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1168 lines
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{
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"fix":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bind",
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"box",
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"catch-22",
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"corner",
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"dilemma",
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"hole",
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"impasse",
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"jackpot",
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"jam",
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"mire",
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"pickle",
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"predicament",
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"quagmire",
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"rabbit hole",
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"rattrap",
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"spot",
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"sticky wicket",
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"swamp"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a position of difficulty or embarrassment : predicament":[],
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": affix , attach":[
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"The tables on the ship were fixed to the floor."
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],
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": an accurate determination or understanding especially by observation or analysis":[],
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": an act or instance of improper or illegal fixing":[
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"the fix was in"
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],
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": assign":[
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"fix the blame"
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],
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": fixation":[],
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": repair , mend":[
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"fix the clock"
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],
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": restore , cure":[
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"the doctor fixed him up"
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],
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": something that fixes or restores : solution":[
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"an easy fix"
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],
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": spay , castrate":[
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"had his dog fixed"
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],
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": to become firm, stable, or fixed":[],
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": to capture the attention of":[
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"fixed her with a stare"
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],
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": to change into a stable compound or available form":[
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"bacteria that fix nitrogen"
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],
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": to get even with":[
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"They thought they could cheat me, but I fixed them good."
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],
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": to get ready : prepare":[
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"fix lunch"
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],
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": to get set : be on the verge":[
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"we're fixing to leave soon"
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],
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": to give a permanent or final form to: such as":[],
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": to hold or direct steadily":[
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"fixes his eyes on the horizon"
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],
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": to influence the actions, outcome, or effect of by improper or illegal methods":[
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"the race had been fixed"
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],
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": to kill, harden, and preserve for microscopic study":[],
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": to make an accurate determination of : discover":[
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"fixing our location on the chart"
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],
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": to make firm, stable, or stationary":[
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"We led out more rope and fixed it in place up steeper snow.",
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"\u2014 Joe Tasker & Peter Boardman"
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],
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": to make the image of (a photographic film) permanent by removing unused salts":[],
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": to set in order : adjust":[
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"fixed his spectacles and read aloud",
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"\u2014 George Meredith"
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],
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": to set or place definitely : establish":[
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"fixed the date of their wedding"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"He fixed the fence last weekend.",
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"I need to fix this dent in my car.",
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"People expect the schools to fix whatever is wrong with their kids.",
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"All tables on the ship will be fixed to the floor.",
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"The table was fixed firmly to the floor.",
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"The scarf was fixed in place with a pin.",
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"They haven't yet fixed the date of their wedding.",
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"They fixed the price at $10.",
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"Investigators are still attempting to fix the exact time of the accident.",
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"Noun",
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"There's no easy fix to this problem.",
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"The result was unexpected, and some people suspect a fix .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The problem is that airlines cannot fix this problem by themselves. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
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"Buttigieg has threatened fines if airlines don\u2019t fix their operations. \u2014 David Koenig, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022",
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"When the formula shortage first arose, there was an outcry from some men who stated that women could fix this issue by simply breastfeeding their babies. \u2014 Whitney Casares, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
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"ProMare has made the decision to divert to Halifax, Nova Scotia to investigate and fix these issues. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
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"Cadillac said a software update will fix that before any Lyriqs are sold. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 28 June 2022",
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"Defects in areas around the airplane's rear-passenger and cargo doors are difficult to detect and then fix , as repairs require removing and replacing various components installed on finished aircraft. \u2014 Andrew Tangel, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
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"Take the sensational of pundence (ph), commentary out of it and look at the fact that what the Supreme Court did was fix a wrong decision that was made many years ago and now gives the power back to the states. \u2014 ABC News , 26 June 2022",
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"Analysts think Netflix will show anywhere between four and fix ads per hour, and each one might be 15-30 seconds long. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 24 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"In October, the Biden administration enacted a new fix for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. \u2014 Adam S. Minsky, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
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"Home builders and a nursing agency owner sought a fix for scarce skilled labor. \u2014 Laura Vozzella, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
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"Chevrolet restarted production in April at Orion after idling it for months so that GM could work with its battery maker LG Energy Solution to focus on finding a fix for defective batteries in all 2017-22 model year EVs and EUVs. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
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"Again, the June draft won\u2019t deliver a fix for 2022-23. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
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"But getting tough right now won't be a clear fix for the problem. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 4 May 2022",
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"The Galaxy may have found the fix for its slumbering offense in Saturday\u2019s 1-0 win over Nashville. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Despite what some ads may imply, a multivitamin won't magically turn you into an energetic superhero, and an oral vitamin for skin is not an instant fix for your complexion concerns. \u2014 Allure , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"SpaceX quickly issued a fix for the jam, something the Pentagon says current rules won\u2019t allow the public sector to do. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 22 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1809, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English fixen, derivative of fix \"firmly placed,\" borrowed from Latin f\u012bxus \"firmly established, unchangeable,\" for earlier f\u012bctus, past participle of f\u012bgere \"to drive in, insert, fasten,\" going back to Indo-European *d h eig w - \"pierce,\" whence also Lithuanian d\u00edegu, d\u00edegti \"to sprout, break through\"":"Verb",
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"derivative of fix entry 1":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fiks"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fix Verb fasten , fix , attach , affix mean to make something stay firmly in place. fasten implies an action such as tying, buttoning, nailing, locking, or otherwise securing. fasten the reins to a post fix usually implies a driving in, implanting, or embedding. fixed the stake in the ground attach suggests a connecting or uniting by a bond, link, or tie in order to keep things together. attach the W-2 form here affix implies an imposing of one thing on another by gluing, impressing, or nailing. affix your address label here",
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"synonyms":[
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"depose",
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"deposit",
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"dispose",
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"emplace",
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"lay",
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"place",
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"position",
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"put",
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"set",
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"set up",
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"situate",
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"stick"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120122",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"fix on/upon":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to direct one's attention or thoughts toward (something) : to focus on (something)":[
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"He has fixed on/upon the idea of going back to school.",
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"All eyes fixed on her as she entered the room."
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],
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": to make a decision about or choose (something)":[
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"After weeks of discussion, they've finally fixed on a solution."
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]
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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":"20220707-200053",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"fix one's eyes on":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to keep looking at or staring at":[
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"She fixed her eyes on me for a long time before answering."
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]
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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":"20220707-182746",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"fix one's hopes/sights on/upon":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to direct one's hopes, efforts, etc., toward (something)":[
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"They fixed their sights on winning the championship.",
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"She has her hopes fixed on a career in journalism."
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]
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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":"20220707-192729",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"fixable":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to make firm, stable, or stationary":[
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"We led out more rope and fixed it in place up steeper snow.",
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"\u2014 Joe Tasker & Peter Boardman"
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],
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": to give a permanent or final form to: such as":[],
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": to change into a stable compound or available form":[
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"bacteria that fix nitrogen"
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],
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": to kill, harden, and preserve for microscopic study":[],
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": to make the image of (a photographic film) permanent by removing unused salts":[],
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": affix , attach":[
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"The tables on the ship were fixed to the floor."
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],
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": to hold or direct steadily":[
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"fixes his eyes on the horizon"
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],
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": to capture the attention of":[
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"fixed her with a stare"
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],
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": to set or place definitely : establish":[
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"fixed the date of their wedding"
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],
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": to make an accurate determination of : discover":[
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"fixing our location on the chart"
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],
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": assign":[
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"fix the blame"
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],
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": to set in order : adjust":[
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"fixed his spectacles and read aloud",
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"\u2014 George Meredith"
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],
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": to get ready : prepare":[
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"fix lunch"
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],
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": repair , mend":[
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"fix the clock"
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],
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": restore , cure":[
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"the doctor fixed him up"
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],
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": spay , castrate":[
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"had his dog fixed"
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],
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": to get even with":[
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"They thought they could cheat me, but I fixed them good."
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],
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": to influence the actions, outcome, or effect of by improper or illegal methods":[
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"the race had been fixed"
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],
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": to become firm, stable, or fixed":[],
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": to get set : be on the verge":[
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"we're fixing to leave soon"
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],
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": a position of difficulty or embarrassment : predicament":[],
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": an accurate determination or understanding especially by observation or analysis":[],
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": an act or instance of improper or illegal fixing":[
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"the fix was in"
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],
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": fixation":[],
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": something that fixes or restores : solution":[
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"an easy fix"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fiks"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"depose",
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"deposit",
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"dispose",
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"emplace",
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"lay",
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"place",
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"position",
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"put",
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"set",
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"set up",
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"situate",
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"stick"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"bind",
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"box",
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"catch-22",
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"corner",
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"dilemma",
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"hole",
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"impasse",
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"jackpot",
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"jam",
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"mire",
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"pickle",
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"predicament",
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"quagmire",
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"rabbit hole",
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"rattrap",
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"spot",
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"sticky wicket",
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"swamp"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for fix Verb fasten , fix , attach , affix mean to make something stay firmly in place. fasten implies an action such as tying, buttoning, nailing, locking, or otherwise securing. fasten the reins to a post fix usually implies a driving in, implanting, or embedding. fixed the stake in the ground attach suggests a connecting or uniting by a bond, link, or tie in order to keep things together. attach the W-2 form here affix implies an imposing of one thing on another by gluing, impressing, or nailing. affix your address label here",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"He fixed the fence last weekend.",
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"I need to fix this dent in my car.",
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"People expect the schools to fix whatever is wrong with their kids.",
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"All tables on the ship will be fixed to the floor.",
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"The table was fixed firmly to the floor.",
|
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"The scarf was fixed in place with a pin.",
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"They haven't yet fixed the date of their wedding.",
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"They fixed the price at $10.",
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"Investigators are still attempting to fix the exact time of the accident.",
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"Noun",
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"There's no easy fix to this problem.",
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"The result was unexpected, and some people suspect a fix .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The problem is that airlines cannot fix this problem by themselves. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
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"Buttigieg has threatened fines if airlines don\u2019t fix their operations. \u2014 David Koenig, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2022",
|
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"When the formula shortage first arose, there was an outcry from some men who stated that women could fix this issue by simply breastfeeding their babies. \u2014 Whitney Casares, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
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"ProMare has made the decision to divert to Halifax, Nova Scotia to investigate and fix these issues. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
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"Cadillac said a software update will fix that before any Lyriqs are sold. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 28 June 2022",
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"Defects in areas around the airplane's rear-passenger and cargo doors are difficult to detect and then fix , as repairs require removing and replacing various components installed on finished aircraft. \u2014 Andrew Tangel, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
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"Take the sensational of pundence (ph), commentary out of it and look at the fact that what the Supreme Court did was fix a wrong decision that was made many years ago and now gives the power back to the states. \u2014 ABC News , 26 June 2022",
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"Analysts think Netflix will show anywhere between four and fix ads per hour, and each one might be 15-30 seconds long. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 24 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"In October, the Biden administration enacted a new fix for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. \u2014 Adam S. Minsky, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
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"Home builders and a nursing agency owner sought a fix for scarce skilled labor. \u2014 Laura Vozzella, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
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"Chevrolet restarted production in April at Orion after idling it for months so that GM could work with its battery maker LG Energy Solution to focus on finding a fix for defective batteries in all 2017-22 model year EVs and EUVs. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
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"Again, the June draft won\u2019t deliver a fix for 2022-23. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
|
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"But getting tough right now won't be a clear fix for the problem. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 4 May 2022",
|
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"The Galaxy may have found the fix for its slumbering offense in Saturday\u2019s 1-0 win over Nashville. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Despite what some ads may imply, a multivitamin won't magically turn you into an energetic superhero, and an oral vitamin for skin is not an instant fix for your complexion concerns. \u2014 Allure , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"SpaceX quickly issued a fix for the jam, something the Pentagon says current rules won\u2019t allow the public sector to do. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 22 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English fixen, derivative of fix \"firmly placed,\" borrowed from Latin f\u012bxus \"firmly established, unchangeable,\" for earlier f\u012bctus, past participle of f\u012bgere \"to drive in, insert, fasten,\" going back to Indo-European *d h eig w - \"pierce,\" whence also Lithuanian d\u00edegu, d\u00edegti \"to sprout, break through\"":"Verb",
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"derivative of fix entry 1":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1809, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201715"
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},
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"fixation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a persistent concentration of libidinal energies upon objects characteristic of psychosexual stages of development preceding the genital stage":[],
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": an obsessive or unhealthy preoccupation or attachment":[],
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": stereotyped behavior (as in response to frustration)":[],
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": the act, process, or result of fixing, fixating , or becoming fixated : such as":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"their weight is an unfortunate fixation for many teenagers",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But Trump soured on Brooks as the primary campaign progressed, growing unhappy with his showing in the race and some of his comments urging the party to move on from the former president's fixation on his 2020 election defeat. \u2014 CBS News , 20 June 2022",
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"This dinosaur had a very small flocculus, a part of the brain key to eye fixation when the head, neck or body is in motion -- especially when targeting competitors or predators. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"Unable to figure out what to do with her life and unwilling to grow up, Julie drifts from one professional and romantic fixation to another, bouncing around Oslo in an effort to pinpoint a path to her ideal future. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 18 Sep. 2021",
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"For instance, a new technology combining chemical fixation and vitrification permits perfect ultrastructural preservation of the brain. \u2014 Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
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"The West\u2019s fixation on the war in Ukraine stands in contrast with its tacit disregard for the situation in Afghanistan. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
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"And while there is some talk of some letter of support that Ana\u2019s friends are intending to get smuggled out of the country into Chiriac\u2019s hands, that is all background buzz to Ana\u2019s singleminded fixation on her relationship woes. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 30 May 2022",
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"Often a mother\u2019s own fixation on such darker themes is written off, trivialized as old news or pathologized as postpartum depression. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
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"This fixation has had three important consequences. \u2014 Bjorn Lomborg, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English fixacioun \"(in alchemy) reduction of a volatile substance to a form not alterable by fire or another agent of change,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin f\u012bx\u0101ti\u014dn-, f\u012bx\u0101ti\u014d, from f\u012bx\u0101re \"to so reduce a volatile substance\" (verbal derivative of Latin f\u012bxus \"firmly established, unchangeable\") + Latin -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns; in psychological senses after German Fixation or Fixierung \u2014 more at fix entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"fik-\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"fetish",
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"fetich",
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"id\u00e9e fixe",
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"mania",
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"obsession",
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"preoccupation",
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"prepossession"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190129",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"fixative":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a substance added to a perfume especially to prevent too rapid evaporation":[],
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": a substance used to fix living tissue":[],
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": a varnish used especially for the protection of drawings (as in pastel or charcoal)":[],
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": something that fixes or sets: such as":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Going back to the religious boom of the 1950s, American political leaders have consistently reached for religion as a sort of all-purpose social fixative : a bedrock, shared faith in, well, the idea of faith. \u2014 Matthew Sitman, The New Republic , 15 Apr. 2021",
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"The variety is prized for its delicate flavors and also serves as a fixative , helping the gin to retain its citrus crispness. \u2014 Jake Emen, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 18 May 2020",
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"Wash the socks on cold in the washing machine with a fabric fixative . \u2014 Elizabeth Paton, New York Times , 12 May 2020",
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"Because analyzing the cells doesn't require the addition of fixatives or fluorescent dyes, ISL could be more consistent, less harmful to cultures, and enable longer-term monitoring of cellular health than traditional methods. \u2014 Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED , 12 Apr. 2018",
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"Previous techniques often required the use of dyes or fixatives to help see these molecules. \u2014 Judith Vonberg, CNN , 4 Oct. 2017"
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"That day remains fixed in my memory.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The trucks will operate on fixed routes around the clock, seven days a week. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 9 June 2022",
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"The trucks will operate on fixed routes around the clock, seven days a week, and Gatik has its eye on expanding beyond North Texas. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
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"The rules apply to both mobile and fixed Internet service. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
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"In response, agencies raised rates to cover fixed costs such as routine maintenance and debt payments. \u2014 Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
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"Apple is reportedly moving from fixed focus and f/2.2 aperture on the iPhone 13 to autofocus and f/1.9 aperture for the selfie cameras of all four iPhone 14 models. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"And this became the function of race: to provide a fixed hierarchy of human difference to justify improper moral and economic behavior. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"It\u2019s a crisis compounded by a severe shortage of beds in emergency shelter spaces and a dire lack of affordable housing supply, especially for those on fixed or low incomes. \u2014 Amy Qin, The Arizona Republic , 2 June 2022",
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"Hydrogen is also appealing for applications in places with a complete lack of infrastructure, in addition to reliable fixed routes around places like ports, rail hubs, and airports. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"That day remains fixed in my memory.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The trucks will operate on fixed routes around the clock, seven days a week. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 9 June 2022",
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"The trucks will operate on fixed routes around the clock, seven days a week, and Gatik has its eye on expanding beyond North Texas. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
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|
"The rules apply to both mobile and fixed Internet service. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"In response, agencies raised rates to cover fixed costs such as routine maintenance and debt payments. \u2014 Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Apple is reportedly moving from fixed focus and f/2.2 aperture on the iPhone 13 to autofocus and f/1.9 aperture for the selfie cameras of all four iPhone 14 models. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 19 Apr. 2022",
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|
"And this became the function of race: to provide a fixed hierarchy of human difference to justify improper moral and economic behavior. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
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|
"It\u2019s a crisis compounded by a severe shortage of beds in emergency shelter spaces and a dire lack of affordable housing supply, especially for those on fixed or low incomes. \u2014 Amy Qin, The Arizona Republic , 2 June 2022",
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|
"Hydrogen is also appealing for applications in places with a complete lack of infrastructure, in addition to reliable fixed routes around places like ports, rail hubs, and airports. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"\u02c8fik-s\u0259-t\u0113"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The earth was stamped with cloud shadows that gave an impression both of movement and fixity \u2014 a rich, dark earth with an inner seam that showed red and metallic in places. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"And painting, in our culture, has the unassailable fixity of a monument. \u2014 Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books , 25 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Notley\u2019s work seems to suggest that correctives to the old narratives are possible but also that real fixity is always out of reach. \u2014 David Wallace, The New Yorker , 1 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Typographical fixity preserves, and gives a certain permanence to, written thought. \u2014 Jeet Heer, New Republic , 23 Sep. 2017",
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"To that degree, the fixity of political structures may seem like a vice. \u2014 James Poulos, Orange County Register , 18 Feb. 2017"
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"\u2014 David Harris and Sarah Harris"
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],
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"\u2014 compare floating-point":[
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"Fixed-point numbers are analogous to decimals: some of the bits represent the integer part, and the rest represent the fraction.",
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|
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|
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Mighty Mississippi also maintains a looming presence across the record \u2014 a fitting recurring motif for an album whose songs fixate on a cast of characters constantly adrift, grasping for emotional liferafts. \u2014 Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone , 16 May 2022",
|
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"As Trump continued to fixate on claims of fraud in Georgia around this time, Meadows worked to reach Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, whose office oversaw voting. \u2014 Michael Kranish, Anchorage Daily News , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"The election in the Republican-leaning 22nd District has been largely ignored as national Democrats and Republicans fixate on midterm elections that will determine control of Congress in 2023. \u2014 CBS News , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"To linger on a landscape or fixate on slowly unfolding action is to welcome the viewer into a meditative space. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Don\u2019t fixate on a specific demographic; instead, focus on a consumer goal. \u2014 Andrew Brooks, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The woman sits so motionless in the courtroom that the writer must fixate on the tiniest of details, like a flexing of the fingers on the hand that allegedly wielded the gun. \u2014 Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The Supreme Court\u2019s docket contains cases on which tens of millions of Americans will fixate between now and the term\u2019s conclusion next summer. \u2014 Adam M. Carrington, National Review , 3 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Today\u2019s society, so many people fixate on the whats. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 1 Apr. 2022"
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"probably back-formation from fixation , in part as translation of German fixieren":""
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"1885, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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": customary accompaniments : trimmings":[
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"a turkey dinner with all the fixings"
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]
|
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},
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|
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"In cooperation with the University of Nicosia, Menary, a journalist and researcher, spent three years investigating match- fixing in club friendlies in soccer. \u2014 Samindra Kunti, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
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"But details\u2014hardware, recessed lighting, and a lack of window treatments\u2014did need fixing . \u2014 Mallory Abreu, Better Homes & Gardens , 17 May 2022",
|
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"In the 1990s, the Justice Department charged several elite colleges, including many current members of the 568 Presidents Group, with price- fixing . \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The consensus statement listed several areas that the groups agreed need fixing . \u2014 Michelle Andrews, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
|
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"The most common version of this proposal is for a term limit of 18 years, combined with a permanent fixing of the court\u2019s size at nine. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
|
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"Next, a fixing serum was coated onto the lashes to hold in place, and left there for about 20 minutes. \u2014 Georgia Murray, refinery29.com , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Bonds said that pandemic-era housing provisions, including emergency prohibitions on evictions and rent increases, led her to be more interested in moving away from a free-market approach to the rental market and toward more government price- fixing . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Federal antitrust authorities and the courts have treated organizing among electricians and ice skating coaches as no different from price- fixing among large businesses. \u2014 Sandeep Vaheesan, The New Republic , 2 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Society \u2014 and major media outlets \u2014 remain fixated on the consequences for business (e.g., dips in stock price, loss of brand deals or partnerships and leadership changes). \u2014 David Stapleton, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
|
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"That was really wonderful because they were so fixated on their boy making this little milestone moment. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 16 May 2022",
|
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"Results show Android users are much more fixated on Apple than the other way around. \u2014 PCMAG , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
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"That was the question of the evening at the Vanity Fair Oscars party, where most partygoers were more fixated on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock than tossing back champagne. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"Little wonder that these same mortals became so fixated on their monarch\u2019s every move\u2014and still are today. \u2014 Tracy Borman, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"Which helps to explain why the party seems so fixated on installing anti-democratic means of gaining and holding power. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 2 June 2021",
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"But Chappelle seems, for several years now, more fixated on LGBTQ folks than in my experience, many of us are on ourselves. \u2014 Clay Cane, CNN , 11 Oct. 2021",
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"You might become fixated on making your home more comfortable and appealing. \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive , 25 June 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from past participle of fixate":""
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},
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"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212905"
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},
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"fixatif":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": fixative":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"or \u00a6fiks\u0259\u00a6t\u0113f",
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"like fixative"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, probably from English fixative":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220025"
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},
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"fixture":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the act or process of fixing : the state of being fixed":[],
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": something that is fixed or attached (as to a building) as a permanent appendage or as a structural part":[
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"a plumbing fixture"
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],
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": a device for supporting work during machining":[],
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": an item of movable property so incorporated into real property that it may be regarded as legally a part of it":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fiks-ch\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"institution"
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"examples":[
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"He's been a fixture in the parade for many years.",
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"She hopes the new educational program will become a permanent fixture at the zoo.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"With more than $10 million invested in new and improved attractions over the years, has remained a Lower Alabama fixture since 1986. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
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"While the draft board at FTX Arena is a temporary fixture , the league\u2019s personnel board in Pat Riley\u2019s office suite, with all of its movable nameplates, is a staple. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
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"Designers advise that installing a new light fixture can update the look of a room. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
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"Heyward turns 33 in August and has been a big-league fixture since the Braves gave him 623 plate appearances in his age-20 season. \u2014 Phil Rogers, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
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"An installation and home mounting service that provides TV wall mounting, light fixture installation and more in the Cincinnati, Dayton and Northern Kentucky areas. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022",
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"The project \u2014 developed by Gershman Partners and Citimark \u2014 is part of the city's effort to redevelop the east wing and plaza of the historic Indianapolis City Market, a fixture of downtown. \u2014 Amelia Pak-harvey, The Indianapolis Star , 15 June 2022",
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"Among the plaintiffs was a mother of two who had video of rainwater gushing through a light fixture and a family of five in a small apartment whose ceiling collapsed on a bunk bed. \u2014 Doug Smithsenior Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
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"Above this entrance is a leaded window with an exterior light fixture embedded in the glazing. \u2014 James Alexander, Hartford Courant , 12 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alteration of earlier fixure (probably after mixture ), going back to Middle English, \"point of attachment,\" borrowed from Late Latin f\u012bx\u016bra \"action of fixing, place where a nail is fixed,\" from Latin f\u012bxus, past participle of f\u012bgere \"to drive in, insert, fasten\" + -\u016bra -ure \u2014 more at fix entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224100"
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},
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"fix up":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": refurbish":[
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"fix up the attic"
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],
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": to set right : settle":[
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"fixed up their dispute"
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]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022307"
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},
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"fixed-income":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having a uniform or relatively uniform annual income or yield":[
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"bonds and preferred stocks are fixed-income securities",
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"inflation has its hardest impact on such fixed-income groups as people who have retired on social security"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-031015"
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},
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"fixer-upper":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": something (such as a house or car) that needs fixing up":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fik-s\u0259r-\u02cc\u0259-p\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1948, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035312"
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},
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"fixturing":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the process or means by which an object is supported and secured during a manufacturing process":[
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"The task of restraining objects sometimes is called fixturing , and the task of manipulating objects with fingers (in contrast to manipulation with the robot arm) sometimes is called dexterous manipulation.",
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"\u2014 Xiong Caihua et al.",
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"The problem of fixture placement is to compute the possible placements of fixturing elements in order to constrain all motions of a given part.",
|
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"\u2014 R. C. Bolles et al."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fiks-ch(\u0259-)ri\u014b"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1955, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052527"
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},
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"fixer mason":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a mason whose main occupation consists in placing the great blocks of stone accurately into position in a building":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-075354"
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},
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"fixed price":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a uniform price for all customers as opposed to a price obtained by bargaining":[],
|
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": a price fixed by international agreement or by a governmental price-fixing agency":[],
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": a price established by a contract and not subject to subsequent change":[]
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082642"
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},
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"fixure":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": fixed position : firmness":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8fiksh\u0259(r)"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Late Latin fixura":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100556"
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},
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"fix (someone) with":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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],
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"definitions":{},
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104018"
|
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},
|
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"fixer":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": one that fixes : such as":[],
|
|
": a person who intervenes to enable someone to circumvent the law or obtain a political favor":[],
|
|
": a person who adjusts matters or disputes by negotiation":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8fik-s\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"On This Episode Host M\u00e9lanie Berliet talks to Dave and Jenny Marrs, the husband and wife duo turned HGTV stars, who have transformed 300 fixer -uppers into amazing homes. \u2014 Veronica Toney, Better Homes & Gardens , 29 June 2022",
|
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"Shot in Mumbai, the Hindi-language series is mostly set in Mumbai and follows the life of the city\u2019s go-to fixer . \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Get discouraged by million-dollar price tags on modest fixer -uppers with no yards and even less charm. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"The three-bedroom with a backyard shows how high the bar to entry has gotten for serious fixer -uppers. \u2014 Lauren Hepler, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"My first job as a fixer was to tell the Russian driver when the American correspondent wanted to go back to the bureau for lunch. \u2014 Steve Harrigan, Fox News , 19 June 2022",
|
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"There was Alfonso Margarito Mart\u00ednez Esquivel, 49, the freelance crime photographer and fixer in Tijuana, who worked for Mexican and international news outlets. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
|
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"But then, the friendly attorney whom the attendant likely nodded back at is not really the person standing in front of Mike Ehrmantraut, fixer for a would-be kingpin. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"The team quickly shifted its reliance to another fixer . \u2014 Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"fix entry 1 + -er entry 2":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1601, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130242"
|
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},
|
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"fixed year":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a calendar year remaining constant in relation to the seasons":[]
|
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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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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133702"
|
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},
|
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"fixed gunnery":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the firing of a gun having no traverse so that the entire gun platform or aircraft must be maneuvered for aiming \u2014 compare flexible gunnery":[]
|
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},
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162512"
|
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},
|
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"fixed service":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": communication service carried on among fixed stations":[]
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022355"
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}
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