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1890 lines
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{
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"escalating":{
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"to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{
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"examples":[
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"as the war between the two countries escalated , it threatened to become a global conflict"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"accelerating",
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"accumulating",
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"appreciating",
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"ballooning",
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"booming",
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"building up",
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"burgeoning",
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"bourgeoning",
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"climbing",
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"enlarging",
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"expanding",
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"gaining",
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"increasing",
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"mounting",
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"multiplying",
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"mushrooming",
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"proliferating",
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"rising",
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"rolling up",
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"snowballing",
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"spreading",
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"swelling",
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"waxing"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"jumping",
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"rocketing",
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"skyrocketing",
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"surging",
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"heightening",
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"intensifying",
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"redoubling",
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"blowing up",
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"bulking",
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"distending",
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"inflating",
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"puffing (up)",
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"crescendoing",
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"cresting",
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"peaking"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[
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"contracting",
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"decreasing",
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"diminishing",
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"dwindling",
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"lessening",
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"receding",
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"waning"
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]
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},
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"to make greater in size, amount, or number":{
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"examples":[
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"the president promised to escalate the government's program to combat the dreaded disease"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"accelerating",
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"adding (to)",
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"aggrandizing",
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"amplifying",
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"augmenting",
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"boosting",
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"building up",
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"compounding",
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"enlarging",
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"expanding",
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"extending",
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"hyping",
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"increasing",
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"multiplying",
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"pumping up",
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"raising",
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"stoking",
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"supersizing",
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"swelling",
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"upping"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"booming",
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"jumping",
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"skyrocketing",
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"spiking",
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"bumping (up)",
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"ratcheting (up)",
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"racheting (up)",
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"blowing up",
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"dilating",
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"distending",
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"inflating",
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"drawing out",
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"elongating",
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"fleshing (out)",
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"lengthening",
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"prolonging",
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"protracting",
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"stretching",
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"developing",
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"enhancing",
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"heightening",
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"intensifying",
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"magnifying",
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"complementing",
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"supplementing",
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"beefing (up)",
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"reinforcing",
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"reenforcing",
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"strengthening",
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"maximizing",
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"accumulating",
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"amassing",
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"collecting",
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"following up",
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"parlaying"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"abbreviating",
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"abridging",
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"curtailing",
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"shortening",
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"compressing",
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"condensing",
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"constricting",
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"contracting",
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"cutting back",
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"retrenching"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"abating",
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"decreasing",
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"de-escalating",
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"diminishing",
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"downsizing",
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"dwindling",
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"lessening",
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"lowering",
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"minifying",
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"reducing",
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"subtracting (from)"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"escalation":{
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"as in expansion , enlargement":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"enlargement",
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"expansion",
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"creep",
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"growth",
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"rise",
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"spread",
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"amplification",
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"distension",
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"distention",
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"inflation",
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"doubling",
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"quadrupling",
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"tripling",
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"accretion",
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"accrual",
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"augmentation",
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"cumulation",
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"accumulating",
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"accumulation",
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"addition",
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"increase",
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"multiplication",
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"mushrooming",
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"proliferation",
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"extension",
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"lengthening",
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"boost",
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"gain",
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"hike",
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"increment",
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"rise"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"decrease",
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"abatement",
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"compressing",
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"compression",
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"condensation",
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"condensing",
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"constricting",
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"constriction",
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"contracting",
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"contraction",
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"diminishing",
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"diminishment",
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"diminution",
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"drop",
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"drop-off",
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"fall",
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"falloff",
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"lessening",
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"lowering",
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"reduction",
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"shrinkage",
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"shrinking",
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"retrenching",
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"retrenchment",
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"shortening"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"escaped":{
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"as in loose , unleashed":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"to get free from a dangerous or confining situation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"everyone managed to escape from the burning building in time"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"abided",
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"abode",
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"dwelled",
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"dwelt",
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"hung around",
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"lingered",
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"remained",
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"stayed",
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"stuck around",
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"tarried",
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"came back",
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"returned"
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],
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"related":[
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"avoided",
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"eluded",
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"evaded",
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"lost",
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"shunned",
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"decamped",
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"departed",
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"eloped",
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"exited",
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"left",
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"moved",
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"pulled out",
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"quit",
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"quitted",
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"sallied (forth)",
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"shoved (off)",
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"took off",
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"walked out",
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"went",
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"disentangled",
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"extricated",
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"brought off",
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"emancipated",
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"enfranchised",
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"freed",
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"liberated",
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"loosed",
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"loosened",
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"manumitted",
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"redeemed",
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"released",
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"rescued",
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"sprang",
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"sprung",
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"unbound",
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"uncaged",
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"unchained",
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"unfettered"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"absconded",
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"broke out (of)",
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"cleared out",
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"fled",
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"flew",
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"got out",
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"lammed",
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"ran away",
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"ran off"
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]
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},
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"to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"a judge who is very determined not to let criminals escape punishment"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"accepted",
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"courted",
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"embraced",
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"pursued",
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"sought",
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"welcomed",
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"caught",
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"contracted",
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"incurred"
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],
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"related":[
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"missed",
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"averted",
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"deflected",
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"diverted",
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"obviated",
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"parried",
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"prevented",
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"warded (off)",
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"banned",
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"barred",
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"debarred",
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"eliminated",
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"excepted",
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"excluded",
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"precluded",
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"ruled out",
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"bypassed",
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"circumvented",
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"skirted",
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"foiled",
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"foxed",
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"frustrated",
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"outfoxed",
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"outsmarted",
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"outwitted",
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"overreached",
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"thwarted"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"avoided",
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"dodged",
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"ducked",
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"eluded",
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"eschewed",
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"evaded",
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"finessed",
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"got around",
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"scaped",
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"shirked",
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"shook",
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"shuffled (out of)",
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"shunned",
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"weaseled (out of)"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"eschew":{
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"to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery":{
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"examples":[
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"the minister eschews involvement in local politics, since he doesn't want to diminish his moral authority in the community"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"avoid",
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"dodge",
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"duck",
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"elude",
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"escape",
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"evade",
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"finesse",
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"get around",
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"scape",
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"shake",
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"shirk",
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"shuffle (out of)",
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"shun",
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"weasel (out of)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"miss",
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"avert",
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"deflect",
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"divert",
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"obviate",
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"parry",
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"prevent",
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"ward (off)",
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"ban",
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"bar",
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"debar",
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"eliminate",
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"except",
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"exclude",
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"preclude",
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"rule out",
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"bypass",
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"circumvent",
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"skirt",
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"foil",
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"fox",
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"frustrate",
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"outfox",
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"outsmart",
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"outwit",
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"overreach",
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"thwart"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"accept",
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"court",
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"embrace",
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"pursue",
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"seek",
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"welcome",
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"catch",
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"contract",
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"incur"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"escarpments":{
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"a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice":{
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"examples":[
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"the castle sits atop an escarpment that for hundreds of years made it virtually invulnerable to attack"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"barrancas",
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"barrancos",
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"bluffs",
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"cliffs",
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"crags",
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"palisades",
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"precipices",
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"scarps",
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"scars"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"buttes",
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"cuestas",
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"hogbacks",
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"tors",
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"bulwarks",
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"embankments",
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"declivities",
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"drop-offs",
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"pitches"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"escape hatches":{
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"as in releases , escapes":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"escapes",
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"releases",
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"egresses",
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"exits",
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"issues",
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"outlets",
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"gates",
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"mouths",
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"openings",
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"passages",
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"vents"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"entrances",
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"entranceways",
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"entries",
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"entryways",
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"ingresses",
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"accesses",
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"entr\u00e9es",
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"entrees"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"escaper":{
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"as in refugee , emigrant":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"defector",
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"emigrant",
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"evacuee",
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"exile",
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"expatriate",
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"refugee",
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"guest",
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"tourist",
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"visitor",
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"alien",
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"foreigner",
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"nonresident",
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"transient"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"denizen",
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"dweller",
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"habitant",
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"inhabitant",
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"inhabiter",
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"occupant",
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"resident",
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"resider",
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"tenant",
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"cohabitant",
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"coresident",
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"aborigine",
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"native"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"escape hatch":{
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"as in release , escape":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"escape",
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"release",
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"egress",
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"exit",
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"issue",
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"outlet",
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"gate",
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"mouth",
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"opening",
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"passage",
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"vent"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"entrance",
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"entranceway",
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"entry",
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"entryway",
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"ingress",
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"access",
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"entr\u00e9e",
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"entree"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"escapades":{
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"a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke":{
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"examples":[
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"their escapades at the prep school became the stuff of boarding-school legend"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"antics",
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"capers",
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"capriccios",
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"didoes",
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"didos",
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"frolics",
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"gags",
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"jests",
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"knaveries",
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"monkeyshines",
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"practical jokes",
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"pranks",
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"rags",
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"rogueries",
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"shavies",
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"shines",
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"tricks",
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"waggeries"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"adventures",
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"experiences",
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"games",
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"larks",
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"times",
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"high jinks",
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"hijinks",
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"horseplays",
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"plays",
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"rowdyisms",
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"shenanigans",
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"tomfooleries",
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"gambits",
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"hoaxes",
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"maneuvers",
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"ploys",
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"deeds",
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"feats",
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"missions",
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"performances",
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"stunts",
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"caprices",
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"conceits",
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"fancies",
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"vagaries",
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"whims",
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"whimsies",
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"whimseys",
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"deceits",
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"deceptions",
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"delusions",
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"frauds",
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"hanky-pankies",
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"ruses",
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"shams",
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"stratagems",
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"subterfuges",
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"trickeries",
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"wiles"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"escarpment":{
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"a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice":{
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"examples":[
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"the castle sits atop an escarpment that for hundreds of years made it virtually invulnerable to attack"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"barranca",
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"barranco",
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"bluff",
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"cliff",
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"crag",
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"palisade",
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"precipice",
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"scar",
|
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"scarp"
|
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
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"butte",
|
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"cuesta",
|
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"hogback",
|
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"tor",
|
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"bulwark",
|
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"embankment",
|
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"declivity",
|
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"drop-off",
|
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"pitch"
|
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"escorts":{
|
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"one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy":{
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"examples":[
|
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"the mayor served as the First Lady's escort for her tour of the city"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
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"attendants",
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"companions",
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"guards",
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"guides"
|
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"chaperones",
|
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"chaperons",
|
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"squires",
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"shadows",
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"sidekicks",
|
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"conductors",
|
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"leaders",
|
|
"pilots",
|
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"convoys",
|
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"couriers",
|
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"honor guards",
|
|
"outriders"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"a student from the college escorted my parents and me on our tour of the campus"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"accompanies",
|
|
"attends",
|
|
"chaperones",
|
|
"chaperons",
|
|
"companies",
|
|
"companions",
|
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"convoys",
|
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"sees",
|
|
"squires"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"walks",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"consorts",
|
|
"pals (around)",
|
|
"teams (up)",
|
|
"defends",
|
|
"guards",
|
|
"protects",
|
|
"brings",
|
|
"conducts",
|
|
"guides",
|
|
"leads",
|
|
"pilots",
|
|
"steers",
|
|
"ushers",
|
|
"follows",
|
|
"shadows",
|
|
"tags",
|
|
"tags along",
|
|
"tails",
|
|
"hangs (around)",
|
|
"hovers (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandons",
|
|
"deserts",
|
|
"ditches",
|
|
"dumps",
|
|
"forsakes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"escalate":{
|
|
"to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as the war between the two countries escalated , it threatened to become a global conflict"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accelerate",
|
|
"accumulate",
|
|
"appreciate",
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"boom",
|
|
"build up",
|
|
"burgeon",
|
|
"bourgeon",
|
|
"climb",
|
|
"enlarge",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"mount",
|
|
"multiply",
|
|
"mushroom",
|
|
"proliferate",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"roll up",
|
|
"snowball",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"wax"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"jump",
|
|
"rocket",
|
|
"skyrocket",
|
|
"surge",
|
|
"heighten",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"redouble",
|
|
"blow up",
|
|
"bulk",
|
|
"distend",
|
|
"inflate",
|
|
"puff (up)",
|
|
"crescendo",
|
|
"crest",
|
|
"peak"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"dwindle",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"recede",
|
|
"wane"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make greater in size, amount, or number":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the president promised to escalate the government's program to combat the dreaded disease"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accelerate",
|
|
"add (to)",
|
|
"aggrandize",
|
|
"amplify",
|
|
"augment",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"build up",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"enlarge",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"hype",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"multiply",
|
|
"pump up",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"stoke",
|
|
"supersize",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boom",
|
|
"jump",
|
|
"skyrocket",
|
|
"spike",
|
|
"bump (up)",
|
|
"ratchet (up)",
|
|
"rachet (up)",
|
|
"blow up",
|
|
"dilate",
|
|
"distend",
|
|
"inflate",
|
|
"draw out",
|
|
"elongate",
|
|
"flesh (out)",
|
|
"lengthen",
|
|
"prolong",
|
|
"protract",
|
|
"stretch",
|
|
"develop",
|
|
"enhance",
|
|
"heighten",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"magnify",
|
|
"complement",
|
|
"supplement",
|
|
"beef (up)",
|
|
"reinforce",
|
|
"reenforce",
|
|
"strengthen",
|
|
"maximize",
|
|
"accumulate",
|
|
"amass",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"follow up",
|
|
"parlay"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviate",
|
|
"abridge",
|
|
"curtail",
|
|
"shorten",
|
|
"compress",
|
|
"condense",
|
|
"constrict",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"cut back",
|
|
"retrench"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abate",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"de-escalate",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"downsize",
|
|
"dwindle",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"lower",
|
|
"minify",
|
|
"reduce",
|
|
"subtract (from)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"esculent":{
|
|
"suitable for use as food":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"harvesting wild mushrooms is no business for amateurs, since some of the esculent ones closely resemble poisonous varieties"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"comestible",
|
|
"eatable",
|
|
"eating",
|
|
"edible"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbable",
|
|
"chewable",
|
|
"digestible",
|
|
"ingestible",
|
|
"swallowable",
|
|
"nourishing",
|
|
"nutritious",
|
|
"nutritive",
|
|
"appetizing",
|
|
"delicious",
|
|
"flavorful",
|
|
"palatable",
|
|
"savory",
|
|
"savoury",
|
|
"succulent",
|
|
"tasty",
|
|
"toothsome",
|
|
"toothy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"indigestible",
|
|
"nondigestible",
|
|
"nonnutritious",
|
|
"undigestible"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inedible",
|
|
"nonedible",
|
|
"uneatable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"eschewed":{
|
|
"to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the minister eschews involvement in local politics, since he doesn't want to diminish his moral authority in the community"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"avoided",
|
|
"dodged",
|
|
"ducked",
|
|
"eluded",
|
|
"escaped",
|
|
"evaded",
|
|
"finessed",
|
|
"got around",
|
|
"scaped",
|
|
"shirked",
|
|
"shook",
|
|
"shuffled (out of)",
|
|
"shunned",
|
|
"weaseled (out of)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"missed",
|
|
"averted",
|
|
"deflected",
|
|
"diverted",
|
|
"obviated",
|
|
"parried",
|
|
"prevented",
|
|
"warded (off)",
|
|
"banned",
|
|
"barred",
|
|
"debarred",
|
|
"eliminated",
|
|
"excepted",
|
|
"excluded",
|
|
"precluded",
|
|
"ruled out",
|
|
"bypassed",
|
|
"circumvented",
|
|
"skirted",
|
|
"foiled",
|
|
"foxed",
|
|
"frustrated",
|
|
"outfoxed",
|
|
"outsmarted",
|
|
"outwitted",
|
|
"overreached",
|
|
"thwarted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"courted",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"pursued",
|
|
"sought",
|
|
"welcomed",
|
|
"caught",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"incurred"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"eschewing":{
|
|
"the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the basketball coach's steadfast eschewing of favoritism has won her the team's wholehearted respect"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"avoidance",
|
|
"cop-out",
|
|
"dodging",
|
|
"ducking",
|
|
"eluding",
|
|
"elusion",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"eschewal",
|
|
"evasion",
|
|
"out",
|
|
"shaking",
|
|
"shunning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bypassing",
|
|
"circumvention",
|
|
"runaround",
|
|
"sidestepping",
|
|
"skirting",
|
|
"averting",
|
|
"deflection",
|
|
"obviation",
|
|
"precluding",
|
|
"prevention"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abidance",
|
|
"endurance",
|
|
"submission",
|
|
"toleration"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the minister eschews involvement in local politics, since he doesn't want to diminish his moral authority in the community"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"avoiding",
|
|
"dodging",
|
|
"ducking",
|
|
"eluding",
|
|
"escaping",
|
|
"evading",
|
|
"finessing",
|
|
"getting around",
|
|
"scaping",
|
|
"shaking",
|
|
"shirking",
|
|
"shuffling (out of)",
|
|
"shunning",
|
|
"weaseling (out of)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"missing",
|
|
"averting",
|
|
"deflecting",
|
|
"diverting",
|
|
"obviating",
|
|
"parrying",
|
|
"preventing",
|
|
"warding (off)",
|
|
"banning",
|
|
"barring",
|
|
"debarring",
|
|
"eliminating",
|
|
"excepting",
|
|
"excluding",
|
|
"precluding",
|
|
"ruling out",
|
|
"bypassing",
|
|
"circumventing",
|
|
"skirting",
|
|
"foiling",
|
|
"foxing",
|
|
"frustrating",
|
|
"outfoxing",
|
|
"outsmarting",
|
|
"outwitting",
|
|
"overreaching",
|
|
"thwarting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"courting",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"pursuing",
|
|
"seeking",
|
|
"welcoming",
|
|
"catching",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"incurring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"escalates":{
|
|
"to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as the war between the two countries escalated , it threatened to become a global conflict"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accelerates",
|
|
"accumulates",
|
|
"appreciates",
|
|
"balloons",
|
|
"booms",
|
|
"builds up",
|
|
"burgeons",
|
|
"bourgeons",
|
|
"climbs",
|
|
"enlarges",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"gains",
|
|
"increases",
|
|
"mounts",
|
|
"multiplies",
|
|
"mushrooms",
|
|
"proliferates",
|
|
"rises",
|
|
"rolls up",
|
|
"snowballs",
|
|
"spreads",
|
|
"swells",
|
|
"waxes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"jumps",
|
|
"rockets",
|
|
"skyrockets",
|
|
"surges",
|
|
"heightens",
|
|
"intensifies",
|
|
"redoubles",
|
|
"blows up",
|
|
"bulks",
|
|
"distends",
|
|
"inflates",
|
|
"puffs (up)",
|
|
"crescendoes",
|
|
"crests",
|
|
"peaks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"decreases",
|
|
"diminishes",
|
|
"dwindles",
|
|
"lessens",
|
|
"recedes",
|
|
"wanes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make greater in size, amount, or number":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the president promised to escalate the government's program to combat the dreaded disease"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accelerates",
|
|
"adds (to)",
|
|
"aggrandizes",
|
|
"amplifies",
|
|
"augments",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"builds up",
|
|
"compounds",
|
|
"enlarges",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"extends",
|
|
"hypes",
|
|
"increases",
|
|
"multiplies",
|
|
"pumps up",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"stokes",
|
|
"supersizes",
|
|
"swells",
|
|
"ups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"booms",
|
|
"jumps",
|
|
"skyrockets",
|
|
"spikes",
|
|
"bumps (up)",
|
|
"ratchets (up)",
|
|
"rachets (up)",
|
|
"blows up",
|
|
"dilates",
|
|
"distends",
|
|
"inflates",
|
|
"draws out",
|
|
"elongates",
|
|
"fleshes (out)",
|
|
"lengthens",
|
|
"prolongs",
|
|
"protracts",
|
|
"stretches",
|
|
"develops",
|
|
"enhances",
|
|
"heightens",
|
|
"intensifies",
|
|
"magnifies",
|
|
"complements",
|
|
"supplements",
|
|
"beefs (up)",
|
|
"reinforces",
|
|
"reenforces",
|
|
"strengthens",
|
|
"maximizes",
|
|
"accumulates",
|
|
"amasses",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"follows up",
|
|
"parlays"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviates",
|
|
"abridges",
|
|
"curtails",
|
|
"shortens",
|
|
"compresses",
|
|
"condenses",
|
|
"constricts",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"cuts back",
|
|
"retrenches"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abates",
|
|
"decreases",
|
|
"de-escalates",
|
|
"diminishes",
|
|
"downsizes",
|
|
"dwindles",
|
|
"lessens",
|
|
"lowers",
|
|
"minifies",
|
|
"reduces",
|
|
"subtracts (from)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"escalated":{
|
|
"being at a higher level than average":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"for a time there was an escalated interest in the historical figure following the release of the blockbuster biography"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"high",
|
|
"increased",
|
|
"jacked (up)",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"extreme",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"maximized",
|
|
"maximum",
|
|
"peaked",
|
|
"sky-high",
|
|
"utmost",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"over",
|
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"overfilled",
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"overflowing",
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"overfull",
|
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"overlarge",
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"overloaded",
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"oversize",
|
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"oversized"
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
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"decreased",
|
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"depressed",
|
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"dropped",
|
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"knockdown",
|
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"receded",
|
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"under"
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"down",
|
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"low"
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]
|
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},
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"to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{
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"examples":[
|
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"as the war between the two countries escalated , it threatened to become a global conflict"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"accelerated",
|
|
"accumulated",
|
|
"appreciated",
|
|
"ballooned",
|
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"boomed",
|
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"built up",
|
|
"burgeoned",
|
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"bourgeoned",
|
|
"climbed",
|
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"enlarged",
|
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"expanded",
|
|
"gained",
|
|
"increased",
|
|
"mounted",
|
|
"multiplied",
|
|
"mushroomed",
|
|
"proliferated",
|
|
"rolled up",
|
|
"rose",
|
|
"snowballed",
|
|
"spread",
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"swelled",
|
|
"waxed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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"jumped",
|
|
"rocketed",
|
|
"skyrocketed",
|
|
"surged",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"redoubled",
|
|
"blew up",
|
|
"bulked",
|
|
"distended",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"puffed (up)",
|
|
"crescendoed",
|
|
"crested",
|
|
"peaked"
|
|
],
|
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"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"contracted",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"dwindled",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"receded",
|
|
"waned"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make greater in size, amount, or number":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the president promised to escalate the government's program to combat the dreaded disease"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accelerated",
|
|
"added (to)",
|
|
"aggrandized",
|
|
"amplified",
|
|
"augmented",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"built up",
|
|
"compounded",
|
|
"enlarged",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"hyped",
|
|
"increased",
|
|
"multiplied",
|
|
"pumped up",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"stoked",
|
|
"supersized",
|
|
"swelled",
|
|
"upped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boomed",
|
|
"jumped",
|
|
"skyrocketed",
|
|
"spiked",
|
|
"bumped (up)",
|
|
"ratcheted (up)",
|
|
"racheted (up)",
|
|
"blew up",
|
|
"dilated",
|
|
"distended",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"drew out",
|
|
"elongated",
|
|
"fleshed (out)",
|
|
"lengthened",
|
|
"prolonged",
|
|
"protracted",
|
|
"stretched",
|
|
"developed",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"magnified",
|
|
"complemented",
|
|
"supplemented",
|
|
"beefed (up)",
|
|
"reinforced",
|
|
"reenforced",
|
|
"strengthened",
|
|
"maximized",
|
|
"accumulated",
|
|
"amassed",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"followed up",
|
|
"parlayed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviated",
|
|
"abridged",
|
|
"curtailed",
|
|
"shortened",
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"constricted",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"cut back",
|
|
"retrenched"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"de-escalated",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"downsized",
|
|
"dwindled",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"lowered",
|
|
"minified",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"subtracted (from)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"escorting":{
|
|
"to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a student from the college escorted my parents and me on our tour of the campus"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accompanying",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"chaperoning",
|
|
"companioning",
|
|
"companying",
|
|
"convoying",
|
|
"seeing",
|
|
"squiring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"walking",
|
|
"associating",
|
|
"consorting",
|
|
"palling (around)",
|
|
"teaming (up)",
|
|
"defending",
|
|
"guarding",
|
|
"protecting",
|
|
"bringing",
|
|
"conducting",
|
|
"guiding",
|
|
"leading",
|
|
"piloting",
|
|
"steering",
|
|
"ushering",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"shadowing",
|
|
"tagging",
|
|
"tagging along",
|
|
"tailing",
|
|
"hanging (around)",
|
|
"hovering (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandoning",
|
|
"deserting",
|
|
"ditching",
|
|
"dumping",
|
|
"forsaking"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"escapes":{
|
|
"to get free from a dangerous or confining situation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"everyone managed to escape from the burning building in time"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absconds",
|
|
"breaks out (of)",
|
|
"clears out",
|
|
"flees",
|
|
"flies",
|
|
"gets out",
|
|
"lams",
|
|
"runs away",
|
|
"runs off"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"avoids",
|
|
"eludes",
|
|
"evades",
|
|
"loses",
|
|
"shuns",
|
|
"decamps",
|
|
"departs",
|
|
"elopes",
|
|
"exits",
|
|
"goes",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"moves",
|
|
"pulls out",
|
|
"quits",
|
|
"sallies (forth)",
|
|
"shoves (off)",
|
|
"takes off",
|
|
"walks out",
|
|
"disentangles",
|
|
"extricates",
|
|
"brings off",
|
|
"emancipates",
|
|
"enfranchises",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"liberates",
|
|
"loosens",
|
|
"looses",
|
|
"manumits",
|
|
"redeems",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"rescues",
|
|
"springs",
|
|
"unbinds",
|
|
"uncages",
|
|
"unchains",
|
|
"unfetters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abides",
|
|
"dwells",
|
|
"hangs around",
|
|
"lingers",
|
|
"remains",
|
|
"stays",
|
|
"sticks around",
|
|
"tarries",
|
|
"comes back",
|
|
"returns"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a judge who is very determined not to let criminals escape punishment"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"avoids",
|
|
"dodges",
|
|
"ducks",
|
|
"eludes",
|
|
"eschews",
|
|
"evades",
|
|
"finesses",
|
|
"gets around",
|
|
"scapes",
|
|
"shakes",
|
|
"shirks",
|
|
"shuffles (out of)",
|
|
"shuns",
|
|
"weasels (out of)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"misses",
|
|
"averts",
|
|
"deflects",
|
|
"diverts",
|
|
"obviates",
|
|
"parries",
|
|
"prevents",
|
|
"wards (off)",
|
|
"bans",
|
|
"bars",
|
|
"debars",
|
|
"eliminates",
|
|
"excepts",
|
|
"excludes",
|
|
"precludes",
|
|
"rules out",
|
|
"bypasses",
|
|
"circumvents",
|
|
"skirts",
|
|
"foils",
|
|
"foxes",
|
|
"frustrates",
|
|
"outfoxes",
|
|
"outsmarts",
|
|
"outwits",
|
|
"overreaches",
|
|
"thwarts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"courts",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"pursues",
|
|
"seeks",
|
|
"welcomes",
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"incurs"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a daring prison escape"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breakouts",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"bunks",
|
|
"flights",
|
|
"getaways",
|
|
"lams",
|
|
"routs",
|
|
"slips"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"jailbreaks",
|
|
"deliverances",
|
|
"liberations",
|
|
"redemptions",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"rescues",
|
|
"salvations",
|
|
"close calls",
|
|
"close shaves",
|
|
"near misses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"captivities",
|
|
"confinements",
|
|
"immurements",
|
|
"imprisonments",
|
|
"incarcerations",
|
|
"internments",
|
|
"custodies",
|
|
"detentions",
|
|
"holdings",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"retentions",
|
|
"endangerments",
|
|
"hazards",
|
|
"imperilments",
|
|
"jeopardies",
|
|
"perils",
|
|
"risks",
|
|
"troubles"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"escapism":{
|
|
"an activity that allows people to forget about the real problems of life":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The movie is pure escapism .",
|
|
"Reading romantic novels is for her a form of escapism ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"nightlife",
|
|
"show business",
|
|
"amusement",
|
|
"distraction",
|
|
"diversion",
|
|
"entertainment",
|
|
"recreation",
|
|
"delectation",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"enjoyment",
|
|
"joy",
|
|
"mirth",
|
|
"gratification",
|
|
"relaxation",
|
|
"relief",
|
|
"satisfaction",
|
|
"exhibition",
|
|
"performance",
|
|
"presentation",
|
|
"presentment",
|
|
"production",
|
|
"show",
|
|
"spectacle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"escaping":{
|
|
"to get free from a dangerous or confining situation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"everyone managed to escape from the burning building in time"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absconding",
|
|
"breaking out (of)",
|
|
"clearing out",
|
|
"fleeing",
|
|
"flying",
|
|
"getting out",
|
|
"lamming",
|
|
"running away",
|
|
"running off"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"avoiding",
|
|
"eluding",
|
|
"evading",
|
|
"losing",
|
|
"shunning",
|
|
"decamping",
|
|
"departing",
|
|
"eloping",
|
|
"exiting",
|
|
"going",
|
|
"leaving",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"pulling out",
|
|
"quitting",
|
|
"sallying (forth)",
|
|
"shoving (off)",
|
|
"taking off",
|
|
"walking out",
|
|
"disentangling",
|
|
"extricating",
|
|
"bringing off",
|
|
"emancipating",
|
|
"enfranchising",
|
|
"freeing",
|
|
"liberating",
|
|
"loosening",
|
|
"loosing",
|
|
"manumitting",
|
|
"redeeming",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"rescuing",
|
|
"springing",
|
|
"unbinding",
|
|
"uncaging",
|
|
"unchaining",
|
|
"unfettering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"dwelling",
|
|
"hanging around",
|
|
"lingering",
|
|
"remaining",
|
|
"staying",
|
|
"sticking around",
|
|
"tarrying",
|
|
"coming back",
|
|
"returning"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a judge who is very determined not to let criminals escape punishment"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"avoiding",
|
|
"dodging",
|
|
"ducking",
|
|
"eluding",
|
|
"eschewing",
|
|
"evading",
|
|
"finessing",
|
|
"getting around",
|
|
"scaping",
|
|
"shaking",
|
|
"shirking",
|
|
"shuffling (out of)",
|
|
"shunning",
|
|
"weaseling (out of)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"missing",
|
|
"averting",
|
|
"deflecting",
|
|
"diverting",
|
|
"obviating",
|
|
"parrying",
|
|
"preventing",
|
|
"warding (off)",
|
|
"banning",
|
|
"barring",
|
|
"debarring",
|
|
"eliminating",
|
|
"excepting",
|
|
"excluding",
|
|
"precluding",
|
|
"ruling out",
|
|
"bypassing",
|
|
"circumventing",
|
|
"skirting",
|
|
"foiling",
|
|
"foxing",
|
|
"frustrating",
|
|
"outfoxing",
|
|
"outsmarting",
|
|
"outwitting",
|
|
"overreaching",
|
|
"thwarting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"courting",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"pursuing",
|
|
"seeking",
|
|
"welcoming",
|
|
"catching",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"incurring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |