dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/daw_MW.json
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{
"dawdle":{
"antonyms":[
"barrel",
"bolt",
"career",
"course",
"dash",
"fly",
"hasten",
"hotfoot (it)",
"hurry",
"race",
"rip",
"rocket",
"run",
"rush",
"scoot",
"scud",
"scurry",
"speed",
"tear",
"whirl",
"whisk",
"whiz",
"whizz",
"zip"
],
"definitions":{
": to move lackadaisically":[
"\"I don't want you dawdling while you making deliveries for Mrs. Ford.\"",
"\u2014 Connie Porter"
],
": to spend fruitlessly or lackadaisically":[
"dawdled the day away"
],
": to spend time idly":[
"\u2026 dawdled about in the vestibule \u2026",
"\u2014 Jane Austen"
]
},
"examples":[
"Hurry up! There's no time to dawdle .",
"Come home immediately after school, and don't dawdle .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many shoppers get free parking with a validation from certain stores and restaurants at the Grove, Americana and Palisades Village, but those who dawdle too long or don\u2019t spend at least $250 could pay as much as $30 at the Grove. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"Clearly, this isn\u2019t the time to dawdle or slack off. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Don\u2019t dawdle , though, because places are expected to book up fast. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The team couldn\u2019t dawdle because the dolphins might not stay long. \u2014 Jill Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"We are rushed through the establishment of this world, only to dawdle as time goes by. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Building for the future was too precious to dawdle . \u2014 Evan Grant, Dallas News , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Pick a base and branch out or mix and match, but don\u2019t dawdle . \u2014 David Swanson, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2021",
"Pick a base and branch out or mix and match, but don\u2019t dawdle . \u2014 David Swanson, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1656, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u022f-d\u1d4al"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dawdle delay , procrastinate , lag , loiter , dawdle , dally mean to move or act slowly so as to fall behind. delay usually implies a putting off of something (such as a beginning or departure). we cannot delay any longer procrastinate implies blameworthy delay especially through laziness or apathy. procrastinates about making decisions lag implies failure to maintain a speed set by others. lagging behind in technology loiter and dawdle imply delay while in progress, especially in walking, but dawdle more clearly suggests an aimless wasting of time. loitered at several store windows children dawdling on their way home from school dally suggests delay through trifling or vacillation when promptness is necessary. stop dallying and get to work",
"synonyms":[
"crawl",
"creep",
"dally",
"delay",
"diddle",
"dillydally",
"drag",
"lag",
"linger",
"loiter",
"lollygag",
"lallygag",
"mope",
"poke",
"shilly-shally",
"tarry"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233700",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"dawdler":{
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"barrel",
"bolt",
"career",
"course",
"dash",
"fly",
"hasten",
"hotfoot (it)",
"hurry",
"race",
"rip",
"rocket",
"run",
"rush",
"scoot",
"scud",
"scurry",
"speed",
"tear",
"whirl",
"whisk",
"whiz",
"whizz",
"zip"
],
"definitions":{
": to move lackadaisically":[
"\"I don't want you dawdling while you making deliveries for Mrs. Ford.\"",
"\u2014 Connie Porter"
],
": to spend fruitlessly or lackadaisically":[
"dawdled the day away"
],
": to spend time idly":[
"\u2026 dawdled about in the vestibule \u2026",
"\u2014 Jane Austen"
]
},
"examples":[
"Hurry up! There's no time to dawdle .",
"Come home immediately after school, and don't dawdle .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many shoppers get free parking with a validation from certain stores and restaurants at the Grove, Americana and Palisades Village, but those who dawdle too long or don\u2019t spend at least $250 could pay as much as $30 at the Grove. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"Clearly, this isn\u2019t the time to dawdle or slack off. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Don\u2019t dawdle , though, because places are expected to book up fast. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The team couldn\u2019t dawdle because the dolphins might not stay long. \u2014 Jill Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"We are rushed through the establishment of this world, only to dawdle as time goes by. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Building for the future was too precious to dawdle . \u2014 Evan Grant, Dallas News , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Pick a base and branch out or mix and match, but don\u2019t dawdle . \u2014 David Swanson, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2021",
"Pick a base and branch out or mix and match, but don\u2019t dawdle . \u2014 David Swanson, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1656, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u022f-d\u1d4al"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dawdle delay , procrastinate , lag , loiter , dawdle , dally mean to move or act slowly so as to fall behind. delay usually implies a putting off of something (such as a beginning or departure). we cannot delay any longer procrastinate implies blameworthy delay especially through laziness or apathy. procrastinates about making decisions lag implies failure to maintain a speed set by others. lagging behind in technology loiter and dawdle imply delay while in progress, especially in walking, but dawdle more clearly suggests an aimless wasting of time. loitered at several store windows children dawdling on their way home from school dally suggests delay through trifling or vacillation when promptness is necessary. stop dallying and get to work",
"synonyms":[
"crawl",
"creep",
"dally",
"delay",
"diddle",
"dillydally",
"drag",
"lag",
"linger",
"loiter",
"lollygag",
"lallygag",
"mope",
"poke",
"shilly-shally",
"tarry"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060823",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"barrel",
"bolt",
"career",
"course",
"dash",
"fly",
"hasten",
"hotfoot (it)",
"hurry",
"race",
"rip",
"rocket",
"run",
"rush",
"scoot",
"scud",
"scurry",
"speed",
"tear",
"whirl",
"whisk",
"whiz",
"whizz",
"zip"
],
"definitions":{
": to move lackadaisically":[
"\"I don't want you dawdling while you making deliveries for Mrs. Ford.\"",
"\u2014 Connie Porter"
],
": to spend fruitlessly or lackadaisically":[
"dawdled the day away"
],
": to spend time idly":[
"\u2026 dawdled about in the vestibule \u2026",
"\u2014 Jane Austen"
]
},
"examples":[
"Hurry up! There's no time to dawdle .",
"Come home immediately after school, and don't dawdle .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many shoppers get free parking with a validation from certain stores and restaurants at the Grove, Americana and Palisades Village, but those who dawdle too long or don\u2019t spend at least $250 could pay as much as $30 at the Grove. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"Clearly, this isn\u2019t the time to dawdle or slack off. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Don\u2019t dawdle , though, because places are expected to book up fast. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The team couldn\u2019t dawdle because the dolphins might not stay long. \u2014 Jill Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"We are rushed through the establishment of this world, only to dawdle as time goes by. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Building for the future was too precious to dawdle . \u2014 Evan Grant, Dallas News , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Pick a base and branch out or mix and match, but don\u2019t dawdle . \u2014 David Swanson, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2021",
"Pick a base and branch out or mix and match, but don\u2019t dawdle . \u2014 David Swanson, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1656, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u022f-d\u1d4al"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dawdle delay , procrastinate , lag , loiter , dawdle , dally mean to move or act slowly so as to fall behind. delay usually implies a putting off of something (such as a beginning or departure). we cannot delay any longer procrastinate implies blameworthy delay especially through laziness or apathy. procrastinates about making decisions lag implies failure to maintain a speed set by others. lagging behind in technology loiter and dawdle imply delay while in progress, especially in walking, but dawdle more clearly suggests an aimless wasting of time. loitered at several store windows children dawdling on their way home from school dally suggests delay through trifling or vacillation when promptness is necessary. stop dallying and get to work",
"synonyms":[
"crawl",
"creep",
"dally",
"delay",
"diddle",
"dillydally",
"drag",
"lag",
"linger",
"loiter",
"lollygag",
"lallygag",
"mope",
"poke",
"shilly-shally",
"tarry"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085153",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"dawn":{
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"aurora",
"cockcrow",
"dawning",
"day",
"daybreak",
"daylight",
"light",
"morn",
"morning",
"sun",
"sunrise",
"sunup"
],
"definitions":{
": beginning":[
"the dawn of the space age"
],
": the first appearance of light in the morning followed by sunrise":[
"danced till dawn",
"at the crack of dawn",
"Almost before the first faint sign of dawn appeared she arose again \u2026",
"\u2014 Thomas Hardy"
],
": to begin to appear or develop":[
"a new era is dawning"
],
": to begin to be perceived or understood":[
"the truth finally dawned on us"
],
": to begin to grow light as the sun rises":[
"waited for the day to dawn"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"They waited for the day to dawn .",
"A new age is dawning .",
"Noun",
"as dawn breaks over the city",
"Winter brings late dawns and early sunsets.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"High pressure will clear out any remaining clouds overnight Wednesday, and Thursday should dawn clear and cold. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Sunday will dawn crisp and chilly with readings in the upper 30s in the suburbs and 40s elsewhere. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Oct. 2021",
"The Saints provided a respite from contractors and insurance adjusters, but the week will still dawn with gloom. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Oct. 2021",
"And while Biden lacks the ex-President's volcanic character, a new age of friendship with allies did not suddenly dawn with a new leader in the Oval Office. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Portland\u2019s first day of September should dawn clear and cool with few, if any, clouds blocking a lovely sunrise. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Every year, the realization would dawn anew: This fellowship, this constant and present connection, was the high peak. \u2014 al , 13 Feb. 2021",
"Tagovailoa\u2019s first start will dawn a new age for the Dolphins, who have long been in pursuit for another franchise quarterback since Hall of Famer Dan Marino retired in 2000. \u2014 Safid Deen, sun-sentinel.com , 28 Oct. 2020",
"The new era would dawn some 40 years after Americans Walter Gilbert and Allan Maxam and Englishman Fred Sanger discovered different methods of reading the information on the double helix. \u2014 Mark Johnson And Kathleen Gallagher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Dec. 2010",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"When Batchan was developing the idea for Lock & Key in relative obscurity, paying attention to Los Angeles\u2019 cultural rhythms \u2014 at the dawn of nightlife\u2019s speakeasy renaissance \u2014 was paramount to selecting the right location. \u2014 Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 June 2022",
"Our global society finds itself at the dawn of a brand-new era. \u2014 Andres Angelani, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"For context, dinosaurs appeared 294 million years after the dawn of the Cambrian. \u2014 Samuel Zamora, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
"Tornado warnings were also reported in Mississippi, where power outages were also reported shortly after dawn on Friday. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Windsor police said about 25 to 30 people were peacefully arrested and seven vehicles were towed just after dawn near the Ambassador Bridge that links their city -- and numerous Canadian automotive plants -- with Detroit. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Windsor police said about 12 people were peacefully arrested and seven vehicles were towed just after dawn near the Ambassador Bridge that links their city \u2014 and numerous Canadian automotive plants \u2014 with Detroit. \u2014 Rob Gillies And Corey Williams, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Windsor police said about 25 to 30 people were peacefully arrested and seven vehicles were towed just after dawn near the Ambassador Bridge that links their city \u2014 and numerous Canadian automotive plants \u2014 with Detroit. \u2014 Rob Gillies And Corey Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Windsor police said several arrests were made and multiple vehicles were towed just after dawn near the Ambassador Bridge that links their city \u2014 and numerous Canadian automotive plants \u2014 with Detroit. \u2014 Rob Gillies, chicagotribune.com , 13 Feb. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English, probably back-formation from dawning daybreak, alteration of dawing , from Old English dagung , from dagian \u2014 see daw entry 1":"Verb and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u022fn",
"\u02c8d\u00e4n"
],
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"actualize",
"appear",
"arise",
"begin",
"break",
"commence",
"engender",
"form",
"materialize",
"originate",
"set in",
"spring",
"start"
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"dawning",
"day",
"daybreak",
"daylight",
"light",
"morn",
"morning",
"sun",
"sunrise",
"sunup"
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"the dawn of the space age"
],
": the first appearance of light in the morning followed by sunrise":[
"danced till dawn",
"at the crack of dawn",
"Almost before the first faint sign of dawn appeared she arose again \u2026",
"\u2014 Thomas Hardy"
],
": to begin to appear or develop":[
"a new era is dawning"
],
": to begin to be perceived or understood":[
"the truth finally dawned on us"
],
": to begin to grow light as the sun rises":[
"waited for the day to dawn"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"They waited for the day to dawn .",
"A new age is dawning .",
"Noun",
"as dawn breaks over the city",
"Winter brings late dawns and early sunsets.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"High pressure will clear out any remaining clouds overnight Wednesday, and Thursday should dawn clear and cold. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Sunday will dawn crisp and chilly with readings in the upper 30s in the suburbs and 40s elsewhere. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Oct. 2021",
"The Saints provided a respite from contractors and insurance adjusters, but the week will still dawn with gloom. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Oct. 2021",
"And while Biden lacks the ex-President's volcanic character, a new age of friendship with allies did not suddenly dawn with a new leader in the Oval Office. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Portland\u2019s first day of September should dawn clear and cool with few, if any, clouds blocking a lovely sunrise. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Every year, the realization would dawn anew: This fellowship, this constant and present connection, was the high peak. \u2014 al , 13 Feb. 2021",
"Tagovailoa\u2019s first start will dawn a new age for the Dolphins, who have long been in pursuit for another franchise quarterback since Hall of Famer Dan Marino retired in 2000. \u2014 Safid Deen, sun-sentinel.com , 28 Oct. 2020",
"The new era would dawn some 40 years after Americans Walter Gilbert and Allan Maxam and Englishman Fred Sanger discovered different methods of reading the information on the double helix. \u2014 Mark Johnson And Kathleen Gallagher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Dec. 2010",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"When Batchan was developing the idea for Lock & Key in relative obscurity, paying attention to Los Angeles\u2019 cultural rhythms \u2014 at the dawn of nightlife\u2019s speakeasy renaissance \u2014 was paramount to selecting the right location. \u2014 Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 June 2022",
"Our global society finds itself at the dawn of a brand-new era. \u2014 Andres Angelani, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"For context, dinosaurs appeared 294 million years after the dawn of the Cambrian. \u2014 Samuel Zamora, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
"Tornado warnings were also reported in Mississippi, where power outages were also reported shortly after dawn on Friday. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Windsor police said about 25 to 30 people were peacefully arrested and seven vehicles were towed just after dawn near the Ambassador Bridge that links their city -- and numerous Canadian automotive plants -- with Detroit. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Windsor police said about 12 people were peacefully arrested and seven vehicles were towed just after dawn near the Ambassador Bridge that links their city \u2014 and numerous Canadian automotive plants \u2014 with Detroit. \u2014 Rob Gillies And Corey Williams, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Windsor police said about 25 to 30 people were peacefully arrested and seven vehicles were towed just after dawn near the Ambassador Bridge that links their city \u2014 and numerous Canadian automotive plants \u2014 with Detroit. \u2014 Rob Gillies And Corey Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Windsor police said several arrests were made and multiple vehicles were towed just after dawn near the Ambassador Bridge that links their city \u2014 and numerous Canadian automotive plants \u2014 with Detroit. \u2014 Rob Gillies, chicagotribune.com , 13 Feb. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, probably back-formation from dawning daybreak, alteration of dawing , from Old English dagung , from dagian \u2014 see daw entry 1":"Verb and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u022fn",
"\u02c8d\u00e4n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"actualize",
"appear",
"arise",
"begin",
"break",
"commence",
"engender",
"form",
"materialize",
"originate",
"set in",
"spring",
"start"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031111",
"type":[
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"verb"
]
},
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"definitions":{
": a mineral NaAl(CO 3 )(OH) 2 consisting of a basic aluminum sodium carbonate occurring in white bladed crystals (specific gravity 2.40)":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Sir John W. Dawson \u20201899 Canadian geologist + English -ite":""
},
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"\u02c8d\u022fs\u1d4an\u02cc\u012bt"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113752",
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]
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"Definition of dawt variant spelling of daut"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-135726",
"type":[]
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"Definition of dawtie variant spelling of dautie"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153250",
"type":[]
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"Definition of dawtit past tense of dawt"
],
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"\u02c8d\u0227t\u0259\u0307t",
"\u02c8d\u022ft-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-083458",
"type":[]
},
"dawn redwood":{
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"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a metasequoia ( Metasequoia glyptostroboides ) of China resembling the coast redwood but having deciduous foliage":[]
},
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"During a warm period from about 55 million to 14 million years ago, Metasequoia \u2014 dawn redwood \u2014 trees grew in Canada\u2019s high arctic. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Jan. 2022",
"Two of the finest conifers \u2014 the dawn redwood and the bald cypress \u2014 lose their needles in winter. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2020",
"The needles of the deciduous conifer dawn redwood bring rarely seen, almost coral pink tones to the fall foliage party. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Nov. 2020",
"Snyder noted that trees planted so far include dawn redwood , sugar maple, horse chestnut, redbud, crabapple and tupelo. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 25 May 2020",
"The tour passes by some living fossils \u2014 a Wollemi pine from Australia and a dawn redwood , which is an example of a tree that was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered in 1941. \u2014 Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com , 2 May 2020",
"But there\u2019s an even older species\u2014a living fossil dating back to the Miocene (23 to 5 million years ago) that is Oregon\u2019s official state fossil: dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides). \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 11 Feb. 2020",
"Above: Britain\u2019s Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest, featuring dawn redwoods and swamp cypress. \u2014 National Geographic , 29 Jan. 2020",
"Other unusual trees included a large weeping European beech, with a sort of natural room under its down-curving branches, and a huge dawn redwood , originally native to China, near the Schaible Science Center. \u2014 Graydon Megan, chicagotribune.com , 17 June 2018"
],
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"1948, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202719"
},
"dawn pink":{
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],
"definitions":{
": a grayish purplish pink that is redder, less strong, and slightly darker than average orchid mist and redder and less strong than cameo pink":[]
},
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