't what she expected",
"the apex of the spear",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s when Bowie famously got off the train, and Morgen obviously regards Eno as the apex of cool. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"His son Malcolm Forbes became synonymous with Nouvelle Society extravagance in the 1980s, a period whose apex was his 70th birthday party in Morocco. \u2014 Horacio Silva, Town & Country , 1 May 2022",
"Yet the apex of the phenomenon of profiting off the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard case \u2014 and the groundswell of support for Depp himself \u2014 is vendors on Etsy making T-shirts, stickers, mugs, keychains, and pins expressing support for the actor. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Knowing cash is king, there is anecdotal evidence that portfolio owners are choosing to boost liquidity with strategic dispositions at apex pricing. \u2014 Zenger News, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Frequent cuts back to D.C. let Chris Cooper and Brian Cox give apex frowns as CIA skullduggers hiding black-ops nastiness from an oversight committee. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
"The Woodstock set, from later that summer, has a full nine songs, and performance is the band\u2019s apex . \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 9 June 2022",
"Ilott appeared to lose control in the apex of the corner when the car snapped and spun 360 degrees before hitting head-on into the wall. \u2014 Rob Peeters, Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star , 29 May 2022",
"Ilott appeared to lose control in the apex of the corner when the car snapped and spun 360 degrees before hitting head-on into the wall. \u2014 Rob Peeters, Wilson Moore, USA TODAY , 29 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0101-\u02ccpeks"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for apex summit , peak , pinnacle , climax , apex , acme , culmination mean the highest point attained or attainable. summit implies the topmost level attainable. at the summit of the Victorian social scene peak suggests the highest among other high points. an artist working at the peak of her powers pinnacle suggests a dizzying and often insecure height. the pinnacle of worldly success climax implies the highest point in an ascending series. the war was the climax to a series of hostile actions apex implies the point where all ascending lines converge. the apex of Dutch culture acme implies a level of quality representing the perfection of a thing. a statue that was once deemed the acme of beauty culmination suggests the outcome of a growth or development representing an attained objective. the culmination of years of effort",
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"acme",
"apogee",
"capstone",
"climax",
"crescendo",
"crest",
"crown",
"culmination",
"head",
"height",
"high noon",
"high-water mark",
"meridian",
"ne plus ultra",
"noon",
"noontime",
"peak",
"pinnacle",
"sum",
"summit",
"tip-top",
"top",
"zenith"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091354",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aphorism":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a concise statement of a principle":[],
": a terse formulation of a truth or sentiment : adage":[
"the high-minded aphorism , \"Let us value the quality of life, not the quantity\""
],
": an ingeniously terse style of expression : aphoristic language":[
"These are dazzling chapters, packed with perfectly chosen anecdotes and pithy with aphorism .",
"\u2014 John Keegan"
]
},
"examples":[
"Confronted by a broadminded, witty, and tolerant cosmopolitan, for whom the infinite varieties of human custom offered a source of inexhaustible fascination, Thucydides presented himself as a humorless nationalist, an intellectual given to political aphorisms and abstract generalizations. \u2014 Peter Green , New York Review of Books , 15 May 2008",
"It doesn't take long to learn that a lie always unravels and that it always ends up making you feel royally cruddy. \"Do the kind of work during the day that allows you to sleep at night\" was an aphorism my grandfather was fond of. \u2014 Amy Krouse Rosenthal , Newsweek , 6 Mar. 2006",
"The Sun twice went into journalism legend. Its city editor John Bogart is generally credited with the aphorism \"When a dog bites a man, that's not news. But when a man bites a dog, that's news.\" And the paper delivered America's most treasured editorial in 1897, when a young girl, whose playmates had told her there was no Santa Claus, wrote and asked the Sun to tell her the truth. \u2014 Peter Andrews , American Heritage , October 1994",
"Truman is remembered as much today for his aphorisms as his policies: \"The buck stops here,\" \"If you can't stand the heat stay out of the kitchen,\" and the like. Such slogans are endearing in a time of plastic politicians who make a career of ducking responsibilities \u2026 \u2014 Ronald Steel , New Republic , 10 Aug. 1992",
"When decorating, remember the familiar aphorism , \u201cless is more.\u201d",
"what does the aphorism \u201cHindsight is 20/20\u201d mean?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Still, the two-types-of-runner theory is one of those ideas that brings to mind the statistician George Box\u2019s aphorism : All models are wrong, but some are useful. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 17 Oct. 2020",
"In a single letter, Walpole might wander from war to weddings to art and anecdote and aphorism . \u2014 Catherine Ostler, WSJ , 15 Apr. 2022",
"What a lot of people don't know is that that's only half the aphorism . \u2014 Sarah Vitak, Scientific American , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Variations of that famous aphorism are attributed to California Senator Hiram Johnson at the turn of the 20th century and the ancient Greek dramatist Aeschylus, among others. \u2014 Michael Posner, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"There\u2019s an aphorism in journalism (attributed to Jesse Lynch Williams) that when a dog bites a man, that\u2019s not news. \u2014 Kevin Fisher-paulson, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Mar. 2022",
"His ability to turn a line or two of slapstick aphorism into cut-crystal wisdom is up there with anyone. \u2014 Corey Seymour, Rolling Stone , 16 Feb. 2022",
"But the aphorism glides over the fact that for most of human history, nature has also been opaque, requiring that humanity stumble upon its inventions entirely by chance. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Nov. 2021",
"The garden\u2019s rehabilitation may well reflect the aphorism that perfect is the enemy of good. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 July 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French aphorisme , from Late Latin aphorismus , from Greek aphorismos definition, aphorism, from aphorizein to define, from apo- + horizein to bound \u2014 more at horizon":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-f\u0259-\u02ccri-z\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"adage",
"apothegm",
"byword",
"epigram",
"maxim",
"proverb",
"saw",
"saying",
"sententia",
"word"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100229",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"aphoristic":{
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": a concise statement of a principle":[],
": a terse formulation of a truth or sentiment : adage":[
"the high-minded aphorism , \"Let us value the quality of life, not the quantity\""
],
": an ingeniously terse style of expression : aphoristic language":[
"These are dazzling chapters, packed with perfectly chosen anecdotes and pithy with aphorism .",
"\u2014 John Keegan"
]
},
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"Confronted by a broadminded, witty, and tolerant cosmopolitan, for whom the infinite varieties of human custom offered a source of inexhaustible fascination, Thucydides presented himself as a humorless nationalist, an intellectual given to political aphorisms and abstract generalizations. \u2014 Peter Green , New York Review of Books , 15 May 2008",
"It doesn't take long to learn that a lie always unravels and that it always ends up making you feel royally cruddy. \"Do the kind of work during the day that allows you to sleep at night\" was an aphorism my grandfather was fond of. \u2014 Amy Krouse Rosenthal , Newsweek , 6 Mar. 2006",
"The Sun twice went into journalism legend. Its city editor John Bogart is generally credited with the aphorism \"When a dog bites a man, that's not news. But when a man bites a dog, that's news.\" And the paper delivered America's most treasured editorial in 1897, when a young girl, whose playmates had told her there was no Santa Claus, wrote and asked the Sun to tell her the truth. \u2014 Peter Andrews , American Heritage , October 1994",
"Truman is remembered as much today for his aphorisms as his policies: \"The buck stops here,\" \"If you can't stand the heat stay out of the kitchen,\" and the like. Such slogans are endearing in a time of plastic politicians who make a career of ducking responsibilities \u2026 \u2014 Ronald Steel , New Republic , 10 Aug. 1992",
"When decorating, remember the familiar aphorism , \u201cless is more.\u201d",
"what does the aphorism \u201cHindsight is 20/20\u201d mean?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Still, the two-types-of-runner theory is one of those ideas that brings to mind the statistician George Box\u2019s aphorism : All models are wrong, but some are useful. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 17 Oct. 2020",
"In a single letter, Walpole might wander from war to weddings to art and anecdote and aphorism . \u2014 Catherine Ostler, WSJ , 15 Apr. 2022",
"What a lot of people don't know is that that's only half the aphorism . \u2014 Sarah Vitak, Scientific American , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Variations of that famous aphorism are attributed to California Senator Hiram Johnson at the turn of the 20th century and the ancient Greek dramatist Aeschylus, among others. \u2014 Michael Posner, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"There\u2019s an aphorism in journalism (attributed to Jesse Lynch Williams) that when a dog bites a man, that\u2019s not news. \u2014 Kevin Fisher-paulson, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Mar. 2022",
"His ability to turn a line or two of slapstick aphorism into cut-crystal wisdom is up there with anyone. \u2014 Corey Seymour, Rolling Stone , 16 Feb. 2022",
"But the aphorism glides over the fact that for most of human history, nature has also been opaque, requiring that humanity stumble upon its inventions entirely by chance. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Nov. 2021",
"The garden\u2019s rehabilitation may well reflect the aphorism that perfect is the enemy of good. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 July 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French aphorisme , from Late Latin aphorismus , from Greek aphorismos definition, aphorism, from aphorizein to define, from apo- + horizein to bound \u2014 more at horizon":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-f\u0259-\u02ccri-z\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"adage",
"apothegm",
"byword",
"epigram",
"maxim",
"proverb",
"saw",
"saying",
"sententia",
"word"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075621",
"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"apiculate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": ending abruptly in a small distinct point":[
"an apiculate leaf"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1804, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin apiculus , diminutive of Latin apic-, apex":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8pi-ky\u0259-l\u0259t",
"\u0101-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040748",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
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},
"examples":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192508",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"apiculture":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the keeping of bees especially on a large scale":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This record of their work is likely to have lasting implications for our understanding of bees, their roles in ecosystems and the future of apiculture . \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Produced by native stingless honey bees, the local Maya outside of Cob\u00e1 have mastered the art of apiculture , with all sorts of sweet selections on sale for visitors. \u2014 Jared Ranahan, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
"Sebastian and Camille Seusing poured a bucket of honey onto the ministry steps, saying it was contaminated with high levels of glyphosate that was sprayed onto fields near their apiculture business in Brandenburg state, which surrounds Berlin. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2020",
"Cities also have greater demand for local apiculture products. \u2014 USA TODAY , 26 Dec. 2017",
"With a surface area of over 1.5 million ha, the area is used for livestock rearing, grazing, red deer farming, fodder production and apiculture . \u2014 Alex Treadway, National Geographic , 14 June 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1864, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from French, from Latin apis bee + French culture":""
},
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"\u02c8\u0101-p\u0259-\u02cck\u0259l-ch\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082327",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"apiculus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small acute point or tip":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, diminutive of Latin apic-, apex summit":""
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"\u0101\u02c8-",
"\u0259\u02c8piky\u0259l\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224915",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"apiece":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": for each one : individually":[]
},
"examples":[
"His shoes weigh four pounds apiece .",
"when you figure that they usually sell for six dollars apiece , you're getting quite a bargain",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sixty matches will be played in the U.S., with Canada and Mexico staging 10 apiece . \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 23 May 2022",
"All of South Carolina\u2019s starters scored in double figures, with Brea Beal chipping in 12, Destanni Henderson 11 and Victaria Saxton and Zia Cooke scoring 10 apiece . \u2014 Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Koby Huerta and Willie Thomas III added 10 apiece for UAF. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Tickets cost $15 for general admission; $13 for those 62 and older; $10 for students up to 12th grade; and $10 apiece for groups of 10 or more. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Floors 3 through 10 \u2014 each the size of 3\u00bd football fields \u2014 would hold more than 700 beds apiece in spacious dorm rooms for a total of nearly 5,900 beds in the building, with the capacity for more than 10,000. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Feb. 2022",
"China Mobile's shares were trading at 58.64 yuan ($9.23) apiece in Shanghai as of 2:34 p.m. local time. \u2014 Michelle Toh, CNN , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Golden State also got 12 from Kevon Looney on 6-for-6 shooting, and 11 apiece from Andrew Wiggins and Klay Thompson. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, Hartford Courant , 5 June 2022",
"The stock price rose to Rs918 apiece in early trade but was still below the issue price. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 17 May 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u0259-\u02c8p\u0113s"
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"all",
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"per capita"
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"adverb"
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"archetypal",
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"original"
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"apish antics"
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"\u2026 the results \u2026 are truly phenomenal. Nor is it mere apish copying.",
"\u2014 Abraham Cahan"
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"whenever I smiled, the baby would respond with an apish grin",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In his twilight years, Art would make good on his name and let his penchant for art shine, brightening the lives of the residents of Cedar Mountain Commons with his signature acrylic paintings, including the colorful, apish Jojo. \u2014 courant.com , 5 Nov. 2019"
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"\u02c8\u0101-pish"
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"Adjective",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"There were some minor royals and B-level English celebrities and gents in morning coats and top hats and ladies wearing fascinators, aplenty . \u2014 William Booth, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
"Natural toilet paper options are better in some areas than others\u2014like the Pacific Northwest, where trees are aplenty , versus the Arizona desert. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, SELF , 8 June 2022",
"Jimmy Kimmel had zingers aplenty for companies across the TV spectrum at Disney\u2019s upfront presentation on Tuesday, even though a positive COVID test kept the late-night host from appearing in person. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 17 May 2022",
"And there will be challenges aplenty for a Green Bay Packers team that\u2019s gone an NFL-best 39-10 over the least three regular seasons. \u2014 Rob Reischel, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"In 2014, at age 53, Tom Wilson, a singer-songwriter from Hamilton, Ontario, with a stack of gold records and stories aplenty , found out quite accidentally that he had been adopted. \u2014 Jennie Punter, Variety , 6 May 2022",
"And Amazon's got sales aplenty for those on a mission to spruce up their home. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
"These two compelling novels, portals both, offer reasons aplenty to bolster trust and keep the waters of truth flowing freely. \u2014 Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Here\u2019s the thing: The good news is that classic vodka cocktail recipes are aplenty . \u2014 Jennifer Konerman, Sunset Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Premiering June 15, Quest for an Iron Legend sizzles aplenty in its new iteration. \u2014 Laura Manske, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Elsewhere on the schedule, there are tentpole shows aplenty . \u2014 Luke Leitch, Vogue , 23 May 2022",
"Ellevator has received helping hands aplenty , including an assist from power-pop rockers and Hamilton heroes Arkells. \u2014 Beau Hayhoe, SPIN , 11 May 2022",
"There were smiles aplenty at the ribbon-cutting event at the Village Gardens in Seattle. \u2014 Terry Collins, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
"And while there will be al fresco feasting aplenty , plus the Big Jubilee Lunch, one towering figure will be deeply missed. \u2014 Tom Parker Bowles, Town & Country , 15 May 2022",
"There were dazzling diamond necklaces aplenty , stop-and-stare sparklers galore, and heaps of glitz and glamour. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 27 Mar. 2022",
"There were celebrity sighting aplenty , everyone from Bill Murray, to Spike Lee, to Fat Joe, to Guy Fieri and Myles Garrett. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Like a Swiss cheese riddled with holes, the Zinal glacier has caves and grottoes aplenty and visitors can strap on some snow shoes and take a hike right into its icy depths. \u2014 Rob Hodgetts, CNN , 14 Feb. 2022"
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"1830, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"\u0259-\u02c8plen-t\u0113"
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"agitation",
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"She played several roles with equal aplomb ."
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"In \"The Most Famous Man in America,\" Applegate, a Ph.D. in American studies from Yale, tells this grand story with aplomb , intelligence and a sure feel for historical context. \u2014 Michael Kazin , New York Times Book Review , 16 July 2006",
"Stefan Soltesz conducts the excellent chorus and orchestra with aplomb , and television director Brian Large does his usual exemplary job. \u2014 Alan Wagner , Opera News , November 2001",
"During a script conference recounted in the New Yorker piece, Ley fielded a variety of questions with striking aplomb that sometimes verged on arrogance. \u2014 Frank Kuznik , Air & Space , April/May 1995",
"He showed great aplomb in dealing with the reporters.",
"you've handled a difficult situation with perfect aplomb",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yang met them with aplomb , and under Payare\u2019s direction, the strings and percussion accurately navigated their tricky parts. \u2014 Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"Performing with just a few days\u2019 preparation and still finding her bearings, Kimberly Gilbert filled in for Tro Shaw with aplomb at Wednesday night\u2019s show, all while toggling between varied accents and languages, no less. \u2014 Thomas Floyd, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"Bischof\u2019s photographs of New York show a new world and capture its dynamic quality with aplomb and a highly distinctive eye for the seemingly incidental. \u2014 Vogue , 19 June 2022",
"That\u2019s bolstered by the outsole, which boasts five-millimeter, multi-directional lugs made of high-performing Vibram MegaGrip, which grab all trail surfaces with aplomb . \u2014 Cory Smith, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"Blair handles her precocious lines with aplomb , especially as the series gives her and McGregor more room to bounce Leia\u2019s playfulness and Ben\u2019s prickliness off each other. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 27 May 2022",
"Ford sent us over a relatively challenging off-road course, which the truck handled with aplomb . \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 12 May 2022",
"Gebbia played with poise and aplomb last year in the game formerly known as the Civil War. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Nov. 2020",
"The wide blade is more than capable of chopping firewood and felling trees with aplomb . \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 18 Apr. 2022"
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"1818, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u0259-\u02c8pl\u00e4m"
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"\u2014 Lance Morrow"
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"His book tells of an environmental apocalypse .",
"the fear that the next global pandemic could be an apocalypse of biblical proportions",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Is everyone going to make it out of this apocalypse alive? \u2014 Maggie Fremont, EW.com , 22 June 2022",
"An apocalypse that keeps (a notion of) their world alive, at the expense of (a notion of) our own. \u2014 Longreads , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Westworld has signed Oscar winner Ariana DeBose to join the robot apocalypse for season four. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 May 2022",
"The Sami Pavilion offered a more hopeful path out of the apocalypse , with artwork and performances depicting the struggle against colonialism by the Sami people, while also celebrating their traditions. \u2014 Colleen Barry, ajc , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The Sami Pavilion offered a more hopeful path out of the apocalypse , with artwork and performances depicting the struggle against colonialism by the Sami people, while also celebrating their traditions. \u2014 Colleen Barry, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Apr. 2022",
"In contrast with most novels trading in survival or apocalypse , Yoon\u2019s protagonist is able to draw on our world\u2019s pop culture. \u2014 Ilana Masad, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
"Nurse Tup expertly navigates every accidental apocalypse created by renegade doctors Sleech and Klak, and looks good doing it. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 23 May 2022",
"Nurse Tup expertly navigates every accidental apocalypse created by renegade doctors Sleech and Klak, and looks good doing it. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English Apocalipse \"Revelation (the New Testament book),\" borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Late Latin apocalypsis \"revelation, the Book of Revelation,\" borrowed from Greek apok\u00e1lypsis \"uncovering, disclosure, revelation,\" from apokalyp-, stem of apokal\u00fdptein \"to uncover, disclose, reveal\" (from apo- apo- + kal\u00fdptein \"to cover, protect, conceal,\" of uncertain origin) + -sis -sis":""
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"No one listened to her apocalyptic predictions.",
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"the apocalyptic destruction of the world",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The post- apocalyptic drama imagines a world in which the North Sea island of Helgoland has become the last safe haven for humanity. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
"It has been variously described as post- apocalyptic science fiction, a feminist cultural critique, an early eco-novel and a defense of animal rights. \u2014 Martin Riker, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
"Here, the ghosts of a murderous past loom as harbingers of a potentially apocalyptic future. \u2014 Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"The film is a little bit mystery, a little bit romance, with a touch of post- apocalyptic science fiction. \u2014 Leah Marilla Thomas, refinery29.com , 20 Aug. 2021",
"Nicolas Reveles set in a post-pandemic, post- apocalyptic world. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
"And if those don't thrill you, former Disney Channel favorite Zac Efron feels the heat (and gets one heck of a sunburn) in a post- apocalyptic drama. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The sense of an apocalyptic drama on Saturday was heightened by eruptions of thunder and lightning around the volcano, as the ground shook with repeated tremors. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2021",
"Yet for decades, says Dr. Hartmann, environmental rhetoric has leaned toward apocalyptic warnings. \u2014 Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 May 2022"
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"1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"borrowed from New Latin apocalypticus, derivative of apocalypsis apocalypse , by analogy with pairs such as ell\u012bpsis ellipsis : ell\u012bpticus elliptic":""
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"\u0259-\u02ccp\u00e4-k\u0259-\u02c8lip-tik"
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"No one listened to her apocalyptic predictions.",
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"the apocalyptic destruction of the world",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The post- apocalyptic drama imagines a world in which the North Sea island of Helgoland has become the last safe haven for humanity. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
"It has been variously described as post- apocalyptic science fiction, a feminist cultural critique, an early eco-novel and a defense of animal rights. \u2014 Martin Riker, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
"Here, the ghosts of a murderous past loom as harbingers of a potentially apocalyptic future. \u2014 Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"The film is a little bit mystery, a little bit romance, with a touch of post- apocalyptic science fiction. \u2014 Leah Marilla Thomas, refinery29.com , 20 Aug. 2021",
"Nicolas Reveles set in a post-pandemic, post- apocalyptic world. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
"And if those don't thrill you, former Disney Channel favorite Zac Efron feels the heat (and gets one heck of a sunburn) in a post- apocalyptic drama. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The sense of an apocalyptic drama on Saturday was heightened by eruptions of thunder and lightning around the volcano, as the ground shook with repeated tremors. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2021",
"Yet for decades, says Dr. Hartmann, environmental rhetoric has leaned toward apocalyptic warnings. \u2014 Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 May 2022"
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"1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The apocalypticism and the persecution complex of the movement are perfectly suited to the task. \u2014 Katherine Stewart, The New Republic , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Huntington doesn\u2019t pay much attention to conservative Protestant apocalypticism , which was a key factor in this era. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Death, violence and apocalypticism surged with the Black Death of the 1340s. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 June 2021",
"Initially, white evangelical apocalypticism was conservative and anti-statist, but not overtly partisan. \u2014 Matthew Avery Sutton, The New Republic , 14 Jan. 2021",
"Evangelical apocalypticism creates a very particular ideology and a very particular form of cultural engagement. \u2014 Matthew Avery Sutton, The New Republic , 14 Jan. 2021",
"After the exhausting apocalypticism of the Trump presidency and the frustrating polarization of the past 20 years, there is a certain logic in returning to the values of experience, pragmatism, cooperation and unity. \u2014 David Greenberg, Washington Post , 23 Oct. 2020",
"Thus, socialism has returned at the same time as climate apocalypticism , transhuman and transgender ideology, anti-vaccination movements, anti-Semitism, conspiracies, and ethnonationalism. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 14 Mar. 2020",
"His annotations crackled with apocalypticism , offering readers a precise understanding of when the world would end and what would happen beforehand. \u2014 Liya Rechtman, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2018"
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"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4-k\u0259-\u02cclip-tist"
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"noun"
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"\u2014 opposed to syncarpous"
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"noun"
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"rock bottom"
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"Aegean civilization reached its apogee in Crete."
]
},
"examples":[
"shag carpeting reached the apogee of its popularity in the 1970s but is now considered outdated",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The film marks the apogee of Eastwood and Leone spaghetti western cinema. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 23 May 2022",
"Just remember that glass lenses, still the apogee of optics, are not meant for impact sports. \u2014 Mike Steere, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"In its understated way, this can be read as the apogee of the bildungsroman traced by Gunn\u2019s poetic oeuvre, as the moment the occluded requires no agency to declare itself, and the closet is revealed without shame or obfuscation. \u2014 Mark Ford, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
"An annular eclipse in which the Moon was at the furthest point from Earth in its orbit (the apogee ) would have been of particularly long duration. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Star Trek actor William Shatner experiences weightlessness during the apogee of the Blue Origin New Shepard mission NS-18 suborbital flight on Oct. 13. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 15 Oct. 2021",
"The beltway media world has always had a sort of jones for celebrities, and celebrities have often loved them right back, a mutual appreciation society that reached its apogee during the correspondents\u2019 dinners of the Obama years. \u2014 New York Times , 1 May 2022",
"And his signature style \u2014 analog, unhurried, profoundly human \u2014 found its apogee in Boyhood, the 2014 coming-of-age masterstroke that took him 12 years to make. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 20 Mar. 2022",
"The postwar period marked the apogee of the A.M.A.\u2019s political power. \u2014 Clifford Marks, The New Yorker , 22 Feb. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1640, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"French apog\u00e9e , from New Latin apogaeum , from Greek apogaion , from neuter of apogeios, apogaios far from the earth, from apo- + g\u0113, gaia earth":""
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"noun"
]
},
"apologetic":{
"antonyms":[
"impenitent",
"remorseless",
"unapologetic",
"unrepentant"
],
"definitions":{
": apologetics sense 1":[],
": feeling or showing regret : regretfully acknowledging fault or failure : expressing an apology":[
"They were apologetic about the error.",
"We received an apologetic letter.",
"an apologetic smile/tone"
],
": offered in defense or vindication":[
"the apologetic writings of the early Christians"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Especially as a woman, finding that voice and being able to be loud and strong, but also non- apologetic . \u2014 Ana Monroy Yglesias, Billboard , 26 May 2022",
"This entails apologetic visits and phone calls that usually confuse or infuriate people who have done their best to move on. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic , 11 May 2022",
"The Good News rap star says Tory Lanez was apologetic , immediately begging her and her friend Harris not to tell anyone what had occurred, even offering each of them $1 million for their silence in the moment. \u2014 Essence , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Ryan, who doesn\u2019t recall Keith at all, is abashed and apologetic . \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
"Its feed is full of videos of despondent, apologetic and sometimes bloodied Russians who are allegedly prisoners of war, which some experts have argued violates the Geneva Conventions. \u2014 NBC News , 5 Mar. 2022",
"My default mode is being a little apologetic and a bit of a people pleaser, and Phil is as far away from that as possible. \u2014 EW.com , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Still, the apologetic man finds a way to help them all. \u2014 Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Before Sabracos knew what was happening, the staffer had whipped out her cell phone and Sabracos was chatting onscreen with an apologetic Adele. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Fans of Premier League teams are angered by events, even after Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur released exit statements, which ranged from the apologetic to the matter-of-fact. \u2014 Henry Flynn, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2021",
"As an evangelist, Zacharias focused on apologetics , which is the practice of offering answers to the most difficult moral, philosophical, and ethical challenges to his faith. \u2014 Anthony Leonardi, Washington Examiner , 19 May 2020",
"Among movies dealing with deeply felt Christian apologetics , Malick\u2019s latest is a companion to A Man for All Seasons, and church groups ought to see it. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 23 Dec. 2019",
"Lewis\u2019s writings \u2014 his fantasy, science fiction, apologetics , and theological essays \u2014 were as diverse as his public personae. \u2014 Joseph Loconte, National Review , 31 Aug. 2019",
"That is an apologetics for white supremacy, an ideology with a long legacy of violence. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 23 May 2016"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1649, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English apologetik, borrowed from Medieval Latin apolog\u0113ticus or apolog\u0113ticum, noun derivatives from masculine and neuter of Late Latin apolog\u0113ticus \"defensive, justifying\" \u2014 more at apologetic entry 1":"Noun",
"borrowed from Late Latin apolog\u0113ticus \"defensive, justifying,\" borrowed from Greek apolog\u0113tik\u00f3s \"suitable for defence, offered in defense,\" from apolog\u0113-, variant stem of apolog\u00e9omai, apologe\u00eesthai \"to speak in defense, defend oneself, be an advocate for\" (Late Greek, \"be an advocate for the Christian faith\") (from apo- apo- + -logeomai, -logeisthai, verbal derivative of l\u00f3gos \"word, speech, argument\") + -t-, verbal adjective formative + -ikos -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at legend":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02ccp\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02c8je-tik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"compunctious",
"contrite",
"penitent",
"regretful",
"remorseful",
"repentant",
"rueful",
"sorry"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194042",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"apologist":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is a student petition on campus to silence him, calling him a defender or an apologist for Mr. Putin\u2019s war. \u2014 M. Todd Henderson, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Mastriano has also worked in the state legislature to set aside Joe Biden\u2019s victory and has been a tireless apologist for Trump\u2019s efforts to sideline democracy. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 18 May 2022",
"Sontag was a shameless apologist for aesthetic pleasure. \u2014 Design Art B., Longreads , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Many who view Schroeder as a Putin apologist are calling from him to step down from his executive positions with Gazprom, Rosneft and the Nord Stream gas pipeline projects. \u2014 Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Jake Tapper, not exactly a Biden apologist , said afterward. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Former President Donald Trump, of course, has been an Olympic-level Putin apologist for years. \u2014 Peter Bergen, CNN , 6 Mar. 2022",
"The largest individual donor to former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard\u2019s (D-Hawaii) PAC in 2021 is an apologist for Vladimir Putin who runs a nonprofit that aims to foster cooperation between the U.S. and Russia. \u2014 Zach Everson, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Dan Orlovsky, known as a frequent Carson Wentz apologist , had a simple response. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1640, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin apologista, from Late Latin apologia \"defense in speech or writing\" + New Latin -ista -ist entry 1 \u2014 more at apology":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4-l\u0259-jist"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073920",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"apologize":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to express regret for something done or said : to make an apology":[
"He apologized for his mistake.",
"She apologized to us for losing her temper."
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The perpetrators publicly apologize for their crimes, while survivors profess forgiveness. \u2014 CNN , 22 June 2022",
"Many feel the darkest and most formative chapter of their lives is being erased - not only by Marcos Jr., who refuses to acknowledge or apologize for his father\u2019s abuses, but also by their own families. \u2014 Michael E. Miller And Regine Cabato, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
"In 2018, Charleston\u2019s City Council voted to formally denounce slavery and apologize for the city\u2019s role in the slave trade. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
"Their boss, Marc Crawford, had to sallow his pride, publicly apologize and pay a $10,000 fine after trying to storm the Red Wings\u2019 bench, screaming his lungs out at Scotty Bowman and drawing coast-to-coast comparisons with a lunatic. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 23 May 2022",
"Better to apologize directly to those whose land was allegedly taken. \u2014 WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"According to the affidavit, Gendron momentarily held his fire to apologize to a white store employee after shooting him in the leg, then returned to targeting Black people. \u2014 Carolyn Thompson, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"According to the affidavit, Gendron momentarily held his fire to apologize to a white store employee after shooting him in the leg, then returned to targeting Black people. \u2014 Carolyn Thompson, ajc , 15 June 2022",
"Pi\u00f1era was forced to apologize for his policies and to fire several cabinet ministers. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1596, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"earlier, \"to speak in justification (of),\" from apology + -ize":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccj\u012bz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093354",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"apologize for":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to offer a defense or excuse or admission of fault for (something)":[
"\u2014 used in negative statements She doesn't apologize for her lifestyle."
]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050447",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"apologue":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an allegorical narrative usually intended to convey a moral":[]
},
"examples":[
"the film is an apologue of sorts, but the message is couched in a zany and action-filled plot"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1555, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin apologus \"tale, fable,\" borrowed from Greek ap\u00f3logos \"tale, fable, allegory,\" from apo- apo- + l\u00f3gos \"word, speech, story\" \u2014 more at legend":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-p\u0259-\u02ccl\u022fg",
"-\u02ccl\u00e4g"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"allegory",
"fable",
"parable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175045",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"apology":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a poor substitute or example : makeshift":[
"He's a poor apology for a father."
],
": an admission of error or discourtesy accompanied by an expression of regret":[
"a public apology"
],
": an expression of regret for not being able to do something":[
"I won't be able to attend. Please give them my apologies ."
],
": excuse sense 2a":[],
": something that is said or written to defend something that other people criticize : defense":[
"The book is an apology for capitalism."
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This power stems from choosing when and with whom to bring life into the world\u2014without explanation or apology . \u2014 ELLE , 1 July 2022",
"The #MeToo movement helped bring Kelly down, but Hampton says an apology from Kelly would have had increased value now that the cause for gender equality is facing a stiff backlash. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 June 2022",
"Till\u2019s murder was officially closed by the Department of Justice, without apology , without justice according to Till\u2019s surviving relatives. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"Parents, however, said they were blindsided by the decision, which came a month after Fong\u2019s public apology and well after school let out for the summer. \u2014 Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 June 2022",
"Authorities held a news conference on Thursday, with the city's mayor and other officials bowing in apology to residents. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"In 2010, former Africville occupants and their descendants received an apology from Nova Scotia and funds to rebuild the original church. \u2014 Natalie Preddie, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"Behind the splashy headlines of unicorn founders and companies lies a segment of the population swimming upstream without apology or designated path to equally successful outcomes. \u2014 Rod Berger, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Whether they are meant to do a lot or a little, these exchanges are remarkably true to how people speak, whether unburdening themselves or making an apology or describing the creation of a dessert. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1533, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English apologe \"formal defense,\" borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French apologie \"public defense in speech or writing,\" borrowed from Late Latin apologia, borrowed from Greek apolog\u00eda \"speech in defense\" (Late Greek, \"speech in defense of the Christian faith by a martyr, excuse, vindication before God\"), derivative (with -ia -ia entry 1 ) of apologe\u00eesthai \"to speak in defense, defend oneself\" \u2014 more at apologetic entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for apology apology , apologia , excuse , plea , pretext , alibi mean matter offered in explanation or defense. apology usually applies to an expression of regret for a mistake or wrong with implied admission of guilt or fault and with or without reference to mitigating or extenuating circumstances. said by way of apology that he would have met them if he could apologia implies not admission of guilt or regret but a desire to make clear the grounds for some course, belief, or position. his speech was an apologia for his foreign policy excuse implies an intent to avoid or remove blame or censure. used illness as an excuse for missing the meeting plea stresses argument or appeal for understanding or sympathy or mercy. her usual plea that she was nearsighted pretext suggests subterfuge and the offering of false reasons or motives in excuse or explanation. used any pretext to get out of work alibi implies a desire to shift blame or evade punishment and imputes mere plausibility to the explanation. his alibi failed to stand scrutiny",
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"alibi",
"defense",
"excuse",
"justification",
"plea",
"reason"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234735",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"apoplectic":{
"antonyms":[
"angerless",
"delighted",
"pleased"
],
"definitions":{
": extremely enraged":[
"was apoplectic over the news"
],
": of a kind to cause or apparently cause stroke":[
"an apoplectic rage"
]
},
"examples":[
"Giuliani was apoplectic when the gangster fought off murder and racketeering charges and sauntered out of court in March 1987 after a sensational acquittal to bask in the TV lights. \u2014 Gail Sheehy , Vanity Fair , June 2000",
"The quarrel was splendidly acrimonious. When Charles Perrault, now remembered for his fairy tales, rose in the French Academy in 1687 to champion modern authors, Nicolas Boileau, the arbiter of taste, waxed so apoplectic he lost his voice. \u2014 David Coward , New York Times Book Review , 27 Apr. 1997",
"Don Hewitt, the program's venerable executive producer, becomes positively apoplectic when I mention the subject during a conversation about Amanpour's job negotiations. The three networks had offered her the opportunity to contribute to their evening news shows as well as to their newsmagazines. \u2014 Leslie Bennetts , Vanity Fair , September 1996",
"She was positively apoplectic with anger when she realized she had been cheated.",
"the coach was so apoplectic when the player missed the free throw that he threw his clipboard onto the court",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Carlson was spending the week in Budapest, delivering each day\u2019s American headline news in his selectively apoplectic style. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"Summer was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013 \u2013 her inclusion setting off the usual apoplectic bellowing from those who decry any artist not tethered to an electric guitar. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
"Sometimes, as in Bostock, his opinions will leave conservatives apoplectic . \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 27 Apr. 2022",
"An unscientific polling of my Gen-X friends, who have supported this team since its heyday in the 1980s, revealed apoplectic reaction and disbelief that a two-year process to reboot the organization birthed ... \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 2 Feb. 2022",
"There is no doubt, however, that Trump will be apoplectic that his three Supreme Court nominees, Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, did not publicly dissent from denying his bid to keep his West Wing records secret. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Our allies have been apoplectic and haven't been shy about sharing their anger and dismay with journalists, many of whom are equally furious about colleagues in Afghanistan facing a dismal future. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 26 Aug. 2021",
"After the Star of Peace is stolen and the security guards are drugged and everyone is apoplectic , the cops show up. \u2014 Rachel Handler, Vulture , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Solar industry leaders were apoplectic , saying the new requirement would be impossible to meet and would crash the market. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French or Late Latin; French apoplectique , from Late Latin apoplecticus , from Greek apopl\u0113ktikos , from apopl\u0113ssein \u2014 more at apoplexy":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-p\u0259-\u02c8plek-tik",
"\u02ccap-\u0259-\u02c8plek-tik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"angered",
"angry",
"ballistic",
"cheesed off",
"choleric",
"enraged",
"foaming",
"fuming",
"furious",
"hopping",
"horn-mad",
"hot",
"incensed",
"indignant",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"infuriate",
"infuriated",
"irate",
"ireful",
"livid",
"mad",
"outraged",
"rabid",
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"riley",
"roiled",
"shirty",
"sore",
"steamed up",
"steaming",
"teed off",
"ticked",
"wrathful",
"wroth"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110441",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"apostate":{
"antonyms":[
"loyalist"
],
"definitions":{
": one who commits apostasy":[]
},
"examples":[
"an apostate from communism, he later became one of its harshest critics",
"became an apostate to liberalism after he had gotten wealthy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An apostate from the faith, a heretic, or a schismatic automatically incurs excommunication, when the delict (or violation) is committed. \u2014 Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review , 13 June 2021",
"This would be the case also for an apostate , heretic, schismatic bishop, presbyter, or deacon. \u2014 Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review , 13 June 2021",
"Like many in the early 1970s, Weberman saw his hero as an apostate , who had forsaken his role as the voice of a generation. \u2014 John Semley, The New Republic , 26 May 2021",
"Ahsoka Tano is a kick-ass Jedi apostate introduced in The Clone Wars animated series who ended up becoming a fan-favorite character. \u2014 James Hibberd, EW.com , 30 Sep. 2020",
"Porter McConnell, the youngest daughter of Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, may be a true apostate . \u2014 Horacio Silva, Town & Country , 4 Aug. 2020",
"Picture the apostate disembarking from the motorcycle, in a paisley shirt, a scarf, and tight pants tucked into high boots, and rolling into his human-sexuality class at Golden West. \u2014 Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker , 24 Feb. 2020",
"In their millenarian ardor and inflexible support for Israel, the neocons find themselves in a position precisely cognate to evangelical Christians\u2014both groups of true believers trying to enact their vision through an apostate . \u2014 Jacob Heilbrunn, The New Republic , 23 Jan. 2020",
"In several influential books still widely read today, Ghazali declared two long-dead leading Muslim philosophers, Farabi and Ibn Sina, apostates for their unorthodox views on God\u2019s power and the nature of resurrection. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Feb. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English apostata, apostate, in part continuing Old English apostata (weak noun), in part borrowed from Anglo-French apostate, apostata, both borrowed from Late Latin apostata \"rebel against God, fallen Christian, heretic,\" borrowed from Late Greek apost\u00e1t\u0113s \"rebel against God, apostate,\" going back to Greek, \"defector, rebel,\" from aposta-, variant stem of aph\u00edstamai, aph\u00edstasthai \"to stand away from, keep aloof from, revolt\" + -t\u0113s, agent suffix \u2014 more at apostasy":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-st\u0259t",
"\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4-\u02ccst\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"defector",
"deserter",
"recreant",
"renegade"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202344",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"apostle":{
"antonyms":[
"adversary",
"antagonist",
"opponent"
],
"definitions":{
": a person who initiates a great moral reform or who first advocates an important belief or system":[],
": an ardent supporter : adherent":[
"apostles of high technology"
],
": one of a Mormon administrative council of 12 men":[],
": one of an authoritative New Testament group sent out to preach the gospel and made up especially of Christ's 12 original disciples and Paul":[],
": one sent on a mission: such as":[],
": the first prominent Christian missionary to a region or group":[
"St. Boniface, the Apostle of Germany"
],
": the highest ecclesiastical official in some church organizations":[]
},
"examples":[
"a fervent apostle of universal health care",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hunched over, incredulous, the apostle extends his hand as Christ pulls back his robe, revealing a lance wound left by a Roman soldier. \u2014 Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"Even so, the apostle pointed to a recent Salt Lake Tribune story that separated the fact from the fiction in the show. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"As an apostle of the dangers of disinformation, Mr. Obama might be an imperfect messenger. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Also: Church faces tithing scrutiny in Australia and an apostle shares Ramadan message. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Saul Griffith is perhaps the world\u2019s leading apostle of electrification. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Mar. 2022",
"On Thursday at dawn, Christofferson, the first Latter-day Saint apostle to tour West Africa in two years, offered a prayer at an ocean overlook to formally dedicate Gambia. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Boyd Packer served as an apostle for 45 years, from April 9, 1970, until his death July 3, 2015, at age 90. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Mar. 2022",
"However, some are surprised to learn that the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland was never canonized as saint by the Catholic Church. \u2014 Jill Gleeson, Country Living , 28 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English apostel, apostle, postel, in part going back to Old English apostol, in part borrowed from Anglo-French apostle, apostoile, appostre, both borrowed from Late Latin apostolus \"ambassador, Apostle (of the New Testament),\" borrowed from Greek ap\u00f3stolos \"messenger, envoy, (Septuagint) messenger from God, (New Testament) Apostle,\" noun derivative of apost\u00e9llein \"to send off or away, dispatch,\" from apo- apo- + st\u00e9llein \"to set in order, equip, prepare for a journey, send,\" going back to Indo-European *stel- \"put up, prepare,\" whence also Old Church Slavic po stelj\u01eb, po st\u012dlati \"to spread out,\" Albanian shtiell \"wind up, reel up, collect\" (from *stel-n- ) and perhaps Old Prussian stall\u012bt \"to stand,\" Armenian ste\u0142canem, (aorist) ste\u0142ci \"prepare, create\" (with -c- of uncertain origin)":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4-s\u0259l"
],
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"advocate",
"advocator",
"backer",
"booster",
"champion",
"espouser",
"exponent",
"expounder",
"friend",
"gospeler",
"gospeller",
"herald",
"hierophant",
"high priest",
"paladin",
"promoter",
"proponent",
"protagonist",
"supporter",
"true believer",
"tub-thumper",
"white knight"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074356",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"apothegm":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism":[]
},
"examples":[
"her mother endlessly repeated the apothegm \u201ccleanliness is next to godliness\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As with every Together Live speaker, each apothegm is met with exuberant applause. \u2014 Zo\u00eb Ghertner, Vogue , 10 Jan. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1548, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin apothegma, apophthegma, borrowed from Greek apophthegmat-, ap\u00f3phthegma , from apophtheg-, stem of apophth\u00e9ngomai, apophth\u00e9ngesthai \"to speak one's opinion plainly, utter a pithy saying\" (from apo- apo- + phth\u00e9ngomai, phth\u00e9ngesthai \"to utter a sound, speak clearly,\" of obscure origin) + -mat-, -ma, resultative noun suffix":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-p\u0259-\u02ccthem"
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"aphorism",
"byword",
"epigram",
"maxim",
"proverb",
"saw",
"saying",
"sententia",
"word"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211145",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"apothegmatic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism":[]
},
"examples":[
"her mother endlessly repeated the apothegm \u201ccleanliness is next to godliness\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As with every Together Live speaker, each apothegm is met with exuberant applause. \u2014 Zo\u00eb Ghertner, Vogue , 10 Jan. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1548, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin apothegma, apophthegma, borrowed from Greek apophthegmat-, ap\u00f3phthegma , from apophtheg-, stem of apophth\u00e9ngomai, apophth\u00e9ngesthai \"to speak one's opinion plainly, utter a pithy saying\" (from apo- apo- + phth\u00e9ngomai, phth\u00e9ngesthai \"to utter a sound, speak clearly,\" of obscure origin) + -mat-, -ma, resultative noun suffix":""
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"\u02c8a-p\u0259-\u02ccthem"
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"byword",
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": elevation to divine status : deification":[
"the apotheosis of Roman emperors"
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": the highest or best part of something : peak":[
"The city reaches its apotheosis at the holiday \u2026",
"\u2014 David Leavin"
],
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"the apotheosis of Hollywood glamour",
"\u2026 Nelson Rockefeller, the other top contender and the apotheosis of liberal Republicanism.",
"\u2014 Sam Tanenhaus"
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"the apotheosis of the picaresque novel",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Much of the fashion associated with the \u201960s was actually introduced \u2013 or reached its apotheosis \u2013 in the early and middle years of the \u201970s. \u2014 Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 Dec. 2021",
"To Samet, this mythmaking reached its apotheosis around the turn of the century, with the publication of books by Stephen Ambrose and Tom Brokaw. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
"His apotheosis included a meeting with the idol of the right, former President Donald Trump, at Mar-a-Lago. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Donatello is the Precursor \u2014 the opening act to Michelangelo\u2019s thundering apotheosis . \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"It\u2019s kind of the apotheosis of the endcap in digital heaven. \u2014 David Doty, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"That it's all based in fact marks All the President's Men as the apotheosis of the '70s paranoid thriller. \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 27 June 2021",
"In this action adventure, the apotheosis of his career thus far, cheerful idiocy occasionally rises to the level of delectable lunacy. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 8 Apr. 2022",
"In Hawaii, the death of Captain James Cook came to be regarded as the tragic apotheosis of a man mistaken for a god. \u2014 Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books , 19 Aug. 2021"
],
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"circa 1580, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
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"borrowed from Late Latin apothe\u014dsis \"transformation into a god, deification,\" borrowed from Greek apoth\u00e9\u014dsis, from apothe\u014d-, variant stem of apothe\u00f3\u014d, apotheo\u00fbn \"to transform into a god, deify\" (from apo- apo- + theo\u00fbn \"to make a god of,\" verbal derivative of the\u00f3s \"god\") + -sis -sis \u2014 more at theo-":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02ccp\u00e4-th\u0113-\u02c8\u014d-s\u0259s",
"\u02cca-p\u0259-\u02c8th\u0113-\u0259-s\u0259s"
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"We were appalled by his behavior."
],
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},
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"The thought of war appalls me.",
"It appalls me to think of the way those children have been treated.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To borrow a phrase from 19th-century Parisian poets, \u00c9pater la bourgeoisie\u2014to shock and appall the middle class. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
"No television cameras documented the brutal violence or produced the images needed to appall Americans in other states. \u2014 Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Feb. 2020",
"Carpenter thrills rabid fans who know nothing about the organ or its music, and mostly appalls professional organists. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 28 Feb. 2020",
"Trump appalls many reasonable people by some of his antics and utterances, but his supporters are rock-solid at only slightly less than half the country, and enough to have got him elected. \u2014 Conrad Black, National Review , 30 Oct. 2019",
"But Ireland is also a relatively conservative country, and the idea of celebrating violence appalls many. \u2014 Christopher Woolf, USA TODAY , 16 Oct. 2017",
"Indeed, the decline of philosophy in American life would surely be among the things that would appall the Founders most about the country in 2017. \u2014 Pascal-emmanuel Gobry, National Review , 27 Sep. 2017",
"And set aside demonstrable workplace problems from behavior that annoys or appalls you. \u2014 The Seattle Times , 13 Sep. 2017",
"The idea appalls Defense Secretary James Mattis and national security adviser H.R. McMaster, but was promoted by Trump\u2019s strategic adviser Steve Bannon. \u2014 Trudy Rubin, Philly.com , 18 Aug. 2017"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
},
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"Middle English apallen, appallen \"to grow faint (of strength), fade (of emotions), dim (of honor, fame), (transitive) to make fade, allay, tarnish,\" probably borrowed from Middle French apalir \"to become pale, make pale,\" going back to Old French, from a-, prefix forming transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + palir \"to become pale\" \u2014 more at pale entry 2":""
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for appall dismay , appall , horrify , daunt mean to unnerve or deter by arousing fear, apprehension, or aversion. dismay implies that one is disconcerted and at a loss as to how to deal with something. dismayed at the size of the job appall implies that one is faced with that which perturbs, confounds, or shocks. I am appalled by your behavior horrify stresses a reaction of horror or revulsion. was horrified by such wanton cruelty daunt suggests a cowing, disheartening, or frightening in a venture requiring courage. a cliff that would daunt the most intrepid climber",
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"jolt",
"shake up",
"shock"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010231",
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"We were appalled by his behavior."
],
": weaken , fail":[]
},
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"The thought of war appalls me.",
"It appalls me to think of the way those children have been treated.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To borrow a phrase from 19th-century Parisian poets, \u00c9pater la bourgeoisie\u2014to shock and appall the middle class. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
"No television cameras documented the brutal violence or produced the images needed to appall Americans in other states. \u2014 Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Feb. 2020",
"Carpenter thrills rabid fans who know nothing about the organ or its music, and mostly appalls professional organists. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 28 Feb. 2020",
"Trump appalls many reasonable people by some of his antics and utterances, but his supporters are rock-solid at only slightly less than half the country, and enough to have got him elected. \u2014 Conrad Black, National Review , 30 Oct. 2019",
"But Ireland is also a relatively conservative country, and the idea of celebrating violence appalls many. \u2014 Christopher Woolf, USA TODAY , 16 Oct. 2017",
"Indeed, the decline of philosophy in American life would surely be among the things that would appall the Founders most about the country in 2017. \u2014 Pascal-emmanuel Gobry, National Review , 27 Sep. 2017",
"And set aside demonstrable workplace problems from behavior that annoys or appalls you. \u2014 The Seattle Times , 13 Sep. 2017",
"The idea appalls Defense Secretary James Mattis and national security adviser H.R. McMaster, but was promoted by Trump\u2019s strategic adviser Steve Bannon. \u2014 Trudy Rubin, Philly.com , 18 Aug. 2017"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
},
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"Middle English apallen, appallen \"to grow faint (of strength), fade (of emotions), dim (of honor, fame), (transitive) to make fade, allay, tarnish,\" probably borrowed from Middle French apalir \"to become pale, make pale,\" going back to Old French, from a-, prefix forming transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + palir \"to become pale\" \u2014 more at pale entry 2":""
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for appall dismay , appall , horrify , daunt mean to unnerve or deter by arousing fear, apprehension, or aversion. dismay implies that one is disconcerted and at a loss as to how to deal with something. dismayed at the size of the job appall implies that one is faced with that which perturbs, confounds, or shocks. I am appalled by your behavior horrify stresses a reaction of horror or revulsion. was horrified by such wanton cruelty daunt suggests a cowing, disheartening, or frightening in a venture requiring courage. a cliff that would daunt the most intrepid climber",
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"shake up",
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"\u2026 the Allied commanders were appalled to learn that 300 glider troops had drowned at sea.",
"\u2014 Kathleen McAuliffe",
"I was amazed, impressed, appalled , touched, embarrassed. Most of all, I was mad as hell.",
"\u2014 Ken Kesey",
"Straightway, he now goes on to make a full confession; whereupon the mariners became more and more appalled \u2026",
"\u2014 Herman Melville"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hannah is kind of appalled , but it\u2019s not a deal-breaker for her. \u2014 Erin Qualey, Vulture , 20 Nov. 2021",
"But the company relented after facing a backlash from appalled customers and a slumping stock price. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 June 2021",
"The final moments of Floyd's life, captured on video by appalled and angry bystanders, illustrated in clear visuals what Black Americans have long said about the ways that the criminal justice system dehumanizes Black people. \u2014 Eric Levenson, CNN , 29 Mar. 2021",
"But the idea leaves most epidemiologists both appalled and incredulous. \u2014 Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY , 14 Oct. 2020",
"Bielsa gave a press conference where in addition to apologizing, his detailed PowerPoint presentation of his research on every one of the division's teams either pushed you further in favor of El Loco's methods, or more appalled . \u2014 Glen Levy, CNN , 9 Sep. 2020",
"Georgina de Kock, an artist and entrepreneur (who previously sold homemade chocolates and screen prints), launched Munch Bowls in 2014 after working at food markets and becoming appalled at the amount of packaging used to serve street food. \u2014 Stephanie Bailey And Marion Edmunds, CNN , 29 Nov. 2019",
"Every Victorian can rightly feel not only appalled , deeply saddened and heartbroken, but angry. \u2014 M\u00e9lissa Godin, Time , 4 Feb. 2020",
"Some were appalled when Obama bailed out automakers with a massive handout. \u2014 Jonah Goldberg, National Review , 24 Jan. 2020"
],
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"1609, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"from past participle of appall":""
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"\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fld"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102132",
"type":[
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"appalling savagery"
]
},
"examples":[
"We drove by an appalling accident on the highway.",
"opening your mouth to show me your half-chewed food is absolutely appalling",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Every day, the war in Ukraine reminds us of the gratuitous and appalling loss that occurs in a conflict between forces set up for the express purpose of killing. \u2014 John R. Macarthur, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"The swastika is the most notorious symbol of antisemitism and hate more broadly, and its appearance was both shocking and appalling . \u2014 cleveland , 25 May 2022",
"As in any decent modern cooking show, the camera lingers on glistening piles of produce and tender cuts of meat, revelling in the lush textures of even the oddest and most appalling of its contestants\u2019 creations. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 9 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s a galling turn of events, made even more appalling by footage of the actual desert skirmish that cost the men their lives. \u2014 Nick Schager, Rolling Stone , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Which is what makes what Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) said in an appearance on Steve Bannon's podcast Tuesday all the more fascinating and appalling . \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 26 Oct. 2021",
"This did not prevent young Adam from becoming a devotee of pop culture, a fact his father found mystifying and appalling . \u2014 Nick Davis, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2021",
"The riot was an appalling and dishonorable event, and the perpetrators of its crimes are rightly being prosecuted. \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Although, the fact that President Joe Biden continued the policy at all after assuming office continues to be rather appalling . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1635, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"dreadful",
"evil",
"foul",
"fulsome",
"gross",
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"nasty",
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"odious",
"offensive",
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"repellent",
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},
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": a grant (as of land or revenue) made by a sovereign or a legislative body to a dependent member of the royal family or a principal vassal":[],
": a property or privilege appropriated to or by a person as something due":[],
": a rightful endowment or adjunct":[]
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"wealthy people who believe that political power is their natural appanage"
],
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"1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"French apanage , from Old French, from apaner to provide for a younger offspring, from Medieval Latin appanare , from Latin ad- + panis bread \u2014 more at food":""
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"\u02c8a-p\u0259-nij"
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"privilege"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032500",
"type":[
"noun"
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},
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": an instrument or appliance designed for a specific operation":[
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": the machinery of government":[],
": the organization of a political party or an underground movement":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Democratic Party apparatus has shown no signs of mounting a meaningful offensive as the sheriff seeks reelection. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"The politics of domination and humiliation have become the default mode of the party apparatus . \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 12 May 2022",
"Wilson also pointed out that those endorsed by the Liberty Defense PAC also likely didn't have the organizational infrastructure like lawmakers or others supported by the party apparatus did. \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 6 May 2022",
"People in precinct posts can be influential in choosing representatives to serve on local elections boards and to fill key offices within each state's party apparatus . \u2014 Daniel Dale, CNN , 7 Nov. 2021",
"Conservative groups like the Virginia Project, which works to mobilize Republicans but is not part of the official party apparatus , have also hosted virtual trainings on how to become a poll watcher and how to look for fraud. \u2014 Sanya Mansoor, Time , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Hard-right pro-Trump Republicans have taken control of the party apparatus in nearly all the counties. \u2014 David Montgomery, Washington Post , 7 Oct. 2021",
"With tech giants such as Tencent (TCEHY), Weibo (WB) and Alibaba (BABA) and a vast censorship apparatus known as the Great Firewall, China has built a thriving digital ecosystem without the likes of Google, Facebook and Amazon. \u2014 Rishi Iyengar, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
"His Fidesz party is slightly ahead in the polls, buttressed by a vast pro-government media apparatus that played down the carnage caused by Russia and presented Mr. Orban as the only bulwark against bloodshed spreading into Hungary. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022"
],
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"circa 1628, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"borrowed from Latin appar\u0101tus \"act of preparing, display, trappings, equipment,\" from appar\u0101re \"to make ready, make preparations for\" (from ad- ad- + par\u0101re \"to supply, provide, make ready\") + -tus, suffix of verbal nouns \u2014 more at pare":""
},
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"\u02cca-p\u0259-\u02c8ra-t\u0259s",
"-\u02c8r\u0101t-",
"-\u02c8r\u0101-",
"\u02ccap-\u0259-\u02c8rat-\u0259s"
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"paraphernalia",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230650",
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"noun"
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],
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]
},
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"Noun",
"a sale on summer apparel for women",
"Verb",
"a designer who regularly apparels several of the presenters at the Oscar ceremonies",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In his two years grappling with the country\u2019s largest solid-waste management system, Mr. Gonen introduced programs to recycle electronics, apparel and organic waste, and helped pass legislation banning Styrofoam in the city. \u2014 Emily Bobrow, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"Ties between Xinjiang and a few industries, like apparel and solar, are already well recognized. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"With capital from his early successes in music and guidance from his father, the younger Rosen began investing in apparel and entertainment companies a few years ago. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Grede has served as CEO of Good American since 2016 and later added the role of chief product officer for Kim Kardashian's apparel and shapewear brand Skims ahead of its 2019 debut. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"China is also a key manufacturing hub for the brand, with about a fifth of Nike's footwear and apparel being made there. \u2014 Michelle Toh, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"Amazon carries everything from small boats to rods and reels, from lures and flies to apparel and books. \u2014 cleveland , 6 June 2022",
"Gymwrap, which recently expanded its offering to apparel and assorted gym accessories, is not only sold on their website, but can also be found in Sally and Walmart stores nationwide with more retailers being added to the list everyday. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 4 June 2022",
"After big cases, U.S. officials send plaques, FBI apparel and gift certificates to their Mexican counterparts. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The rapper has partnered with an unusually diverse array of brands to churn out everything from food to apparel to toys and more. \u2014 Kim Bhasin, Bloomberg.com , 8 Oct. 2020"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English apparaile, apparell \"furnishings, equipment, dress,\" borrowed from Anglo-French apparail, noun derivative of apparailler \"to prepare, equip, dress\" \u2014 more at apparel entry 2":"Noun",
"Middle English apparailen, apareilen \"to prepare, equip, dress,\" borrowed from Anglo-French apparailler, apareiller, going back to Vulgar Latin *apparicul\u0101re, probably verbal derivative of *appariculum, re-formation (with Latin -culum, suffix of instrument) of Latin appar\u0101tus \"act of preparing, equipment, apparatus \"":"Verb"
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"gear",
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"togs",
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"vesture",
"wear",
"wearables",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164158",
"type":[
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},
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"deck (out)",
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"dress up",
"enrobe",
"garb",
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"gown",
"habit",
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"suit",
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"dressed in fine apparel",
"\u2014 used chiefly in U.S. English to refer to clothing that is being sold in stores a new line of women's apparel athletic apparel"
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"the bright apparel of spring"
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": the equipment (such as sails and rigging) of a ship":[],
": to put clothes on : dress":[
"was formally appareled [=was wearing formal clothes]"
]
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"a sale on summer apparel for women",
"Verb",
"a designer who regularly apparels several of the presenters at the Oscar ceremonies",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In his two years grappling with the country\u2019s largest solid-waste management system, Mr. Gonen introduced programs to recycle electronics, apparel and organic waste, and helped pass legislation banning Styrofoam in the city. \u2014 Emily Bobrow, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"Ties between Xinjiang and a few industries, like apparel and solar, are already well recognized. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"With capital from his early successes in music and guidance from his father, the younger Rosen began investing in apparel and entertainment companies a few years ago. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Grede has served as CEO of Good American since 2016 and later added the role of chief product officer for Kim Kardashian's apparel and shapewear brand Skims ahead of its 2019 debut. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"China is also a key manufacturing hub for the brand, with about a fifth of Nike's footwear and apparel being made there. \u2014 Michelle Toh, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"Amazon carries everything from small boats to rods and reels, from lures and flies to apparel and books. \u2014 cleveland , 6 June 2022",
"Gymwrap, which recently expanded its offering to apparel and assorted gym accessories, is not only sold on their website, but can also be found in Sally and Walmart stores nationwide with more retailers being added to the list everyday. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 4 June 2022",
"After big cases, U.S. officials send plaques, FBI apparel and gift certificates to their Mexican counterparts. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The rapper has partnered with an unusually diverse array of brands to churn out everything from food to apparel to toys and more. \u2014 Kim Bhasin, Bloomberg.com , 8 Oct. 2020"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English apparaile, apparell \"furnishings, equipment, dress,\" borrowed from Anglo-French apparail, noun derivative of apparailler \"to prepare, equip, dress\" \u2014 more at apparel entry 2":"Noun",
"Middle English apparailen, apareilen \"to prepare, equip, dress,\" borrowed from Anglo-French apparailler, apareiller, going back to Vulgar Latin *apparicul\u0101re, probably verbal derivative of *appariculum, re-formation (with Latin -culum, suffix of instrument) of Latin appar\u0101tus \"act of preparing, equipment, apparatus \"":"Verb"
},
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"-\u02c8pa-r\u0259l",
"\u0259-\u02c8per-\u0259l"
],
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"attire",
"clobber",
"clothes",
"clothing",
"costumery",
"dress",
"duds",
"garments",
"gear",
"habiliment(s)",
"habit",
"rags",
"raiment",
"rig",
"rigging",
"threads",
"toggery",
"togs",
"vestiary",
"vestments",
"vesture",
"wear",
"wearables",
"weeds"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054731",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"array",
"attire",
"bedeck",
"caparison",
"clothe",
"costume",
"deck (out)",
"do up",
"dress",
"dress up",
"enrobe",
"garb",
"garment",
"get up",
"gown",
"habit",
"invest",
"rig (out)",
"robe",
"suit",
"tog (up ",
"toilet",
"vesture"
],
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": adorn , embellish":[
"accused of appareling the truth"
],
": personal attire : clothing of a particular kind":[
"dressed in fine apparel",
"\u2014 used chiefly in U.S. English to refer to clothing that is being sold in stores a new line of women's apparel athletic apparel"
],
": something that clothes or adorns":[
"the bright apparel of spring"
],
": the equipment (such as sails and rigging) of a ship":[],
": to put clothes on : dress":[
"was formally appareled [=was wearing formal clothes]"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a sale on summer apparel for women",
"Verb",
"a designer who regularly apparels several of the presenters at the Oscar ceremonies",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In his two years grappling with the country\u2019s largest solid-waste management system, Mr. Gonen introduced programs to recycle electronics, apparel and organic waste, and helped pass legislation banning Styrofoam in the city. \u2014 Emily Bobrow, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"Ties between Xinjiang and a few industries, like apparel and solar, are already well recognized. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"With capital from his early successes in music and guidance from his father, the younger Rosen began investing in apparel and entertainment companies a few years ago. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Grede has served as CEO of Good American since 2016 and later added the role of chief product officer for Kim Kardashian's apparel and shapewear brand Skims ahead of its 2019 debut. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"China is also a key manufacturing hub for the brand, with about a fifth of Nike's footwear and apparel being made there. \u2014 Michelle Toh, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"Amazon carries everything from small boats to rods and reels, from lures and flies to apparel and books. \u2014 cleveland , 6 June 2022",
"Gymwrap, which recently expanded its offering to apparel and assorted gym accessories, is not only sold on their website, but can also be found in Sally and Walmart stores nationwide with more retailers being added to the list everyday. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 4 June 2022",
"After big cases, U.S. officials send plaques, FBI apparel and gift certificates to their Mexican counterparts. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends. \u2014 Ramishah Maruf, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"The rapper has partnered with an unusually diverse array of brands to churn out everything from food to apparel to toys and more. \u2014 Kim Bhasin, Bloomberg.com , 8 Oct. 2020"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English apparaile, apparell \"furnishings, equipment, dress,\" borrowed from Anglo-French apparail, noun derivative of apparailler \"to prepare, equip, dress\" \u2014 more at apparel entry 2":"Noun",
"Middle English apparailen, apareilen \"to prepare, equip, dress,\" borrowed from Anglo-French apparailler, apareiller, going back to Vulgar Latin *apparicul\u0101re, probably verbal derivative of *appariculum, re-formation (with Latin -culum, suffix of instrument) of Latin appar\u0101tus \"act of preparing, equipment, apparatus \"":"Verb"
},
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"-\u02c8pa-r\u0259l",
"\u0259-\u02c8per-\u0259l"
],
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"attire",
"clobber",
"clothes",
"clothing",
"costumery",
"dress",
"duds",
"garments",
"gear",
"habiliment(s)",
"habit",
"rags",
"raiment",
"rig",
"rigging",
"threads",
"toggery",
"togs",
"vestiary",
"vestments",
"vesture",
"wear",
"wearables",
"weeds"
],
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": appearing as actual to the eye or mind":[
"was in apparent danger"
],
": clear or manifest to the understanding":[
"for reasons that are apparent"
],
": having an indefeasible right to succeed to a title or estate":[],
": manifest to the senses or mind as real or true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be factually valid":[
"died of an apparent heart attack",
"The air of spontaneity is perhaps more apparent than real.",
"\u2014 J. R. Sutherland"
],
": open to view : visible":[
"The changes were readily apparent ."
]
},
"examples":[
"\"Reborn\" is overwhelmingly a record of an inner landscape, and so there is little sense of the times\u2014no mention of civil-rights demonstrations, no arguments about Cuba. Sontag barely even let her journal know that she was at work on a novel, although the effects of that undertaking are perhaps apparent in the increasingly aphoristic style of her pages. \u2014 Darryl Pinckney , New Yorker , 22 & 29 Dec. 2008",
"He believes that the key to memory, despite its apparent complexities, will eventually prove to be simple: a single molecule. He may be right. \u2014 Michael Greenberg , New York Review of Books , 4 Dec. 2008",
"Since last fall, beekeepers in at least 35 states have reported colonies that shrank rapidly for no apparent reason. Adult bees just go missing, leaving behind young bees in need of tending. \u2014 Susan Milius , Science News , 28 July 2007",
"The Internal Revenue Service last week suggested that between 1 million and 2 million Americans have overseas bank accounts that issued them credit or debit cards-the apparent purpose being to evade U.S. taxes. \u2014 Robert J. Samuelson , Newsweek , 8 Apr. 2002",
"From the beginning, it was apparent that she was not an ordinary child.",
"He started yelling and throwing things for no apparent reason .",
"We disagreed on the apparent meaning of the movie.",
"What was the apparent cause of the accident?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The need for a national investigation has been apparent for years. \u2014 Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
"The estate\u2019s most spectacular feature is not so immediately apparent . \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"The reasons for the futility might be less apparent . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
"As the world continues to fight COVID-19, the menace of infectious disease has never been more apparent . \u2014 Jonathan Margolis, Scientific American , 20 June 2022",
"Nowhere was that more apparent than in the depths of despair, when the family grew even closer in the wake of Teddy\u2019s death. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2022",
"Jeglic said the phenomenon is particularly apparent for those 50 and older. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
"The new damage, Morrisette says, was instantly apparent . \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
"Look around the Orioles starting rotation, and the holes are incredibly apparent . \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English apparaunt, apparent, apperaunt, borrowed from Anglo-French apparaunt, from present participle of aparer, apareir \"to be visible, appear \"":""
},
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"-\u02c8pa-r\u0259nt",
"\u0259-\u02c8per-\u0259nt",
"\u0259-\u02c8par-\u0259nt, -\u02c8per-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for apparent apparent , illusory , seeming , ostensible mean not actually being what appearance indicates. apparent suggests appearance to unaided senses that may or may not be borne out by more rigorous examination or greater knowledge. the apparent cause of the accident illusory implies a false impression based on deceptive resemblance or faulty observation, or influenced by emotions that prevent a clear view. an illusory sense of security seeming implies a character in the thing observed that gives it the appearance, sometimes through intent, of something else. the seeming simplicity of the story ostensible suggests a discrepancy between an openly declared or naturally implied aim or reason and the true one. the ostensible reason for their visit synonyms see in addition evident",
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"assumed",
"evident",
"ostensible",
"ostensive",
"presumed",
"prima facie",
"putative",
"reputed",
"seeming",
"supposed"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000454",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"apparently":{
"antonyms":[],
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": it seems apparent":[
"\u2014 used to describe something that appears to be true based on what is known an apparently happy marriage The window had apparently been forced open. Apparently , we're supposed to wait here."
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Westlake police officers at 1:30 p.m. on June 14 responded to a bank after a teller called about a customer apparently trying to pass a fraudulent check and causing a disturbance when the employee would not return his ID. \u2014 Bruce Geiselman, cleveland , 25 June 2022",
"Though Epstein referred to his 72-acre private island as Little St. Jeff, locals apparently had another name: Pedophile Island. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 24 June 2022",
"Prosecutors have said Bourgouis went to the Dixmoor police station after the arrest of her grandson, and Burge got into a dispute with her and the boy\u2019s father apparently trying to take cellphone photos. \u2014 Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"And now the world apparently has a second XDR strain on its hands, as well as other naughtier parts of the body. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The Season 6 script apparently had to be revised, with Polly written out. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
"Virtual personalities apparently have higher engagement rates than traditional human influencers. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 9 June 2022",
"Outgoing Florida Senate Appropriations chairperson Kelli Stargel, R- Lakeland apparently has a daughter problem. \u2014 al , 27 May 2022",
"The gunman, Abbott said, apparently had no criminal history but may have had a juvenile record. \u2014 Mark Berman, Washington Post , 26 May 2022"
],
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"1566, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English aparenly, apparently \"clearly, plainly,\" from apparaunt, apparent apparent + -ly -ly entry 2":""
},
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"-\u02c8pa-r\u0259nt",
"\u0259-\u02c8per-\u0259nt-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"evidently",
"ostensibly",
"ostensively",
"presumably",
"putatively",
"seemingly",
"supposedly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233911",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
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": a ghostly figure":[
"reported seeing ghostly apparitions in the old house"
],
": an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon":[
"strange apparitions in the sky"
],
": the act of becoming visible : appearance":[
"the apparition of sunlight through the window"
]
},
"examples":[
"an eccentric who claimed to have photographed an apparition in her very own house",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The apparition that mentors him comes in the form of Elvis. \u2014 James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"None of it was here four days ago, and as with any good apparition , none of it will be here tomorrow. \u2014 David Hill, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Frequently rendered in painting with brown skin, her creation myth involves an apparition in 1531 to an Indigenous man named Juan Diego (original name: Cuauhtlatoatzin). \u2014 Carolina A. Mirandacolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Her bad behavior riles the real Lady Wadsworth (Greer) who appears as an apparition that only Hannah can see. \u2014 Angela Dawson, Forbes , 14 Sep. 2021",
"That\u2019s where another apparition \u2014 of a beatific woman, surrounded by hazy, white light \u2014 convinces Stu to become a priest. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The history of this convent goest back to the early 1400s, when an apparition of the Virgin Mary was seen to have shown up in a thorn bush. \u2014 Ann Abel, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
"At every corner, Nazari imagined a Talib suddenly standing in her way like an evil apparition . \u2014 George Packer, The Atlantic , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Speaking of crazy off-roading, Phillips also rang up his old friend Lithgow to reprise his role, albeit only as an apparition . \u2014 Lynette Rice, EW.com , 9 Sep. 2021"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"Middle English apparicion, borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French appariciun \"appearance,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin app\u0101riti\u014dn-, app\u0101riti\u014d \"appearance, supernatural manifestation, Epiphany,\" going back to Late Latin, \"appearance\" (Latin, \"service, attendance\"), from Latin app\u0101ri-, variant stem of app\u0101r\u0113re \"to be visible, be evident, attend, serve\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at appear":""
},
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"\u02cca-p\u0259-\u02c8ri-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bogey",
"bogie",
"bogy",
"familiar spirit",
"ghost",
"hant",
"haunt",
"materialization",
"phantasm",
"fantasm",
"phantom",
"poltergeist",
"shade",
"shadow",
"specter",
"spectre",
"spirit",
"spook",
"sprite",
"vision",
"visitant",
"wraith"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210807",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"appeal":{
"antonyms":[
"beg",
"beseech",
"besiege",
"conjure",
"entreat",
"impetrate",
"implore",
"importune",
"petition",
"plead (to)",
"pray",
"solicit",
"supplicate"
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": a legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court":[],
": an application (as to a recognized authority) for corroboration, vindication, or decision":[],
": an earnest plea : entreaty":[
"an appeal for help"
],
": an organized request for donations":[
"the annual fundraising appeal"
],
": the power of arousing a sympathetic response : attraction":[
"Movies had a great appeal for him."
],
": to arouse a sympathetic response":[
"an idea that appeals to him"
],
": to call upon another for corroboration, vindication , or decision":[],
": to charge with a crime : accuse":[],
": to make an earnest request":[
"We appealed to them for help."
],
": to take a lower court's decision to a higher court for review":[],
": to take proceedings to have (a lower court's decision) reviewed in a higher court":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Her jokes are quickly losing their appeal .",
"the wide appeal of the artist's work",
"His appeals to his father for money were ignored.",
"The mayor made an appeal to the people of the city to stay calm.",
"We made a donation during the school's annual appeal .",
"She helped to organize an appeal on behalf of the homeless.",
"My lawyer said the court's decision wasn't correct and that we should file for an appeal .",
"Verb",
"music that appeals to a wide variety of people",
"The government appealed for calm.",
"desperate people who are appealing for help",
"The government appealed to the people to stay calm.",
"He appealed , arguing that there was not enough evidence to convict him.",
"She lost the case and appealed the following month.",
"We plan to appeal the court's decision.",
"The ruling can be appealed within 30 days.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Greenberg also said that the possibility of a successful New York appeal would probably factor in to any deal that Chicago prosecutors would be willing to strike. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022",
"Add a signature single chainstay, seatstay and fork arm that allow the existing tubes to be larger in diameter while also lending the bike a head-turning appeal . \u2014 Nicolas Stecher, Robb Report , 25 June 2022",
"Then in a 2016 appeal , two forensic experts and a pediatrician testified that the medical examiner had inappropriately relied on the flotation test. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"While on the run, Xu issued an open letter addressed to Xi, calling on him to resign -- a strikingly blunt appeal that was swiftly censored on the Chinese internet. \u2014 Cnn Staff, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"In late April, a GoFundMe appeal was set up for the preservation of an ethnic restaurant in Kearny Mesa. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"The deeply red political landscape of Alabama made Trump's change of heart perilous for Brooks' candidacy, leading him to make a public appeal for Trump to re-endorse him earlier this month. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
"Stiller also appeared in a separate video appeal that streamed on the UNHCR Instagram page. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
"The signing of the extradition order is a procedural step following the earlier court ruling, and will likely spark a lengthy appeal , said Nick Vamos, a lawyer at Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP. \u2014 Gareth Vipers, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Juul will be able to appeal the ruling to both the FDA and the court system. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
"Anthony Beale, who spearheaded the effort to restore the speed camera citation minimum to 10 mph over the limit, bickered with Lightfoot over whether he was allowed to appeal the move. \u2014 Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Further, the motion argues, Diamantis did not meet the requirements to appeal to the Employee Review Board, which include receiving an unsatisfactory performance evaluation. \u2014 Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant , 22 June 2022",
"Earlier this month the judge denied Diaz\u2019s motion for permission to appeal that ruling and gave him two weeks to accept the lower award or agree to a new trial. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 21 June 2022",
"Terry may be less ready to make an immediate NBA impact than Eason, Williams and/or Liddell, but his long-term upside should appeal to the Sixers at No. 23. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Launched in 1995 as an audio books company and acquired by Amazon in 2008, in recent years Audible has been seeking to expand its entertainment offerings and appeal to more consumers. \u2014 Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"The internationally unrecognized court in DPR said the men had a month to appeal their verdicts. \u2014 Jonny Hallam And Helen Regan, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"Its dose is significantly stronger than Pfizer\u2019s and the time frame is shorter, which might appeal to parents eager for children to finish the series. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English apeel, appel, appele \"accusation brought in court, challenge to trial by combat, legal application to a higher court,\" borrowed from Anglo-French appel, appell \"call, summons, accusation of felony, legal application to a higher court,\" noun derivative of apeler, appeler \"to call, summon, call before a court\" \u2014 more at appeal entry 2":"Noun",
"Middle English appelen, apelen \"to call upon, accuse, make a charge against in court, challenge, apply to a higher court,\" borrowed from Anglo-French apeler, appeler \"to call, summon, call before a court,\" borrowed from Latin appell\u0101re \"to speak to, address, apply to for support, refer to a higher authority, call upon, name, designate,\" from ap-, assimilated form of ad- ad- + -pell\u0101re, first-conjugation verb formed from the base of pellere \"to beat against, push, strike\" \u2014 more at pulse entry 1":"Verb"
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8p\u0113l"
],
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"conjuration",
"cry",
"desire",
"entreaty",
"petition",
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"pleading",
"prayer",
"solicitation",
"suit",
"suppliance",
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],
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"adjective",
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"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
": a British general election after a government measure has been defeated and parliament dissolved See the full definition"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172603",
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},
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"antonyms":[
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repelling",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"unalluring"
],
"definitions":{
": having appeal : pleasing":[
"an appealing design"
],
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"the appealing look of an injured dog"
]
},
"examples":[
"a book with an appealing title",
"the idea of living on Mars is appealing to space enthusiasts",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Within the continent, South Africa stands out as by far the most appealing destination for Africa\u2019s young people looking to emigrate. \u2014 Faustine Ngila, Quartz , 20 June 2022",
"In addition, some of the most useful ways the metaverse can help businesses isn\u2019t necessarily the most appealing or headline-worthy. \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
"Perhaps the most appealing aspect of investing in hemp seeds is its abundance of health benefits. \u2014 Joey Skladany, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 June 2022",
"Golfers know Hilton Head as one of the best spots in the southeast for a year-round game, even if springtime and autumn tend to usher in the most appealing temperatures for teeing off. \u2014 Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2022",
"Staking rewards and yield farming are the two most appealing features in DeFi ecosystems. \u2014 Rufas Kamau, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"And with composer Jason Robert Brown and lyricist Amanda Green supplying one of the most appealing and disarming scores in some time, what\u2019s not to like? \u2014 Frank Rizzo, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022",
"If Twitter\u2019s board wants to get rid of Musk\u2019s meddling, that may be the most appealing option, and the poison pill could be the tool to do it. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Apr. 2022",
"This does not happen with newer varieties because the fruit is most appealing to birds. \u2014 Chris Mckeown, The Enquirer , 9 Apr. 2022"
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"\u0259-\u02c8p\u0113-li\u014b"
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"attractive",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charismatic",
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"elfin",
"enchanting",
"engaging",
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"fetching",
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"glamourous",
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"magnetic",
"seductive"
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"clear",
"disappear",
"dissolve",
"evanesce",
"evaporate",
"fade",
"go (away)",
"melt (away)",
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"when the sun appears on the horizon"
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"There appears to be evidence to the contrary."
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"must appear in court today"
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"Hominids appeared late in the evolutionary chain."
],
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"a performer who first appeared on a television variety show",
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],
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"She appears (to be) happy enough."
],
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"He appears promptly at eight each day."
]
},
"examples":[
"She appears a nice enough person.",
"Winning the election appears unlikely at this point.",
"One by one, the stars appeared in the sky.",
"The sun began to appear from behind the clouds.",
"The airplanes seemed to appear out of nowhere.",
"The storm disappeared as suddenly as it had appeared .",
"The cat appears at our kitchen door every morning.",
"One of the guests appeared a few minutes late.",
"He appeared a little before eight last night.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Five of the planets in our solar system were set to appear in a line across the early Friday morning sky, astronomers said, in a sky spectacle that won't be seen again for nearly 20 years. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"The witnesses selected to appear live are polite and noncontentious. \u2014 Josh Dawsey, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"When happy hour ends, those customers continue to expect cocktails to appear near clear because of a lack of mixers matched with a heavy pour. \u2014 John-john Williams Iv, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
"Arredondo, who was not present at the meeting, will now be expected to appear at future city council meetings. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 22 June 2022",
"Nicholas Weber, 31, was detained by police after the May 13 attack and issued a citation with instructions to appear in court June 8. \u2014 Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"The tonal and philosophical differences between this often humorous novel and the violence and unremitting gloom of the other three hint at the breadth of Hermans\u2019s range\u2014and sharpen our curiosity about the works that have yet to appear in English. \u2014 Francine Prose, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Rob, who is currently starring in the Fox drama 9-1-1 Lone Star, and John are set to appear in a Netflix comedy called Unstable. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 22 June 2022",
"Tilton said fans could be looking for creators to appear as their online personas, and may be seeking the authenticity of those creators, which could be a hurdle for some who have never met their followers ahead of the convention. \u2014 Morgan Sung, NBC News , 22 June 2022"
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"Middle English aperen, apperen, borrowed from Anglo-French apier-, aper-, tonic stem of aparer, apareir, aparoir, going back to Latin app\u0101r\u0113re \"to come into sight, be visible, be evident,\" from ad- ad- + p\u0101r\u0113re \"to be visible, be evident, be subject (to), comply (with),\" of uncertain origin":""
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"show",
"show up",
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"unfold"
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"The blue of distant hills is only an appearance ."
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"Although hostile, he preserved an appearance of neutrality."
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"The general appearance of the house is quite good.",
"The museum restored the painting to its original appearance .",
"lotions that improve your skin's appearance and texture",
"You shouldn't judge a man by his appearance .",
"Have you noticed any changes in her appearance ?",
"He appears to be happy, but appearances can be deceptive.",
"Their expensive home created a false appearance of success and happiness.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While Obi-Wan has yet to fully take on Guinness\u2019 aged appearance , the timing is still there, with McGregor currently 51. \u2014 Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
"Mbappe\u2019s latest appearance came on June 23 at the 2022 NBA Draft at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. \u2014 Michael Lor\u00e9, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"The prosecution told the court that the Attorney General\u2019s consent was required for the case to proceed because of jurisdictional issues, the BBC added, and the couple were remanded in custody until the next court appearance on July 7. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Bird will set a record with her 13th All-Star appearance . \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Coreth took inspiration for the artwork from an appearance the couple made during a 2020 visit to Ireland. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 June 2022",
"Then, there are the expenses of traveling to New York for the show\u2014hotels and transportation\u2014as well as ongoing grooming and upkeep of the dog\u2019s appearance . \u2014 Christine Mui, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"Howard also led the Magic to one finals appearance , in 2009. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"Paolo Banchero could join a young team in Orlando, whose last playoff appearance was in 2020 when they were beaten in five games in the first round by the Milwaukee Bucks. \u2014 Scooby Axson, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"re-formation (after appear ) of Middle English apparence, aparaunce, borrowed from Anglo-French apparaunce, apparence, borrowed from Late Latin app\u0101rentia, noun derivative of Latin app\u0101rent-, app\u0101rens, present participle of app\u0101r\u0113re \"to be visible, appear \"":""
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"\u0259-\u02c8pir-\u0259n(t)s",
"\u0259-\u02c8pir-\u0259ns"
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"look",
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"outside",
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"regard"
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"Appearances to the contrary , her company is very successful."
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"But I imagine he and his siblings, who profited handsomely from the sale, have mixed emotions. They may be sad they had to sell, yet relieved that they are no longer under pressure to appease Wall Street's demand for growth and profits. \u2014 James Laube , Wine Spectator , 31 Mar. 2005",
"The first is that, in affluent America, mothering has gone from an art to a cult, with devotees driving themselves to ever more baroque extremes to appease the goddess of perfect motherhood. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz , New York Times Book Review , 20 Feb. 2005",
"It was last summer, and Gingell, then Sun Microsystems's chief software engineer, had an excuse: His twin-engine Cessna had broken down, and he'd lost track of time while he gabbed on the phone with his mechanic. That wasn't likely to appease Sun's famously tart-tongued CEO, Scott McNealy, who was getting his introductory briefing on a vital new technology initiative that happened to be Gingell's brainchild. \u2014 Erick Schonfeld , Business 2.0 , September 2002",
"The California legislature's solution to this seemingly intractable problem was a politically appealing package with features to appease both utility investors and ratepayers. \u2014 Benjamin A. Holden , Wall Street Journal , 19 Feb. 1997",
"They appeased the dictator by accepting his demands in an effort to avoid war.",
"His critics were not appeased by this last speech.",
"They made sacrifices to appease the gods.",
"We had no way to appease our hunger.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Worse, the upstate New York economy is often an afterthought for Democrats looking to appease their progressive base. \u2014 Jason L. Riley, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"Afghanistan\u2019s Taliban rulers decided against opening schools to girls above the sixth grade, reneging on a previous promise and opting to appease their hardline base at the expense of further alienating the international community. \u2014 Kathy Gannon, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 Mar. 2022",
"McCarthy flip-flopped to appease the Trump base (and his GOP colleagues). \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 10 May 2021",
"House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, said Democrats are leaving in the mandate to raise the minimum wage to appease their liberal base. \u2014 Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Sometimes, an organization needs a sacrificial coach or two to hold the locker room and appease the fan base. \u2014 David Moore, Dallas News , 8 Jan. 2021",
"Oxford\u2019s statement seemed written to appease both Trump and the Legion\u2019s membership base of older white conservative men. \u2014 Jasper Craven, The New Republic , 28 Aug. 2020",
"Should Italian food be more your speed, Sparrow will more than appease your appetite. \u2014 Brande Victorian, Essence , 16 May 2022",
"The series wrap-up season finds Marty and Wendy Byrde in the midst of threats from all sides, fighting to keep their family together, appease the cartel and the FBI \u2014 and leave the Ozarks for good. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 28 Apr. 2022"
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"\u0259-\u02c8p\u0113z"
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"But I imagine he and his siblings, who profited handsomely from the sale, have mixed emotions. They may be sad they had to sell, yet relieved that they are no longer under pressure to appease Wall Street's demand for growth and profits. \u2014 James Laube , Wine Spectator , 31 Mar. 2005",
"The first is that, in affluent America, mothering has gone from an art to a cult, with devotees driving themselves to ever more baroque extremes to appease the goddess of perfect motherhood. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz , New York Times Book Review , 20 Feb. 2005",
"It was last summer, and Gingell, then Sun Microsystems's chief software engineer, had an excuse: His twin-engine Cessna had broken down, and he'd lost track of time while he gabbed on the phone with his mechanic. That wasn't likely to appease Sun's famously tart-tongued CEO, Scott McNealy, who was getting his introductory briefing on a vital new technology initiative that happened to be Gingell's brainchild. \u2014 Erick Schonfeld , Business 2.0 , September 2002",
"The California legislature's solution to this seemingly intractable problem was a politically appealing package with features to appease both utility investors and ratepayers. \u2014 Benjamin A. Holden , Wall Street Journal , 19 Feb. 1997",
"They appeased the dictator by accepting his demands in an effort to avoid war.",
"His critics were not appeased by this last speech.",
"They made sacrifices to appease the gods.",
"We had no way to appease our hunger.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Worse, the upstate New York economy is often an afterthought for Democrats looking to appease their progressive base. \u2014 Jason L. Riley, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"Afghanistan\u2019s Taliban rulers decided against opening schools to girls above the sixth grade, reneging on a previous promise and opting to appease their hardline base at the expense of further alienating the international community. \u2014 Kathy Gannon, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 Mar. 2022",
"McCarthy flip-flopped to appease the Trump base (and his GOP colleagues). \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 10 May 2021",
"House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, said Democrats are leaving in the mandate to raise the minimum wage to appease their liberal base. \u2014 Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Sometimes, an organization needs a sacrificial coach or two to hold the locker room and appease the fan base. \u2014 David Moore, Dallas News , 8 Jan. 2021",
"Oxford\u2019s statement seemed written to appease both Trump and the Legion\u2019s membership base of older white conservative men. \u2014 Jasper Craven, The New Republic , 28 Aug. 2020",
"Should Italian food be more your speed, Sparrow will more than appease your appetite. \u2014 Brande Victorian, Essence , 16 May 2022",
"The series wrap-up season finds Marty and Wendy Byrde in the midst of threats from all sides, fighting to keep their family together, appease the cartel and the FBI \u2014 and leave the Ozarks for good. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 28 Apr. 2022"
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"\u2026 we are relieved to read of Shaw \u2026 alleviating the tedium of a vegetarian diet with secret gorges on boiled sweets and cake; his sensuality found appeasement in sugar.",
"\u2014 Robertson Davies"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Much of the bill\u2019s substance eventually passed, but sponsors still had to remove toilets from it in an act of appeasement to a fellow legislator. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Much of the bill\u2019s substance eventually passed, but sponsors still had to remove toilets from it in an act of appeasement to a fellow legislator. \u2014 Mark Olalde, ProPublica , 22 June 2022",
"The determination to lay to rest any whiff of appeasement of the indiscriminate aggression by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, which has already taken tens of thousands of lives, appeared paramount. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"Facing accusations of appeasement from Europe\u2019s East, France has in recent days reaffirmed its military support for Ukraine, including the delivery of modern long-range artillery pieces. \u2014 James Marson, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"Iran\u2019s hostile behavior get in the way of appeasement . \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 11 June 2022",
"The Ukrainian leader likened Kissinger\u2019s remarks to Britain\u2019s appeasement policy in the lead-up to World War II \u2014 which allowed Hitler\u2019s expansion of German territory \u2014 and noted that the former diplomat had fled the Nazi regime as a teen. \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Last Knight benefits by shedding the obvious problems: No Beijing appeasement , no explicit minstrelsy. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The appeasement strategy has also demonstrated no results: Every time a college dean capitulates, another inane demand arises to take its place. \u2014 Aron Ravin, National Review , 3 Apr. 2022"
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"But I imagine he and his siblings, who profited handsomely from the sale, have mixed emotions. They may be sad they had to sell, yet relieved that they are no longer under pressure to appease Wall Street's demand for growth and profits. \u2014 James Laube , Wine Spectator , 31 Mar. 2005",
"The first is that, in affluent America, mothering has gone from an art to a cult, with devotees driving themselves to ever more baroque extremes to appease the goddess of perfect motherhood. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz , New York Times Book Review , 20 Feb. 2005",
"It was last summer, and Gingell, then Sun Microsystems's chief software engineer, had an excuse: His twin-engine Cessna had broken down, and he'd lost track of time while he gabbed on the phone with his mechanic. That wasn't likely to appease Sun's famously tart-tongued CEO, Scott McNealy, who was getting his introductory briefing on a vital new technology initiative that happened to be Gingell's brainchild. \u2014 Erick Schonfeld , Business 2.0 , September 2002",
"The California legislature's solution to this seemingly intractable problem was a politically appealing package with features to appease both utility investors and ratepayers. \u2014 Benjamin A. Holden , Wall Street Journal , 19 Feb. 1997",
"They appeased the dictator by accepting his demands in an effort to avoid war.",
"His critics were not appeased by this last speech.",
"They made sacrifices to appease the gods.",
"We had no way to appease our hunger.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Worse, the upstate New York economy is often an afterthought for Democrats looking to appease their progressive base. \u2014 Jason L. Riley, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
"Afghanistan\u2019s Taliban rulers decided against opening schools to girls above the sixth grade, reneging on a previous promise and opting to appease their hardline base at the expense of further alienating the international community. \u2014 Kathy Gannon, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 Mar. 2022",
"McCarthy flip-flopped to appease the Trump base (and his GOP colleagues). \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 10 May 2021",
"House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, said Democrats are leaving in the mandate to raise the minimum wage to appease their liberal base. \u2014 Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Sometimes, an organization needs a sacrificial coach or two to hold the locker room and appease the fan base. \u2014 David Moore, Dallas News , 8 Jan. 2021",
"Oxford\u2019s statement seemed written to appease both Trump and the Legion\u2019s membership base of older white conservative men. \u2014 Jasper Craven, The New Republic , 28 Aug. 2020",
"Should Italian food be more your speed, Sparrow will more than appease your appetite. \u2014 Brande Victorian, Essence , 16 May 2022",
"The series wrap-up season finds Marty and Wendy Byrde in the midst of threats from all sides, fighting to keep their family together, appease the cartel and the FBI \u2014 and leave the Ozarks for good. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 28 Apr. 2022"
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"an appellant court"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The bill also removes Franklin Circuit Court as the appellant body for requests of legislative records. \u2014 Steve Bittenbender, Washington Examiner , 24 Mar. 2021",
"Additionally, the city is supposed to give its evidence to the appellant five days before the hearing. \u2014 Gustavo Solis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Nov. 2020",
"The appellant plead guilty to having perpetrated a criminal act. \u2014 NBC News , 29 June 2018",
"But the federal court system in Alaska on Oct. 1 revised its restraint procedures following the appellant court's decision, Tilton points out. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Alaska Dispatch News , 31 Oct. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The plaintiff- appellant (Sempowich) was represented by the Noble Law Firm and the defendant-appellee (Tactile Systems) was represented by Stinson LLP. \u2014 Eric Bachman, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
"In the grandiloquent language of the law, the Most Junior Junior Assistant had stated that the appellant \u2019s case was so utterly frivolous, so completely lacking in merit, that there was no need for the appellee to respond. \u2014 New York Times , 14 July 2021",
"Retired Judge Roger Klaphake, the dissenting judge, favored the appellant , James Warren Northrup. \u2014 Jennifer Kraus, Twin Cities , 22 Dec. 2019",
"After the ruling was issued, the sidewalk outside the Supreme Court filled with the lawyers and appellants in the case, smiling dizzily. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 24 Sep. 2019",
"But for wearing a hoodie, there was no linkage between the appellant and the shooting. \u2014 Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com , 9 Sep. 2019",
"Among other issues, appellants complained that scoring rules were inconsistent and confusing. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 7 Aug. 2019",
"The appellants took issue with sections of the city\u2019s municipal code that stipulate which findings allow for the approval of tree removal permits. \u2014 Sara Cardine, La Ca\u00f1ada Valley Sun , 1 Aug. 2019",
"What appellants actually seek is recognition of a novel right to exclude transgender people from common areas of restrooms and locker rooms. \u2014 oregonlive.com , 11 July 2019"
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"Middle English appellant, appellaunt \"person accusing another in court, plaintiff, challenger,\" borrowed from Anglo-French appellant, noun derivative of appellant, appellant \"making a charge in court\" \u2014 more at appellant entry 1":"Noun",
"Middle English appellaunt \"making a charge in court,\" borrowed from Anglo-French appellant, appellaunt, present participle of apeler, appeler \"to call, summon, call before a court\" \u2014 more at appeal entry 2":"Adjective"
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"\u0259-\u02c8pe-l\u0259nt"
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Each of the court\u2019s current seven members served at the circuit or appellate court level. \u2014 Emily Hoerner, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"But the appellate court did not issue a decision on the government's request before Tipton lifted the pause on his ruling on Saturday morning. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 25 June 2022",
"Five years later, an appellate court ruled against the school district and ordered it to desegregate. \u2014 Teo Armus, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"The appellate court ruled the certification did not ban the Arkansas Times from publicly criticizing or protesting the statute. \u2014 Fox News , 23 June 2022",
"But those practices, ordered by the appellate court, are expected to remain at California campuses, college officials said. \u2014 Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"The appellate court ordered the EPA to reexamine its finding. \u2014 Mark Sherman, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"The appellate court ordered the EPA to reexamine its finding. \u2014 Mark Sherman, ajc , 21 June 2022",
"His 2018 conviction was reversed by a state appellate court, and he was released from prison in June 2021. \u2014 Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety , 21 June 2022"
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"1765, in the meaning defined above":""
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"borrowed from Medieval Latin appell\u0101tus, past participle of appell\u0101re \"to appeal against a judgment,\" going back to Latin, \"to speak to, address, apply to for support, refer to a higher authority\" \u2014 more at appeal entry 2":""
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": an identifying name or title : designation":[
"was entitled to the appellation \"doctor\""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It must be produced and bottled by a U.S. winery from grapes that carry a U.S. appellation of origin. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Anyone serious about Santa Lucia Highlands wines is probably very familiar with the Pisoni Estate vineyard, located in the southern section of the Santa Lucia Highlands wine appellation . \u2014 Cathrine Todd, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"The appellation is small and prestigious, so the wines start on the pricey side and only go up from there. \u2014 Dana Mcmahan, The Courier-Journal , 8 Mar. 2022",
"This wine hails from a small appellation in northern Italy, just south of Lake Garda. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The Fossi shows how the variety performs outside its classic appellation when handled skillfully. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
"The Majuscule 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon shows off this symmetry, plus the mouthwatering dark fruit its appellation on Mt. Veeder is known for. \u2014 Janice O'leary, Robb Report , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Her labels are uniformly simplified to eliminate any confusing flimflammery: Just her name, the producer\u2019s name, the appellation and the vintage. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The name Melody sounds like a poetic appellation for a musician\u2019s daughter. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 22 Mar. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English appellacyon, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French appellacion, borrowed from Latin appell\u0101ti\u014dn-, appell\u0101ti\u014d \"name, designation, noun, appeal,\" from appell\u0101re \"to speak to, address, apply to for support, refer to a higher authority, call upon, name, designate\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action; in sense 2 borrowed from French, going back to Middle French \u2014 more at appeal entry 2":""
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"\u02cca-p\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"appellative",
"cognomen",
"compellation",
"denomination",
"denotation",
"designation",
"handle",
"moniker",
"monicker",
"name",
"nomenclature",
"title"
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"noun"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English appellatyf, borrowed from Latin appell\u0101t\u012bvus, from appell\u0101tus, past participle of appell\u0101re \"to speak to, address, call upon, name\" + -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at appeal entry 2":""
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"\u0259-\u02c8pe-l\u0259-tiv"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
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": one against whom an appeal is taken":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The plaintiff-appellant (Sempowich) was represented by the Noble Law Firm and the defendant- appellee (Tactile Systems) was represented by Stinson LLP. \u2014 Eric Bachman, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
"In the grandiloquent language of the law, the Most Junior Junior Assistant had stated that the appellant\u2019s case was so utterly frivolous, so completely lacking in merit, that there was no need for the appellee to respond. \u2014 New York Times , 14 July 2021",
"According to an appellee 's brief filed in 2013, LeCroy's attorneys hired a psychiatrist to evaluate LeCroy. \u2014 Jennifer Henderson And Steve Almasy, CNN , 22 Sep. 2020",
"What the appellees and dissent seek is an unprecedented expansion of judicial power. \u2014 WSJ , 27 June 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1531, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Anglo-French appel\u00e9 \"the accused, defendant,\" from present participle of apeler, appeler \"to call, summon, call before a court, accuse\" \u2014 more at appeal entry 2":""
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"\u02cca-p\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113"
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"noun"
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": appellant sense 1a":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English appellour, apellour , from Anglo-French apelour , from Latin appellator appellant, from appellatus (past participle of appellare to address, appeal to) + -or":""
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"\u0259\u02c8pel\u0259r",
"\u00a6ap\u0259\u00a6l\u022f(\u0259)r"
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"noun"
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"abate",
"bate",
"deduct",
"knock off",
"remove",
"subtract",
"take off"
],
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": attach , affix":[
"appended a diagram to the instructions"
],
": to add as a supplement or appendix (as in a book)":[
"notes appended to each chapter"
]
},
"examples":[
"append the prefix \u201cun-\u201d to each of these words",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Times didn\u2019t append a correction to the story as it might be expected to do when fixing a factual inaccuracy. \u2014 Allysia Finley, WSJ , 6 June 2022",
"Barrett also called for platforms to append a label to the video, identifying it as a simulation and directing users to authoritative sources of imagery and news about the Russian invasion. \u2014 Alexandra S. Levine, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"While Democrats have promised to append the aid to a long-term spending deal, known as the omnibus, lawmakers have until March 11 to reach a bipartisan bargain with Republicans, otherwise key federal agencies are set to shutdown. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 3 Mar. 2022",
"The University of Alabama System\u2019s Board of Trustees initially wanted to append Lucy\u2019s name to Graves\u2019. \u2014 Ruth Serven Smith | Rserven@al.com, al , 25 Feb. 2022",
"But attackers were able to inconspicuously append a malicious script to the file without impacting Microsoft's stamp of approval. \u2014 Lily Hay Newman, Wired , 5 Jan. 2022",
"This lack of basic, seemingly simple technology creates an uneven playing field that requires other teams to append additional processes to keep everyone working at the same pace at the expense of maximizing potential productivity. \u2014 Jens Gamperl, Forbes , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Zaha Hadid drew up an unbuilt scheme to take the building down to its skeleton, add 40 floors, and (if the rendering was to be believed) somehow magically append a nonexistent park in front. \u2014 Christopher Bonanos, Curbed , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Facebook chose to append a generic label to most of that content rather than ban it. \u2014 Elizabeth Dwoskin, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Latin appendere , to hang, weigh out, from ad- + pendere to weigh \u2014 more at pendant":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8pend"
],
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"add",
"adjoin",
"annex",
"subjoin",
"tack (on)"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220223",
"type":[
"verb"
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"antonyms":[],
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": a dependent or subordinate person":[],
": an adjunct to something larger or more important : appurtenance":[]
},
"examples":[
"The court system acts as an appendage to the government.",
"an appendage of a larger political party",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But Monday's birthday celebration was held for a much hairier Jennifer Lawrence who only has two toes on each appendage . \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 17 June 2022",
"The short version: For many years, the archipelago was a faraway administrative appendage of the British colony of Mauritius, an island off the coast of Africa. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"This underfed mangelike creature was the victim of an animal attack or a lame attempt at tail-docking as the bony nub and flesh is all that remained of what was once the animal appendage . \u2014 cleveland , 7 June 2022",
"Still, the external part of the ear is a relatively simple appendage that is more cosmetic than functional, said Dr. Feinberg of Carnegie Mellon. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Sebastian Stan is still fielding questions about a certain talking appendage from his recent Hulu series, Pam & Tommy. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"Worms can be incredibly difficult to tell apart, with visual differences coming down to the number of teensy spines or hooks on a microscopic appendage . \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022",
"At a finale event March 8, co-showrunners D.V. DeVincentis and Robert Siegel told THR that DeVincentis originally had voiced the animatronic appendage , but that Hulu was seeking a name to rerecord the role. \u2014 Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Despite the frozen appendage , Lindholm still managed to place in the middle of the field in the 60-skier event, falling roughly four minutes short of the medal winners but 16 minutes ahead of the back of the pack. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 20 Feb. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u0259-\u02c8pen-dij"
],
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"accessory",
"accessary",
"accoutrement",
"accouterment",
"adapter",
"adaptor",
"add-on",
"adjunct",
"appliance",
"attachment",
"option"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085457",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[
"foreword",
"introduction",
"preface",
"prologue",
"prolog"
],
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": appendage":[],
": supplementary material usually attached at the end of a piece of writing":[
"The book's appendix includes a bibliography."
]
},
"examples":[
"In your textbooks, turn to Appendix 3: Glossary of Terms.",
"The book has several appendixes .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Wings, meanwhile, are shorthanded on offense, with captain Dylan Larkin out after core muscle surgery on Monday and Flilp Zadina having his appendix removed in Florida after Thursday\u2019s loss to the Panthers. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The first appendix to the NFL collective bargaining agreement is the standard NFL Player Contract, which, in essence, is part of the league collective bargaining agreement because it is incorporated by reference into the CBA. \u2014 Marc Edelman, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
"But the study doesn\u2019t assume the city will provide parks and recreation at all, discussing it only as a potential service in an appendix . \u2014 Brian Eason, ajc , 5 May 2022",
"Costar Dolores Catania later revealed that Giudice had her appendix was removed. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"That's how many enslaved people are documented as being owned by Harvard staff or donors in an appendix to the report, almost all either unnamed or known only by their first name. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"In the appendix to the paper, the researchers include a long list of before-and-after snapshots, all of which showcase the serious vulnerabilities that exist in the raw GPT-3 without PALMS interventions. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The interest in the Bucks star had grown for the O'Donnells during a medical scare for Brady last summer, when his appendix ruptured on Father's Day weekend. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Without insurance, Maria would be responsible to pay for the entire hospital bill (the average cost to remove an appendix is about $33,000). \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"Latin appendic-, appendix , from appendere \u2014 see append":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8pen-diks"
],
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"addendum",
"afterword",
"codicil",
"excursus",
"supplement"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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": one who apperceives":[],
": possessing apperception : apperceptive":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"from apperception , after English perception: percipient":"Adjective"
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"\"",
"\u00a6ap\u0259(r)\u00a6sip\u0113\u0259nt"
],
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"noun"
]
},
"apperil":{
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"definitions":{
": peril":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"ad- + peril":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172243",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"appersonate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to subject to appersonation":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"back-formation from appersonation":""
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"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8-",
"a\u02c8p\u0259rs\u1d4an\u02cc\u0101t"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233537",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"appertain":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to belong or be connected as a rightful part or attribute : pertain":[]
},
"examples":[
"the rights and privileges that appertain to marriage",
"the doctrine that the swath of land between the Atlantic and the Pacific naturally appertained to the United States",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ah, but a, b, and c above do not appertain to cancer. \u2014 John Rosemond, charlotteobserver , 11 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English apperteinen , from Anglo-French apurtenir , from Late Latin appertin\u0113re , from Latin ad- + pertin\u0113re to belong \u2014 more at pertain":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-p\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0101n"
],
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"belong",
"pertain"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202408",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"appertinent":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": appurtenant sense 2":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English apertinent":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184448",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"appetence":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": appetency":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1598, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-p\u0259-t\u0259n(t)s"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104759",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a fixed and strong desire : appetite":[]
},
"examples":[
"television commercials create appetency for products that the consumer may not have known even existed"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1611, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin appetentia , from appetent-, appetens , present participle of appetere":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-p\u0259-t\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
],
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"appetite",
"craving",
"desire",
"drive",
"hankering",
"hunger",
"itch",
"jones",
"letch",
"longing",
"lust",
"passion",
"pining",
"thirst",
"thirstiness",
"urge",
"yearning",
"yen"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064700",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"appetibility":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being appetible":[
"beauty is the appetibility of truth",
"\u2014 Liturgical Arts"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)a\u02ccpet\u0259\u02c8bil\u0259t\u0113",
"\u02ccap\u0259t\u0259-",
"\u0259\u02ccp-"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025555",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"appetible":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": worthy of desire : desirable":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin appetibilis , from appetere to strive after, long for + -ibilis -ible":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ap\u0259t\u0259b\u0259l",
"\u0259\u02c8-",
"a\u02c8pet\u0259b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195556",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"appetiser":{
"antonyms":[],
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"Definition of appetiser British spellings of appetizer , appetizing"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-033424",
"type":[]
},
"appetite":{
"antonyms":[
"inappetence"
],
"definitions":{
": an inherent craving":[
"an insatiable appetite for work"
],
": taste , preference":[
"\u2026 the cultural appetites of the time \u2026",
"\u2014 J. D. Hart"
]
},
"examples":[
"He has a healthy appetite .",
"Some common symptoms are tiredness, nausea, and loss of appetite .",
"I had no appetite and couldn't sleep.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Augustus Gloop was exhausted and suffering from hypothermia when rescuers pulled him from the drain, but these health issues didn't take away the feline's appetite . \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
"Critics meanwhile point to Bitcoin's voracious appetite for electricity. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
"The mix of different genres fed into the diverse crowd\u2019s appetite . \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"Heartworm signs that emerge in dogs can include cough, decreased appetite or weight loss, as well as fatigue and reluctance to exercise, according the American Heartworm Society. \u2014 Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star , 21 June 2022",
"Some children had irritability or fussiness, loss of appetite , headache, abdominal pain or discomfort, enlarged lymph nodes, mild diarrhea or vomiting. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"Some dogs only show decreased appetite , fever, and abdominal pain. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 20 June 2022",
"Experts like him believe that a weak risk appetite due to macroeconomic stress globally will now keep India\u2019s stakeholders on edge in the near term. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 19 June 2022",
"Cryptocurrencies have been hit by rising interest rates that are sapping appetite for riskier assets, and concerns about select projects and companies in the crypto ecosystem. \u2014 Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 17 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English apetit , from Anglo-French, from Latin appetitus , from appetere to strive after, from ad- + petere to go to \u2014 more at feather":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ap-\u0259-\u02cct\u012bt",
"\u02c8a-p\u0259-\u02cct\u012bt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"belly",
"emptiness",
"famishment",
"hunger",
"munchies",
"stomach"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002843",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"appetizing":{
"antonyms":[
"distasteful",
"flat",
"flavorless",
"insipid",
"stale",
"tasteless",
"unappetizing",
"unpalatable",
"unsavory",
"yucky",
"yukky"
],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"While the stew may not look very appetizing , it tastes wonderful.",
"that dish looks very appetizing",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For women's soccer fans around the world there could not be a more appetizing final in prospect than Saturday's clash of the two previous champions, Olympique Lyonnais and FC Barcelona, the clubs ranked number one and two on the continent by UEFA. \u2014 Asif Burhan, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"For sports bettors, the options are both plentiful and appetizing . \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"For a management team whose credibility already is being questioned, further downward revisions would hardly be an appetizing look. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 1 May 2022",
"Their blank palette can also make food appear more appetizing . \u2014 New York Times , 9 Mar. 2022",
"That's why the Sabonis-to-Suns deal sounds so appetizing , but would receiving a future first-round pick from Phoenix, Saric, who will likely miss all regular season with the injury, and Smith be enough even if Indiana wants to unload to rebuild? \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Eating vegan or vegetarian hasn\u2019t historically had the most appetizing reputation. \u2014 Gary Drenik, Forbes , 9 Nov. 2021",
"The fresh lime flavors, however, are much more appetizing . \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 12 Nov. 2021",
"With Facebook\u2019s name change, the acronym for the five biggest American tech companies, Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google, will unceremoniously change from FAANG to the even less appetizing MAANG. \u2014 Fortune , 28 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1653, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-p\u0259-\u02cct\u012b-zi\u014b"
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"dainty",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delish",
"flavorful",
"flavorsome",
"luscious",
"lush",
"mouthwatering",
"palatable",
"savory",
"savoury",
"scrumptious",
"succulent",
"tasteful",
"tasty",
"toothsome",
"toothy",
"yummy"
],
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"knock",
"pan",
"slam"
],
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"The audience applauded at the end of the performance."
],
": to express approval of : praise":[
"I applaud her efforts to lose weight."
],
": to show approval of especially by clapping the hands":[
"Spectators applauded the team."
]
},
"examples":[
"Everyone applauded the graduates as they entered the auditorium.",
"The audience stood and applauded her performance.",
"We applaud the decision to lower taxes.",
"I applaud their efforts to clean up the city, but they must do more.",
"Rather than being criticized for her honesty, she should be applauded for it.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the lack of a controlling vision, beyond everyone misunderstanding one another, is made manifest by the blackout ending which leaves the audience unsure whether to applaud . \u2014 David Benedict, Variety , 26 June 2022",
"All of us in New York City NYC ache for Ukrainians, applaud their indomitable spirit and defiance, and pray the brutality will soon be over. \u2014 Margie Goldsmith, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Some applaud the changes, and are ready to return to some normalcy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Fernandes Anderson exclaimed after the vote, rising to applaud along with many others in the chamber. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"It\u2019s on this day that earth\u2019s inhabitants are encouraged to applaud the bicycle\u2019s uniqueness and versatility, as well as its sustainability as a means of transportation. \u2014 Jeffrey Steele, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"As the 366 graduates of Westminster High School walked across the stage to receive their diplomas Friday afternoon, hundreds of family members joined teachers and staff from the school to applaud their efforts and perseverance. \u2014 Molly Fellin Spence, Baltimore Sun , 3 June 2022",
"And on Veteran\u2019s Day, Judge Schroeder encouraged the courtroom, including the jury, to applaud any veterans in the room; the lone veteran in attendance just so happened to be a defense witness about to take the stand. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Naturally, fans couldn\u2019t help but flock to his comment section to applaud the act of kindess on Luke's part, as well as the little girl\u2019s talent. \u2014 Rebecca Norris, Country Living , 29 Sep. 2021"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
},
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"Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French aplaudir , from Latin applaudere , from ad- + plaudere to applaud":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8pl\u022fd"
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"accredit",
"cheer",
"crack up",
"hail",
"laud",
"praise",
"salute",
"tout"
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"verb"
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"knock",
"pan",
"slam"
],
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"The audience applauded at the end of the performance."
],
": to express approval of : praise":[
"I applaud her efforts to lose weight."
],
": to show approval of especially by clapping the hands":[
"Spectators applauded the team."
]
},
"examples":[
"Everyone applauded the graduates as they entered the auditorium.",
"The audience stood and applauded her performance.",
"We applaud the decision to lower taxes.",
"I applaud their efforts to clean up the city, but they must do more.",
"Rather than being criticized for her honesty, she should be applauded for it.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the lack of a controlling vision, beyond everyone misunderstanding one another, is made manifest by the blackout ending which leaves the audience unsure whether to applaud . \u2014 David Benedict, Variety , 26 June 2022",
"All of us in New York City NYC ache for Ukrainians, applaud their indomitable spirit and defiance, and pray the brutality will soon be over. \u2014 Margie Goldsmith, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Some applaud the changes, and are ready to return to some normalcy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Fernandes Anderson exclaimed after the vote, rising to applaud along with many others in the chamber. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"It\u2019s on this day that earth\u2019s inhabitants are encouraged to applaud the bicycle\u2019s uniqueness and versatility, as well as its sustainability as a means of transportation. \u2014 Jeffrey Steele, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"As the 366 graduates of Westminster High School walked across the stage to receive their diplomas Friday afternoon, hundreds of family members joined teachers and staff from the school to applaud their efforts and perseverance. \u2014 Molly Fellin Spence, Baltimore Sun , 3 June 2022",
"And on Veteran\u2019s Day, Judge Schroeder encouraged the courtroom, including the jury, to applaud any veterans in the room; the lone veteran in attendance just so happened to be a defense witness about to take the stand. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Naturally, fans couldn\u2019t help but flock to his comment section to applaud the act of kindess on Luke's part, as well as the little girl\u2019s talent. \u2014 Rebecca Norris, Country Living , 29 Sep. 2021"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
},
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"Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French aplaudir , from Latin applaudere , from ad- + plaudere to applaud":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8pl\u022fd"
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"accredit",
"cheer",
"crack up",
"hail",
"laud",
"praise",
"salute",
"tout"
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"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
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},
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"knock",
"pan",
"slam"
],
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": to express approval especially by clapping the hands":[
"The audience applauded at the end of the performance."
],
": to express approval of : praise":[
"I applaud her efforts to lose weight."
],
": to show approval of especially by clapping the hands":[
"Spectators applauded the team."
]
},
"examples":[
"Everyone applauded the graduates as they entered the auditorium.",
"The audience stood and applauded her performance.",
"We applaud the decision to lower taxes.",
"I applaud their efforts to clean up the city, but they must do more.",
"Rather than being criticized for her honesty, she should be applauded for it.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the lack of a controlling vision, beyond everyone misunderstanding one another, is made manifest by the blackout ending which leaves the audience unsure whether to applaud . \u2014 David Benedict, Variety , 26 June 2022",
"All of us in New York City NYC ache for Ukrainians, applaud their indomitable spirit and defiance, and pray the brutality will soon be over. \u2014 Margie Goldsmith, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Some applaud the changes, and are ready to return to some normalcy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Fernandes Anderson exclaimed after the vote, rising to applaud along with many others in the chamber. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"It\u2019s on this day that earth\u2019s inhabitants are encouraged to applaud the bicycle\u2019s uniqueness and versatility, as well as its sustainability as a means of transportation. \u2014 Jeffrey Steele, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"As the 366 graduates of Westminster High School walked across the stage to receive their diplomas Friday afternoon, hundreds of family members joined teachers and staff from the school to applaud their efforts and perseverance. \u2014 Molly Fellin Spence, Baltimore Sun , 3 June 2022",
"And on Veteran\u2019s Day, Judge Schroeder encouraged the courtroom, including the jury, to applaud any veterans in the room; the lone veteran in attendance just so happened to be a defense witness about to take the stand. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Naturally, fans couldn\u2019t help but flock to his comment section to applaud the act of kindess on Luke's part, as well as the little girl\u2019s talent. \u2014 Rebecca Norris, Country Living , 29 Sep. 2021"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
},
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"Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French aplaudir , from Latin applaudere , from ad- + plaudere to applaud":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8pl\u022fd"
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"synonyms":[
"acclaim",
"accredit",
"cheer",
"crack up",
"hail",
"laud",
"praise",
"salute",
"tout"
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"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
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},
"applause":{
"antonyms":[
"booing",
"hissing"
],
"definitions":{
": approval publicly expressed (as by clapping the hands)":[
"a round of applause"
],
": marked commendation : acclaim":[
"the kind of applause every really creative writer wants",
"\u2014 Robert Tallant"
]
},
"examples":[
"The announcement was greeted with applause and cheers.",
"a design for a memorial for the victims of the attack that has received nothing but applause from officials, commentators, and the general public",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The congregation at First Baptist Concord in Knoxville, Tennessee, broke into applause when Pastor John Mark Harrison addressed it. \u2014 Holly Meyer And David Crary, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 June 2022",
"The State Room, packed with advocates wearing red and orange shirts, broke into applause . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"The audience burst into applause and laughter, as Batiste began to keel over. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 13 June 2022",
"The polling place burst into applause after a grinning Bass marked her ballot. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
"Shesterkin made 37 saves and Filip Chytil scored two goals, while Chris Kreider, Frank Vatrano, Artemi Panarin and Zibanejad also scored, each one igniting the Garden into thunderous applause . \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"Once the gavel came down, the room burst into applause , and the audience quickly filed out. \u2014 Chris Rovzar, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
"Hundreds from the community filled the auditorium for the Northern York County School District board meeting last week and erupted into applause when the votes were taken on the issue. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The steering is heavy, the pedals take a determined right femur to operate, and leaving any parking lot attracts a crowd that may break out into spontaneous applause . \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 20 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Medieval Latin applausus , from Latin, beating of wings, from applaudere":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8pl\u022fz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"acclamation",
"cheer",
"cheering",
"ovation",
"plaudit(s)",
"rave(s)",
"r\u00e9clame"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201729",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"apple pandowdy":{
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": pandowdy":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111511",
"type":[
"noun"
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083933",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"apple pear":{
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": asian pear":[
"Often, Asian pears are called apple pears because they are crisp and juicy like apples but with a different texture.",
"\u2014 Carol J. G. Ward , Chicago Tribune , 25 Feb. 1998"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1983, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213559",
"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
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": blister canker":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105240",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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": a vivid red that is yellower and slightly lighter and stronger than carmine, duller and slightly bluer than Castilian red, yellower and paler than madder crimson, bluer and duller than pimento, and bluer and slightly deeper than scarlet":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202711",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": a small plump reddish bug ( Lygidea mendax ) that feeds on young apple foliage and developing fruits causing russeting, dwarfing, and catfacing of the mature apples":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225701",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"definitions":{
": a rose ( Rosa pomifera ) of central Europe often cultivated for its showy scarlet fruits that are about an inch in diameter":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102825",
"type":[
"noun"
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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": the fungus causing apple rust":[
"\u2014 compare cedar apple"
]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134850",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"apple-pie":{
"antonyms":[],
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": excellent , perfect":[
"apple-pie order"
],
": of, relating to, or characterized by traditionally American values (such as honesty or simplicity)":[
"is the epitome of apple-pie wholesomeness"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1780, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8a-p\u0259l-\u02c8p\u012b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043259",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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": a bed in which as a joke the sheets are doubled like the cover of an apple turnover to prevent anyone from stretching at full length between them":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220151",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": to curry favor with (as by flattery)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1926, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from the traditional practice of schoolchildren bringing a shiny apple as a gift to their teacher":""
},
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"\u02c8a-p\u0259l-\u02ccp\u00e4-lish"
],
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"bootlick",
"fawn",
"fuss",
"kowtow",
"suck (up)",
"toady",
"truckle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-122042",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
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},
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"first_known_use":{
"1926, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
},
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"from the traditional practice of schoolchildren bringing a shiny apple as a gift to their teacher":""
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"\u02c8a-p\u0259l-\u02ccp\u00e4-lish"
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"fuss",
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"suck (up)",
"toady",
"truckle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231843",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"applesauce":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a relish or dessert made of apples stewed to a pulp and sweetened":[],
": bunkum , nonsense":[]
},
"examples":[
"all that talk about taking up the farming life was just a lot of spoiled applesauce",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If the kids are already fans of applesauce , then this cake recipe will become their new favorite dessert. \u2014 Courtney Campbell And Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 24 June 2022",
"The accommodations might include welcoming more wandering around the church than usual and providing applesauce with just a small amount of communion wafer for those who have difficulty swallowing. \u2014 Sophy Chaffee, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
"They are followed by lamb tomahawk with mint sauce and celeriac, crispy pheasant with applesauce and cress salad. \u2014 Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Unless there are medical issues, leave the applesauce and bathroom requests alone. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Lenten option: Shrimp with applesauce and fries, $14. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The first 2,000 people who donate three nonperishable food items (cooking oil and fruit snack packs, low-sugar applesauce and mandarin oranges preferred) to the Mid Gate between noon and 3 p.m. \u2014 Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
"Platters will be served with applesauce at a price of $7. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Dinner is served with applesauce , coleslaw, marble rye bread, tartar sauce, milk and coffee. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8a-p\u0259l-\u02ccs\u022fs"
],
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"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083011",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"appliance":{
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": a piece of equipment for adapting a tool or machine to a special purpose : attachment":[],
": an act of applying":[],
": an artificial part or mask that is worn as part of an actor's makeup or costume":[
"\u2026 more grown-ups are shelling out for scary facial appliances \u2014wounds, snouts and horns\u2014to create the creepy characters they've dreamed up on their own.",
"\u2014 Dana Coffield"
],
": compliance":[],
": fire engine":[],
": information appliance":[
"A growing number of companies are coming up with ways [in 2000] to turn ordinary phones into Internet appliances .",
"\u2014 Sharon Cleary"
]
},
"examples":[
"All household appliances are now on sale.",
"since the invention of the cork, all manner of appliances have been invented for the extraction of these sometimes troublesome stoppers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sales at furniture and home-furnishing stores fell 0.9% from April, for example, while sales at electronics and appliance stores fell 1.3%. \u2014 Justin Lahart, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"The highest inflation in forty years has caused consumer confidence to dip to a three-month low, forcing many to forgo new home, appliance and car purchases, according to the Conference Board. \u2014 Patrick Bousquet-chavanne, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"The refrigerators were sold at Lowe\u2019s, Home Depot and appliance stores nationwide and online at Frigidaire.com from April 2020 through March 2022 for between $1,200 and $4,300. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 4 June 2022",
"Teich says that the best deals tend to be in the tech and appliance categories. \u2014 Heath Owens, Good Housekeeping , 2 June 2022",
"Most were in the retail-trade sector \u2014 concentrated in food and beverage stores; building material and garden equipment and supply dealers; and electronics and appliance stores \u2014 as well as in the manufacturing, finance and insurance industries. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"The average hourly wage for retail workers at electronics and appliance stores nationwide stands at about $25.50 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. \u2014 Rishi Iyengar, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The appliance removes the moisture from foods in order to preserve them up to five years. \u2014 Rennie Dyball, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"For reasons no one can fully explain or understand, renters must furnish their living spaces with their own fridges, which has created an underground economy for the essential appliance . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8pl\u012b-\u0259n(t)s",
"\u0259-\u02c8pl\u012b-\u0259ns"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for appliance implement , tool , instrument , appliance , utensil mean a relatively simple device for performing work. implement may apply to anything necessary to perform a task. crude stone implements farm implements tool suggests an implement adapted to facilitate a definite kind or stage of work and suggests the need of skill more strongly than implement . a carpenter's tools instrument suggests a device capable of delicate or precise work. the dentist's instruments appliance refers to a tool or instrument utilizing a power source and suggests portability or temporary attachment. household appliances utensil applies to a device used in domestic work or some routine unskilled activity. kitchen utensils",
"synonyms":[
"contraption",
"contrivance",
"gadget",
"gimmick",
"gizmo",
"gismo",
"jigger",
"widget"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115740",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"applicability":{
"antonyms":[
"impracticable",
"impractical",
"inapplicable",
"nonpractical",
"unusable",
"unworkable",
"useless"
],
"definitions":{
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"statutes applicable to the case",
"A fee is applicable when a scheduled payment is late."
]
},
"examples":[
"Businesses must comply with all applicable laws.",
"is that information applicable in this case?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Key findings from this qualitative research technique are applicable to a wide range of industries and issues. \u2014 John Davies, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"In some states, restraining orders are similarly only applicable to a spouse or a domestic partner. \u2014 Abigail Higgins, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"But that program wasn't applicable to the younger elementary school children who were involved in the Sandy Hook shooting. \u2014 Jessie Dimartino, ABC News , 2 June 2022",
"The experiment that helped her is complex and highly personalized and is not immediately applicable to most cancer patients. \u2014 Gina Kolata, New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"Specifically, the office recommended consolidating available help, providing technical assistance to tribes applying for funding and making sure the programs offered are applicable to Alaska Native tribes. \u2014 Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
"Spaces as Places permits are only applicable to eating and drinking establishments and property owners will be required to sign an agreement to give permission. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"Russell and Gardner argued that the case is directly applicable to Calvary Missionary. \u2014 Tyler O'neil, Fox News , 25 May 2022",
"This attack has been demonstrated against the latest (5.9.3) client running on Windows 64-bit, however some or all parts of the chain are likely applicable to other platforms. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 25 May 2022"
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"1548, in the meaning defined above":""
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"see application":""
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"\u02c8a-pli-k\u0259-b\u0259l",
"also \u0259-\u02c8pli-k\u0259-"
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"applicative",
"applied",
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"practical",
"serviceable",
"ultrapractical",
"usable",
"useable",
"useful",
"workable",
"working"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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"impracticable",
"impractical",
"inapplicable",
"nonpractical",
"unusable",
"unworkable",
"useless"
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"A fee is applicable when a scheduled payment is late."
]
},
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"Businesses must comply with all applicable laws.",
"is that information applicable in this case?",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Key findings from this qualitative research technique are applicable to a wide range of industries and issues. \u2014 John Davies, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"In some states, restraining orders are similarly only applicable to a spouse or a domestic partner. \u2014 Abigail Higgins, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"But that program wasn't applicable to the younger elementary school children who were involved in the Sandy Hook shooting. \u2014 Jessie Dimartino, ABC News , 2 June 2022",
"The experiment that helped her is complex and highly personalized and is not immediately applicable to most cancer patients. \u2014 Gina Kolata, New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"Specifically, the office recommended consolidating available help, providing technical assistance to tribes applying for funding and making sure the programs offered are applicable to Alaska Native tribes. \u2014 Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
"Spaces as Places permits are only applicable to eating and drinking establishments and property owners will be required to sign an agreement to give permission. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"Russell and Gardner argued that the case is directly applicable to Calvary Missionary. \u2014 Tyler O'neil, Fox News , 25 May 2022",
"This attack has been demonstrated against the latest (5.9.3) client running on Windows 64-bit, however some or all parts of the chain are likely applicable to other platforms. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 25 May 2022"
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"1548, in the meaning defined above":""
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"see application":""
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"\u02c8a-pli-k\u0259-b\u0259l",
"also \u0259-\u02c8pli-k\u0259-"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": two surfaces that may be deformed one into the other without stretching or tearing":[]
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"plural noun"
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"-bl\u0113",
"-bli"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090334",
"type":[
"adjective"
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"noncandidate"
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": one who applies":[
"a job applicant"
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"examples":[
"We interviewed 30 qualified applicants for the job.",
"have numerous applicants for the job",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One applicant , the Durango Bar at 923 S. State in Salt Lake City, has been waiting months for a license. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"One applicant indicated having no prior military experience, yet the file contained discharge papers. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"One applicant claimed to be in the Army Reserve and used derogatory language about LGBTQ people, according to Hatewatch. \u2014 Alex Sundby, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
"Staff with the Office of Recovery Programs, created to distribute the one-time infusion of cash, first had to confirm each applicant \u2019s eligibility. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
"Companies can go a step further and be leaders in protecting individuals\u2019 privacy by asking each applicant to get their own background report directly from a third-party service, verify its accuracy and then share it with the company. \u2014 Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Each applicant had one minute to introduce themselves, then one minute to answer a single question from each of the council members. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Each applicant will be given 25 minutes to answer questions which have been provided in advance and all of the applicants asked the same questions given in the same order as read by City Attorney Patrick Lyp. \u2014 Philip Potempa, chicagotribune.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Family members of the deceased victims were given an opportunity to speak during each applicant \u2019s hearing. \u2014 Kelan Lyons, courant.com , 21 Jan. 2022"
],
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"circa 1742, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8a-pli-k\u0259nt"
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"applier",
"aspirant",
"campaigner",
"candidate",
"contender",
"expectant",
"hopeful",
"prospect",
"seeker"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": put to use : applied":[
"those applicate sciences that extend the power of man over the elements",
"\u2014 Isaac Taylor \u20201865"
]
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"an oily application for dry skin"
],
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],
": an act of administering or laying one thing on another":[
"application of paint to a house"
],
": an act of applying :":[],
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"succeeds by application to her studies"
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": request , petition":[
"an application for financial aid"
],
": the practical conclusion or lesson to be derived from a speech or writing (such as a moral tale)":[]
},
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"Our loan application has been approved.",
"Anyone interested in running for office must file an application by August 1st.",
"If you'd like to be considered for the job, please send us a letter of application that gives your experience and qualifications.",
"Please fill out this application .",
"The application of heat often helps sore muscles.",
"Repeated application of fertilizer will help the grass become green and healthy.",
"Repeated applications of fertilizer will help the grass become green and healthy.",
"The cut should be treated with a generous application of ointment.",
"Strict application of the rules is necessary in this case.",
"the application of new information",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The project\u2019s total cost is $90 million and will be built in phases for at least six more years, according to the zoo\u2019s application for funding. \u2014 Lucas Daprile, cleveland , 1 July 2022",
"The board voted 5-1 Thursday to deny Menard's application . \u2014 Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
"Many Latinos use both their maternal and paternal last names, but traditional US banks often only allow for one last name on an account or application . \u2014 Chiara Grimes, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"It's made with the same Miracle Broth that's in The Concentrate Serum, so your skin will be soothed and calmed post- application . \u2014 Angela Trakoshis, Allure , 1 July 2022",
"This requires an analysis of application workloads, business needs fulfillment and technical components complexities and dependencies to resolve. \u2014 Amandeep Midha, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Humanitarian requests filed by Afghans and others generally require $575 application fees, while sponsorship requests for the Uniting for Ukraine program are free. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 1 July 2022",
"When the application period opened up, Zalucki jumped on it. \u2014 Serenah Mckay, Arkansas Online , 30 June 2022",
"To make application a breeze, Ta recommends using a body brush. \u2014 Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English applicacioun , from Latin application-, applicatio inclination, from applicare \u2014 see apply":""
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"\u02cca-pl\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02ccap-l\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"employment",
"exercise",
"operation",
"play",
"usage",
"use"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183113",
"type":[
"noun"
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"impracticable",
"impractical",
"inapplicable",
"nonpractical",
"unusable",
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"useless"
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"certain basic work skills that are applicative to almost any job and work environment"
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"1607, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"\u02c8a-pl\u0259-\u02cck\u0101-tiv",
"\u0259-\u02c8pli-k\u0259-"
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"practicable",
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"usable",
"useable",
"useful",
"workable",
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"type":[
"adjective",
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"impracticable",
"impractical",
"inapplicable",
"nonpractical",
"unusable",
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"useless"
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"an applied physicist"
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},
"examples":[
"a professor of applied science",
"used some applied psychology to get the teenager to become more responsible",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lindsey Wodzisz of Brook Park, a graduate of Berea-Midpark High School majoring in applied mathematics. \u2014 Rich Heileman, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
"Daniel Larremore earned a bachelor's in chemical engineering from Washington University in St. Louis; a master's and doctorate in applied mathematics from the University of Colorado Boulder. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"An applied mathematician, lister Philip Ndikum, 28, is developing a stealth fintech startup through an incubator at Oxford University. \u2014 Hank Tucker, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"From bad seafood canning practices in Bon Appetit videos, to moldy jam and abuse in restaurant kitchens, Rosenthal \u2014 who has a PhD in applied mathematics \u2014 provides audiences with thorough investigations while tirelessly seeking accountability. \u2014 Extra Spicy Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Lindsey Wodzisz of Brook Park, a graduate of Berea-Midpark High School majoring in applied mathematics. \u2014 Rich Heileman, cleveland , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Usama Kadri, an applied mathematician and engineer at Cardiff University in Wales and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is one these researchers. \u2014 Ryan F. Mandelbaum, Scientific American , 1 Apr. 2017",
"The foldable phones, like the Z Flip and Z Fold lines, are good against accidental falls, and that has a lot to do with the pre- applied screen protector on the inner screen that Samsung adds in. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 13 May 2022",
"It was made of yellow satin, metallic thread embroidery, midnight blue velvet, yellow tulle with applied tinsel, and glass pearls. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 2 May 2022"
],
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"1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u0259-\u02c8pl\u012bd"
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"applicative",
"functional",
"practicable",
"practical",
"serviceable",
"ultrapractical",
"usable",
"useable",
"useful",
"workable",
"working"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071733",
"type":[
"adjective"
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": to bring into action":[
"apply the brakes"
],
": to employ diligently or with close attention":[
"You should apply yourself to your work."
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": to have relevance or a valid connection":[
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],
": to lay or spread on":[
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": to make an appeal or request especially in the form of a written application":[
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": to put into operation or effect":[
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"For further information, apply to the address below.",
"I applied in writing to several different companies.",
"You must have a high school diploma for this job. High school dropouts need not apply .",
"After applying a thin layer of paint to the wall and letting it dry, apply another coat.",
"We applied the ointment to the cut.",
"I washed my face and applied fresh makeup.",
"Fertilizer was applied to the lawn every two weeks.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Overall, a working environment that is rich with team meetings and award recognitions is one where workers are mentally pushed to apply themselves while finding ways to uplift their motivation for the next task. \u2014 Lisa Caprelli, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Lead study author Fritz Obermeyer had come to the Broad Institute from Uber AI, where researchers had developed a programming language and a software framework that uses machine learning to model probabilities and apply them to large datasets. \u2014 Sara Reardon, Scientific American , 28 June 2022",
"Create a cleaning solution of warm water and few drops of dish soap and apply it to the surface. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022",
"And certainly lower courts will look to the Court\u2019s test and use that test and apply it to many gun laws. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 23 June 2022",
"These medicated shampoos can be drying to your hair, and may lead to hair breakage, so try to apply them only to your scalp; not the full length of your hair. \u2014 ELLE , 11 June 2022",
"Some producers hew closely to the strict model, while most others apply it in part. \u2014 Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"This month certain challenges will ask you to step up to the plate and apply yourself and your past experiences to the present moment. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 June 2022",
"Shamoon says to wear sunscreen that is SPF 30 or higher; apply it 20-30 minutes before an activity begins, and reapply later, especially if the children are in the water at the beach or the pool. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
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"Middle English applien , from Anglo-French aplier , from Latin applicare , from ad- + plicare to fold \u2014 more at ply":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8pl\u012b"
],
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"bear",
"pertain",
"refer",
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"verb"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120235",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": interruption and compression of the breath in the production of a stop":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"ad- + -plosion (as in explosion, implosion )":""
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"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)a\u00a6p-",
"\u0259\u02c8pl\u014dzh\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000559",
"type":[
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to divide into parts : apportion":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"ad- + plot":""
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"a\u02c8-",
"\u0259\u02c8pl\u00e4t"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000446",
"type":[
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"He applies pressure to get what he wants."
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},
"examples":[
"For further information, apply to the address below.",
"I applied in writing to several different companies.",
"You must have a high school diploma for this job. High school dropouts need not apply .",
"After applying a thin layer of paint to the wall and letting it dry, apply another coat.",
"We applied the ointment to the cut.",
"I washed my face and applied fresh makeup.",
"Fertilizer was applied to the lawn every two weeks.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Overall, a working environment that is rich with team meetings and award recognitions is one where workers are mentally pushed to apply themselves while finding ways to uplift their motivation for the next task. \u2014 Lisa Caprelli, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Lead study author Fritz Obermeyer had come to the Broad Institute from Uber AI, where researchers had developed a programming language and a software framework that uses machine learning to model probabilities and apply them to large datasets. \u2014 Sara Reardon, Scientific American , 28 June 2022",
"Create a cleaning solution of warm water and few drops of dish soap and apply it to the surface. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022",
"And certainly lower courts will look to the Court\u2019s test and use that test and apply it to many gun laws. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 23 June 2022",
"These medicated shampoos can be drying to your hair, and may lead to hair breakage, so try to apply them only to your scalp; not the full length of your hair. \u2014 ELLE , 11 June 2022",
"Some producers hew closely to the strict model, while most others apply it in part. \u2014 Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"This month certain challenges will ask you to step up to the plate and apply yourself and your past experiences to the present moment. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 June 2022",
"Shamoon says to wear sunscreen that is SPF 30 or higher; apply it 20-30 minutes before an activity begins, and reapply later, especially if the children are in the water at the beach or the pool. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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"Middle English applien , from Anglo-French aplier , from Latin applicare , from ad- + plicare to fold \u2014 more at ply":""
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"\u0259-\u02c8pl\u012b"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234202",
"type":[
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"verb"
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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": to ask to be accepted as a student at colleges or universities by filling out and sending applications":[
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},
"examples":[],
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"She applied herself to learning the language."
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015345",
"type":[
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164955",
"type":[
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},
"appoggiatura":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an embellishing note or tone preceding an essential melodic note or tone and usually written as a note of smaller size":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Welser-Most adopted a pace that was leisurely but not indulgent, giving the strings time to lean on those heavenly appoggiaturas and showcase the luminous clarity for which the Cleveland Orchestra is renowned. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 27 Sep. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1743, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian, literally, support":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090940",
"type":[
"noun"
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": to fix or set officially":[
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": to name officially":[
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": to provide with complete and usually appropriate or elegant furnishings or equipment":[
"\u2026 appointed the rooms with a curated selection of art and furniture \u2026",
"\u2014 Chron.com",
"a beautifully appointed room"
]
},
"examples":[
"She was appointed professor of chemistry at the university.",
"After his parents died, the boy's uncle was appointed as his guardian.",
"Every year, the group appoints three new members.",
"a committee appointed by Congress",
"the company's newly appointed assistant director",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Despite the politics of the presidents who appoint the justices, their ideologies don't always map neatly onto the spectrum of Democrats to Republicans. \u2014 Jessie Dimartino, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
"The names of candidates are confidential until the committee holds a public hearing to select the three candidates who will be forwarded to Newsom, who will appoint one in charge of an agency that will be scrutinizing his administration. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
"All four Hinds County chancery judges rescued themselves from the lawsuit and requested the state Supreme Court appoint a special judge to hear the case, according to Mississippi Today. \u2014 Chris Kenning, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
"Within weeks of the Colonial hack, the TSA required pipeline operators to disclose cyber incidents in 12 hours, conduct periodic security assessments and appoint a coordinator in the event of incidents. \u2014 David Uberti, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
"Committee investigator Josh Roselman said in a video that Trump lawyer Cleta Mitchell asked fellow lawyer John Eastman to write a memo to get states to appoint alternate electors. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"The misunderstanding, and the defense request for Waukesha County Circuit Judge Jennifer Dorow to clarify and reconsider who the court should appoint , was the basis for Tuesday's hearing. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"The draft is expected to propose a system based on a strong president who would appoint the prime minister, according to Reuters. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"With a Republican spot open on the board, the Michigan GOP will put forward three Republicans for Whitmer to appoint . \u2014 Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press , 27 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1c":""
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French appointer , from a- (from Latin ad- ) + point point":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fint"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for appoint furnish , equip , outfit , appoint , accoutre mean to supply one with what is needed. furnish implies the provision of any or all essentials for performing a function. a sparsely furnished apartment equip suggests the provision of something making for efficiency in action or use. a fully equipped kitchen outfit implies provision of a complete list or set of articles as for a journey, an expedition, or a special occupation. outfitted the family for a ski trip appoint implies provision of complete and usually elegant or elaborate equipment or furnishings. a lavishly appointed apartment accoutre suggests the supplying of personal dress or equipment for a special activity. fully accoutred members of a polar expedition",
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"designate",
"fix",
"name",
"set"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094126",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": chosen for a particular job":[
"an appointed official"
],
": officially fixed or set":[
"at the appointed time"
],
": provided with complete and usually appropriate or elegant furnishings and equipment":[
"a beautifully appointed room"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1535, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fin-t\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211604",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"appointee":{
"antonyms":[],
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": one to whom an estate is appointed":[],
": one who is appointed":[]
},
"examples":[
"the announcement of the presidential appointees to the cabinet",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The last school board seat was vacant at the time of the vote but has since been filled by appointee Felicia Stolusky. \u2014 Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun , 30 June 2022",
"One of the dissenters in Akron was a relatively new Justice, and the first woman ever named to the Court, the Reagan appointee Sandra Day O\u2019Connor. \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 25 June 2022",
"O\u2019Keeffe was named director of sustainability and climate justice, replacing Jackson appointee Jason Wood. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
"Petrobras said in another filing that director Fernando Borges will remain as interim chief-executive until a Bolsonaro appointee is approved by one of the company's councils. \u2014 Mauricio Savarese, ajc , 20 June 2022",
"Gustavo Velasquez, a Newsom appointee who heads the California Department of Housing and Community Development, said the $1.75-billion effort is meeting its goal of accelerating construction of developments that had been stuck. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"The prize is an environmental screed by some low-level Clinton appointee . \u2014 Pat Myers, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"Amy Kastely, one of the District 5 appointees, accused Jordan Ghawi, a District 1 appointee , of retaliating against her for her vote on Brackenridge Park, though Ghawi disputed that. \u2014 Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News , 8 June 2022",
"The replacement would serve until an election is held in November, though a separate Tuesday ballot question could prevent that appointee from running and make that person a caretaker. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022"
],
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"1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02cca-",
"\u0259-\u02ccp\u022fin-\u02c8t\u0113",
"\u0259-\u02ccp\u022fin-\u02c8t\u0113, \u02cca-"
],
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"synonyms":[
"designee",
"nominee",
"selectee"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131253",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"appointment":{
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"discharge",
"dismissal",
"dismission",
"expulsion",
"firing"
],
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": a nonelective office or position":[
"holds an academic appointment"
],
": an act of appointing someone or something : designation":[],
": an arrangement for a meeting : engagement":[
"She has an appointment for an interview tomorrow."
],
": equipment , furnishings":[
"\u2014 usually plural expensive homes with luxurious appointments"
],
": the designation by virtue of a vested power of a person to enjoy an estate":[]
},
"examples":[
"I'm late for an appointment .",
"I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning at nine o'clock.",
"The court ordered the appointment of an attorney to represent the child.",
"the appointment of a committee",
"the appointment of the new secretary of state",
"Did he get his job by appointment or election?",
"He now holds an appointment from the President.",
"her appointment as ambassador to Spain",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The judge also questioned whether the City Charter permits an interim council appointment that lasts only 10 months. \u2014 David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"Anna Carvill had one thing on top of her to-do list this week: get a Covid-19 vaccine appointment for her 2-year-old son. \u2014 Dominique Mosbergen, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"But being on the State Board of Education is a political appointment , and your job is to help the system, in this case, with testing and curriculum, and not run into political trouble. \u2014 Nekesa Mumbi Moody, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"David Parsons\u2019 appointment to head the Oceanside Fire Department, San Diego County\u2019s third largest, will be effective July 30, according to a statement from the city. \u2014 City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"Straus called and, after 10 minutes on hold Monday, was able to secure an appointment for Saturday. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
"Malerba is the chief of the Mohegan Tribe, a lifetime appointment by the tribe's Council of Elders, and is the first woman to be the tribe's chief in modern history. \u2014 CBS News , 21 June 2022",
"State humanities committees were first established in 1971 and arrived in all 50 states within a few years of Dr. Berman\u2019s appointment . \u2014 Ethan Ehrenhaft, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"On Monday, the singer-songwriter, who is currently expecting her second child with husband Taylor Goldsmith, shared a photo on her Instagram Story featuring a sonogram from a recent OB appointment . \u2014 Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see appoint":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fint-m\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"assignment",
"commission",
"designation"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205316",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"apportion":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"The proceeds from the auction will be apportioned among the descendents.",
"Apportion the expenses between the parties involved.",
"The agency apportions water from the lake to residents.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The data collected are used to apportion the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives. \u2014 David M. Zimmer, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Utilities, overseen by regulators, apportion the costs of operations and decide what should be borne by shareholders whose investments are sought and prized, and ratepayers who benefit from delivery of electricity. \u2014 Stephen Singer, courant.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Census data are used by the states to apportion political power by setting state legislative and congressional districts. \u2014 Stephen Singer, courant.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"In Palm Beach Gardens, the flexibility meant that the city may be well within its right to apportion $2.1 million to a series of projects around a new set of links. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 23 Jan. 2022",
"Adulation is difficult to apportion in any team effort and becomes an even pricklier matter when the success is outsize. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2021",
"And that's how every place, every country in the world, all the time, that has some rhyme and reason to their health care decides how to apportion their health care: what to pay for, what to give people. \u2014 Bonnie Kristian, The Week , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Our research provides insights into how large pharmaceutical companies apportion their revenues between the costs of doing business, investing in future innovation, and distributing profits to shareholders. \u2014 Fred D. Ledley, STAT , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Thus, using the comparative costs of Sirius\u2019s activities within and without Texas was improper to apportion its gross revenue for franchise tax purposes. \u2014 Roxanne Bland, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French apportionner , from a- (from Latin ad- ) + portionner to portion":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fr-sh\u0259n"
],
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"synonyms":[
"allocate",
"allot",
"allow",
"assign",
"distribute",
"lot",
"ration"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090449",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"apportion blame":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to say who should be blamed":[
"Any attempt to apportion blame so many years after the incident is pointless."
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014954",
"type":[
"idiom"
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},
"apportionate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": apportion":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Medieval Latin apportionatus , past participle of apportionare , from Middle French apportionner":""
},
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094453",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"apportionment":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"the apportionment of the estate will happen this Friday",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The agreement, authorized under a congressional bill signed into law last year, recognizes the Navajo Nation\u2019s right to deplete 81,500 acre-feet of water per year from Utah\u2019s Colorado River Basin apportionment . \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"Because of the geographic apportionment of their supporters, Democrats can win 51 percent of votes cast in the 2022 and 2024 elections and still lose eight Senate seats. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 11 May 2022",
"Such awareness helps leaders respond effectively to mistakes because not all mistakes need reprimanding or blame apportionment . \u2014 Steve Taplin, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"This year, the reductions in water deliveries in Arizona total more than 800,000 acre-feet, about one-fourth of the state\u2019s total apportionment . \u2014 Ian Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
"The dining and living rooms are part of the second segment of this home, an apportionment that also holds a full bath and two bedrooms that radiate off a hallway. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Off-road, traction is not defined by power apportionment or torque vectoring. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The most shameful example involves an impasse over apportionment of representation in federal government. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Decennial census data is used to determine a decade\u2019s worth of congressional apportionment , redistricting and allocation of $1.5 trillion a year in federal funds. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1579, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fr-sh\u0259n-m\u0259nt"
],
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"synonyms":[
"admeasurement",
"allocation",
"allotment",
"disbursement",
"dispensation",
"distribution",
"division",
"issuance"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190013",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"apportionment clause":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a clause in an insurance policy that prescribes the method of determining the insurer's portion of liability for loss where property is covered by other insurance":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112804",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"appose":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to place in juxtaposition or proximity":[],
": to put before : apply (one thing) to another":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French aposer , from Old French, from a- + poser to put \u2014 more at pose":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"a-\u02c8p\u014dz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003502",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"apposite":{
"antonyms":[
"extraneous",
"immaterial",
"impertinent",
"inapplicable",
"inapposite",
"irrelative",
"irrelevant",
"pointless"
],
"definitions":{
": highly pertinent or appropriate : apt":[
"apposite remarks",
"apposite examples"
]
},
"examples":[
"enriched his essay on patriotism with some very apposite quotations from famous people on the subject",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Burns points to an apposite scene in the last episode, of an unspecified protest march across New York\u2019s Brooklyn Bridge. \u2014 David Bloom, Forbes , 16 Sep. 2021",
"There is something apposite and almost ridiculously perfect about the fact that Margaret Howell\u2019s 50th anniversary has come around in 2020. \u2014 Sarah Mower, Vogue , 22 Sep. 2020",
"In that regard, Mr. Obama seems an apposite speaker at Mandela\u2019s centenary. \u2014 Peter Godwin, WSJ , 13 July 2018",
"Here Helmchen was in his element, finding apposite aural equivalents for each Beethoven marking and achieving special results in the 10th, presto, variation played staccato and light, and the whirlwind No. 23. \u2014 Alan Artner, chicagotribune.com , 11 June 2018",
"But times have changed, and the comparison of the two parades is only partly apposite . \u2014 William Neuman, New York Times , 23 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1621, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin appositus , from past participle of apponere to place near, from ad- + ponere to put \u2014 more at position":""
},
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"\u02c8a-p\u0259-z\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for apposite relevant , germane , material , pertinent , apposite , applicable , apropos mean relating to or bearing upon the matter in hand. relevant implies a traceable, significant, logical connection. found material relevant to her case germane may additionally imply a fitness for or appropriateness to the situation or occasion. a point not germane to the discussion material implies so close a relationship that it cannot be dispensed with without serious alteration of the case. facts material to the investigation pertinent stresses a clear and decisive relevance. a pertinent observation apposite suggests a felicitous relevance. add an apposite quotation to the definition applicable suggests the fitness of bringing a general rule or principle to bear upon a particular case. the rule is not applicable in this case apropos suggests being both relevant and opportune. the quip was apropos",
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"applicable",
"apropos",
"germane",
"material",
"pertinent",
"pointed",
"relative",
"relevant"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021057",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"apposition beach":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one of a series of beaches successively formed on the seaward side of an older beach":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113702",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"apposition eye":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a compound eye that is characteristic of diurnal insects and in which entering light reaches the retina of each ommatidium as a single spot and the image is a composite of all the spots \u2014 compare superposition eye":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114134",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"appositive":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or standing in grammatical apposition":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1693, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"a-",
"\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4-z\u0259-tiv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091256",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"appr":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"apprentice":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011634",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"appraisal":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"the appraisal of some jewelry",
"I made a quick appraisal of the situation and decided to leave right away.",
"The book is an excellent appraisal of the influences that have shaped our government.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Property valuations in Bexar County, home to San Antonio, have increased by an average of 73 percent over the last 10 years, raising the tax bill of the average homeowner between $2,300 and $3,000, according to the county appraisal district. \u2014 Arelis R. Hern\u00e1ndez, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
"Mallaby is the Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow in International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, and his appraisal of VC thus carries a special imprimatur. \u2014 Kim Phillips-fein, The New Republic , 11 May 2022",
"Instead, the annual review asks you to store it all up for your once-a-year performance appraisal . \u2014 Marcus Buckingham, WSJ , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Voit paused, using his strongest self- appraisal for a second time. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Apr. 2022",
"My status as a shareholder in Dark Knight Enterprises made my early appraisal of Rises a retroactively embarrassing experience. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Bexar Appraisal District is the fifth-largest appraisal district in the state, serving 64 taxing units. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Information about the property tax process, exemptions and protests can be found on the Texas Comptroller\u2019s website and on many county appraisal district websites. \u2014 Dallas News , 4 July 2021",
"His home is worth more than $700,000, according to an appraisal done this year by his home-equity lender, Discover Home Loans. \u2014 Orla Mccaffrey, WSJ , 15 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1795, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see appraise":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8pr\u0101-z\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"appraisement",
"assessment",
"estimate",
"estimation",
"evaluation",
"fix",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"value judgment"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221005",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"appraise":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to set a value on : to estimate the amount of":[
"appraise the damage"
]
},
"examples":[
"The ring must be appraised by a jeweler before it can be insured.",
"appraise the house and property",
"What is the property's appraised value?",
"In the book, he appraises Hollywood's recent films and contrasts them with several independent films.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In an interview this week, Johnson said the board would continue to appraise its successes and failures. \u2014 Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"An antique and collectibles appraiser will be on site noon to 3 p.m. to appraise heirlooms and collectibles. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
"Joe began looking into who could appraise the paintings on the walls, some of which depict the countryside of Groppallo, the Northern Italian village that the family patriarch Joseph Forlini emigrated from in 1938. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The cull was a few years in when Mr. Povlsen arrived at Glenfeshie to appraise the place for possible purchase. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"An independent third-party validator is dispatched to appraise the land, quantifying the greenhouse gas emissions saved if the peat is repaired and assessing the restoration plans. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"One art history expert hired by the court to appraise the ceiling, Sapienza University\u2019s Alessandro Zuccari, estimated that the mural alone is worth about $350 million of the house\u2019s astronomical price. \u2014 Carlie Porterfield, Forbes , 12 Dec. 2021",
"Some of the funniest scenes in the documentary come when jazz critics are asked to appraise Kenny G's music. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 5 Dec. 2021",
"And Ideal 55 will appraise your collection as well as offer consultation services on purchasing and selling bottles. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 29 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English appraysen , probably from Anglo-French *appreiser , from a- (from Latin ad- ) + preiser to prize, praise":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8pr\u0101z"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for appraise estimate , appraise , evaluate , value , rate , assess mean to judge something with respect to its worth or significance. estimate implies a judgment, considered or casual, that precedes or takes the place of actual measuring or counting or testing out. estimated the crowd at two hundred appraise commonly implies the fixing by an expert of the monetary worth of a thing, but it may be used of any critical judgment. having their house appraised evaluate suggests an attempt to determine relative or intrinsic worth in terms other than monetary. evaluate a student's work value equals appraise but without implying expertness of judgment. a watercolor valued by the donor at $500 rate adds to estimate the notion of placing a thing according to a scale of values. a highly rated restaurant assess implies a critical appraisal for the purpose of understanding or interpreting, or as a guide in taking action. officials are trying to assess the damage",
"synonyms":[
"assess",
"estimate",
"evaluate",
"guesstimate",
"rate",
"set",
"valuate",
"value"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200749",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"appraisement":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to set a value on : to estimate the amount of":[
"appraise the damage"
]
},
"examples":[
"The ring must be appraised by a jeweler before it can be insured.",
"appraise the house and property",
"What is the property's appraised value?",
"In the book, he appraises Hollywood's recent films and contrasts them with several independent films.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In an interview this week, Johnson said the board would continue to appraise its successes and failures. \u2014 Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"An antique and collectibles appraiser will be on site noon to 3 p.m. to appraise heirlooms and collectibles. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
"Joe began looking into who could appraise the paintings on the walls, some of which depict the countryside of Groppallo, the Northern Italian village that the family patriarch Joseph Forlini emigrated from in 1938. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The cull was a few years in when Mr. Povlsen arrived at Glenfeshie to appraise the place for possible purchase. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"An independent third-party validator is dispatched to appraise the land, quantifying the greenhouse gas emissions saved if the peat is repaired and assessing the restoration plans. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"One art history expert hired by the court to appraise the ceiling, Sapienza University\u2019s Alessandro Zuccari, estimated that the mural alone is worth about $350 million of the house\u2019s astronomical price. \u2014 Carlie Porterfield, Forbes , 12 Dec. 2021",
"Some of the funniest scenes in the documentary come when jazz critics are asked to appraise Kenny G's music. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 5 Dec. 2021",
"And Ideal 55 will appraise your collection as well as offer consultation services on purchasing and selling bottles. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 29 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English appraysen , probably from Anglo-French *appreiser , from a- (from Latin ad- ) + preiser to prize, praise":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8pr\u0101z"
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"estimate",
"evaluate",
"guesstimate",
"rate",
"set",
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"value"
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"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
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"impalpable",
"imperceptible",
"inappreciable",
"indistinguishable",
"insensible",
"undetectable"
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": capable of being perceived or measured":[
"no appreciable difference"
]
},
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"there doesn't seem to be any appreciable difference between this piece and that one",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There\u2019s an appreciable tenderness to Holmes\u2019 direction here. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"Life is only appreciable by way of the absence that precedes it. \u2014 Suzannah Showler, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Occasional low to moderate alcohol intake\u2014a glass or two of wine or beer\u2014doesn\u2019t have an appreciable effect. \u2014 Oliver Lee Bateman, Men's Health , 19 May 2022",
"After roll-out, there was no appreciable difference in the number of trucks leaving the warehouse. \u2014 Jeffrey Ton, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Chances of appreciable cooling after that are slim. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"One potential Russian breakout outside Donetsk may be designed to reach troops farther west that have failed to make appreciable gains, the official said. \u2014 Alex Horton, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
"Those with an appreciable interest in nonphysical playfulness scored high, and playful adults who were physically active scored the highest. \u2014 Kevin Johnson, Outside Online , 4 May 2022",
"Western officials have said despite the attacks there has been no appreciable impact on Ukraine\u2019s ability to resupply its forces. \u2014 David Keyton, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022"
],
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"1783, in the meaning defined above":""
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"-\u02c8pri-sh(\u0113-)\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"apprehensible",
"detectable",
"discernible",
"discernable",
"distinguishable",
"palpable",
"perceptible",
"sensible"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
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"contract",
"decrease",
"diminish",
"dwindle",
"lessen",
"recede",
"wane"
],
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": to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of":[
"appreciate the difference between right and wrong"
],
": to increase in number or value":[
"Your investment should appreciate over time."
],
": to increase the value of":[],
": to judge with heightened perception or understanding : be fully aware of":[
"must see it to appreciate it"
],
": to recognize with gratitude":[
"I appreciate your kindness."
],
": to value or admire highly":[
"She appreciates our work."
]
},
"examples":[
"Given that scarcity and the anticipated growth of high-end wine consumption in the United States, they believe the value of quality vineyards will appreciate significantly. \u2014 Daniel Sogg , Wine Spectator , 15 June 2008",
"The true carnivores in your life will appreciate this gloriously formidable slab of USDA prime meat. Is it worth the equally hefty price? Absolutely. Lobel's dry ages it for six weeks and always ships it fresh-no frozen mystery bricks here-and regardless of how you like your steak done, this porterhouse cooks up beautifully, retains its juices, and delivers rich, buttery flavor. \u2014 Kate Fox , Saveur , December 2006",
"As a married, working woman in her mid-30s who's planning on eventually having children, I truly appreciated reading \"Mommy Madness.\" Over the years, I have observed peers with their children, and have inquired about what parenthood is really like. \u2014 Amy Booth , Newsweek , 7 Mar. 2005",
"I think often of the quiet rigor of my former life. I did not even fully appreciate how much it costs to rent an apartment on the open market. \u2014 Martha Southgate , The Fall of Rome , 2002",
"The company strives to make its employees feel appreciated .",
"Living in the city has taught me to appreciate the differences between people.",
"Those who appreciate fine wine will enjoy reading the restaurant's wine list.",
"I really appreciated the information you gave me.",
"Your help the other day was greatly appreciated .",
"The tiny creature contributes to its ecosystem in ways we are only just beginning to appreciate .",
"I don't think you appreciate the complexity of the situation.",
"I appreciate what the artist is trying to do, but I think the painting fails to do it.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But his finds aren\u2019t exclusively destined for shop floors and look-book photoshoots; Kennedy\u2019s rugs wind up in the private homes of many non-fashion folks who appreciate old-world craftsmanship. \u2014 Benedict Browne, Robb Report , 29 June 2022",
"Cut them up and sew them into a blanket or donate them to someone who might appreciate them. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
"Her comeback is a gift for her, for tennis and for all who appreciate the power of one woman to not only win trophies but to change the world. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"These Father's Day songs are all about dads, fatherhood, raising kids to live out on their own or adult kids who appreciate their fathers more once they're grown. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 12 June 2022",
"But it\u2019s there, the bones of it, buried and never forgotten, at least not for those of us who appreciate what once was. \u2014 Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
"Have courageous conversations with executives who appreciate your stance and efforts. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Think of the millions of people living in Third World countries who would greatly appreciate having your job. \u2014 Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"Many don\u2019t appreciate the degree to which the sector\u2019s growth has been aided by a long-running bull market in stocks and the market-juicing policies of the world\u2019s central banks, said Joel Kruger, a strategist at asset exchange LMAX Digital. \u2014 Corrie Driebusch, WSJ , 18 June 2022"
],
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"1653, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
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"Late Latin appretiatus , past participle of appretiare , from Latin ad- + pretium price \u2014 more at price entry 1":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8pr\u0113-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t, -\u02c8pri-, -s\u0113-",
"-\u02c8pri-",
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"\u0259-\u02c8pr\u0113-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for appreciate appreciate , value , prize , treasure , cherish mean to hold in high estimation. appreciate often connotes sufficient understanding to enjoy or admire a thing's excellence. appreciates fine wine value implies rating a thing highly for its intrinsic worth. values our friendship prize implies taking a deep pride in something one possesses. Americans prize their freedom treasure emphasizes jealously safeguarding something considered precious. a treasured memento cherish implies a special love and care for something. cherishes her children above all synonyms see in addition understand",
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"accelerate",
"accumulate",
"balloon",
"boom",
"build up",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"climb",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"gain",
"increase",
"mount",
"multiply",
"mushroom",
"proliferate",
"rise",
"roll up",
"snowball",
"spread",
"swell",
"wax"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102036",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
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"appreciated":{
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"contract",
"decrease",
"diminish",
"dwindle",
"lessen",
"recede",
"wane"
],
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": to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of":[
"appreciate the difference between right and wrong"
],
": to increase in number or value":[
"Your investment should appreciate over time."
],
": to increase the value of":[],
": to judge with heightened perception or understanding : be fully aware of":[
"must see it to appreciate it"
],
": to recognize with gratitude":[
"I appreciate your kindness."
],
": to value or admire highly":[
"She appreciates our work."
]
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"Given that scarcity and the anticipated growth of high-end wine consumption in the United States, they believe the value of quality vineyards will appreciate significantly. \u2014 Daniel Sogg , Wine Spectator , 15 June 2008",
"The true carnivores in your life will appreciate this gloriously formidable slab of USDA prime meat. Is it worth the equally hefty price? Absolutely. Lobel's dry ages it for six weeks and always ships it fresh-no frozen mystery bricks here-and regardless of how you like your steak done, this porterhouse cooks up beautifully, retains its juices, and delivers rich, buttery flavor. \u2014 Kate Fox , Saveur , December 2006",
"As a married, working woman in her mid-30s who's planning on eventually having children, I truly appreciated reading \"Mommy Madness.\" Over the years, I have observed peers with their children, and have inquired about what parenthood is really like. \u2014 Amy Booth , Newsweek , 7 Mar. 2005",
"I think often of the quiet rigor of my former life. I did not even fully appreciate how much it costs to rent an apartment on the open market. \u2014 Martha Southgate , The Fall of Rome , 2002",
"The company strives to make its employees feel appreciated .",
"Living in the city has taught me to appreciate the differences between people.",
"Those who appreciate fine wine will enjoy reading the restaurant's wine list.",
"I really appreciated the information you gave me.",
"Your help the other day was greatly appreciated .",
"The tiny creature contributes to its ecosystem in ways we are only just beginning to appreciate .",
"I don't think you appreciate the complexity of the situation.",
"I appreciate what the artist is trying to do, but I think the painting fails to do it.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But his finds aren\u2019t exclusively destined for shop floors and look-book photoshoots; Kennedy\u2019s rugs wind up in the private homes of many non-fashion folks who appreciate old-world craftsmanship. \u2014 Benedict Browne, Robb Report , 29 June 2022",
"Cut them up and sew them into a blanket or donate them to someone who might appreciate them. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
"Her comeback is a gift for her, for tennis and for all who appreciate the power of one woman to not only win trophies but to change the world. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"These Father's Day songs are all about dads, fatherhood, raising kids to live out on their own or adult kids who appreciate their fathers more once they're grown. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 12 June 2022",
"But it\u2019s there, the bones of it, buried and never forgotten, at least not for those of us who appreciate what once was. \u2014 Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
"Have courageous conversations with executives who appreciate your stance and efforts. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Think of the millions of people living in Third World countries who would greatly appreciate having your job. \u2014 Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"Many don\u2019t appreciate the degree to which the sector\u2019s growth has been aided by a long-running bull market in stocks and the market-juicing policies of the world\u2019s central banks, said Joel Kruger, a strategist at asset exchange LMAX Digital. \u2014 Corrie Driebusch, WSJ , 18 June 2022"
],
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"1653, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
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},
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"\u0259-\u02c8pr\u0113-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
"\u0259-\u02c8pr\u0113-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t, -\u02c8pri-, -s\u0113-",
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"accumulate",
"balloon",
"boom",
"build up",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"climb",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"gain",
"increase",
"mount",
"multiply",
"mushroom",
"proliferate",
"rise",
"roll up",
"snowball",
"spread",
"swell",
"wax"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024718",
"type":[
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"noun",
"verb"
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"appreciated surplus":{
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"definitions":{
": a surplus due to increase in the book value of the capital assets of a corporation":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005327",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"appreciation":{
"antonyms":[
"disfavor"
],
"definitions":{
": a feeling or expression of admiration, approval , or gratitude":[
"I want to express my appreciation for all you've done.",
"a small token of our appreciation"
],
": increase in value":[]
},
"examples":[
"You've been so generous, and I'd like to show my appreciation by cooking a meal for you.",
"She's shown little appreciation for the effort you've made.",
"I'm not sure you have an appreciation of the complexity of the situation.",
"I've gained an appreciation for the skills involved in the game.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The food flies out of the kitchen but merits leisurely appreciation . \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"However, mounting evidence suggests that employers and employees alike are gaining an appreciation for the role data literacy can play in improving job performance throughout the workforce. \u2014 Merav Yuravlivker, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"But even that moment or period of appreciation or enjoyment doesn\u2019t mean that the same feeling extended five years after the documentary. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
"But over the next 20 minutes, something strange but not entirely unexpected happened: The crowd began to murmur in admiration and appreciation as Curry sank 136 of 190 shots, including 46 of 72 3-pointers, a few of them from just inside halfcourt. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"The Arizona Diamondbacks Twitter account is going to become a Mikal Bridges appreciation account later this summer. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
"Cities throughout Oregon will show their pride and appreciation for LGBTQ+ people at festivals and events across the state, listed chronologically in order of parade date. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
"The Conference received his apology with appreciation and grace. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 5 June 2022",
"In addition, registrants will also be able to stream two other Upstander Project films, for a total of four, throughout June for further appreciation and engagement. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 31 May 2022"
],
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"1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see appreciate":""
},
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"-\u02ccpri-",
"also -\u02ccpr\u0113-s\u0113-",
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"admiration",
"esteem",
"estimation",
"favor",
"regard",
"respect"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185410",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[
"adverse",
"depreciative",
"depreciatory",
"derogatory",
"disapproving",
"inappreciative",
"negative",
"unappreciative",
"uncomplimentary",
"unfavorable",
"unflattering",
"unfriendly"
],
"definitions":{
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"an appreciative audience",
"was appreciative of his good luck"
]
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"examples":[
"his latest novel has received a number of appreciative reviews",
"very appreciative after we helped him change his flat tire",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The first is simply appreciative of the explanation. \u2014 Robert Rapier, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Although his father moved back to Tehran in 2009, Asghari is appreciative of the opportunity to live in the United States. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"While Caro is appreciative of Northwestern Mutual\u2019s support, the timing of the partnership is not lost on her. \u2014 Ricardo Torres, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"But no one was more appreciative of Furtado\u2019s efforts that evening than Hebert Sullivan herself. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
"Kamala\u2019s fangirlishness is one of the most endearing parts of her character, and her first official cross-over gave her the chance to squee over perhaps the least appreciative hero in the entire Marvel universe\u2014Wolverine. \u2014 PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
"Managers and leaders can influence the employee experience and set the example by using the coaching skills of listening to understand and appreciative inquiry. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Her comments sections are an outpouring of largely appreciative notes and follow-up questions, with some videos getting more than a thousand replies. \u2014 Hannah Norman, CNN , 19 Mar. 2022",
"As the pandemic raged and in-person screenings practically disappeared, the Academy\u2019s Screening Room has found an appreciative audience. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1698, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"also -\u02c8pr\u0113-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101-",
"\u0259-\u02c8pr\u0113-sh\u0259-tiv",
"-\u02c8pri-"
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"commendatory",
"complimentary",
"favorable",
"friendly",
"good",
"positive"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182521",
"type":[
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"depreciative",
"depreciatory",
"derogatory",
"disapproving",
"inappreciative",
"negative",
"unappreciative",
"uncomplimentary",
"unfavorable",
"unflattering",
"unfriendly"
],
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"examples":[
"his latest novel has received a number of appreciative reviews",
"very appreciative after we helped him change his flat tire",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The first is simply appreciative of the explanation. \u2014 Robert Rapier, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Although his father moved back to Tehran in 2009, Asghari is appreciative of the opportunity to live in the United States. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"While Caro is appreciative of Northwestern Mutual\u2019s support, the timing of the partnership is not lost on her. \u2014 Ricardo Torres, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"But no one was more appreciative of Furtado\u2019s efforts that evening than Hebert Sullivan herself. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
"Kamala\u2019s fangirlishness is one of the most endearing parts of her character, and her first official cross-over gave her the chance to squee over perhaps the least appreciative hero in the entire Marvel universe\u2014Wolverine. \u2014 PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
"Managers and leaders can influence the employee experience and set the example by using the coaching skills of listening to understand and appreciative inquiry. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Her comments sections are an outpouring of largely appreciative notes and follow-up questions, with some videos getting more than a thousand replies. \u2014 Hannah Norman, CNN , 19 Mar. 2022",
"As the pandemic raged and in-person screenings practically disappeared, the Academy\u2019s Screening Room has found an appreciative audience. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022"
],
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"circa 1698, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"-\u02c8pri-"
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"contract",
"decrease",
"diminish",
"dwindle",
"lessen",
"recede",
"wane"
],
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],
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": to value or admire highly":[
"She appreciates our work."
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"Given that scarcity and the anticipated growth of high-end wine consumption in the United States, they believe the value of quality vineyards will appreciate significantly. \u2014 Daniel Sogg , Wine Spectator , 15 June 2008",
"The true carnivores in your life will appreciate this gloriously formidable slab of USDA prime meat. Is it worth the equally hefty price? Absolutely. Lobel's dry ages it for six weeks and always ships it fresh-no frozen mystery bricks here-and regardless of how you like your steak done, this porterhouse cooks up beautifully, retains its juices, and delivers rich, buttery flavor. \u2014 Kate Fox , Saveur , December 2006",
"As a married, working woman in her mid-30s who's planning on eventually having children, I truly appreciated reading \"Mommy Madness.\" Over the years, I have observed peers with their children, and have inquired about what parenthood is really like. \u2014 Amy Booth , Newsweek , 7 Mar. 2005",
"I think often of the quiet rigor of my former life. I did not even fully appreciate how much it costs to rent an apartment on the open market. \u2014 Martha Southgate , The Fall of Rome , 2002",
"The company strives to make its employees feel appreciated .",
"Living in the city has taught me to appreciate the differences between people.",
"Those who appreciate fine wine will enjoy reading the restaurant's wine list.",
"I really appreciated the information you gave me.",
"Your help the other day was greatly appreciated .",
"The tiny creature contributes to its ecosystem in ways we are only just beginning to appreciate .",
"I don't think you appreciate the complexity of the situation.",
"I appreciate what the artist is trying to do, but I think the painting fails to do it.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But his finds aren\u2019t exclusively destined for shop floors and look-book photoshoots; Kennedy\u2019s rugs wind up in the private homes of many non-fashion folks who appreciate old-world craftsmanship. \u2014 Benedict Browne, Robb Report , 29 June 2022",
"Cut them up and sew them into a blanket or donate them to someone who might appreciate them. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
"Her comeback is a gift for her, for tennis and for all who appreciate the power of one woman to not only win trophies but to change the world. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"These Father's Day songs are all about dads, fatherhood, raising kids to live out on their own or adult kids who appreciate their fathers more once they're grown. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 12 June 2022",
"But it\u2019s there, the bones of it, buried and never forgotten, at least not for those of us who appreciate what once was. \u2014 Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
"Have courageous conversations with executives who appreciate your stance and efforts. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Think of the millions of people living in Third World countries who would greatly appreciate having your job. \u2014 Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"Many don\u2019t appreciate the degree to which the sector\u2019s growth has been aided by a long-running bull market in stocks and the market-juicing policies of the world\u2019s central banks, said Joel Kruger, a strategist at asset exchange LMAX Digital. \u2014 Corrie Driebusch, WSJ , 18 June 2022"
],
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"1653, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
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},
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"\u0259-\u02c8pr\u0113-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
"\u0259-\u02c8pr\u0113-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t, -\u02c8pri-, -s\u0113-",
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"accumulate",
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"type":[
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"miss"
],
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"apprehend a thief"
],
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": to become aware of : perceive":[
"She immediately apprehended the problem."
],
": to grasp with the understanding : recognize the meaning of":[],
": understand , grasp":[]
},
"examples":[
"Within hours, police had apprehended the thief.",
"subtle differences that are difficult to apprehend",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The two planned to discuss U.S. and international efforts to help Ukraine identify, apprehend and prosecute anyone involved in war crimes and other atrocities there, a U.S. Justice Department official said. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 21 June 2022",
"Also this week, the Russians deployed two Su-34 jet fighters to a site where the U.S. was conducting a raid in northeast Syria to apprehend an Islamic State bomb maker. \u2014 Gordon Lubold, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Police were unable to apprehend the driver, who reportedly fled the area and the pursuit was terminated. \u2014 Brian Lisik, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
"Museum security rushed to apprehend Hernandez, who was unarmed, police said. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 3 June 2022",
"Building security rushed to apprehend Hernandez, who was unarmed, police said. \u2014 Chron , 2 June 2022",
"But what Mary fails to apprehend is that the doctor elevates genetic legacy over the transformative power of education. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"Actor Jamie Foxx is understood to have rushed on stage to help Chappelle and apprehend the attacker. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 4 May 2022",
"There\u2019s no better way to apprehend the quality of Anderson Valley fruit than to taste it side-by-side with high-end French bottlings. \u2014 Kim Westerman, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English, from Latin apprehendere , literally, to seize, from ad- + prehendere to seize \u2014 more at get":""
},
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"\u02cca-pri-\u02c8hend",
"\u02cca-pr\u0259-\u02c8hend"
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"assimilate",
"behold",
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"conceive",
"cotton (to ",
"decipher",
"decode",
"dig",
"discern",
"get",
"grasp",
"grok",
"intuit",
"know",
"make",
"make out",
"perceive",
"recognize",
"register",
"savvy",
"see",
"seize",
"sense",
"tumble (to)",
"twig",
"understand"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054618",
"type":[
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
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"miss"
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"apprehend a thief"
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": to become aware of : perceive":[
"She immediately apprehended the problem."
],
": to grasp with the understanding : recognize the meaning of":[],
": understand , grasp":[]
},
"examples":[
"Within hours, police had apprehended the thief.",
"subtle differences that are difficult to apprehend",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The two planned to discuss U.S. and international efforts to help Ukraine identify, apprehend and prosecute anyone involved in war crimes and other atrocities there, a U.S. Justice Department official said. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 21 June 2022",
"Also this week, the Russians deployed two Su-34 jet fighters to a site where the U.S. was conducting a raid in northeast Syria to apprehend an Islamic State bomb maker. \u2014 Gordon Lubold, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Police were unable to apprehend the driver, who reportedly fled the area and the pursuit was terminated. \u2014 Brian Lisik, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
"Museum security rushed to apprehend Hernandez, who was unarmed, police said. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 3 June 2022",
"Building security rushed to apprehend Hernandez, who was unarmed, police said. \u2014 Chron , 2 June 2022",
"But what Mary fails to apprehend is that the doctor elevates genetic legacy over the transformative power of education. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
"Actor Jamie Foxx is understood to have rushed on stage to help Chappelle and apprehend the attacker. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 4 May 2022",
"There\u2019s no better way to apprehend the quality of Anderson Valley fruit than to taste it side-by-side with high-end French bottlings. \u2014 Kim Westerman, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin apprehendere , literally, to seize, from ad- + prehendere to seize \u2014 more at get":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-pri-\u02c8hend",
"\u02cca-pr\u0259-\u02c8hend"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"appreciate",
"assimilate",
"behold",
"catch",
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"compass",
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"conceive",
"cotton (to ",
"decipher",
"decode",
"dig",
"discern",
"get",
"grasp",
"grok",
"intuit",
"know",
"make",
"make out",
"perceive",
"recognize",
"register",
"savvy",
"see",
"seize",
"sense",
"tumble (to)",
"twig",
"understand"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005616",
"type":[
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"apprehensible":{
"antonyms":[
"impalpable",
"imperceptible",
"inappreciable",
"indistinguishable",
"insensible",
"undetectable"
],
"definitions":{
": capable of being apprehended":[
"an easily apprehensible truth"
]
},
"examples":[
"some of the moon's more interesting features are apprehensible even to someone with a more modestly powered telescope",
"a teacher who favored preachy stories that had an easily apprehensible moral",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In a way, the moment of recognition in the mirror is also a moment of splintering: from the private self to the self that is apprehensible to the other. \u2014 Alex Marzano-lesnevich, Harper's magazine , 25 Nov. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1611, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-pri-\u02c8hen(t)-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"appreciable",
"detectable",
"discernible",
"discernable",
"distinguishable",
"palpable",
"perceptible",
"sensible"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030738",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"apprehension":{
"antonyms":[],
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": seizure by legal process : arrest":[
"apprehension of a criminal"
],
": suspicion or fear especially of future evil : foreboding":[
"an atmosphere of nervous apprehension"
],
": the act or power of perceiving or comprehending something":[
"a person of dull apprehension"
],
": the result of apprehending something mentally : conception":[
"according to popular apprehension"
]
},
"examples":[
"The thought of moving to a new city fills me with apprehension .",
"an increased number of apprehensions",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In telephone conversations in the week before her before her apprehension , Cunha denied holding antisemitic beliefs and said her handling of clients funds is proper and easily explained. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 4 June 2022",
"In March 2019, Dukes was sentenced to 25 years in prison for concealing Grinstead\u2019s death, two counts of making false statements, and hindering the apprehension of a suspect. \u2014 Alexis Stevens, ajc , 3 June 2022",
"In the early weeks of the war in Ukraine, skeptical lawmakers in both parties were more open about their apprehension about the role of the United States in the conflict. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"His co-defendant, Joanna Johnson, is charged with tampering with evidence in the incident and hindering apprehension . \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 25 Mar. 2022",
"In 2005, Jones, who was then 63, was charged with concealing the death of Clinkscales, hindering the apprehension of a criminal and two counts of giving false statements and concealment of the facts. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Still, there was apprehension as the bus passed through Castroville and Hondo and approached Uvalde. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
"There was some apprehension since prominent tribal members are direct descendants of Carlota\u2019s family, Sibbet notes. \u2014 Ed Meza, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"While the circumstances are wildly different, was there any apprehension about having Ignacio and Chuck (Michael McKean) go out in relatively similar ways? \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Apr. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Late Latin apprehension-, apprehensio , from Latin apprehendere \u2014 see apprehend":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-pri-\u02c8hen-sh\u0259n",
"\u02cca-pri-\u02c8hen(t)-sh\u0259n",
"\u02cca-pri-\u02c8hen-ch\u0259n"
],
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"alarm",
"alarum",
"apprehensiveness",
"dread",
"foreboding",
"misgiving"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221544",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"insensible",
"oblivious",
"unaware",
"unconscious",
"unmindful",
"unwitting"
],
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": capable of understanding or quick to do so : discerning":[],
": having awareness or knowledge of something : cognizant":[],
": viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future":[
"\u2026 many adults who do not think twice about the risks of driving an automobile are apprehensive about flying.",
"\u2014 Henry Petroski"
]
},
"examples":[
"When the Crossroads Rhode Island social services agency switched to a 401(k) retirement plan from a pension last year, it added a feature that made some employees apprehensive . To ensure that as many employees as possible saved for retirement, the Providence nonprofit chose to automatically enroll all its workers into the 401(k) plan and deduct a minimum of 4 percent from their paychecks. \u2014 Andrew Caffrey , Boston Sunday Globe , 2 Oct. 2005",
"\u2026 Sargent, a shrewder character, was apprehensive about how the portrait would be viewed by the conventional crowds for whom a day out at the Salon was a social fixture in the Paris calendar. He was right. The public saw nothing lovely in this pallid, long- nosed woman with her prominent chin and superior smile. \u2014 Miranda Seymour , New York Times Book Review , 28 Sept. 2003",
"I arrived at my first Lamaze class the same way I showed up for my baby showers and ob-gyn appointments: a little excited, a little apprehensive , but mostly obediently, because it's what you're supposed to do when you're pregnant. \u2014 Paula Spencer , Parenting , April 1997",
"I'm fully apprehensive of the options, I assure you.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"She's got another trip planned to Greece in a few weeks but is apprehensive about going to the airport again. \u2014 Mike Corder, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The apprehensive Yukon appeared startled, Margittay said. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
"Spurred on by bacteria identified in a facility from the nation's largest baby formula maker, Abbott, the plan to address the nationwide shortage has some lawmakers apprehensive . \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 19 May 2022",
"The men, meanwhile, do their best to present a stern front, but in a comically halting exchange between Madjooni\u2019s gruff, wisdom-imparting dad and Simiar\u2019s apprehensive firstborn, against an impossibly scenic backdrop, the awkwardness is touching. \u2014 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
"Once the apprehensive camper, Shequeita now sees in many of her guests the same misgivings that once inhibited her sense of exploration\u2014a dearth of similar faces, beliefs, or cultural experiences, and the precarity that permeates as a result. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 5 May 2022",
"His then fianc\u00e9e, Justice Wilson, later the author of the fantasy novel BloodAngel, appears apprehensive . \u2014 Horacio Silva, Town & Country , 1 May 2022",
"Curiously, the world's first face-on impressions of the device, as provided by The Verge, recount the company's press release spiel before getting to the heart of why a face-dominating system like the Dyson Zone has us apprehensive . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Some commissioners were initially apprehensive about moving money from other programs into the new initiative. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Mar. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see apprehension":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-pri-\u02c8hen-siv",
"\u02cca-pri-\u02c8hen(t)-siv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for apprehensive fearful , apprehensive , afraid mean disturbed by fear. fearful implies often a timorous or worrying temperament. the child is fearful of loud noises apprehensive suggests a state of mind and implies a premonition of evil or danger. apprehensive of being found out afraid often suggests weakness or cowardice and regularly implies inhibition of action or utterance. afraid to speak the truth",
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"alive",
"aware",
"cognizant",
"conscious",
"mindful",
"sensible",
"sentient",
"ware",
"witting"
],
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"insensible",
"oblivious",
"unaware",
"unconscious",
"unmindful",
"unwitting"
],
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": capable of understanding or quick to do so : discerning":[],
": having awareness or knowledge of something : cognizant":[],
": viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future":[
"\u2026 many adults who do not think twice about the risks of driving an automobile are apprehensive about flying.",
"\u2014 Henry Petroski"
]
},
"examples":[
"When the Crossroads Rhode Island social services agency switched to a 401(k) retirement plan from a pension last year, it added a feature that made some employees apprehensive . To ensure that as many employees as possible saved for retirement, the Providence nonprofit chose to automatically enroll all its workers into the 401(k) plan and deduct a minimum of 4 percent from their paychecks. \u2014 Andrew Caffrey , Boston Sunday Globe , 2 Oct. 2005",
"\u2026 Sargent, a shrewder character, was apprehensive about how the portrait would be viewed by the conventional crowds for whom a day out at the Salon was a social fixture in the Paris calendar. He was right. The public saw nothing lovely in this pallid, long- nosed woman with her prominent chin and superior smile. \u2014 Miranda Seymour , New York Times Book Review , 28 Sept. 2003",
"I arrived at my first Lamaze class the same way I showed up for my baby showers and ob-gyn appointments: a little excited, a little apprehensive , but mostly obediently, because it's what you're supposed to do when you're pregnant. \u2014 Paula Spencer , Parenting , April 1997",
"I'm fully apprehensive of the options, I assure you.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"She's got another trip planned to Greece in a few weeks but is apprehensive about going to the airport again. \u2014 Mike Corder, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"The apprehensive Yukon appeared startled, Margittay said. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
"Spurred on by bacteria identified in a facility from the nation's largest baby formula maker, Abbott, the plan to address the nationwide shortage has some lawmakers apprehensive . \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 19 May 2022",
"The men, meanwhile, do their best to present a stern front, but in a comically halting exchange between Madjooni\u2019s gruff, wisdom-imparting dad and Simiar\u2019s apprehensive firstborn, against an impossibly scenic backdrop, the awkwardness is touching. \u2014 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
"Once the apprehensive camper, Shequeita now sees in many of her guests the same misgivings that once inhibited her sense of exploration\u2014a dearth of similar faces, beliefs, or cultural experiences, and the precarity that permeates as a result. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 5 May 2022",
"His then fianc\u00e9e, Justice Wilson, later the author of the fantasy novel BloodAngel, appears apprehensive . \u2014 Horacio Silva, Town & Country , 1 May 2022",
"Curiously, the world's first face-on impressions of the device, as provided by The Verge, recount the company's press release spiel before getting to the heart of why a face-dominating system like the Dyson Zone has us apprehensive . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Some commissioners were initially apprehensive about moving money from other programs into the new initiative. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Mar. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see apprehension":""
},
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"\u02cca-pri-\u02c8hen-siv",
"\u02cca-pri-\u02c8hen(t)-siv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for apprehensive fearful , apprehensive , afraid mean disturbed by fear. fearful implies often a timorous or worrying temperament. the child is fearful of loud noises apprehensive suggests a state of mind and implies a premonition of evil or danger. apprehensive of being found out afraid often suggests weakness or cowardice and regularly implies inhibition of action or utterance. afraid to speak the truth",
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"aware",
"cognizant",
"conscious",
"mindful",
"sensible",
"sentient",
"ware",
"witting"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071354",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"apprentice":{
"antonyms":[],
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": an inexperienced person : novice":[
"an apprentice in cooking"
],
": one bound by indenture (see indenture entry 1 sense 1a(3) ) to serve another for a prescribed period with a view to learning an art or trade":[],
": one who is learning by practical experience under skilled workers a trade, art, or calling":[
"a carpenter's apprentice"
],
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"\u2014 compare journeyman sense 1 , master entry 1 sense 1c":[
"a carpenter's apprentice"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"decided to be an apprentice to an electrician after he graduated",
"aware that she's only an apprentice in the medical field, she readily defers to her more experienced colleagues",
"Verb",
"He apprenticed with a master carpenter for two years.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As a young man, Bruce Nukapigak had worked at the Alpine facility as an apprentice electrician and pipe fitter and felt familiar with the risks inherent in oil drilling. \u2014 Joshua Partlow, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
"On the Ocean City boardwalk one day in late May, families stood around one of Swanson\u2019s falconers, an apprentice and their Harris\u2019s hawk, Karen, who stretched her wings wide in the sea breeze. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"Now, Dabney manages a peer apprentice program at the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance in Chicago. \u2014 Aaron Morrison, ajc , 23 June 2022",
"The same night in Chicago, Lina Gonz\u00e1lez-Granados, who succeeds Gershon as L.A. resident conductor for the new season, was in the midst of making her unexpected final performances as the Chicago Symphony\u2019s conducting apprentice . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"McGregor plays the Jedi apprentice -turned-master with a calm charm and effortless charm that led audiences to welcome him home all these years later\u2014and must have been fun enough to draw its A-list star back, too. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 6 June 2022",
"Mina picks up on the threat almost immediately, catching her husband staring discreetly \u2014 but not nearly discreetly enough \u2014 at Youssef\u2019s bare torso as the apprentice changes clothes across the workshop. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 5 June 2022",
"Brothers said it\u2019s about creating opportunities, not only for a longtime tradesman but also for a new apprentice looking for a career in the emerging U.S. offshore wind industry. \u2014 Jennifer Mcdermott, Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022",
"The apprentice schools are top notch and should be expanded. \u2014 Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press , 28 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Ramsay, who also executive produces, is mentoring, alongside Nyesha Arrington and Richard Blais (the winner gets to apprentice under them). \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Real mastery of a craft is handed down from master to apprentice over an extended period of time. \u2014 George Bradt, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Through this boot camp program, our customers are paired with workers from these communities, who can apprentice for the company while getting a college degree for free. \u2014 Nerys Mutlow, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Her interest in mural painting grew from wanting to use her art to communicate to a wider public, and in 2020 she was selected to apprentice with Nani Chacon as part of the Native Arts & Cultures Foundation\u2019s Mentor Artist Fellowship program. \u2014 Briana Miller | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 20 Nov. 2021",
"Chefs often apprentice for several years before they're permitted to handle pricier cuts of fish. \u2014 Mark Robinson, CNN , 16 Sep. 2021",
"Aloysius Archer, a World War II veteran, seeks to apprentice with Willie Dash, a private eye, in a corrupt California town. \u2014 New York Times, Star Tribune , 8 June 2021",
"Aloysius Archer, a World War II veteran, seeks to apprentice with Willie Dash, a private eye, in a corrupt California town. \u2014 New York Times, Star Tribune , 8 June 2021",
"A few years after leaving Parsons, in an effort to further understand his vocation\u2019s roots, Kaiser moved to Japan to apprentice with two master potters for a year each. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Aug. 2021"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1596, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English aprentis , from Anglo-French apprentiz , from aprendre to learn, from Latin apprendere, apprehendere \u2014 see apprehend":"Noun and Verb"
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8pren-t\u0259s"
],
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"adjunct",
"adjutant",
"aid",
"aide",
"assistant",
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"deputy",
"helper",
"helpmate",
"helpmeet",
"lieutenant",
"mate",
"sidekick"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012426",
"type":[
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]
},
"apprise":{
"antonyms":[],
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": to give notice to : tell":[
"They apprised him of his rights."
]
},
"examples":[
"let me apprise you of the current situation",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Like the time that Trump tried to apprise the media of his nickname for the adult film actress Stormy Daniels. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Besides simply asking users to upgrade, the push notification should apprise users of the importance of the new update. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Mason addressed Harsin and the team on Friday to apprise them of the situation. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 22 Jan. 2022",
"The lawsuit was dropped after the hotel's lawyer struggled to serve Johnson with the complaint and failed to apprise the court of his efforts to do so. \u2014 Tom Schad, USA TODAY , 2 Sep. 2021",
"But many students and their parents say that UCSD didn\u2019t apprise them in a clear, timely way that enrollment growth and the pandemic were going to lead to a big housing shortage during a year in which enrollment is expected to set a record. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 July 2021",
"Karen Crouse, a New York Times sports reporter who\u2019s partnering with swimming legend Michael Phelps on a book, has been suspended from the newspaper for having failed to apprise her editors of the situation. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 July 2021",
"Stock and Superintendent Deena Bishop apprised the board of progress made in the three weeks since the district\u2019s massive effort to switch its 45,849 students to distance learning. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Apr. 2020",
"Senators were also not apprised of a plot to target four U.S. embassies in the region, which President Trump disclosed during an interview to air Friday evening with Fox News' Laura Ingraham. \u2014 CBS News , 15 Jan. 2020"
],
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"circa 1680, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"French appris , past participle of apprendre to learn, teach, from Old French aprendre":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8pr\u012bz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for apprise inform , acquaint , apprise , notify mean to make one aware of something. inform implies the imparting of knowledge especially of facts or occurrences. informed us of the crisis acquaint lays stress on introducing to or familiarizing with. acquaint yourself with the keyboard apprise implies communicating something of special interest or importance. keep us apprised of the situation notify implies sending notice of something requiring attention or demanding action. notified the witness when to appear",
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"catch up",
"clear",
"clue (in)",
"enlighten",
"familiarize",
"fill in",
"hip",
"inform",
"instruct",
"tell",
"verse",
"wise (up)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163551",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"avenue",
"passage",
"path",
"route",
"way"
],
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": a golf shot from the fairway toward the green":[],
": a means of access : avenue":[],
": a particular manner of taking such steps":[
"a highly individual approach to language"
],
": an act or instance of approaching":[
"the approach of summer"
],
": approximation":[
"In this book he makes his closest approach to greatness."
],
": the descent of an aircraft toward a landing place":[
"The plane was on final approach ."
],
": the surgical procedure or path by which access is gained to a bodily part":[
"A lateral approach was used to direct a 25-gauge, 10-cm spinal needle onto the articular pillar adjacent to the target joint.",
"\u2014 Leslie Barnsley et al."
],
": the taking of preliminary steps toward a particular purpose":[
"experimenting with new lines of approach"
],
": to come very near to : to be almost the same as":[
"\u2026 its mathematics approaches mysticism.",
"\u2014 Theodore Sturgeon",
"as the quantity x approaches zero"
],
": to draw closer to : near":[
"approach a destination"
],
": to draw nearer":[
"The time is fast approaching ."
],
": to make advances to especially in order to create a desired result":[
"was approached by several Broadway producers"
],
": to make an approach in golf":[],
": to take preliminary steps toward accomplishment or full knowledge or experience of":[
"Try to approach the subject with an open mind."
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"Ease off the gas pedal to slow down as the bend in the road approaches .",
"We are approaching the end of the fiscal year.",
"This weekend we're expecting temperatures approaching 100 degrees.",
"The success rates approach 90 percent.",
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"A loud growl warned us of the bear's approach .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Companies should approach investments in ultra-fast services cautiously. \u2014 Matthew Stern, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Once a person is identified, the suspects approach them, point a handgun, and demand their belongings. \u2014 Fox News , 19 June 2022",
"South Florida\u2019s weekend heat won\u2019t approach the record high temperatures for those dates, however. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"Billings will approach record-breaking temperatures in the upper 90s Friday and Saturday, while the higher elevations will be in the 60s and 70s. \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe And Claudia Dominguez, CNN , 16 June 2022",
"Despite the difficulties, Ms. Garner and her crew approach their work with both scientific rigor and real affection. \u2014 Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
"In times like these, as cryptocurrency prices continue to fall, such requirements approach quickly. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
"How should adults approach facilitating these conversations? \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"The former president, however, did not properly approach Yukon to let the dog sniff his hand. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Valentina Bruno, a professor of finance at American University in Washington, considered whether the comply or explain approach was working more than a decade ago, in 2009. \u2014 Jennifer Williams-alvarez, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"No matter the approach , hair volumizers are used to maximize and expand the dimension of a hairstyle and are great for anyone who wants to add more height, width, and texture to their hair. \u2014 Angela Trakoshis, Allure , 24 June 2022",
"The rest of the rooms in this NYC home are painted in deep, dark tones, while the bedroom features the opposite approach . \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 23 June 2022",
"That said, Brave\u2019s approach gives it a narrow window for swiping searchers. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"Longtime bartender Joseph Bryan likes the no frills approach Leon\u2019s bartenders take when serving drinks. \u2014 John-john Williams Iv, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
"General manager Brandon Gomes, who is with the team in Cincinnati this week, elaborated on the club\u2019s approach with Ferguson and the reasoning for this latest IL stint after being told about the pitcher\u2019s comments. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Many of the respondents suggested that any shipment of specimens should somehow be first received and studied off-Earth\u2014an approach that, while certainly prudent, could easily become a logistic and budgetary nightmare. \u2014 Leonard David, Scientific American , 23 June 2022",
"Yet the approach has long been criticized for underrepresenting talented Black, Latino, and Indigenous students and increasing segregation in the nation\u2019s public schools. \u2014 Kelly Field, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2022"
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"Perhaps that\u2019s because it is located near so many apartment buildings and brownstones, but staffers say the non-profit is more approachable than other cultural institutions. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 13 June 2022",
"Voter #5: An extremely compassionate leader \u2014 very approachable . \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 16 May 2022",
"Suh\u2019s posing tips are simple, approachable and go incredibly viral; other users regularly duet his videos to show how his advice has transformed their self-presentation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
"Checkout 19 is more approachable , more immediately satisfying, but also more familiar. \u2014 Gabriel Winslow-yost, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
"But the mild-mannered, approachable Donald has been playing long enough to gain the entire NFL\u2019s respect, and to inspire a half-generation of players behind him. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Feb. 2022",
"While the long term driver here is accessible and approachable games in general, Asmodee is starting with a specific scenario in mind. \u2014 Andy Robertson, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Chicken is, for those who eat meat, accessible and approachable to cook and consume in a way that red meat isn\u2019t always. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Oct. 2021",
"So the neighborhood food distribution site can be more accessible and approachable . \u2014 Michelle Aslam, Dallas News , 18 May 2021"
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"The cat approached the baby cautiously.",
"Ease off the gas pedal to slow down as the bend in the road approaches .",
"We are approaching the end of the fiscal year.",
"This weekend we're expecting temperatures approaching 100 degrees.",
"The success rates approach 90 percent.",
"He has a wild laugh that sometimes approaches hysteria.",
"a reproduction that approaches the quality of the original painting",
"The supervisor is quite easy to approach , so don't hesitate to bring up any problems you have.",
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"trying a more healthy approach",
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"A loud growl warned us of the bear's approach .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Companies should approach investments in ultra-fast services cautiously. \u2014 Matthew Stern, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Once a person is identified, the suspects approach them, point a handgun, and demand their belongings. \u2014 Fox News , 19 June 2022",
"South Florida\u2019s weekend heat won\u2019t approach the record high temperatures for those dates, however. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"Billings will approach record-breaking temperatures in the upper 90s Friday and Saturday, while the higher elevations will be in the 60s and 70s. \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe And Claudia Dominguez, CNN , 16 June 2022",
"Despite the difficulties, Ms. Garner and her crew approach their work with both scientific rigor and real affection. \u2014 Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
"In times like these, as cryptocurrency prices continue to fall, such requirements approach quickly. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
"How should adults approach facilitating these conversations? \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"The former president, however, did not properly approach Yukon to let the dog sniff his hand. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
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"Valentina Bruno, a professor of finance at American University in Washington, considered whether the comply or explain approach was working more than a decade ago, in 2009. \u2014 Jennifer Williams-alvarez, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"No matter the approach , hair volumizers are used to maximize and expand the dimension of a hairstyle and are great for anyone who wants to add more height, width, and texture to their hair. \u2014 Angela Trakoshis, Allure , 24 June 2022",
"The rest of the rooms in this NYC home are painted in deep, dark tones, while the bedroom features the opposite approach . \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 23 June 2022",
"That said, Brave\u2019s approach gives it a narrow window for swiping searchers. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"Longtime bartender Joseph Bryan likes the no frills approach Leon\u2019s bartenders take when serving drinks. \u2014 John-john Williams Iv, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
"General manager Brandon Gomes, who is with the team in Cincinnati this week, elaborated on the club\u2019s approach with Ferguson and the reasoning for this latest IL stint after being told about the pitcher\u2019s comments. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Many of the respondents suggested that any shipment of specimens should somehow be first received and studied off-Earth\u2014an approach that, while certainly prudent, could easily become a logistic and budgetary nightmare. \u2014 Leonard David, Scientific American , 23 June 2022",
"Yet the approach has long been criticized for underrepresenting talented Black, Latino, and Indigenous students and increasing segregation in the nation\u2019s public schools. \u2014 Kelly Field, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2022"
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"Some of the loudest voices have displayed astonishing hypocrisy on this issue, with celebrities deserving the most approbation . \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 4 June 2021",
"Adding to the appeal is the cachet of A-list approbation . \u2014 Steven Levy, Wired , 14 May 2021",
"But unlike his predecessor, overall public approbation of his presidency so far has remained steady at a positive level, in the mid-50s, though Americans grade him negatively on immigration. \u2014 Star Tribune , 24 Apr. 2021",
"His search \u2014 for himself, for love, for approbation , for confidence \u2014 has become the most vivid subject of his music. \u2014 Star Tribune , 24 Dec. 2020",
"But Pankhurst had long since dispensed with a womanly need for approbation . \u2014 Deborah Cohen, The Atlantic , 20 Dec. 2020",
"However, that approbation has also led many to embrace conspiracy theories floating around in the media and on social media regarding the validity of the U.S. vote, Avery Ng, a pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong, said. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Dec. 2020",
"This is especially the case given the fact that slavery has received the universal approbation of most cultures across history. \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 22 Sep. 2020",
"Aside from pay, benefits and the approbation of their fellow citizens, a universal correlate of job satisfaction is a belief that the people in charge are making good decisions. \u2014 WSJ , 8 Sep. 2020"
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"Some of the loudest voices have displayed astonishing hypocrisy on this issue, with celebrities deserving the most approbation . \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 4 June 2021",
"Adding to the appeal is the cachet of A-list approbation . \u2014 Steven Levy, Wired , 14 May 2021",
"But unlike his predecessor, overall public approbation of his presidency so far has remained steady at a positive level, in the mid-50s, though Americans grade him negatively on immigration. \u2014 Star Tribune , 24 Apr. 2021",
"His search \u2014 for himself, for love, for approbation , for confidence \u2014 has become the most vivid subject of his music. \u2014 Star Tribune , 24 Dec. 2020",
"But Pankhurst had long since dispensed with a womanly need for approbation . \u2014 Deborah Cohen, The Atlantic , 20 Dec. 2020",
"However, that approbation has also led many to embrace conspiracy theories floating around in the media and on social media regarding the validity of the U.S. vote, Avery Ng, a pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong, said. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Dec. 2020",
"This is especially the case given the fact that slavery has received the universal approbation of most cultures across history. \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 22 Sep. 2020",
"Aside from pay, benefits and the approbation of their fellow citizens, a universal correlate of job satisfaction is a belief that the people in charge are making good decisions. \u2014 WSJ , 8 Sep. 2020"
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"More than almost anyone writing today, Slater, whose prose is astringent and sensuous by turn, reflects both a genuine feeling for and appreciation of foods appropriate to the season\u2014and a tolerance for kitchen disasters. \u2014 Cynthia Zarin , Gourmet , April 2007",
"Crepuscular means \"pertaining to twilight.\" It sounds so lovely. I use the word as much as possible, even when it's not appropriate . \u2014 Bob Berman , Astronomy , June 2006",
"While working as one of the exhibition curators, I was surprised to learn that, until the 1920s, ice cream was properly eaten with a fork, a cumbersome technique decried by none other than Florence Howe hall, the granddaughter of Julia Ward Howe, who wrote \"The Battle Hymn of the Republic\". But if high society eventually agreed on a more appropriate utensil for eating the frozen-dessert, even the most au courant hostess may have had trouble deciding what kind of device should be used for serving it \u2026 \u2014 Darra Goldstein , Saveur , June-July 2006",
"Three days. There was no way on this earth that proper due diligence could be done in such a limited time. For a merger of this magnitude, a week's worth of due diligence would have been more appropriate . \u2014 Nina Munk , Vanity Fair , January 2004",
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"Dr. Seuss's mother, also the daughter of German immigrants, was Henrietta Seuss, and when he appropriated the name for his books Dr. Seuss pronounced it in the German manner, \"soice,\" until he realized that Americans naturally read the name as \"soose,\" and that the American pronunciation of \"Dr. Seuss\" evoked a figure advantageous for an author of children's books to be associated with\u2014Mother Goose. \u2014 Louis Menand , New Yorker , 23 & 30 Dec. 2002",
"Wales, in contrast, was officially appropriated into the United Kingdom by Henry VIII's Acts of Union, in 1536 and 1543, before it had developed the apparatus of a modern state. \u2014 Pamela Petro , Atlantic , April 1999",
"The town has appropriated funds to repair the bridge and work should begin this summer.",
"The economy has been weakened by corrupt officials who have appropriated the country's resources for their own use.",
"Elements of the design were appropriated from other architects.",
"The term \u201cbad\u201d has been appropriated by teenagers as a synonym for \u201cgood.\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"These in-the-moment prompts can help interrupt the System 1 automatic response and lead to more thoughtful, accurate and appropriate System 2 responses. \u2014 Perry Carpenter, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"This move is never appropriate for some people and not a sure thing for anyone. \u2014 Laura Saunders, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"According to the Ohio Department of Health, a local health commissioner contacted a state health department staffer with questions about it, triggering the investigation into whether it the newsletter topics were properly vetted and appropriate . \u2014 Brittany Shammas, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"From eye pencils to shimmering body highlighters, the brand has cemented itself as a no-rules, color-passionate destination to create bold, rave- appropriate looks. \u2014 ELLE , 15 June 2022",
"But though pious and appropriate \u2014if a writer\u2019s publisher does not defend his humanity, who will?\u2014the statement is not true. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
"The slim, black aluminum frames are contextually appropriate and approved by most historic commissions. \u2014 Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"This exhibition is free, open to the public, and appropriate for all ages. \u2014 cleveland , 10 June 2022",
"Many of the tick-borne diseases can be treated with quick and appropriate medical care. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2022",
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"Congress seems willing to appropriate money for everything else, and Social Security will likely continue to be the untouchable third rail. \u2014 WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"But House Speaker Ronald Mariano suggested lawmakers could appropriate roughly half of it now, with areas such as housing seeing a significant infusion, according to legislative officials. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Oct. 2021",
"Mounting unspent Covid relief dollars is one of the key reasons Republicans in Congress cite as a reason to oppose Democrats' efforts to appropriate billions more federal dollars for managing the pandemic. \u2014 Eliza Mackintosh And Hafsa Khalil, CNN , 18 May 2022",
"Russia has not been informed of any plans to appropriate its assets, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday, according to Reuters. \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"On each, the plan makes clear that Congress will need to appropriate more money to the cause. \u2014 Tal Kopan, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The House and Senate approved identical bills this morning, wrapping up a five-day special session called to appropriate the money. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Legislative leaders left without any agreement to appropriate more money, according to a person who is familiar with the closed door talks but was not authorized to speak publicly about them. \u2014 Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times , 5 July 2021",
"Congress that year did not appropriate the full amount needed. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022"
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"Crepuscular means \"pertaining to twilight.\" It sounds so lovely. I use the word as much as possible, even when it's not appropriate . \u2014 Bob Berman , Astronomy , June 2006",
"While working as one of the exhibition curators, I was surprised to learn that, until the 1920s, ice cream was properly eaten with a fork, a cumbersome technique decried by none other than Florence Howe hall, the granddaughter of Julia Ward Howe, who wrote \"The Battle Hymn of the Republic\". But if high society eventually agreed on a more appropriate utensil for eating the frozen-dessert, even the most au courant hostess may have had trouble deciding what kind of device should be used for serving it \u2026 \u2014 Darra Goldstein , Saveur , June-July 2006",
"Three days. There was no way on this earth that proper due diligence could be done in such a limited time. For a merger of this magnitude, a week's worth of due diligence would have been more appropriate . \u2014 Nina Munk , Vanity Fair , January 2004",
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"Dr. Seuss's mother, also the daughter of German immigrants, was Henrietta Seuss, and when he appropriated the name for his books Dr. Seuss pronounced it in the German manner, \"soice,\" until he realized that Americans naturally read the name as \"soose,\" and that the American pronunciation of \"Dr. Seuss\" evoked a figure advantageous for an author of children's books to be associated with\u2014Mother Goose. \u2014 Louis Menand , New Yorker , 23 & 30 Dec. 2002",
"Wales, in contrast, was officially appropriated into the United Kingdom by Henry VIII's Acts of Union, in 1536 and 1543, before it had developed the apparatus of a modern state. \u2014 Pamela Petro , Atlantic , April 1999",
"The town has appropriated funds to repair the bridge and work should begin this summer.",
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"The term \u201cbad\u201d has been appropriated by teenagers as a synonym for \u201cgood.\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"These in-the-moment prompts can help interrupt the System 1 automatic response and lead to more thoughtful, accurate and appropriate System 2 responses. \u2014 Perry Carpenter, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"This move is never appropriate for some people and not a sure thing for anyone. \u2014 Laura Saunders, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
"According to the Ohio Department of Health, a local health commissioner contacted a state health department staffer with questions about it, triggering the investigation into whether it the newsletter topics were properly vetted and appropriate . \u2014 Brittany Shammas, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"From eye pencils to shimmering body highlighters, the brand has cemented itself as a no-rules, color-passionate destination to create bold, rave- appropriate looks. \u2014 ELLE , 15 June 2022",
"But though pious and appropriate \u2014if a writer\u2019s publisher does not defend his humanity, who will?\u2014the statement is not true. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
"The slim, black aluminum frames are contextually appropriate and approved by most historic commissions. \u2014 Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"This exhibition is free, open to the public, and appropriate for all ages. \u2014 cleveland , 10 June 2022",
"Many of the tick-borne diseases can be treated with quick and appropriate medical care. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Congress seems willing to appropriate money for everything else, and Social Security will likely continue to be the untouchable third rail. \u2014 WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"But House Speaker Ronald Mariano suggested lawmakers could appropriate roughly half of it now, with areas such as housing seeing a significant infusion, according to legislative officials. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Oct. 2021",
"Mounting unspent Covid relief dollars is one of the key reasons Republicans in Congress cite as a reason to oppose Democrats' efforts to appropriate billions more federal dollars for managing the pandemic. \u2014 Eliza Mackintosh And Hafsa Khalil, CNN , 18 May 2022",
"Russia has not been informed of any plans to appropriate its assets, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday, according to Reuters. \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"On each, the plan makes clear that Congress will need to appropriate more money to the cause. \u2014 Tal Kopan, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The House and Senate approved identical bills this morning, wrapping up a five-day special session called to appropriate the money. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Legislative leaders left without any agreement to appropriate more money, according to a person who is familiar with the closed door talks but was not authorized to speak publicly about them. \u2014 Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times , 5 July 2021",
"Congress that year did not appropriate the full amount needed. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English, from Late Latin appropriatus , past participle of appropriare , from Latin ad- + proprius own":"Verb and Adjective"
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8pr\u014d-pr\u0113-\u0259t",
"\u0259-\u02c8pr\u014d-pr\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for appropriate Adjective fit , suitable , meet , proper , appropriate , fitting , apt , happy , felicitous mean right with respect to some end, need, use, or circumstance. fit stresses adaptability and sometimes special readiness for use or action. fit for battle suitable implies an answering to requirements or demands. clothes suitable for camping meet suggests a just proportioning. meet payment proper suggests a suitability through essential nature or accordance with custom. proper acknowledgement appropriate implies eminent or distinctive fitness. an appropriate gift fitting implies harmony of mood or tone. a fitting end apt connotes a fitness marked by nicety and discrimination. apt quotations happy suggests what is effectively or successfully appropriate. a happy choice of words felicitous suggests an aptness that is opportune, telling, or graceful. a felicitous phrase",
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"applicable",
"apt",
"becoming",
"befitting",
"felicitous",
"fit",
"fitted",
"fitting",
"good",
"happy",
"meet",
"pretty",
"proper",
"right",
"suitable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003809",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"appropriation":{
"antonyms":[],
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": an act or instance of appropriating something":[]
},
"examples":[
"the appropriation of funds to repair the bridge",
"The economy has been weakened by the appropriation of the country's resources by corrupt officials.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The appropriation is part of the $46.5 billion spending plan lawmakers passed Saturday. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Cultural appropriation is also about the multiplicity of stories. \u2014 Anna Sulan Masing, CNN , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Cultural appropriation is one of those concepts that ultimately lead to ghettoizing the arts. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Jan. 2022",
"They have been accused multiple times of cultural appropriation , of promoting unrealistic beauty standards, of being deeply out of touch. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
"In 2016, a production of the play in Bristol, England, was canceled after complaints of cultural appropriation because white actors were set to play the main roles. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"Top Latin Albums chart, but it was also seen as a risky move by labels who were leery of seeing their top talent bomb amid accusations of cultural appropriation . \u2014 Leila Cobo, Billboard , 1 June 2022",
"Luhrmann briefly touched on the issue of cultural appropriation , the accusation that Elvis, a white performer, unjustly appropriated the music of Black performers, such as Little Richard and BB King. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
"Many criticized the gesture as a form of cultural appropriation . \u2014 Claretta Bellamy, NBC News , 24 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"see appropriate entry 2":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02ccpr\u014d-pr\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"allocation",
"allotment",
"annuity",
"entitlement",
"grant",
"subsidy",
"subvention"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185026",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"approval":{
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"disapprobation",
"disapproval",
"disfavor"
],
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": an act or instance of approving something : approbation":[
"The change is subject to the committee's approval ."
],
": subject to a prospective buyer's acceptance or refusal":[
"stamps sent to collectors on approval"
]
},
"examples":[
"children who never gained their parents' approval",
"Do I have your approval to make the changes?",
"The rally will be on May 19, provided the city gives its approval .",
"The government has so far withheld approval of the drug.",
"We were required to get approvals at each stage of the project.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Several experts say the questions require a new clinical trial to be conducted, and some even say the Food and Drug Administration should reconsider the product\u2019s approval . \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 3 July 2022",
"What are the chances of a federal gas tax holiday winning Congressional approval ? \u2014 Winnie Sun, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"Even though the Masons would eventually get approval for their design, with some modifications, in October 1929, something else intervened. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
"Jessee, who has been studying the ideology of the court's decisions, said there are worries that recent polling indicates trust and approval in the court have decreased. \u2014 Jessie Dimartino, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
"SpaceX\u2019s satellite internet system can begin connecting to moving vessels, such as cars and airplanes, after receiving federal regulatory approval Thursday, The Wall Street Journal reported. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
"Now, with the full proposal indefinitely stalled, district leaders are scrambling to gain approval for immediate closures of two elementary schools and one middle school. \u2014 al , 1 July 2022",
"To harness more of that potential, said Chretien, the state could expedite the approval process. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"The regulatory approval , handed down from the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday, also grants SpaceX the ability to expand its service to trains, ships, and other vehicles, opening up a broad swath of potential corporate customers. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 1 July 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1613, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see approve":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8pr\u00fc-v\u0259l"
],
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"approbation",
"blessing",
"favor",
"imprimatur",
"OK",
"okay"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053235",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"approve":{
"antonyms":[
"decline",
"deny",
"disallow",
"disapprove",
"negative",
"reject",
"turn down",
"veto"
],
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": to accept as satisfactory":[
"hopes she will approve the date of the meeting"
],
": to give formal or official sanction (see sanction entry 1 sense 4c ) to : ratify":[
"Congress approved the proposed budget."
],
": to have or express a favorable opinion of":[
"couldn't approve such conduct"
],
": to take a favorable view":[
"doesn't approve of fighting"
]
},
"examples":[
"I don't care if all the other parents are letting their kids do it; I still don't approve .",
"The state has approved the building plans, so work on the new school can begin immediately.",
"Your supervisor must approve the report before it can be sent.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On Tuesday, the FDA\u2019s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted 19-2 to approve the use later this year of Covid-19 vaccines based on an Omicron variant sequence. \u2014 John P. Moore And Paul A. Offit, STAT , 3 July 2022",
"The House voted 56-18 to approve the veto override, and the Senate approved the override with a 21-8 vote. \u2014 Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"The school board voted 6-0 at its regular meeting on June 13 to approve a construction bid and services agreement for the Glenbrook School Health Center project, the district said in a release. \u2014 Brian L. Cox, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"The panel voted unanimously 21-0 to approve the vaccines for the children. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
"The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted along party lines, 25-19, to approve the Protect our Kids Act and send it to the full chamber for a vote next week. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 3 June 2022",
"Just as Superintendent Marty Pollio wanted, the school board voted 7-0 to approve the proposal. \u2014 Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal , 2 June 2022",
"The three-member Hamilton County Board of Commissioners voted 2-0 to approve an agreement with FIFA and the Cincinnati USA Convention and Visitors Bureau to hold World Cup matches in 2026 in Paul Brown Stadium. \u2014 Scott Wartman, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
"The City Council voted 8-1 on April 19 to approve the project despite questions surrounding the development and the $35.1 million sale price for the 5.25 acres of public property. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":""
},
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French apruer, approver , from Latin approbare , from ad- + probare to prove \u2014 more at prove":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8pr\u00fcv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for approve approve , endorse , sanction , accredit , certify mean to have or express a favorable opinion of. approve often implies no more than this but may suggest considerable esteem or admiration. the parents approve of the marriage endorse suggests an explicit statement of support. publicly endorsed her for Senator sanction implies both approval and authorization. the President sanctioned covert operations accredit and certify usually imply official endorsement attesting to conformity to set standards. the board voted to accredit the college must be certified to teach",
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"accredit",
"approbate",
"authorize",
"clear",
"confirm",
"finalize",
"formalize",
"homologate",
"OK",
"okay",
"ratify",
"sanction",
"warrant"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065055",
"type":[
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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"to have a favorable opinion of we don't approve of people who stand in the \"12 items or less\" lane with 13 items"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-161109",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"approving":{
"antonyms":[
"adverse",
"depreciative",
"depreciatory",
"derogatory",
"disapproving",
"inappreciative",
"negative",
"unappreciative",
"uncomplimentary",
"unfavorable",
"unflattering",
"unfriendly"
],
"definitions":{
": showing approval or acceptance":[
"an approving nod/glance/smile",
"He surveyed through the park railings the evidences of the town's opulence and luxury with an approving eye.",
"\u2014 Joseph Conrad"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Liberal and very liberal Democrats are still more approving of Mr. Biden than are moderate Democrats. \u2014 Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News , 16 Jan. 2022",
"Japanese describe the pungent ramen odor in much the way cheese aficionados will make approving comparisons to barnyards and socks. \u2014 Todd Pitock, Smithsonian , 13 Jan. 2017",
"Japanese describe the pungent ramen odor in much the way cheese aficionados will make approving comparisons to barnyards and socks. \u2014 Todd Pitock, Smithsonian , 13 Jan. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1646, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from present participle of approve":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8pr\u00fc-vi\u014b"
],
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"admiring",
"applauding",
"appreciative",
"approbatory",
"commendatory",
"complimentary",
"favorable",
"friendly",
"good",
"positive"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090522",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"approximate":{
"antonyms":[
"approach",
"compare (with)",
"measure up (to)",
"stack up (against "
],
"definitions":{
": located close together":[
"approximate leaves"
],
": nearly correct or exact : close in value or amount but not precise":[
"an approximate solution",
"an approximate date"
],
": to bring (cut edges of tissue) together":[],
": to bring near or close":[],
": to come close":[
"\u2014 usually used with to \u2026 the pigments on a palette can only approximate to the limitless range of colour in nature. \u2014 The Illustrated Dictionary of Art Terms"
],
": to come near to or be close to (something)":[
"a reproduction that approximates the original"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"This is the approximate location of the ancient city.",
"Can you give me the approximate cost of the repair?",
"Verb",
"I've finally found a vegetarian burger that approximates the taste of real beef.",
"The colors in the pictures can only approximate the real thing.",
"an Australian who can approximate a strong New York City accent",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Some martins will nest in single gourds with about a 6-inch square compartment and a 2-inch-diameter entrance hole, but most end up selecting an apartment of that approximate size in a complex of 12 to 24 compartments. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Though supply chain issues have created areas of stress, particularly in the parts division, the demand has fueled an approximate 10% growth in Reynolds\u2019 total employment and created new career paths and opportunities for its employees. \u2014 Michael Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 18 May 2022",
"Even during the 2008 financial crisis, WMT stock increased by as much as 13% from its approximate pre-crisis level of $33 in October 2007 to levels of around $38 in March 2009. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Around the edges of the images are handwritten notes identifying the subject of the portrait, the location, or the approximate dates on which it was taken. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 14 May 2022",
"To offer an animal to the gods was to offer life itself, and a life approximate in size and power to one\u2019s own. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"Paxlovid and Comirnaty are estimated to combine for about half of the approximate $100 billion in company sales this year, Pfizer has said. \u2014 Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
"Council intends to mail its survey to every household, at an approximate cost of $7,000. \u2014 cleveland , 6 May 2022",
"Currency conversions are approximate as of early May 2022. \u2014 CNN , 3 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Asked a day earlier whether Rendon can approximate the player who batted .290 with 136 home runs and 546 RBIs in seven seasons with Washington, Angels manager Joe Maddon said yes, with a caveat. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"The intention of the polishing was to approximate soft labor. \u2014 Kevin Barry, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
"That could approximate or exceed the revenue growth rate in 2019. \u2014 Telis Demos, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
"To approximate the pre-draft experience, spend a whole day on a busy street corner, watching traffic. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Such an approach allows multiple electrodes to be used, possibly targeting multiple regions, and relies on co-adaptation with the brain to better approximate natural sensations. \u2014 David Caldwell, The Conversation , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Even our lacrimal surrogates in Hollywood have been turning their backs on us and toward age-defying procedures that culminate in faces that can no longer approximate our sorrow. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
"This was not exactly a secret: Many big streamers openly discuss finances, though in vague terms, and some publicly list their subscriber numbers as part of their streams, from which users can approximate at least a floor for their earnings. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Some recipes add tapioca or potato starch to approximate the stretchiness of cheese, vegan or not. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin approximatus , past participle of approximare to come near, from Latin ad- + proximare to come near \u2014 more at proximate":"Adjective and Verb"
},
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"-\u02ccm\u0101t",
"\u0259-\u02c8pr\u00e4k-s\u0259-m\u0259t",
"\u0259-\u02c8pr\u00e4k-s\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101t"
],
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"almost",
"comparative",
"near",
"relative"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112543",
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"adverb",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"approximately":{
"antonyms":[
"exactly",
"precisely"
],
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": in an approximate manner":[
"an event in ancient history that can only be approximately dated",
"\u2014 used to indicate that a stated number, amount, or value is an approximation Approximately [=around, about] 2,000 people attended the rally. arrived at approximately 11:30 in the morning During a lifetime, a person will take approximately 500 million breaths. \u2014 Arthur S. Slutsky, M.D., et al."
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1742, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8pr\u00e4k-s\u0259-m\u0259t-l\u0113"
],
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"about",
"around",
"like",
"more or less",
"much",
"near",
"plus or minus",
"roughly",
"say",
"some"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041828",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"approximative":{
"antonyms":[],
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": the act or process of drawing together":[],
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"an approximation to the truth",
"an approximation of justice"
]
},
"examples":[
"This isn't an exact figure but I think it's a good approximation of what the land is worth.",
"The color of the paint isn't the exact same color as the vase, but it's a close approximation .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The shooting rips the viewer out of this fantasia into the real world, or at least an approximation of it, and sets the tone for what this show will be. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"The great miracle of our modern food system has been to supply us with the freshness of spring all year round\u2014or at least with an approximation of it. \u2014 Bee Wilson, WSJ , 14 May 2022",
"From executive producer Ryan Murphy comes a documentary exploration of the famed artist\u2019s life and career, complete with an approximation of Warhol narrating, thanks to AI techniques. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Mar. 2022",
"However, spending time with select employees from every department and location can be a good approximation . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Swinton calls upon the Hebrew word shalom as the closest approximation to health. \u2014 Amy Julia Becker, Time , 16 Apr. 2022",
"To Western ears, a town where old men dress up to go smuggling, in a mountain range called the Zagros, in an imaginary country called Kurdistan, which historians say doubles as an approximation for Eden, can all sound a little unreal. \u2014 Alex Perry, Outside Online , 18 Oct. 2021",
"Washington sings, performing a pretty spot-on approximation of Young\u2019s high tenor. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Because Gran Turismo provides a realistic approximation of specific cars and specific tracks\u2014and of the unique physics parameters that govern each\u2014this research might also have applications outside of video games. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 11 Feb. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u0259-\u02ccpr\u00e4k-s\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025651",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"appurtenant":{
"antonyms":[
"chief",
"main",
"principal"
],
"definitions":{
": auxiliary , accessory":[
"appurtenant equipment"
],
": constituting a legal accompaniment":[]
},
"examples":[
"a store selling tents, sleeping bags, and all manner of appurtenant equipment for a week of roughing it"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English apertenant , from Anglo-French appurtenant , present participle of apurtenir to belong \u2014 more at appertain":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8p\u0259rt-n\u0259nt",
"-\u02c8p\u0259r-t\u0259-n\u0259nt",
"\u0259-\u02c8p\u0259rt-\u1d4an-\u0259nt"
],
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"accessorial",
"accessory",
"auxiliary",
"peripheral",
"supplemental",
"supplementary"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011802",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"apraxia":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": loss or impairment of the ability to execute complex coordinated movements without muscular or sensory impairment":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Keira is on the autism spectrum and also has global apraxia , which means motor movements are difficult for her. \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
"An hour into the visit with the therapist, Drummond heard the word apraxia for the first time. \u2014 Yvette Orozco, Houston Chronicle , 30 Oct. 2019",
"Braun's 4-year-old son, Killian, was born with a neurological disorder called childhood apraxia of speech. \u2014 Jordan Culver, USA TODAY , 11 Aug. 2019",
"Killian was born with childhood apraxia of speech, a disorder in which speech muscles don\u2019t work normally because the brain has trouble coordinating their movements, Braun wrote. \u2014 Marisa Iati, Washington Post , 10 Aug. 2019",
"Killian was born with childhood apraxia of speech, a disorder in which speech muscles don't work normally because the brain has trouble coordinating their movements, Braun wrote. \u2014 The Washington Post, oregonlive.com , 9 Aug. 2019",
"Caleb was supposed to repeat the word three times, which was difficult for kids with apraxia . \u2014 Lisa Scottoline, Philly.com , 10 Apr. 2018",
"HUGE impact with my child who has apraxia , down syndrome and hearing loss. \u2014 Charlene Paparizos, cleveland.com , 23 May 2017",
"Brittany also was diagnosed with an auditory processing disorder and motor-control issues caused by apraxia and dyspraxia. \u2014 Natalie Angley, CNN , 12 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1881, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek, inaction, from a- + praxis action, from prassein to do \u2014 more at practical":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)\u0101-\u02c8prak-s\u0113-\u0259",
"(\u02c8)\u0101-\u02c8prak-s\u0113-\u0259"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180004",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"apricot yellow":{
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"definitions":{
": a light to moderate yellow that is redder than amber yellow, snapdragon, or primrose yellow (see primrose yellow sense 2 )":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124658",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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": a statement that makes evident a belief in a priori principles":[],
": an a priori principle : assumption":[],
": an example of a priori reasoning":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120426",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"about",
"apropos of",
"as far as",
"as for",
"as regards",
"as respects",
"as to",
"concerning",
"of",
"on",
"regarding",
"respecting",
"touching",
"toward",
"towards"
],
"definitions":{
": at an opportune time : seasonably":[
"Your letter arrived apropos ."
],
": being both relevant and opportune":[
"apropos comments"
],
": by way of interjection or further comment : with regard to the present topic":[],
": with regard to (something) : apropos of":[
"Apropos the proposed changes, I think more information is needed."
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"This short yet spacious and powerful book \u2026 reminds us of the careful and apropos writing of J.M. Coetzee, W.G. Sebald and Uwe Timm. \u2014 Thomas McGuane , New York Times Book Review , 24 June 2007",
"The late Kenneth Koch's description of Ashbery as \"lazy and quick\" remains thoroughly apropos ; these 61 page-or-two poems can seem brilliantly tossed off, much like those in his 2000 collection, Your Name Here . The title is appropriate too: Chinese Whispers is the British name for the game of Telephone, where children (or adults) gather in a circle and whisper a \"secret\" word or phrase into the ear next to them. \u2014 Publishers Weekly , 19 Aug. 2002",
"The ceremony concluded with the reading of an apropos poem.",
"The comment, though unexpected, was apropos .",
"Adverb",
"I went up to New York last weekend; apropos , have you seen your New York cousins lately?",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Prince William complemented her look nicely in a green velvet suit, which felt very apropos . \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 17 Oct. 2021",
"The building's walls of windows gaze out on the pine groves, and the dining room is oriented around a central open fireplace, making the forest-meets-hearth influence feel particularly apropos . \u2014 Lila Battis, Travel + Leisure , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Mike Zimmer's cabin motif with game mounted on the walls was apropos . \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2020",
"As much as the draft not being held in Las Vegas is missing out on a spectacle, the virtual version might be far more apropos for Herbert, who will celebrate from home with his family. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Apr. 2020",
"If ever there was an apropos song for the most unfortunate of endings to a season that held so much promise. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Mar. 2020",
"John gets all the credit for the apropos CROSS THE BORDER and I NEED SOME SPACE bonuses. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Feb. 2020",
"But, considering the way things unfolded for the Blazers on Thursday, his humor was also apropos . \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Feb. 2020",
"The group called itself Women to the Front (WTTF, an apropos acronym). \u2014 Natalie Gontcharova, refinery29.com , 30 Jan. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
"1686, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1751, in the meaning defined above":"Preposition"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French \u00e0 propos , literally, to the purpose":"Adjective, Preposition, and Adverb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-pr\u0259-\u02ccp\u014d",
"\u02cca-pr\u0259-\u02c8p\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for apropos Adjective relevant , germane , material , pertinent , apposite , applicable , apropos mean relating to or bearing upon the matter in hand. relevant implies a traceable, significant, logical connection. found material relevant to her case germane may additionally imply a fitness for or appropriateness to the situation or occasion. a point not germane to the discussion material implies so close a relationship that it cannot be dispensed with without serious alteration of the case. facts material to the investigation pertinent stresses a clear and decisive relevance. a pertinent observation apposite suggests a felicitous relevance. add an apposite quotation to the definition applicable suggests the fitness of bringing a general rule or principle to bear upon a particular case. the rule is not applicable in this case apropos suggests being both relevant and opportune. the quip was apropos",
"synonyms":[
"applicable",
"apposite",
"germane",
"material",
"pertinent",
"pointed",
"relative",
"relevant"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182932",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"preposition"
]
},
"apropos of":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": with regard to (something) : concerning":[
"\"I was always a fantasist,\" Nicholson says later, apropos of his childhood \u2026",
"\u2014 Ron Rosenbaum",
"Her comments about the weather were apropos of nothing . [=did not relate to any previous topic]"
]
},
"examples":[
"apropos of our earlier conversation, here's that file I mentioned"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1732, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"about",
"apropos",
"as far as",
"as for",
"as regards",
"as respects",
"as to",
"concerning",
"of",
"on",
"regarding",
"respecting",
"touching",
"toward",
"towards"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082300",
"type":[
"preposition"
]
},
"aproscopinous":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": lacking the supraorbital ridge":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"a- entry 2 + proscopinous":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6\u0101\u02ccpr\u00e4\u00a6sk\u00e4p\u0259n\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190637",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun,"
]
},
"aproterodont":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having the intermaxillaries toothless":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"a- entry 2 + proter- + -odont":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6\u0101pr\u014d\u00a6ter\u0259\u02cc-",
"(\u02c8)\u0101\u00a6pr\u00e4d\u0259r\u0259\u02ccd\u00e4nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174636",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"aprotic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": incapable of acting as a proton donor":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1931, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"a- entry 2 + prot(on) + -ic entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)\u0101-\u02c8pr\u014d-tik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131005",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"apr\u00e8s":{
"antonyms":[
"afore",
"ahead of",
"before",
"ere",
"of",
"previous to",
"prior to",
"to"
],
"definitions":{
": after":[
"apr\u00e8s tennis",
"\u2014 usually used in combination apr\u00e8s -theater party"
]
},
"examples":[
"apr\u00e8s dinner, we retired to the living room for cigars and conversation"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French apr\u00e8s- , from apr\u00e8s after":""
},
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"\u02c8\u00e4-\u02ccpr\u0101",
"(\u02cc)\u00e4-\u02c8pr\u0101",
"\u02c8a-\u02ccpr\u0101"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"after",
"behind",
"below",
"following",
"next to",
"past"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162740",
"type":[
"preposition"
]
},
"apr\u00e8s moi le d\u00e9luge":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": after me [us] the deluge":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00e4-pre-mw\u00e4-l\u0259-d\u0101-l\u1d6bzh"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184831",
"type":[
"French quotation attributed to Louis XV or Madame de Pompadour"
]
},
"apr\u00e8s-ski":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": social activity (as at a ski lodge) after a day's skiing":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French apr\u00e8s after + ski ski, skiing":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u00e4-\u02ccpr\u0101-\u02c8sk\u0113",
"\u02cca-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041740",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"apt":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having a tendency : likely":[
"plants apt to suffer from drought"
],
": keenly intelligent and responsive":[
"an apt pupil"
],
": ordinarily disposed : inclined":[
"apt to accept what is plausible as true"
],
": unusually fitted or qualified : ready":[
"proved an apt tool in the hands of the conspirators"
],
"apartment":[],
"aptitude":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"\u201cStripe\u201d is an apt name for the cat, since she has striped fur.",
"that dog is apt to run off if you don't put him on a leash",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"But honoring the legendary Sondheim six months after his passing seems apt . \u2014 Christopher Wallenberg, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"Thematically, though, Tenet's ideas and themes really feel apt in 2020 (even if Nolan never could have written this with our current moment in mind). \u2014 Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica , 12 Sep. 2020",
"For Adria Arjona, who stars in the new film Father of the Bride, streaming now on HBO Max, taking on the role of bride to be Sofia Herrera was an apt chance to appreciate both something out and something new. \u2014 Adam Rathe, Town & Country , 18 June 2022",
"And the bustle of activity in the kitchen of a cattle and citrus ranch creates an apt mirror for the inner turmoil that keeps these characters\u2019 brains whirring. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"Campers sleep in bunks in shared cabins, with such apt names as RuPaul, Audre Lorde, Chaz Bono, Greg Louganis and Melissa Etheridge. \u2014 USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
"Not surprisingly, this leaves them 51% more apt to achieve their goals. \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Sometimes a single sort of edible is juxtaposed with an apt plaything, such as bananas piled under a toy gorilla or doughnut holes heaped beneath a miniature police officer. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"The scene was an apt representation of the sport\u2019s growth. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, borrowed from Latin aptus \"fastened, connected, prepared, in good order, good (at doing something), suitable, fitting,\" past participle of apio, apere \"to join, connect,\" of uncertain origin":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8apt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for apt Adjective fit , suitable , meet , proper , appropriate , fitting , apt , happy , felicitous mean right with respect to some end, need, use, or circumstance. fit stresses adaptability and sometimes special readiness for use or action. fit for battle suitable implies an answering to requirements or demands. clothes suitable for camping meet suggests a just proportioning. meet payment proper suggests a suitability through essential nature or accordance with custom. proper acknowledgement appropriate implies eminent or distinctive fitness. an appropriate gift fitting implies harmony of mood or tone. a fitting end apt connotes a fitness marked by nicety and discrimination. apt quotations happy suggests what is effectively or successfully appropriate. a happy choice of words felicitous suggests an aptness that is opportune, telling, or graceful. a felicitous phrase quick , prompt , ready , apt mean able to respond without delay or hesitation or indicative of such ability. quick stresses instancy of response and is likely to connote native rather than acquired power. quick reflexes a keen quick mind prompt is more likely to connote training and discipline that fits one for instant response. prompt emergency medical care ready suggests facility or fluency in response. backed by a pair of ready assistants apt stresses the possession of qualities (such as intelligence, a particular talent, or a strong bent) that makes quick effective response possible. an apt student her answer was apt and to the point",
"synonyms":[
"given",
"inclined",
"prone",
"tending"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123353",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"aptitude":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a natural ability : talent":[
"an aptitude for gymnastics"
],
": capacity for learning":[
"an aptitude for languages"
],
": general suitability : aptness":[],
": inclination , tendency":[
"an aptitude for hard work"
]
},
"examples":[
"The new test is supposed to measure the aptitudes of the students.",
"bored teenagers with an aptitude for getting into trouble",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Recruit for aptitude and attitude, not just experience. \u2014 Forrester, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"There is an age-old debate between what matters more for progress: nature (inherent talent, aptitude , and temperament) or nurture (environment and learned behavior). \u2014 Outside Online , 14 July 2021",
"If not this year, Gauff has shown the kind of aptitude on clay to win in Paris at some point in her career. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
"Indeed, no other aspect of human aptitude has been researched more widely. \u2014 Tomas Chamorro-premuzic, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
"But this is messier and requires a little aptitude for plumbing repairs. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"Johnson displayed a natural aptitude for science, technology and math that would lead him to major in engineering, first at Rutgers as an undergraduate and later at UCLA as a graduate student in electrical and computer engineering. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Malaika has an aptitude for casting and organization, while Delali works with photography. \u2014 Rica Cerbarano, Vogue , 2 Mar. 2022",
"But the school laid foundations for his essays, furnishing him with an aptitude for rhetoric and instilling in him a love of classics and English literature. \u2014 Malcolm Forbes, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, \"tendency, likelihood,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin aptit\u016bd\u014d, going back to Late Latin, \"fitness,\" from Latin aptus \"fastened, prepared, suitable, fitting\" + -i- -i- + -t\u016bd\u014d -tude \u2014 more at apt entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ap-t\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd",
"-\u02ccty\u00fcd",
"\u02c8ap-t\u0259-\u02cct(y)\u00fcd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for aptitude gift , faculty , aptitude , bent , talent , genius , knack mean a special ability for doing something. gift often implies special favor by God or nature. the gift of singing beautifully faculty applies to an innate or less often acquired ability for a particular accomplishment or function. a faculty for remembering names aptitude implies a natural liking for some activity and the likelihood of success in it. a mechanical aptitude bent is nearly equal to aptitude but it stresses inclination perhaps more than specific ability. a family with an artistic bent talent suggests a marked natural ability that needs to be developed. has enough talent to succeed genius suggests impressive inborn creative ability. has no great genius for poetry knack implies a comparatively minor but special ability making for ease and dexterity in performance. the knack of getting along",
"synonyms":[
"affection",
"affinity",
"bent",
"bias",
"bone",
"devices",
"disposition",
"genius",
"habitude",
"impulse",
"inclination",
"leaning",
"partiality",
"penchant",
"predilection",
"predisposition",
"proclivity",
"propensity",
"tendency",
"turn"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091909",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"aptness":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having a tendency : likely":[
"plants apt to suffer from drought"
],
": keenly intelligent and responsive":[
"an apt pupil"
],
": ordinarily disposed : inclined":[
"apt to accept what is plausible as true"
],
": unusually fitted or qualified : ready":[
"proved an apt tool in the hands of the conspirators"
],
"apartment":[],
"aptitude":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"\u201cStripe\u201d is an apt name for the cat, since she has striped fur.",
"that dog is apt to run off if you don't put him on a leash",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"But honoring the legendary Sondheim six months after his passing seems apt . \u2014 Christopher Wallenberg, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"Thematically, though, Tenet's ideas and themes really feel apt in 2020 (even if Nolan never could have written this with our current moment in mind). \u2014 Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica , 12 Sep. 2020",
"For Adria Arjona, who stars in the new film Father of the Bride, streaming now on HBO Max, taking on the role of bride to be Sofia Herrera was an apt chance to appreciate both something out and something new. \u2014 Adam Rathe, Town & Country , 18 June 2022",
"And the bustle of activity in the kitchen of a cattle and citrus ranch creates an apt mirror for the inner turmoil that keeps these characters\u2019 brains whirring. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"Campers sleep in bunks in shared cabins, with such apt names as RuPaul, Audre Lorde, Chaz Bono, Greg Louganis and Melissa Etheridge. \u2014 USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
"Not surprisingly, this leaves them 51% more apt to achieve their goals. \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"Sometimes a single sort of edible is juxtaposed with an apt plaything, such as bananas piled under a toy gorilla or doughnut holes heaped beneath a miniature police officer. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"The scene was an apt representation of the sport\u2019s growth. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, borrowed from Latin aptus \"fastened, connected, prepared, in good order, good (at doing something), suitable, fitting,\" past participle of apio, apere \"to join, connect,\" of uncertain origin":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8apt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for apt Adjective fit , suitable , meet , proper , appropriate , fitting , apt , happy , felicitous mean right with respect to some end, need, use, or circumstance. fit stresses adaptability and sometimes special readiness for use or action. fit for battle suitable implies an answering to requirements or demands. clothes suitable for camping meet suggests a just proportioning. meet payment proper suggests a suitability through essential nature or accordance with custom. proper acknowledgement appropriate implies eminent or distinctive fitness. an appropriate gift fitting implies harmony of mood or tone. a fitting end apt connotes a fitness marked by nicety and discrimination. apt quotations happy suggests what is effectively or successfully appropriate. a happy choice of words felicitous suggests an aptness that is opportune, telling, or graceful. a felicitous phrase quick , prompt , ready , apt mean able to respond without delay or hesitation or indicative of such ability. quick stresses instancy of response and is likely to connote native rather than acquired power. quick reflexes a keen quick mind prompt is more likely to connote training and discipline that fits one for instant response. prompt emergency medical care ready suggests facility or fluency in response. backed by a pair of ready assistants apt stresses the possession of qualities (such as intelligence, a particular talent, or a strong bent) that makes quick effective response possible. an apt student her answer was apt and to the point",
"synonyms":[
"given",
"inclined",
"prone",
"tending"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115907",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"apus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a crustacean of the genus Triops certain tropical forms of which are destructive pests of young rice":[],
": a faint constellation visible near the south celestial pole that is represented by the figure of a bird of paradise":[
"Unfortunately, Apus is a latter-day construct, conjured by Dutch navigators around the turn of the 17th century and not imagined (or even seen) by ancient Greek herders.",
"\u2014 Jesse Cohen , Los Angeles Times , 21 Sept. 2007"
],
": a genus of birds containing the typical Old World swifts":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1702, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1774, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Apus entry 2":"Noun",
"New Latin, from Greek apod-, apous footless":"",
"New Latin, from Latin apod-, apus swallow supposed to be footless, from Greek apod-, apous sand-martin, swift, from apod-, apous footless, from a- a- entry 2 + pod-, pous foot":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u0101-p\u0259s",
"\"",
"\u02c8\u00e4-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112117",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"apx":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"appendix":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110341",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"apyrase":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of ATP to AMP with the liberation of phosphate and energy":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1945, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"a denosine + pyr ophosphate + -ase":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101s",
"-\u02ccr\u0101z",
"\u02c8ap-\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101s, -\u02ccr\u0101z"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103016",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"apyrene":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": lacking a nucleus":[
"apyrene spermatozoa"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary a- entry 2 + -pyrene (from Greek pyr\u0113n stone of a fruit)":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)\u0101\u00a6p\u012b\u02ccr\u0113n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-102943",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"approval rating":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a rating based on a percentage of people (as voters) who think someone (as a politician) is doing a good job":[
"The governor's approval rating is going up."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142234"
},
"apojove":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the point farthest from the planet Jupiter in the orbit of each of its satellites":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ap\u0259\u02ccj\u014dv"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin apojovium , from apo- + -jovium (from Jovis Jupiter)":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142900"
},
"approval book":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a set of small approval sheets in book form":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143004"
},
"Aptal":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of a Gypsy people of northern Syria":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ap\u02cctal"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144134"
},
"appliable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": compliant":[],
": applicable":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8pl\u012b\u0259b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from applien to apply + -able":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144714"
},
"Appalachian Trail":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"public footpath completed in 1937 and extending over 2000 miles (3218 kilometers) from north central Maine through New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and into northern Georgia":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145653"
},
"appeals court":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any one of 13 courts in the U.S. below the Supreme Court":[
"the 9th/Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150213"
},
"aperient":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": gently moving the bowels : laxative":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8pir-\u0113-\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Medieval Latin aperient-, aperiens, going back to Latin, present participle of aper\u012bre \"to open, free from obstacles,\" from ap-, variant of ab- ab- + pre-Latin *-wer-je- \"open or close (as specified by prefix),\" going back to Indo-European *Hu\u032fer-, whence also, with various ablaut grades, Lithuanian \u00e0tveriu, atv\u00e9rti \"to open,\" Old Church Slavic zav\u012dr\u01eb, zavr\u011bti \"to close, bar,\" otvoriti \"to open,\" Sanskrit v\u1e5bnoti \"(it) covers, surrounds,\" ap\u0101v\u1e5bnoti \"(s/he) opens, uncovers,\" ap\u012bv\u1e5bta- \"concealed\"":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1626, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150925"
},
"applying":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to put to use especially for some practical purpose":[
"He applies pressure to get what he wants."
],
": to bring into action":[
"apply the brakes"
],
": to lay or spread on":[
"apply varnish"
],
": to put into operation or effect":[
"apply a law"
],
": to employ diligently or with close attention":[
"You should apply yourself to your work."
],
": to have relevance or a valid connection":[
"This rule applies to freshmen only."
],
": to make an appeal or request especially in the form of a written application":[
"apply for a job"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8pl\u012b"
],
"synonyms":[
"appertain",
"bear",
"pertain",
"refer",
"relate"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"For further information, apply to the address below.",
"I applied in writing to several different companies.",
"You must have a high school diploma for this job. High school dropouts need not apply .",
"After applying a thin layer of paint to the wall and letting it dry, apply another coat.",
"We applied the ointment to the cut.",
"I washed my face and applied fresh makeup.",
"Fertilizer was applied to the lawn every two weeks.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Overall, a working environment that is rich with team meetings and award recognitions is one where workers are mentally pushed to apply themselves while finding ways to uplift their motivation for the next task. \u2014 Lisa Caprelli, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Lead study author Fritz Obermeyer had come to the Broad Institute from Uber AI, where researchers had developed a programming language and a software framework that uses machine learning to model probabilities and apply them to large datasets. \u2014 Sara Reardon, Scientific American , 28 June 2022",
"Create a cleaning solution of warm water and few drops of dish soap and apply it to the surface. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022",
"And certainly lower courts will look to the Court\u2019s test and use that test and apply it to many gun laws. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 23 June 2022",
"These medicated shampoos can be drying to your hair, and may lead to hair breakage, so try to apply them only to your scalp; not the full length of your hair. \u2014 ELLE , 11 June 2022",
"Some producers hew closely to the strict model, while most others apply it in part. \u2014 Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"This month certain challenges will ask you to step up to the plate and apply yourself and your past experiences to the present moment. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 June 2022",
"Shamoon says to wear sunscreen that is SPF 30 or higher; apply it 20-30 minutes before an activity begins, and reapply later, especially if the children are in the water at the beach or the pool. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English applien , from Anglo-French aplier , from Latin applicare , from ad- + plicare to fold \u2014 more at ply":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151032"
},
"apocrine gland":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a gland and especially a sweat gland that secretes a viscous fluid into a hair follicle (as in the armpit or groin), is lined with a single layer of usually columnar cells, and typically does not become active until puberty":[],
"\u2014 compare eccrine gland":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That type of sweat comes from the apocrine glands , which are located mainly in the underarm and groin. \u2014 Robert J. Davis, CNN , 28 Feb. 2018",
"Humans also have apocrine glands , primarily in the armpit and groin. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 7 Dec. 2016"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154437"
}
}
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