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{
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"culinarian":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": cook , chef":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a celebrated culinarian who started his own cooking school",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Both Noto and Lankford say one of the most rewarding aspects of planning this dinner is creating a network of female culinarians in real time. \u2014 al , 13 Mar. 2019",
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"How can food writers and culinarians who want to see more chefs like Adjepong on TV and behind the stove continue the momentum and keep using that episode as a teachable moment",
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"DelSignore is purely Italian, though the influence of the French culinarians is inescapable in that part of the world (despite what the Italians will tell you otherwise). \u2014 Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2019",
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"Cayden Fielder, the culinarian behind vegan Caycakes Bakery, said the 3-month-old dinner party provides a creative outlet for him. \u2014 Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com , 7 June 2018",
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"Each year, the New Orleans Wine and Food Experience honors a local culinarian with the Ella Brennan Award. \u2014 Todd A. Price, NOLA.com , 23 Jan. 2018",
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"There are some things most cooks and culinarians agree upon, though. \u2014 Katie Chang, Vogue , 20 Aug. 2017",
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"A cast-iron culinarian , Shelton gets back to basics using simple skillets. \u2014 Mary G. Pepitone, kansascity.com , 6 June 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u00fc-",
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"\u02c8ky\u00fc-",
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"\u02cck\u0259-l\u0259-\u02c8ner-\u0113-\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"chef",
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"cook",
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"cooker"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022049",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cull":{
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"antonyms":[
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"discard",
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"reject",
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"rejection",
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"second"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": something rejected especially as being inferior or worthless":[
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"\u2026 how to separate good-looking pecans from culls .",
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"\u2014 The Washington Post"
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],
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": to select from a group : choose":[
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"culled the best passages from the poet's work",
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"Damaged fruits are culled before the produce is shipped."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"He culls his herd annually.",
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"The town issued hunting licenses in order to cull the deer population.",
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"Noun",
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"the unbruised apples will be packed in bags, and the culls will be used for cider",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Richmond Heights, as of now, is expected to cull up to 50 deer in starting a five-year culling program. \u2014 cleveland , 8 Oct. 2021",
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"Make sure to eat something with lionfish in it; this invasive species is quickly becoming traditional cuisine in an attempt to cull it from the Caribbean. \u2014 Ali Wunderman, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
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"On the iOS side, indie game developers have taken to Twitter and other platforms to criticize Apple's new effort to cull older apps. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Moline's farm had to cull tens of thousands of turkeys after the flu got into one of his barns. \u2014 CBS News , 17 May 2022",
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"Moline's farm had to cull tens of thousands of turkeys after the flu got into one of his barns. \u2014 David Klepper, ajc , 17 May 2022",
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"State efforts were also underway to fog the swamp with insecticides to cull the clouds of mosquitoes. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 10 May 2022",
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"But coaches can benefit too and cull the portal for just the right kind of player, who might be older and more experienced and be a piece to help the program win right now. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Apr. 2022",
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"Allowing scientists to create a subspecies capable of helping cull the population of disease-carrying insects. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The cull proved hugely beneficial for trees and vegetation. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
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"In 1975, around 26 young elephants were introduced to the park from a cull in southern Rwanda. \u2014 Lavanya Sunkara, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
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"The cull was good for peatlands, too, but that was just a happy byproduct. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
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"Last week\u2019s cull was the second time Grand Teton used aerial operations to reduce mountain goat numbers. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"The deer cull will take place in the Environmental Study Area (ESA), a 300-acre forested region on campus east of the Rouge River, from roughly 4 p.m. until 10 p.m. Five sessions are scheduled for the next two weekends and one weekday. \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 27 Feb. 2022",
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"The hamster cull has distressed Hong Kong residents, who are entering their third year of draconian covid regulations. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"Hamsters in a Hong Kong pet store most likely infected two people, leading to a contentious hamster cull . \u2014 New York Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
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"The city\u2019s hamster cull follows the infection confirmed earlier this week of a 23-year-old female employee of a pet shop called Little Boss in the city\u2019s Causeway Bay district. \u2014 Dan Strumpf, WSJ , 18 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"1809, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French culier, coillir , from Latin colligere to bind together \u2014 more at collect":"Verb and Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cherry-pick",
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"choose",
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"elect",
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"handpick",
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"name",
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"opt (for)",
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"pick",
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"prefer",
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"select",
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"single (out)",
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"tag",
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"take"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075828",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"culminate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to bring to a head or to the highest point":[
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"The contract culminated weeks of negotiations."
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],
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": to reach the highest or a climactic or decisive point":[
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"Her long acting career culminated when she won the Oscar."
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],
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": to rise to or form a summit":[
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"\u2026 enormous waves culminated and fell with the report of thunder.",
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"\u2014 Frederick Marryat"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"A bitter feud culminated months of tension.",
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"culminated the school year with a trip to New York",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The campaigns will culminate in the general election, on November 8th. \u2014 The New Yorker , 28 June 2022",
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"Financial crises in history often culminate in a big failure. \u2014 Jim Osman, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
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"The show will culminate in a finale that features the finalists preparing an entire meal for the judges to make their ultimate decision. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 21 June 2022",
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"The procession will culminate in a very meaningful time of adoration and benediction with the Blessed Sacrament at St. James the Less. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
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"The extravagance will culminate Sunday in a \u00a315 million pageant carnival complete with celebrity performers. \u2014 Christine Mui, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
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"Evenings culminate in performances from 10 of the area's best local circus performers and fire spinners, after which those not camping overnight will need to leave the grounds. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 25 May 2022",
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"The Asian trip will culminate in a Tokyo meeting of the Quad, where leaders from India, Australia, Japan and the U.S. will discuss their deepening cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
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"The week will culminate on Derby Day (Saturday, May 7) with Arts, Beats and Lyrics at the KFC Yum! \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 27 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1647, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Medieval Latin culminatus , past participle of culminare , from Late Latin, to crown, from Latin culmin-, culmen top \u2014 more at hill":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u0259l-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cap (off)",
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"climax",
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"crown"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002224",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"culmination":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bottom",
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"nadir",
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"rock bottom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": culminating position : climax":[
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"the culmination of a brilliant career",
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"the culmination of years of research"
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],
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": the action of culminating":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"This study is the culmination of years of research.",
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"an acting performance that was seen as the culmination of a brilliant career on the stage",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The culmination of the FBI\u2019s belated disclosure of new evidence about the two calls, along with a prior appeals court loss that had forced prosecutors to retry the case, weighed against further prosecution, prosecutors said Monday. \u2014 Dylan Tokar, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
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"Russia defaulted on its foreign-currency sovereign debt for the first time in a century, the culmination of ever-tougher Western sanctions that shut down payment routes to overseas creditors. \u2014 Giulia Morpurgo, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
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"Any culmination to a chest workout should feature a creative, top-to-bottom finishing move guaranteed to provide a proper pump to your pecs. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 23 June 2022",
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"If only Thomas Harriott could see the culmination of an expedition 500 years in the making, because of one woman\u2019s determination to keep his memory alive beyond herself. \u2014 Kelly Gray, Town & Country , 22 June 2022",
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"The friendly competition was the culmination of the park district\u2019s safety training after a busy spring, officials said. \u2014 Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
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"Something that\u2019s the culmination of years of hard work by progressive activists to elect people willing to reimagine \u2014 or abolish \u2014 problematic government systems, such as policing. \u2014 Erika D. Smithcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
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"In some ways, the vaccines represent the culmination of Castro\u2019s vision of a thriving Cuban biotech program. \u2014 Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
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"The votes represent, in a sense, the culmination of more than a year and half of work from the committee. \u2014 Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News , 15 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see culminate":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u0259l-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for culmination summit , peak , pinnacle , climax , apex , acme , culmination mean the highest point attained or attainable. summit implies the topmost level attainable. at the summit of the Victorian social scene peak suggests the highest among other high points. an artist working at the peak of her powers pinnacle suggests a dizzying and often insecure height. the pinnacle of worldly success climax implies the highest point in an ascending series. the war was the climax to a series of hostile actions apex implies the point where all ascending lines converge. the apex of Dutch culture acme implies a level of quality representing the perfection of a thing. a statue that was once deemed the acme of beauty culmination suggests the outcome of a growth or development representing an attained objective. the culmination of years of effort",
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"synonyms":[
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"acme",
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"apex",
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"apogee",
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"capstone",
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"climax",
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"crescendo",
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"crest",
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"crown",
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"head",
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"height",
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"high noon",
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"high-water mark",
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"meridian",
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"ne plus ultra",
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"noon",
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"noontime",
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"peak",
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"pinnacle",
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"sum",
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"summit",
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"tip-top",
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"top",
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"zenith"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232429",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"culpability":{
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"antonyms":[
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"blamelessness",
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"faultlessness",
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"guiltlessness",
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"innocence"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": responsibility for wrongdoing or failure : the quality or state of being culpable":[
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"moral/legal/criminal culpability",
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"He refuses to acknowledge his own culpability .",
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"Culpability for our failure to reduce petroleum imports falls across the political spectrum.",
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"\u2014 Gregg Easterbrook"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1652, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u0259l-p\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"blame",
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"fault",
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"guilt",
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"onus",
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"rap"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190220",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"culpable":{
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"antonyms":[
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"blameless",
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"faultless",
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"impeccable",
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"irreproachable"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": guilty , criminal":[],
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": meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful":[
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"culpable negligence",
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"The defendant is culpable for her actions."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"They held her culpable for the accident.",
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"He's more culpable than the others because he's old enough to know better.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The police registered a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and a criminal conspiracy that is punishable with life imprisonment or 10 years in jail. \u2014 Fox News , 14 May 2022",
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"The Ruler was at the center of one of the most high-profile and egregious cases where rap lyrics were used to paint a defendant as culpable . \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
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"Defense lawyers belittled the government during trial for building its case largely around the testimony of Pribbernow, the undisputed most culpable person in Huggins\u2019 killing. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"The toddler\u2019s mother was charged with manslaughter by culpable negligence, as well as possession of a firearm by a felon. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
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"Marie Ayala, 26, was charged with one count of manslaughter by culpable negligence at the Orange County Sheriff's Department, after failing to properly secure a Glock handgun at her home in Orlando on May 26. \u2014 Phil Boucher, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
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"In the Parkland case, former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson is scheduled to go to trial in September on charges of child neglect resulting in great bodily harm, culpable negligence and perjury. \u2014 al , 28 May 2022",
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"In the Parkland case, former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson is scheduled to go to trial in September on charges of child neglect resulting in great bodily harm, culpable negligence and perjury. \u2014 Stefanie Dazio, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
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"In the Parkland case, former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson is scheduled to go to trial in September on charges of child neglect resulting in great bodily harm, culpable negligence and perjury. \u2014 Stefanie Dazio, ajc , 28 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English coupable , from Anglo-French cupable, culpable , from Latin culpabilis , from culpare to blame, from culpa guilt":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u0259l-p\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for culpable blameworthy , blamable , guilty , culpable mean deserving reproach or punishment. blameworthy and blamable apply to any degree of reprehensibility. conduct adjudged blameworthy an accident for which no one is blamable guilty implies responsibility for or consciousness of crime, sin, or, at the least, grave error or misdoing. guilty of a breach of etiquette culpable is weaker than guilty and is likely to connote malfeasance or errors of ignorance, omission, or negligence. culpable neglect",
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"synonyms":[
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"blamable",
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"blameworthy",
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"censurable",
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"reprehensible",
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"reproachable"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093936",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"culprit":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one accused of or charged with a crime":[
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"The culprit pleaded \"not guilty.\""
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],
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": one guilty of a crime or a fault":[
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"The culprit expressed remorse at his sentencing."
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],
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": the source or cause of a problem":[
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"Lack of exercise and poor diet are the main culprits in heart disease."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The police eventually located the culprits .",
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"the police caught the culprit a mere two blocks from the scene of the crime",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The culprit is rising mortgage rates, which have spiked to their highest levels since the 2008 housing crisis in response to the Federal Reserve\u2019s recent efforts to tame inflation. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
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"Leonardo indicated the culprit , Judas, by painting his face in shadow. \u2014 CNN , 29 June 2022",
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"The culprit appears to be the NAND flash configuration. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 27 June 2022",
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"Instead of expanding his tableau to a broad statement, in the final scenes Mr. Nikou zooms in on a not-very-compelling culprit for memory loss, a case of the sads that has nothing much to do with our moment or with our cultural predicaments. \u2014 Kyle Smith, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
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"These vaccines protect against EV-A71, an enterovirus very similar to EV-D68, the main culprit of Acute Flaccid Myelitis in the US. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
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"Several passionate nature observers have identified a culprit on their own: rodenticide. \u2014 Anjali Huynh, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
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"Tests were run in 2021 on hair samples found in the victim\u2019s hand and DNA samples left behind by the culprit . \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
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"Table salt can the most common culprit of increasing your blood pressure. \u2014 Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Anglo-French cul. (abbreviation of culpable guilty) + prest, prit ready (i.e., to prove it), from Latin praestus \u2014 more at presto":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u0259l-pr\u0259t",
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"-\u02ccprit"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"criminal",
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"crook",
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"lawbreaker",
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"malefactor",
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"miscreant",
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"offender"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200906",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"culs-de-four":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a vault shaped like a quarter sphere or like a hemisphere":[],
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": vault \u2014 compare semidome":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191918",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"culs-de-lampe":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of culs-de-lampe plural of cul-de-lampe"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084447",
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"type":[]
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},
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"cult":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a system for the cure of disease based on dogma set forth by its promulgator":[
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"health cults"
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": a usually small group of people characterized by such devotion":[
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"the singer's cult of fans",
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"The film has a cult following."
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],
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": formal religious veneration : worship":[],
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": the object of such devotion":[]
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"examples":[
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"She has developed a cult following.",
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"long after it had gone off the air, the TV series continued to have a huge cult",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Mean Girls is an iconic movie with a cult -like following that never seems to wane. \u2014 Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
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"Pasquale\u2019s has somewhat of a cult -like following in South Kingstown. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Subaru, with a loyal, cult -like following, did not do its consumers any favors with the BRZ. \u2014 Marc Grasso, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
|
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"After Tiger King, Antle became the subject of a separate Netflix true-crime documentary, Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story, which delved into the accusations from former employees that Antle used the zoo to create a cult -like atmosphere. \u2014 Anna Kaplan, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
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"The docuseries delves into accusations that surfaced during the filming of Tiger King involving Antle's cult -like operation and his influence over the bevvy of women who surround him at Myrtle Beach Safari. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 4 June 2022",
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"Addison portrays them as one large, cult -like enterprise, sinister and cruel. \u2014 Jeff Calder, ajc , 3 June 2022",
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"International chips in enticing flavors like Spicy Crayfish have a cult -like following in the Bay Area, with thousands of snack fiends constantly hunting down the newest options. \u2014 Tamara Palmer, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 June 2022",
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"Meme stocks are equities that gain a cult -like following on social media platforms. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 1 June 2022"
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"1613, in the meaning defined at sense 4":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French & Latin; French culte , from Latin cultus care, adoration, from colere to cultivate \u2014 more at wheel":""
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},
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"\u02c8k\u0259lt"
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"audience",
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"followership",
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"following"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035459",
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},
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"cultch":{
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": clutter , trash":[],
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": material (such as oyster shells) laid down on oyster grounds to furnish points of attachment for the spat":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In the hatchery's case, this is recycled oyster shell, either whole or ground up into a sand-like texture called cultch . \u2014 Julia Rentsch, baltimoresun.com , 18 Aug. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps from a French dialect form of French couche couch":""
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"\u02c8k\u0259lch"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045218",
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]
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},
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"cultellation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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": the transferring in surveying of the exact location of a point from a higher level (as an overhanging cliff) to a lower by dropping a sharp-pointed marking pin":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1685, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, from Latin cultellus + French -ation":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u0259lt\u0259\u02c8l\u0101sh\u0259n"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060938",
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]
|
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},
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": one of the sharp pointed cutting organs (as mandibles and maxillae) of many bloodsucking flies":[]
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1826, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Latin, small knife, diminutive of culter knife, plowshare":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"k\u0259l\u02c8tel\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120258",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"cultivate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lose"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": culture sense 2a":[
|
|
"cultivate oysters for pearls"
|
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],
|
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": further , encourage":[
|
|
"cultivate the arts"
|
|
],
|
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": to foster the growth of":[
|
|
"cultivate vegetables",
|
|
"cultivate coffee"
|
|
],
|
|
": to improve by labor, care, or study : refine":[
|
|
"cultivate the mind",
|
|
"\u2026 cultivated a reputation as a hard-core wheeler-dealer \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Kit Boss"
|
|
],
|
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": to seek the society of : make friends with":[
|
|
"looking for influential people to cultivate as friends"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Prehistoric peoples settled the area and began to cultivate the land.",
|
|
"Some of the fields are cultivated while others lie fallow.",
|
|
"a plant that is cultivated for its fruit",
|
|
"They survived by cultivating vegetables and grain.",
|
|
"He has carefully cultivated his image.",
|
|
"She cultivated a taste for fine wines.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Those social skills are needed outside organizations, too, as leaders cultivate and maintain relationships with diverse constituencies that expect transparency and accountability. \u2014 Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"In January, Nguyen took their at-large seat with a passion to build community and cultivate a culture of advocacy and justice. \u2014 Jene\u00e9 Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
|
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"Called the Prosperity Playbook, the 80-page document insists that Tahoe must grow beyond its reliance on tourism and cultivate a more robust community capable of supporting seasonal workers, high-earning residents and everyone in between. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The warehouse retailer famously does not spend any money on advertising, but word of mouth can cultivate brand affinity among different communities, said Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst for market research firm NPD Group. \u2014 Hannah Miao, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
|
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"The idea was to explore and cultivate the beauty and botanical benefits of this signature bloom. \u2014 Jessica Matlin, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"For the final weekend on Belle Isle, chalet and reserved grandstand seats sold out for the first time and few general admission tickets went unclaimed, providing a glimpse of the audience the move to downtown Detroit could cultivate . \u2014 Mason Young, Detroit Free Press , 5 June 2022",
|
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"Creating loyalty programs and social media groups are just two other ways brands can effectively cultivate a sense of belonging among their consumers. \u2014 Matt Schuldt, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"In a bid to offset the construction damage to the area, the islands are now home to one of the world's largest coral nurseries as marine experts cultivate a brand new marine ecosystem. \u2014 Melanie Swan, CNN , 2 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Medieval Latin cultivatus , past participle of cultivare , from cultivus cultivable, from Latin cultus , past participle of colere \u2014 see cult":""
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u0259l-t\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"acquire",
|
|
"develop",
|
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"form"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214437",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
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"transitive verb",
|
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|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"cultivated":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"barbaric",
|
|
"barbarous",
|
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"philistine",
|
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"uncivilized",
|
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"uncultured",
|
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"ungenteel",
|
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"unpolished",
|
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"unrefined"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": refined , educated":[
|
|
"cultivated speech",
|
|
"cultivated tastes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the museum's annual gala for charity attracts not only a very wealthy, but also a very cultivated crowd",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Granted, making cultivated meat as similar to regular meat as possible is still a work in progress. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Along with unabashed drug taking, hoaxing other reporters, and honing a cultivated but nonetheless genuinely menacing edge, Thompson quickly grasped the fact and advantage of being shunned by press corp heavyweights. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Whitnall Park in Franklin, Milwaukee County\u2019s largest park, has a wealth of spring bloomers, from native wildflowers along wooded trails to cultivated beds at Boerner Botanical Gardens. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Kate Kruger, a cell biologist and founder and CEO of Helikon Consulting, an advisory firm for innovative food products, says the market for cultivated proteins has expanded rapidly in the past five years. \u2014 Rebecca Cairns, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In recent years, this disease problem appears to be a growing issue as more and more cultivated roses are used in landscapes. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Only in the Netherlands, the total investment in cultivated meat companies reached $57 million. \u2014 Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Armani transcended categorization to become shorthand for a brand of cultivated success. \u2014 Jessica Iredale, Town & Country , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In 2020, Good Meat became the first company in the world to sell cultivated meat. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1645, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u0259l-t\u0259-\u02ccv\u0101-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accomplished",
|
|
"civilized",
|
|
"couth",
|
|
"cultured",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"refined"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235739",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cultivated pearl":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045203",
|
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|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cultivation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"barbarianism",
|
|
"barbarism",
|
|
"philistinism"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": culture , refinement":[],
|
|
": the act or art of cultivating or tilling":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"people of cultivation appreciate the special experience that only live theater can provide",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Helmand is the heartland of poppy cultivation in Afghanistan. \u2014 Abdul Khaliq, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Ira Vandever recognizes benefits of hemp cultivation . \u2014 Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"The beginning of tulip cultivation can be traced back to the Ottoman Empire centuries ago, which regarded the flower as a status symbol. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"In the folds between the hills, little farms and valleys of cultivation could be seen, sweet pockets of patient industry within the steep black barren slopes. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Jesce Horton is Chief Executive Officer at LOWD, award-winning cannabis that embodies the art of urban craft cultivation . \u2014 Andrew Deangelo, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Her family\u2019s business had been using roots to transplant agaves, but in 2005, a biologist advised them about the virtues of seed cultivation . \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But the Low Country is only one of the New World spaces to which African mastery of rice cultivation was brought. \u2014 Jessica B. Harris, Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"According to the report, poppy cultivation continues in the country despite a ban on production and sale. \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1553, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
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|
|
"\u02cck\u0259l-t\u0259-\u02c8v\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004853",
|
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|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"culture":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"crop",
|
|
"cultivate",
|
|
"dress",
|
|
"grow",
|
|
"promote",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"rear",
|
|
"tend"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": acquaintance with and taste in fine arts, humanities, and broad aspects of science as distinguished from vocational and technical skills":[
|
|
"a person of culture"
|
|
],
|
|
": cultivate":[],
|
|
": cultivation , tillage":[
|
|
"We ought to blame the culture , not the soil.",
|
|
"\u2014 Alexander Pope"
|
|
],
|
|
": enlightenment and excellence of taste acquired by intellectual and aesthetic training":[],
|
|
": expert care and training":[
|
|
"beauty culture"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of developing the intellectual and moral faculties especially by education":[],
|
|
": the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations":[],
|
|
": the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution or organization":[
|
|
"a corporate culture focused on the bottom line"
|
|
],
|
|
": the set of values, conventions , or social practices associated with a particular field, activity, or societal characteristic":[
|
|
"studying the effect of computers on print culture",
|
|
"Changing the culture of materialism will take time \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Peggy O'Mara"
|
|
],
|
|
": to grow in a prepared medium":[
|
|
"culture microorganisms"
|
|
],
|
|
": to start a culture from (see culture entry 1 sense 3 )":[
|
|
"culture soil"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"In this new view, genes allow the human mind to learn, remember, imitate, imprint language, absorb culture and express instincts. \u2014 Matt Ridley , Time , 2 June 2003",
|
|
"Such an explanation seems sensible to a technologically advanced and ruthlessly competitive culture like our own, where anybody who fails to get at least a college degree \u2026 risks spending a life busing tables or telemarketing. \u2014 Natalie Angier , New York Times , 2 July 2002",
|
|
"Underlying the question \"Is this as good as it gets",
|
|
"a study of Greek language and culture",
|
|
"Her art shows the influence of pop culture .",
|
|
"It's important to learn about other cultures .",
|
|
"The company's corporate culture is focused on increasing profits.",
|
|
"an area that has been criticized for its lack of culture",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The virus is cultured in the laboratory from samples of infected tissue.",
|
|
"culture bacteria in laboratory dishes",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The remaining hearings are likely to focus even more on the culture of political violence on the right. \u2014 Amy Gardner, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"That may be the most clever way Luhrmann is able to confirm Presley\u2019s immense influence on culture . \u2014 Brad Auerbach, SPIN , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Las Culturistas fans can hear traces of the boisterous Luke when Rogers weighs in on pop culture every week. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"In 1983, then-Interior Secretary James Watt blamed the problems on U.S. reservations on Indigenous culture . \u2014 The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"The show ended six years ago but continues to make its mark on popular culture . \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"In 2019, Justin also began writing a weekly column for The Chronicle's Datebook section that focused on Black culture in the Bay Area. \u2014 Justin Phillips, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"On Friday, ABC News announced Behind the Table: A View Reunion, a new special coming to Hulu that brings together the show's original four hosts and Walters for a look back at its early days and impact on American culture . \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Don\u2019t Let This Flop, Rolling Stone\u2018s podcast on internet culture . \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"And culture war debates over public health policies and educational content on American history \u2014 plus mass shootings in schools \u2014 have added layers of urgency for voters considering gubernatorial candidates ahead of the July 19 primary. \u2014 Lillian Reed, Baltimore Sun , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"They re-balance and re- culture your gut by keeping proper gut flora, allowing undesirable bacteria to be pushed out. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"And so Yetish suggests that ancient humans may have traded some hours of sleep for sharing information and culture around a dwindling fire. \u2014 Elizabeth Preston, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Terman said his test reflected not learning or culture but innate intelligence. \u2014 Jessica Riskin, The New York Review of Books , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Latino USA is a long-running national Latino news and culture public radio program. \u2014 PCMAG , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Striking Yuri Gagarin from the Space Foundation\u2019s fundraiser is idiocy, and a direct result of a twitchy, cowardly culture that topples statues and erases dead authors for their failure to align precisely with the mores of the moment. \u2014 James Lileks, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"What New York brings is access\u2014to finance, to tech, and to culture \u2014that no other city can offer, Andreessen Horowitz General Partner Ali Yahya tells Fortune. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But in France, unlike Germany, environmental politics championed by the center left took a back seat to culture warring over immigration and national identity. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Apr. 2022"
|
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|
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|
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"1510, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
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|
|
"Middle English, cultivated land, cultivation, from Anglo-French, from Latin cultura , from cultus , past participle \u2014 see cult":"Noun and Verb"
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u0259l-ch\u0259r"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"cultured":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"barbaric",
|
|
"barbarous",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": produced under artificial conditions":[
|
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|
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|
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|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the most highly cultured period of the country's long history",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Mikimoto, the Japanese jewelry company that created the cultured pearl more than 125 years ago, is one of the most prestigious brands in the industry. \u2014 Parija Kavilanz, CNN , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"One of the experiments Stibbe undertook in space was to grow meat cells\u2014in a bid to provide astronauts with the ability to eventually create their own steaks and also to show how cultured meat can potentially be grown with limited resources. \u2014 Shoshanna Solomon, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Those who have read the source material know that Styles is perfectly cast as Tom, a dutiful, if stifled, Brighton bobby who falls for Patrick (Dawson), a cultured museum curator who starts to broaden his worldview. \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 9 June 2022",
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"The Stanfords envisioned the school as an alternative to the \u00e9lite universities of the East, which sought to educate wealthy gentlemen for a life of cultured leisure. \u2014 Maia Silber, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
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"Like sour cream, cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche is a cultured cream that has a light tang. \u2014 Christopher Michel, Country Living , 25 May 2022",
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"In 1893, his wife retrieved the first oyster with a semi-spherical cultured pearl. \u2014 Jill Newman, Town & Country , 12 May 2022",
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"Winkler\u2019s father, Harry, a cultured , commanding little Napoleon, was fluent in maybe six languages, and used more than one of them to berate his son. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Tendayi Kuumba\u2019s flawless Lady in Brown, meanwhile, is a cultured romantic. \u2014 Ayanna Prescod, Variety , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Weld County health officials said the virus had been identified in culex mosquitoes. \u2014 Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post , 2 Aug. 2019",
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"The county has 14 traps in various locations to track activity among culex mosquitoes, which carry West Nile. \u2014 Naperville Sun , 12 June 2019",
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"Aedes infirmatus mosquitos as well as other aedes and culex species have also known to carry the virus, the Florida Department of Health said. \u2014 Ashley May, USA TODAY , 25 June 2018",
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"West Nile Virus is transmitted through the bite of a culex pipiens mosquito that encountered the disease by biting an infected bird, according to the release. \u2014 Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com , 30 May 2018",
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"The culex mosquito can also carry West Nile virus and Japanese encephalitis. \u2014 Molly Sullivan, sacbee , 7 Aug. 2017",
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"Deutsch said one of the species populations the department was hoping to reduce is the culex quinquefasciatus, also known as the Southern house mosquito, which can carry a variety of illnesses including strains of encephalitis and West Nile. \u2014 Harry Sayer, OrlandoSentinel.com , 31 July 2017",
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"Though no mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus have been found or human cases reported thus far in Kane County, Schlueter said that current hot and humid conditions are those in which the culex mosquito, which carries that disease, thrive. \u2014 Mike Danahey, Elgin Courier-News , 12 June 2017"
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": a jeweled plume worn in India on the turban":[]
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"\u00a6k\u0259l\u00a6g\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011948"
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"city in northwestern Mexico on the Culiac\u00e1n River; capital of the state of Sinaloa population 858,638":[]
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},
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"\u02cck\u00fcl-y\u00e4-\u02c8k\u00e4n"
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": concerned with the fostering of plant or animal growth":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u0259l-ch\u0259-r\u0259l",
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"\u02c8k\u0259l-ch\u0259-",
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"\u02c8k\u0259lch-r\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"artistic"
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],
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"nonartistic",
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"noncultural"
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"examples":[
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"We studied our cultural heritage.",
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"There are some cultural differences between us.",
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"We attended several cultural events over the weekend.",
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"The center provides a wide range of cultural activities.",
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"The city is the cultural center of the state.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Perhaps no art form is more iconic-American than rock and roll \u2014 a fusion of artistic and cultural influences that conquered global pop music within a decade. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
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"As part of the cultural change, the role of people also became highlighted, as growth couldn't happen without entrepreneurial people. \u2014 Bill Fischer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
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"The interview showed that a comprehensive cultural change is needed. \u2014 Fortune Editors, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
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"Jonze joined forces with several professionals in the music industry to create the Temporary Working Group, striving to evoke cultural change amid the #MeToo movement. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 24 June 2022",
|
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"Toubiana pointed to France\u2019s artistic and cultural leadership within Europe, and its role in financing and co-producing foreign movies by talented filmmakers from around the world. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Instead, the radical group engineers environments that hinge on collaboration, and foster social, cultural , and creative exchange. \u2014 Cassidy George, Vogue , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Cameroon, like all its neighbors\u2014countries whose boundaries were scrawled on the map by colonial powers\u2014encompasses enormous cultural , religious, and linguistic diversity; its inhabitants speak more than two hundred regional languages. \u2014 Kristen Roupenian, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
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"This passion inspired him to create the Robert Randolph Foundation as a skill development platform for youth from all walks of life to gain knowledge that can transform their lives regardless of their cultural , social, or racial backgrounds. \u2014 Robert Randolph, SPIN , 17 June 2022"
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"1802, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-080750"
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},
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"cultivar":{
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": an organism and especially one of an agricultural or horticultural variety or strain originating and persistent under cultivation":[]
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"\u02c8k\u0259l-t\u0259-\u02ccv\u00e4r",
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"-\u02ccver"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Launched in 2018, the Omakase Berry is derived from a cultivar that was brought to the US from the Japanese Alps by Hiroki Koga, Oishii\u2019s founder. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 19 May 2022",
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"In addition to its color, this plant part is in specific relation: perhaps unhelpfully peduncolo means peduncle, which is a stem that ends at a flower or a fruit, this grape\u2019s lifeline bestowing also the cultivar \u2019s red name. \u2014 Susan H. Gordon, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
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"The samples are organized as accessions, which are seeds grouped by cultivar or breeding line. \u2014 Clarisa Diaz, Quartz , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
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"This time, with a cultivar that has been specifically bred to resist the fungus. \u2014 Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Chameleon plant is one of the worst among weeds that look somewhat decorative, especially the once-popular variegated cultivar that reverts to plain green. \u2014 Miri Talabac, baltimoresun.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Look for the specification of not only the country, but also the town or region the oil came from, along with the specific olive cultivar . \u2014 Amanda Ruggeri, Outside Online , 9 Dec. 2014",
|
|
"The blotches on the leaves are caused by the elm leafminer, which is actually fairly common on this particular cultivar . \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Try the Bird\u2019s Nest \u2018Hurricane\u2019 cultivar , Asplenium antiquum. \u2014 Yelena Moroz Alpert, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"culti vated + var iety":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1923, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-085840"
|
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},
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"type":[
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"combining form"
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"definitions":{
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": gnat : mosquito":[
|
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"Culic idae",
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"culici fuge"
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to the Culicidae":[],
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": one of the Culicidae : mosquito":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ky\u00fcl\u0259s\u0259\u0307d",
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"-\u02ccsid",
|
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"ky\u00fc\u02c8lis\u0259\u0307d",
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"\""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130359"
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": plate armor covering the buttocks":[]
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},
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"French, from diminutive of cul backside, from Latin culus ; akin to Old Irish c\u00fal back":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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|
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|
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|
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"\u02c8k\u0259lch(\u0259)r\u0259b\u0259l"
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": anthropology that deals with human culture especially with respect to social structure, language, law, politics, religion, magic, art, and technology \u2014 compare physical anthropology":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Though cultural anthropology now often espouses social justice aims, there are no guarantees that an anthropologist (85% of whom are white in the US) would orient or deploy algorithms in a less biased way than, say, a computer scientist. \u2014 Elena Maris, Wired , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Her music freely jumps borders and genres, as befits a University of Minnesota graduate who majored in both classical voice and cultural anthropology . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Babcock, who holds a doctorate in cultural anthropology and is currently the dean of education for the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, will start her new position with Forever Balboa Park on April 4. \u2014 Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Her background in photography and cultural anthropology serves as the foundation for her pursuit of quality, diverse, and inclusive storytelling. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Harris Solomon is an associate professor of cultural anthropology and global health at Duke University. \u2014 Harris Solomon, STAT , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
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"But with a degree in cultural anthropology , a Din\u00e9 (Navajo) heritage and a lifelong love for cooking, chef Freddie Bitsoie has devoted his career to pushing Indigenous foods to the forefront. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Boas was, by then, renowned as the father of American cultural anthropology and the scholar who taught generations how to think about human diversity without hierarchy. \u2014 Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Review of Books , 28 May 2020",
|
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"Instead, take a tip from cultural anthropology and look at employee behaviors as a measure of engagement. \u2014 Lindsay Kohler, Forbes , 16 June 2021"
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"agriculturalist",
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"farmer",
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"grower",
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"planter",
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"encountered an indigenous people who were experienced cultivators of the soil as well as highly skilled craftsmen",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Martha Stewart is a passionate gardener and cultivator of plants and vegetables. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Martha Stewart is a passionate gardener and cultivator of plants and vegetables. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 3 May 2022",
|
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"When the plants are new and tiny, Yiesla said, it\u2019s enough to decapitate them with a hoe or cultivator that just skims the soil surface. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The hemp used to make our gummies comes from a licensed cultivator in the United States. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Our investigation found that the cultivator , Grow Sciences, sent two different samples of a product to two different labs for testing. \u2014 Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Crystal Furr, right, co-owner of Twisted Roo dispensaries, and lead cultivator Kellan Gill discuss an upcoming routine audit on Jan. 25 in Moore, Oklahoma. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Leadership cultivator , innovation incubator and thought leadership coach. \u2014 Dr. Denise Trudeau-poskas, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Ebony Andersen, chief operating officer of both Exposition Park dispensary Josephine & Billie\u2019s and local cannabis cultivator Ball Family Farms, agrees. \u2014 Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times , 12 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1661, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220803"
|
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|
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"cultivator shield":{
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": an attachment to a cultivator to prevent damage to the crop":[]
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