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{
"NES":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"not elsewhere specified":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223925",
"type":[
"abbreviation"
]
},
"Neandertal":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a hominid ( Homo neanderthalensis synonym H. sapiens neanderthalensis ) known from skeletal remains in Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia that lived from about 30,000 to 200,000 years ago":[],
": one who suggests a caveman in appearance, mentality, or behavior":[]
},
"examples":[
"I can't believe I was married to that Neanderthal for three years.",
"Some Neanderthals continue to resist the education reform bill."
],
"first_known_use":{
"1874, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Neanderthal , valley in western Germany":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"n\u0101-\u02c8\u00e4n-d\u0259r-\u02cct\u00e4l",
"n\u0113-\u02c8an-d\u0259r-\u02cct\u022fl",
"-\u02ccth\u022fl",
"n\u0113-\u02c8an-d\u0259r-\u02ccth\u022fl"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"clod",
"clodhopper",
"gawk",
"hulk",
"lout",
"lubber",
"lug",
"lump",
"oaf",
"palooka"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034052",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective or noun",
"noun"
]
},
"Neanderthal":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a hominid ( Homo neanderthalensis synonym H. sapiens neanderthalensis ) known from skeletal remains in Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia that lived from about 30,000 to 200,000 years ago":[],
": one who suggests a caveman in appearance, mentality, or behavior":[]
},
"examples":[
"I can't believe I was married to that Neanderthal for three years.",
"Some Neanderthals continue to resist the education reform bill."
],
"first_known_use":{
"1874, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Neanderthal , valley in western Germany":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"n\u0101-\u02c8\u00e4n-d\u0259r-\u02cct\u00e4l",
"n\u0113-\u02c8an-d\u0259r-\u02cct\u022fl",
"-\u02ccth\u022fl",
"n\u0113-\u02c8an-d\u0259r-\u02ccth\u022fl"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"clod",
"clodhopper",
"gawk",
"hulk",
"lout",
"lubber",
"lug",
"lump",
"oaf",
"palooka"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013655",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adjective or noun",
"noun"
]
},
"Neapolitan ointment":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": mercurial ointment":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132053",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Neapolitan sixth":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the first inversion of the major triad formed on the lowered second degree of a major or minor scale \u2014 see sixth chord":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1842, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180309",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Neckar":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"river 228 miles (367 kilometers) long in southwestern Germany rising in the Black Forest and flowing north and west into the Rhine River":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02cck\u00e4r",
"\u02c8ne-k\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080123",
"type":[
"geographical name"
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},
"Necrophorus":{
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"definitions":{
": a genus of large burying beetles":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek nekrophoros burying the dead, from nekr- necr- + -phoros bearing, burying (from pherein to bear, carry to burial)":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"n\u0259\u0307\u02c8kr\u00e4f(\u0259)r\u0259s",
"(\u02c8)ne\u00a6k-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113830",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Nederlands":{
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"definitions":{
": dutch sense 1b":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Dutch, from Nederland Netherlands":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u0101d\u0259(r)\u02ccl\u00e4nts"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001611",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Negeri Sembilan":{
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"definitions":{
"state of Malaysia in the peninsular part of the country on the Strait of Malacca; capital Seremban area 2590 square miles (6708 square kilometers), population 1,009,000":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ne-gr\u0113-s\u0259m-\u02c8b\u0113-l\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114317",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Negev":{
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"definitions":{
"region of southern Israel; a triangular wedge of desert touching the Gulf of Aqaba in the south":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ne-\u02ccgev"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164700",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Negishi":{
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"definitions":{
"1935\u20132021 Japanese-American chemist":[
"Ei-ichi \\ \u02c8\u0101ch \\"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"ne-\u02c8g\u0113-sh\u0113"
],
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"type":[
"biographical name"
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},
"Negombo":{
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"definitions":{
"city on the west coast of Sri Lanka population 142,500":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"n\u0101-\u02c8g\u022fm-b\u014d"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063816",
"type":[
"geographical name"
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"Nemestrinidae":{
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"definitions":{
": a family of dipterous insects occurring mostly in hot and arid regions and having larvae that are parasitic on other insects":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Nemestrinus , type genus (perhaps from Late Latin Nemestrinus , god of groves) + -idae":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-rin\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002956",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"Nemichthyidae":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a family of eels (order Apoda) comprising the snipe eels and related deep-sea forms \u2014 see nemichthys":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Nemichthys , type genus + -idae":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccnemik\u02c8th\u012b\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084011",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
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"Nemichthys":{
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"definitions":{
": a genus (the type of the family Nemichthyidae ) of fragile slender-bodied deep-sea eels":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from nem- + -ichthys":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"n\u0259\u0307\u02c8mikth\u0259\u0307s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100841",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Neocrinoidea":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an order of crinoids comprising forms in which the actinal surface is not closed \u2014 compare palaeocrinoidea":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from ne- + Crinoidea":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110818",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"Neodiprion":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of sawflies including forms that in the larval stage feed on and often cause serious defoliation of pines and other conifers":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from ne- + Diprion , genus of sawflies, from di- + -prion":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6n\u0113(\u02cc)\u014d\u02ccd\u012b\u02c8pr\u012b\u02cc\u00e4n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104026",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Neptune":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": ocean":[],
": the Roman god of the sea \u2014 compare poseidon":[],
": the planet eighth in order from the sun \u2014 see Planets Table":[]
},
"examples":[
"sailors shipwrecked by the wild waves of Neptune"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin Neptunus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccty\u00fcn",
"\u02c8nep-\u02cct\u00fcn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blue",
"brine",
"deep",
"ocean",
"sea",
"seven seas"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073538",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"Nethinim":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": servants performing the lowest menial services about an ancient Jewish tabernacle and temple":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hebrew n\u0115th\u012bn\u012bm , literally, those given":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccnet\u0113\u02c8n\u0113m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055250",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"Neustria":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"normandy":[
"\u2014 so called about 11th century"
],
"the western part of the dominions of the Franks after the conquest by Clovis in the 6th century, comprising the northwestern part of modern France between the Meuse River, the Loire River, and the Atlantic Ocean":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ny\u00fc-",
"\u02c8n\u00fc-str\u0113-\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131815",
"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"geographical name"
]
},
"Nevers":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city in central France southeast of Orl\u00e9ans population 36,762":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"n\u0259-\u02c8ver"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181747",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"New Jersey tea":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a low deciduous shrub ( Ceanothus americanus ) of the buckthorn family that is found in the eastern U.S. and has dull green leaves and small white flowers borne in large terminal panicles":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1759, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Jersey , state of U.S.; from the use of its leaves as a substitute for tea during the American Revolution":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"n\u00fc-\u02c8j\u0259r-z\u0113-",
"ny\u00fc-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195727",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"New Jersey tea?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=n&file=newjer01":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a low deciduous shrub ( Ceanothus americanus ) of the buckthorn family that is found in the eastern U.S. and has dull green leaves and small white flowers borne in large terminal panicles":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1759, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Jersey , state of U.S.; from the use of its leaves as a substitute for tea during the American Revolution":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"n\u00fc-\u02c8j\u0259r-z\u0113-",
"ny\u00fc-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200142",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"New Jerusalem":{
"antonyms":[
"Gehenna",
"hell",
"Pandemonium",
"perdition"
],
"definitions":{
": an ideal earthly community":[],
": the final abode of souls redeemed by Christ":[]
},
"examples":[
"prayed that the those recently departed will spend eternal life in New Jerusalem",
"an idealistic senator who thought that he could singlehandedly turn Washington into the New Jerusalem"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from the phrase \"the holy city, New Jerusalem \" (Revelation 21:2)":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8r\u00fcz-l\u0259m",
"-z\u0259-l\u0259m",
"-j\u0259-\u02c8r\u00fc-s(\u0259-)l\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"above",
"bliss",
"elysian fields",
"Elysium",
"empyrean",
"heaven",
"kingdom come",
"paradise",
"sky",
"Zion",
"Sion"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184712",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"New Jerusalem?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=n&file=newjer02":{
"antonyms":[
"Gehenna",
"hell",
"Pandemonium",
"perdition"
],
"definitions":{
": an ideal earthly community":[],
": the final abode of souls redeemed by Christ":[]
},
"examples":[
"prayed that the those recently departed will spend eternal life in New Jerusalem",
"an idealistic senator who thought that he could singlehandedly turn Washington into the New Jerusalem"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from the phrase \"the holy city, New Jerusalem \" (Revelation 21:2)":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8r\u00fcz-l\u0259m",
"-z\u0259-l\u0259m",
"-j\u0259-\u02c8r\u00fc-s(\u0259-)l\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"above",
"bliss",
"elysian fields",
"Elysium",
"empyrean",
"heaven",
"kingdom come",
"paradise",
"sky",
"Zion",
"Sion"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202833",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"New Jerusalemite":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": swedenborgian":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Jerusalem ( Church ) church holding the doctrines taught by Emanuel Swedenborg \u20201772 Swedish philosopher and religious writer (from New Jerusalem + church ) + English -ite":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-pronunciation at jerusalem +\u02cc\u012bt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190153",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"New Journalism":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": journalism that features the author's subjective responses to people and events and that often includes fictional techniques meant to illuminate and dramatize those responses":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1960, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202452",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"New Rochelle":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city in southeastern New York on Long Island Sound east of Mount Vernon population 77,062":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"r\u0259-\u02c8shel"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120012",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"New Siberian Islands":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"islands of northeastern Russia in Asia in the Arctic Ocean between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea area 11,000 square miles (28,600 square kilometers)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131003",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"New York minute":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a very brief span of time : instant , flash":[
"If he asks if everything is to your liking, he does it in a tone that suggests he'll fix any little thing that's wrong in a New York minute .",
"\u2014 John Mariani",
"\u2026 no one believes for a New York minute that 16 acres of prime Manhattan real estate will be left undeveloped \u2026",
"\u2014 Cathleen McGuigan"
]
},
"examples":[
"in a New York minute she had signed the contract and was off on her first assignment"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1954, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"beat",
"eyeblink",
"flash",
"heartbeat",
"instant",
"jiff",
"jiffy",
"minute",
"moment",
"nanosecond",
"second",
"shake",
"split second",
"trice",
"twinkle",
"twinkling",
"wink"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190103",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Newry and Mourne":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"district of southern Northern Ireland bordering on the Republic of Ireland and the Irish Sea area 345 square miles (894 square kilometers), population 99,500":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ny\u00fc-",
"\u02c8n\u00fc-r\u0113-\u0259n(d)-\u02c8m\u022frn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-074229",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"ne cede malis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": yield not to misfortunes":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"n\u0101-\u02cck\u0101-de-\u02c8m\u00e4-\u02ccl\u0113s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114648",
"type":[
"Latin quotation from Virgil"
]
},
"ne plus ultra":{
"antonyms":[
"bottom",
"nadir",
"rock bottom"
],
"definitions":{
": the highest point capable of being attained : acme":[],
": the most profound degree of a quality or state":[]
},
"examples":[
"this new sports car is being billed as the ne plus ultra of automotive achievement",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Phantom has always been its maker\u2019s crowning achievement, a model that, since the very first Phantom I of 1925, has represented the ne plus ultra of luxury cars. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 12 May 2022",
"The Matching Pajama Moment By mid-November of 2021, Kardashian and Davidson had graduated to the ne plus ultra of defining their relationship: matching SKIMS pajamas, captured on Instagram in the company of none other than Flavor Flav. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 2 May 2022",
"The music of Albert Ayler\u2014who died in 1970, at the age of thirty-four\u2014is the ne plus ultra of jazz. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The ne plus ultra , though, was the Bullocks Wilshire tea room. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Dec. 2021",
"The ne plus ultra of the evening, at least for me, was the aforementioned 1967 tasting. \u2014 Viju Mathew, Robb Report , 8 Oct. 2021",
"That country\u2019s wheels are always held up as the ne plus ultra . \u2014 Charlotte Druckman, WSJ , 6 Aug. 2021",
"Even, for goodness\u2019 sake, the HFPA\u2019s ne plus ultra star, Tom Cruise, gave back his umpteen-zillion Globes (technically, three wins in seven noms). \u2014 David Bloom, Forbes , 12 May 2021",
"Game of Thrones, which debuted 10 years ago this spring, has the dubious honor of being the ne plus ultra of rape culture on television. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 4 May 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1637, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, (go) no more beyond":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u0113-",
"\u02ccn\u0101-\u02ccpl\u0259s-\u02c8\u0259l-tr\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"acme",
"apex",
"apogee",
"capstone",
"climax",
"crescendo",
"crest",
"crown",
"culmination",
"head",
"height",
"high noon",
"high-water mark",
"meridian",
"noon",
"noontime",
"peak",
"pinnacle",
"sum",
"summit",
"tip-top",
"top",
"zenith"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030221",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ne'er":{
"antonyms":[
"always",
"constantly",
"continuously",
"endlessly",
"ever",
"forever",
"perpetually"
],
"definitions":{
": never":[]
},
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"fare thee well, for ne'er shall I return"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The bay was filling on a neap tide and the Stags of Broadhaven thrust at the clear white skies in raucous appeal. \u2014 Kevin Barry, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"as the campers grew cold, so they gravitated nearer to the campfire",
"Preposition",
"I left the box near the door.",
"The cat won't go near fire.",
"There are several beaches near here.",
"She came home near midnight.",
"We feared he was near death.",
"Adjective",
"The nearest grocery store is three blocks away.",
"The near side headlight is out.",
"Verb",
"As the date of the performance neared , we grew more and more anxious.",
"He always cheers up when baseball season nears .",
"The airplane began to descend as it neared the island.",
"He must be nearing 80 years of age.",
"The negotiators were nearing a decision.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"That can be a risky proposition, as creators face a near -constant battle against platform moderation efforts that can sometimes ensnare people who are not violating a company\u2019s rules. \u2014 Kat Tenbarge, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"Though conditions now are nowhere near as distressing as earlier in the pandemic, officials and experts say some protective measures are warranted during periods of elevated coronavirus spread. \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"The correlation between Bitcoin and the S&P 500 reached all-time highs on Jan. 31, Bank of America analysts wrote in the report, when the correlation between Bitcoin and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 also were near all-time highs. \u2014 Fortune , 12 May 2022",
"Residents said the Russians had used airstrikes that left large craters, especially around one of the churches in town, but were nowhere near as frequently as artillery fire. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
"The Soviet and the American economies were not as intertwined, and the U.S. and Russian economy are nowhere near as intertwined as between us and China. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"In addition, your downtime risks will be near -zero in comparison with on-premises infrastructure. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Just four years later, Bill got into a near -fatal car accident. \u2014 Madeleine Hordinski, The Enquirer , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Charging your car is still nowhere near as easy as gassing up, especially when compared to Europe. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Low storm chances will be possible mid-afternoon today near and east of the DFW area. \u2014 Dallas News , 6 June 2020",
"The mural ends near St. John\u2019s Episcopal Church, where Trump staged a photo-op on Monday after officers in riot gear fired tear gas and charged demonstrators to make way for the president and his entourage. \u2014 Ben Fox, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2020",
"In April, Virgin Atlantic temporarily suspended all passenger flights after weeks of operating near -empty flights due to the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2020",
"Chaos inside the barbecue shack An LMPD officer fired pepper balls to disperse people near the barbecue shack, and then into the kitchen through the open door, video released by police shows. \u2014 Kala Kachmar, The Courier-Journal , 5 June 2020",
"For the most part, Black Mirror is a series extrapolating the dark ramifications of humanity\u2019s obsession with technology to dystopian near -future settings. \u2014 Adam Epstein, Quartz , 5 June 2020",
"The path its leaders took in their efforts to lift weak growth, chronically low inflation and near -zero interest rates has been followed, repeatedly, by others in the rich world. \u2014 The Economist , 4 June 2020",
"Prices reflect the storage glut: Henry Hub near -term futures are at $1.82 per million British thermal units, just 27 cents above their multiyear low... \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 4 June 2020",
"Van Nuys had its hottest May ever recorded, and several other SoCal cities experienced near -record highs. \u2014 Arlene Martinez, USA TODAY , 3 June 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Those close to Ross encourage donations to local chapters of the Humane Society in his name, and an East Coast memorial service will be announced in the near future. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"Unfortunately, there's no way to go back to bull market times\u2014at least not in the near future. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
"Pieces of the galleon\u2019s lower hull could still be hidden nearby; the team hopes to recover additional hull fragments from other caves in the near future. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Following the release of Proof, BTS announced the group will be going on hiatus, and the seven members will be focusing on solo projects in the near future. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
"With Netflix planning to bring ads to its service in the near future, that would certainly be an effective way to kickstart the process. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 21 June 2022",
"With Apple exploring next-generation display options, will the mini-LED roll down the portfolio in the near future? \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Hopefully, Meg takes this as encouragement that this look is stress-reducing for us, too, and pulls it out again in the near future. \u2014 Rosemary Donahue, Allure , 20 June 2022",
"What that currently translates to is a collection of interactive experiences that takes visitors into a vision of the near future. \u2014 Nicola Chilton, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"If all goes well, the big-budget summer pic should near or cross $200 million globally in its debut. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"Most episodes will run close to 75 minutes long, and episode 7 will near the 98-minute mark. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 23 May 2022",
"Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at fuel savings company GasBuddy, predicted average gas prices may soon near $4.50 in a statement. \u2014 Forbes Staff Reports, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Temperatures, however, plummeted from the mid-80s to near freezing in less than a day after a strong cold front passed through San Antonio and South Central Texas on Wednesday. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Rain should take over most of the area overnight as temperatures spike to near or past 40 before dropping a bit into sunrise. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Wind chills will drop into the teens in the northern part of the state to near freezing in Miami. \u2014 Jay Croft, CNN , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Fresno, California, could also near its all-time temperature record of 115 degrees on Sunday. \u2014 Allison Chinchar, CNN , 11 July 2021",
"Several cities in Colorado, including Denver, Boulder and Fort Collins, are expected to near or reach triple-digit heat Tuesday. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 15 June 2021"
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"Middle English ner , partly from ner nearer, from Old English n\u0113ar , comparative of n\u0113ah nigh; partly from Old Norse n\u00e6r nearer, comparative of n\u0101- nigh \u2014 more at nigh":"Adverb, Preposition, Adjective, and Verb"
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"idiom"
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"Be sure to have a fire extinguisher near at hand ."
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": any of various malt liquors considered nonalcoholic because they contain less than a specified percentage of alcohol":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The near beer is not meant to be a refreshment, but a musical instrument. \u2014 Michael Roberts, Outside Online , 17 June 2022",
"The overall effect is that today\u2019s NA beer is practically indistinguishable from the real stuff, fighting the stigma that near beer is only for losers. \u2014 Kate Browne, SELF , 23 Nov. 2021",
"So off the two ran to Loxy\u2019s den, where Loxy began to speed-read his handy-dandy cookbook about slicing and dicing sweetmeat and Tex Mex green beans and chugalugging them down with mai tais, Tia Marias, pale ale and near beer . \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 July 2019",
"These are near beer compared to the photographic images. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 5 Apr. 2018",
"But near beer should, in time, be good for the industry\u2019s health. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 4 Aug. 2017"
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"After years of near misses , the team has finally won a championship.",
"a near miss with death prompted him to give up skydiving",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Budgets: Information security and data privacy budgets tend to swell following a breach or a near miss . \u2014 Jim Deloach, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"His near miss stands out in British history, as does the significant loss of life. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"There was one final, near miss effort to help Jack clean up. \u2014 Dan Koeppel, Outside Online , 5 Sep. 2019",
"Ukraine's nuclear plant operator, Energoatom, said one cruise missile buzzed the Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear plant, about 220 miles to the south, on its way to the capital \u2014 citing the dangers of such a near miss . \u2014 CBS News , 5 June 2022",
"Ukraine's nuclear plant operator, Energoatom, said one cruise missile buzzed the Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear plant, about 220 miles to the south, on its way to the capital \u2014 citing the dangers of such a near miss . \u2014 Katie Wadington, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
"Nuclear plant operator Energoatom said one cruise missile buzzed close to the Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear plant, 220 miles to the south, and warned of the catastrophic dangers if such a near miss turned into a direct hit. \u2014 John Leicester, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"And with more than 30,000 Starlink satellites planned for orbit in the next coming years, the chance of a near miss or collision is likely to rise. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The UKMet model suggests that the storm is a near miss , battering the beaches but just giving the D.C. area a little light snow. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Jan. 2022"
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"1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"noun"
]
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": assets (such as savings accounts or government bonds) quickly and easily converted to cash":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The marker stands at the site where the 14-year-old boy\u2019s body was pulled out of the Tallahatchie River near Money , Miss. \u2014 Madeleine Carlisle, Time , 20 Oct. 2019"
],
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"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a fur (as rabbit) dressed to simulate true seal":[]
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"away",
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"distant",
"far",
"faraway",
"far-off",
"remote"
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": close at hand":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Charlestown High School is nearby on Medford Street between Elm and Polk streets, and the school was holding its graduation ceremony on the field across Medford Street from the school. \u2014 Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"In places where there are no rubber fig trees nearby , villagers must first plant a sapling on the river bank and wait 10-15 years for the aerial roots to appear before building the bamboo framework. \u2014 Anne Pinto-rodrigues, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
"Pippa's sister Kate and her family were nearby in the royal box. \u2014 Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
"Where to stay: There are several campgrounds nearby , and standard chain lodging can be found off the interstates surrounding the park. \u2014 Andrea Reeves, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
"Another boater nearby was able to pull the man out of the water and attempt CPR. \u2014 Susan Svrluga, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
"Francis will be nearby at FAMU to begin a path toward the medical field. \u2014 Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"There are several structures nearby , the forestry division said, and officials estimate there are 20 or more within a mile of where the wildfire is burning. \u2014 Megan Pacer, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
"An armed Uvalde school district officer, who had been nearby , responded to reports that a driver involved in a crash had exited his vehicle with a gun. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022"
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"nir-\u02c8b\u012b",
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"close",
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"The plant was near dead when I got it.",
"as the campers grew cold, so they gravitated nearer to the campfire",
"Preposition",
"I left the box near the door.",
"The cat won't go near fire.",
"There are several beaches near here.",
"She came home near midnight.",
"We feared he was near death.",
"Adjective",
"The nearest grocery store is three blocks away.",
"The near side headlight is out.",
"Verb",
"As the date of the performance neared , we grew more and more anxious.",
"He always cheers up when baseball season nears .",
"The airplane began to descend as it neared the island.",
"He must be nearing 80 years of age.",
"The negotiators were nearing a decision.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"That can be a risky proposition, as creators face a near -constant battle against platform moderation efforts that can sometimes ensnare people who are not violating a company\u2019s rules. \u2014 Kat Tenbarge, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"Though conditions now are nowhere near as distressing as earlier in the pandemic, officials and experts say some protective measures are warranted during periods of elevated coronavirus spread. \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"The correlation between Bitcoin and the S&P 500 reached all-time highs on Jan. 31, Bank of America analysts wrote in the report, when the correlation between Bitcoin and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 also were near all-time highs. \u2014 Fortune , 12 May 2022",
"Residents said the Russians had used airstrikes that left large craters, especially around one of the churches in town, but were nowhere near as frequently as artillery fire. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
"The Soviet and the American economies were not as intertwined, and the U.S. and Russian economy are nowhere near as intertwined as between us and China. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"In addition, your downtime risks will be near -zero in comparison with on-premises infrastructure. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Just four years later, Bill got into a near -fatal car accident. \u2014 Madeleine Hordinski, The Enquirer , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Charging your car is still nowhere near as easy as gassing up, especially when compared to Europe. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Low storm chances will be possible mid-afternoon today near and east of the DFW area. \u2014 Dallas News , 6 June 2020",
"The mural ends near St. John\u2019s Episcopal Church, where Trump staged a photo-op on Monday after officers in riot gear fired tear gas and charged demonstrators to make way for the president and his entourage. \u2014 Ben Fox, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2020",
"In April, Virgin Atlantic temporarily suspended all passenger flights after weeks of operating near -empty flights due to the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2020",
"Chaos inside the barbecue shack An LMPD officer fired pepper balls to disperse people near the barbecue shack, and then into the kitchen through the open door, video released by police shows. \u2014 Kala Kachmar, The Courier-Journal , 5 June 2020",
"For the most part, Black Mirror is a series extrapolating the dark ramifications of humanity\u2019s obsession with technology to dystopian near -future settings. \u2014 Adam Epstein, Quartz , 5 June 2020",
"The path its leaders took in their efforts to lift weak growth, chronically low inflation and near -zero interest rates has been followed, repeatedly, by others in the rich world. \u2014 The Economist , 4 June 2020",
"Prices reflect the storage glut: Henry Hub near -term futures are at $1.82 per million British thermal units, just 27 cents above their multiyear low... \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 4 June 2020",
"Van Nuys had its hottest May ever recorded, and several other SoCal cities experienced near -record highs. \u2014 Arlene Martinez, USA TODAY , 3 June 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Those close to Ross encourage donations to local chapters of the Humane Society in his name, and an East Coast memorial service will be announced in the near future. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"Unfortunately, there's no way to go back to bull market times\u2014at least not in the near future. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
"Pieces of the galleon\u2019s lower hull could still be hidden nearby; the team hopes to recover additional hull fragments from other caves in the near future. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Following the release of Proof, BTS announced the group will be going on hiatus, and the seven members will be focusing on solo projects in the near future. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
"With Netflix planning to bring ads to its service in the near future, that would certainly be an effective way to kickstart the process. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 21 June 2022",
"With Apple exploring next-generation display options, will the mini-LED roll down the portfolio in the near future? \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Hopefully, Meg takes this as encouragement that this look is stress-reducing for us, too, and pulls it out again in the near future. \u2014 Rosemary Donahue, Allure , 20 June 2022",
"What that currently translates to is a collection of interactive experiences that takes visitors into a vision of the near future. \u2014 Nicola Chilton, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"If all goes well, the big-budget summer pic should near or cross $200 million globally in its debut. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"Most episodes will run close to 75 minutes long, and episode 7 will near the 98-minute mark. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 23 May 2022",
"Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at fuel savings company GasBuddy, predicted average gas prices may soon near $4.50 in a statement. \u2014 Forbes Staff Reports, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Temperatures, however, plummeted from the mid-80s to near freezing in less than a day after a strong cold front passed through San Antonio and South Central Texas on Wednesday. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Rain should take over most of the area overnight as temperatures spike to near or past 40 before dropping a bit into sunrise. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Wind chills will drop into the teens in the northern part of the state to near freezing in Miami. \u2014 Jay Croft, CNN , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Fresno, California, could also near its all-time temperature record of 115 degrees on Sunday. \u2014 Allison Chinchar, CNN , 11 July 2021",
"Several cities in Colorado, including Denver, Boulder and Fort Collins, are expected to near or reach triple-digit heat Tuesday. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 15 June 2021"
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"as the campers grew cold, so they gravitated nearer to the campfire",
"Preposition",
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"The cat won't go near fire.",
"There are several beaches near here.",
"She came home near midnight.",
"We feared he was near death.",
"Adjective",
"The nearest grocery store is three blocks away.",
"The near side headlight is out.",
"Verb",
"As the date of the performance neared , we grew more and more anxious.",
"He always cheers up when baseball season nears .",
"The airplane began to descend as it neared the island.",
"He must be nearing 80 years of age.",
"The negotiators were nearing a decision.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"That can be a risky proposition, as creators face a near -constant battle against platform moderation efforts that can sometimes ensnare people who are not violating a company\u2019s rules. \u2014 Kat Tenbarge, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"Though conditions now are nowhere near as distressing as earlier in the pandemic, officials and experts say some protective measures are warranted during periods of elevated coronavirus spread. \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"The correlation between Bitcoin and the S&P 500 reached all-time highs on Jan. 31, Bank of America analysts wrote in the report, when the correlation between Bitcoin and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 also were near all-time highs. \u2014 Fortune , 12 May 2022",
"Residents said the Russians had used airstrikes that left large craters, especially around one of the churches in town, but were nowhere near as frequently as artillery fire. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
"The Soviet and the American economies were not as intertwined, and the U.S. and Russian economy are nowhere near as intertwined as between us and China. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"In addition, your downtime risks will be near -zero in comparison with on-premises infrastructure. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Just four years later, Bill got into a near -fatal car accident. \u2014 Madeleine Hordinski, The Enquirer , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Charging your car is still nowhere near as easy as gassing up, especially when compared to Europe. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Low storm chances will be possible mid-afternoon today near and east of the DFW area. \u2014 Dallas News , 6 June 2020",
"The mural ends near St. John\u2019s Episcopal Church, where Trump staged a photo-op on Monday after officers in riot gear fired tear gas and charged demonstrators to make way for the president and his entourage. \u2014 Ben Fox, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2020",
"In April, Virgin Atlantic temporarily suspended all passenger flights after weeks of operating near -empty flights due to the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2020",
"Chaos inside the barbecue shack An LMPD officer fired pepper balls to disperse people near the barbecue shack, and then into the kitchen through the open door, video released by police shows. \u2014 Kala Kachmar, The Courier-Journal , 5 June 2020",
"For the most part, Black Mirror is a series extrapolating the dark ramifications of humanity\u2019s obsession with technology to dystopian near -future settings. \u2014 Adam Epstein, Quartz , 5 June 2020",
"The path its leaders took in their efforts to lift weak growth, chronically low inflation and near -zero interest rates has been followed, repeatedly, by others in the rich world. \u2014 The Economist , 4 June 2020",
"Prices reflect the storage glut: Henry Hub near -term futures are at $1.82 per million British thermal units, just 27 cents above their multiyear low... \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 4 June 2020",
"Van Nuys had its hottest May ever recorded, and several other SoCal cities experienced near -record highs. \u2014 Arlene Martinez, USA TODAY , 3 June 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Those close to Ross encourage donations to local chapters of the Humane Society in his name, and an East Coast memorial service will be announced in the near future. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"Unfortunately, there's no way to go back to bull market times\u2014at least not in the near future. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
"Pieces of the galleon\u2019s lower hull could still be hidden nearby; the team hopes to recover additional hull fragments from other caves in the near future. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Following the release of Proof, BTS announced the group will be going on hiatus, and the seven members will be focusing on solo projects in the near future. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
"With Netflix planning to bring ads to its service in the near future, that would certainly be an effective way to kickstart the process. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 21 June 2022",
"With Apple exploring next-generation display options, will the mini-LED roll down the portfolio in the near future? \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Hopefully, Meg takes this as encouragement that this look is stress-reducing for us, too, and pulls it out again in the near future. \u2014 Rosemary Donahue, Allure , 20 June 2022",
"What that currently translates to is a collection of interactive experiences that takes visitors into a vision of the near future. \u2014 Nicola Chilton, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"If all goes well, the big-budget summer pic should near or cross $200 million globally in its debut. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"Most episodes will run close to 75 minutes long, and episode 7 will near the 98-minute mark. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 23 May 2022",
"Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at fuel savings company GasBuddy, predicted average gas prices may soon near $4.50 in a statement. \u2014 Forbes Staff Reports, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Temperatures, however, plummeted from the mid-80s to near freezing in less than a day after a strong cold front passed through San Antonio and South Central Texas on Wednesday. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Rain should take over most of the area overnight as temperatures spike to near or past 40 before dropping a bit into sunrise. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Wind chills will drop into the teens in the northern part of the state to near freezing in Miami. \u2014 Jay Croft, CNN , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Fresno, California, could also near its all-time temperature record of 115 degrees on Sunday. \u2014 Allison Chinchar, CNN , 11 July 2021",
"Several cities in Colorado, including Denver, Boulder and Fort Collins, are expected to near or reach triple-digit heat Tuesday. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 15 June 2021"
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"We lived there for nearly two years.",
"Nearly all of us got sick that weekend.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Changes in premiums made renewing event cancellation insurance nearly impossible (reason: too many exclusions). \u2014 Karen Weaver, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"The growth of ghost guns, which still make up a small number of the overall number of guns in the country, has raised concerns because of the rate at which the problem is growing and because the guns are nearly impossible to be identified. \u2014 Mark Morales And Pervaiz Shallwani, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"Carbon monoxide deaths caused by generators predictably follow nearly every major power outage caused by extreme weather, which scientists say is becoming more common with climate change. \u2014 Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News , 29 June 2022",
"The Amtrak train had hit the dump truck near Mendon, derailing two locomotives and nearly every train car, The Post reported. \u2014 Jonathan Edwards, Anchorage Daily News , 29 June 2022",
"The United States Postal Service passport acceptance facility accepts walk-ins for the service, but nearly every appointment was booked for the next 45 days. \u2014 Jiovanni Lieggi, Fox News , 29 June 2022",
"The Amtrak train had hit the dump truck near Mendon, derailing two locomotives and nearly every train car, The Post reported. \u2014 Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
"Tasty lichens would be nearly impossible to spot; predators would become an unavoidable peril. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 June 2022",
"This past winter, as the omicron surge made PCR testing nearly impossible, sham testing sites swabbed patients\u2019 noses but returned no results, collecting their data and then their cash. \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022"
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"as the campers grew cold, so they gravitated nearer to the campfire",
"Preposition",
"I left the box near the door.",
"The cat won't go near fire.",
"There are several beaches near here.",
"She came home near midnight.",
"We feared he was near death.",
"Adjective",
"The nearest grocery store is three blocks away.",
"The near side headlight is out.",
"Verb",
"As the date of the performance neared , we grew more and more anxious.",
"He always cheers up when baseball season nears .",
"The airplane began to descend as it neared the island.",
"He must be nearing 80 years of age.",
"The negotiators were nearing a decision.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"That can be a risky proposition, as creators face a near -constant battle against platform moderation efforts that can sometimes ensnare people who are not violating a company\u2019s rules. \u2014 Kat Tenbarge, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"Though conditions now are nowhere near as distressing as earlier in the pandemic, officials and experts say some protective measures are warranted during periods of elevated coronavirus spread. \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"The correlation between Bitcoin and the S&P 500 reached all-time highs on Jan. 31, Bank of America analysts wrote in the report, when the correlation between Bitcoin and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 also were near all-time highs. \u2014 Fortune , 12 May 2022",
"Residents said the Russians had used airstrikes that left large craters, especially around one of the churches in town, but were nowhere near as frequently as artillery fire. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
"The Soviet and the American economies were not as intertwined, and the U.S. and Russian economy are nowhere near as intertwined as between us and China. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"In addition, your downtime risks will be near -zero in comparison with on-premises infrastructure. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Just four years later, Bill got into a near -fatal car accident. \u2014 Madeleine Hordinski, The Enquirer , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Charging your car is still nowhere near as easy as gassing up, especially when compared to Europe. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"Low storm chances will be possible mid-afternoon today near and east of the DFW area. \u2014 Dallas News , 6 June 2020",
"The mural ends near St. John\u2019s Episcopal Church, where Trump staged a photo-op on Monday after officers in riot gear fired tear gas and charged demonstrators to make way for the president and his entourage. \u2014 Ben Fox, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2020",
"In April, Virgin Atlantic temporarily suspended all passenger flights after weeks of operating near -empty flights due to the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2020",
"Chaos inside the barbecue shack An LMPD officer fired pepper balls to disperse people near the barbecue shack, and then into the kitchen through the open door, video released by police shows. \u2014 Kala Kachmar, The Courier-Journal , 5 June 2020",
"For the most part, Black Mirror is a series extrapolating the dark ramifications of humanity\u2019s obsession with technology to dystopian near -future settings. \u2014 Adam Epstein, Quartz , 5 June 2020",
"The path its leaders took in their efforts to lift weak growth, chronically low inflation and near -zero interest rates has been followed, repeatedly, by others in the rich world. \u2014 The Economist , 4 June 2020",
"Prices reflect the storage glut: Henry Hub near -term futures are at $1.82 per million British thermal units, just 27 cents above their multiyear low... \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 4 June 2020",
"Van Nuys had its hottest May ever recorded, and several other SoCal cities experienced near -record highs. \u2014 Arlene Martinez, USA TODAY , 3 June 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Those close to Ross encourage donations to local chapters of the Humane Society in his name, and an East Coast memorial service will be announced in the near future. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"Unfortunately, there's no way to go back to bull market times\u2014at least not in the near future. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
"Pieces of the galleon\u2019s lower hull could still be hidden nearby; the team hopes to recover additional hull fragments from other caves in the near future. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Following the release of Proof, BTS announced the group will be going on hiatus, and the seven members will be focusing on solo projects in the near future. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
"With Netflix planning to bring ads to its service in the near future, that would certainly be an effective way to kickstart the process. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 21 June 2022",
"With Apple exploring next-generation display options, will the mini-LED roll down the portfolio in the near future? \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Hopefully, Meg takes this as encouragement that this look is stress-reducing for us, too, and pulls it out again in the near future. \u2014 Rosemary Donahue, Allure , 20 June 2022",
"What that currently translates to is a collection of interactive experiences that takes visitors into a vision of the near future. \u2014 Nicola Chilton, CNN , 20 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"If all goes well, the big-budget summer pic should near or cross $200 million globally in its debut. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
"Most episodes will run close to 75 minutes long, and episode 7 will near the 98-minute mark. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 23 May 2022",
"Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at fuel savings company GasBuddy, predicted average gas prices may soon near $4.50 in a statement. \u2014 Forbes Staff Reports, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Temperatures, however, plummeted from the mid-80s to near freezing in less than a day after a strong cold front passed through San Antonio and South Central Texas on Wednesday. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Rain should take over most of the area overnight as temperatures spike to near or past 40 before dropping a bit into sunrise. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Wind chills will drop into the teens in the northern part of the state to near freezing in Miami. \u2014 Jay Croft, CNN , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Fresno, California, could also near its all-time temperature record of 115 degrees on Sunday. \u2014 Allison Chinchar, CNN , 11 July 2021",
"Several cities in Colorado, including Denver, Boulder and Fort Collins, are expected to near or reach triple-digit heat Tuesday. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 15 June 2021"
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"red tide had a particularly devastating effect on nearshore shellfisheries",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Curious, Downs, who is the executive director of Haereticus Environmental Laboratory, flew down with a team of researchers to investigate the nearshore habitat. \u2014 Kari Molvar, Vogue , 14 Aug. 2018",
"In Maui alone, 55 gallons a day pour into nearshore waters, according to the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources. \u2014 Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com , 7 July 2018",
"Although not typically viewed in the same vein as wolves, tigers and leopards, sea otters are an apex predator of the nearshore marine ecosystem\u2014the narrow band between terrestrial and oceanic habitat. \u2014 Smithsonian , 21 Apr. 2017",
"Remember, however, the nearshore fishery Sunday is only inside the 40-fathom line between Cape Falcon (Manzanita) and Humbug Mountain (Port Orford). \u2014 Bill Monroe, OregonLive.com , 29 Aug. 2017",
"Louisiana's share of money must be used for restoration projects, with most aimed at wetlands and other coastal and nearshore habitats. \u2014 Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com , 3 July 2017",
"Clearances for existing nearshore reefs range from 6 feet at the Pickets to 27 feet at Grand Isle 9 (the old Freeport Sulfur Mine) and 44 feet at South Timbalier 86. \u2014 Todd Masson, NOLA.com , 9 June 2017",
"Bottomfish/halibut -- Check the ocean before planning to cross the bar for bottomfish or the June 1 opening of the nearshore halibut season along the central Oregon Coast (Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain). ??? \u2014 Bill Monroe, OregonLive.com , 26 May 2017",
"At the same time, a river system is often the primary source of sediments, which define and build the nearshore habitat, and nutrients and wood, which support life. \u2014 National Geographic , 2 June 2016"
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"The car's nearside headlight is out.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From the fourth row of media seating at Hinkle, the post beneath the nearside basket is tough to see. \u2014 Stefan Krajisnik, The Indianapolis Star , 20 Mar. 2021"
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"I am a little nearsighted and need to wear glasses to drive.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Pity the fictional characters who are projections of a misogynistic or nearsighted writer\u2019s longing. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
"But the consolation, for a nearsighted person like me, is seeing individual gestures and mirroring so well. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Feb. 2021",
"Childhood is an important time to think about myopia because myopic children tend to become more nearsighted over time. \u2014 Olivia Killeen, The Conversation , 21 May 2020",
"Throughout The Great, the black comedy\u2019s satirical tone captures how theatrical and nearsighted politics can become amid a crisis. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 21 May 2020",
"Oxpeckers riding on rhinos feast on ticks, and their calls warn the nearsighted herbivores about approaching humans. \u2014 Susanne Bard, Scientific American , 22 Apr. 2020",
"At seven miles up and over ten miles from the landing site (or about 11 kilometers up and 16 kilometers away), the suddenly nearsighted radar was unable to lock onto anything. \u2014 Frank O\u2019brien, Ars Technica , 30 Jan. 2020",
"Dear Mayo Clinic: My son is nearsighted and has been wearing glasses for three years. \u2014 Mayo Clinic News Network, chicagotribune.com , 20 Nov. 2019",
"The nearsighted landing radar fix was even more straightforward. \u2014 Frank O\u2019brien, Ars Technica , 30 Jan. 2020"
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"The store is always busy but they manage to keep the shelves stocked and neat .",
"a nice neat pile of magazines",
"Fold the paper to make a neat edge.",
"a neat man who always wore a suit",
"He's got a neat way of memorizing information.",
"There is, unfortunately, no neat solution to the problem.",
"She's a neat person who has traveled a lot.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The white chairs the graduates sit in are spaced out in neat rows taking up much of the football field. \u2014 Freep.com , 10 June 2022",
"The 27 coffins \u2014 each draped with a blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flag \u2014 were laid out before the ceremony in three neat rows with only enough room to walk between them. \u2014 Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"There are bright lights and two sets of monitor screens, metal tables with instruments laid out in neat rows. \u2014 Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads , 8 June 2022",
"With its colorful homes aging gracefully in the Mediterranean sun, and its harbor holding dinghies in neat rows, Portofino is the archetypal Italian seaside village. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
"Putin\u2019s speech was preceded by the usual show of pomp and pageantry, with neat rows of soldiers in parade uniforms and a military orchestra performing patriotic songs. \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 9 May 2022",
"Mar\u00eda Castro crouches over a cloth laid with neat rows of vintage records. \u2014 Vogue , 8 Mar. 2022",
"These outdoor solar lights offer both practicality and whimsy in one neat package. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 31 May 2022",
"But discoveries in the past 30 years have dramatically altered that clean and neat story. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Late last year Toyota announced ambitious electrification plans for its lineup and showed off a cornucopia of neat -looking concept cars, from a low-slung Lexus supercar to a butch Toyota Tacoma\u2013like pickup truck and an angular Toyota sports car. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 14 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Speaking of space, keep scrolling to see a few helpful products that can quickly neaten your beauty station. \u2014 Essence , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Clean Furniture Fabric Go through the house and strip and remake beds; neaten any pillows or furniture blankets. \u2014 Christy Pi\u00f1a, Woman's Day , 27 Jan. 2021",
"By the morning of the breakfast, the farm had been neatened . \u2014 Julie Bosman, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2019",
"By the morning of the breakfast, the farm had been neatened . \u2014 Julie Bosman, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2019",
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"By the morning of the breakfast, the farm had been neatened . \u2014 Julie Bosman, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2019",
"By the morning of the breakfast, the farm had been neatened . \u2014 Julie Bosman, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2019",
"By the morning of the breakfast, the farm had been neatened . \u2014 Julie Bosman, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Newgarden is a neatnik , an organizer, someone who wonders aloud about his OCD tendencies. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star , 24 May 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are only a tiny handful of studies in which someone tried to nebulize , or vaporize, vitamin E in experiments related to lung health. \u2014 Cosby Stone, The Conversation , 22 Nov. 2019"
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"These philosophical concepts can be nebulous .",
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"The bad news is now the right-hander dealing with a different, somewhat more nebulous malady that's going to continue to keep him sidelined for at least the immediate future. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"Beyond that, accessibility\u2014let alone on the digital front\u2014gets nebulous . \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"In addition to producing with his wife, Crawford takes wardrobe and set design credits and casts his own sons, indicating a personal desire to explore the nebulous corners of the male psyche. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"Few things are as essential as nutrition, yet few things can feel as nebulous . \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
"Researchers are beginning to refine nebulous Long COVID categories. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 29 May 2022",
"With the exception of clinical trials, psychedelic therapy is currently performed underground or under nebulous legality. \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2022",
"Luck was just one of many strings tied to the nebulous object that was the future. \u2014 Belinda Huijuan Tang, Vogue , 5 May 2022",
"In a region where boundaries separating race and class could be both nebulous and uncrossable, Vroman\u2019s redrew them. \u2014 Lynell George, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"These philosophical concepts can be nebulous .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The bad news is now the right-hander dealing with a different, somewhat more nebulous malady that's going to continue to keep him sidelined for at least the immediate future. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
"Beyond that, accessibility\u2014let alone on the digital front\u2014gets nebulous . \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"In addition to producing with his wife, Crawford takes wardrobe and set design credits and casts his own sons, indicating a personal desire to explore the nebulous corners of the male psyche. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"Few things are as essential as nutrition, yet few things can feel as nebulous . \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
"Researchers are beginning to refine nebulous Long COVID categories. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 29 May 2022",
"With the exception of clinical trials, psychedelic therapy is currently performed underground or under nebulous legality. \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2022",
"Luck was just one of many strings tied to the nebulous object that was the future. \u2014 Belinda Huijuan Tang, Vogue , 5 May 2022",
"In a region where boundaries separating race and class could be both nebulous and uncrossable, Vroman\u2019s redrew them. \u2014 Lynell George, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"the argument that the existence of the universe necessarily implies the existence of an all-powerful being responsible for creating it",
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"But the real gap Gessen has to contend with is not necessarily the one within the dad literature itself, so much as the gap between dad literature and mom literature. \u2014 Phillip Maciak, The New Republic , 27 June 2022",
"And the past year or so is full of evidence that more is not necessarily better. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
"Karissa Hand, a spokeswoman for Healey\u2019s campaign, said Healey isn\u2019t necessarily a true believer yet but joined to learn more about the project and making the public transportation system more interconnected. \u2014 Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"However, some top brands may use artificial flavorings, which may not necessarily be harmful. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"The argument is that by forcing disclosure of transactions that aren\u2019t necessarily expressive, the government could use the information gleaned from them to uncover expressive transactions as well. \u2014 Marie Sapirie, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"For breads, don't assume that darker varieties are necessarily healthier. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 27 June 2022",
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"Bottled water isn\u2019t necessarily safer, studies have found. \u2014 Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022"
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"Some say that Hvorostovsky's Don Giovanni lacks the necessary menace; others find that he tosses his mane about too flamboyantly. \u2014 Francine Du Plessix Gray , New Yorker , 22 Sept. 2003",
"From the very outset the eminence of this new creature, the intellectual, \u2026 was inseparable from his necessary indignation. \u2014 Tom Wolfe , Harper's , June 2000",
"Our most cataclysmic moments are typically free of gravitas, of necessary thunder; a person dies, but instead of the sky darkening and lightning striking, the sun continues to shine and the birds to sing. \u2014 Alain de Botton , Harper's , October 1998",
"Is it really necessary for me to have surgery?",
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"\"I thoroughly understand you,\" cried Mrs. Norris, \" \u2026 My dear Sir Thomas, with all my faults I have a warm heart; and, poor as I am, would rather deny myself the necessaries of life than do an ungenerous thing.\" \u2014 Jane Austen , Mansfield Park , 1814",
"I took up the two officers in my hands, put them first into my coat-pockets, and then into every other pocket about me, except my two fobs, and another secret pocket I had no mind should be searched, wherein I had some little necessaries that were of no consequence to any but myself. \u2014 Jonathan Swift , Gulliver's Travels , 1726",
"a modest income that provided the family with only the necessaries of life",
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"First, Fed officials kept their easy money policies of near-zero interest rates and quantitative easing for over a year more than was necessary after the pandemic. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 18 June 2022",
"Of course, short term remedies are necessary , including for those in positions of influence to condemn the evil and law enforcement\u2019s obligation to hold the perpetrators to account. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
"Disney-Pixar grooms viewers toward identity politics through diversity casting, which shouldn\u2019t be necessary , especially since Lightyear imitates the action-film genre that has always been integrated and multiracial. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 17 June 2022",
"Opening a line of communication between your team's leaders and its customers will help you to make any changes that may be necessary and ultimately expand your client base. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Training is necessary for proper mermaiding, says Ms. Hawk, the Maryland mermaid. \u2014 Liyan Qi, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"That's because without Roe in effect, Wisconsin will revert to an 1849 law that prohibits doctors from performing abortions except in cases where the procedure is necessary to save the mother's life. \u2014 Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"For Helms, the exaggerated nature of Nathan\u2019s meltdown was necessary for the continuation of the character\u2019s relationships. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 17 June 2022",
"Economic history suggests, though, that aggressive, growth-killing rate hikes could be necessary to finally control inflation. \u2014 Paul Wiseman, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Yet its location on a critical trade route through the Strait of Gibraltar and the challenge of Barbary pirates in the vicinity made a more official presence for the American necessary . \u2014 Graham Cornwell, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 May 2021",
"Tramontana trotted downstairs, grabbed the necessaries and made the carbonara \u2014 but the experience lingered. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 11 Oct. 2019",
"Everyday necessaries such as Starling Marte and Gregory Polanco have missed time, too. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 13 June 2019",
"The large, refrigerated trailer has fruits, veggies and meat \u2014 the necessaries that make up a balanced diet. \u2014 Ben Brazil, latimes.com , 10 May 2018",
"Everyday necessaries such as Starling Marte and Gregory Polanco have missed time, too. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 13 June 2019",
"The large, refrigerated trailer has fruits, veggies and meat \u2014 the necessaries that make up a balanced diet. \u2014 Ben Brazil, latimes.com , 10 May 2018",
"Across the way, a 10-year-old mucks out a stall, taking on all the necessaries in caring for her calf. \u2014 Sharon Hoffmann And Dan Kelly, kansascity , 13 July 2017"
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"New safety regulations necessitated adding a railing to the stairs.",
"getting new shoes would necessitate another trip to the mall",
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"Consequently, global increases in energy consumption will necessitate the developing world\u2019s natural gas, oil, and coal use. \u2014 Ariel Cohen, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Hainsey was a four-year starter at right tackle for one of the best offensive lines in the nation, but physical limitations will necessitate a move inside. \u2014 Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Apr. 2021",
"That would necessitate the development of direct air capture technologies. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 21 May 2022",
"That would necessitate an even larger NATO military build-up in response. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 19 May 2022",
"If Varsho were to catch full-time, that likely will necessitate an extra day or two off per week, not to mention the potential for the position\u2019s wear and tear to cut into his ability to produce offensively. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 9 May 2022",
"All three are dedicated to ongoing franchises that require their time and attention, so delays could necessitate some hasty, and costly, changes to accommodate their busy schedules. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022",
"For example, suicidal or violent thoughts might necessitate immediate intervention followed by a referral to an occupational health provider. \u2014 Patricia L. Haynes, The Conversation , 7 Feb. 2022",
"That would necessitate Commissioner Adam Silver choosing an injury replacement. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 5 Feb. 2022"
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"all the dreaded, necessitous decisions that one must make when arranging the funeral of a loved one",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Exclusive dedication to necessitous employment without interludes of hedonistic diversion renders John a bland young male. \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Oct. 2021"
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]
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"Sunscreen is an absolute necessity for the beach.",
"food, clothes, and other basic necessities",
"Getting plenty of rest is a necessity .",
"Without a car, living close to work is a necessity .",
"All we took with us on our hiking trip were the bare necessities .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Of course, being able to evade humans is a necessity . \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 22 June 2022",
"If Covid-19 taught us one thing about our businesses, it\u2019s that digital transformation is a necessity , regardless of your industry. \u2014 Peter Schroer, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Umbrellas are a necessity for staying dry when the weather is acting up, but not all umbrellas are created equal. \u2014 Lauren Rearick, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"Keep in Mind: The 35-inch cord means an extension cord is a necessity . \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 7 June 2022",
"William Eick, executive chef and owner of Matsu, and Giacomo Pizzigoni, co-owner of Semola, both say that a restaurant\u2019s first year is about experimenting and evolution, so change is a necessity of doing business. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Nearly all of them are re-evaluating their budgets to determine what is a necessity and what isn\u2019t. \u2014 J.j. Mccorvey, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
"Sign Up Story knows his offensive production is a necessity in this Sox order. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
"This was a necessity , as the twin-turbo V-6 requires a veritable club sandwich of heat exchangers, with an air-to-liquid intercooler and transmission and oil coolers joining the usual radiator and AC condenser. \u2014 Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver , 16 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"ni-\u02c8se-s\u0259-t\u0113",
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"Noun",
"She craned her neck to see what was going on.",
"A giraffe is an animal with a very long neck .",
"He broke his neck in the accident.",
"He likes T-shirts with round necks .",
"He grabbed the neck of the bottle.",
"Verb",
"The young lovers necked on the park bench.",
"They were necking in the corner of the room.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And the mob reportedly cheered when a noose on a nearby shed was placed around Harvey\u2019s neck . \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"That look included a sun beaming from a neck -craning noontime height. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"Creative Minister won at Keeneland on April 9 after losing by a neck at Gulfstream Park on March 5 in his first race. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
"Nick Nyein walked down Spring Street as the March for Our Lives L.A. drew to a close at City Hall Saturday, sweat dripping down his forehead, neck and back. \u2014 Rebecca Schneid, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
"One bullet hit Yatsko\u2019s neck and another hit his shoulder. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
"Alas, Leon and his colt finished a neck short of the winner. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"There are lots of different types of portable fans, including some that are designed to be worn around your neck and others that can be clipped to almost anything to create a makeshift stand. \u2014 Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure , 9 June 2022",
"The boy was made to do military-style exercises and was even hung upside down from a door by his neck and feet. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Chauvin pleaded guilty in December to depriving Floyd of his civil rights when the former officer kneeled on Floyd's back and neck for over nine minutes on May 25, 2020. \u2014 Brad Parks, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"Apply only a small amount to your face and neck immediately after shaving. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Pope, who was 14 at the time, was held to the floor with Chauvin's knee on his upper back and neck for more than 15 minutes, the lawsuit states. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi And Andy Rose, CNN , 1 June 2022",
"Some users also reported less back and neck pain over time and improved sleeping experiences for those with acid reflux. \u2014 Good Housekeeping , 12 May 2022",
"This allows the razor to travel across your face and neck a bit more smoothly, something that should reduce the risk of irritation. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Then lift your head, chest, and neck off the floor, pinching your shoulder blades together. \u2014 Jenni Gritters, Outside Online , 12 Oct. 2018",
"It's made from memory foam and is designed to offer your head and neck extra additional support. \u2014 Sarah Toscano, EW.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Yoga has been shown to improve back and neck pain when performed with care and an attention to detail. \u2014 Stephanie Mansour, CNN , 16 Dec. 2021"
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"1842, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"Middle English nekke , from Old English hnecca ; akin to Old High German hnac nape":"Noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Training with senior White, last year's district champ, the two Crusaders have been neck and neck . \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 21 May 2022",
"The French president\u2019s party and its centrist allies were neck and neck with a left-wing alliance in France\u2019s first round of parliamentary elections. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"Respondents revealed that e-commerce and brick-and-mortar remain neck and neck for shoppers\u2019 dollars, with 44.4% of consumers preferring in-store shopping to online alternatives. \u2014 Bobby Marhamat, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Both men are neck and neck for best Cast Member Ever. \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 25 May 2022",
"Anne Hidalgo, the Socialist, is polling neck and neck with Roussel at 2 percent. \u2014 Rachel Kushner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"In the final weeks before Georgia's May 24 primary, Raffensperger and Hice are running neck and neck , according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll last month. \u2014 Kate Brumback, ajc , 9 May 2022",
"Mountain Pointe and Chandler Hamilton are neck and neck coming into the final with top relay times of 47.54 and 47.58 seconds. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 7 May 2022",
"Recent polls show Petro neck and neck with former Medellin mayor Federico Gutierrez in a runoff. \u2014 Matthew Bristow, Bloomberg.com , 9 Apr. 2022"
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"\u2014 Bernadette Deron"
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"examples":[
"found a lovely necklace to match the bracelet and ring her mother had given her",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"How much those pictures of him had brought me comfort, especially that one of him on the beach with the shark's tooth necklace . \u2014 Clarissa Cruz, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
"Artist Carl Gabriel, who is collaborating with Mahogany, is still putting the finishing touches on an 85-kilogram (nearly 200-pound) bust of the queen, complete with crown and diamond necklace , that will form the centerpiece of the performance. \u2014 Danica Kirka, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 June 2022",
"Artist Carl Gabriel, who is collaborating with Mahogany, is still putting the finishing touches on an 85-kilogram (nearly 200-pound) bust of the queen, complete with crown and diamond necklace , that will form the centerpiece of the performance. \u2014 Danica Kirka, ajc , 4 June 2022",
"Like her mother, North dressed all in black with a beautiful choker necklace featuring a cross and carried a gorgeous clutch. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 30 May 2022",
"In one striking image from that 1937 trip, Man Ray photographed Fidelin standing outdoors against a wall, naked except for flat shoes, bold earrings and a chunky link necklace , with a long washboard extended over her legs like a metal maxiskirt. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Matching earrings and necklace paired with a satin clutch from Lulu Guinness that served as a perfect backdrop for her engagement ring\u2014the famous one worn by Prince Williams' late mother, Princess Diana. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Silvestri models another necklace , the Emerald Venus, and encourages me to not only try it on but to also turn it upside down to see the craftsmanship, lightness, and flexibility. \u2014 Willow Lindley, Vogue , 9 June 2022",
"Dua wore a silver necklace , a couple of rings, and a belly button ring. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 7 June 2022"
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"The town accused her of witchcraft and necromancy .",
"in the conjuring of the souls of the dead, necromancy seemed to offer human beings a means of exerting some control over an uncertain world",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Superstition is seen, luminous in its ineradicability, in a little book of necromancy , which is widely studied in Teutonic tenements. \u2014 Robert Shackleton, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"The Briarwoods are also really into necromancy and a secret cult, and Vox Machina must prevent them from completing a dangerous ritual that would endanger everyone in the kingdom. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 12 Jan. 2022",
"The most recent entry into the Arkham Files is something of a real life case of necromancy . \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Glint manages to unearth that the Headless Ones are probably linked to Nokris and his necromancy , raising Hive from the dead without the aid of Ghosts like Guardians have. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Today a substantial subset of people seem to regard science as the equivalent of necromancy or alchemy, or, like, Rumpelstiltskin. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Sep. 2021",
"The hearing delved into originalism, the Founding Fathers, King George III and even necromancy . \u2014 Petra Cahill, NBC News , 5 Dec. 2019",
"The Nightsisters The Nightsisters, first introduced in season 3 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, were a coven of witches who reside on the planet Dathomir and use the Force to practice magic, including illusion and necromancy . \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 21 Nov. 2019",
"In other words, the Bunnies fail both literally, within their necromancy , and metaphorically, within their writing, to bring their characters to life. \u2014 Hermione Hoby, The New Yorker , 3 July 2019"
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"Middle English nycromancie \"sorcery, conjuration of spirits,\" borrowed from Late Latin necromant\u012ba \"divination from an exhumed corpse,\" borrowed from Late Greek nekromante\u00eda \"divination by conjuration of the dead,\" from Greek nekro- necro- + -manteia -mancy ; replacing earlier Middle English nigromance, nygromancye, borrowed from Anglo-French nigromance, nigromancie, borrowed from Medieval Latin nigromantia, alteration of necromantia by association with Latin nigr-, niger \"black\"":""
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"The town accused her of witchcraft and necromancy .",
"in the conjuring of the souls of the dead, necromancy seemed to offer human beings a means of exerting some control over an uncertain world",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Superstition is seen, luminous in its ineradicability, in a little book of necromancy , which is widely studied in Teutonic tenements. \u2014 Robert Shackleton, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"The Briarwoods are also really into necromancy and a secret cult, and Vox Machina must prevent them from completing a dangerous ritual that would endanger everyone in the kingdom. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 12 Jan. 2022",
"The most recent entry into the Arkham Files is something of a real life case of necromancy . \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Glint manages to unearth that the Headless Ones are probably linked to Nokris and his necromancy , raising Hive from the dead without the aid of Ghosts like Guardians have. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Today a substantial subset of people seem to regard science as the equivalent of necromancy or alchemy, or, like, Rumpelstiltskin. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Sep. 2021",
"The hearing delved into originalism, the Founding Fathers, King George III and even necromancy . \u2014 Petra Cahill, NBC News , 5 Dec. 2019",
"The Nightsisters The Nightsisters, first introduced in season 3 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, were a coven of witches who reside on the planet Dathomir and use the Force to practice magic, including illusion and necromancy . \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 21 Nov. 2019",
"In other words, the Bunnies fail both literally, within their necromancy , and metaphorically, within their writing, to bring their characters to life. \u2014 Hermione Hoby, The New Yorker , 3 July 2019"
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"Archaeologists uncovered a necropolis of ancient Rome.",
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"The treasures were recently found at the necropolis of Saqqara near Cairo and will go on display at the Grand Egyptian Museum, officials announced on Monday. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
"Archaeologists had discovered relics belonging to Egyptian dynasties buried in the Saqqara necropolis in the past, but the latest find marks the first and largest unearthing of bronze statues in the area from the Late Period, or the 5th century BC. \u2014 Mostafa Salem, CNN , 30 May 2022",
"My destination was first a medieval necropolis , and then the remains of a Celtic temple. \u2014 Jason Wilson, Washington Post , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Egyptologists from the Czech Institute of Egyptology at Charles University in Prague unearthed the vessels while excavating deep shafts at an ancient necropolis in Abusir, south of Cairo. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The temple has since been opened to visitors, while the wider archeological site contains the remains of a necropolis , quarries and a human settlement. \u2014 CNN , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Already, though, the recent discoveries are helping to redefine this necropolis not as a silent graveyard but as a vibrant economic and spiritual center, filled with temples, embalming houses, stalls and workshops. \u2014 Roger Anis, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 June 2021",
"Ancient Neapolis\u2019 Greek residents used this area, just outside the city walls, as a necropolis . \u2014 Julia Buckley, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Per a statement from the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, experts discovered the remains at the necropolis of Porta Sarno, just east of the ancient city center. \u2014 Isis Davis-marks, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 Aug. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The University of Georgia Zoo and Exotic Animal Pathology Service in the College of Veterinary Medicine will perform a necropsy to determine the cause of death. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 26 Jan. 2022",
"This year, after a necropsy , veterinarians and forensic experts at the University of California, Davis, said the colt might have died of a heart attack. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
"The dolphin was taken for a necropsy , a non-human autopsy, to see why it had become stranded, the county said. \u2014 Rebekah Riess, CNN , 16 Apr. 2022",
"The reptile was euthanized, and a necropsy will be performed to determine if it was involved in the attack, WFLA said. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
"His trainer Bob Baffert said the colt suffered a heart attack on December 6 but a necropsy released this month showed no definitive cause of death. \u2014 CBS News , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Laurie Bohannon, senior veterinarian at Santa Anita, took blood, hair and urine samples from the colt to start the standard necropsy process. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Animal control officials performed a necropsy , an animal autopsy, and found the dog was microchipped, police said. \u2014 Landon Mion, Fox News , 1 May 2022",
"Chaney has called it perhaps the most important necropsy the CHRB has ever performed and Blea is in charge of it. \u2014 John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The dog weighed only four pounds and died of extreme starvation, according to the U of I necropsy findings. \u2014 Naperville Sun Staff Report, chicagotribune.com , 8 Nov. 2021"
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"\u02c8ne-\u02cckr\u00e4p-s\u0113",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yet pennyroyal contains pulegone, which gets metabolized in the body and forms toxins that can cause liver necrosis , says Josh Trebach, emergency medicine physician and medical toxicologist in Iowa City. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 29 June 2022",
"But its singular ambitions and tragically realistic depiction of civic necrosis have made the series hard to shake. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"The CT scan showed sections of the large intestine protruding through the hernia, which posed a high risk for bowel twisting, which can lead to perforation and sepsis or tissue deoxygenation and necrosis . \u2014 Ashley Andreou, Scientific American , 26 May 2022",
"Many are suffering from bacterial necrosis , its telltale ugly gashes marring trunks that were once a healthy, rubbery green. \u2014 Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic , 21 May 2022",
"Severe reactions to snake hemotoxin and neurotoxin can cause tissue necrosis , in which the skin and muscle surrounding a bite become purple and blackened, with a corresponding drop in blood pressure. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 18 May 2022",
"All the placentas also showed dead cells made up the major cell barrier between the mother and fetus, known as trophoblast necrosis . \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Years ago, Cotton developed bone necrosis in his right front leg and had to have an amputation. \u2014 cleveland , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Yet neither David nor Andrea recall discussing the downside risk ( necrosis ) of the radiation treatment last November when the treatment was recommended. \u2014 Seth Joseph, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021"
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"1583, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u2014 Tim Beardsley",
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"\u2014 Mark Lebwohl",
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"\u2014 R. A. Cawson"
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"Our experienced staff will go out of their way to meet your every need .",
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"Verb",
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"Most babies need at least 12 hours of sleep a day.",
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"Further research is urgently needed if we are to find a cure.",
"Another delay is the last thing I need !",
"Men? Who needs them ?! I certainly don't.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Poston noted his need to stay focused, to not get caught up in his hot start \u2013 which included six birdies on the back nine \u2013 and remember that the championship is a 72-hole competition. \u2014 Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"But in that moment my need for a spicy sour dilly crunch greatly overpowered any hesitance. \u2014 Shani Hillian, Bon App\u00e9tit , 23 June 2022",
"The alternative is either employing logic or catering to his every need , and those are both poor choices. \u2014 Meghan Leahy, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"The Suns have to address their need for a backup point guard, physically quick wing player who can create his own shot and proficiently hit the 3, and a big who could potentially work their way into the team's rotation. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
"DraftKings\u2019 Arizona online sportsbook offered better odds and higher betting limits, Krackomberger assessed the expense of his journey was worth his furious need to place a wise wager. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"The Blazers have fulfilled their need at power forward but could still be very interested in Iowa\u2019s Keegan Murray, 21. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
"In 2021, Osaka voluntarily withdrew from the Grand Slam tournament, citing her need to prioritize her mental health, which sparked a conversation about the emotional wellbeing of athletes. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"In 2020, President Trump proposed banning WeChat along with TikTok, citing concerns about how the two companies manage data and their need to meet the demands of their government minders. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The city of Little Rock will monitor the weather to determine if the East Little Rock Community Center's cooling room will need to remain open additional days. \u2014 Remington Miller, Arkansas Online , 16 June 2022",
"Moderna recipients will likely need a third shot to receive protection against currently circulating variants, committee members, FDA staff and the company said, although the current review includes only two doses. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"Lujan Grisham told Mayorkas that border issues and flaws in the immigration system need to be addressed and that public safety and health are paramount. \u2014 Susan Montoya Bryan, ajc , 15 June 2022",
"Shampoos, drops, glosses, rinses and sprays are great for hair types that don't have as much damage and need more of a color and shine boost. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022",
"But that\u2019s the distinction that people need to understand. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
"Many of the stories its artworks tell are tragic \u2014 reflecting the experience of Palestinians in Israel \u2014 but those stories need to be told, museum founder Faisal Saleh says, because Westerners rarely hear about them. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 15 June 2022",
"This is an ideal conditioner for fine hair types that need extra hydration while still maintaining maximum volume. \u2014 ELLE , 15 June 2022",
"That's because workers will need time to set up appointments and/or walk-in clinics and be trained to administer the vaccines. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022"
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"Our experienced staff will go out of their way to meet your every need .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Poston noted his need to stay focused, to not get caught up in his hot start \u2013 which included six birdies on the back nine \u2013 and remember that the championship is a 72-hole competition. \u2014 Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
"But in that moment my need for a spicy sour dilly crunch greatly overpowered any hesitance. \u2014 Shani Hillian, Bon App\u00e9tit , 23 June 2022",
"The alternative is either employing logic or catering to his every need , and those are both poor choices. \u2014 Meghan Leahy, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"The Suns have to address their need for a backup point guard, physically quick wing player who can create his own shot and proficiently hit the 3, and a big who could potentially work their way into the team's rotation. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
"DraftKings\u2019 Arizona online sportsbook offered better odds and higher betting limits, Krackomberger assessed the expense of his journey was worth his furious need to place a wise wager. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"The Blazers have fulfilled their need at power forward but could still be very interested in Iowa\u2019s Keegan Murray, 21. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
"In 2021, Osaka voluntarily withdrew from the Grand Slam tournament, citing her need to prioritize her mental health, which sparked a conversation about the emotional wellbeing of athletes. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"In 2020, President Trump proposed banning WeChat along with TikTok, citing concerns about how the two companies manage data and their need to meet the demands of their government minders. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The city of Little Rock will monitor the weather to determine if the East Little Rock Community Center's cooling room will need to remain open additional days. \u2014 Remington Miller, Arkansas Online , 16 June 2022",
"Moderna recipients will likely need a third shot to receive protection against currently circulating variants, committee members, FDA staff and the company said, although the current review includes only two doses. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"Lujan Grisham told Mayorkas that border issues and flaws in the immigration system need to be addressed and that public safety and health are paramount. \u2014 Susan Montoya Bryan, ajc , 15 June 2022",
"Shampoos, drops, glosses, rinses and sprays are great for hair types that don't have as much damage and need more of a color and shine boost. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022",
"But that\u2019s the distinction that people need to understand. \u2014 Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
"Many of the stories its artworks tell are tragic \u2014 reflecting the experience of Palestinians in Israel \u2014 but those stories need to be told, museum founder Faisal Saleh says, because Westerners rarely hear about them. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 15 June 2022",
"This is an ideal conditioner for fine hair types that need extra hydration while still maintaining maximum volume. \u2014 ELLE , 15 June 2022",
"That's because workers will need time to set up appointments and/or walk-in clinics and be trained to administer the vaccines. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022"
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"Noun",
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"packed a warm jacket and other needfuls for an autumn weekend in the country",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"For Queen and other Black poets, hip-hop is not only beats and rhymes but something more needful . \u2014 Adam Bradley, New York Times , 4 Mar. 2021",
"Oxfam exhorts its supporters to send things to the needful Cratchits of the developing world. \u2014 Matthew Sweet, The Economist , 4 Dec. 2020",
"McBride was touched by the way, in their later years, Marcroft was the primary caregiver for Joyce, who had become needful of that care. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Nov. 2020",
"Many proponents of critical race theory \u2014 whose animating idea is that race is the one thing needful , the single lens through which all other phenomena should be viewed \u2014 are indeed trying to compel compliance. \u2014 Greg Weiner, National Review , 10 Sep. 2020",
"Soon we may be pressed into other kinds of service\u2014adult medicine, or ICU medicine, or whatever is most needful . \u2014 Anastasia Edel, The New York Review of Books , 22 Mar. 2020",
"Vincent had pushed his sunglasses back across his forehead, which made his face seem small, like that of a needful pet. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2020",
"Within this needful drama, though, there are plenty of light touches. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 11 July 2019",
"Or not being able to provide something immediately needful to your children. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 26 Sep. 2019"
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"packed a warm jacket and other needfuls for an autumn weekend in the country",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"For Queen and other Black poets, hip-hop is not only beats and rhymes but something more needful . \u2014 Adam Bradley, New York Times , 4 Mar. 2021",
"Oxfam exhorts its supporters to send things to the needful Cratchits of the developing world. \u2014 Matthew Sweet, The Economist , 4 Dec. 2020",
"McBride was touched by the way, in their later years, Marcroft was the primary caregiver for Joyce, who had become needful of that care. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Nov. 2020",
"Many proponents of critical race theory \u2014 whose animating idea is that race is the one thing needful , the single lens through which all other phenomena should be viewed \u2014 are indeed trying to compel compliance. \u2014 Greg Weiner, National Review , 10 Sep. 2020",
"Soon we may be pressed into other kinds of service\u2014adult medicine, or ICU medicine, or whatever is most needful . \u2014 Anastasia Edel, The New York Review of Books , 22 Mar. 2020",
"Vincent had pushed his sunglasses back across his forehead, which made his face seem small, like that of a needful pet. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2020",
"Within this needful drama, though, there are plenty of light touches. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 11 July 2019",
"Or not being able to provide something immediately needful to your children. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 26 Sep. 2019"
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"1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"\u2014 Liza N. Burby"
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"As a child, she was extremely needy and had no self-confidence.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dutch tax authorities mistakenly took child care benefits away from needy families when a flawed algorithm penalized people with dual nationality. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022",
"In addition, on grand opening week, Milo\u2019s will donate 20% of all Jr. Meal sales to Alabama Childhood Food Solutions, which last year provided more than 400,000 pounds of food to needy families in need. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 23 May 2022",
"Long said Goodwill, among its other missions, assists senior citizens, provides temporary assistance to needy families and helps high school pupils with special needs find employment, in some cases at Goodwill stores. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 17 May 2022",
"Those attending are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items, which the Grange regularly donates to area needy families. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 6 May 2022",
"Friendship Place has been working with him to navigate the system by which vulnerable, needy and chronically homeless people find housing. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The Capuchin Soup Kitchen, which feeds thousands of homeless and needy metro Detroiters every year, is expanding its dining offerings with a new bakery that also teaches job skills to those who need it most. \u2014 Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
"On Eid al- Adha, halal red meat is donated to needy Muslims. \u2014 Manal Aman, Woman's Day , 7 June 2022",
"Speaking of the privileged, Jennifer Coolidge plays Tanya McQuoid, a needy heiress carting her mother\u2019s ashes around. \u2014 Tara Mcnamara, Variety , 6 June 2022"
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"I need a needle and thread to sew the button on your shirt.",
"The needle on the scale points to 9 grams.",
"The compass needle points north.",
"Verb",
"His classmates needled him about his new haircut.",
"we needled him mercilessly for thinking that he had any chance of being the prom date for the school's most popular girl",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Break out your scissors and sewing needle to pull this look together. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"What\u2019s going to move the needle of your fintech app or platform? \u2014 Andrew Glaze, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Since January, 1,004 people have filed formal complaints with French authorities about such needle pricks, an Interior Ministry official told the Associated Press. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"This means that full protection can only be achieved after nearly three months, three doctors appointments, and three needle sticks\u2014 and a child who only received two doses but failed to get the third would have very little protection. \u2014 Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
"With the tachometer displaying digits rather than a rendered needle , the numbers change color and shake as the three-banger closes in on its 6900-rpm redline. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
"Then, the vaccinator mixed in a sterile liquid and scratched the live virus vaccine into the skin with a specialized two-pronged needle shaped like a tiny pitchfork. \u2014 Mark Kortepeter, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"But don't run to the doctor asking for a pricey laser or needle treatment. \u2014 Allure , 10 June 2022",
"The hyaluronic acid pen, also called the hyaluron pen, has been marketed as an affordable, needle -less and painless alternative to lip fillers. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Every interaction Pete has \u2014 especially with Harry, who seems determined to needle his new acquaintance for no discernible reason \u2014 could be read as merely awkward or as actively hostile. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The billionaire can\u2019t believe what an oaf his captor is, finding any excuse to needle him. \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The foliage has varied textures and symmetrical or asymmetrical shaped leaves that are sharp and spiky, wide and flat, broad and fleshy or needle thin, usually with a central cup. \u2014 Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Feb. 2022",
"In declaring victory Tuesday night, each woman seemed to needle the other, telegraphing what the next several weeks will bring. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Sep. 2021",
"O\u2019Neill said Charlie is likely to keep charging into his 4-year-old season to needle his elite gate-mates for at least one more lap. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Nov. 2021",
"The previous tree, a Colorado blue spruce planted in October 2019, succumbed to needle cast disease, according to the National Park Service. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Queenan, whose number one job actually seems to be to needle DiCaprio's rookie undercover cop. \u2014 Derek Lawrence, EW.com , 6 Oct. 2021",
"But the outspoken Musk has been more willing to needle Bezos with public comments\u2014even taking tech journalist Kara Swisher\u2019s bait at the Code Conference on Tuesday to poke fun at the phallic shape of Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard launch vehicle. \u2014 Rey Mashayekhi, Fortune , 29 Sep. 2021"
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"Noun",
"I need a needle and thread to sew the button on your shirt.",
"The needle on the scale points to 9 grams.",
"The compass needle points north.",
"Verb",
"His classmates needled him about his new haircut.",
"we needled him mercilessly for thinking that he had any chance of being the prom date for the school's most popular girl",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Break out your scissors and sewing needle to pull this look together. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"What\u2019s going to move the needle of your fintech app or platform? \u2014 Andrew Glaze, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Since January, 1,004 people have filed formal complaints with French authorities about such needle pricks, an Interior Ministry official told the Associated Press. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"This means that full protection can only be achieved after nearly three months, three doctors appointments, and three needle sticks\u2014 and a child who only received two doses but failed to get the third would have very little protection. \u2014 Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
"With the tachometer displaying digits rather than a rendered needle , the numbers change color and shake as the three-banger closes in on its 6900-rpm redline. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
"Then, the vaccinator mixed in a sterile liquid and scratched the live virus vaccine into the skin with a specialized two-pronged needle shaped like a tiny pitchfork. \u2014 Mark Kortepeter, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"But don't run to the doctor asking for a pricey laser or needle treatment. \u2014 Allure , 10 June 2022",
"The hyaluronic acid pen, also called the hyaluron pen, has been marketed as an affordable, needle -less and painless alternative to lip fillers. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Every interaction Pete has \u2014 especially with Harry, who seems determined to needle his new acquaintance for no discernible reason \u2014 could be read as merely awkward or as actively hostile. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The billionaire can\u2019t believe what an oaf his captor is, finding any excuse to needle him. \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The foliage has varied textures and symmetrical or asymmetrical shaped leaves that are sharp and spiky, wide and flat, broad and fleshy or needle thin, usually with a central cup. \u2014 Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Feb. 2022",
"In declaring victory Tuesday night, each woman seemed to needle the other, telegraphing what the next several weeks will bring. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Sep. 2021",
"O\u2019Neill said Charlie is likely to keep charging into his 4-year-old season to needle his elite gate-mates for at least one more lap. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Nov. 2021",
"The previous tree, a Colorado blue spruce planted in October 2019, succumbed to needle cast disease, according to the National Park Service. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Queenan, whose number one job actually seems to be to needle DiCaprio's rookie undercover cop. \u2014 Derek Lawrence, EW.com , 6 Oct. 2021",
"But the outspoken Musk has been more willing to needle Bezos with public comments\u2014even taking tech journalist Kara Swisher\u2019s bait at the Code Conference on Tuesday to poke fun at the phallic shape of Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard launch vehicle. \u2014 Rey Mashayekhi, Fortune , 29 Sep. 2021"
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"Noun",
"I need a needle and thread to sew the button on your shirt.",
"The needle on the scale points to 9 grams.",
"The compass needle points north.",
"Verb",
"His classmates needled him about his new haircut.",
"we needled him mercilessly for thinking that he had any chance of being the prom date for the school's most popular girl",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Break out your scissors and sewing needle to pull this look together. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"What\u2019s going to move the needle of your fintech app or platform? \u2014 Andrew Glaze, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Since January, 1,004 people have filed formal complaints with French authorities about such needle pricks, an Interior Ministry official told the Associated Press. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"This means that full protection can only be achieved after nearly three months, three doctors appointments, and three needle sticks\u2014 and a child who only received two doses but failed to get the third would have very little protection. \u2014 Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
"With the tachometer displaying digits rather than a rendered needle , the numbers change color and shake as the three-banger closes in on its 6900-rpm redline. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
"Then, the vaccinator mixed in a sterile liquid and scratched the live virus vaccine into the skin with a specialized two-pronged needle shaped like a tiny pitchfork. \u2014 Mark Kortepeter, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"But don't run to the doctor asking for a pricey laser or needle treatment. \u2014 Allure , 10 June 2022",
"The hyaluronic acid pen, also called the hyaluron pen, has been marketed as an affordable, needle -less and painless alternative to lip fillers. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Every interaction Pete has \u2014 especially with Harry, who seems determined to needle his new acquaintance for no discernible reason \u2014 could be read as merely awkward or as actively hostile. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The billionaire can\u2019t believe what an oaf his captor is, finding any excuse to needle him. \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The foliage has varied textures and symmetrical or asymmetrical shaped leaves that are sharp and spiky, wide and flat, broad and fleshy or needle thin, usually with a central cup. \u2014 Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Feb. 2022",
"In declaring victory Tuesday night, each woman seemed to needle the other, telegraphing what the next several weeks will bring. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Sep. 2021",
"O\u2019Neill said Charlie is likely to keep charging into his 4-year-old season to needle his elite gate-mates for at least one more lap. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Nov. 2021",
"The previous tree, a Colorado blue spruce planted in October 2019, succumbed to needle cast disease, according to the National Park Service. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Queenan, whose number one job actually seems to be to needle DiCaprio's rookie undercover cop. \u2014 Derek Lawrence, EW.com , 6 Oct. 2021",
"But the outspoken Musk has been more willing to needle Bezos with public comments\u2014even taking tech journalist Kara Swisher\u2019s bait at the Code Conference on Tuesday to poke fun at the phallic shape of Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard launch vehicle. \u2014 Rey Mashayekhi, Fortune , 29 Sep. 2021"
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"needless expenditures that pushed the construction project way over budget",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Gelber responded with a letter, arguing that the order invited needless suffering. \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"That took place every Thursday, which, needless to say, became the favorite day of the week at Antica Terra. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
"Some of my major themes held up: Our selves are our only guarantee; honesty is hardest upfront but easiest to carry in the long run; lying to ourselves is the root of so much needless suffering; when in doubt, aim for the path of least regret. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"The needless delay in figuring out the cause of the malfunction has left riders without an escalator for months. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"And needless to say, joke plagiarists will be abused and humiliated. \u2014 Pat Myers, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"Republicans criticized the Biden administration\u2019s plans as adding needless red tape while allowing fossil fuel opponents to create barriers for oil and gas projects. \u2014 Lisa Friedman, New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi said in a statement Tuesday that a parental accountability law is needless and redundant. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
"But needless to say, New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen isn't holding his breath. \u2014 Tom Schad, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Set in the 1930s, Chevalier\u2019s new novel follows a woman whose fianc\u00e9 died in World War I and who finds a sense of community among the guild of needlewomen embroidering kneelers for the pews at one of Britain\u2019s great cathedrals. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Oct. 2019"
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"1535, in the meaning defined above":""
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"She showed us a sample of her needlework .",
"She still enjoys doing needlework .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Art objects, including quilting, knitting, crocheting, embroidery, needlework , basket weaving, ceramics and glassblowing, were historically relegated to low art made predominantly by women. \u2014 Shantay Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
"Sequin embellishments, and no doubt hours and hours of needlework , make this outfit a work of art. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 19 May 2022",
"If the cat\u2019s claws (or your needlework ) leave visible holes with frayed edges, seal the threads\u2019 ends with seam sealant, such as the Dritz Fray Check ($4.99 for a 0.75-ounce bottle at Joann). \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Her mother, the fashion designer Madame Willi Posey, taught her needlework and took her on the first of her museum-haunting trips to Europe. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The MAMGA Royal Court was on full display Tuesday as well, including King Elexis I Richard Edwards Jr. and Queen Myea Eleanora Rice, whose trains cascaded down the back of their float so that the intricate needlework could be appreciated. \u2014 Michael Dumas, al , 1 Mar. 2022",
"She was born in 1974 in Los Angeles and spent her early childhood in Honolulu, the daughter of a doctor who did research on mouse immunology for the National Institutes of Health and a mother who practiced needlework , quilting, and other crafts. \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Among the steady hands doing the needlework is Paul Saenz, who is in his 24th season with the club. \u2014 Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News , 25 Jan. 2022",
"But the county seal, designed by a high school student in 1982, lay on a piece of fabric with a needlework design that could not be reproduced on paper. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Jan. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8n\u0113-d\u1d4al-\u02ccw\u0259rk"
],
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"embroidery"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"antonyms":[],
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": need not":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1778, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u02c8n\u0113-d\u1d4ant"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111925",
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"contraction"
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"must needs be recognized"
]
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"the dangers of global warming must needs be recognized\u2014and recognized soon\u2014by the industrialized nations of the world"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Middle English nedes , from Old English n\u0113des , from genitive of n\u0113d need":""
},
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"\u02c8n\u0113dz"
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"ineluctably",
"inescapably",
"inevitably",
"ipso facto",
"necessarily",
"perforce",
"unavoidably"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215525",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
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"needy":{
"antonyms":[
"affluent",
"deep-pocketed",
"fat",
"fat-cat",
"flush",
"moneyed",
"monied",
"opulent",
"rich",
"silk-stocking",
"wealthy",
"well-heeled",
"well-off",
"well-to-do"
],
"definitions":{
": being in want : poverty-stricken":[
"needy families",
"\u2026 where needy children from the community could come to get free, nutritious meals.",
"\u2014 Liza N. Burby"
],
": marked by want of affection, attention, or emotional support":[
"emotionally needy",
"The girl was needy for her mother's affection."
]
},
"examples":[
"As a child, she was extremely needy and had no self-confidence.",
"those generous souls who regularly give money and donate clothes to help the needy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dutch tax authorities mistakenly took child care benefits away from needy families when a flawed algorithm penalized people with dual nationality. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022",
"In addition, on grand opening week, Milo\u2019s will donate 20% of all Jr. Meal sales to Alabama Childhood Food Solutions, which last year provided more than 400,000 pounds of food to needy families in need. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 23 May 2022",
"Long said Goodwill, among its other missions, assists senior citizens, provides temporary assistance to needy families and helps high school pupils with special needs find employment, in some cases at Goodwill stores. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 17 May 2022",
"Those attending are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items, which the Grange regularly donates to area needy families. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 6 May 2022",
"Friendship Place has been working with him to navigate the system by which vulnerable, needy and chronically homeless people find housing. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The Capuchin Soup Kitchen, which feeds thousands of homeless and needy metro Detroiters every year, is expanding its dining offerings with a new bakery that also teaches job skills to those who need it most. \u2014 Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
"On Eid al- Adha, halal red meat is donated to needy Muslims. \u2014 Manal Aman, Woman's Day , 7 June 2022",
"Speaking of the privileged, Jennifer Coolidge plays Tanya McQuoid, a needy heiress carting her mother\u2019s ashes around. \u2014 Tara Mcnamara, Variety , 6 June 2022"
],
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8n\u0113-d\u0113"
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"beggared",
"beggarly",
"broke",
"destitute",
"dirt-poor",
"down-and-out",
"famished",
"hard up",
"impecunious",
"impoverished",
"indigent",
"necessitous",
"needful",
"pauperized",
"penniless",
"penurious",
"poor",
"poverty-stricken",
"skint",
"threadbare"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125515",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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"nefarious":{
"antonyms":[
"decent",
"ethical",
"good",
"honest",
"honorable",
"just",
"moral",
"right",
"righteous",
"sublime",
"upright",
"virtuous"
],
"definitions":{
": flagrantly wicked or impious : evil":[]
},
"examples":[
"Moreover, those starry-eyed states inclined to perceive international relations in moral terms frequently underestimate the nefarious machinations of their competitors on the world political stage. \u2014 Richard Wolin , New Republic , 4 June 2001",
"\u2026 I always give the same response: Just because Frank posed for pictures with every leading capo, underboss and cement contractor of the day doesn't mean that he joined them in their nefarious underworld activities. Oh, occasionally he rode along on a hit or two, but that was just one of those social obligations \u2026 \u2014 Lewis Grossberger , Time , 21 Dec. 1998",
"Three-tenths of a mile uphill from our mailbox on the road, that bend is so nefarious that neophytes often skidded into a snowbank or wound up fender-deep in mud there. \u2014 Maxine Kumin , In Deep , 1987",
"a nefarious scheme to cheat people out of their money",
"the chaste heroines and nefarious villains of old-time melodramas",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But maybe there\u2019s much more nefarious explanations as well. \u2014 Alene Tchekmedyianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Using the proxy network, the attackers are anonymous, hide behind a network and engage in nefarious and abusive behavior. \u2014 Nick Rieniets, Forbes , 24 June 2021",
"But some online claim something more nefarious is afoot. \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
"But our Knights will soon learn there is a larger, more nefarious force at work within Gotham City. \u2014 Marc Berman, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"The third film in the Fantastic Beasts series still centers on trying to stop Gellert Grindelwald's nefarious plans, only this time, Mads Mikkelsen has replaced Johnny Depp in playing the dark wizard. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022",
"During the lead-up to the controversial exchange, Harrow is trying to appeal to Steven Grant (Oscar Isaac) to further his seemingly nefarious plans. \u2014 Tracy Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"But Shondaland is scheming a more nefarious plot, dear reader. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Sondra Theodore, another ex-girlfriend, claimed that Hefner's sense of ownership over the women in his house manifested itself in even more nefarious ways. \u2014 Lanford Beard, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1609, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Latin nefarius , from nefas crime, from ne- not + fas right, divine law; perhaps akin to Greek themis law, tithenai to place \u2014 more at do":""
},
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"ni-\u02c8fer-\u0113-\u0259s"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for nefarious vicious , villainous , iniquitous , nefarious , corrupt , degenerate mean highly reprehensible or offensive in character, nature, or conduct. vicious may directly oppose virtuous in implying moral depravity, or may connote malignancy, cruelty, or destructive violence. a vicious gangster villainous applies to any evil, depraved, or vile conduct or characteristic. a villainous assault iniquitous implies absence of all signs of justice or fairness. an iniquitous system of taxation nefarious suggests flagrant breaching of time-honored laws and traditions of conduct. the nefarious rackets of organized crime corrupt stresses a loss of moral integrity or probity causing betrayal of principle or sworn obligations. city hall was rife with corrupt politicians degenerate suggests having sunk to an especially vicious or enervated condition. a degenerate regime propped up by foreign powers",
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"bad",
"dark",
"evil",
"immoral",
"iniquitous",
"rotten",
"sinful",
"unethical",
"unlawful",
"unrighteous",
"unsavory",
"vicious",
"vile",
"villainous",
"wicked",
"wrong"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165146",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"acknowledge",
"admit",
"allow",
"avow",
"concede",
"confirm",
"own"
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": to cause to be ineffective or invalid":[
"Alcohol can negate the effects of some medicines."
],
": to deny the existence or truth of":[
"negated and denied her own honest reactions",
"\u2014 Sara H. Hay"
]
},
"examples":[
"The fact that she lied about her work experience negated the contract.",
"a verb that is negated by \u201cnot\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Clicking on any of our links will negate the need to enter a FanDuel promo code. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 19 June 2022",
"Debate can negate groupthink by restoring the primacy of reason and fostering individual encounters between two people. \u2014 Bo Seo, The Atlantic , 1 June 2022",
"That will to negate , to kick at society\u2019s glass jaw and not call it a tantrum, changed when the romantic death wish became actual death, and Gunn had to see that beloved figure, dead on the kitchen floor, over and over again. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"Still, earlier offense could negate the need for late comebacks. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The links negate the need for a FanDuel promo code, which will expedite the signup process. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Still, that would not negate the need for ongoing government financial support. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
"But pandemics are inherently unpredictable, and no amount of prevention will fully negate their risk. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Although sacks can negate turnovers, the Colts also had just three of the top 90 defenders in pressures. \u2014 Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin neg\u0101tus, past participle of neg\u0101re \"to say (with the negative of a conjoined clause), deny, withhold, say no,\" delocutive derivative of nec \"no, not\" \u2014 more at neglect entry 1":""
},
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"ni-\u02c8g\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for negate nullify , negate , annul , abrogate , invalidate mean to deprive of effective or continued existence. nullify implies counteracting completely the force, effectiveness, or value of something. a penalty nullified the touchdown negate implies the destruction or canceling out of each of two things by the other. the arguments negate each other annul suggests making ineffective or nonexistent often by legal or official action. the treaty annuls all previous agreements abrogate is like annul but more definitely implies a legal or official act. a law to abrogate trading privileges invalidate implies making something powerless or unacceptable by declaration of its logical or moral or legal unsoundness. the court invalidated the statute",
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"disallow",
"disavow",
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"disconfirm",
"disown",
"gainsay",
"negative",
"refute",
"reject",
"repudiate"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000038",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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"antonyms":[
"acknowledgment",
"acknowledgement",
"admission",
"avowal",
"confirmation"
],
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": something considered the opposite of something regarded as positive":[],
": something that is the absence of something actual : nonentity":[],
": the action or logical operation of negating or making negative":[]
},
"examples":[
"issued specific negations of all of the charges against her",
"a ruling by the Supreme Court that many regarded as a negation of the basic right of privacy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To build a world in the fullest sense of the word requires an almost Buddha-like commitment to self- negation and indeterminacy. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"This is poetry of the will written by the will to celebrate the will even in its perversity and negation . \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"She was used to asserting herself through negation , absence, and will finally feel alive. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Abramovi\u0107\u2019s art lends itself, almost agonizingly, to Freudian readings; her parents\u2019 emotional abuse led Abramovi\u0107 to self-effacing performance that borders on self- negation , seeking a sense of control. \u2014 Ana Cecilia Alvarez, The Atlantic , 1 May 2022",
"In this respect, Led Zeppelin was the opposite of punk, whose anarchic negation was premised on not being able to play one\u2019s instrument well, or, in some cases, at all. \u2014 James Wood, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Here the ideal self is everything the wife is not, all the qualities summoned, via negation , by her brutal dismissal. \u2014 Merve Emre, The New York Review of Books , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The Jim Crow Museum restated its negation of the claim in a 2020 article. \u2014 Emiliano Tahui G\u00f3mez, USA TODAY , 18 Feb. 2022",
"But the negation of the right of Jews to a refuge in Israel is broader and goes back further. \u2014 WSJ , 6 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English negacioun \"denial, negative assertion,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French negaciun, borrowed from Latin neg\u0101ti\u014dn-, neg\u0101ti\u014d \"denial, refusal,\" from neg\u0101re \"to deny, say no\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at negate":""
},
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"ni-\u02c8g\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"contradiction",
"denegation",
"denial",
"disallowance",
"disavowal",
"disclaimer",
"disconfirmation",
"rejection",
"repudiation"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170909",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": an adherent of a doctrine or theory of mere negation":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"-sh(\u0259)n\u0259\u0307st"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054135",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": negate":[
"is directly negativated by plain facts",
"\u2014 A. N. Whitehead"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"negative entry 1 + -ate":""
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"\u02c8neg\u0259t\u0259\u02ccv\u0101t"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234844",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
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"antonyms":[
"nay",
"no",
"non placet"
],
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": a right of veto":[],
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": being the electron-emitting electrode (see electrode sense 2 ) of an electron tube":[],
": being, relating to, or charged with electricity of which the electron is the elementary unit":[],
": denoting the absence or the contradictory of something":[
"nontoxic is a negative term"
],
": denying a predicate (see predicate entry 1 sense 1a ) of a subject or a part of a subject":[
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],
": directed or moving away from a source of stimulation":[
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": diverging (see diverge sense 1 ) light rays and forming a virtual inverted image":[],
": drawback , liability":[],
": expressing negation":[
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],
": extending or generated in a direction opposite to an arbitrarily chosen regular direction or position":[
"negative angle"
],
": having lower electric potential (see potential entry 1 sense 2b ) and constituting the part toward which the current (see current entry 2 sense 3 ) flows from the external circuit":[
"the negative pole"
],
": having more electrons than protons":[
"a negative ion"
],
": having more outgo than income : constituting a loss":[
"negative cash flow",
"negative worth"
],
": having the light and dark parts in approximately inverse (see inverse entry 1 sense 1 ) relation to those of the original photographic subject":[],
": less than the pressure of the atmosphere":[
"negative pressure"
],
": less than zero and opposite in sign to a positive (see positive entry 1 sense 4e ) number that when added to the given number yields zero":[
"\u22122 is a negative number"
],
": marked by features of hostility, withdrawal, or pessimism (see pessimism sense 1 ) that hinder or oppose constructive treatment or development":[
"a negative outlook",
"negative criticism"
],
": neutralize , counteract":[],
": promoting a person or cause by criticizing or attacking the competition":[
"ran a negative campaign",
"negative advertising"
],
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": to demonstrate the falsity of":[],
": to deny the truth, reality, or validity of":[],
": to refuse assent to":[],
": to reject by or as if by a vote":[],
": with a negative reply : with a reply that means \"no\"":[
"He answered in the negative ."
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Car exhaust has a negative effect on the environment.",
"the negative effects of the drug",
"The feedback about the new product was all negative .",
"Noun",
"\u201cNo\u201d and \u201cnot\u201d are negatives .",
"Can I have the negatives to make copies of the photos?",
"Verb",
"although the rebuttal was very eloquent, the jury negatived it in favor of the prosecution's argument",
"we promptly negatived the idea of having pizza again for dinner, noting that we had already had it for three nights that week",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Despite the negative stereotypes, these guys seemed more like harmless, cranky uncles to me. \u2014 Curtis Chin, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
"With the song \u2014 a feel-good tune sung in Nigerian pidgin and blending punk rock, Afrobeats, and folk \u2014 Okorocha and Co. are also attempting to challenge the negative stereotypes attached to rock music in this part of the world. \u2014 Ama Udofa, Rolling Stone , 19 June 2022",
"After the Yankees beat the Rays Thursday, Boone said Severino had tested negative . \u2014 Ian Harrison, ajc , 18 June 2022",
"Those who tested negative \u2014 and some who tested positive \u2014 were also given PCR tests. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"Additionally, the stool samples of patients with AFM tested negative for poliovirus, so this is confirmed not to be polio. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Although the cattle tested negative for the virus, three had low levels of antibodies, said Travis Weger, a USDA spokesperson. \u2014 Emily Anthes, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"In a clinical trial for the drug, about 1% to 2% of patients tested negative for coronavirus infections and then tested positive \u2014 but this happened to people who got Paxlovid and to people who took the placebo. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
"Although the cattle tested negative for the virus, three had low levels of antibodies, said Travis Weger, a U.S.D.A. spokesperson. \u2014 Emily Anthes, New York Times , 22 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The designation hurt, but Tucker isn't one to dwell on the negative for long. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 28 June 2022",
"Reframing is an approach to overcoming the tendency to focus on the negative , to get sidetracked by small failures, and to lose confidence. \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"His example is instructive, though mostly in the negative . \u2014 Jack Butler, National Review , 22 May 2022",
"In a unanimous decision, the court answered both questions in the negative . \u2014 Amanda Coletta, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"And while it should be noted that every bench player was in the negative individually, only Nnaji and Hyland fared better than all non-Jokic lineups on average. \u2014 Joel Rush, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Celebrate and become the positive, and, where needed, humbly do everything possible not to pass on the negative . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Each semester, my freshman classes debated whether the gaokao should be significantly changed, and the majority answered in the negative . \u2014 Peter Hessler, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
"Interest in gallium lagged in the past, partly because of the unfair association with toxic mercury, and partly because its tendency to form an oxide layer was seen as a negative . \u2014 Kurt Kleiner, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But with sales growth expected to go from triple digits in 2021 to negative this year, shares have tanked to a record low recently. \u2014 Yueqi Yang, Time , 20 Apr. 2022",
"In response, Moody\u2019s Investors Service recently lowered its outlook for the sector to negative . \u2014 Nick Sargen, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Eversource Energy executives are on the defensive after two ratings agencies cut the credit outlook to negative for Connecticut Light & Power, citing its run-ins with state regulators over the utility\u2019s response to Tropical Storm Isaias last year. \u2014 Stephen Singer, courant.com , 2 Aug. 2021",
"Positive antibody test results, which are by no means an absolute guarantee of immunity, will be accepted to enter, as will negative COVID-19 tests taken up to seven days prior to arrival. \u2014 Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times , 17 Jan. 2021",
"Auburn\u2019s coverage units held Northwestern to negative two return yards, and its return units produced 25 yards on two returns. \u2014 Giana Han, al , 2 Jan. 2021",
"This makes Pluto a cold place covered with ice, and its surface is between negative 378 to negative 396 degrees Fahrenheit. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 13 Oct. 2020",
"Someone who tests negative the day before visiting the White House could be positive upon arrival. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Moody\u2019s Investors Service has lowered its outlook to negative on all municipal bond sectors except for housing-finance agencies and water, sewer and public power. \u2014 Heather Gillers, WSJ , 4 Sep. 2020"
],
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"1571, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English negatif \"negative command, prohibition,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French negative, borrowed from Late Latin neg\u0101t\u012bva \"negative command or statement,\" from feminine of Latin neg\u0101t\u012bvus \"(of legal actions) restraining, (of words) denying\" \u2014 more at negative entry 1":"Noun",
"Middle English negatyff, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French negatif, borrowed from Latin neg\u0101t\u012bvus \"(of legal actions) restraining, (of words) denying,\" from neg\u0101tus (past participle of neg\u0101re \"to say no, deny\") + -\u012bvus -ive":"Adjective",
"derivative of negative entry 1":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8ne-g\u0259-tiv",
"\u02c8neg-\u0259t-iv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"adversary",
"antagonistic",
"antipathetic",
"hostile",
"inhospitable",
"inimical",
"jaundiced",
"mortal",
"unfriendly",
"unsympathetic"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113048",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"negative feedback":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": feedback that tends to dampen a process by applying the output against the initial conditions":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1934, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124346",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"negative glow":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a narrow luminous region that occurs in an electrical discharge in a gas at low pressure (as in a Crookes tube) and that is often the second such region from the cathode":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"If those receiving the negative income tax lost their job, the spell of unemployment lasted two months longer on average than with non-recipients and 12 months longer for married women. \u2014 Milton Ezrati, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2021",
"Statistics from earlier federal pilot programs on negative income tax , a variant of UBI, are equally discouraging. \u2014 Milton Ezrati, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2021",
"Between 1968 and 1980, Washington made four controlled trials of negative income tax , involving thousands of people across six states. \u2014 Milton Ezrati, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2021",
"The Nixon plan was designed to attack poverty and hunger \u2014 and essentially to replace welfare \u2014 with a negative income tax that would send a flood of money to the poor. \u2014 David M. Shribman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Mar. 2021",
"Milton Friedman once suggested that a quasi-UBI in the form of a negative income tax would be a more efficient way to alleviate poverty than the social welfare bureaucracy. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2021",
"This isn\u2019t the first time the state has paid a negative income tax to petroleum companies \u2014 in 2016 and 2017, low oil prices combined to create two years of negative corporate income taxes. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Feb. 2021",
"One of his free-market ideas that hung around for a while without quite getting fully implemented was called a negative income tax . \u2014 Star Tribune , 19 Sep. 2020",
"The negative income tax check would help out a family but not eliminate the incentive to earn income from working. \u2014 Star Tribune , 19 Sep. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The upbeat tone and pervasive kindness of this comedy has elicited raves at a time when negativism surrounds us. \u2014 Jeanne Jakle, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Dec. 2021",
"But along with the unfortunate social negativism , there came a fierce pride in America and it\u2019s history. \u2014 Steve West, sun-sentinel.com , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Toxic divisions, fractured communities, anger, negativism . \u2014 Alan J. Borsuk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Aug. 2021",
"Krukow\u2019s first big-league experience was in 1976 with the Chicago Cubs, where corners were being cut, morale dipped, and negativism pervaded the team. \u2014 Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com , 7 June 2020",
"All those nattering nabobs of negativism in the press were certainly guaranteed to give this speech the back of the hand, right? \u2014 Jamie Dupree, AJC.com , 31 Jan. 2018",
"Surprisingly, that is saying quite a lot more than simple reductive negativism . \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 16 Jan. 2018",
"If Tebow does not in fact disagree with Jeffress on any of these points, then his decision looks like nothing more than craven capitulation to the nattering nabobs of negativism and intolerance. \u2014 Robert Klemko, SI.com , 17 Aug. 2017",
"Yes, negativism begets hostility, but Jackson\u2019s inflated paychecks demand greater professionalism. \u2014 Harvey Araton, New York Times , 10 Jan. 2017"
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"The upbeat tone and pervasive kindness of this comedy has elicited raves at a time when negativism surrounds us. \u2014 Jeanne Jakle, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Dec. 2021",
"But along with the unfortunate social negativism , there came a fierce pride in America and it\u2019s history. \u2014 Steve West, sun-sentinel.com , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Toxic divisions, fractured communities, anger, negativism . \u2014 Alan J. Borsuk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Aug. 2021",
"Krukow\u2019s first big-league experience was in 1976 with the Chicago Cubs, where corners were being cut, morale dipped, and negativism pervaded the team. \u2014 Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com , 7 June 2020",
"All those nattering nabobs of negativism in the press were certainly guaranteed to give this speech the back of the hand, right? \u2014 Jamie Dupree, AJC.com , 31 Jan. 2018",
"Surprisingly, that is saying quite a lot more than simple reductive negativism . \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 16 Jan. 2018",
"If Tebow does not in fact disagree with Jeffress on any of these points, then his decision looks like nothing more than craven capitulation to the nattering nabobs of negativism and intolerance. \u2014 Robert Klemko, SI.com , 17 Aug. 2017",
"Yes, negativism begets hostility, but Jackson\u2019s inflated paychecks demand greater professionalism. \u2014 Harvey Araton, New York Times , 10 Jan. 2017"
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"The building has been neglected for years.",
"The city has neglected the teacher shortage for too long.",
"The prison guard neglected his duty.",
"Noun",
"The park was overgrown and littered from years of neglect .",
"The parents were charged with child neglect .",
"The house is in a state of neglect .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The racist massacre is a harsh reminder of socioeconomic neglect the community has decried for decades. \u2014 Joseph De Avila, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
"She was charged with felonies of official misconduct and obstruction of justice, and a misdemeanor of falsifying child abuse or neglect information or records. \u2014 Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022",
"However, most people neglect their skin out of fear of their routine taking too much time out of their day and the dread of just another complex task to cut in between all the other chores that need to be done. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Salespeople often neglect honing their storytelling skill set and rarely manage an institutional library of stories to share with future prospects. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"Then, neglect : Once the danger dwindles, budgets shrink and memories fade. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 17 Mar. 2022",
"So why do a lot of us neglect this ultra-crucial step? \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Those who have been critical of Congress on that front neglect the reality of good investigations -- that they are shaped like a pyramid. \u2014 Christine Todd Whitman, CNN , 4 Jan. 2022",
"In September, there were 44 reports of child abuse/ neglect by abandonment in Texas, 12 of them in Houston, according to the Department of Family and Protective Services. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In the face of intense doubt from the scientific community, LRS contends dredging Utah Lake would reverse its water quality problems, which have arisen over decades of neglect , pollution discharges and drought. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"The area is scarred by a legacy of racial segregation, economic and political neglect , dilapidated housing and other barriers. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 19 May 2022",
"Reasons for removal could include abuse of power, neglect , gross immorality, drunkenness, misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance, according to Ohio law. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 9 May 2022",
"Adversity such as abuse, neglect , or witnessing violence, especially when these actions are repeated or ongoing, leads to this kind of trauma. \u2014 Rebecca Zucker, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Gleason, who was arrested Friday while at work on the second floor of the county building, also faces a charge of willful neglect of duty, which is a misdemeanor. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 8 Apr. 2022",
"As a result, the girl's mother, Brooke Lynne Hinkle, 40, was arrested and charged with child neglect , possession of cocaine, and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the sheriff's office. \u2014 Fox News , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The teen's mother, 40, was arrested and charged with child neglect , possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia after a search of the home, police said. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The characters\u2014written by a team of adult writers and teenagers\u2014dealt with addiction, neglect , eating disorders, self harm, and abusive relationships. \u2014 Glamour , 2 Mar. 2022"
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"borrowed from Latin negl\u0113ctus, past participle of neglegere, neclegere \"to disregard, do nothing about, fail to care for,\" from nec \"not\" (probably from ne- \"not\" + -ce, deictic element, going back to Indo-European *\u1e31e, *\u1e31i ) + legere \"to gather, select, read\" \u2014 more at no entry 1 , he entry 1 , legend":"Verb"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Efforts to tackle neglected tropical diseases are a global success story; after decades of progress, 600 million people no longer need treatment for NTDs, and 42 countries, territories and areas have eliminated at least one disease. \u2014 Sarah Ferguson, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Beyond that, sometimes people lie about whether an animal was a fighting dog, neglected or aggressive, so the rescue is careful about allowing volunteers handle certain dogs. \u2014 Chris Perkins, sun-sentinel.com , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Rejuvenation pruning is major surgery, used to restore neglected old shrubs that have become too tangled to tackle one branch at a time. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 6 Feb. 2022",
"In particular, a 2018 Court of Appeals decision regarding the Towne and Terrace apartments, another neglected and unsafe complex in Indianapolis, kicked the legs out from under municipal governments in enforcing law against nuisances. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Their other work had centered on neglected diseases associated with poverty, like hookworm infections. \u2014 NBC News , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Add ripe neglected bananas and maple syrup, and this might be your new morning addiction. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Jan. 2022",
"The goal is to accept only sick, malnourished, injured, neglected or dangerous animals, as well as those whose owners are facing an emergency or have exhausted all other options. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Sep. 2021",
"Green said if forecasts of up to 20 inches of rain prove true, the city's underfunded and neglected network of pumps, underground pipes and surface canals likely won't be able to keep up. \u2014 David Aaro, Fox News , 30 Aug. 2021"
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"he's certainly not a neglectful father as he takes very good care of his children",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The musical itself was adapted from Dahl\u2019s original 1988 children\u2019s novel, about the titular Matilda \u2014 a girl, born to a boorish, anti-intellectual and neglectful family, who shows intelligence from an early age. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"Unlike the cows in George Orwell\u2019s novel, who are mistreated by a neglectful farmer and then duped by a tyrannical pig and his brainwashed henchman, Animal Farm was built on a basis of respect for their animals. \u2014 Noah Lederman, Bon App\u00e9tit , 9 June 2022",
"Because our dogs are seniors and some come from neglectful backgrounds, our veterinary costs can be staggering. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 12 May 2022",
"America\u2019s neglectful posture on long COVID is choreographed into just about every aspect of what\u2019s left of the country\u2019s pandemic response. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
"Now experts know an emotionally neglectful parent, a playground bullying incident, or a hospitalization, among many other types of experiences, can lead to the telltale symptoms that define post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 17 May 2022",
"Child Protection Services records show Lucio was neglectful , but not violent against any of her children. \u2014 CBS News , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Under state law, a parent is neglectful if a child is born substance-exposed, unless that exposure happened while the mother was under treatment by a medical professional. \u2014 Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Another sequence shows how being the son of an abusive and neglectful TV actor shaped Gauthier\u2019s insecurities and inferiorities at an early age. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 1 Feb. 2022"
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"he's certainly not a neglectful father as he takes very good care of his children",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The musical itself was adapted from Dahl\u2019s original 1988 children\u2019s novel, about the titular Matilda \u2014 a girl, born to a boorish, anti-intellectual and neglectful family, who shows intelligence from an early age. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"Unlike the cows in George Orwell\u2019s novel, who are mistreated by a neglectful farmer and then duped by a tyrannical pig and his brainwashed henchman, Animal Farm was built on a basis of respect for their animals. \u2014 Noah Lederman, Bon App\u00e9tit , 9 June 2022",
"Because our dogs are seniors and some come from neglectful backgrounds, our veterinary costs can be staggering. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 12 May 2022",
"America\u2019s neglectful posture on long COVID is choreographed into just about every aspect of what\u2019s left of the country\u2019s pandemic response. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
"Now experts know an emotionally neglectful parent, a playground bullying incident, or a hospitalization, among many other types of experiences, can lead to the telltale symptoms that define post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 17 May 2022",
"Child Protection Services records show Lucio was neglectful , but not violent against any of her children. \u2014 CBS News , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Under state law, a parent is neglectful if a child is born substance-exposed, unless that exposure happened while the mother was under treatment by a medical professional. \u2014 Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Another sequence shows how being the son of an abusive and neglectful TV actor shaped Gauthier\u2019s insecurities and inferiorities at an early age. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 1 Feb. 2022"
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"Verb",
"The building has been neglected for years.",
"The city has neglected the teacher shortage for too long.",
"The prison guard neglected his duty.",
"Noun",
"The park was overgrown and littered from years of neglect .",
"The parents were charged with child neglect .",
"The house is in a state of neglect .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The racist massacre is a harsh reminder of socioeconomic neglect the community has decried for decades. \u2014 Joseph De Avila, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
"She was charged with felonies of official misconduct and obstruction of justice, and a misdemeanor of falsifying child abuse or neglect information or records. \u2014 Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022",
"However, most people neglect their skin out of fear of their routine taking too much time out of their day and the dread of just another complex task to cut in between all the other chores that need to be done. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Salespeople often neglect honing their storytelling skill set and rarely manage an institutional library of stories to share with future prospects. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"Then, neglect : Once the danger dwindles, budgets shrink and memories fade. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 17 Mar. 2022",
"So why do a lot of us neglect this ultra-crucial step? \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Those who have been critical of Congress on that front neglect the reality of good investigations -- that they are shaped like a pyramid. \u2014 Christine Todd Whitman, CNN , 4 Jan. 2022",
"In September, there were 44 reports of child abuse/ neglect by abandonment in Texas, 12 of them in Houston, according to the Department of Family and Protective Services. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In the face of intense doubt from the scientific community, LRS contends dredging Utah Lake would reverse its water quality problems, which have arisen over decades of neglect , pollution discharges and drought. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"The area is scarred by a legacy of racial segregation, economic and political neglect , dilapidated housing and other barriers. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 19 May 2022",
"Reasons for removal could include abuse of power, neglect , gross immorality, drunkenness, misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance, according to Ohio law. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 9 May 2022",
"Adversity such as abuse, neglect , or witnessing violence, especially when these actions are repeated or ongoing, leads to this kind of trauma. \u2014 Rebecca Zucker, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Gleason, who was arrested Friday while at work on the second floor of the county building, also faces a charge of willful neglect of duty, which is a misdemeanor. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 8 Apr. 2022",
"As a result, the girl's mother, Brooke Lynne Hinkle, 40, was arrested and charged with child neglect , possession of cocaine, and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the sheriff's office. \u2014 Fox News , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The teen's mother, 40, was arrested and charged with child neglect , possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia after a search of the home, police said. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The characters\u2014written by a team of adult writers and teenagers\u2014dealt with addiction, neglect , eating disorders, self harm, and abusive relationships. \u2014 Glamour , 2 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin negl\u0113ctus, from neglegere, neclegere \"to disregard, do nothing about, neglect entry 1 \" + -tus, suffix of verbal action":"Noun",
"borrowed from Latin negl\u0113ctus, past participle of neglegere, neclegere \"to disregard, do nothing about, fail to care for,\" from nec \"not\" (probably from ne- \"not\" + -ce, deictic element, going back to Indo-European *\u1e31e, *\u1e31i ) + legere \"to gather, select, read\" \u2014 more at no entry 1 , he entry 1 , legend":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"ni-\u02c8glekt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for neglect Verb neglect , disregard , ignore , overlook , slight , forget mean to pass over without giving due attention. neglect implies giving insufficient attention to something that merits one's attention. habitually neglected his studies disregard suggests voluntary inattention. disregarded the wishes of his family ignore implies a failure to regard something obvious. ignored the snide remark overlook suggests disregarding or ignoring through haste or lack of care. in my rush I overlooked a key example slight implies contemptuous or disdainful disregarding or omitting. slighted several major authors in her survey forget may suggest either a willful ignoring or a failure to impress something on one's mind. forget what others say",
"synonyms":[
"bypass",
"disregard",
"forget",
"ignore",
"overlook",
"overpass",
"pass over",
"slight",
"slur (over)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182213",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"negligence":{
"antonyms":[
"care",
"carefulness",
"caution",
"cautiousness",
"heedfulness"
],
"definitions":{
": an act or instance of being negligent":[
"regretted his past negligences"
],
": failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances":[
"\u2026 his naivete and negligence had been the source of his problems.",
"\u2014 Michael Leahy"
],
": the quality or state of being negligent":[]
},
"examples":[
"The company was charged with negligence in the manufacturing of the defective tires.",
"exhibiting his usual negligence , he failed to set the emergency brake, and the car rolled down the steep hill and crashed into the telephone pole",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Municipal employees do not have the discretion to disregard motor vehicles laws, and municipalities can be liable for their negligence . \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant , 27 May 2022",
"The jury voted 10-2 in favor of the NCAA as to whether its negligence was the cause of Brenner\u2019s damages in the case. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 May 2022",
"His grief, along with severe economic downturns, World War I, northern political conspiracies, and certainly his own negligence , prompted the end of the mighty Florio empire. \u2014 Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure , 24 Apr. 2022",
"The film, written by Oneli and Evgeniia Marchenko, and produced by Office of Film Architecture, centers on Ulysses, whose wife and child die in a car crash because of his negligence , a crime for which he is imprisoned. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Not required to rescue the state from its own gross negligence . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The three-year statute of limitations in traditional negligence cases doesn\u2019t run while the complainant is a minor, Conlon said. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"The defendants denied all allegations in their response and argued that negligence did not amount to a civil rights violation. \u2014 Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"The developers and contractors have denied any negligence or wrongdoing. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English necligence, neglicence, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin neglegentia, neclegentia, from neglegent-, neglegens, necligens negligent + -ia -ia entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ne-gli-j\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8ne-gli-j\u0259ns",
"\u02c8ne-gl\u0259-j\u0259ns"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"carelessness",
"dereliction",
"heedlessness",
"incaution",
"incautiousness",
"laxness",
"neglectfulness",
"remissness",
"slackness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061734",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"negligency":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": negligence":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin neglegentia":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-ns\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175314",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"negligent":{
"antonyms":[
"attentive",
"careful",
"conscientious",
"nonnegligent"
],
"definitions":{
": failing to exercise the care expected of a reasonably prudent person in like circumstances":[
"negligent about traffic regulations"
],
": marked by a carelessly easy manner":[],
": marked by or given to neglect especially habitually or culpably":[
"was a careless workman, negligent of details",
"\u2014 Edith Hamilton"
]
},
"examples":[
"The fire was started by a negligent smoker.",
"He was negligent in not reporting the accident to the police.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To then, not return to the carriage at the destination stop to check whether the passenger has been able to successfully alight, is frankly lazy at best and broadly negligent . \u2014 Gus Alexiou, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"Robinson has also accused defendants of intentional interference with contractual and economic relations; intentional as well as negligent infliction of emotional distress; false light and conspiracy. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"The court ruled 7-0 in favor of allowing Lanier to sue for negligent infliction of emotional distress. \u2014 Tonya Alanez, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"California would be the first state to require gun owners to buy liability insurance to cover the negligent or accidental use of their firearms if lawmakers approve a measure announced late last week. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"In response to the claim that Justin made no threats, the Stewart family alleged the lack of checkups on him and negligent care, which are details to be hashed out if the courts let the lawsuit proceed. \u2014 Titus Wu, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
"Many of the deadliest workplace accidents in American history\u2014like the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire or the Monongah mining disaster\u2014were a result of negligent employers and a lack of worker safety standards. \u2014 al , 13 June 2022",
"The Collective Administrative Claims are being filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act, which enables people who have been harmed by negligent or wrongful actions of the federal government to seek redress. \u2014 Sarah Fitzpatrick, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
"Instead, the airline conducted its own negligent investigation and wrongfully identified Lowe as the only suspect of the airport police department\u2019s investigation, the lawsuit alleges. \u2014 Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post , 8 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English necligent, negligent, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin neglegent-, neglegens (also neclegens, negligens ), present participle of neglegere, neclegere \"to disregard, do nothing about, fail to care for\" \u2014 more at neglect entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ne-gli-j\u0259nt",
"\u02c8ne-gl\u0259-j\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for negligent negligent , neglectful , lax , slack , remiss mean culpably careless or indicative of such carelessness. negligent implies inattention to one's duty or business. negligent about writing a note of thanks neglectful adds a more disapproving implication of laziness or deliberate inattention. a society callously neglectful of the poor lax implies a blameworthy lack of strictness, severity, or precision. a reporter lax about accurate quotation slack implies want of due or necessary diligence or care. slack workmanship remiss implies blameworthy carelessness shown in slackness, forgetfulness, or neglect. had been remiss in their familial duties",
"synonyms":[
"careless",
"derelict",
"disregardful",
"lax",
"lazy",
"neglectful",
"neglecting",
"remiss",
"slack"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180558",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"negligent escape":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the escape of a prisoner without prison breach and without the custodian's consent and arising through the custodian's negligence":[
"\u2014 contrasted with voluntary escape"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013538",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"negligibility":{
"antonyms":[
"big",
"consequential",
"considerable",
"important",
"material",
"significant"
],
"definitions":{
": so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling":[
"a negligible error",
"last year sales were negligible",
"a negligible risk",
"a negligible effect"
]
},
"examples":[
"A negligible amount of damage was done to the vehicle.",
"The price difference was negligible .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Shipping fees are negligible on the ultralight packages. \u2014 Jon Emont And Jesse Newman, WSJ , 5 Sep. 2020",
"As far as other coffee nutrition facts go, its macronutrients are pretty much negligible . \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 31 May 2022",
"This is no small accomplishment, considering how negligible Penny, her character, is. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
"Considering how negligible these changes are, expect Apple to continue to refer to them as 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch displays. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 10 May 2022",
"The cost of such undertakings\u2014which involve changing official documents, Web sites and graphic designs\u2014seems to be fairly negligible . \u2014 Adam Mann, Scientific American , 4 Apr. 2022",
"In a society increasingly dominated by data, face-to-face interaction seems too negligible a variable to factor in. \u2014 Paula Marantz Cohen, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
"So while some small businesses and the self-employed may have needs negligible enough in size to continue operating, there is scant evidence this would be possible on the scale Russia needs anytime soon. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The impact of new guidelines on the local concert industry should be fairly negligible . \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 26 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1829, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latinization of French n\u00e9gligeable, from n\u00e9gliger \"to disregard, neglect\" (going back to Middle French negliger, borrowed from Latin neglegere, neclegere \"to disregard, do nothing about\") + -able -able \u2014 more at neglect entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ne-gli-j\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8ne-gl\u0259-j\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"chicken",
"de minimis",
"footling",
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"measly",
"Mickey Mouse",
"minute",
"niggling",
"no-account",
"nominal",
"paltry",
"peanut",
"petty",
"picayune",
"piddling",
"piddly",
"piffling",
"pimping",
"slight",
"trifling",
"trivial"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184808",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"negligible":{
"antonyms":[
"big",
"consequential",
"considerable",
"important",
"material",
"significant"
],
"definitions":{
": so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling":[
"a negligible error",
"last year sales were negligible",
"a negligible risk",
"a negligible effect"
]
},
"examples":[
"A negligible amount of damage was done to the vehicle.",
"The price difference was negligible .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Shipping fees are negligible on the ultralight packages. \u2014 Jon Emont And Jesse Newman, WSJ , 5 Sep. 2020",
"As far as other coffee nutrition facts go, its macronutrients are pretty much negligible . \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 31 May 2022",
"This is no small accomplishment, considering how negligible Penny, her character, is. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
"Considering how negligible these changes are, expect Apple to continue to refer to them as 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch displays. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 10 May 2022",
"The cost of such undertakings\u2014which involve changing official documents, Web sites and graphic designs\u2014seems to be fairly negligible . \u2014 Adam Mann, Scientific American , 4 Apr. 2022",
"In a society increasingly dominated by data, face-to-face interaction seems too negligible a variable to factor in. \u2014 Paula Marantz Cohen, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
"So while some small businesses and the self-employed may have needs negligible enough in size to continue operating, there is scant evidence this would be possible on the scale Russia needs anytime soon. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The impact of new guidelines on the local concert industry should be fairly negligible . \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 26 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1829, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latinization of French n\u00e9gligeable, from n\u00e9gliger \"to disregard, neglect\" (going back to Middle French negliger, borrowed from Latin neglegere, neclegere \"to disregard, do nothing about\") + -able -able \u2014 more at neglect entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ne-gli-j\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8ne-gl\u0259-j\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"chicken",
"de minimis",
"footling",
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"measly",
"Mickey Mouse",
"minute",
"niggling",
"no-account",
"nominal",
"paltry",
"peanut",
"petty",
"picayune",
"piddling",
"piddly",
"piffling",
"pimping",
"slight",
"trifling",
"trivial"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013725",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"negligibly":{
"antonyms":[
"big",
"consequential",
"considerable",
"important",
"material",
"significant"
],
"definitions":{
": so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling":[
"a negligible error",
"last year sales were negligible",
"a negligible risk",
"a negligible effect"
]
},
"examples":[
"A negligible amount of damage was done to the vehicle.",
"The price difference was negligible .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Shipping fees are negligible on the ultralight packages. \u2014 Jon Emont And Jesse Newman, WSJ , 5 Sep. 2020",
"As far as other coffee nutrition facts go, its macronutrients are pretty much negligible . \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 31 May 2022",
"This is no small accomplishment, considering how negligible Penny, her character, is. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
"Considering how negligible these changes are, expect Apple to continue to refer to them as 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch displays. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 10 May 2022",
"The cost of such undertakings\u2014which involve changing official documents, Web sites and graphic designs\u2014seems to be fairly negligible . \u2014 Adam Mann, Scientific American , 4 Apr. 2022",
"In a society increasingly dominated by data, face-to-face interaction seems too negligible a variable to factor in. \u2014 Paula Marantz Cohen, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
"So while some small businesses and the self-employed may have needs negligible enough in size to continue operating, there is scant evidence this would be possible on the scale Russia needs anytime soon. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The impact of new guidelines on the local concert industry should be fairly negligible . \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 26 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1829, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latinization of French n\u00e9gligeable, from n\u00e9gliger \"to disregard, neglect\" (going back to Middle French negliger, borrowed from Latin neglegere, neclegere \"to disregard, do nothing about\") + -able -able \u2014 more at neglect entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ne-gl\u0259-j\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8ne-gli-j\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"chicken",
"de minimis",
"footling",
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"measly",
"Mickey Mouse",
"minute",
"niggling",
"no-account",
"nominal",
"paltry",
"peanut",
"petty",
"picayune",
"piddling",
"piddly",
"piffling",
"pimping",
"slight",
"trifling",
"trivial"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091854",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"negociate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of negociate archaic variant of negotiate"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-194701",
"type":[]
},
"negotiable":{
"antonyms":[
"impassable",
"impassible",
"unnegotiable",
"unpassable"
],
"definitions":{
": capable of being negotiated : such as":[],
": capable of being traversed, dealt with, or accomplished":[
"a difficult but negotiable road",
"some kind of agreement was negotiable"
],
": open to discussion or dispute":[
"The terms of the contract are negotiable .",
"The price was not negotiable ."
],
": transferable from one person to another by being delivered with or without endorsement (see endorse sense 1d ) so that the title passes to the transferee (see transferee sense 1 )":[
"negotiable securities"
]
},
"examples":[
"The terms of the contract are negotiable .",
"The price was not negotiable .",
"a rough but negotiable road",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Most of his clients are homeless, and many are military veterans; the price is negotiable and can be paid in food (preferably fresh fruit); and nobody with empty pockets is turned away. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2022",
"Prices aren\u2019t negotiable , Adams said, but all items will be half-off from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday as the sale concludes. \u2014 Clare Spaulding, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Understanding how to acquire, analyze, and leverage data and insights is non- negotiable . \u2014 Kimberly A. Whitler, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"One thing that's non- negotiable this summer\u2014and every other day of the year? \u2014 Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 May 2022",
"Due to the incredible amount of data created from their projects to date, moving and storing these digital archives for backups and remote collaboration while keeping the data intergirty is non- negotiable . \u2014 Ashley Lan, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Around here, change is non- negotiable : the highway lies atop a series of barrier islands \u2013 dynamic mounds of sand designed by nature to shift. \u2014 Spencer George, Longreads , 28 Apr. 2022",
"This information is key to identifying areas in your budget that are negotiable . \u2014 cleveland , 30 Apr. 2022",
"As with so much in life, everything in this realm is negotiable . \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1758, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"negoti(ate) + -able , perhaps after French n\u00e9gociable":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"ni-\u02c8g\u014d-sh\u0259-b\u0259l",
"ni-\u02c8g\u014d-sh(\u0113-)\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"navigable",
"passable"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230812",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"negotiant":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one that negotiates":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The latter is primarily a Bordeaux negotiant that is also active in the Cognac sector. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 1 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1611, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from French n\u00e9gociant \"merchant, trader,\" going back to Middle French, noun derivative (perhaps after Italian negoziante ) from present participle of negocier \"to do business, trade,\" borrowed from Latin neg\u014dti\u0101r\u012b \u2014 more at negotiate":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"ni-\u02c8g\u014d-sh(\u0113-)\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212924",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"negotiate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": complete , accomplish":[
"negotiate the trip in two hours"
],
": to arrange for or bring about through conference, discussion, and compromise":[
"negotiate a treaty"
],
": to confer with another so as to arrive at the settlement of some matter":[
"Teachers are negotiating for higher salaries."
],
": to convert into cash or the equivalent value":[
"negotiate a check"
],
": to deal with (some matter or affair that requires ability for its successful handling) : manage":[
"negotiated his business deals with remarkable skill"
],
": to successfully travel along or over":[
"negotiate a turn"
],
": to transfer (something, such as a bill of exchange ) to another by delivery or endorsement (see endorse sense 1d )":[]
},
"examples":[
"The customer wanted to negotiate over the price.",
"She has good negotiating skills.",
"We negotiated a fair price.",
"The driver carefully negotiated the winding road.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is no limit on the amount of money or vouchers the airline can offer you, and passengers are free to negotiate . \u2014 Amanda Maile, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
"For decades, successive Egyptian rulers have tried to move the houseboats, but the owners were able to negotiate with the authorities. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
"Barbara Moss and her husband are always having to negotiate a time to leave for the airport. \u2014 Sara Edwards, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
"The Broncos initially recruited him for the cornerback position but Briscoe managed to negotiate being considered for quarterback. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
"Free agents are able to negotiate contracts during the NBA's annual player movement moratorium beginning July 1, which is when contracts can't be signed and trades can't be made official. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 28 June 2022",
"In countries like the U.S. or the U.K., no such protections have yet to be approved on a national level, and employees have to negotiate the terms of remote work with their employer. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"To lure non-sporting events, BSE Global needs to negotiate favorable terms with promoters, leaving little room for profit. \u2014 Jabari Young, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
"The acquisition comes shortly after the announcement that Landmark will close its popular Pico street location, due to being unable to negotiate the terms of its tenancy with its realtor. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 26 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1598, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin neg\u014dti\u0101tus, past participle of neg\u014dti\u0101r\u012b \"to do business, trade, deal,\" derivative of neg\u014dtium \"work, business, difficulty, annoyance,\" from nec \"not\" + \u014dtium \"free time, leisure, tranquility,\" of obscure origin \u2014 more at neglect entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"nonstandard -s\u0113-",
"ni-\u02c8g\u014d-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
],
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"synonyms":[
"arrange",
"bargain",
"concert",
"conclude"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094600",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"negotiation":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the action or process of negotiating or being negotiated":[
"\u2014 often used in plural Negotiations between the two governments have failed to produce an agreement."
]
},
"examples":[
"We need a negotiation between the townspeople and mayor over the site of the new library.",
"She is skilled at negotiation .",
"The college president was against any negotiation with the students.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bolden and school board members thanked the Solon Education Association for its cooperation and open-mindedness during the negotiation process, which considered the district\u2019s fiscal accountability and the complexities of school finances. \u2014 Ed Wittenberg, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
"The strategy, passed unanimously by the Assembly, is the result of a monthslong, ongoing negotiation process, after the Assembly scuttled a previous Bronson proposal to construct a 450-person temporary shelter in East Anchorage. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 7 May 2022",
"In the agriculture sector, incentivizing farmers to voluntarily reduce irrigation, while also attempting to regulate water use, will be significant parts of the negotiation process. \u2014 Nick Bowlin, Outside Online , 4 May 2022",
"Vice Chancellor Joseph Slights III, who presided over the shareholder lawsuit in Delaware Chancery Court, found that Tesla\u2019s negotiation process was imperfect and Mr. Musk too involved, but the board nevertheless meaningfully vetted the deal. \u2014 Rebecca Elliott, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Organizers are also preparing for a challenging negotiation process for a labor contract. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Organizers are also preparing for a challenging negotiation process for a labor contract. \u2014 Haleluya Hadero And Anne D'innocenzio, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 Apr. 2022",
"In the complaint, FTC officials said Napleton staff often waited until the end of a lengthy negotiation process to sneak in add-ons at the end of the purchase contract \u2014 which itself was 60 pages long. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The main difference for where the Bengals and Bates stand in the negotiation process now is that the team placed the franchise tag on Bates ahead of free agency giving them more time iron out a deal. \u2014 Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer , 30 Mar. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"Middle English negociacion \"dealing with people,\" borrowed from Latin neg\u014dti\u0101ti\u014dn-, neg\u014dti\u0101ti\u014d \"business, trade,\" from neg\u014dti\u0101r\u012b \"to do business, trade, deal\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at negotiate":""
},
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"nonstandard -s\u0113-",
"ni-\u02ccg\u014d-sh\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"accommodation",
"compromise",
"concession",
"give-and-take"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234418",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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": fellow man":[
"thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself",
"\u2014 Matthew 19:19 (King James Version)"
],
": one living or located near another":[
"had lunch with her next-door neighbor"
],
": to adjoin immediately or lie relatively near to":[],
": to associate in a neighborly way":[],
": to live or be located as a neighbor":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"We invited our friends and neighbors .",
"Canada is a neighbor of the U.S.",
"Venus is Earth's nearest neighbor .",
"Verb",
"the baseball field neighbors a parking lot",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The sister who was practically a neighbor , Trish Morgan-Tilley, 52, has the same father as Dugan. \u2014 Cathy Free, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"To them, Hardrick himself was more neighbor than famous painter in a community where plays and concerts were integrated into church gatherings. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 6 June 2022",
"The lawyer acknowledges that, of the three, only the Samaritan was a neighbor to the wounded man. \u2014 Maisie Sparks, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 June 2022",
"Being a good neighbor takes understanding that different people have different needs that need to be accommodated. \u2014 Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"The Finnish ambassador could not make it to Michigan last week because Finland shares an 830-mile border with Russia, and Vladimir Putin is not being anyone's good neighbor . \u2014 Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press , 22 May 2022",
"The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame wasn\u2019t around, nor was its neighbor , the Great Lakes Science Center. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 13 May 2022",
"Be a good neighbor and get your pet to a vet or nonprofit clinic to get spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. \u2014 Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News , 12 May 2022",
"Another consideration when creating the menu, Evans said, was their neighbor : Nomad East, which serves Neapolitan-style pizza across the street. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The 500 people who neighbor the company\u2019s computer center got something else: an inescapable drone that is driving many of them crazy. \u2014 Vipal Monga, WSJ , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Resident Lisa-Diane Smith, of University Parkway, whose home would neighbor the synagogue lot, was the lone person to question the project. \u2014 cleveland , 8 June 2021",
"Department of Homeland Security statistics show that the vast majority of children who've come alone to the United States from Central America -- and other regions that don't neighbor the United States -- are still here. \u2014 Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN , 17 Mar. 2021",
"At the same time more Silicon Valley residents are struggling to put food on their tables, the tech companies that neighbor the distribution sites are doing better than ever. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Dec. 2020",
"Nisarga comes just two weeks after Cyclone Amphan tore through the Bay of Bengal on India\u2019s east coast and battered West Bengal state, killing more than 100 people in India and neighboring Bangladesh. \u2014 NBC News , 3 June 2020",
"Nisarga comes just two weeks after Cyclone Amphan tore through the Bay of Bengal on India's east coast and battered West Bengal state, killing more than 100 people in India and neighboring Bangladesh. \u2014 Fox News , 2 June 2020",
"The Myanmar military is already facing allegations of genocide over a 2017 crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority that forced almost 750,000 women, men and children to flee into neighboring Bangladesh. \u2014 Amy Gunia, Time , 29 Apr. 2020",
"The current movement of people is the largest human exodus since a 2017 campaign carried out by Myanmar\u2019s military forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to seek sanctuary in neighboring Bangladesh. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 19 Feb. 2020"
],
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"1530, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"circa 1586, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English, from Old English n\u0113ahgeb\u016br (akin to Old High German n\u0101hgib\u016br ); akin to Old English n\u0113ah near and Old English geb\u016br dweller \u2014 more at nigh , boor":"Noun, Adjective, and Verb"
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"\u02c8n\u0101-b\u0259r"
],
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"abut",
"adjoin",
"border (on)",
"butt (on ",
"flank",
"fringe",
"join",
"march (with)",
"skirt",
"touch",
"verge (on)"
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"noun",
"verb"
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],
": a section lived in by neighbors and usually having distinguishing characteristics":[
"lived in a quiet neighborhood"
],
": an approximate amount, extent, or degree":[
"cost in the neighborhood of $100"
],
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"\u2026 a closer feeling of brotherhood, a more efficient sense of neighborhood \u2026",
"\u2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne"
],
": the people living near one another":[
"The whole neighborhood heard about it."
],
": the quality or state of being neighbors : proximity":[
"\u2026 refugees from the country, driven by fear or the neighborhood of armies.",
"\u2014 F. L. Paxson"
]
},
"examples":[
"They bought a house in a beautiful neighborhood .",
"The whole neighborhood heard about it.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"From the outside, the house Nick Tobler lives in looks like every other house along the street in his quiet neighborhood in Taylor Mill. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
"Bring eight or ten people to the table and begin simply by asking specific, thought-provoking questions about gun safety in their own neighborhood . \u2014 Bill Frist, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Our tour leader told us that the trip had been based at a hotel in the center of town before the pandemic, but our little neighborhood offered a more intimate side of city life without sacrificing convenience. \u2014 Nancy Nathan, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"The 31-year-old brand consultant, who lives in Harlem, New York, would frequently place online orders at Clay, a new American restaurant in her neighborhood . \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 23 June 2022",
"The unidentified man was struck by lightning while walking in his neighborhood in Ridgecrest, east of Bakersfield, according to the Ridgecrest Police Department. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Linda Perri, president of the Washington Park Association, also spoke during the rally, saying her Providence neighborhood bears the brunt of too much pollution. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"As people toured her new home, Lubin began meeting fellow residents of her new neighborhood . \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 21 June 2022",
"There are a lot of roses from my neighborhood that haven\u2019t blossomed. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8n\u0101-b\u0259r-\u02cchu\u0307d"
],
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"synonyms":[
"matter",
"tune",
"vicinity"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030218",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself",
"\u2014 Matthew 19:19 (King James Version)"
],
": one living or located near another":[
"had lunch with her next-door neighbor"
],
": to adjoin immediately or lie relatively near to":[],
": to associate in a neighborly way":[],
": to live or be located as a neighbor":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"We invited our friends and neighbors .",
"Canada is a neighbor of the U.S.",
"Venus is Earth's nearest neighbor .",
"Verb",
"the baseball field neighbors a parking lot",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The sister who was practically a neighbor , Trish Morgan-Tilley, 52, has the same father as Dugan. \u2014 Cathy Free, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
"To them, Hardrick himself was more neighbor than famous painter in a community where plays and concerts were integrated into church gatherings. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 6 June 2022",
"The lawyer acknowledges that, of the three, only the Samaritan was a neighbor to the wounded man. \u2014 Maisie Sparks, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 June 2022",
"Being a good neighbor takes understanding that different people have different needs that need to be accommodated. \u2014 Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
"The Finnish ambassador could not make it to Michigan last week because Finland shares an 830-mile border with Russia, and Vladimir Putin is not being anyone's good neighbor . \u2014 Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press , 22 May 2022",
"The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame wasn\u2019t around, nor was its neighbor , the Great Lakes Science Center. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 13 May 2022",
"Be a good neighbor and get your pet to a vet or nonprofit clinic to get spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. \u2014 Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News , 12 May 2022",
"Another consideration when creating the menu, Evans said, was their neighbor : Nomad East, which serves Neapolitan-style pizza across the street. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The 500 people who neighbor the company\u2019s computer center got something else: an inescapable drone that is driving many of them crazy. \u2014 Vipal Monga, WSJ , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Resident Lisa-Diane Smith, of University Parkway, whose home would neighbor the synagogue lot, was the lone person to question the project. \u2014 cleveland , 8 June 2021",
"Department of Homeland Security statistics show that the vast majority of children who've come alone to the United States from Central America -- and other regions that don't neighbor the United States -- are still here. \u2014 Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN , 17 Mar. 2021",
"At the same time more Silicon Valley residents are struggling to put food on their tables, the tech companies that neighbor the distribution sites are doing better than ever. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Dec. 2020",
"Nisarga comes just two weeks after Cyclone Amphan tore through the Bay of Bengal on India\u2019s east coast and battered West Bengal state, killing more than 100 people in India and neighboring Bangladesh. \u2014 NBC News , 3 June 2020",
"Nisarga comes just two weeks after Cyclone Amphan tore through the Bay of Bengal on India's east coast and battered West Bengal state, killing more than 100 people in India and neighboring Bangladesh. \u2014 Fox News , 2 June 2020",
"The Myanmar military is already facing allegations of genocide over a 2017 crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority that forced almost 750,000 women, men and children to flee into neighboring Bangladesh. \u2014 Amy Gunia, Time , 29 Apr. 2020",
"The current movement of people is the largest human exodus since a 2017 campaign carried out by Myanmar\u2019s military forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to seek sanctuary in neighboring Bangladesh. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 19 Feb. 2020"
],
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"1530, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"circa 1586, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English, from Old English n\u0113ahgeb\u016br (akin to Old High German n\u0101hgib\u016br ); akin to Old English n\u0113ah near and Old English geb\u016br dweller \u2014 more at nigh , boor":"Noun, Adjective, and Verb"
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"\u02c8n\u0101-b\u0259r"
],
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"abut",
"adjoin",
"border (on)",
"butt (on ",
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"fringe",
"join",
"march (with)",
"skirt",
"touch",
"verge (on)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224448",
"type":[
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"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"neighborliness":{
"antonyms":[
"antagonistic",
"hostile",
"unfriendly"
],
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"examples":[
"She was friendly in a neighborly way.",
"they were neighborly folks, always ready to lend a helping hand whenever necessary",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ghoulish faces lurk in the walls behind otherwise banal neighborly interactions, conveying a genuine feeling of paranoia and madness. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
"His neighborly persona earned him widespread popularity in rural and metropolitan areas of the country, from the elderly who viewed him as a friend to younger generations who watched him on television alongside their grandparents. \u2014 Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"But by 1964 Turkey had claimed that 12 of the islands had actually been stolen from them in 1912 and suggested Greece should hand over six of the islands as a show of good neighborly relations. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 31 May 2022",
"Weather provides a social glue: Neighbors become more neighborly by helping one another in the wake of severe storms. \u2014 Michelle Goering, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Then one, after my preferred dates for Eastport Easy, a townhouse with a neighborly front porch, disappeared. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"But my immediate identification with Kirkpatrick goes beyond just a neighborly resonance. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Even the small group that texts almost every day to accuse me of slanting the news does so with a neighborly tone. \u2014 cleveland , 7 May 2022",
"Neighboring counties in the Ozark Mountains tried to be neighborly . \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 12 Feb. 2022"
],
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"1558, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8n\u0101-b\u0259r-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for neighborly amicable , neighborly , friendly mean exhibiting goodwill and an absence of antagonism. amicable implies a state of peace and a desire on the part of the parties not to quarrel. maintained amicable relations neighborly implies a disposition to live on good terms with others and to be helpful on principle. neighborly concern friendly stresses cordiality and often warmth or intimacy of personal relations. sought friendly advice",
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"chummy",
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"comradely",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"genial",
"hail-fellow",
"hail-fellow-well-met",
"hearty",
"matey",
"palsy",
"palsy-walsy",
"warm",
"warmhearted"
],
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
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"antagonistic",
"hostile",
"unfriendly"
],
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"examples":[
"She was friendly in a neighborly way.",
"they were neighborly folks, always ready to lend a helping hand whenever necessary",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ghoulish faces lurk in the walls behind otherwise banal neighborly interactions, conveying a genuine feeling of paranoia and madness. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
"His neighborly persona earned him widespread popularity in rural and metropolitan areas of the country, from the elderly who viewed him as a friend to younger generations who watched him on television alongside their grandparents. \u2014 Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"But by 1964 Turkey had claimed that 12 of the islands had actually been stolen from them in 1912 and suggested Greece should hand over six of the islands as a show of good neighborly relations. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 31 May 2022",
"Weather provides a social glue: Neighbors become more neighborly by helping one another in the wake of severe storms. \u2014 Michelle Goering, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Then one, after my preferred dates for Eastport Easy, a townhouse with a neighborly front porch, disappeared. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"But my immediate identification with Kirkpatrick goes beyond just a neighborly resonance. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Even the small group that texts almost every day to accuse me of slanting the news does so with a neighborly tone. \u2014 cleveland , 7 May 2022",
"Neighboring counties in the Ozark Mountains tried to be neighborly . \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 12 Feb. 2022"
],
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"1558, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02c8n\u0101-b\u0259r-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for neighborly amicable , neighborly , friendly mean exhibiting goodwill and an absence of antagonism. amicable implies a state of peace and a desire on the part of the parties not to quarrel. maintained amicable relations neighborly implies a disposition to live on good terms with others and to be helpful on principle. neighborly concern friendly stresses cordiality and often warmth or intimacy of personal relations. sought friendly advice",
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"buddy-buddy",
"chummy",
"collegial",
"companionable",
"comradely",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"genial",
"hail-fellow",
"hail-fellow-well-met",
"hearty",
"matey",
"palsy",
"palsy-walsy",
"warm",
"warmhearted"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185620",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
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": one of the Nemertea : a nemertoid worm":[],
": resembling or related to the Nemertea : nemertean":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Nemertea + English -oid":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8nem\u0259r\u02cct\u022fid",
"\"",
"n\u0259\u0307\u02c8m\u0259r-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132412",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
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": a genus of African herbs or subshrubs (family Scrophulariaceae) having variously colored, irregular, slightly spurred, mostly racemose flowers":[],
": a plant of the genus Nemesia":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek, plural of nemesion catchfly":""
},
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"n\u0259\u0307\u02c8m\u0113zh(\u0113)\u0259"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223148",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nemesis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a formidable and usually victorious rival or opponent":[
"The team was defeated by its old nemesis ."
],
": an act or effect of retribution":[
"\u2026 pursue them with the nemesis of outraged humanity.",
"\u2014 Donald Culross Peattie"
],
": bane sense 1":[
"A nemesis of humankind since the first hand slapped the first cheek, mosquitoes have bitten their way into the American experience \u2026",
"\u2014 Jack Cox"
],
": one that inflicts retribution or vengeance":[
"Many a pursued man fell before his nemesis in the streets \u2026",
"\u2014 Agnes Morely Cleaveland"
],
": the Greek goddess of retributive justice":[]
},
"examples":[
"On just the kind of putt that had been a career-long nemesis , he kept his head perfectly still and knocked the ball squarely in the hole. \u2014 Jaime Diaz , Sports Illustrated , 20 Feb. 1995",
"Japan and Iraq have been floated as possible successors for the role once filled by Amercia's old nemesis , the Soviet Union \u2026 \u2014 Michiko Kakutani , New York Times , 18 June 1993",
"In the beginning were the words, winged at first until, paralysed, they fell to earth and were imprisoned by their nemesis , the alphabet. \u2014 Erich Segal , Times Literary Supplement , 12 July 1991",
"Thus, once surgeons implant the new graft, tissue rejection\u2014the unforgiving nemesis of most transplant attempts\u2014occurs in only 3% to 5% of cases. \u2014 Christine Gorman et al. , Time , 7 Dec. 1987",
"He will be playing his old nemesis for the championship.",
"Batman is the Joker's main nemesis and always foils his wicked plots.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To that end, Bo is given a persistent nemesis named Kermit Wilts (played by Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards), who gets into his head early and refuses to get out. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"Another problem for Musk is his old nemesis , the shorts. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Also, in a bit of storybook irony, Johnson will be watching arch- nemesis Bird win his first NBA title, as Bird did at the end of Season 1. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 9 May 2022",
"Series favorite Cheong-san saved the day when his arch- nemesis Gwi-nam arrived at the building where the heartthrob and his friends were hiding. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 9 Feb. 2022",
"When tankers were being targeted by its regional arch- nemesis Iran in 2019, off the coast of the UAE, Abu Dhabi quickly changed tack. \u2014 Tamara Qiblawi, CNN , 18 Jan. 2022",
"The Rams play at the Vikings and at the Ravens before coming home to play the 49ers and McVay\u2019s mentor-slash- nemesis , Kyle Shanahan. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Likewise, Nicot coaxes equally naturalistic, penny-bright turns from the rest of the young cast, especially Charlie Drach as Lucile, Dalva\u2019s classroom nemesis , and adorable Roman Coustere Hachez as tiny urchin Dimi at the group home. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"The character had run-ins with the web-producing hero as well as Black Panther and Spider-Man's other nemesis , Venom. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022"
],
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"1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin, borrowed from Greek n\u00e9mesis \"retribution, righteous anger, blame,\" probably derivative (with -esis, analogically extended form of -sis, -tis, suffix of action nouns) of n\u00e9mein \"to apportion, distribute\" \u2014 more at nimble":""
},
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"\u02c8ne-m\u0259-s\u0259s"
],
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"avenger",
"castigator",
"chastiser",
"punisher",
"scourge",
"vigilante"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092727",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": an insect of the family Nemestrinidae":[],
": of or relating to the Nemestrinidae":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Nemestrinidae":"Noun"
},
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"\"",
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042327",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
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": New World":[
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"Neo tropical"
],
": in a new and different form or manner":[
"Neo platonism",
"Neo platonic"
],
": new : recent":[
"Neo gene"
],
": new and abnormal":[
"neo plasm"
],
": new and different period or form of":[
"Neo platonism",
"Neo platonic"
],
": new chemical compound isomeric with or otherwise related to (such) a compound":[
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]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Greek neo-, combining form from n\u00e9os \"young, fresh, new\" \u2014 more at new entry 1":""
},
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124226",
"type":[
"combining form"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1961, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"ne- + Dada":""
},
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"\"+"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085340",
"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to neo-Darwinism":[]
},
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"The second five words in the list \u2014 milliamp, neodymium , degauss, aileron, servo \u2014 are much more commonly known by men. \u2014 Kara Miller, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"The goal will be to produce 12 tons per year of neodymium or dysprosium. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"The magnetic slime is made of toxic chemicals, including the neodymium magnet particles. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 4 Apr. 2022",
"But for starters, Phoenix is focused on the rare earths, exotic metals with names like neodymium and dysprosium. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"Professor Herrington calculates that switching entirely to EVs in the United Kingdom alone would eat up all the neodymium produced on the planet, 75% of global lithium production, and no less than half of the world\u2019s copper. \u2014 Patrick Gleason, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
"In China, toxic chemicals leach neodymium from the earth. \u2014 Shel Evergreen, Ars Technica , 2 May 2022",
"China processes more than half of the world\u2019s cobalt, lithium, and the class of rare-earth elements (REEs) that includes neodymium , dysprosium, praseodymium, and terbium . . . \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 12 Mar. 2022",
"In this case, the crystal is formed from a material that's a mix of neodymium , nickel, and oxygen. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 4 Feb. 2022"
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"my old manual typewriter now seems positively neolithic",
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"For a disease that affected even our neolithic ancestors, the world had to wait until 2021 for the first-ever malaria vaccine. \u2014 Nadia A. Sam-agudu, The Atlantic , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Whereas animals might migrate, seeking more hospitable habitats, a Norman church, Roman villa or neolithic stone circle cannot move. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Aug. 2021",
"D\u2019Apollonio works improvisationally and is inspired by neolithic sculpture. \u2014 Diana Budds, Curbed , 30 July 2021",
"Among them are jaw-dropping images of the second smallest planet in the solar system, a comet passing over neolithic monument Stonehenge, and the path of the full moon over Paris at night during one of the city's lockdowns. \u2014 Amy Woodyatt, CNN , 1 July 2021",
"The government\u2019s collection contained an extraordinarily diverse array of artifacts: neolithic tools, Bronze Age statuary and Greek, Buddhist, Hindu and Islamic masterpieces. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Mar. 2021",
"Some estimates have humans observing solstices as early as the Stone Age (~2.5 million years ago) while others posit that neolithic humans used the summer solstice as an indicator for planting and harvesting crops. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 20 June 2020",
"Some estimates have humans observing solstices as early as the Stone Age (~2.5 million years ago) while others posit that neolithic humans used the summer solstice as an indicator for planting and harvesting crops. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 20 June 2020",
"Some estimates have humans observing solstices as early as the Stone Age (~2.5 million years ago) while others posit that neolithic humans used the summer solstice as an indicator for planting and harvesting crops. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 20 June 2020"
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"the hospital has added a new wing especially for neonates",
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"The likelihood that any fetus will survive outside the uterus as a neonate is an estimate based on many factors. \u2014 Cara C. Heuser, Scientific American , 4 May 2022",
"The neonate , or hatchling, was found at a depth of 3,940 feet (1,200 meters) on the Chatham Rise located east of New Zealand, reports Brandon Specktor for Live Science. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The woman\u2019s cat had rejected the all-black kitten, likely because of the little one\u2019s health condition, so the two-faced neonate would need round-the-clock human care to stay alive. \u2014 Laura Barcella, PEOPLE.com , 6 Nov. 2019",
"All eight neonates are healthy, have shed their skin once and started dining on pinky-sized hairless baby mice. \u2014 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Oct. 2019",
"Now other zoos are excitedly lining up to get one of the Milwaukee zoo's rhino viper babies, which are called neonates . \u2014 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Oct. 2019",
"Another rhino viper pair gave birth to one living neonate in August, though unfortunately that mother died a short time later. \u2014 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Oct. 2019",
"The committee cited a potential risk of transferring pathogenic organisms from the woman to the neonate . \u2014 Jane E. Brody, New York Times , 5 Feb. 2018",
"Dines determined that the whale was a female, was a full-term neonate and likely was a week old. \u2014 Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register , 19 Jan. 2017"
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"neophytes fresh from graduate schools of business"
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"neophytes are assigned an experienced church member to guide them through their first year",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Alisha\u2019s timid granddaughter Izzy (Keke Palmer), a clueless neophyte (Taika Waititi) and a rugged middle-aged female ex-convict (Dale Soules). \u2014 Kyle Smith, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"In Peru, a surge in poverty helped propel Marxist rural schoolteacher and political neophyte Pedro Castillo last year to the presidency. \u2014 Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
"And that is how a Broadway neophyte won the role of pop megastar Michael Jackson. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"Harrison Ford movies, but making Affleck's agent such a neophyte weirdly strands him between the movie's poles. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 1 June 2022",
"Anyone who opens their heart to the mountains \u2013 veteran trekker, casual explorer, or complete neophyte \u2013 will be well rewarded by this singular book. \u2014 Michael Berry, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 May 2022",
"Do voters prefer a serious legislator who does his job and reflects the values of his district to a headline-grabbing neophyte ? \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Unlike Newsom\u2019s top Republican challengers in the September recall and 2018 governor\u2019s race, Dahle is not a political neophyte . \u2014 Phil Willonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
"Burton\u2014a young, stuck-up, politically correct liberal, and a political neophyte by comparison\u2014reconciles with him almost immediately. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 25 Apr. 2022"
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"Middle English neophite, borrowed from Late Latin neophytus, borrowed from Greek ne\u00f3phytos \"newly planted\" (in New Testament and patristic Greek, \"newly converted, new convert\"), from neo- neo- + -phytos, verbal adjective of ph\u00fdein \"to bring forth, produce\" \u2014 more at be":""
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"removed a neoplasm from the patient's abdomen",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN): Formerly called natural killer cell leukemia/lymphoma, per the LLS, BPDCN is a rare combination of leukemia and lymphoma. \u2014 Barbara Brody, Health.com , 30 Sep. 2021",
"At the age of 12, she was diagnosed with blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) and had to be in isolation for 100 days in her hospital room to receive a stem cell transplant. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 13 Nov. 2020",
"Proteins, chemical activations, neoplasms , cells and genes are just some of the research topics the department specializes in. \u2014 Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com , 21 Aug. 2019",
"Proteins, chemical activations, neoplasms , cells and genes are just some of the research topics the department specializes in. \u2014 Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com , 21 Aug. 2019",
"Proteins, chemical activations, neoplasms , cells and genes are just some of the research topics the department specializes in. \u2014 Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com , 21 Aug. 2019",
"Proteins, chemical activations, neoplasms , cells and genes are just some of the research topics the department specializes in. \u2014 Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com , 21 Aug. 2019",
"Proteins, chemical activations, neoplasms , cells and genes are just some of the research topics the department specializes in. \u2014 Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com , 21 Aug. 2019",
"Decreases in the probability of death in the US might have been influenced by declines in the prevalence of HIV and AIDS across all states, as well as declines in road injuries and neoplasms or tumors, the researchers noted in the study. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 10 Apr. 2018"
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"borrowed from German Neoplasma, from neo- neo- + -plasma -plasm (perhaps as Greco-Latin rendering of German Neubildung, Gewebsneubildung )":""
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"\u02c8n\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccpla-z\u0259m",
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"\u2014 Michelle Morgan Bolton"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Each nephron servies as a filtering unit for blood running through blood vessels. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 17 May 2021",
"The filtered waste and extra fluid from the blood then goes into the nephron and then eventually down through the ureters as urine. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 17 May 2021"
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"\u2014 Shelley Levitt"
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"He dresses like a nerd .",
"was such a nerd in college that she spent Saturday nights at the library",
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"The love story of super-shy nerd Charlie (Joe Locke) and charismatic popular guy Nick (Kit Connor) is nothing if not a feel-good show. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"Goofy arguments are as much a hallmark of nerd culture as dressing up like Wonder Woman. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 27 May 2022",
"Gaten Matarazzo portrays loveable nerd Dustin on the show. \u2014 Harper's BAZAAR , 27 May 2022",
"This three-liter waist pack weighs four ounces and is stuffed with travel- nerd features like gear loops, a covert passport pocket that rests against your waist, and an adjustable\u2014and stylish\u2014lightweight belt with a print by Pendleton. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"All of them except one: Velma (Kuhoo Verma), a lonely nerd with a history of self-hatred and self-harm. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"When did our perceptions of glasses begin to change to more of a cool nerd vibe? \u2014 Harry Enten, CNN , 21 May 2022",
"Benjamin Dubow is a writer, cook (sometimes chef), and all-around food and nature nerd from New York. \u2014 Benjamin, Longreads , 20 May 2022",
"Kamala just represents everything about nerd culture. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022"
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"He dresses like a nerd .",
"was such a nerd in college that she spent Saturday nights at the library",
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"The love story of super-shy nerd Charlie (Joe Locke) and charismatic popular guy Nick (Kit Connor) is nothing if not a feel-good show. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"Goofy arguments are as much a hallmark of nerd culture as dressing up like Wonder Woman. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 27 May 2022",
"Gaten Matarazzo portrays loveable nerd Dustin on the show. \u2014 Harper's BAZAAR , 27 May 2022",
"This three-liter waist pack weighs four ounces and is stuffed with travel- nerd features like gear loops, a covert passport pocket that rests against your waist, and an adjustable\u2014and stylish\u2014lightweight belt with a print by Pendleton. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"All of them except one: Velma (Kuhoo Verma), a lonely nerd with a history of self-hatred and self-harm. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"When did our perceptions of glasses begin to change to more of a cool nerd vibe? \u2014 Harry Enten, CNN , 21 May 2022",
"Benjamin Dubow is a writer, cook (sometimes chef), and all-around food and nature nerd from New York. \u2014 Benjamin, Longreads , 20 May 2022",
"Kamala just represents everything about nerd culture. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022"
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"The love story of super-shy nerd Charlie (Joe Locke) and charismatic popular guy Nick (Kit Connor) is nothing if not a feel-good show. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"Goofy arguments are as much a hallmark of nerd culture as dressing up like Wonder Woman. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 27 May 2022",
"Gaten Matarazzo portrays loveable nerd Dustin on the show. \u2014 Harper's BAZAAR , 27 May 2022",
"This three-liter waist pack weighs four ounces and is stuffed with travel- nerd features like gear loops, a covert passport pocket that rests against your waist, and an adjustable\u2014and stylish\u2014lightweight belt with a print by Pendleton. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"All of them except one: Velma (Kuhoo Verma), a lonely nerd with a history of self-hatred and self-harm. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
"When did our perceptions of glasses begin to change to more of a cool nerd vibe? \u2014 Harry Enten, CNN , 21 May 2022",
"Benjamin Dubow is a writer, cook (sometimes chef), and all-around food and nature nerd from New York. \u2014 Benjamin, Longreads , 20 May 2022",
"Kamala just represents everything about nerd culture. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022"
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"1929, in the meaning defined above":""
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"drool",
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"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
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"flapdoodle",
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"garbage",
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"hokeypokey",
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"hoodoo",
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"humbug",
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"tarradiddle",
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"tosh",
"trash",
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"The optic nerve in the eye allows you to see.",
"a condition affecting the nerves in her arm",
"It takes a lot of nerve to start a new career.",
"He found the nerve to stand up to his boss.",
"I was going to ask her to the dance, but I lost my nerve .",
"You have a lot of nerve to talk to me that way.",
"I can't believe she had the nerve to call me a liar.",
"Verb",
"needs to nerve himself for the big game tomorrow",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Although remakes of classic movies and TV shows may be a little nerve -racking to wait for and watch, the new trailer for Amazon Prime's sports dramedy A League of Their Own has audiences more excited than ever. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 28 June 2022",
"But in more serious cases, people can develop severe headaches, neck stiffness, nerve pain, dizziness, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, arthritis, or sudden weakness or paralysis on one side of the face in the days or months after a bite. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
"Though the rash cleared up quickly, the nerve pain has never subsided. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 7 June 2022",
"This was kind of nerve -racking for me, obviously, for several reasons. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 6 June 2022",
"Depending on the extent of the nerve damage, recovery usually occurs within a few weeks, according to information from the Mount Sinai Health System. \u2014 CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"Monitoring for these danger signals led to hypervigilance of my own bodily sensations and I became fixated on possible signs of peripheral nerve damage. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 17 May 2022",
"Bitadze is recovering from nerve damage in his right foot that sidelined him for a handful of games this season. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 2 May 2022",
"Possible complications include kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke, nerve damage, macular degeneration, blindness, vascular issues and even amputations. \u2014 Carolyn Barber, Scientific American , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Very rare side effects include blood clots and nerve damage, and these are rarer still. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 20 June 2022",
"Then, in 2017, a skin infection caused permanent tissue and nerve damage to my right leg. \u2014 Yesika Salgado, refinery29.com , 22 May 2022",
"Diphtheria is a highly contagious bacterial disease that clogs the throat with dead tissue and can inflict severe heart and nerve damage. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Endometriosis is a whole-of-body disease in which tissue similar to that which usually lines the uterus grows in other areas of the body and causes pain, nerve damage and organ damage, among many other symptoms. \u2014 Lucia Osborne-crowley, refinery29.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Once Jocelyne Bloch, a neurosurgeon at Lausanne University Hospital, implanted the stimulator, the devices were tested and adjusted to account for the variability in spinal cord length, nerve positioning, and other factors. \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Australia\u2019s venomous box jellyfish, which releases nerve toxins that by some estimates can kill within one minute. \u2014 Elizabeth Hightower Allen, Outside Online , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The second potential culprit of the sensory change is damage to the smell nerve itself. \u2014 Melissa Fiorenza, Health.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Williams has only started in 20 games and played 28 through three seasons as a Browns corner -- nerve damage in his neck sidelined him for 2020. \u2014 Lance Reisland, cleveland , 28 Jan. 2022"
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": a toxic, usually odorless organophosphate (such as sarin, tabun, or VX) that is used as a chemical weapon in gaseous or liquid form, disrupts the transmission of nerve impulses, and may cause breathing difficulties, coughing, vomiting, muscle weakness or paralysis, convulsions, coma, and death : nerve gas":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"About two months earlier, Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny had been poisoned with a nerve agent . \u2014 al , 16 May 2022",
"Putin's leading political rival, Alexei Navalny, also a comedic, anti-corruption crusader, was poisoned by Russian secret services in 2020 with a nerve agent applied to his underwear. \u2014 John Daniszewski, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Navalny, who has blamed Putin for poisoning him with a nerve agent in 2020, was sentenced to over two years in prison by a Moscow court in 2021 for alleged parole violations. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Navalny was poisoned with the military-grade nerve agent Novichok, which disappears from the body within hours and is nearly impossible to trace. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The opposition leader and anti-corruption activist was poisoned in August 2020 with the nerve agent Novichok by agents from the FSB, Russia's principal security agency. \u2014 Conor Finnegan, ABC News , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Both men were found to have been poisoned by a military-grade nerve agent of the Novichok family, a potent class of chemical arms developed in Soviet times. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
"The film chronicles how Navalny \u2014 a Putin detractor who fights against authoritarianism \u2014 was secretly poisoned with a military-grade chemical nerve agent in an elaborate attempt on his life. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Navalny, a leading opposition figure in Russia, was poisoned in August 2020 using what European laboratories established to be military-grade nerve agent Novichok. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Then, once the voltage reaches a specific threshold, a pulse is fired along organic amplifiers that mimic a nerve cell axon. \u2014 Karen Hopkin, Scientific American , 30 June 2022",
"Scott was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a form of nerve cell cancer, before her first birthday. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Serotonin and dopamine are neurotransmitters that carry signals, or information, from one nerve cell to another. \u2014 Natalie Angley, CNN , 19 Dec. 2021",
"The scene looks like a microscopic photograph of a nerve cell . \u2014 Jeffrey Kluger, Time , 30 July 2021",
"When the alpha-latrotoxin reaches a person\u2019s nerve cell , the nerve dumps all of its signaling chemicals at once, overwhelming its neighbors. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 July 2021",
"In 1971, Bond writes, John O\u2019Keefe and Jonathan Dostrovsky isolated a new type of nerve cell in the brains of rats. \u2014 Robert Macfarlane, The New York Review of Books , 15 June 2021",
"The scientists are taking advantage of proteins derived from algae and other microbes that can make any nerve cell sensitive to light. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2021",
"According to Healthline, vitamin B12 is needed for three main purposes: nerve cell function, red blood cell production and DNA synthesis. \u2014 Laura Wheatman Hill, chicagotribune.com , 9 Apr. 2021"
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"the economic nerve center of a nation",
"Wall Street's undisputed status as the nerve center for the world of high finance.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This isn\u2019t the first time the neighborhood became the nerve center of protests against anti-Muslim discrimination. \u2014 Tarushi Aswani, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 June 2022",
"There\u2019s music all weekend at the village green, overlooking the Ottauquechee, the nerve center for the festival. \u2014 Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"Liliesleaf had been a nerve center for the liberation movement in the early 1960s, with activists like Mr. Mandela frequently coming and going. \u2014 Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Apr. 2022",
"A few days later, in the predawn darkness on July 2, the Americans packed up Bagram, switched off the electricity, and flew out of the nerve center of the war without telling the new Afghan commander. \u2014 George Packer, The Atlantic , 31 Jan. 2022",
"From 1966 to 1972, the Grande reigned as Detroit's leading rock hall, the nerve center of hippie music culture in town. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Naming a senior leader to coordinate the nerve center . \u2014 Asutosh Padhi, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The Union League Club, the nerve center of the Gilded Age rich, is there. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 2 Apr. 2022",
"The base is also a nerve center in a growing Russian military buildup that the United States and allies fear could be the vanguard of an invasion of Ukraine meant to block its Western ties and aspirations of future NATO membership. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The critters can\u2019t control each leg individually (imagine that traffic jam), but instead use a single nerve cord that travels the length of their body to coordinate the movement. \u2014 Haley Weiss, The Atlantic , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Yet retinoic acid signaling was thought to be essential for making a brain, nerve cord and other vital features. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 Sep. 2020",
"The FlyEM group is now working on constructing a circuit diagram of the fruit fly\u2019s full nervous system\u2014which consists of the entire brain and nerve cord , a spinal cordlike structure in the insect. \u2014 Diana Kwon, Scientific American , 22 Jan. 2020",
"Along this nerve cord are inhibitory neurons that act as gatekeepers, allowing pain signals through or blocking them based on context. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 17 July 2019"
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": a structure forming the distal end of a nerve axon \u2014 see neuron illustration":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mechanoreceptors are just one type of nerve ending in a larger system that controls our sense of touch, called the somatosensory system. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The condition affects the microscopic sensory nerves all over the body; the nerve ending damage could be caused by can be various problems including genetics, autoimmune conditions, injury, or diseases. \u2014 Jenna Birch, Health.com , 20 May 2020"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In hopes of squelching inflammatory pain, the scientists created a novel peptide, modeling it on the chemical structure of AP2A2 but also devising a way to get it inside CGRP-containing pain neurons, which are inside nerve fiber endings. \u2014 Rebecca Coffey, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
"The nervous-immune connection is intriguing in light of recent research suggesting that chemical cross talk between gut macrophages and nerve fibers can control peristalsis, the process that moves food through the digestive tract. \u2014 Esther Landhuis, Scientific American , 27 Mar. 2020",
"But the signals are faint, and small movements of the fine nerve fiber relative to the recording electrode can change or obscure the nerve\u2019s subtle message. \u2014 Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS , 4 Mar. 2020",
"The ends of the auditory nerve look like green jellyfish; the sheaths around the nerve fibers licorice red. \u2014 Popular Science , 21 Jan. 2020",
"These drift across the synapses to nerve fibers , sparking more current. \u2014 Popular Science , 21 Jan. 2020",
"Stick with us: The vagus is the largest and longest of the 12 nerve fibers emanating from your brain. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 1 Jan. 2020",
"Metachromatic leukodystrophy is the result of a genetic mutation, and leads to a breakdown of the protective covering around nerve cells and nerve fibers , known as myelin. \u2014 Lisa Schencker, chicagotribune.com , 15 Nov. 2019",
"His doctors finally diagnosed him with nutritional optic neuropathy, which is dysfunction of the optic nerve when nutrients essential for nerve fiber function are in short supply. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 4 Sep. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Alexei Navalny, a one-time presidential candidate in Russia, was poisoned with nerve gas in 2020, and although Putin and his government denied it, the poisoning was later linked to the Kremlin. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 7 Apr. 2022",
"These surfaces can attract and bind with many simple gas molecules such as methane, hydrogen and water, as well as more complex compounds, including pollutants and nerve gas agents. \u2014 Steven Ashley, Scientific American , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Blumenthal also expressed his support the COST of War Act, a bipartisan bill introduced to Congress this year which would expand health benefits for veterans who were exposed to toxic substances like nerve gas or radiation during their service. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 11 Nov. 2021",
"This happened back in 2003, when the country was especially antsy over anthrax, nerve gas and other evil pathogens. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Over the years, Fort Detrick has housed some of the world\u2019s deadliest substances, from the Ebola virus to nerve gas to anthrax. \u2014 Colin Campbell, baltimoresun.com , 21 July 2021",
"Adorning the walls are dozens of Impressionist-style paintings with a Western flavor, the work of Lee Kannally, who suffered nerve gas poisoning in World War I and developed tremors. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 17 July 2021",
"The ministry also said that some of the dead who arrived at Dar Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City were suspected to have been killed by nerve gas . \u2014 Morgan Winsor And Hatem Maher, ABC News , 13 May 2021",
"Chlorpyrifos was first developed as a nerve gas in World War II. \u2014 Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Apr. 2021"
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": a protein that promotes development of the sensory and sympathetic nervous systems and is required for maintenance of sympathetic neurons":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The drug contains a cat-specific antibody that binds to nerve growth factor (NGF), a protein that mediates pain by binding to specific receptors in cats, explained Bruce Kornreich, director of the Cornell Feline Health Center. \u2014 Sara Tabin, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Tanezumab acts by inhibiting nerve growth factor , which causes sensitive nerves to grow and feel pain at the site of inflamed joints. \u2014 Sasha Pezenik, ABC News , 25 Mar. 2021",
"This method led to the discovery of the nerve growth factor in the 1950s, and scientists still use it today to study stem cells. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 9 Mar. 2020",
"Rita Levi-Montalcini, his colleague at the time, had made a seminal discovery of a protein known as nerve growth factor , which stimulated the growth of nerve cells in laboratory mice. \u2014 Matt Schudel, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Feb. 2020",
"NurOwn involves using stem cells derived from a patient\u2019s own bone marrow to deliver nerve growth factors to nerves damaged by ALS. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 22 June 2018",
"In early trials, NurOwn was effective at boosting those nerve growth factors in cerebral spinal fluid of patients. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 22 June 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to Healthline, the alkaloids in poison hemlock can affect nerve impulse transmission to muscles, which eventually can kill the person through respiratory failure. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 6 Aug. 2021",
"When light hits the rod and cone cells, nerve impulses are triggered and sent to the brain through the optic nerve. \u2014 Svenja Lohner, Scientific American , 30 Jan. 2020",
"The retina converts light images into nerve impulses that are relayed to the brain to produce sight. \u2014 Harvard Health Letter, chicagotribune.com , 7 Nov. 2019",
"Many venom components disable or kill by blocking the channels for sodium or other ions that are necessary for transmission of nerve impulses . \u2014 Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS , 17 Oct. 2019",
"Glial cells, among other things, build sheaths of a fatty material called myelin, which acts as an insulator to isolate the electrical activity of nerve impulses . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 25 July 2018",
"It had been suggested that some aspects of cognition were dependent upon the speed and efficiency of nerve impulses , which in turn depends on this insulation. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 25 July 2018",
"The tunneling rate would change with different molecules, triggering nerve impulses that create the perceptions of different smells in the brain. \u2014 Tim Folger, Discover Magazine , 24 Oct. 2018",
"That movement of ions is the basis for many of the body\u2019s functions, like nerve impulses , muscle contractions and digestion. \u2014 Katie Thomas, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2018"
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"a nerved and fearless driver of race cars",
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"The result is a work of rare, raw- nerved insight into group therapy and individual trauma, as well as a moving vision of male friendship and strength in the face of evil. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Most of the emotion in the series veers toward the overblown or maudlin, though Winona Ryder (God bless \u2019er), who plays Will\u2019s jangly nerved mother, Joyce, has at last decided to fully apply her once formidable talent to the role. \u2014 Hank Stuever, Washington Post , 3 July 2019",
"Putin, a former KGB agent, has ruled Russia as prime minister or president for more than 18 years, and in that time has crafted an image as a steely nerved leader and the man best qualified to rebuild his country after the end of the Soviet Union. \u2014 Andrew E. Kramer, BostonGlobe.com , 7 May 2018",
"Cynthia Gerber is just right as the fragile- nerved stage manager Poppy. \u2014 Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com , 15 Apr. 2018"
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"he's a nerveless pushover who'll be eaten alive by his own staff",
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"Instead, Kvitova produced a nerveless performance, finishing off the match with her first ace of the final. \u2014 Danielle Rossingh, Forbes , 27 June 2021",
"The seemingly nerveless Floridian, a ferocious competitor at the best of times, hit back in style to close with two birdies in his last three holes for a round of 69 in the process sending a very clear message to his rivals out there. \u2014 Patrick Snell, CNN , 9 Aug. 2020",
"There is genius in playing nerveless golf on Sunday at the Masters, and Tiger surely did that. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 13 Apr. 2020",
"Kupcho was the first woman to win at Augusta National, in the inaugural Women\u2019s Amateur in April, and played apparently nerveless golf until her final 4-foot putt. \u2014 Graham Dunbar, BostonGlobe.com , 30 July 2019",
"Its 1-1 draw against Lionel Messi's team was achieved through resilient and nerveless play. \u2014 Pan Pylas, chicagotribune.com , 21 June 2018",
"So with two on and no out, Pierce sent in his nerveless fixer: Parker Joe Robinson. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 17 June 2018",
"His later career, following a move, in 1970, to Captiva Island, in Florida, was consumed by fetching but rather nerveless experimentation\u2014with print mediums, cardboard reliefs, exotic fabrics, reflective surfaces, and incessant photography\u2014 \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 29 May 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His earliest rockabilly sides sound raw and nervy , almost primitive in their simplicity, a wildness that\u2019s a foreign concept in modern music. \u2014 Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"On a nervy , topsy-turvy afternoon in eastern Oklahoma, there was yet another dramatic showdown between the dazzling, hard-swinging 20-somethings who have overtaken the game. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 22 May 2022",
"What your nervy acquaintance did was breach whatever privacy is left in our society these days, which was thoughtless, rude and inexcusable. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
"Dratch transfers her kooky, nervy physicality onto Stephanie, a White House secretary reliant on pump-up playlists to handle the Type A girlbosses around her. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"When a disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two dummy gym employees who attempt to sell it, Clooney\u2019s nervy U.S. Marshal finds himself at the center of the confusion, well sorta. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
"There are also clear signs of a nervy director at work. \u2014 Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
"Scheffler overcame a nervy moment early in the round by chipping in for birdie. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Scheffler overcame a nervy moment early in the round by chipping in for birdie. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Apr. 2022"
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"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u0259r-v\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"arch",
"audacious",
"bold",
"bold-faced",
"brash",
"brassbound",
"brassy",
"brazen",
"brazen-faced",
"cheeky",
"cocksure",
"cocky",
"fresh",
"impertinent",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"sassy",
"saucy",
"wise"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235003",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"nervosity":{
"antonyms":[
"unconcern"
],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being nervous":[]
},
"examples":[
"a palpable feeling of nervosity in every corner of the city after the terrorist attack",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Violinists Clara Lyon and Maeve Feinberg, violist Doyle Armbrust and cellist Russell Rolen threw themselves into the dense thickets of notes with a nervosity and concentration that was nothing short of astonishing. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 17 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1787, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u0259r-\u02c8v\u00e4-s\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"agita",
"agitation",
"anxiety",
"anxiousness",
"apprehension",
"apprehensiveness",
"care",
"concern",
"concernment",
"disquiet",
"disquietude",
"fear",
"nervousness",
"perturbation",
"solicitude",
"sweat",
"unease",
"uneasiness",
"worry"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213658",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nervous":{
"antonyms":[
"calm",
"collected",
"cool",
"easy",
"happy-go-lucky",
"nerveless",
"relaxed"
],
"definitions":{
": appearing or acting unsteady, erratic, or irregular":[
"\u2014 used of inanimate things \u2026 climbed carefully into his nervous kayak \u2026 \u2014 Farley Mowat"
],
": easily excited or irritated : jumpy":[
"\u2026 so nervous that he had to be escorted outside court to vomit \u2026",
"\u2014 Kevin Johnson and Andrea Stone"
],
": marked by strength of thought, feeling, or style : spirited":[
"a vibrant tight-packed nervous style of writing"
],
": of, relating to, or composed of neurons":[],
": sinewy , strong":[],
": tending to produce nervousness or agitation : uneasy":[
"a nervous situation",
"His face was twisted in nervous anticipation.",
"\u2014 Dagoberto Gilb"
],
": timid , apprehensive":[
"a nervous smile",
"nervous of strangers"
]
},
"examples":[
"She is nervous about her job interview.",
"All this waiting is making me nervous .",
"He gave a nervous glance at the clock.",
"His nervous mother is always worrying that something terrible will happen to him.",
"He has a nervous disposition.",
"It was a very nervous situation.",
"She suffers from a nervous disorder.",
"He walked around with a nervous twitch.",
"He had a nervous habit of pulling at his hair.",
"The boy has a lot of nervous energy.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Biden administration is nervous the measure will cause prices to soar. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 26 June 2022",
"Grandpa is nervous all day and doesn\u2019t know how to tell Karl that this slaughter is the last, because the ritual is more important than ever to the widower in question. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 25 June 2022",
"When the tour went up for presale in April, Foley was nervous , particularly when considering midweek shows in smaller markets. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
"It\u2019s that time of year again, the time when the invasive, unwelcome and destructive Burmese pythons in the Everglades should be nervous . \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"Still, people are nervous without cash on hand; 76% had currency in their wallets while they were being surveyed, even though most don\u2019t use it that often. \u2014 Eric Griffith, PCMAG , 13 June 2022",
"Investors are nervous because the Fed could be heading into uncharted territory. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"Tore seemed a little nervous about handing over his new toy. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
"Most appeared nervous , tracing their words on the palm of one hand, brows furrowed and faces locked in concentration. \u2014 Elsa Hortareas, The Arizona Republic , 2 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French nervus, nervous, borrowed from Latin nerv\u014dsus \"full of tendons, sinewy, tough, vigorous (of a person or literary style),\" from nervus \"sinew, muscle, nerve entry 1 \" + -\u014dsus -ous":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u0259r-v\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for nervous vigorous , energetic , strenuous , lusty , nervous mean having or showing great vitality and force. vigorous further implies showing no signs of depletion or diminishing of freshness or robustness. as vigorous as a youth half his age energetic suggests a capacity for intense activity. an energetic campaigner strenuous suggests a preference for coping with the arduous or the challenging. the strenuous life on an oil rig lusty implies exuberant energy and capacity for enjoyment. a lusty appetite for life nervous suggests especially the forcibleness and sustained effectiveness resulting from mental vigor. full of nervous energy",
"synonyms":[
"aflutter",
"antsy",
"anxious",
"atwitter",
"dithery",
"edgy",
"goosey",
"het up",
"hinky",
"hung up",
"ill at ease",
"insecure",
"jittery",
"jumpy",
"nervy",
"perturbed",
"queasy",
"queazy",
"tense",
"troubled",
"uneasy",
"unquiet",
"upset",
"uptight",
"worried"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105439",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"nervous Nellie":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a timid or worrisome person":[]
},
"examples":[
"My sister is a real nervous Nellie when it comes to flying.",
"many new parents are nervous Nellies when it comes to the health of their babies"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from the name Nellie":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8ne-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"handwringer",
"worrier",
"worrywart"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125235",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nervous Nelly":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a timid or worrisome person":[]
},
"examples":[
"My sister is a real nervous Nellie when it comes to flying.",
"many new parents are nervous Nellies when it comes to the health of their babies"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from the name Nellie":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8ne-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"handwringer",
"worrier",
"worrywart"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124550",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nervous breakdown":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an attack of mental or emotional disorder especially when of sufficient severity to require hospitalization":[]
},
"examples":[
"She had a nervous breakdown shortly after her sister's death.",
"He is on the verge of a nervous breakdown .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another with a fear of kittens almost had a nervous breakdown when someone on stage started petting a white kitten. \u2014 Jay L. Clendenin, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
"As the date gets closer and the colorful in-laws begin pouring in, Billy descends into full Dadzilla mode, a man increasingly on the verge of a nervous breakdown . \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
"The aesthetic of his vibrant set somehow perfectly encapsulated our collective nervous breakdown of the past two years and then set us all free. \u2014 Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Who in his or her right mind would want to relive the year of our collective nervous breakdown ? \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Wilson famously retired from the road in 1964 after a nervous breakdown on a flight to Houston to open a Beach Boys tour. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
"Every night on stage at the Broadway revival of Company, Tony Award nominee Matt Doyle has a nervous breakdown \u2014 as his character Jamie, that is. \u2014 Michael Gioia, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022",
"These are the most popular CBD gummy bears, which are formulated to alleviate stress, remove your moral hangover, and prevent you from having a nervous breakdown . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Bay even shoots dialogue scenes in the same fashion, with the camera flying around as if it\u2019s having a nervous breakdown and enough edits for a dozen Step Up movies. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"breakdown",
"crack-up",
"tailspin"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072307",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nervous system":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the bodily system that in vertebrates is made up of the brain and spinal cord, nerves, ganglia, and parts of the receptor organs and that receives and interprets stimuli and transmits impulses to the effector organs \u2014 see autonomic nervous system , central nervous system , peripheral nervous system":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Strokes and other conditions that affect the nervous system , certain cancers of the mouth and esophagus, or gastroesophageal reflux disease can cause dysphagia. \u2014 Julie Stewart, Men's Health , 2 June 2022",
"Greg Smith, now a herpes researcher at Northwestern, is working on another part of the mystery of latent viruses \u2013 how herpesviruses get into the nervous system . \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
"Greg Smith, now a herpes researcher at Northwestern, is working on another part of the mystery of latent viruses \u2014 how herpesviruses get into the nervous system . \u2014 AZCentral.com , 5 May 2022",
"Meditation, in general, is a practice that can help regulate the nervous system . \u2014 Allure , 5 May 2022",
"Neurotoxins attack the nervous system , paralyzing the victim. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"In people with celiac disease, nutritional deficiencies (especially vitamins B12, B6, and E, and metals like copper), antibodies, and even other underlying autoimmune disorders can impact the nervous system and lead to neuropathy. \u2014 Eleesha Lockett, SELF , 3 May 2022",
"For higher-level cognitive functions to work, the nervous system needs to be calm. \u2014 Juliana Demay, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Dec. 2021",
"The work of Julius and Patapoutian has greatly expanded scientists\u2019 views of how the nervous system deciphers the external and internal world by introducing us to entirely new classes of sensory receptors. \u2014 Steven D. Munger, The Conversation , 5 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1703, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183849",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nervous wreck":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person who is very worried or nervous about something":[
"Before the wedding the bride's father was a nervous wreck ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172018",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nervousness":{
"antonyms":[
"calm",
"collected",
"cool",
"easy",
"happy-go-lucky",
"nerveless",
"relaxed"
],
"definitions":{
": appearing or acting unsteady, erratic, or irregular":[
"\u2014 used of inanimate things \u2026 climbed carefully into his nervous kayak \u2026 \u2014 Farley Mowat"
],
": easily excited or irritated : jumpy":[
"\u2026 so nervous that he had to be escorted outside court to vomit \u2026",
"\u2014 Kevin Johnson and Andrea Stone"
],
": marked by strength of thought, feeling, or style : spirited":[
"a vibrant tight-packed nervous style of writing"
],
": of, relating to, or composed of neurons":[],
": sinewy , strong":[],
": tending to produce nervousness or agitation : uneasy":[
"a nervous situation",
"His face was twisted in nervous anticipation.",
"\u2014 Dagoberto Gilb"
],
": timid , apprehensive":[
"a nervous smile",
"nervous of strangers"
]
},
"examples":[
"She is nervous about her job interview.",
"All this waiting is making me nervous .",
"He gave a nervous glance at the clock.",
"His nervous mother is always worrying that something terrible will happen to him.",
"He has a nervous disposition.",
"It was a very nervous situation.",
"She suffers from a nervous disorder.",
"He walked around with a nervous twitch.",
"He had a nervous habit of pulling at his hair.",
"The boy has a lot of nervous energy.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"It\u2019s that time of year again, the time when the invasive, unwelcome and destructive Burmese pythons in the Everglades should be nervous . \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"Still, people are nervous without cash on hand; 76% had currency in their wallets while they were being surveyed, even though most don\u2019t use it that often. \u2014 Eric Griffith, PCMAG , 13 June 2022",
"Investors are nervous because the Fed could be heading into uncharted territory. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"Tore seemed a little nervous about handing over his new toy. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
"Most appeared nervous , tracing their words on the palm of one hand, brows furrowed and faces locked in concentration. \u2014 Elsa Hortareas, The Arizona Republic , 2 June 2022",
"Silva, a tight-wound ex-pro in his fifties, seemed far more nervous than his athlete was. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"The officer stopped the car, and the driver appeared nervous , according to a police report. \u2014 Bruce Geiselman, cleveland , 15 May 2022",
"The chain has shifted the tone in its classes, with instructors swapping in gentler vocabulary in many of their classes after sensing that people seemed nervous about coming back to the gym. \u2014 WSJ , 27 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French nervus, nervous, borrowed from Latin nerv\u014dsus \"full of tendons, sinewy, tough, vigorous (of a person or literary style),\" from nervus \"sinew, muscle, nerve entry 1 \" + -\u014dsus -ous":""
},
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"\u02c8n\u0259r-v\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for nervous vigorous , energetic , strenuous , lusty , nervous mean having or showing great vitality and force. vigorous further implies showing no signs of depletion or diminishing of freshness or robustness. as vigorous as a youth half his age energetic suggests a capacity for intense activity. an energetic campaigner strenuous suggests a preference for coping with the arduous or the challenging. the strenuous life on an oil rig lusty implies exuberant energy and capacity for enjoyment. a lusty appetite for life nervous suggests especially the forcibleness and sustained effectiveness resulting from mental vigor. full of nervous energy",
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"aflutter",
"antsy",
"anxious",
"atwitter",
"dithery",
"edgy",
"goosey",
"het up",
"hinky",
"hung up",
"ill at ease",
"insecure",
"jittery",
"jumpy",
"nervy",
"perturbed",
"queasy",
"queazy",
"tense",
"troubled",
"uneasy",
"unquiet",
"upset",
"uptight",
"worried"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191342",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"nervule":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small nerve":[],
": nervure":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from (assumed) New Latin nervulus , from Latin nervus sinew, nerve + -ulus":""
},
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"\u02c8n\u0259r(\u02cc)vy\u00fcl"
],
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234717",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nervulose":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": minutely nerved":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"nervule + -ose":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u0259rvy\u0259\u02ccl\u014ds"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084618",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"nervuration":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the neuration of an insect's wing":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"nervure + -ation":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccn\u0259rvy\u0259\u02c8r\u0101sh\u0259n"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171643",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nervure":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": vein sense 2":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from nerf sinew, from Latin nervus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u0259r-vy\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215013",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nervy":{
"antonyms":[
"meek",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"retiring",
"shy",
"timid"
],
"definitions":{
": excitable , nervous":[],
": marked by effrontery or presumption : brash":[],
": showing or expressive of calm courage : bold":[],
": sinewy , strong":[]
},
"examples":[
"a nervy performance in the play-offs",
"a nervy film director who's not afraid to take risks",
"The passengers were restless and nervy after the long flight.",
"Too much coffee makes me nervy .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His earliest rockabilly sides sound raw and nervy , almost primitive in their simplicity, a wildness that\u2019s a foreign concept in modern music. \u2014 Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"On a nervy , topsy-turvy afternoon in eastern Oklahoma, there was yet another dramatic showdown between the dazzling, hard-swinging 20-somethings who have overtaken the game. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 22 May 2022",
"What your nervy acquaintance did was breach whatever privacy is left in our society these days, which was thoughtless, rude and inexcusable. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
"Dratch transfers her kooky, nervy physicality onto Stephanie, a White House secretary reliant on pump-up playlists to handle the Type A girlbosses around her. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
"When a disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two dummy gym employees who attempt to sell it, Clooney\u2019s nervy U.S. Marshal finds himself at the center of the confusion, well sorta. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
"There are also clear signs of a nervy director at work. \u2014 Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
"Scheffler overcame a nervy moment early in the round by chipping in for birdie. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Scheffler overcame a nervy moment early in the round by chipping in for birdie. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u0259r-v\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"arch",
"audacious",
"bold",
"bold-faced",
"brash",
"brassbound",
"brassy",
"brazen",
"brazen-faced",
"cheeky",
"cocksure",
"cocky",
"fresh",
"impertinent",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"sassy",
"saucy",
"wise"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183132",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"nescience":{
"antonyms":[
"acquaintance",
"awareness",
"cognizance",
"familiarity"
],
"definitions":{
": lack of knowledge or awareness : ignorance":[]
},
"examples":[
"the appalling nescience of today's high schoolers concerning international affairs",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Critics pounced on his gaffes questioning evolution and asserting that vegetation caused pollution, but, as with Trump, Reagan\u2019s backers cared little about these blunders or his nescience over public affairs. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Aug. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1612, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin nescientia , from Latin nescient-, nesciens , present participle of nescire not to know, from ne- not + scire to know \u2014 more at no , science":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-s\u0113-\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8ne-sh(\u0113-)\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8n\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"benightedness",
"cluelessness",
"ignorance",
"incognizance",
"innocence",
"obliviousness",
"unawareness",
"unfamiliarity"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212140",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"nescient":{
"antonyms":[
"acquaintance",
"awareness",
"cognizance",
"familiarity"
],
"definitions":{
": lack of knowledge or awareness : ignorance":[]
},
"examples":[
"the appalling nescience of today's high schoolers concerning international affairs",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Critics pounced on his gaffes questioning evolution and asserting that vegetation caused pollution, but, as with Trump, Reagan\u2019s backers cared little about these blunders or his nescience over public affairs. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Aug. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1612, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin nescientia , from Latin nescient-, nesciens , present participle of nescire not to know, from ne- not + scire to know \u2014 more at no , science":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-s\u0113-\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8ne-sh(\u0113-)\u0259n(t)s",
"\u02c8n\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"benightedness",
"cluelessness",
"ignorance",
"incognizance",
"innocence",
"obliviousness",
"unawareness",
"unfamiliarity"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182416",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"nese":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": nose":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English nese, neose ; akin to Middle Dutch n\u0113se, neuse nose, Middle Low German nese and probably to Old English nasu nose":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u0113z"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094739",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nesh":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": delicate , retiring":[],
": extremely fastidious or dainty":[],
": gentle , kindly":[],
": soft , juicy , tender":[
"nesh grass in the spring"
],
": timid":[],
": to act timidly":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English nesshe, nesche , from Old English hnesce ; akin to Old High German nasc\u014dn to nibble, eat dainties, Gothic knasqus soft, fine, tender, Greek kne\u014dron, kne\u014dros spurge flax, Sanskrit ki knasa particles of ground grain, groats, Latin ciner-, cinis ashes":"Adjective",
"Middle English nesshen, neschen to make soft, become soft, from Old English hnescian , from hnesce , adjective":"Intransitive verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8nesh",
"\""
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134906",
"type":[
"adjective",
"intransitive verb"
]
},
"ness":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": cape , promontory":[],
": state : condition : quality : degree":[
"good ness"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"from atop the ness , there was a beautiful view of the coastline as it stretched for miles into the distance",
"the little skiff rounded the tip of the ness"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English -nes , from Old English; akin to Old High German -nissa -ness":"Noun suffix",
"Middle English nasse , from Old English n\u00e6ss ; akin to Old English nasu nose \u2014 more at nose":"Noun"
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"\u02c8nes",
"n\u0259s"
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"headland",
"point",
"promontory"
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": a group of similar things":[
"a nest of giant mountains",
"\u2014 Helen MacInnes"
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"Noun",
"The bird built a nest out of small twigs.",
"If you look closely, you can see a nest in that tree.",
"They lived in a cozy little nest in the suburbs.",
"Verb",
"Robins nested in the tree.",
"She studied the nesting habits of the turtle.",
"The set of four chairs can nest into one stack.",
"The smaller bowl is designed to nest inside the larger one.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Bao centers on a mother grappling with empty nest syndrome. \u2014 Men's Health , 27 June 2022",
"R\u00eda Lagartos to the east is where the flamingos nest and breed, while on Yucat\u00e1n's western border, R\u00eda Celest\u00fan is an important feeding site. \u2014 Rebecca Cairns, CNN , 21 June 2022",
"There are several reasons: first, parrots nest in dark cavities usually located very high up a tall tree. \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"There is also concern that during this year\u2019s breeding season for many species, parents could pass the disease to offspring in the nest , which have underdeveloped immune systems. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"Does the tangled halo of herbs, sliced Fresno chiles and cilantro buds atop the scallop resemble an exceptionally handsome squirrel\u2019s nest ? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"Plants attract pollinators by offering food in the form of pollen and nectar, shelter, nest -building materials and a place to find a mate. \u2014 Leah Taylor, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"Rondinaia is Italian for swallow\u2019s nest , an ideal name for a house that appears to teeter on a cliff\u2019s edge. \u2014 Christopher Bollen, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
"As of May 22, Indian River County tallied 55 leatherback nests, 569 loggerhead nests and one green turtle nest . \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Power lines are an attractive resting area, and birds often nest on utility poles and towers. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 June 2022",
"The containers nest , and their lids are slim for easy storage. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"Yakutat, June 2-5 The 11th annual Yakutat Tern Festival is a celebration of Yakutat, art, and the one of the largest nesting colonies of Aleutian terns, Arctic terns and the rest of the huge variety of bird species that nest in or near Yakutat. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
"The Jekyll Island Authority is hopeful that Margoi and Genie will return to the island to nest and lay their eggs in the future, especially since sea turtles are known for returning to their birthplace to make their nests. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Hummingbirds, dove, finches and sparrows will nest in your garden trees and shrubs, so be careful when pruning or thinning during nesting season. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
"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",
"This is no easy feat as birds don't nest at the same sites each year. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Cooking, for instance, releases millions if not billions of odor molecules, which eventually nest in couches and drapes. \u2014 Sharon Terlep, WSJ , 5 Jan. 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German nest nest, Latin nidus":"Noun"
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"\u02c8nest"
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"breeding ground",
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"seedbed",
"seminary"
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"verb"
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": a box provided for the nesting of domesticated animals (as hens or rabbits)":[]
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"They built up a nest egg for their son's college education.",
"paid for the computer out of his nest egg",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If your money is devaluing by 30% per year due to inflation, your $1 million nest egg has dropped to being worth just $700,000 this year. \u2014 Amir Baluch, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Third was the foundation endowed with $1.2 billion by the late Ralph Wilson Jr., who like Erb family heirs decided his nest egg should have a time-limit for dispersal. \u2014 Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press , 18 May 2022",
"Musk parked a big chunk of Tesla\u2019s nest egg in the riskiest of risk assets, yet made nothing. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
"Americans have flocked to these accounts as a way to chase Bitcoin\u2019s gains over the long-term and to, hopefully, more rapidly grow a retirement nest egg while reducing their tax burden. \u2014 Robert Samuels | For Iron Monk Solutions, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Nine months of pregnancy seemed like a small price to pay in return for a nest egg that would support the next phase of her career. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"While inflation is usually associated with higher costs for groceries, gas and other living expenses, many Americans might also be wondering: Could inflation also break my nest egg ? \u2014 CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"But the lesson is clear: Using a collection of pails to manage your money isn\u2019t likely to give you fatter returns or help your nest egg last longer. \u2014 Glenn Ruffenach, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022",
"But unexpected hardship could eat into that nest egg \u2014 unpaid rent may be collected from the tenant\u2019s equity payments. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"account",
"budget",
"deposit",
"fund",
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"pool"
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"noun"
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": a fungus of the family Nidulariaceae":[]
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"-t\u0259b\u0259l"
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"adjective"
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"-tij"
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"noun"
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": a homesteader or squatter who takes up land on open range for a farm":[],
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"\u2014 Howard Youth"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An empty- nester , Gretzky moved to Florida to be close to his three grandchildren who live there. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
"At the same time, the pandemic has spurred empty- nester Baby Boomers to consider retirement and downsizing to an apartment or condo. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
"Trevor Hill was sitting down to a takeout dinner with his wife on their moving day into an empty- nester apartment when prosecutors showed up at his door. \u2014 Suryatapa Bhattacharya And Peter Landers, WSJ , 7 Apr. 2022",
"That idea caught John Wai's attention when the accountant decided to move to a smaller home after becoming an empty- nester . \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 22 Feb. 2022",
"In recent years, the centerpiece home has been trending toward an empty- nester -type house with extra rooms for the homeowner\u2019s parents or adult children. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 6 Jan. 2022",
"The film stars Olivia Colman as Leda, an empty- nester who goes on vacation and meets Nina ( Dakota Johnson ), a mother in the thick of raising her daughter. \u2014 Chris Kornelis, WSJ , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Her Brother's Death Ree, who shares daughters Alex and Paige, 22, and sons Bryce, 19, Todd, 17, and foster son Jamar, 19, with husband Ladd Drummond, 53, previously opened up to PEOPLE about preparing to become an empty- nester . \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 23 Dec. 2021",
"At lunch, Smith-Cameron jokes about being an empty- nester now that her daughter, 19, is off at college in Scotland. \u2014 Meredith Blake Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 15 Oct. 2021"
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"1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8ne-st\u0259r"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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": to press closely and affectionately":[
"nestles a kitten in her arms"
],
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"the children were nestled all snug in their beds",
"\u2014 Clement Moore"
]
},
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"He nestled his head against his mother's shoulder.",
"She carefully nestled the hamster into its cage.",
"The fly ball nestled into the outfielder's glove.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Guests of this stunning blend of rock and modern design will nestle into the side of Sleeping Ute Mountain, a rock face that sits just 40 minutes from the famed cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde National Park. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 17 June 2022",
"This autumn/fall season sees the company detail three new products which all nestle into its umbrella Tibco Cloud offering. \u2014 Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
"The chains and rings nestle together with others of their kind and can aggregate to form ever larger masses: cosmic soot. \u2014 Harold Mcgee, WSJ , 24 Oct. 2020",
"For such profound propinquity, move from the free-flowing oceans to the more structured world of soil, where potential self-sacrificers can nestle next to each other. \u2014 The Economist , 20 Aug. 2020",
"Select a flat piece of land visible from a window, patio or balcony, or nestle it in a part of the yard that provides a safe space to walk, relax and reflect. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Apr. 2020",
"Similar to its neighbor Rwanda, which is nestled just to the north, Burundi has been rocked by past violence and is composed largely of people from the Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups. \u2014 Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner , 15 Feb. 2020",
"Transfer pork to the sheet with squash, nestling it in as necessary, and roast to internal temperature of 145\u00b0F, 5 to 8 minutes; transfer to a cutting board. \u2014 Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day , 22 Jan. 2020",
"Transfer the cabbage mixture to the baking sheet, spreading it evenly, and return the chicken, skin-side up, to the sheet, nestling it in the cabbage. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Jan. 2020"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Old English nestlian , from nest":""
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"\u02c8ne-s\u0259l"
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"cuddle",
"nuzzle",
"snoozle",
"snuggle"
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"noun",
"verb"
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": a fabric barricade (see barricade entry 2 sense 1a ) which divides a court in half (as in tennis or volleyball) and over which a ball or shuttlecock must be hit to be in play":[],
": a group of communications stations operating under unified control":[
"Army radio net"
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"cannot escape the net of circumstances in which he is caught",
"\u2014 W. P. Webb"
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"net effect"
],
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"net earnings",
"net worth"
],
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": something resembling a net in reticulation (as of lines, fibers, or figures)":[
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"\u2026 the systemic net of restrictions \u2026",
"\u2014 John Edgar Wideman"
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": the fabric that encloses the sides and back of the goal (see goal sense 2a ) in various games (such as soccer or hockey)":[
"shot the puck into the net"
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": to cover with or as if with a network":[],
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": to produce by way of profit : yield":[],
": to receive by way of profit : clear":[],
"\u2014 compare gross":[
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"net worth"
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"Adjective",
"The net result of the new bridge will be fewer traffic jams."
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb",
"1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"circa 1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"Middle English nett , from Old English; akin to Old High German nezzi net":"Noun and Verb",
"Middle English, clean, pure, from Anglo-French \u2014 more at neat entry 1":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8net"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013702",
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"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
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": pure interest":[]
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"net entry 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082538",
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"noun"
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"higher",
"superior",
"upper"
],
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": situated down or below : lower":[
"Snakes nested in the nether reaches of the cave."
],
": situated or believed to be situated beneath the earth's surface":[
"captured her and carried her off to the nether world to be his wife",
"\u2014 S. V. McCasland"
]
},
"examples":[
"skied the nether slope of the mountain",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The antlers suggest a crown, mischievously shifted from head to nether regions. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
"The inside of the nose remains mysterious to many, and the nasopharynx\u2014 the area way in the back of the nose, up behind the roof of the mouth, is a nether region that few besides otolaryngologists (ear, nose, and throat specialists) approach. \u2014 Nina Shapiro, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
"The lines of the new districting maps look cleaner, not as many straggly fingers reaching into nether regions, but the details are dirtier. \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Similarly, both Sun Ra and the Shaggs found their way back from the nether regions of my stacks and into regular rotation once again, each now making more sense than ever. \u2014 Howard Fishman, Washington Post , 20 Sep. 2021",
"Not until the streak reached double digits did things get weird in the nether reaches of Camden Yards. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 26 Aug. 2021",
"Boldly venturing into the nether regions of his mind, the singer explored sins, spirits and loneliness during a wide-ranging 90-minute performance. \u2014 Bob Gendron, chicagotribune.com , 23 Aug. 2017"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Old English nithera , from nither down; akin to Old High German nidar down, Sanskrit ni":""
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"\u02c8ne-t\u035fh\u0259r"
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"loftiest",
"top",
"topmost",
"upmost",
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": farthest down : lowest":[]
},
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"some strange creature from the nethermost region of the ocean"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8ne-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02ccm\u014dst"
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"bottom",
"bottommost",
"low",
"lowermost",
"rock-bottom",
"undermost"
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"adjective"
]
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"nether + stock (stocking)":""
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"noun"
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"\u2014 Walt Whitman"
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"nether + -ward":""
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"alteration (influenced by such words as afterwards, downwards ) of earlier netherward , from Middle English netherward, nitherward , from Old English nitherwerd, nitherweardes ; Old English nitherwerd , from nither down + -werd, -weard -ward; Old English nitherweardes , from nither down + -weardes -wards":""
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"-dz"
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"type":[
"adverb"
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"antonyms":[],
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"the netherworld of deceit \u2026 and espionage",
"\u2014 R. M. Nixon"
]
},
"examples":[
"the shadowy netherworld of all-night raves",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Since exiting the netherworld of boy band mania, Styles has repeatedly proven himself a mature, thoughtful artist. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
"No philosopher, no religion, no Renaissance painter had come close to predicting this drab netherworld . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"Hathi Ram faces grave mortal dangers in a new pursuit that takes him back to the netherworld . \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Aziza, a spirit and god cast into Osunde\u2019s pages who likes to sweep people up and place them in a netherworld , is just the kind of being to lie in wait. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Mar. 2022",
"In Qui Nguyen\u2019s masterful blend of broad comedy, science-fiction and psychological drama, a young woman named Agnes tries to bond with the memory of her late sister by disappearing into a Dungeons & Dragons netherworld . \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 7 Apr. 2022",
"And the internet, which brought knowledge to our fingertips and free video calls to mom, has also delivered a dystopian netherworld shaking our families, our minds and our democracies. \u2014 Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"The aisles of polyester and mom jeans were akin to a punishment, a netherworld to which you were banished for not keeping it tight. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Such funds exist in somewhat of a investing netherworld , not necessarily operating in secret, but far from being totally transparent. \u2014 Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Feb. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8ne-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0259rld"
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"demiworld",
"half-world",
"underbelly",
"underworld"
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": etiquette governing communication on the Internet":[]
},
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"Writing an e-mail message in all capital letters is considered a breach of netiquette because it looks like you are shouting.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Seven addressed matters of basic netiquette \u2014 respect, courtesy, bullying, privacy, solicitation (both kinds). \u2014 New York Times , 27 Oct. 2021"
],
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"1982, in the meaning defined above":""
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"blend of net and etiquette":""
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"-\u02ccket",
"\u02c8ne-ti-k\u0259t"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": an active participant in the online community of the Internet":[]
},
"examples":[
"the dismaying rudeness that so many netizens exhibit while online",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hack impact:When a top cybersecurity firm gets hacked, what is the takeaway for the average netizen ? \u2014 Eric Tucker, Tom Krisher, USA TODAY , 14 Dec. 2020",
"Bank of China, one of China\u2019s largest banks, has found itself in the crosshairs of domestic netizens in recent days thanks to a retail investment product named Crude Oil Treasure. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2020",
"Harry Harris, Washington's envoy to South Korea, has been subjected to heated vitriol on social media and by anonymous netizens for his mustache. \u2014 Joshua Berlinger, CNN , 17 Jan. 2020",
"Taiwan also saw a toilet paper run after netizens circulated rumors online that production of toilet paper was being curtailed because paper pulp was being used to make face masks instead. \u2014 Time , 17 Feb. 2020",
"Thais are avid netizens , spending an improbable ten hours online each day, according to the government. \u2014 The Economist , 10 Oct. 2019",
"With that, the Panama Papers and the information in them was rendered inaccessible to all Chinese netizens . \u2014 Popular Science , 4 Oct. 2018",
"Chinese netizens began to push for transparency, accountability and the rule of law. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Jan. 2020",
"Another netizen reported buying two $224 tickets, so $448 total, landing downstairs in the comfort of section PR7. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Feb. 2020"
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"He put up wire netting around the garden.",
"wore a veil of netting",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the mosquito netting that lashed them together was starting to fray. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"In the fifth inning, Josh Rojas was granted extra pitches when third baseman Matt Reynolds was unable to catch a foul ball near the wall\u2019s netting . \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
"That's the same year a 79-year-old woman died four days after being hit in the head by a foul ball that sailed over protective netting at Dodger Stadium. \u2014 CBS News , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Individual plants or groups of plants can be covered by plastic garden netting or chicken wire to exclude the deer. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 29 Dec. 2021",
"The first Trader Joe\u2019s store had a nautical theme with marine artifacts including a ship\u2019s bell, fish netting and half of a rowboat. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 7 May 2022",
"One by one, the group moved past camouflage netting and tire-wall barricades, stepping over the wooden pallets that bridge wide gaps in the floor of the former factory. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Salam Aldeen, 39, swings open the front door, yelling hello to the soldiers guarding the barricades, ignoring the machine gun poking out from beneath camouflage netting . \u2014 Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022",
"All manner of fish, sea birds, and turtles get caught up in the netting and die, putting threatened species at risk, and robbing the planet of vital fish stocks. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 22 Mar. 2022"
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"The mayor's recent actions have nettled some members of the community.",
"It nettles him that his younger coworker got a promotion before he did.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Whether preparing nettle soup, liaising with the Police Nationale or reading boar scat, Bruno remains focused and efficient. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2022",
"So do the grains in a seasonal nettle risotto with asparagus, mushrooms, and ricotta salata. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Charlotte\u2019s Web Skin Health and Allergy Support Chews are high-quality, full-spectrum hemp extracts that include biotin, nettle leaf, burdock root, and marshmallow root to support dogs with sensitive skin. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"Low-growing plants often used as ground covers include Canadian wild-ginger, sweet woodruff, bishop\u2019s wort (Epimedium) and spotted dead- nettle (Lamium maculatum). \u2014 Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"Eventually, a sweet clover, Bloody Butcher corn and black bee honey cake dressed with calendulas appeared, along with steaming cups of Spring Equinox tea, a custom blend of nettle , cleavers, dandelion leaf and Plantago that Coleman conceived. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"This ingredient is also great for adding shine alongside the formula\u2019s nettle extract. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022",
"Now taking up the mantle and grasping the nettle in our collective world mission to improve is low-code software platform company Appian. \u2014 Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Among the tasks tackled by volunteers were building new garden beds, removing debris and pulling up large quantities of dead nettle that had taken over some of the beds. \u2014 Melanie Savage, Hartford Courant , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Gorky\u2019s privileged presence began to nettle Stalin. \u2014 Algis Valiunas, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The pastrami dog is on the lunch menu and only nettling the dining room between 11 AM and 9 PM each day. \u2014 Mike Sula, Chicago Reader , 12 July 2018",
"Questions about alternative facts and relative truths have been nettling me for decades. \u2014 Errol Morris, Time , 22 May 2018",
"Shame nettles over Rae\u2019s skull like a tight red cap. \u2014 Karen Russell, The New Yorker , 4 June 2017",
"What nettled him was the news media\u2019s unquestioning reiteration of that claim. \u2014 Margalit Fox, New York Times , 22 Jan. 2018",
"Gorsuch is a pale imitation of his predecessor, boasting a bratty attitude that has nettled justices across the ideological spectrum. \u2014 Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine , 18 Oct. 2017",
"Worries about the health of the long-term-care insurance industry have nettled investors for years. \u2014 Leslie Scism, WSJ , 23 Oct. 2017",
"As a presidential candidate, Mr. Sanders nettled some Jews by making a campaign appearance on Rosh Hashana, a day most Jews take off from work, at Liberty University, an evangelical college in Virginia founded by the Rev. Jerry Falwell. \u2014 Joseph Berger, New York Times , 24 Feb. 2016"
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"a few nettlesome details that still required attention",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But with the funding in limbo, party leaders were glad to make progress on another nettlesome matter before the long recess. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
"While that reduced the chances of a massive gulf between the sides, with one hoping for a significant alteration to the landscape, the issues have remained nettlesome enough to keep them apart. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The answer to that question is nettlesome and elusive, at least according to a new analysis. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 5 Dec. 2021",
"Prices on a range of products rose 6.2 percent over the last year, according to recent government data, and rising energy prices have emerged as one of the most nettlesome and visible parts of the price increases hitting the American economy. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Despite the passage of the bill, the Biden administration will now face nettlesome challenges that have helped drive down the President's approval ratings just as the midterm campaign begins to fire up. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 8 Nov. 2021",
"President Biden\u2019s approval rating in recent weeks has plummeted, as the administration is beset by nettlesome including record-high inflation. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 19 Oct. 2021",
"With the passage of the infrastructure bill, Senators Manchin and Sinema have less reason than ever to listen to further carping on the matter from their nettlesome critics. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 14 Aug. 2021",
"One example is the nettlesome ROI requirement being imposed. \u2014 Roger Valdez, Forbes , 3 June 2021"
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"\u2026 legs, which smarted from the stings of nettles \u2026",
"\u2014 James Stephens"
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"Verb",
"The mayor's recent actions have nettled some members of the community.",
"It nettles him that his younger coworker got a promotion before he did.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Whether preparing nettle soup, liaising with the Police Nationale or reading boar scat, Bruno remains focused and efficient. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2022",
"So do the grains in a seasonal nettle risotto with asparagus, mushrooms, and ricotta salata. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
"Charlotte\u2019s Web Skin Health and Allergy Support Chews are high-quality, full-spectrum hemp extracts that include biotin, nettle leaf, burdock root, and marshmallow root to support dogs with sensitive skin. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"Low-growing plants often used as ground covers include Canadian wild-ginger, sweet woodruff, bishop\u2019s wort (Epimedium) and spotted dead- nettle (Lamium maculatum). \u2014 Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"Eventually, a sweet clover, Bloody Butcher corn and black bee honey cake dressed with calendulas appeared, along with steaming cups of Spring Equinox tea, a custom blend of nettle , cleavers, dandelion leaf and Plantago that Coleman conceived. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"This ingredient is also great for adding shine alongside the formula\u2019s nettle extract. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022",
"Now taking up the mantle and grasping the nettle in our collective world mission to improve is low-code software platform company Appian. \u2014 Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Among the tasks tackled by volunteers were building new garden beds, removing debris and pulling up large quantities of dead nettle that had taken over some of the beds. \u2014 Melanie Savage, Hartford Courant , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Gorky\u2019s privileged presence began to nettle Stalin. \u2014 Algis Valiunas, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The pastrami dog is on the lunch menu and only nettling the dining room between 11 AM and 9 PM each day. \u2014 Mike Sula, Chicago Reader , 12 July 2018",
"Questions about alternative facts and relative truths have been nettling me for decades. \u2014 Errol Morris, Time , 22 May 2018",
"Shame nettles over Rae\u2019s skull like a tight red cap. \u2014 Karen Russell, The New Yorker , 4 June 2017",
"What nettled him was the news media\u2019s unquestioning reiteration of that claim. \u2014 Margalit Fox, New York Times , 22 Jan. 2018",
"Gorsuch is a pale imitation of his predecessor, boasting a bratty attitude that has nettled justices across the ideological spectrum. \u2014 Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine , 18 Oct. 2017",
"Worries about the health of the long-term-care insurance industry have nettled investors for years. \u2014 Leslie Scism, WSJ , 23 Oct. 2017",
"As a presidential candidate, Mr. Sanders nettled some Jews by making a campaign appearance on Rosh Hashana, a day most Jews take off from work, at Liberty University, an evangelical college in Virginia founded by the Rev. Jerry Falwell. \u2014 Joseph Berger, New York Times , 24 Feb. 2016"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8ne-t\u1d4al",
"\u02c8net-\u1d4al"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for nettle Verb irritate , exasperate , nettle , provoke , rile , peeve mean to excite a feeling of anger or annoyance. irritate implies an often gradual arousing of angry feelings that may range from mere impatience to rage. constant nagging that irritated me greatly exasperate suggests galling annoyance and the arousing of extreme impatience. his exasperating habit of putting off needed decisions nettle suggests a sharp but passing annoyance or stinging. your pompous attitude nettled several people provoke implies an arousing of strong annoyance that may excite to action. remarks made solely to provoke her rile implies inducing an angry or resentful agitation. the new work schedules riled the employees peeve suggests arousing fretful often petty or querulous irritation. a toddler peeved at being refused a cookie",
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"bug",
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"exasperate",
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"gall",
"get",
"grate",
"gripe",
"hack (off)",
"irk",
"irritate",
"itch",
"nark",
"peeve",
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"pique",
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"rasp",
"rile",
"ruffle",
"spite",
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"antonyms":[],
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": a fabric or structure of cords or wires that cross at regular intervals and are knotted or secured at the crossings":[
"\u2026 ribbons, lace and embroidery wrought together in a most curious piece of network \u2026",
"\u2014 Joseph Addison"
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": a group of radio or television stations linked by wire or radio relay":[],
": a radio or television company that produces programs for broadcast over such a network":[
"sold the show to a big network"
],
": a system of computers and peripherals that are able to communicate with each other":[],
": a system of lines or channels resembling a network":[
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],
": a usually informally interconnected group or association of persons (such as friends or professional colleagues)":[
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"a network of bird watchers"
],
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],
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"\u2014 Lamp"
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},
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"Noun",
"He hooked up his computer to the network .",
"The show is getting good ratings for the network .",
"Verb",
"The computers are networked to one main server.",
"She spent the day networking with other executives.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Mandiant said the network now operates in seven languages and across 30 platforms, sometimes posting content on one that leads viewers to another. \u2014 Joseph Menn, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"Well, lucky for you, the alphabet network is about to answer this question with a brand-new TV show \u2014 The Rookie: Feds. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 27 June 2022",
"The network includes The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, the first camp founded by Paul, in 1988. \u2014 David Hessekiel, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"But then the network went into breaking news coverage, commercial free, for four straight hours. \u2014 Oliver Darcy, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"The broadcast network will launch four new shows and 18 returning series with a rollout that starts in Premiere Week, on Monday, Sept. 19. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
"Like gold, the bitcoin network is outside the control of any political entity. \u2014 Max Raskin, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"The evidence shows that the news network a voter chooses to trust may have something to do with that knowledge gap, even more than their education level. \u2014 David Paleologos, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"The network maintains its denial of Francis\u2019s allegations. \u2014 Fortune , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Posting forums online are a great way to network virtually and expand your reach beyond in-person meetings. \u2014 Elie Y. Katz, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Bureau rules bar agents from retaining informants who engage in violent crimes, and propagandists often network among like-minded extremists while not getting their hands dirty. \u2014 Ali Winston, Rolling Stone , 5 June 2022",
"The candidates will have opportunities to network with owners and other executives, and will participate in workshops that include the business of football, partnering with the media, branding, a roundtable session with owners, and more. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
"So, yes, professionals will network in-person again but virtual conferencing \u2014 in video, audio and even augmented reality \u2014 is here to stay. \u2014 Katy Finneran, Forbes , 21 May 2021",
"Look for opportunities to network within and across industries, including ways to share and contribute to others\u2019 learning. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Other Barriers to Entry: Besides financial support, other barriers to entry include operational support and opportunities to network with other women. \u2014 Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Being able to network , to meet a lot of different people from a lot of different places. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Not too far down this path of community building comes the need to network across multiple sectors, such as non-profit, government, healthcare, private individuals and corporations. \u2014 The Hunger Coalition, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022"
],
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"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1845, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
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": an arch of bone or cartilage of a vertebra that is situated posterior to a vertebral body , is formed by the fusion of two pedicles and two laminae , and along with the back portion of the vertebral body forms a vertebral foramen through which the spinal cord passes":[
"The neural arch puts limits on the range of a spine's movement with pairs of interlocking tabs known as zygapophyses .",
"\u2014 Carl Zimmer"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Two pretty small somethings\u2014a neural arch from a Brachychampsa spine and a tooth fragment with a so-far-unknown origin. \u2014 Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian , 25 Sep. 2019"
],
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]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"First, Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), a disorder in which the immune system attacks the neuromuscular junctions, causing weakness, which often lessens with use. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"Children who have neuromuscular disorders, including those who have difficulty swallowing or clearing mucus secretions. \u2014 Terry Demio, The Enquirer , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Balance refers to the neuromuscular skill of activating the muscles and adjusting your body alignment to keep yourself upright. \u2014 Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 9 Sep. 2013",
"The group includes adults who have aphasia, motor speech disorders or other speech and language problems caused by brain injury or neuromuscular diseases. \u2014 Jeannie Roberts, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
"Thanks to Make-A-Wish Southern Florida, Zakary Knight, an 11-year-old with a neuromuscular disorder, was able to interact with sea lions. \u2014 Natalya Jones, Sun Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2022",
"An Illinois State University study said proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation \u2013 a specific stretching technique \u2013 improved hamstring flexibility whether it was performed assisted or unassisted. \u2014 Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus, CNN , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Dekar was first inspired to create Obi during his freshman year in high school after watching his grandfather slowly lose his independence due to a degenerative neuromuscular condition and being forced to rely on his wife to spoon-feed him. \u2014 Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Wong, 47, moves and breathes with the aid of a power wheelchair and a ventilator because of a genetic neuromuscular condition. \u2014 Rachel Scheier, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Feb. 2022"
],
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},
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"\u02ccnyu\u0307r-",
"\u02ccn(y)u\u0307r-\u014d-\u02c8m\u0259s-ky\u0259-l\u0259r",
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},
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"The pronoun \u201cit\u201d is neuter .",
"Verb",
"She had her dog neutered by the veterinarian.",
"The bill was neutered by the changes made by the legislature.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Humane Society of Utah will spay or neuter dogs for $125 and cats for $90 at its clinics in Murray and St. George. \u2014 Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Without the Congressional Review Act, Democrats have a few options to neuter Trump-era rules. \u2014 Sasha Hupka, Los Angeles Times , 24 June 2021",
"His weather segments always ended with a reminder for people watching at home to spay or neuter their pets. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Aug. 2020",
"The legendary weatherman, who passed away Tuesday at the age of 89, spent 55 years at WJW Channel 8, letting viewers know to expect sunshine, rain or snow -- sometimes all three in one day -- and reminding them to spay or neuter their pets. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Aug. 2020",
"Spay/ neuter laws Mandatory spay/neuter laws are aimed to prevent animal overpopulation, and are often enacted at the local level. \u2014 Ivana Hrynkiw, AL.com , 27 Oct. 2017",
"The plan to neuter hurricanes involved a series of observations and deductions, with each step built upon the last. \u2014 Sam Kean, The Atlantic , 5 Sep. 2017",
"On Feb. 19, Wheaton, founder of the Alicia Pet Care Center, will hold the fifth annual free spay and neuter day in memory of Ford Petersen, an employee who died Feb. 11, 2013, at age 21, from a congenital heart condition. \u2014 Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register , 14 Feb. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Most importantly, MuttNation is about educating people about shelter pets and spay/ neuter . \u2014 Gary Graff, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
"The pandemic slowed preventative veterinary services such as spay/ neuter , impacting the nation's overpopulation crisis. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 25 May 2022",
"Population management programs often utilize trap- neuter -return, or TNR \u2013 a process in which cats are trapped, spayed or neutered and re-released where they were caught. \u2014 Daniel Herrera, The Conversation , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Adoptions include spay/ neuter , vaccines, 2022 dog license, microchip, and a current rabies tag. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 19 May 2022",
"This is much more common with pet owners who do not spay or neuter all of their pets and have accidental litters that can quickly become out of control; a significant reminder of the importance of fixing your pets. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"The foundation tweeted Thursday that Pearlman was a volunteer with the organization focused on TNR, or trap- neuter -return. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Various local groups and volunteers help the owners of these animals care for them, with weekly and monthly clinics, mobile spay and neuter vans, handouts of flea meds and food. \u2014 Carol Mithers, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 Jan. 2022",
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"Caving on direct pay, though, could neuter the policy that Democrats are hoping will be their best and biggest offering to midterm voters. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 22 June 2022",
"To ensure the prolonged health of your cats, limit their outdoor time, neuter them at the right age, and have regular check-ups with their veterinarians. \u2014 Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"The move came only after state lawmakers passed laws to neuter the NCAA's power, and with Congress unwilling to provide federal protection, the NCAA has been unable to regulate NIL activity with uniform rules \u2014 leading to fresh criticism. \u2014 CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Of note, those who were concerned that releasing it in just ten theaters on the first weekend was going to neuter its performance were quite wrong. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The net proceeds of the cost are distributed to the Alabama Veterinary Medical Foundation to be used to help low-income residents of Alabama spay and neuter their dogs and cats. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Many, if not most, dog owners in the United States never confront the question of whether to spay or neuter their pets. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Aug. 2020",
"Despite this, West Virginia senator Joe Manchin forced his colleagues to neuter the climate provisions within the infrastructure package that would have brought American greenhouse gas emissions under control. \u2014 Simran Sethi, Wired , 2 Dec. 2021",
"The Golden Globe winner, 75, sat down for an interview (and some snuggles) with a shelter cat named Patches for PETA's new campaign, urging pet owners to spay and neuter their animals. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 28 Oct. 2021"
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"The Humane Society of Utah will spay or neuter dogs for $125 and cats for $90 at its clinics in Murray and St. George. \u2014 Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Without the Congressional Review Act, Democrats have a few options to neuter Trump-era rules. \u2014 Sasha Hupka, Los Angeles Times , 24 June 2021",
"His weather segments always ended with a reminder for people watching at home to spay or neuter their pets. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Aug. 2020",
"The legendary weatherman, who passed away Tuesday at the age of 89, spent 55 years at WJW Channel 8, letting viewers know to expect sunshine, rain or snow -- sometimes all three in one day -- and reminding them to spay or neuter their pets. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Aug. 2020",
"Spay/ neuter laws Mandatory spay/neuter laws are aimed to prevent animal overpopulation, and are often enacted at the local level. \u2014 Ivana Hrynkiw, AL.com , 27 Oct. 2017",
"The plan to neuter hurricanes involved a series of observations and deductions, with each step built upon the last. \u2014 Sam Kean, The Atlantic , 5 Sep. 2017",
"On Feb. 19, Wheaton, founder of the Alicia Pet Care Center, will hold the fifth annual free spay and neuter day in memory of Ford Petersen, an employee who died Feb. 11, 2013, at age 21, from a congenital heart condition. \u2014 Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register , 14 Feb. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Most importantly, MuttNation is about educating people about shelter pets and spay/ neuter . \u2014 Gary Graff, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
"The pandemic slowed preventative veterinary services such as spay/ neuter , impacting the nation's overpopulation crisis. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 25 May 2022",
"Population management programs often utilize trap- neuter -return, or TNR \u2013 a process in which cats are trapped, spayed or neutered and re-released where they were caught. \u2014 Daniel Herrera, The Conversation , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Adoptions include spay/ neuter , vaccines, 2022 dog license, microchip, and a current rabies tag. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 19 May 2022",
"This is much more common with pet owners who do not spay or neuter all of their pets and have accidental litters that can quickly become out of control; a significant reminder of the importance of fixing your pets. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"As of late Tuesday afternoon, the still-arriving donations could have funded 64 pets\u2019 spay and neuter procedures, 259 life-saving essential vaccines, or 649 pets\u2019 worth of food in foster care, according to the organization\u2019s funding structure. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The foundation tweeted Thursday that Pearlman was a volunteer with the organization focused on TNR, or trap- neuter -return. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Various local groups and volunteers help the owners of these animals care for them, with weekly and monthly clinics, mobile spay and neuter vans, handouts of flea meds and food. \u2014 Carol Mithers, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Caving on direct pay, though, could neuter the policy that Democrats are hoping will be their best and biggest offering to midterm voters. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 22 June 2022",
"To ensure the prolonged health of your cats, limit their outdoor time, neuter them at the right age, and have regular check-ups with their veterinarians. \u2014 Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"The move came only after state lawmakers passed laws to neuter the NCAA's power, and with Congress unwilling to provide federal protection, the NCAA has been unable to regulate NIL activity with uniform rules \u2014 leading to fresh criticism. \u2014 CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Of note, those who were concerned that releasing it in just ten theaters on the first weekend was going to neuter its performance were quite wrong. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The net proceeds of the cost are distributed to the Alabama Veterinary Medical Foundation to be used to help low-income residents of Alabama spay and neuter their dogs and cats. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Many, if not most, dog owners in the United States never confront the question of whether to spay or neuter their pets. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Aug. 2020",
"Despite this, West Virginia senator Joe Manchin forced his colleagues to neuter the climate provisions within the infrastructure package that would have brought American greenhouse gas emissions under control. \u2014 Simran Sethi, Wired , 2 Dec. 2021",
"The Golden Globe winner, 75, sat down for an interview (and some snuggles) with a shelter cat named Patches for PETA's new campaign, urging pet owners to spay and neuter their animals. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 28 Oct. 2021"
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"Their sister remained a neutral in the dispute.",
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"Adjective",
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"She tries to be a fair and neutral journalist.",
"The battle took place in neutral waters.",
"The duel will be held on neutral ground.",
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"\u201cWhy did you do that?\u201d he asked in a neutral tone of voice.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The timeless neutral was layered with natural materials, like a rattan headboard and a jute living room rug, to enhance the coastal aesthetic. \u2014 Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
"The soft neutral will support any aesthetic, with just enough pigment to hide outdoor dirt and debris. \u2014 Allison Duncan, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
"In fact, many designers make a strong case that blue is the new neutral . \u2014 Cyndy Aldred, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 Dec. 2021",
"The look offers a fresh neutral that\u2019s perfect for summer. \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 18 May 2022",
"Although this neutral is more timeless than trendy, designers say white bedrooms are experiencing a resurgence. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The key is to treat pink almost like a neutral that can be paired with anything. \u2014 Todd Plummer, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Another key neutral in the block heel boot department is brown, from deep, chocolate tones to tawny and cinnamon shades. \u2014 Laura Lajiness, Vogue , 13 Nov. 2021",
"Instead of a somber neutral , your biker might be lavender or lime, persimmon or pale pink\u2014maybe even striped, or daubed with graffitiing, in an explosion of high-low exuberance. \u2014 Lynn Yaeger, Vogue , 2 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Laye, who uses gender- neutral pronouns and isn\u2019t old enough to vote, spent the day helping residents learn where Butler stands on a number of issues. \u2014 Zachary Schermele, NBC News , 29 June 2022",
"The overall goal is to put the EU on track to become climate- neutral in 2050 and to prod other major polluters, including the United States and China, to follow suit. \u2014 Samuel Petrequin, Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"The teenager, who asked to remain anonymous due to not being completely out, uses the gender- neutral or gender-inclusive pronouns zie/zem/zeir. \u2014 Rachel Fadem, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"From plus-size bikinis and gender- neutral swimwear to fits inspired by your favorite celebrities, this list has it all. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 29 June 2022",
"At the same time, interest in gender- neutral and unisex names is increasing. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
"Whitaker wanted to use the boys\u2019 bathroom, but the school created a gender- neutral bathroom specifically for transgender students, according to court documents. \u2014 Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
"House of B\u014d La Mar Eau de Parfum House of B\u014d may have just launched last year, but its gender- neutral fragrances have already caught the eye (and nose) of Shawn Mendes, thanks to the luxe bottles topped with chic natural stone caps. \u2014 Kristin Corpuz, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"For instance, Jennifer Lopez used gender- neutral pronouns when referring to her child during a recent performance at Dodger Stadium. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022"
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"Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism . \u2014 Leo Robson, The New Yorker , 5 Dec. 2016"
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"The country adopted an official policy of neutrality .",
"The newspaper is known for its political neutrality .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Additionally, engage with credit generators and voluntary carbon registries to express your interest and the need for high-quality carbon credits to move your business to carbon neutrality . \u2014 Thomas Spangler, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Since greenhouse gas emissions peaked in California in 2004, the California Air Resources Board has ambitiously charted a course to carbon neutrality by no later than 2045. \u2014 Tony Briscoestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"Maisa Rojas, his environmental minister, is a top climate scientist and political newcomer who is spearheading a law to commit Chile to carbon neutrality by 2050. \u2014 Genevieve Glatsky, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
"But Finland, with its long border with Russia, famously survived the Cold War as an independent and unoccupied democracy by studiously hewing to neutrality , something some have suggested for Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signaled that Ukraine might be willing to forgo NATO membership and commit to neutrality if the West provides Ukraine with solid security guarantees. \u2014 Natasha Bertrand, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Exxon Mobil committed to carbon neutrality in its global operations by 2050, in response to pressure from investors and the public. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Overall, 70 percent of the US public supports taking a pathway to carbon neutrality . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The Queen, who is normally bound to neutrality in political matters, postponed a diplomatic event that was scheduled to take place on March 2 in Windsor Castle following the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 4 Mar. 2022"
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"The soldiers tried to neutralize the attack by dividing the invading army.",
"This medicine neutralizes stomach acids.",
"The lands between the warring countries were neutralized .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If a pathogen infects people who already have antibodies that can recognize and neutralize it, the pathogen would stop spreading. \u2014 Nileena Velappan, STAT , 28 June 2022",
"While the Twins and the rest of the big leagues discover just what makes the individual members of the youngest team in the big leagues tick, and how to neutralize them, some things have already been revealed. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 25 June 2022",
"The only way that shooting victims are going to get help is for police to confront the threat and neutralize it. \u2014 Art Acevedo, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"The study assessed children\u2019s ability to neutralize the Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Omicron Covid-19 variants. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Your armpits deserve clean ingredients that can neutralize odor and tackle sweat. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"In a subset of the children, the booster sparked a 36-fold increase in antibodies that neutralize omicron, the firms said. \u2014 Laurie Mcginley, Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News , 16 May 2022",
"Moderna\u2019s recent studies show that vaccinated children from six months to six years old were able to generate antibodies that could neutralize SARS-CoV-2 at levels similar to those produced in vaccinated adults. \u2014 Alice Park, Time , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The human immune system, when primed by vaccines or previous infection to be alert for a specific virus, will deploy antibodies that recognize and neutralize it. \u2014 Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News , 2 May 2022"
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"The soldiers tried to neutralize the attack by dividing the invading army.",
"This medicine neutralizes stomach acids.",
"The lands between the warring countries were neutralized .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The study assessed children\u2019s ability to neutralize the Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Omicron Covid-19 variants. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Your armpits deserve clean ingredients that can neutralize odor and tackle sweat. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"In a subset of the children, the booster sparked a 36-fold increase in antibodies that neutralize omicron, the firms said. \u2014 Laurie Mcginley, Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News , 16 May 2022",
"Moderna\u2019s recent studies show that vaccinated children from six months to six years old were able to generate antibodies that could neutralize SARS-CoV-2 at levels similar to those produced in vaccinated adults. \u2014 Alice Park, Time , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The human immune system, when primed by vaccines or previous infection to be alert for a specific virus, will deploy antibodies that recognize and neutralize it. \u2014 Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News , 2 May 2022",
"The best concealers neutralize hyperpigmentation, conceal blemishes, and brighten the area underneath your eyes. \u2014 Rachel Dube, SELF , 7 Apr. 2022",
"George\u2019s ability to get his hands on the ball helped neutralize Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell in their matchups. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"As for topically, a 2021 study reports that carotenoids, like lutein, can neutralize free radicals on the skin, provide photoprotective benefits, and act as an anti-inflammatory to calm redness. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 29 Mar. 2022"
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"I will never shop at that store again.",
"I have never seen that happen before.",
"That man has never heard of you.",
"We will never forget what we saw.",
"You never know what you'll find at a flea market.",
"I never meant to hurt you.",
"She never really said that.",
"There is never enough time to finish our work.",
"Never in my whole life have I been so offended!",
"I gave him my business for years and never for one moment did I suspect that he was a criminal.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is never a simple acknowledgment or validation of my concerns. \u2014 Jacobina Martin, Washington Post , 2 July 2022",
"Thanks to the pandemic, online shopping has never been more popular. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Ernst's mother told The Boston Globe that her husband was never abusive. \u2014 CBS News , 1 July 2022",
"However, their children's time in the public eye is never far from the couple's minds. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 1 July 2022",
"As Texans enter the summer travel season and prepare to drive more, gas prices have never been higher. \u2014 Wesley Ratko, San Antonio Express-News , 30 June 2022",
"My skills may never be on par with those of Zhuang and Senge. \u2014 Zella Hanson | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 30 June 2022",
"This season, family has never been more prominent as four mom-daughter combinations help make up this year\u2019s league. \u2014 Randy Mcroberts, Baltimore Sun , 30 June 2022",
"The fact that the policy is not in effect, and likely will never be in effect, would typically be strong grounds for the Supreme Court to not consider the issue. \u2014 Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 June 2022"
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"I have a hard enough time getting out of bed before sunrise, never mind getting to work so early."
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"1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u2014 Rollene W. Saal"
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"\u2014 Jane Kramer"
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"1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Every chapter straddles the psychological never-never land between myth and science. \u2014 Robert M. Thorson, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Ownership of both is a must for the haves and a never-never land for the have-nots. \u2014 Scott Burns, Dallas News , 9 Oct. 2020",
"Of course, this abject failure is nothing new in the never-never land of presidential debates. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Sep. 2020",
"But for ten days every June, when the Aspen Ideas Festival is in full swing, a technicolour fever dream descends and the campus becomes a corporate never-never land . \u2014 The Economist , 11 Oct. 2019",
"Off to never-never land : Thousands drive, bike, walk and board packed trains to Metallica concert at Chase Center. \u2014 Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com , 9 Sep. 2019",
"Its occasional bombshell scoops reside in a never-never land between rumor and accepted fact. \u2014 Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer , 16 May 2018"
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"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02ccne-v\u0259r-\u02c8ne-v\u0259r-"
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"Camelot",
"Cockaigne",
"Eden",
"Elysium",
"empyrean",
"fantasyland",
"heaven",
"lotusland",
"New Jerusalem",
"nirvana",
"paradise",
"promised land",
"Shangri-la",
"utopia",
"Zion",
"Sion"
],
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"type":[
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": never again":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Here are a few of the ideas that are nevermore , or in some cases, never really were. \u2014 Ryan Craggs, CNT , 29 Aug. 2017",
"Thus her part within that study, which the duo had in store, Would continue nevermore . \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 July 2017"
],
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"12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02ccne-v\u0259r-\u02c8m\u022fr"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234455",
"type":[
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"nevertheless":{
"antonyms":[],
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": in spite of that : however":[
"her childish but nevertheless real delight",
"\u2014 Richard Corbin"
]
},
"examples":[
"I am, nevertheless , a multicellular organism of reasonably complex structure \u2026 \u2014 Natalie Angier , New York Times , 6 Mar. 2007",
"Nevertheless , resistance to equal opportunities and fair pay for female athletes remained strong. \u2014 Christopher Hitchens , New York Times Book Review , 21 Aug. 2005",
"Instead, I drew a series of circles around myself, with borders that shifted as time passed and faces changed but that nevertheless offered the illusion of control. An inner circle, where love was constant and claims unquestioned. \u2014 Barack Obama , Dreams From My Father , 1995",
"She was filled with emotions that were utterly ridiculous, that she despised, yet that nevertheless she was feeling so strongly she could not shake them off. \u2014 Doris Lessing , The Story and Its Writer , 1987",
"Her date was a bit of a slob, but she had fun nevertheless .",
"It was a predictable, but nevertheless funny, story.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The agency, nevertheless , encouraged parents to ensure their children were vaccinated after the discovery of the virus during routine wastewater surveillance \u2014 particularly those who may have missed shots during the pandemic. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"The outlets' reports, which did not indicate the source of the documents, nevertheless intensified the anguish and questions over why police didn't act sooner to stop the May 24 slaughter in the Robb Elementary School classroom. \u2014 CBS News , 21 June 2022",
"The Downtown Little Rock Partnership is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization separate from Little Rock's municipal government that nevertheless receives significant funding from the city. \u2014 Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online , 20 June 2022",
"As a five-issue miniseries, Ms. Marvel: Beyond the Limit is short, sweet, and colorful, and ends on a positive note that nevertheless sets up future challenges for the character. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
"Magnuson is comfortable in his rancher\u2019s skin, with an amiable smile, rugged good looks, and a quiet and shy demeanor that nevertheless seeks to accommodate a small group of media firing questions at him on a recent May morning in Castle Dale, Utah. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"The exclusion prompted a boycott by several countries, as well as criticism from other Western Hemisphere leaders who nevertheless decided to attend. \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
"Advocates of tougher crypto regulation nevertheless argue investors stand to suffer if the SEC is forced to take a back seat. \u2014 Tory Newmyer, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
"Many nevertheless reject the CAPE for various reasons. \u2014 Mark Hulbert, WSJ , 4 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"\u02ccne-v\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0259-\u02c8les"
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"even so",
"howbeit",
"however",
"nonetheless",
"notwithstanding",
"still",
"still and all",
"though",
"withal",
"yet"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114148",
"type":[
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"new":{
"antonyms":[
"freshly",
"just",
"late",
"lately",
"newly",
"now",
"only",
"recently"
],
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"a new day",
"the new edition"
],
": being other than the former or old":[
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"He bought a new car."
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": different from one of the same category that has existed previously":[
"new realism"
],
": having been in a relationship or condition but a short time":[
"new to the job",
"a new wife"
],
": having been seen, used, or known for a short time : novel":[
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],
": having recently come into existence : recent , modern":[
"I saw their new baby for the first time."
],
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"awoke a new person"
],
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"\u2014 usually used in combination"
],
": of dissimilar origin and usually of superior quality":[
"a new strain of hybrid corn"
],
": relating to or being a new moon":[],
": unfamiliar":[
"visit new places"
],
"river flowing 320 miles (515 kilometers) from northwestern North Carolina north across Virginia into West Virginia, where it joins the Gauley River to form the Kanawha River":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"They visited the new library.",
"I saw their new baby for the first time.",
"They planted new trees on the campus.",
"a new kind of music",
"She couldn't afford a new car, so she bought a used one.",
"He bought the car new .",
"She is eager to see his new apartment.",
"This is my new stepsister.",
"the young man and his new wife",
"I made a new friend today.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"At this year\u2019s summit, focused on confronting stereotypes and creating new norms, panelist after panelist offered up their passions and expertise in order to illustrate a different kind\u2014boldly speaking, an ambitious kind\u2014of future. \u2014 Madison Feller, ELLE , 16 June 2022",
"One of Mahon's first moves was to take his new team to some college camps. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
"The Detroit Tigers hit a new low in Wednesday's 13-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
"Ether , the second largest token, fell as much as 12 percent to $1,045, a new 15-month low. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"Gasoline prices have continued to hit new highs almost daily amid depleted domestic production and Russia's war in Ukraine, while food and housing costs are also surging. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 15 June 2022",
"The new criminal complaint also states that Ortiz performed at four different concerts organized by Perez in Baja California, Guanajuato, and Chiapas in 2018 and 2019. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
"At the time, Wu said her administration had identified more than 200 new transitional housing units. \u2014 Danny Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Construction of Auburn\u2019s new Football Performance Center is approaching the homestretch. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 14 June 2022"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English newe, going back to Old English n\u012bwe, derivative of n\u012bowe, n\u012bewe new entry 1":"Adverb",
"Middle English newe, new, nywe, going back to Old English n\u012bowe, n\u012bewe, n\u0113owe, going back to Germanic *neuja- (whence Old Saxon & Old High German niuwi \"new,\" Middle Dutch nieuwe, n\u00fbwe, Old Norse n\u00fdr, Gothic niujis ), going back to Indo-European *neu\u032fi\u032fo-, derivative of *neu\u032fo- \"new, young,\" whence Latin novus \"new\" (from *newos ), Greek n\u00e9os \"young, fresh, new,\" Tocharian A \u00f1u \"new,\" Tocharian B \u00f1uwe, Sanskrit n\u00e1va\u1e25 \"new, fresh, young,\" Avestan nauua-, Hittite n\u0113wa- \"new\"; also, going back to presumed ablaut variant, *nou\u032fo- (whence Old Church Slavic nov\u016d \"new, recent\") and *nou\u032fi\u032fo- (whence Old Irish n\u00e1ue, nuae \"new, fresh,\" Welsh newydd, Lithuanian na\u0169jas \"new,\" Sanskrit n\u00e1vya\u1e25 \"new, young\"); also, going back to a derivative *neu\u032f\u01ddro- (parallel to Greek near\u00f3s \"youthful, tender\"), Armenian nor \"new\"":"Adjective"
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"or n\u0259",
"chiefly British \u02c8ny\u00fc",
"or (\u02cc)ni",
"\u02c8ny\u00fc",
"in place names usually (\u02cc)nu\u0307",
"\u02c8n\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for new Adjective new , novel , original , fresh mean having recently come into existence or use. new may apply to what is freshly made and unused new brick or has not been known before new designs or not experienced before. starts the new job novel applies to what is not only new but strange or unprecedented. a novel approach to the problem original applies to what is the first of its kind to exist. a man without one original idea fresh applies to what has not lost its qualities of newness such as liveliness, energy, brightness. a fresh start",
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"substitute",
"substitutive"
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"adverb",
"geographical name",
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"antiquated",
"archaic",
"dated",
"fusty",
"musty",
"oldfangled",
"old-fashioned",
"old-time",
"out-of-date",
"pass\u00e9"
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": contemporary , modern":[
"new age grocery stores"
],
": of, relating to, or being New Age":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a kitchen crammed full of new age appliances",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The company believes that this is the new age of capitalism and a very savvy way for companies to integrate their business into our digital world. \u2014 Gene Marks, Forbes , 15 May 2022",
"Keith stopped listening to rock\u2019n\u2019roll, concentrating instead on all sorts of different music\u2014blues, Aaron Copland, new age . \u2014 Karen Schoemer, SPIN , 1 May 2022",
"Quirky comedy about a reclusive amateur botanist who unwittingly becomes a new age , YouTube messiah. \u2014 Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The Meghalayan isn't the only new age that the International Commission on Stratigraphy identified. \u2014 Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Brown\u2019s tenure ushered in a new age of strong speakers \u2014 Greg Curtis, Dave Clark, Becky Lockhart, Greg Hughes and now Brad Wilson. \u2014 Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Jan. 2022",
"These ideas are commonly mixed in with other new age and mystical beliefs, like holistic health, gnostic theology, and simulation theory. \u2014 Steven Monacelli, Rolling Stone , 1 Dec. 2021",
"With this new age , democratizing knowledge is the crucible to succeed, and collaboration is the vehicle to get the job done. \u2014 Bill Adams, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Yet the 819 hp Ferrari 296 Gran Turismo Berlinetta (GTB)\u2014not just the marque\u2019s first V-6-powered production car, but a plug-in hybrid V-6 production car\u2014is a cracking start to a new age . \u2014 Viju Mathew, Robb Report , 30 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1949, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1971, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"contemporary",
"current",
"designer",
"hot",
"mod",
"modern",
"modernistic",
"new",
"new-fashioned",
"newfangled",
"present-day",
"red-hot",
"space-age",
"state-of-the-art",
"ultramodern",
"up-to-date",
"up-to-the-minute"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025203",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
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": a group of persons who have recently gained prominence or power in a particular field":[
"the new guard of the fashion industry"
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": the members of an organization (such as a political party) who are newer or younger and who often favor change":[
"Justin Trudeau won the Liberal crown with a crushing victory that brings a new guard to the helm of the party \u2026",
"\u2014 Daniel Leblanc",
"\u2026 announced four new executive hires, the beginning of the company's new guard \u2026",
"\u2014 Ashley Stewart"
],
"\u2014 compare old guard":[
"the new guard of the fashion industry"
]
},
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"1948, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121149",
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]
},
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": basic mathematics taught with emphasis on abstraction and the principles of set theory":[]
},
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"1964, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124024",
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"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"antiquated",
"archaic",
"dated",
"fusty",
"musty",
"oldfangled",
"old-fashioned",
"old-time",
"out-of-date",
"pass\u00e9"
],
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": made in a new fashion or form":[],
": up-to-date":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1575, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8n\u00fc-\u02c8fa-sh\u0259nd"
],
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"current",
"designer",
"hot",
"mod",
"modern",
"modernistic",
"new",
"new age",
"newfangled",
"present-day",
"red-hot",
"space-age",
"state-of-the-art",
"ultramodern",
"up-to-date",
"up-to-the-minute"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025559",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"newbie":{
"antonyms":[
"old hand",
"old-timer",
"vet",
"veteran"
],
"definitions":{
": a person who has recently started a particular activity : beginner , novice , newcomer":[
"It's true that some users\u2013particularly newbies \u2014fall into the Web like Alice down the rabbit hole.",
"\u2014 Scott Kirsner",
"What will happen when all those newbie politicians sit down in the swivel chair for the first time?",
"\u2014 Geoff Clark"
]
},
"examples":[
"He is a newbie to local politics.",
"a newbie to the Internet, he was still trying to cope with the visual clutter of cyberspace",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her decision to certify Biden\u2019s election and criticize Trump over the Jan. 6 Capitol attack catapulted her to a rare level of fame for a congressional newbie . \u2014 Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
"Last year, it was named to the Nasdaq 100, a rare honor for a public-market newbie . \u2014 Larry Light, Fortune , 11 Mar. 2022",
"There\u2019s nothing wrong with being a beginner, and there\u2019s nothing wrong with showing up to an educational course as a total newbie . \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 7 Mar. 2021",
"Another brand spankin' newbie , this Galleria-area bar opened at the end of 2020 with few components of a true ice house. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 8 June 2022",
"Another epilation newbie agreed and added that the directions were really simple to follow. \u2014 Dori Price, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
"There are just four weekends all summer (Memorial Day weekend, June 24, July 15 and August 5) with more than one big wide release newbie . \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Field guides books and apps are popular to educate the newbie . \u2014 cleveland , 9 May 2022",
"To the marketing newbie , both approaches look extremely similar with very minute differences. \u2014 Anton Lucanus, Forbes , 5 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1970, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"irregular from new":""
},
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"\u02c8n\u00fc-b\u0113",
"\u02c8ny\u00fc-"
],
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"abecedarian",
"apprentice",
"babe",
"beginner",
"colt",
"cub",
"fledgling",
"freshman",
"greenhorn",
"neophyte",
"newcomer",
"novice",
"novitiate",
"punk",
"recruit",
"rook",
"rookie",
"tenderfoot",
"tyro",
"virgin"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010432",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"babe",
"baby",
"bambino",
"child",
"infant",
"neonate"
],
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": a newborn individual":[],
": born anew":[],
": recently born":[]
},
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"Adjective",
"felt like a newborn activist after that pep rally",
"Noun",
"a mother goat and all of her newborn",
"intentionally bought clothes that were too big for her newborn but which undoubtedly would fit him in a few months",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"He's since showed off his newborn daughter on social media. \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
"Nick Jonas gave fans another peek at his newborn daughter Malti in a sweet Father\u2019s Day post on social media. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 20 June 2022",
"In the crushing true-life drama Only The Brave\u2014his first movie with Top Gun: Maverick director Joe Kosinski\u2014Teller plays Brendan McDonough, a drug addict delinquent looking to turn his life around to provide for his newborn daughter. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
"Cora said Bradley, his wife, Erin, and their newborn daughter, Elle, were set to be released from the hospital Sunday . . . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"The future Queen Mother holds her newborn daughter, Princess Elizabeth, in 1926. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
"Viewers will soon meet the newest member of the Lau family, Kat and Randy's newborn daughter, Maya, who arrived in March. \u2014 CNN , 20 May 2022",
"Margo, at home with her newborn daughter, had missed the festival, but Jay considered her very much there in spirit): leading to the seminal moment of Dolly. \u2014 Marissa R Moss, SPIN , 10 May 2022",
"On Sunday, the couple confirmed that their newborn daughter, named Malti Marie Chopra Jonas, had come home after spending more than 100 days in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 10 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Infections during pregnancy can lead to a miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery or life-threatening infection in the newborn . \u2014 ABC News , 1 July 2022",
"Though the autopsy found that the newborn had died from sudden complications during birth, the court concluded \u2014 with no evidence \u2014 that he had been asphyxiated from feces in the latrine. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"Matter took the baby to Bay Point Park in Red Wing in the middle of the night, the warrant says, and left the newborn in the water near the boathouses. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"The zoo, located in Powell, Ohio, announced the fuzzy newborn had been born on March 20 in a tweet Wednesday. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 24 Apr. 2022",
"In pregnant people, invasive listeriosis causes fever, muscle aches, and other flu-like symptoms, but can have serious consequences such as miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery, or an infection in the newborn that can be life-threatening. \u2014 Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF , 7 Dec. 2021",
"The newborn had to be admitted into the NICU for supplemental oxygen but has been doing well and is healthy, per TODAY. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Dan Do reflected on the earliest days of his son's life in a forum with Advocate Aurora Health \u2014 and expressed the uncertainty of Max's survival as a newborn . \u2014 Fox News , 9 June 2022",
"Buckingham Palace announced the news, and a few days later, a proud papa shared his newborn 's name via Twitter. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 12 May 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1786, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"-\u02ccb\u022f(\u0259)rn",
"\u02c8n\u00fc-\u02ccb\u022frn",
"\u02c8n\u00fc-\u02c8b\u022frn",
"\u02c8n(y)\u00fc-\u02c8b\u022f(\u0259)rn",
"\u02c8ny\u00fc-"
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"energized",
"freshened",
"invigorated",
"new",
"reanimated",
"reborn",
"recreated",
"reenergized",
"refreshed",
"regenerated",
"reinvigorated",
"renewed",
"resuscitated",
"revived"
],
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"newcomer":{
"antonyms":[
"old hand",
"old-timer",
"vet",
"veteran"
],
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": beginner , rookie":[],
": one recently arrived":[]
},
"examples":[
"he's a newcomer to ice hockey",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The watchmaker says the newcomer is secured by three screws just like the former Breguet that inspired its design. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 29 June 2022",
"Doechii also received support from Wale, but nearly the entire audience was standing, dancing, and recording from inside Microsoft Theater as the newcomer nailed her debut BET Awards performance. \u2014 Darlene Aderoju, Billboard , 27 June 2022",
"But the newcomer more than holds his own against the excellent Sandler, portraying his character\u2019s struggles and secrets with both depth and charisma. \u2014 Jenelle Riley, Variety , 13 June 2022",
"The biggest newcomer to the downtown music festival scene this summer has got to be this two-day fest of Latin Reggaeton in Grant Park, part of a Memorial Day weekend packed with live music. \u2014 Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"The 60-year-old political newcomer avoided any debates during the primary and mostly ignored his rivals in a field that included Georgia\u2019s agriculture secretary, Gary Black. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"Blalock also said that Todd called some of Blalock\u2019s donors and encouraged them to stop supporting the newcomer . \u2014 Jo Yurcaba, NBC News , 21 May 2022",
"Denver\u2019s bald rookie head coach has complimented the extremely not-bald newcomer \u2019s cascading, curly flow. \u2014 Parker Gabriel, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
"And on May 5, a stylish group of New Yorkers gathered to fete the fashionable newcomer in the neighborhood. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 9 May 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8ny\u00fc-",
"\u02c8n\u00fc-\u02cck\u0259-m\u0259r"
],
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"abecedarian",
"apprentice",
"babe",
"beginner",
"colt",
"cub",
"fledgling",
"freshman",
"greenhorn",
"neophyte",
"newbie",
"novice",
"novitiate",
"punk",
"recruit",
"rook",
"rookie",
"tenderfoot",
"tyro",
"virgin"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182100",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"newfangled":{
"antonyms":[
"antiquated",
"archaic",
"dated",
"fusty",
"musty",
"oldfangled",
"old-fashioned",
"old-time",
"out-of-date",
"pass\u00e9"
],
"definitions":{
": attracted to novelty":[],
": of the newest style or kind":[
"had many newfangled gadgets in the kitchen"
]
},
"examples":[
"His grandson owns all of the latest newfangled electronics.",
"the newfangled speech used by teenagers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The consensus among the group was that the newfangled contraption would never amount to anything. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 June 2022",
"The work on the facade relied on newfangled lasers and old-fashioned elbow grease. \u2014 J.s. Marcus, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"Nevertheless, Berkshire\u2019s exposure to cryptocurrency through its investment in traditional banks has increased as more banks offer services in the newfangled fintech product. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 17 Feb. 2022",
"There were no excuses, no admissions of guilt, no newfangled formations. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Nov. 2021",
"But the newfangled hardware never crept down to mainstream laptops. \u2014 Brad Chacos, PCWorld , 11 May 2021",
"Isaac Newton\u2019s newfangled ideas about how objects moved, and the physics of electricity. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2021",
"Six months ago, Utah\u2019s newfangled road map to brisk economic health after COVID-19 seemed almost like magical thinking. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 Mar. 2021",
"Pure Storage has come a long way from its days as just another disruptive startup peddling its newfangled flash storage array. \u2014 Steve Mcdowell, Forbes , 25 Feb. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from newefangel , from new + Old English *-fangol , from f\u014dn (past participle fangen ) to take, seize \u2014 more at pact":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u00fc-\u02c8fa\u014b-g\u0259ld",
"\u02c8ny\u00fc-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"contemporary",
"current",
"designer",
"hot",
"mod",
"modern",
"modernistic",
"new",
"new age",
"new-fashioned",
"present-day",
"red-hot",
"space-age",
"state-of-the-art",
"ultramodern",
"up-to-date",
"up-to-the-minute"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014911",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"newly":{
"antonyms":[
"anciently"
],
"definitions":{
": anew , afresh":[
"newly painted"
],
": lately , recently":[
"a newly married couple",
"newly affluent"
]
},
"examples":[
"They are a newly married couple.",
"That is a newly acquired habit.",
"Here is where we keep the newly arrived merchandise.",
"The room is newly painted.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are those geometric bandeau white diamond bracelets women loved to wear stacked on their newly bare arms in the 1920s. \u2014 Stellene Volandes, Town & Country , 15 June 2022",
"Edwards is the 12th Republican to enter the race for the newly redrawn seat, which was shifted out of Orange County and now includes Seminole County and much of Volusia County. \u2014 Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"In recent years, the hundreds of vacants rehabbed or demolished annually has begun to outpace the number of properties newly vacated, according to the city housing department\u2019s online dashboard. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
"His family fled in 1995, following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the newly independent Ukraine\u2019s descent into chaos. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"More than 400,000 Michigan kids would be newly eligible, said Chelsea Wuth, a spokesperson for the state health department. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
"Casten is seeking a third term in Congress in Illinois' newly redrawn 6th district. \u2014 Lorraine Taylor, Fox News , 14 June 2022",
"When the 1947 Partition divided the newly independent country, one of the founder\u2019s sons stayed back in India while the other moved to Pakistan. \u2014 Charukesi Ramadurai, Bon App\u00e9tit , 14 June 2022",
"The primary is one of the newly competitive races created by the state's redistricting, where the court appointed an outside expert to draw the lines after the state Democrats' map was struck down. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 14 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u00fc-l\u0113",
"\u02c8ny\u00fc-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"freshly",
"just",
"late",
"lately",
"new",
"now",
"only",
"recently"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230514",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"newness":{
"antonyms":[
"freshly",
"just",
"late",
"lately",
"newly",
"now",
"only",
"recently"
],
"definitions":{
": beginning as the resumption or repetition of a previous act or thing":[
"a new day",
"the new edition"
],
": being other than the former or old":[
"a steady flow of new money",
"He bought a new car."
],
": different from one of the same category that has existed previously":[
"new realism"
],
": having been in a relationship or condition but a short time":[
"new to the job",
"a new wife"
],
": having been seen, used, or known for a short time : novel":[
"rice was a new crop for the area"
],
": having recently come into existence : recent , modern":[
"I saw their new baby for the first time."
],
": made or become fresh":[
"awoke a new person"
],
": newly , recently":[
"\u2014 usually used in combination"
],
": of dissimilar origin and usually of superior quality":[
"a new strain of hybrid corn"
],
": relating to or being a new moon":[],
": unfamiliar":[
"visit new places"
],
"river flowing 320 miles (515 kilometers) from northwestern North Carolina north across Virginia into West Virginia, where it joins the Gauley River to form the Kanawha River":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"They visited the new library.",
"I saw their new baby for the first time.",
"They planted new trees on the campus.",
"a new kind of music",
"She couldn't afford a new car, so she bought a used one.",
"He bought the car new .",
"She is eager to see his new apartment.",
"This is my new stepsister.",
"the young man and his new wife",
"I made a new friend today.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"At this year\u2019s summit, focused on confronting stereotypes and creating new norms, panelist after panelist offered up their passions and expertise in order to illustrate a different kind\u2014boldly speaking, an ambitious kind\u2014of future. \u2014 Madison Feller, ELLE , 16 June 2022",
"One of Mahon's first moves was to take his new team to some college camps. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
"The Detroit Tigers hit a new low in Wednesday's 13-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
"Ether , the second largest token, fell as much as 12 percent to $1,045, a new 15-month low. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
"Gasoline prices have continued to hit new highs almost daily amid depleted domestic production and Russia's war in Ukraine, while food and housing costs are also surging. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 15 June 2022",
"The new criminal complaint also states that Ortiz performed at four different concerts organized by Perez in Baja California, Guanajuato, and Chiapas in 2018 and 2019. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
"At the time, Wu said her administration had identified more than 200 new transitional housing units. \u2014 Danny Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Construction of Auburn\u2019s new Football Performance Center is approaching the homestretch. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 14 June 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
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"Middle English newe, going back to Old English n\u012bwe, derivative of n\u012bowe, n\u012bewe new entry 1":"Adverb",
"Middle English newe, new, nywe, going back to Old English n\u012bowe, n\u012bewe, n\u0113owe, going back to Germanic *neuja- (whence Old Saxon & Old High German niuwi \"new,\" Middle Dutch nieuwe, n\u00fbwe, Old Norse n\u00fdr, Gothic niujis ), going back to Indo-European *neu\u032fi\u032fo-, derivative of *neu\u032fo- \"new, young,\" whence Latin novus \"new\" (from *newos ), Greek n\u00e9os \"young, fresh, new,\" Tocharian A \u00f1u \"new,\" Tocharian B \u00f1uwe, Sanskrit n\u00e1va\u1e25 \"new, fresh, young,\" Avestan nauua-, Hittite n\u0113wa- \"new\"; also, going back to presumed ablaut variant, *nou\u032fo- (whence Old Church Slavic nov\u016d \"new, recent\") and *nou\u032fi\u032fo- (whence Old Irish n\u00e1ue, nuae \"new, fresh,\" Welsh newydd, Lithuanian na\u0169jas \"new,\" Sanskrit n\u00e1vya\u1e25 \"new, young\"); also, going back to a derivative *neu\u032f\u01ddro- (parallel to Greek near\u00f3s \"youthful, tender\"), Armenian nor \"new\"":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u00fc",
"\u02c8ny\u00fc",
"or (\u02cc)ni",
"chiefly British \u02c8ny\u00fc",
"in place names usually (\u02cc)nu\u0307",
"or n\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for new Adjective new , novel , original , fresh mean having recently come into existence or use. new may apply to what is freshly made and unused new brick or has not been known before new designs or not experienced before. starts the new job novel applies to what is not only new but strange or unprecedented. a novel approach to the problem original applies to what is the first of its kind to exist. a man without one original idea fresh applies to what has not lost its qualities of newness such as liveliness, energy, brightness. a fresh start",
"synonyms":[
"makeshift",
"substitute",
"substitutive"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030437",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"geographical name",
"noun"
]
},
"news":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a report of recent events":[
"gave her the good news"
],
": material reported in a newspaper or news periodical or on a newscast":[
"listened to the news on the radio"
],
": matter that is newsworthy":[
"The layoffs were big news in this part of the state."
],
": newscast":[
"We saw it on the evening news ."
],
": previously unknown information":[
"I've got news for you"
],
": something having a specified influence or effect":[
"the rain was good news for lawns and gardens",
"\u2014 Garrison Keillor",
"the virus was bad news"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to a news release from the Detroit Police Department Tuesday, law enforcement made six arrests at the waterfront event. \u2014 Eve Sampson, Detroit Free Press , 29 June 2022",
"Two other people also were within 25 yards of the bison, the Park Service said in a news release. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
"The 34-year-old man was walking with his family on a boardwalk near the Giant Geyser at Old Faithful on Monday when the bull bison charged at the group, according to a news release from the park. \u2014 Raja Razek, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"Paxton issued a civic investigative demand to Walmart for possible violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, according to a news release from his office. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
"Robert Neack of Westwood was lying in the 5600 block of Bridgetown Road and not in a crosswalk when he was hit by an eastbound 2015 Dodge Journey shortly after 1 a.m., police said in a news release. \u2014 Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
"Her resignation will be effective July 11 according to a news release from the city. \u2014 Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"The family in a news release responded that Whitfield had picked up an empty water pitcher and tossed it into the air. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 28 June 2022",
"The deadly incident occurred around 2:45 p.m. Monday on Imperial Avenue between Valencia Parkway and Euclid Avenue, the lieutenant said in a news release. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u00fcz",
"\u02c8ny\u00fcz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093921",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun, plural in form but singular in construction"
]
},
"news agency":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an organization that supplies news to subscribing newspapers, periodicals, and newscasters":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Italian ambassador to NATO, Francesco Maria Talo, said in a May interview with Italian news agency ANSA that humanitarian crises in Africa must concern all NATO allies. \u2014 Joseph Wilson, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
"The Italian ambassador to NATO, Francesco Maria Talo, said in a May interview with Italian news agency ANSA that humanitarian crises in Africa must concern all NATO allies. \u2014 Joseph Wilson, ajc , 26 June 2022",
"The attack killed a member of the security forces and a Sikh worshiper, according to state-run news agency Bakhtar. \u2014 Ehsan Popalzai And Irene Nasser, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"The Associated Press, citing reports from Iran's state-run news agency IRNA, stated that some 22 protesters had been arrested since last night. \u2014 Ben Evansky, Fox News , 13 May 2022",
"Russian forces also started awarding passports in the occupied city of Melitopol, according to Russian state news agency TASS. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 12 June 2022",
"Russian forces also started awarding passports in the occupied city of Melitopol, according to Russian state news agency TASS. \u2014 David Keyton, John Leicester, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
"The Russian news agency Tass had reported that 50 civilians were evacuated Saturday, a day after a similar number left. \u2014 Elena Becatoros And Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune , 7 May 2022",
"The Russian news agency Tass had reported that 50 civilians were evacuated from the plant on Saturday. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1873, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101332",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"news analyst":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": commentator sense b":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135848",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"newsagent":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": newsdealer":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In Britain, the country\u2019s newsagents , small corner shops that sell everything from papers and beer to grocery staples, are booming. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2020",
"The newsagent was impatient, answering with short sentences, and insistently looking over my shoulder. \u2014 Luiz Romero, Quartz , 13 Mar. 2020",
"The trade association of newspapers and the national union of newsagents made similar points. \u2014 Luiz Romero, Quartz , 13 Mar. 2020",
"Her parents are Gujaratis who fled Uganda shortly before Idi Amin\u2019s takeover in 1971 and founded first one newsagent and then a chain of them. \u2014 The Economist , 19 Oct. 2019",
"In another, the woman found herself surrounded by workers, including a milkman, a gasman, a newsagent , and a plumber. \u2014 Mireille Juchau, The New Yorker , 7 Nov. 2019",
"Priti Patel, Home Secretary Patel is also a second-generation immigrant to the U.K., the daughter of Ugandan Indians who emigrated in the 1960s and set up a successful newsagent business. \u2014 Billy Perrigo, Time , 26 July 2019",
"The new CEO will start as chief operating officer on June 5 and be given immediate responsibility for newsagent chain CNA and the company\u2019s stores outside South Africa. \u2014 Janice Kew, Bloomberg.com , 25 May 2017",
"A stooped man with a stooped English sheepdog walked by on his way to buy a newspaper from the newsagent , and passed by again moments later, with one tucked under his arm. \u2014 Katherine Lagrave, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 6 Apr. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1844, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ny\u00fcz-",
"\u02c8n\u00fcz-\u02cc\u0101-j\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025338",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"newscaster":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a radio or television broadcast of news":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Alex Corradetti, who joined Milwaukee CBS affiliate WDJT-TV (Channel 58) as a reporter in November, has been named co-anchor of the station's morning newscast . \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
"Yet the 61-year-old, who anchors her final newscast Friday, will leave Orlando in June with more than a legion of loyal viewers after 30 years at Channel 9. \u2014 Kate Santich, Orlando Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
"After more than eight years, the weekday and weekend editions of PBS\u2019 signature evening newscast are finally getting together. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Online, some claim a Russian producer's antiwar protest during a live evening newscast was just another propaganda stunt. \u2014 Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY , 22 Mar. 2022",
"That dynamic was at play on Monday morning, when China\u2019s state broadcaster CCTV released a package in its morning newscast highlighting Moscow\u2019s erroneous claim that Washington had funded the development of biological weapons in Ukrainian labs. \u2014 Simone Mccarthy, CNN , 10 Mar. 2022",
"DJ Akademiks tweeted video of a local newscast and said the scene of the shooting was flooded with fans and police. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Khemlani says that O\u2019Donnell will continue to based in Washington D.C., where the newscast has originated from since 2019. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The hourlong evening newscast , beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern, will feature a rotating cast of anchors and originate from New York, Washington and Los Angeles. \u2014 David Bauder, ajc , 24 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1934, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"news + broad cast":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8n\u00fcz-\u02cckast",
"\u02c8ny\u00fcz-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015211",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"newsgroup":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an electronic message board on the Internet that is devoted to a particular topic":[]
},
"examples":[
"I posted a message to a gardening newsgroup .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In 1998, Michael Hoffman, also a Naval Academy mathematician, expanded the problem in a different direction after coming across an example of the exterior problem through an online newsgroup . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 9 Dec. 2020",
"That has nothing on the newsgroup flame wars of yore. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 15 Oct. 2019",
"For example, Khabar Lahariya has newsgroups on WhatsApp where men often post blue films. \u2014 Sangeeta Tanwar, Quartz India , 4 Sep. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1983, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ny\u00fcz-",
"\u02c8n\u00fcz-\u02ccgr\u00fcp"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120312",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"newshawk":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": newshound":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081631",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"newshound":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an aggressive journalist":[]
},
"examples":[
"a newshound of the old school, he was highly skeptical of the claim that the firings weren't politically motivated",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That may sound like a bad thing, especially coming from a newshound who, like most politics-watchers, wants to know the results as soon as humanly possible. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 21 June 2021",
"Everett and Fay now running around town trying to figure out what is going on \u2014 Fay not at all afraid but excited about the possibilities; Everett as cynical as any newshound can be in his early 20s \u2014 pay her a visit. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral , 25 May 2020",
"And even the most avid newshounds are having a hard time keeping up. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 13 Mar. 2020",
"One newshound heard that, on the night of her death, McKillop had an argument with a boyfriend, a man named Frank, in the courtyard of her apartment building. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Oct. 2019",
"One of Hammond\u2019s former colleagues, Jeremy Gilbert, now the director of strategic initiatives at the Washington Post, oversees Heliograf, the Post\u2019s deep-learning robotic newshound . \u2014 Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker , 25 May 2018",
"But the prison labor story seemed like a juicy scoop to student newshounds . \u2014 Teen Vogue , 24 June 2019",
"But as any newshound knows, media outfits have changed enormously in the past half-century, with some adopting innovative \u2014 and more obviously commercial \u2014 tactics for charging customers for information. \u2014 Alan Feuer, New York Times , 21 June 2017",
"And in addition to his steadfast newshound reporting, Wojnarowski will have a front-facing role in the World Wide Leader's TV coverage of the NBA. \u2014 Adi Joseph, USA TODAY , 28 June 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1918, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ny\u00fcz-",
"\u02c8n\u00fcz-\u02cchau\u0307nd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"correspondent",
"intelligencer",
"journalist",
"newsman",
"newsperson",
"pressman",
"reporter"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204654",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"newsman":{
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"any newsman will tell you that if you talk to enough people, you'll eventually get a money quote",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The former newsman has video cameras trained on I-395 below. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"Parton presented veteran newsman Dan Rather with the Career Achievement Award last month. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 1 June 2022",
"In the green room before a parade on Thanksgiving eve in 1955 that was featuring a Captain Kangaroo float, Josephson met Charles Collingwood, the CBS newsman who was doing color commentary for the parade. \u2014 Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
"The trio was recently spotted on vacation with their family, including her father, newsman Brian Williams, at a private resort in Abaco in the Bahamas. \u2014 Julie Jordan, PEOPLE.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Veteran newsman Chris Wallace counts himself among the casualties of Fox News\u2019 coverage of the Jan. 6 insurrection and the conspiracy-mongering leading up to the attack on the Capitol. \u2014 al , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Gunther brought the skills of a spectacular newsman to bear on the story, taking the reader right into the situation with him. \u2014 Deborah Cohen, The Atlantic , 8 Mar. 2022",
"And yes, her brother, newsman Nick Clooney, son, actor Miguel Ferrer, and nephew, actor George Clooney, also had some success. \u2014 Scott Wartman, The Enquirer , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Penn later told then-CBS newsman Charlie Rose that his El Chapo interview was a failure. \u2014 Meg James, Los Angeles Times , 26 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Southern Poverty Law Center says Daily Stormer, whose name comes from the Nazi newspaper Der St\u00fcrmer, is a neo-Nazi website that espouses antisemitic and white nationalist views. \u2014 Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic , 1 July 2022",
"This can be crumpled up newspaper or a couple charcoal briquets squirted with lighter fluid. \u2014 Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
"The dark side of the Roaring 20s is explored in vintage photographs, newspaper articles etc. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
"North Korea\u2019s state newspaper Rodong Sinmun published a news report on where the COVID-19 virus came from and pointed the finger at materials that flew in from South Korea. \u2014 Joohee Cho, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
"Press freedom has also been curtailed and two local publications, including the popular pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, shut down last after some of their journalists and leaders were arrested. \u2014 WSJ , 30 June 2022",
"The study surveys all the gun arrests reported in the Times following the law's passage; the finding may only prove that the newspaper took a particular interest in publicizing the crimes of people whose names ended in a vowel. \u2014 Paul Moses, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"Barger wrote a number of books, including Hell's Angel \u2014 The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club, which was a New York Times bestseller, per the newspaper . \u2014 Amethyst Tate, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
"Annual newspaper revenue slipped from $50 billion to $21 billion in the same period. \u2014 David Bauder, Chicago Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"My friend David Carr, who died in 2015, had a line about newspapering that\u2019s true of cooking as well. \u2014 Sam Sifton, New York Times , 29 Mar. 2020",
"What trends online, even if artificially driven, helps influence everything from what stories newspaper reporters pursue to which guests radio show producers book. \u2014 P.w. Singer, Time , 19 Oct. 2019",
"This may seem like an ironic gift for a man who newspaper publishers once railed against as the destroyer of classified ads, a high-margin pillar in broadsheet and tabloid profits. \u2014 Glenn Fleishman, Fortune , 11 June 2018",
"Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the name of the gymnast who newspaper Moskovsky Korrespondent reported Putin was planning to marry. \u2014 Owen Matthews, Newsweek , 19 Aug. 2014",
"This may seem like an ironic gift for a man who newspaper publishers once railed against as the destroyer of classified ads, a high-margin pillar in broadsheet and tabloid profits. \u2014 Glenn Fleishman, Fortune , 11 June 2018",
"Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the name of the gymnast who newspaper Moskovsky Korrespondent reported Putin was planning to marry. \u2014 Owen Matthews, Newsweek , 19 Aug. 2014",
"The old Hollywood\u2019s history of infatuation with newspapering met the new Hollywood\u2019s detestation of Nixon. \u2014 Mark Feeney, Slate Magazine , 14 June 2017"
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"the host of that morning show prefers to think of himself as a newsperson and not as an entertainer",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And then, art imitated life when Apple TV+ released The Morning Show, which followed the story of disgraced newsperson Mitch Kessler (Steve Carell), who was ousted by his network for inappropriate relationships with women. \u2014 Tanya Edwards, refinery29.com , 8 Jan. 2020",
"Many of the people on our trip sat quietly while the Dutch newsperson translated Walter Cronkite's reporting of the landing. \u2014 Laura Demarco, cleveland.com , 14 July 2019",
"And Trump\u2019s election was the kind of Earth-shattering event that only comes around once or twice in a newsperson \u2019s career. \u2014 James Hohmann, Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2018",
"Rhodes would appear, on some level, a perfect choice\u2014a pedigreed newsperson with a history at Fox as well as deep connections in liberal political circles. \u2014 vanityfair.com , 6 June 2017",
"Rhodes would appear, on some level, a perfect choice\u2014a pedigreed newsperson with a history at Fox as well as deep connections in liberal political circles. \u2014 Sarah Ellison, The Hive , 6 June 2017",
"Rhodes would appear, on some level, a perfect choice\u2014a pedigreed newsperson with a history at Fox as well as deep connections in liberal political circles. \u2014 vanityfair.com , 6 June 2017",
"Rhodes would appear, on some level, a perfect choice\u2014a pedigreed newsperson with a history at Fox as well as deep connections in liberal political circles. \u2014 Sarah Ellison, The Hive , 6 June 2017",
"Rhodes would appear, on some level, a perfect choice\u2014a pedigreed newsperson with a history at Fox as well as deep connections in liberal political circles. \u2014 vanityfair.com , 6 June 2017"
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"the legendary BBC newsreader now has her own current affairs program",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The new email client, newsreader , and calendar are all still beta releases, so there may be rough edges. \u2014 Scott Gilbertson, Wired , 11 June 2021",
"There's an interesting irony in the long, productive life of Roger Mudd, the veteran broadcast journalist and newsreader who died last week at his home outside Washington, age 93. \u2014 Philip Terzian, Washington Examiner , 11 Mar. 2021",
"This time, the actor plays a traveling newsreader tasked with bringing an orphaned young girl back home after the American Civil War. \u2014 Adam Epstein, Quartz , 31 Dec. 2019",
"Then in 2012, Today\u2019s veteran newsreader Ann Curry was reportedly driven off the program after less than a year as a cohost, a subject explored in journalist Brian Stelter\u2019s 2013 book Top of the Morning, which Ellenberg quickly optioned. \u2014 Samantha Highfill, EW.com , 10 Sep. 2019",
"Lauer, who joined NBC in 1992 as a newsreader on Today, had been co-anchor of the morning show since January 1997 and reportedly signed a $20 million dollar contract last year. \u2014 Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com , 10 July 2019",
"Lauer became co-anchor of Today in January 1997 after three years as the program's newsreader . \u2014 Sam Dangremond, Town & Country , 15 Aug. 2018",
"Lauer became co-anchor of Today in January 1997 after three years as the program's newsreader . \u2014 Sam Dangremond, Town & Country , 15 Aug. 2018",
"Lauer became co-anchor of Today in January 1997 after three years as the program's newsreader . \u2014 Sam Dangremond, Town & Country , 15 Aug. 2018"
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"I got a long newsy letter from her.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Radar is a weekly roundup of newsy bites and theme park memories. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel , 4 May 2022",
"Having newsy tidbits trickle out in the days and weeks leading up to publication is an increasingly common move, especially given that books full of scoops are becoming increasingly common themselves. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Welcome to the first installment of Theme Park Rangers Radar, a weekly feature that gathers newsy tidbits and other tips and blips from Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, SeaWorld Orlando and beyond. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 5 Jan. 2022",
"After five years of newsy updates with Justin, my tone abruptly changed in an August text. \u2014 Carol Milberger, Wired , 29 Nov. 2021",
"The newsy part of the deal is the 13 races on NBC and a guarantee that the bulk of the schedule will air on broadcast for the length of the contract. \u2014 Jenna Fryer, Star Tribune , 20 July 2021",
"Finally, Jean Trinh reports on El Ruso\u2019s first bricks-and-mortar location in Silver Lake and other newsy happenings. \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2021",
"Just as newsy as the meeting\u2019s limited concrete outcomes was the image of an American President standing up to Putin in all the ways that Donald Trump\u2014the last American President to meet Putin\u2014never did. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 16 June 2021",
"That topic will remain newsy as Apple and Epic Games go to federal court next week. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 1 May 2021"
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"I'll see you next Monday.",
"Next year's party will be even better.",
"the very next thing that happened",
"Can I help the next person in line? Who's next ?",
"We could hear people talking in the next room.",
"At the next set of lights, turn left.",
"I need the next size up.",
"The next time we will see each other will be on our wedding day.",
"Next time , please remember to bring your books to class.",
"She knew the answer as well as the next person .",
"Adverb",
"Next , I need to ask you a few questions about your family.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Within an immunocompromised person, the mutation process is accelerated because the virus has extended exposure to a weakened immune system, like a boxer practicing on a punching bag before their next fight. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"Submit questions or share your own tips in the next conversation, or check out some of our past discussions. \u2014 Jura Koncius, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"The court then evaluated the next three factors dealing with the risks associated with identifying the plaintiff. \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 30 June 2022",
"Israeli lawmakers voted Thursday to dissolve the parliament, known as the Knesset, and set Nov. 1 as the date for the next election. \u2014 Dov Lieber, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
"New York Road Runners has appointed Xylem Projects founder and CEO Nnenna Lynch as the next chairwoman of its board of directors. \u2014 Beth Kowitt And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
"Beyonc\u00e9 officially confirmed the arrival of her next album with a subtle social media cue. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 June 2022",
"This is the next -generation Honda Accord, which is likely to arrive next year as a 2024 model. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 23 June 2022",
"The unrivaled singer-songwriter even removed her profile picture on social media accounts, sending fans into a frenzy and guessing that her next album was soon to come. \u2014 Jaelani Turner-williams, Billboard , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"The researchers next plan to crank up the whipping siphon pressure to trap and release more carbon monoxide with more smaller bubbles inside the foam. \u2014 Akila Muthukumar, STAT , 3 July 2022",
"And there will be more opportunities next term, when the court will hear appeals on affirmative action in college admissions, religious freedom for business owners and federal election disputes. \u2014 Fox News , 2 July 2022",
"Los Angeles, Denver and Dallas are the three next busiest terminals, each with over half a million passengers. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
"Those include: when the loan next adjusts, what index the loan is tied to and what margin is added to that index to determine their rate. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"With inflation slowing, the central bank started to reverse its initial rate rise in early April, and is expected to bring its key rate close to its preinvasion rate Friday, when officials next meet to set policy. \u2014 Paul Hannon, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
"Wood stands to become an unrestricted free agent next offseason when his contract expires. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 13 June 2022",
"And if the Maryland product does return to the team from the Circle City, then the Pacers will have the same considerations next offseason, but with a contract limit of $5.95 million. \u2014 Tony East, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
"The Las Vegas Raiders will not exercise their option on running back Josh Jacobs\u2019 contract, the NFL team announced on Friday, which could make the former Alabama standout an unrestricted free agent next offseason. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Storz, who is in jail in Pike County, is next due in court for a preliminary hearing July 11 at 1:30 p.m. \u2014 Steve Almasy, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"Biden and most of his G-7 colleagues will next be in Madrid for a NATO summit. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"The Cornwall launch is up next for Virgin Orbit after the STP-S28A mission, presently scheduled for June 30 from Mojave Air and Space Port in California. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 24 June 2022",
"He is scheduled to be in court next on June 17 for a hearing on the latest charge. \u2014 Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"The yearly list, which has featured rappers such as Kendrick Lamar, Chief Keef and Megan Thee Stallion in the early days of their careers, has become the gold standard for which artists are next up in its 15 year history. \u2014 Morayo Ogunbayo, ajc , 15 June 2022",
"An expansion of the freight dock is up next , to be finished in 2027. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
"Up next for Oliver is the four-part BBC drama Best Interests, about a family facing the impending loss of a loved one. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Selling Sunset and Summer House are up next with three nods apiece. \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The numbers are higher globally: One-quarter of consumers intend to buy an EV next . \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Because the multi-racial categories are relatively new to the census and have changed since they were introduced, an apples-to-apples comparison of data collected from one census year to the next becomes complicated, if not impossible. \u2014 Hannah Drown, cleveland , 21 Aug. 2021",
"Your organization should have a plan for how to manage the alarm in the foreseeable future \u2014 in the new next . \u2014 Curtis Odom, Forbes , 7 June 2021",
"For so many others, there is no longer a something-to-do- next . \u2014 Ai Weiwei, The Atlantic , 2 June 2020",
"The liminal spaces that represent transitions between one point in time and the next are needed even more today, during turmoil and stay-at-home orders caused by the coronavirus, say proponents. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Apr. 2020",
"On Thursday, one plane after the next was landing at an American Airlines facility in Tulsa. \u2014 David Gelles, New York Times , 25 Mar. 2020",
"In all, Guo received $32,000 in scholarships during the 2019 National Finals, and would currently be gearing up for her triumphant return to Mobile to crown the next Distinguished Young Woman of America. \u2014 Michael Dumas, al , 26 Apr. 2020",
"Bennington will be in federal custody until his next scheduled court appearance on Thursday. \u2014 Andrew Blankstein, NBC News , 22 Apr. 2020"
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},
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"enjoys living next to the ocean",
"next to the war, the flagging economy was the biggest campaign issue",
"Adverb",
"bought it for next to nothing"
],
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"antonyms":[],
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"We know next to nothing about our ancestors.",
"It costs next to nothing .",
"They did next to nothing to help their neighbors.",
"The dancers were wearing next to nothing ."
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"far",
"faraway",
"far-off",
"remote"
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"examples":[
"Adverb",
"He bought the house next door .",
"I'll be staying in the room next door .",
"Canada is right next door to the U.S.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"At the clinic next door , called the Women\u2019s Health Center of West Virginia, executive director Katie Quinonez has her doubts about such statements. \u2014 Kimberlee Kruesi And Leah Willingham, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
"The money comes from several sources, including insurance companies, engineering firms and a luxury condominium whose recent construction next door is suspected of contributing to structural damage of Champlain Towers South. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon And Curt Anderson, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"The money comes from 37 different sources, including insurance companies, engineering firms and a luxury condominium whose recent construction next door is suspected of contributing to structural damage of Champlain Towers South. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon And Curt Anderson, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"The money comes from several sources, including insurance companies, engineering firms and a luxury condominium whose recent construction next door is suspected of contributing to structural damage of Champlain Towers South. \u2014 CBS News , 23 June 2022",
"The money comes from 37 different sources, including insurance companies, engineering firms, and a luxury condominium whose recent construction next door is suspected of contributing to structural damage of Champlain Towers South. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon And Curt Anderson, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"In late 2019, Laney and Walker began hunting for a new home at the same time the house next door to the Coopers' came up for sale. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"Stay at the hotel next door , InterContinental The Clement Monterey. \u2014 Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
"The real goal, beyond beautifying your house, is to create at the very least a cordial relationship with the people next door . \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022"
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": surpassing others : uncommonly good or impressive":[
"But even though I love complaints and complainers, even though I am still technically a next-level complainer myself, a complainer who can elevate her complaints to a kind of art form \u2026",
"\u2014 Heather Havrilesky",
"It's a testament to how good our coaches are at developing next-level players that we kind of expect we could lose a couple players to the Olympics.",
"\u2014 Sydney Baldwin"
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"1995, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a formal contract of loan with coin and balance in the presence of five witnesses under which the obligor could be seized and held in bondage for failure to perform":[]
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"\u2014 Jane Smiley"
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"the oft-repeated claim that any person on the planet can be connected to any other person through a nexus of six relationships",
"as the nexus for three great religions, Jerusalem has had a troubled as well as illustrious history",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cognac, bourbon and rum with brown butter and boniato, two ingredients that nod to a dessert Yao served in the old space, transform into a clear milk punch that sits at the nexus of sweet and savory. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"The Stretch Ozonic lives at the nexus of price, performance, durability, and light weight. \u2014 Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"By the early years of the 20th century, Haiti sat at the nexus of multiple American interests. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"Margarita Simonyan, head of the Rossiya Segodnya media conglomerate, which includes the English-language RT network, sits at the nexus of Russia\u2019s information policy. \u2014 Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 May 2022",
"At the nexus of Influencer and Extreme Fitness Bro lies Brian Johnson, a man who drags unholy amounts of weight through the Texas woods. \u2014 Longreads , 5 May 2022",
"Not to mention a whole other scary side effect in the nexus of diet and wellness: the rise of an eating disorder called orthorexia. \u2014 Amy Larocca, Town & Country , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Manchester United plays a particular role in this evolving nexus of sport and international affairs. \u2014 Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff, CNN , 4 Feb. 2022",
"But eventually people in this nexus of working-class immigrant neighborhoods piled back on the trains. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Jan. 2022"
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": a system of noncontractile cytoplasmic fibrils that is often associated with a motorium in various protozoans and may be analogous to the nervous system of higher forms":[]
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": a Protestant theology that seeks to reinterpret the Christian faith with new relevance on the basis of the biblical gospel and within the philosophical framework of process philosophy":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Residents were asked to leave the building, with many being taken to a nearby recreation center, as investigators entered the apartment with a neutralization plan, according to Blake. \u2014 Dan Morse, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"None of these controls demonstrated neutralization titers against Covid-19. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Overall neutralization levels against BA.4 and BA.5 were five-fold higher in vaccinated people compared to those who were unvaccinated. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 2 May 2022",
"Since only the prefusion form contains the most neutralization -sensitive binding sites, the vaccine was not effective. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"The research speculates that neutralization is preserved as the interaction between the antibody and the receptor occurs over so many contacts. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
"By way of comparison, the World Health Organization uses an 8-fold drop in neutralization as the threshold for the loss of protection that requires an update to seasonal influenza vaccines. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 3 May 2022",
"Prefusion F also has additional neutralization target sites which are not yet named but shown in dark orange in Figure 3. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Several studies have demonstrated that neutralizing antibodies are a strong correlate for protection against symptomatic infection with Covid-19 and its variants, with boosters enhancing neutralization . \u2014 Tasnim Ahmed, CNN , 22 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145807"
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"type":[
"noun",
"noun or adjective,"
],
"definitions":{
": a revival of expressionism in art characterized by intense colors, dramatic usually figural forms, and emotive subject matter":[]
},
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"\u02ccn\u0113-\u014d-ik-\u02c8spre-sh\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1961, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150357"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": pop music usually performed by Black musicians that combines elements of jazz, funk, rap, and rhythm and blues":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His revenge was ultimately sweet: a string of huge hits using the funkier new jack swing sound. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 26 May 2022",
"The hip-hop/R&B hybrid group \u2014 which was foundational to the new jack swing movement of the 1980s \u2014 signed to Tommy Boy Records in 1984. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Over the last three decades, Australian pop sensation Kylie Minogue has dabbled in just about every genre of music under the sun, from country to new jack swing . \u2014 Chris Malone M\u00e9ndez, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Teddy Riley is credited with inventing new jack swing . \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 13 May 2021",
"McCarthy and Scherzinger both connected the jack card in the package to New Jack City (and therefore new jack swing ), with the former guessing Flavor Flav and the latter naming Keith Sweat. \u2014 Rachel Yang, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2021",
"The album was at the forefront of the new jack swing movement that combined elements of traditional soul and R&B with hip-hop. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 16 Nov. 2020",
"After two albums that tanked, Jackson joined forces with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for a new sound that would foreshadow new jack swing . \u2014 cleveland , 12 Aug. 2020",
"The more polished, new jack swing sound of Whitney\u2019s Houston\u2019s third album wasn\u2019t well received in 1990. \u2014 cleveland , 29 Apr. 2020"
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"1989, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152952"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": any of a class of systemic water-soluble insecticides (such as imidacloprid ) chemically related to nicotine that are used especially in agriculture to control destructive pests (such as aphids and mites) and that selectively bind to the postsynaptic nicotinic receptors of insects to produce paralysis and death":[
"The class of chemicals, called neonicotinoids , is used in agricultural fields worldwide to reduce crop-eating pests.",
"\u2014 Beth Mole",
"Neonicotinoids \u2026 are applied as seed or soil treatments, and also directly to the foliage of vegetable, orchard, field, turf and ornamental crops.",
"\u2014 Kathy Keatley Garvey",
"Several reports have blamed neonicotinoids , a relatively new class of pesticide, for aiding in the nearly decade-long die-off of honeybees.",
"\u2014 Douglas Quenqua"
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},
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"\u02ccn\u0113-(\u02cc)\u014d-\u02c8ni-k\u0259-t\u0259-\u02ccn\u022fid"
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"neo- + nicotinoid \"neurotoxic compound related to nicotine,\" from nicotine + -oid entry 1":""
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"1993, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154354"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154705"
}
}
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