dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/gro_MW.json
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{
"Groningen":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city and capital of the province of Groningen population 383,497":[],
"province of the northeastern part of the Netherlands bordering on Germany and on the estuary of the Ems River area 934 square miles (2419 square kilometers), population 580,500":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u1e35r\u014d-ni\u014b-\u0259(n)",
"\u02c8gr\u014d-ni\u014b-\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195628",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Groote":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Dutch religious reformer":[
"Gerardus Magnus \\ j\u0259-\u200b\u02ccr\u00e4r-\u200bd\u0259s-\u200b\u02c8mag-\u200bn\u0259s \\"
],
"Gerhard 1340\u20131384":[
"Gerardus Magnus \\ j\u0259-\u200b\u02ccr\u00e4r-\u200bd\u0259s-\u200b\u02c8mag-\u200bn\u0259s \\"
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8gr\u014d-t\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075450",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Gropius":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Walter 1883\u20131969 American (German-born) architect":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8gr\u014d-p\u0113-\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130805",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Gross":{
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"clean",
"decent",
"G-rated",
"nonobscene",
"wholesome"
],
"definitions":{
": amount , sum":[],
": an aggregate of 12 dozen things":[
"a gross of pencils"
],
": big , bulky":[],
": coarse in nature or behavior : unrefined":[
"has gross table manners"
],
": consisting of an overall total exclusive of deductions":[
"gross income"
],
": deficient in knowledge : ignorant , untutored":[],
": glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness":[
"a gross error"
],
": gravely deficient in civility or decency : crudely vulgar":[
"merely gross , a scatological rather than a pornographic impropriety",
"\u2014 Aldous Huxley"
],
": growing or spreading with excessive luxuriance":[
"a gross riot of vegetation"
],
": immediately obvious":[
"Now to all sense 'tis gross you love my son.",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
],
": inspiring disgust or distaste":[
"That sandwich looks gross ."
],
": made up of material or perceptible elements":[],
": not fastidious in taste : undiscriminating":[],
": of, relating to, or dealing with general aspects or broad distinctions":[
"a gross outline of the plan"
],
": out-and-out , utter":[
"a gross injustice"
],
": overall total exclusive of deductions":[
"The company's gross doubled in five years."
],
": to earn or bring in (an overall total) exclusive of deductions (as for taxes or expenses)":[
"The movie grossed over 100 million dollars."
],
": visible without the aid of a microscope":[
"a gross lesion"
],
"David J(onathan) 1941\u2013 American physicist":[],
"\u2014 compare net":[
"gross income"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"They have suffered a gross injustice.",
"She has a gross habit of chewing on the ends of her hair.",
"Verb",
"They grossed $50,000 before taxes."
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c":"Adjective",
"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
"1884, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English gros , probably from Anglo-French grosse sum, whole, from feminine of gros":"Noun",
"Middle English grosse , from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French gros large, thick, whole, from Late Latin grossus coarse":"Adjective, Verb, and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8gr\u014ds"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for gross Adjective coarse , vulgar , gross , obscene , ribald mean offensive to good taste or morals. coarse implies roughness, rudeness, or crudeness of spirit, behavior, or language. found the coarse humor of coworkers offensive vulgar often implies boorishness or ill-breeding. a loud vulgar belch gross implies extreme coarseness and insensitiveness. gross eating habits obscene applies to anything strongly repulsive to the sense of decency and propriety especially in sexual matters. obscene language not allowed on the air ribald applies to what is amusingly or picturesquely vulgar or irreverent or mildly indecent. entertained the campers with ribald folk songs flagrant , glaring , gross , rank mean conspicuously bad or objectionable. flagrant applies usually to offenses or errors so bad that they can neither escape notice nor be condoned. flagrant abuse of the office of president glaring implies painful or damaging obtrusiveness of something that is conspicuously wrong, faulty, or improper. glaring errors gross implies the exceeding of reasonable or excusable limits. gross carelessness rank applies to what is openly and extremely objectionable and utterly condemned. rank heresy",
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"bawdy",
"blue",
"coarse",
"crude",
"dirty",
"filthy",
"foul",
"gutter",
"impure",
"indecent",
"lascivious",
"lewd",
"locker-room",
"nasty",
"obscene",
"pornographic",
"porny",
"profane",
"raunchy",
"ribald",
"smutty",
"stag",
"trashy",
"unprintable",
"vulgar",
"wanton",
"X-rated"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120705",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"biographical name",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"Grote":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"George 1794\u20131871 English historian":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8gr\u014dt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070640",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Grotian":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to Grotius or his legal and theological theories":[
"the Grotian conception of Christ's death",
"\u2014 Williston Walker"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hugo Groti us \u20201645 Dutch statesman + English -an":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8gr\u014dsh(\u0113)\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182825",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun,"
]
},
"Grotius":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Dutch jurist and statesman":[
"Huigh de Groot \\ d\u0259-\u200b\u02c8gr\u014dt \\"
],
"Hugo 1583\u20131645":[
"Huigh de Groot \\ d\u0259-\u200b\u02c8gr\u014dt \\"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8gr\u014d-sh(\u0113-)\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103919",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Groton":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"town in southeastern Connecticut on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Thames River and east of New London population 40,115":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8gr\u00e4-t\u1d4an"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112915",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Grotthuss-Draper law":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a statement in physical chemistry: radiation produces photochemical action only through absorption of its energy by the substance affected":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Theodor von Grotthuss \u20201822 German physicist and John W. Draper \u20201882 American chemist":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8gr\u022ft|\u02cchu\u0307s|\u02c8dr\u0101p\u0259(r)-",
"|\u02cch\u00fcs|",
"\u02c8gr\u00e4t|"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163738",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Group A":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of various strains of a streptococcus ( Streptococcus pyogenes ) that include the causative agents of pharyngitis, scarlet fever, septicemia, some skin infections, rheumatic fever, and glomerulonephritis":[
"\u2014 usually used attributively Group A strep throat"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1945, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8\u0101"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165410",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Group B":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any of various strains of a streptococcus ( Streptococcus agalactiae ) that include the causative agents of certain infections (such as pneumonia and meningitis) especially of newborn infants":[
"\u2014 usually used attributively Group B streptococcal infections"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8b\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035004",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Groves":{
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"definitions":{
"Leslie Richard 1896\u20131970 American general":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8gr\u014dvz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051326",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"groom":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person responsible for the feeding, exercising, and stabling of horses":[],
": bridegroom":[],
": man , fellow":[],
": manservant":[],
": one of several officers of the English royal household":[],
": to get into readiness for a specific objective : prepare":[
"was being groomed as a presidential candidate"
],
": to groom oneself":[],
": to make neat or attractive":[
"an impeccably groomed woman"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The horses are being groomed for the competition.",
"She spent hours grooming herself.",
"She always seems to be perfectly groomed and neatly dressed.",
"He is being groomed to take over the company.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Other highlights of the reception were the glamorous outfits of the bride and groom . \u2014 Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com , 1 July 2022",
"In one photo, which can be seen here, Gomez knelt in front of the bride and groom with a look of pure delight on her face. \u2014 Whitney Perry, Glamour , 13 June 2022",
"Guests including Emma Thynn, Marchioness of Bath and Sabrina Elba were greeted by a violinist at the cathedral, and the bride and groom also hatched a plan to surprise the congregation with a flash mob-style gospel choir. \u2014 Kerry Mcdermott, Vogue , 9 June 2022",
"All the stress in the run-up to the wedding heightened the celebratory feeling the day of, the groom said. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The Louisville Ballet is redesigning the context of the ballet, but the classic story begins when a young groom is awakened on his wedding day by a kiss from a sylph. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 17 May 2022",
"And until 2019, Harris County\u2019s license had an ornate image of a woman signing a book with a groom looming nearby. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"In Asch's drama, a Polish Jewish father who makes a living from the brothel in his basement wants to marry his virgin daughter to a pious Jewish groom . \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The bride wore a custom white mini-dress with a theatrically-long veil while the groom looked polished in a classic black suit. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The event includes tours, a nature walk, demonstrations of carriage driving, round pen and therapeutic riding, opportunities to groom horses and meet the facility\u2019s mini-horses. \u2014 cleveland , 15 June 2022",
"The state\u2019s smaller parks are relatively easy to groom for wildfire preparedness but are threatened because of adjacent public lands. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
"As for jewelry, the bride and groom both wore custom wedding bands by Stephanie Gottlieb. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 11 June 2022",
"In recent years, Instagram has launched new tools to protect teens from predatory users, particularly adults attempting to groom them. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
"In recent years, Instagram has launched new tools to protect teens from predatory users, particularly adults attempting to groom them. \u2014 Drew Harwell, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"The bigger challenge is to groom potential audiences long term, and teach the public to appreciate and even crave the art form. \u2014 Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"Facial hair has been in style in some form or another for centuries, and men have been experimenting with different shapes and techniques to groom their beards for just as long. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Bride and groom Olivia and Paul Samplawski brought their dog, Amy, to serve as their ring bearer for their ceremony. \u2014 John Kuntz, cleveland , 14 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun",
"1809, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English grom":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8gru\u0307m",
"\u02c8gr\u00fcm"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"fit",
"fix",
"lay",
"prep",
"prepare",
"ready"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110842",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"groomed":{
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": a person responsible for the feeding, exercising, and stabling of horses":[],
": bridegroom":[],
": man , fellow":[],
": manservant":[],
": one of several officers of the English royal household":[],
": to get into readiness for a specific objective : prepare":[
"was being groomed as a presidential candidate"
],
": to groom oneself":[],
": to make neat or attractive":[
"an impeccably groomed woman"
]
},
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"Verb",
"The horses are being groomed for the competition.",
"She spent hours grooming herself.",
"She always seems to be perfectly groomed and neatly dressed.",
"He is being groomed to take over the company.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Other highlights of the reception were the glamorous outfits of the bride and groom . \u2014 Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com , 1 July 2022",
"In one photo, which can be seen here, Gomez knelt in front of the bride and groom with a look of pure delight on her face. \u2014 Whitney Perry, Glamour , 13 June 2022",
"Guests including Emma Thynn, Marchioness of Bath and Sabrina Elba were greeted by a violinist at the cathedral, and the bride and groom also hatched a plan to surprise the congregation with a flash mob-style gospel choir. \u2014 Kerry Mcdermott, Vogue , 9 June 2022",
"All the stress in the run-up to the wedding heightened the celebratory feeling the day of, the groom said. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The Louisville Ballet is redesigning the context of the ballet, but the classic story begins when a young groom is awakened on his wedding day by a kiss from a sylph. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 17 May 2022",
"And until 2019, Harris County\u2019s license had an ornate image of a woman signing a book with a groom looming nearby. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"In Asch's drama, a Polish Jewish father who makes a living from the brothel in his basement wants to marry his virgin daughter to a pious Jewish groom . \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The bride wore a custom white mini-dress with a theatrically-long veil while the groom looked polished in a classic black suit. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The event includes tours, a nature walk, demonstrations of carriage driving, round pen and therapeutic riding, opportunities to groom horses and meet the facility\u2019s mini-horses. \u2014 cleveland , 15 June 2022",
"The state\u2019s smaller parks are relatively easy to groom for wildfire preparedness but are threatened because of adjacent public lands. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
"As for jewelry, the bride and groom both wore custom wedding bands by Stephanie Gottlieb. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 11 June 2022",
"In recent years, Instagram has launched new tools to protect teens from predatory users, particularly adults attempting to groom them. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
"In recent years, Instagram has launched new tools to protect teens from predatory users, particularly adults attempting to groom them. \u2014 Drew Harwell, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"The bigger challenge is to groom potential audiences long term, and teach the public to appreciate and even crave the art form. \u2014 Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"Facial hair has been in style in some form or another for centuries, and men have been experimenting with different shapes and techniques to groom their beards for just as long. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Bride and groom Olivia and Paul Samplawski brought their dog, Amy, to serve as their ring bearer for their ceremony. \u2014 John Kuntz, cleveland , 14 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun",
"1809, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English grom":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8gru\u0307m",
"\u02c8gr\u00fcm"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"fit",
"fix",
"lay",
"prep",
"prepare",
"ready"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110814",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gros point":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a stitch used in making such canvas work \u2014 compare petit point":[],
": canvas work made with large tent stitches each of which crosses two vertical and two horizontal threads":[],
": raised point":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, literally, large point":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8gr\u014d\u02ccp\u022fint"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115610",
"type":[
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]
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"gross":{
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"clean",
"decent",
"G-rated",
"nonobscene",
"wholesome"
],
"definitions":{
": amount , sum":[],
": an aggregate of 12 dozen things":[
"a gross of pencils"
],
": big , bulky":[],
": coarse in nature or behavior : unrefined":[
"has gross table manners"
],
": consisting of an overall total exclusive of deductions":[
"gross income"
],
": deficient in knowledge : ignorant , untutored":[],
": glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness":[
"a gross error"
],
": gravely deficient in civility or decency : crudely vulgar":[
"merely gross , a scatological rather than a pornographic impropriety",
"\u2014 Aldous Huxley"
],
": growing or spreading with excessive luxuriance":[
"a gross riot of vegetation"
],
": immediately obvious":[
"Now to all sense 'tis gross you love my son.",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
],
": inspiring disgust or distaste":[
"That sandwich looks gross ."
],
": made up of material or perceptible elements":[],
": not fastidious in taste : undiscriminating":[],
": of, relating to, or dealing with general aspects or broad distinctions":[
"a gross outline of the plan"
],
": out-and-out , utter":[
"a gross injustice"
],
": overall total exclusive of deductions":[
"The company's gross doubled in five years."
],
": to earn or bring in (an overall total) exclusive of deductions (as for taxes or expenses)":[
"The movie grossed over 100 million dollars."
],
": visible without the aid of a microscope":[
"a gross lesion"
],
"David J(onathan) 1941\u2013 American physicist":[],
"\u2014 compare net":[
"gross income"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"They have suffered a gross injustice.",
"She has a gross habit of chewing on the ends of her hair.",
"Verb",
"They grossed $50,000 before taxes."
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c":"Adjective",
"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
"1884, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English gros , probably from Anglo-French grosse sum, whole, from feminine of gros":"Noun",
"Middle English grosse , from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French gros large, thick, whole, from Late Latin grossus coarse":"Adjective, Verb, and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8gr\u014ds"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for gross Adjective coarse , vulgar , gross , obscene , ribald mean offensive to good taste or morals. coarse implies roughness, rudeness, or crudeness of spirit, behavior, or language. found the coarse humor of coworkers offensive vulgar often implies boorishness or ill-breeding. a loud vulgar belch gross implies extreme coarseness and insensitiveness. gross eating habits obscene applies to anything strongly repulsive to the sense of decency and propriety especially in sexual matters. obscene language not allowed on the air ribald applies to what is amusingly or picturesquely vulgar or irreverent or mildly indecent. entertained the campers with ribald folk songs flagrant , glaring , gross , rank mean conspicuously bad or objectionable. flagrant applies usually to offenses or errors so bad that they can neither escape notice nor be condoned. flagrant abuse of the office of president glaring implies painful or damaging obtrusiveness of something that is conspicuously wrong, faulty, or improper. glaring errors gross implies the exceeding of reasonable or excusable limits. gross carelessness rank applies to what is openly and extremely objectionable and utterly condemned. rank heresy",
"synonyms":[
"bawdy",
"blue",
"coarse",
"crude",
"dirty",
"filthy",
"foul",
"gutter",
"impure",
"indecent",
"lascivious",
"lewd",
"locker-room",
"nasty",
"obscene",
"pornographic",
"porny",
"profane",
"raunchy",
"ribald",
"smutty",
"stag",
"trashy",
"unprintable",
"vulgar",
"wanton",
"X-rated"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110242",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"biographical name",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"gross domestic product":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the gross national product excluding the value of net income earned abroad":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"China needs gross domestic product growth of at least 5% this year to achieve its 5.5% unemployment target, according to Goldman Sachs economists. \u2014 Stella Yifan Xie, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"Several economists have already downgraded their gross domestic product growth forecasts for the year to 5% or less -- well below the government\u2019s target of about 5.5%. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
"This year it was set at around 5.5 percent, which would be the second-lowest rate of gross domestic product growth since the 1990s. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Mar. 2022",
"The collapse in auto sales to consumers because of the chip shortage shaved more than two percentage points from U.S. gross domestic product growth in the third quarter. \u2014 Jeanne Whalen, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Jan. 2022",
"That failure to react stems from provincial governments prioritizing gross domestic product growth as a measure of their performance. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Oct. 2021",
"The Bank of Thailand earlier this week cut its 2021 gross domestic product growth forecast to 0.7% from 1.8% due to the latest outbreak and restrictive measures such as curfews and business closures to contain it. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 Aug. 2021",
"Come Thursday, a first look at second-quarter gross domestic product growth \u2014 the broadest measure of economic activity \u2014 will show what the summer lull really means. \u2014 Anneken Tappe, CNN , 28 July 2021",
"Back in March the Fed had projected 2021 gross domestic product growth of 6.5%, and an unemployment rate of 4.5%. \u2014 Jj Kinahan, Forbes , 16 June 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115804",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gross ton":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": long ton":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Disney Wish will be look similar to the existing fleet coming in at approximately 144,000 gross tons , which is larger than the 130,000 gross tons of Dream and Fantasy, but will have the same number of staterooms: 1,250. \u2014 Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com , 25 Aug. 2019",
"The 2,770-passenger, 110,000 gross ton vessel will sail out of PortMiami. \u2014 Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com , 15 Nov. 2019",
"The 145,655 gross ton vessel will offer seven-, 10- and 11-night cruises, all with stops at the line\u2019s newest private destination, Harvest Caye in Belize. \u2014 Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com , 3 Oct. 2017"
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"This grotesque and coordinated character assassination will dissuade competent and good people of all political persuasions from serving our country. \u2014 Joan Biskupic, CNN , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Skewing toward the absurd, the grotesque , sometimes the scatological, her books often center on drug- or alcohol-addicted protagonists mired in their own misery. \u2014 Annabel Graham, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"The Marvel Cinematic Universe has rarely ventured in a direction this playful, this ghoulish, this exuberantly grotesque , writes film critic Justin Chang. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
"While indebted to George Romero's Night of the Living Dead, Shivers succeeds in being even more unsparing and grotesque . \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
"Bernice details her affair with and escape from Bluebeard, here a tech billionaire whose pride in his distinctive furnishings conceals grotesque habits. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
"Still, Mariupol has been largely reduced to ruin, Ukrainian officials say that more than 20,000 inhabitants were killed, and the city has come to symbolize the war\u2019s grotesque horrors. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
"The car is repaired, and the tour resumes, but from that point on the filmmakers link the grotesque genocidal past of the country\u2019s western expansion to the deadly megatonnage lying beneath the bleak, often beautiful landscape. \u2014 Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
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"Continuing to send him vast amounts of money for fossil fuels (more on which in the news blurbs below) would only set up worse problems down the line\u2014and would of course be morally grotesque , given that the cash is funding slaughter in Ukraine. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
"The sight is grotesque in its physical closeness and touching in its metaphysical distance. \u2014 Merve Emre, The New Yorker , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The Fly, all of which found grotesque things happening to the human form. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 4 June 2022",
"Frankenstein and his creation fused together in one grotesque insectoid body. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"Her vendetta may turn out to be as terrifying as the grotesque violence of her enemies. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Their branding is literally eyeballs popping out and worms crawling and other horrible, grotesque visuals. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Some of the scenes were grotesque shootings, stabbings -- even a mother and her baby daughter in a bathtub, murdered by an angry boyfriend. \u2014 Paul Callan, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The grotesque scene was a small glimpse of the human toll of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s assault on Ukraine. \u2014 Loveday Morris, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"For all its rage and grotesquerie , that book was ultimately a conversion story about a depressive misanthrope who learns to live again, aided by psychopharmaceuticals and a brush with mass tragedy. \u2014 Jess Bergman, The New Republic , 22 June 2022",
"Both the prosecution and the defense aimed to find a thread of logic in an inexplicable grotesquerie . \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Some Black writers and producers in America use horror and science fiction as a lens through which to examine the grotesquerie of the country\u2019s racist systems and history (Jordan Peele, for example, made Get Out after the killing of Trayvon Martin). \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 17 Apr. 2021",
"The apparent grotesquerie \u2014 honoring the mother of the Saviour of the universe, the vessel of salvation, with muscular gyrations designed to capture the momentary interest of six-year-olds \u2014 is inexpressibly beautiful in the mind\u2019s eye. \u2014 William F. Buckley Jr., National Review , 26 Nov. 2020",
"The original series was a secret family phenomenon, moving the goalposts of Sunday night prime-time acceptability by domesticating horror-film grotesquerie for the mainstream audience. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 29 Sep. 2020",
"At first glance, armed right-wing militants dressed in floral shirts may seem like another baffling grotesquerie in the parade of calamities that is 2020. \u2014 Dale Beran, The Atlantic , 4 July 2020",
"The grotesquerie Houellebecq is famous for pervades Serotonin. \u2014 Daniel Tenreiro, National Review , 16 Nov. 2019",
"But just in case a reader still has the stomach for more grotesquerie by the time the main narrative is finished, there\u2019s a 70-page appendix filled with truncated tales of lascivious behavior \u2014 bonus nuggets of lechery. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Oct. 2019"
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"Under the waterfalls, there\u2019s a grotto with TVs and a bar. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The lordly African lion in his zoo grotto will cast a sentimental glance at his shaggy mate. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Terraces line the second story, overlooking a park-like backyard with gardens, lawns, a grotto -style swimming pool, skate park and five-hole golf course with sand traps. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Arguably the highlight of the compound: a massive, grassy outdoor area featuring a 75-yard-long pool with three waterfalls, a 35-foot swim-slide, two Jacuzzi tubs, a swim-up bar, private grotto , koi pond, cabana and fire pits. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"Fire up the grotto and alert the Bunnies: Playboy wants to bring its (in)famous mansion to the metaverse. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Barring a global pandemic, kids can meet Santa at the in-store Christmas grotto \u2026 if their parents have spent $2,700 or more at Harrods during the year. \u2014 The Editors, Robb Report , 19 Dec. 2021",
"In 1984, 15-year-old schoolgirl Ann Lovett died after giving birth to a baby boy in a grotto in Granard, County Longford. \u2014 Clare Egan, Longreads , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"Operative all along hasn\u2019t been Russia\u2019s historical and geographic imperatives, but the grotty nature of the current regime. \u2014 WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Originally, each day I was allowed out two half-hours in a grotty little area that was half sealed above you. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Nov. 2021",
"The most telegenic bits, though, feel bona fide haunted \u2014 a grotty , Dionysian Manhattan, the woefully short life spans of it-girls and superstars, a blazing era for rock, punk, jazz and soul. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 May 2021",
"Lodgings come in all sizes and for every length of stay, no security deposit required, from a grotty single bed for the night to fancy permanent quarters for a colony. \u2014 Jill Lepore, The New Yorker , 31 Aug. 2020",
"Unlike us, though, with our bone and blood and grotty bits, potatoes are pretty much just starch. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 7 May 2020",
"While the rest of us spent the day at the Grotta Azzurra, Werner spent his in a grotty Neapolitan cell. \u2014 Anonymous, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 23 Sep. 2019",
"Rooms cost half as much as in nearby hotels, the building has no disabled access and its grotty shopfronts stick out on an otherwise glamorous street. \u2014 The Economist , 30 Sep. 2017"
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"Legendary animator Chuck Jones directed the story about a green-skinned grouch who sets out to spoil Christmas for the citizens of Whoville. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Dec. 2021",
"Ed was our real life Carl Fredricksen: a veneer of grouch over an incredibly loving and kind human being. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Aug. 2021",
"The Indiana forward accomplished a possible NBA first by getting into a skirmish with the Spurs\u2019 Patty Mills, a player so affable as to make the Snuggle fabric softener bear seem like a grouch . \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Apr. 2021",
"Her late husband\u2014friend, adviser, sailor, grouch , almost an orphan, and perhaps a god\u2014would surely wish for no less. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Within two years, the comedy duo was on the air, with Tony Randall replacing Jack Lemmon as the fastidious Felix and Jack Klugman taking over for Walter Matthau in the role of slovenly grouch Oscar. \u2014 Trevor Fraser, orlandosentinel.com , 10 Sep. 2020",
"Her banter sings, particularly in the hands of a lovable grouch like Graham. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 1 June 2020",
"Guy Pearce plays Ebenezer Scrooge, the eternally spiteful and selfish grouch whose misdeeds against his workers and even their families are no longer inferred. \u2014 Hunter Ingram, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2019",
"So your method of writing something personal is fine \u2014 provided your e-cards are not the animated sort that take up time and space on the computer, annoying grouches like Miss Manners. \u2014 Judith Martin, Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2019"
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"The lead conservationist is a large, fluffy ground squirrel known as a marmot. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Since squirrels haven\u2019t been shown to recognize their own reflections, this trial let researchers observe how a ground squirrel would treat another member of its species. \u2014 Maddie Bender, Scientific American , 17 Sep. 2021",
"Considering that a heavy ground squirrel weighs a pound, this activity struck me as akin to digging ditches 12 hours a day for minimum wage\u2014the effort was grossly disproportionate to the reward. \u2014 Philip Caputo, Field & Stream , 22 Nov. 2020",
"Marmots a type of large ground squirrel that is eaten in some parts of China and the neighboring country Mongolia, and which have historically caused plague outbreaks in the region. \u2014 Nectar Gan And Jessie Yeung, CNN , 7 Aug. 2020",
"Your odds of seeing wild animals \u2014 ranging from arctic ground squirrels , marmots and Dall sheep to bears and moose \u2014 are good, considering the trail isn\u2019t as trafficked as others in the Chugach. \u2014 Bailey Berg, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2020",
"Whereas some fears are innate\u2014such as humans\u2019 fear of spiders or snakes or a ground squirrel \u2019s fear of foxes\u2014others are learned, either through direct experience or observing others. \u2014 Jason G. Goldman, Scientific American , 21 May 2020",
"Varmint hunting encompasses a wide variety of critters, ranging in size from ground squirrels to even feral hogs. \u2014 Richard Mann, Field & Stream , 17 Sep. 2019",
"Just is the second photographer in recent memory to capture a ground squirrel smelling a yellow flower. \u2014 Fox News , 27 Feb. 2020"
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"Individual fragment are solved quantumly, then all the fragment solutions are recombined as the ground state for the molecule\u2019s entirety. \u2014 Paul Smith-goodson, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Since isomers are present in stars, nuclear reactions are different than if a material were in its ground state . \u2014 Artemis Spyrou, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
"To show that the qubits are actually useful, the researchers use their two-qubit setup to calculate the ground state energy of molecular hydrogen. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 19 Jan. 2022",
"The quasiparticles are expected to quickly lose energy and so won't be able to transfer enough to raise a qubit from its ground state to its excited state. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 14 Dec. 2021",
"But, in a stand-your- ground state such as Florida, Zimmerman had a lawful right to patrol the neighborhood near Martin\u2019s home. \u2014 Ronald Sullivan, The Conversation , 19 Nov. 2021",
"An array of lasers is used to cool the ion to its quantum ground state , where the momentum and position uncertainties of the ion are at their minimum. \u2014 Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American , 21 Oct. 2021",
"In Aspelmeyer\u2019s experiment, the particle was in its ground state 70% of the time on average. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 Aug. 2021",
"Eventually, those electrons will make their most energetic transition: to the ground state . \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 13 May 2021"
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"The Pyramid Club may have been joyous, but the HIV/AIDS crisis cast a gloom over New York\u2019s gay community\u2014 ground zero for a pandemic that by 1990 had killed over 120,000 Americans, nearly twice as many as died in the Vietnam War. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 June 2022",
"According to federal statistics, Indigenous women and girls are 12 times more likely to be murdered or missing than any other woman in Canada \u2013 and Winnipeg is considered ground zero of the problem. \u2014 Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 June 2022",
"The episode further highlights an ongoing 2022 theme in which debates over school policies have become ground zero for voter mobilization efforts. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 17 Feb. 2022",
"The hilltop shrine in the Old City is the emotional ground zero of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the center of previous rounds of violence. \u2014 Tia Goldenberg, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The hilltop shrine in the Old City is the emotional ground zero of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the center of previous rounds of violence. \u2014 Tia Goldenberg, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Vice finds the hospital to be ground zero in matters of faith. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Far from realizing a new era of bipartisan inclusivity, Florida under DeSantis has become ground zero for the cultural clashes that have pitted the country's LGBTQ community against GOP leaders. \u2014 Steve Contorno, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
"School board meetings have become ground zero for parents who are angry about mask and vaccine mandates. \u2014 Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Stay grounded and don\u2019t believe the hype about yourself too much. \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
"Stay calm, stay grounded and focus on clarifying the problem. \u2014 Lisa M. Bolton, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Although Guzman\u2019s Andrew is more grounded and authentic than DeCarlo\u2019s wacky, ethereal Barrymore, the two actors match each other well in energy, wordplay and swordplay. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"But what pushes The Kids over the top, for me, are the more grounded sketches. \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 25 May 2022",
"The group includes thirsty mess Luke (Matt Rogers); his inseparable bestie, gender fluid queen Keegan (Tom\u00e1s Matos); and the more grounded , bookish Max (Torian Miller). \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 May 2022",
"Existenz, the latter the director\u2019s last foray into the genre before a two-decade stretch of more grounded but no-less-adventurous features. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 6 May 2022",
"At its best, then, the series only uses the void to imbue its more grounded themes \u2014 grief, loneliness, faith, longing \u2014 with a palpable eeriness (not in small part thanks to Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans\u2019 off-kilter score). \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Marketers will shift their focus from intangible metrics, such as engagement, to more grounded metrics of measurement that reflect consumer buying intent, such as conversion rates. \u2014 Anil Malhotra, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022"
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"As a result, the group practice locations will be associated with that doctor. \u2014 Diane Omdahl, Forbes , 7 July 2021",
"Mary Alvord, a psychologist who runs a large group practice in Maryland serving adolescents, said that many adolescents have suffered during the pandemic. \u2014 Matt Richtel, New York Times , 17 Mar. 2021",
"Wallis has served as the group practice administrator at the Branch Health Clinics in Silverdale, Wash., director for remote health care for TRICARE Europe in Sembach, Germany, and was department head for TRICARE business services in Bethesda, Md. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 May 2021",
"The founders emphasized the importance of a team approach to delivering patient care in their new endeavor, as a multi-discipline group practice with many specialists in one building. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 24 Feb. 2021",
"This, combined with the medical community\u2019s negative attitude about the hospital\u2019s group practice model, meant a change was needed, Bowen said. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 24 Feb. 2021",
"After opening training camp with three days of individual workouts, Friday morning saw the Utah Jazz take part in their first group practice ahead of the 2020-21 season. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 Dec. 2020",
"The first group practice isn\u2019t expected until Sunday, once several days of individual workouts required by the NBA\u2019s COVID-19 protocols finish, and even that timeline assumes all coronavirus results return negative. \u2014 Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2020"
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"Add some middleneck clams, blackened grouper tacos or a roasted beet and goat cheese salad and set your mood to chill. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 20 May 2022",
"From fly-fishing for trout in the Tetons to casting for grouper in the Caribbean, these national park fishing spots are sure to surprise and delight. \u2014 Outside Online , 30 Sep. 2021",
"Matanzas on the Bay has everything from Gulf shrimp to Ahi tuna, plus lobster tail, snapper, grouper and flounder. \u2014 Judy Koutsky, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Fisherman Gregory John Brown showed off his recent catch including a spinet lobster, yellow fin tuna and Nassau grouper . \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Lunch options include shrimp Po'Boy, salmon sliders, grouper sandwiches, Mahi tacos and fish sticks and chips. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 11 Mar. 2022",
"There went the grouper , the goon of the reef, who keeps the population under control. \u2014 Heidi Mitchell, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022"
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"Wally Seaver died in 2013, but the tournament has continued to grow , peaking at more than 150 teams in 2021 and raising $8,000-$10,000 annually for ALS awareness and research. \u2014 Brendan Kurie, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"Over the past few years, the Santa Clara prospect has continued to grow taller and develop an NBA-ready body. \u2014 Nick Crain, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"Since Los Angeles County reported its first case of monkeypox earlier this month, along with cases in Sacramento, which reported the state\u2019s first, and in San Francisco and San Diego, the number of cases has continued to grow across the state. \u2014 Jonah Valdezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"The net continued to grow as the American economy stratified. \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Thailand\u2019s deputy government spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek said on Tuesday that local revenue from foreign film projects has continued to grow in recent years, reaching an average of about $100 million (3.5 billion baht) per year from 2017-2021. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
"Head counts at companies with fewer than 50 employees declined in three of the past four months, according to ADP payroll data, even as employment at larger firms continued to grow . \u2014 Ruth Simon, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Still, Chad and Amy continued to grow their family, and second daughter Avery was born in June, 2016. \u2014 Diane Herbst, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"The Pipeline Fire, which began Sunday morning just north of Flagstaff, continued to grow and prompted additional evacuations and an emergency declaration as of Monday. \u2014 Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022"
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"Coupled with rising global inflation, global economic growth and investment are expected to slow. \u2014 Rusty Wiley, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"And, although central government has vowed to achieve a 5.5% economic growth target this year, Chinese consumer sentiment has been hit by rising levels of unemployment and a dangerous property crisis. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 28 June 2022",
"Rising inflation raises possibility of recession Stubborn inflation pressures have driven a stark shift in policy from central banks, which are raising rates to try and temper inflation after years of holding rates down to help economic growth . \u2014 Damian J. Troise And Alex Veiga, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
"Another concern for Russia is that the cutoff of imports could lead to industrial shortages, while a drop in foreign investment is expected to drag down the country's economic growth for years, the Institute of International Finance predicted. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 28 June 2022",
"Countries may take years to raise funds in hard currency again, impairing economic growth . \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 28 June 2022",
"Another concern is stagflation, where a combination of low economic growth is combined with high inflation. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"Dalio is just one name on a growing list of economists and Wall Street veterans arguing weak economic growth and high inflation are now the base case for the U.S. economy. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"One common definition of a recession is two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth , that is, shrinking gross domestic product. \u2014 Don Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022"
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"His ground strokes were perfectly calibrated, his serve devastating, his drop shot dying on the bounce. \u2014 Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker , 2 Feb. 2020",
"Medvedev did have near everything else: clean ground strokes , varying point patterns, improvisational daring, unwavering self-belief. \u2014 Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker , 9 Sep. 2019",
"Men | Women While Federer was out of sorts early, Nagal hit strong, confident ground strokes , pushing Federer back on his heels. \u2014 David Waldstein, New York Times , 26 Aug. 2019",
"Svitolina, seeded eighth here at Wimbledon and playing in her first grand slam semifinal, put up more of a fight in the second set but was powerless against the Romanian's thundering ground strokes . \u2014 Matias Grez, CNN , 11 July 2019",
"In the fourth and final set, Federer\u2019s ground strokes , unexpectedly, allowed him to outlast Nadal in rallies. \u2014 Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker , 12 July 2019",
"The end result can also increase the number of steps to a lateral target - like ground strokes in tennis. \u2014 NOLA.com , 23 Mar. 2018",
"With a mix of slice and chips, lobs and bunts, whippy half-volleys and wristy crosscourt ground strokes off both wings, Hsieh pushed Kerber to the extremes and unsettled her rhythm. \u2014 John Pye, The Seattle Times , 21 Jan. 2018",
"The preparation showed as her ground strokes were precise from the start, while unseeded Bilokin was prone to unforced errors throughout the one-sided first set. \u2014 Craig Davis, Sun-Sentinel.com , 11 Dec. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The gas subsidies, which amount to nearly 2 percent of the country\u2019s gross national product , are starving other sectors of the economy, according to Andr\u00e9s Albuja, an economic analyst. \u2014 New York Times , 2 July 2022",
"By 1968, Japan was rich, second only to the United States in gross national product , and one of the most polluted countries on earth. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Nov. 2021",
"About 40 percent of Fiji's gross national product (GNP) comes from the tourism industry. \u2014 Lilit Marcus, CNN , 14 Sep. 2021",
"That amounted to 4% of Mexico\u2019s gross national product . \u2014 Wendy Fry, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Mar. 2021",
"Briefly, Laffer forecast a level for the gross national product of $1,065 billion for 1971. \u2014 Bruce Bartlett, The New Republic , 8 Feb. 2021",
"The heavyweights might demand to use oxygen between rounds, and Alvarez might refuse to fight unless he is made king of Mexico, with a percentage of the country\u2019s gross national product . \u2014 Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times , 27 Nov. 2020",
"More than 700,000 people in Spain make their living in some aspect of the music industry, which represents 3.2% of the gross national product , according to APM, the Spanish Association of Musical Promoters. \u2014 Judy Cantor-navas, Billboard , 1 Oct. 2020",
"The conflict was costly, about $32 billion, or about half of that era\u2019s gross national product , according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. \u2014 USA Today , 22 May 2020"
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"Revivicor has added six such transgenes and an additional knockout in a porcine growth hormone receptor gene, aimed at preventing organs from getting too big for their human recipients. \u2014 Megan Molteni, STAT , 24 Jan. 2022",
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"a great movie with groovy special effects",
"old college buddies fondly recalling the days when bell-bottom jeans were about the grooviest thing around",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tying together the scene is a groovy , upbeat instrumental that keeps the video in motion, through IDK\u2019s dance moves and the quick cuts of the editing. \u2014 Tomas Miriti Pacheco, SPIN , 3 June 2022",
"The De-Yan\u2013designed By Far interior is groovy with curved textured walls, a retro conversation pit, some charming yellow beams, and walls and walls of accessories, shoes, and bags of course. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 1 June 2022",
"The killer set had everyone dancing hard and was a groovy , essential techno history lesson for all lovers of the genre. \u2014 Ana Monroy Yglesias, Billboard , 2 June 2022",
"For fun, add an antacid tablet, and bubbles start to flow all around like a groovy lava lamp. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
"The groovy pizza chain began when two Georgia Tech students and a University of Georgia student opened a pizzeria on Spring Street. \u2014 AccessAtlanta , 31 May 2022",
"Just across the street, sister hotel Seabird is all nautical charm and cheery reds, blues and yellows as opposed to Mission Pacific\u2019s groovy earth tones. \u2014 Pat Saperstein, Variety , 27 May 2022",
"If your design tastes run more eclectic, Anthropologie has some doorbuster deals on groovy tables and sofas. \u2014 Christian Gollayan, Men's Health , 26 May 2022",
"Have a groovy night by taking it back the '70s with this peace-bearing Hippie costume. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When a luxury apartment complex opened at River\u2019s Edge in Medford \u2014 just north of the Wellington MBTA station \u2014 Post grabbed an opportunity to create a spacious anchor restaurant on the ground floor . \u2014 James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"Ithaca native Danica Wilcox, whose mother was a longtime member of the Moosewood collective, has revamped the beloved restaurant located at the ground floor of downtown Ithaca's Dewitt Mall in early 2022. \u2014 Jessica Ritz, Travel + Leisure , 6 May 2022",
"Loam Loam, a new restaurant at the ground floor of downtown\u2019s Ace Hotel, fully opens this week. \u2014 Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times , 8 Dec. 2021",
"In the short 15-second video, a Northrop Grumman employee rides in an elevator, then stops at the ground floor . \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Hoping to enter the fledgling market for flying taxis at the ground floor , Airbus unveiled a first glimpse of a four-seat prototype that could potentially see commercial liftoff as early as 2025. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 22 Sep. 2021",
"Rum offers consumers the chance to get in at the ground floor . \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 18 Sep. 2021",
"All that said, and aside from the quality of the script, the main reason to catch this simple and intimate little show upstairs at The Den (now a thriving Wicker Park venue with comedy on the ground floor ) is Boler\u2019s superb performance. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Mother Wolf, occupying 8,600 square feet of its ground floor , opened four months ago. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"the famous Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in a long-forgotten grot by a shepherd boy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The human filters at Twitter will soon have to catch even more grot . \u2014 The Economist , 5 Mar. 2020",
"As with many other arrangements, the content industry took up with Facebook on the promise of a simpler life\u2014the knotty grot -work of reach and revenue would be handed over to our betters. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 31 Dec. 2019"
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"Adjective",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Yet Wyndham always takes care to dampen the grotesque and freakish elements of his stories. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"This grotesque and coordinated character assassination will dissuade competent and good people of all political persuasions from serving our country. \u2014 Joan Biskupic, CNN , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Skewing toward the absurd, the grotesque , sometimes the scatological, her books often center on drug- or alcohol-addicted protagonists mired in their own misery. \u2014 Annabel Graham, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"The Marvel Cinematic Universe has rarely ventured in a direction this playful, this ghoulish, this exuberantly grotesque , writes film critic Justin Chang. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
"While indebted to George Romero's Night of the Living Dead, Shivers succeeds in being even more unsparing and grotesque . \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
"Bernice details her affair with and escape from Bluebeard, here a tech billionaire whose pride in his distinctive furnishings conceals grotesque habits. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
"Still, Mariupol has been largely reduced to ruin, Ukrainian officials say that more than 20,000 inhabitants were killed, and the city has come to symbolize the war\u2019s grotesque horrors. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
"The car is repaired, and the tour resumes, but from that point on the filmmakers link the grotesque genocidal past of the country\u2019s western expansion to the deadly megatonnage lying beneath the bleak, often beautiful landscape. \u2014 Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Continuing to send him vast amounts of money for fossil fuels (more on which in the news blurbs below) would only set up worse problems down the line\u2014and would of course be morally grotesque , given that the cash is funding slaughter in Ukraine. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
"The sight is grotesque in its physical closeness and touching in its metaphysical distance. \u2014 Merve Emre, The New Yorker , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The Fly, all of which found grotesque things happening to the human form. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 4 June 2022",
"Frankenstein and his creation fused together in one grotesque insectoid body. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"Her vendetta may turn out to be as terrifying as the grotesque violence of her enemies. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Their branding is literally eyeballs popping out and worms crawling and other horrible, grotesque visuals. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Some of the scenes were grotesque shootings, stabbings -- even a mother and her baby daughter in a bathtub, murdered by an angry boyfriend. \u2014 Paul Callan, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The grotesque scene was a small glimpse of the human toll of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s assault on Ukraine. \u2014 Loveday Morris, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French, from Old Italian ( pittura ) grottesca , literally, cave painting, feminine of grottesco of a cave, from grotta \u2014 see grotto":"Noun and Adjective"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The crazy bull market of the past 19 months or so has perhaps put into question whether or not the best returns, especially for the growthy tech stars that have filled VC portfolios in recent years, are to be made before a company goes public. \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Both of them were growthy horses that got better with time. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 16 May 2018"
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"They arranged the furniture in a grouping around the fireplace.",
"the grouping of English with other Germanic languages",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Indonesia and Cambodia are scheduled to host a number of gatherings of the East Asia Summit, an 18-member grouping that includes the U.S. and Russia. \u2014 WSJ , 28 May 2022",
"Archaeologists have found the largest grouping of cave art drawings made by Native Americans prior to the arrival of Spanish explorers. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
"Conversely, if your brand services a diverse grouping that come via a wide range of channels, an omnichannel approach could be right for you. \u2014 Dmitry Dolgorukov, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"The names of each grouping reflected the miniature theme and featured a great deal of the grower\u2019s creative expression. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
"Even the Minnesota Vikings, who had the lowest rate of 11 personnel use in the NFL last season (29%), still relied on it more than any other grouping . \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 6 Sep. 2021",
"What statues or grouping of statues are your favorites",
"In that case, a grouping of cancer cells might form visible lumps under the skin. \u2014 Barbara Brody, Health.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"By the end of 2021, the E.P.A. will require manufacturers to test chemicals from each grouping , which the agency said will yield data on more than 2,000 PFAS to inform E.P.A. plans going forward. \u2014 Lisa Friedman, New York Times , 18 Oct. 2021"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Potter\u2019s scientific drawings of a ground beetle , ca. 1887. \u2014 J.s. Marcus, WSJ , 21 Jan. 2022",
"This is perhaps the most unusual beetle in the hugely diverse Carabidae family of ground beetles . \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Apr. 2020",
"Natural controls of spiders, big-eyed bugs, ground beetles and a variety of parasites already in your lawn may help eliminate these turf pests. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 22 June 2019",
"Tick off the number and species of each organism observed, such as centipedes, ground beetles , and spiders. \u2014 Julie Monahan, Good Housekeeping , 9 Sep. 2015",
"Location: China Du\u2019an Karst, a system of limestone caves in China\u2019s Guangxi province, is a veritable kingdom of cave-dwelling ground beetles . \u2014 Sean Greene, latimes.com , 23 May 2018",
"This one was found in a cave in Guangxi province, and southern China is home to many caves and ground beetles . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 23 May 2018",
"But still, the wide-ranging study shows a surprising amount of life thriving in the cemetery, finding 604 species of plants and animals, including five species of bat, 39 species of ground beetle , 44 species of birds, and 64 species of spider. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 13 July 2016",
"Earthworms, ground beetles and other organisms will move it down into the soil and around the plant roots where it is needed. \u2014 Melinda Myers, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Sep. 2017"
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"Verb",
"I groped for the light switch.",
"She groped around in her purse, looking for her comb.",
"We groped along the dark passage.",
"She claims that her boss tried to grope her.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"China is through the worst of its spring slump, as megacities like Shanghai and Beijing grope toward full reopening and fiscal stimulus starts to kick in. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"But others show children appearing to grope classmates on a playground. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"Big swings have been jerking markets around in recent weeks as investors grope to guess how much economic damage Russia's invasion of Ukraine will do. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Skip moves close to Candy, near enough to grope her. \u2014 Mark Jacobson, Vulture , 11 Dec. 2021",
"This leaves the rest of us to grope around in the dark and hazard guesses. \u2014 Chris Roberts, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
"The people who write about cities\u2014I\u2019ve done it myself\u2014also tend to grope for organizing metaphors in current science. \u2014 Adam Rogers, Wired , 10 Aug. 2021",
"The clock isn't going back to a time when a young White man could get drunk, grope women, and brag about his parents' money. \u2014 Jay Parini, CNN , 7 Aug. 2021",
"Yet even as Lebanon began last year to grope through one of its darkest moments, volunteers came from every corner of the country to help. \u2014 Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 Aug. 2021"
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"Middle English, from Old English gr\u0101pian ; akin to Old English gr\u012bpan to seize":"Verb"
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"\u2014 R. C. Ruark"
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"passel",
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"class",
"classify",
"codify",
"compartment",
"compartmentalize",
"digest",
"distinguish",
"distribute",
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"peg",
"place",
"range",
"rank",
"relegate",
"separate",
"sort",
"type"
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"Noun",
"It'll be easier if we go there as a group .",
"She presented the idea to the group .",
"We like to let these students work in groups whenever possible.",
"She belongs to an environmental group .",
"She joined a discussion group .",
"A select group of scientists has been invited to the conference.",
"Verb",
"you should first group the invertebrates by genus",
"group the kids together and we'll see who's missing",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Kendrick's mother was at work at the time and had met with the group at a nearby Walmart earlier during her lunch break, the report said. \u2014 Jarrod Wardwell, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"The ruling only deepened the desire for Yolanda Williams, 42, who runs a parenting podcast, to continue her plans with a group of women to buy rural land in Georgia and live communally with their children. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
"Thurston and Hersey both attended the San Diego County Fair last week with a group of friends. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
"The other female with the group was released, and the man was jailed on outstanding Arizona warrants. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
"As has the whole idea of being back together with this group of people [in my solo band]. \u2014 Jim Ryan, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Over the course of his tenure with the group , Depeche sold over 100 million records and had 54 songs reach the UK singles chart. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 27 June 2022",
"Dear Miss Manners: I was invited to a friend\u2019s home for lunch with a group of other women. \u2014 Jacobina Martin, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"The designation bars anyone associated with the group from traveling to the United States, including her dad. \u2014 Amy Taxin, ajc , 26 June 2022",
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"For example, the Pac-12 could group into regional pods of the Northwest schools, California schools and Arizona and mountain schools. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 19 May 2022",
"FilmRise will group the webseries episodes into traditional half-hour formats and seasons for streaming. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 11 May 2022",
"One is the extensive polling done by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center as part of its long-running project to sort out how Americans group themselves by ideology, what Pew calls its political typologies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
"First, assess the situation, diagnose the challenges and group them. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"In addition to the rape on the football field, Callahan took the student to group dinners off campus, gave her alcohol and assaulted her in the presence of other Mater Dei coaches, the lawsuit said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Google's initial solution, known as Federated Learning of Cohorts, or FLoC, aimed to constantly group people into big baskets designed by algorithms based on websites users visited in the last week. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The automatic enrollment method allows municipalities to group together people for better buying power, without making residents sign a contract or make a choice every few years. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Instead of placing odds and ends of your collection around the house, group them together into a cohesive statement. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Nov. 2021"
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"China is through the worst of its spring slump, as megacities like Shanghai and Beijing grope toward full reopening and fiscal stimulus starts to kick in. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"But others show children appearing to grope classmates on a playground. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"Big swings have been jerking markets around in recent weeks as investors grope to guess how much economic damage Russia's invasion of Ukraine will do. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Skip moves close to Candy, near enough to grope her. \u2014 Mark Jacobson, Vulture , 11 Dec. 2021",
"This leaves the rest of us to grope around in the dark and hazard guesses. \u2014 Chris Roberts, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
"The people who write about cities\u2014I\u2019ve done it myself\u2014also tend to grope for organizing metaphors in current science. \u2014 Adam Rogers, Wired , 10 Aug. 2021",
"The clock isn't going back to a time when a young White man could get drunk, grope women, and brag about his parents' money. \u2014 Jay Parini, CNN , 7 Aug. 2021",
"Yet even as Lebanon began last year to grope through one of its darkest moments, volunteers came from every corner of the country to help. \u2014 Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 Aug. 2021"
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"Talk about growing pains - a recent publication in the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society has highlighted that when a shark shifts its ecology, there is allometric growth in certain regions of the body in response. \u2014 Melissa Cristina M\u00e1rquez, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Those numbers are too high, of course, but the Celtics are willing to live with these growing pains as both players continue to mature into complete, two-way stars. \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"The Phoenix Mercury finally got back into the win column on Sunday against the Los Angeles Sparks, a result of the growing pains the team endured in the first month of the season. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
"But these families are determined to open their hearts and homes to new wives, even if a few growing pains are felt along the way. \u2014 al , 6 June 2022",
"This book makes going through the growing pains a tad smoother to navigate, adding in some laughter along the way. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 2 June 2022",
"The young adult novel weaves a story of teenage romance with discussions around first-generation pressures, migration, mental health, and growing pains . \u2014 Eva Recinos, ELLE , 2 June 2022",
"The emphasis on song craft may have added to the growing pains . \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
"Even for a pitcher as talented as Hunter Greene, everyone knows there will be growing pains throughout his rookie season. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 11 May 2022"
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"China is through the worst of its spring slump, as megacities like Shanghai and Beijing grope toward full reopening and fiscal stimulus starts to kick in. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"But others show children appearing to grope classmates on a playground. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"Big swings have been jerking markets around in recent weeks as investors grope to guess how much economic damage Russia's invasion of Ukraine will do. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Skip moves close to Candy, near enough to grope her. \u2014 Mark Jacobson, Vulture , 11 Dec. 2021",
"This leaves the rest of us to grope around in the dark and hazard guesses. \u2014 Chris Roberts, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
"The people who write about cities\u2014I\u2019ve done it myself\u2014also tend to grope for organizing metaphors in current science. \u2014 Adam Rogers, Wired , 10 Aug. 2021",
"The clock isn't going back to a time when a young White man could get drunk, grope women, and brag about his parents' money. \u2014 Jay Parini, CNN , 7 Aug. 2021",
"Yet even as Lebanon began last year to grope through one of its darkest moments, volunteers came from every corner of the country to help. \u2014 Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 Aug. 2021"
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"Meanwhile, Adidas\u2019s iconic three-stripe design highlights the clothing and footwear alike, frequently intersecting with Gucci\u2019s red-and-green grosgrain . \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 10 May 2022",
"The hat comes in two shades, a neutral Khaki or blue-grey Fog, complemented by a stylish grosgrain ribbon band. \u2014 Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure , 5 May 2022",
"It\u2019s characterized by its inflexible brim, flat top, and wide grosgrain band which is often striped, or solid black for traditional summer formal occasions. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 5 Apr. 2022",
"This chic hat is finished with a black grosgrain band. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Her most expensive tie, a skinny Saint Laurent tie crafted from black silk grosgrain , was a whopping $195 dollars. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 15 Mar. 2022",
"City slickers can look ranch-ready in Brixton\u2019s Jo straw hat, which is made from light woven straw and finished with brown grosgrain ribbon on the crown and brim. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The grosgrain tabs on their knee socks jutting out at weird angles. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 15 Feb. 2022",
"But the fabrics, fabrications, shapes and palette \u2014 often limited to Easter Sunday pastels, in addition to the continental red, white and blue of his customary grosgrain trim \u2014 haven\u2019t changed much, even as the context does. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When cut from the top, the growing point for the taproot is removed, however the growing tip for new leaves is not removed. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 May 2022",
"The top tip is the growing point of this tree, and once it is cut, the new growth will tend to be misshapen. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Fishing rights have been a growing point of vexation between Britain and the European Union since Britons voted to leave the bloc in 2016. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The hardy lilies should be dug out and divided once the growing point strays outside its pot, every two or three years. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2021",
"The cost of the case itself is another growing point of contention. \u2014 Cara Kelly, USA Today , 10 May 2021",
"This makes sense, as the newest leaves would be those closest to the growing point at the tips of branches, and the oldest leaves would be those located farther away from the growing points. \u2014 Dan Gill, NOLA.com , 27 Jan. 2021",
"Even if the growing point does freeze back, the remaining tree below is attractive addition to a San Antonio landscape. \u2014 ExpressNews.com , 26 Nov. 2020",
"Taiwan has a become a growing point of contention and military tension. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Oct. 2020"
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"a group home for young adults with disabilities",
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"One by one, the family purchased the eight colonial, cape and split-level homes and transformed the properties into group home settings. \u2014 Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant , 24 Apr. 2022",
"His songs tell the stories of those on the losing end of transactions both daily and disastrous: mental ward patients and group home inmates, extinct species and characters from Scarface. \u2014 Robert Rubsam, The New Republic , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Dallas Selby, 30, a group home manager from Wilmington, Del., waits outside Louis Vuitton to score. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Hundreds of unionized group home workers are threatening to walk off the job next month if settlements aren\u2019t reached on new labor contracts. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Likewise, Nicot coaxes equally naturalistic, penny-bright turns from the rest of the young cast, especially Charlie Drach as Lucile, Dalva\u2019s classroom nemesis, and adorable Roman Coustere Hachez as tiny urchin Dimi at the group home . \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
"Eden had just transitioned into a group home , and her parents would be able to see her more. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, Sun Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
"Eden had just transitioned into a group home , and her parents would be able to see her more. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, Orlando Sentinel , 7 May 2022",
"While Doctor Andrews treats a foster kid for injuries sustained at his group home , Shaun and team look to Lea\u2019s expertise with cars and auto repair to help a patient whose iron lung has broken. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 18 Apr. 2022"
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"born Joseph Merrick, the so-called Elephant Man was for a time exhibited as a sideshow grotesquerie",
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"For all its rage and grotesquerie , that book was ultimately a conversion story about a depressive misanthrope who learns to live again, aided by psychopharmaceuticals and a brush with mass tragedy. \u2014 Jess Bergman, The New Republic , 22 June 2022",
"Both the prosecution and the defense aimed to find a thread of logic in an inexplicable grotesquerie . \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Some Black writers and producers in America use horror and science fiction as a lens through which to examine the grotesquerie of the country\u2019s racist systems and history (Jordan Peele, for example, made Get Out after the killing of Trayvon Martin). \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 17 Apr. 2021",
"The apparent grotesquerie \u2014 honoring the mother of the Saviour of the universe, the vessel of salvation, with muscular gyrations designed to capture the momentary interest of six-year-olds \u2014 is inexpressibly beautiful in the mind\u2019s eye. \u2014 William F. Buckley Jr., National Review , 26 Nov. 2020",
"The original series was a secret family phenomenon, moving the goalposts of Sunday night prime-time acceptability by domesticating horror-film grotesquerie for the mainstream audience. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 29 Sep. 2020",
"At first glance, armed right-wing militants dressed in floral shirts may seem like another baffling grotesquerie in the parade of calamities that is 2020. \u2014 Dale Beran, The Atlantic , 4 July 2020",
"The grotesquerie Houellebecq is famous for pervades Serotonin. \u2014 Daniel Tenreiro, National Review , 16 Nov. 2019",
"But just in case a reader still has the stomach for more grotesquerie by the time the main narrative is finished, there\u2019s a 70-page appendix filled with truncated tales of lascivious behavior \u2014 bonus nuggets of lechery. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Oct. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But almost exactly a hundred years before the Rubik's cube, the same thing happened with another toy that was an interesting group theory problem. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Galois groups were the first instances of the concept of a group, and Galois\u2019 ideas blossomed into what today is a powerful, ubiquitous area of research called group theory . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 3 Aug. 2021",
"Whether there\u2019s a distinction or not, the relationship between particle physics and group theory grew both richer and more complicated over the course of the 20th century. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 12 Nov. 2020",
"Representation theory creates a bridge between group theory and linear algebra by assigning a matrix to each element in a group, according to certain rules. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 9 June 2020",
"John Conway\u2019s boundless curiosity produced profound contributions to number theory, game theory, coding theory, group theory , knot theory, topology, probability theory, algebra, analysis, combinatorics, and more. \u2014 Siobhan Roberts, BostonGlobe.com , 19 Apr. 2020",
"This work raises the intriguing question of whether an innate capability to recognize different quantities\u2014that two pieces of fruit are greater than one\u2014is the biological foundation on which can be built the capacity to master group theory . \u2014 Jordana Cepelewicz, Scientific American , 12 Apr. 2016",
"The question has to be asked about all great mathematicians who died young (notably \u00c9variste Galois, inventor of group theory , who died at 20 in a gun duel). \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 14 July 2016"
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"The commission issued a preliminary ruling in September that the U.S. groundwood industry is being injured by Canadian shipments, clearing the way for the Commerce Department to continue its investigation. \u2014 Erin Arvedlund, Philly.com , 11 June 2018",
"Both the Commerce Department and the ITC found in preliminary investigations that imported uncoated groundwood paper was subsidized by the Canadian government and was then being sold below market value in the United States. \u2014 Jackie Spinner, chicagotribune.com , 25 June 2018",
"In the last few months, the Commerce Department has put in place two sets of duties on producers and exporters of uncoated groundwood paper from Canada. \u2014 Samantha Masunaga, latimes.com , 10 May 2018",
"The petitions that led to the tariffs were filed in August by North Pacific Paper Co., a Longview, Wash., producer of uncoated groundwood paper \u2014 the material on which most newspapers are printed. \u2014 Samantha Masunaga, latimes.com , 10 May 2018"
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"In terms of new music, the first Earth Libraries release was the debut LP by Birmingham group Captain Kudzu. \u2014 Chris Davidson, al , 15 Apr. 2020",
"Some of the aerial footage was even taken by live cameraman in the aircraft, like renowned pilot Leonard Cheshire, the youngest group captain in the Royal Air Force at the time. \u2014 Olivia B. Waxman, Time , 5 June 2019",
"Our Friday group captain Tom Shillue and Ed Henry coming up next. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2018"
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": the loan of money upon bottomry":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
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": garboard strake":[]
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"noun",
"verb"
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"trees that grow in the tropics"
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"ferns growing from the rocks"
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"\u2014 J. L. Deckter"
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"\u02c8gr\u014d"
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"crop",
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"culture",
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"raise",
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"tend"
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"examples":[
"The city is growing rapidly.",
"The list of chores to do this weekend keeps growing .",
"She grew intellectually and emotionally in her first year at college.",
"It's wonderful to see how she has grown as a person since going to college.",
"It can be hard to watch our children change as they grow .",
"He's still just a growing boy.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wally Seaver died in 2013, but the tournament has continued to grow , peaking at more than 150 teams in 2021 and raising $8,000-$10,000 annually for ALS awareness and research. \u2014 Brendan Kurie, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"Over the past few years, the Santa Clara prospect has continued to grow taller and develop an NBA-ready body. \u2014 Nick Crain, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"Since Los Angeles County reported its first case of monkeypox earlier this month, along with cases in Sacramento, which reported the state\u2019s first, and in San Francisco and San Diego, the number of cases has continued to grow across the state. \u2014 Jonah Valdezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"The net continued to grow as the American economy stratified. \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Thailand\u2019s deputy government spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek said on Tuesday that local revenue from foreign film projects has continued to grow in recent years, reaching an average of about $100 million (3.5 billion baht) per year from 2017-2021. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
"Head counts at companies with fewer than 50 employees declined in three of the past four months, according to ADP payroll data, even as employment at larger firms continued to grow . \u2014 Ruth Simon, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Still, Chad and Amy continued to grow their family, and second daughter Avery was born in June, 2016. \u2014 Diane Herbst, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"The Pipeline Fire, which began Sunday morning just north of Flagstaff, continued to grow and prompted additional evacuations and an emergency declaration as of Monday. \u2014 Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022"
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"Middle English, from Old English gr\u014dwan ; akin to Old High German gruowan to grow":""
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225450"
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": a coarse-toothed circular saw used for cutting grooves in timber":[]
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"type":[
"Italian adverb"
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": in a coarse way : roughly : approximately":[]
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"\u02c8gr\u022fs-(\u02cc)s\u014d-\u02c8m\u014d-(\u02cc)d\u014d"
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"idiom"
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"noun"
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"adverb"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sometimes animatronic and growling , sometimes staring out dead-eyed, classic and static. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Under this gesturing, growling , fiery sprite of a dude, the team is sturdier, more focused, playing harder, playing smarter. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2021",
"Getty Images / AndreyPopov) Going to bed with a growling stomach isn\u2019t great, either. \u2014 Lindsey Vickers, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2020",
"But be mindful of the wind, which can turn Lyon Oaks into a growling beast. \u2014 Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press , 7 June 2019",
"Be wary of the wind, which can turn Lyon Oaks into a growling beast. \u2014 Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press , 6 July 2018",
"Who can forget the wonder embedded in gifts of ribbon candy, or the crackling fat of the roasted pig that signaled abundance and the passing of years, or the growling hunger of a long winter",
"Put the bag in a backpack and give it to a schoolchild who lives with empty pantries and a growling stomach. \u2014 Beth Thames, AL.com , 15 Mar. 2018",
"Perhaps the most unlikely couple in movie history: a giant growling dog-man and a handsome space smuggler. \u2014 Matt Miller, Esquire , 17 Jan. 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
"1752, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231643"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"\u02c8gr\u014dz\u0259\u0307t"
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"noun",
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"Verb",
"I need to grout the bathroom tiles.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The kit is ideal for cleaning bathtubs, grout , upholstery, countertops, floors, tile, showers, toilets, and even carpet. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Tackle grout , grime, grease, hard water stains and mold. \u2014 Whitney Dutton, Sun Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
"The steam mop can be used on all kinds of surfaces, including hardwood floors, tile, grout , laminate, vinyl, ceramic, and even carpet. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Little touches abound, like wallpaper in the men\u2019s room that channels sailor tattoos, and yes pink bathroom grout offsetting inky blue tiles. \u2014 Dana Mcmahan, The Courier-Journal , 31 May 2022",
"The new shower features large, polished wall tiles with minimal grout lines, and the shower head wall is highlighted with a 2 by 4-inch specialty tile pattern. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 16 Apr. 2022",
"These narrow brushes are great for cleaning hard-to-reach spots, such as the grout lines between tiles and around the edges of tubs and faucets. \u2014 Lauren Krueger, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Another shopper bought the Hiware cleaning kit with their grout in mind. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Scoop the grout out of the tub and force it into the joints between the tile with a rubber float. \u2014 Sal Vaglica, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In more extreme cases, the only solution is to re- grout the tile. \u2014 Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics , 27 Jan. 2021",
"Enviro-Master of Detroit also offers other cleaning and commercial sanitizing services like a hand hygiene program, a tile and grout deep cleaning service and a drain treatment service. \u2014 Slone Terranella, Detroit Free Press , 3 Dec. 2020",
"Don't worry about getting grout on the surface of the tiles; when you're finished grouting , just wipe off the excess with a damp sponge and let the project dry for 24 hours. \u2014 Kim Hutchison, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 June 2020",
"That could mean crafts, picking up the piano again, or re- grouting the tiles in your bathroom. \u2014 Molly Longman, refinery29.com , 21 Apr. 2020",
"That could mean crafts, picking up the piano again, or re- grouting the tiles in your bathroom. \u2014 Molly Longman, refinery29.com , 21 Apr. 2020",
"That could mean crafts, picking up the piano again, or re- grouting the tiles in your bathroom. \u2014 Molly Longman, refinery29.com , 21 Apr. 2020",
"That could mean crafts, picking up the piano again, or re- grouting the tiles in your bathroom. \u2014 Molly Longman, refinery29.com , 21 Apr. 2020",
"That could mean crafts, picking up the piano again, or re- grouting the tiles in your bathroom. \u2014 Molly Longman, refinery29.com , 18 Mar. 2020"
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"Middle English grut, grout \"crushed grain for malt, infused malt, thick, dark ale, mud, slime,\" going back to Old English gr\u016bt \"coarse meal, dregs, spent malt after brewing,\" going back to Germanic *gr\u016bta- (whence also Middle Dutch grute, gruut \"herb mixture used in beer brewing,\" Middle High German gr\u016bz \"a grain, grain of sand\"), lengthened zero grade noun derivative from *greutan- \"to grind, crush\" \u2014 more at grit entry 1":"Noun",
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"1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"noun"
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"The company has limited growth potential ."
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"transitive verb",
"verb"
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"fishing grounds"
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": the area around and belonging to a house or other building":[],
": an area of knowledge or special interest":[
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": entirely new or afresh":[
"The car has been redesigned from the ground up ."
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": from the very beginning : thoroughly":[
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": beyond what is necessary or tolerable : to exhaustion":[
"labored an issue into the ground",
"\u2014 Newsweek"
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"the program never got off the ground"
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": into a burrow":[
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": into hiding":[
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"\u2014 Edward Hoagland"
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": to provide a reason or justification for":[
"our fears about technological change may be well grounded",
"\u2014 L. K. Williams"
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": to furnish with a foundation of knowledge : base":[
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"\u2014 Michael Kimmelman"
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": to restrict to the ground":[
"ground a pilot"
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": to prohibit from taking part in some usual activities":[
"grounded her for a week"
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": to connect electrically with a ground":[],
": to throw (a football) intentionally to the ground to avoid being tackled for a loss":[],
": to run aground":[
"The ship grounded on a mud bank."
],
": to hit a grounder":[
"grounded back to the pitcher"
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": to have a ground or basis : rely":[],
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"\u02c8grau\u0307nd"
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"demesne",
"park",
"premises",
"premisses",
"yard"
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"base",
"hang",
"predicate",
"rest"
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"Noun",
"An apple fell to the ground .",
"Mechanical problems kept the plane on the ground .",
"They were lying on the ground .",
"The flight was watched by many observers on the ground .",
"planting seeds in the ground",
"She drove a spike into the ground .",
"They built their house on bare ground .",
"We realized that we were on hallowed ground .",
"They built their house on high ground .",
"Each fall the birds return to their wintering grounds .",
"Verb",
"They grounded the ship on a sandbar.",
"The plane was grounded by mechanical problems.",
"Bad weather grounded his flight.",
"a pilot grounded by health problems",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In Harrisburg, the sound of firecrackers being thrown on the ground was probably the cause of panic among hundreds of people right before the main fireworks show, police told the local ABC News affiliate. \u2014 Amy Cheng, BostonGlobe.com , 5 July 2022",
"In Harrisburg, the sound of firecrackers being thrown on the ground was probably the cause of panic among hundreds of people right before the main fireworks show, police told the local ABC News affiliate. \u2014 Bryan Pietsch, Amy Cheng, Katerina Ang, Anchorage Daily News , 5 July 2022",
"An attorney for Walker's family said Walker was on the ground while officers continued to fire. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 4 July 2022",
"One of the family's attorneys, Bobby DiCello, said gunfire from police occurred even after Walker was on the ground , and that police handcuffed him before trying to provide first aid. \u2014 CBS News , 3 July 2022",
"This week on the Sunday edition of the 5 Things podcast, CNN's Alexandra Field takes us to Missouri to examine how the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is playing out on the ground in the Midwest. \u2014 Andrew Torgan, CNN , 3 July 2022",
"Honda, though, soared into the air and catchfence, twisting and spinning before touching back down on the ground with a fiery thud. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 3 July 2022",
"Officials on the ground have argued this war is about more than gaining back former Soviet territory \u2013 its about crippling Kyiv. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 2 July 2022",
"Look for a pale or yellow area on the skin where the melon would have rested on the ground during ripening. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 2 July 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Cubs reliever Brandon Hughes replaced Steele with the go-ahead run on second and got Yelich to ground out to end the inning. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 4 July 2022",
"Kendall Graveman got Yastrzemski to ground out to the shortstop Anderson to wrap up the win. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 3 July 2022",
"Even the ice cream cookie sandwich ($7) is seasoned with salt and ground chile pepper. \u2014 Danny Palumbo, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"Neris walked two in the eighth, then retired Joey Gallo on a flyout to the right-field warning track and got Aaron Judge to ground into an inning-ending forceout. \u2014 Ronald Blum, Chron , 25 June 2022",
"Jim\u00e9nez got Trevor Story to ground out to end the fifth inning. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 23 June 2022",
"Romano wrapped it up in the ninth for his 17th save in 19 chances, getting Rizzo to ground out to strand the tying run at third base. \u2014 Ian Harrison, Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
"Riggio hit a two-run single, but McEntire then got Erhard to ground into a double play. \u2014 Bob Holt, Arkansas Online , 6 June 2022",
"Hayes and Bryan Reynolds, then got Daniel Vogelbach to ground out to first base to end the inning. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 5 June 2022"
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"Middle English, from Old English grund ; akin to Old High German grunt ground":"Noun and Verb"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2b":"Verb",
"1765, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235313"
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"type":[
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"type":[
"noun"
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": the intercellular substance of tissues":[],
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"first_known_use":{
"1882, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": given to grumbling : peevish":[]
},
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"\u02c8grau\u0307-ch\u0113"
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"choleric",
"crabby",
"cranky",
"cross",
"crotchety",
"fiery",
"grumpy",
"irascible",
"irritable",
"peevish",
"perverse",
"pettish",
"petulant",
"prickly",
"quick-tempered",
"raspy",
"ratty",
"short-tempered",
"snappish",
"snappy",
"snarky",
"snippety",
"snippy",
"stuffy",
"testy",
"waspish"
],
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"examples":[
"I get grouchy when I'm tired.",
"a lack of sleep would make anyone grouchy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This could lessen the odds of grouchy people complaining about long airport lines, or relieve the extra stress of passengers running to their gates. \u2014 cleveland , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Chayefsky, like many others in the 1960s and 1970s, was grouchy about the increasingly democratic nature of television, remembering the Fifties, when networks used to air plays by the likes of Horton Foote, Gore Vidal, and, um, Paddy Chayefsky. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 5 May 2020",
"Her 12th book follows grouchy and loving diabetic grandmother Loretha Curry and her group of 60-something friends together grappling with aging, relationships and loss. \u2014 Kiley Reid, Time , 25 Mar. 2020",
"Price\u2019s public persona during his four seasons with the Sox ranged from indifferent to grouchy with only occasional smiles. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 5 Feb. 2020",
"So the day ended, just shy of midnight, with grouchy lawmakers and weary staff (and journalists) preparing to return at 10 a.m. Friday morning for the historic vote. \u2014 Annah Aschbrenner, USA TODAY , 13 Dec. 2019",
"Oscar was also a hit, albeit in his own grouchy way. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Dec. 2019",
"His Romford accent thrilled grouchy Lee Marvin, and his horse-racing jokes disarmed the queen into a smile of genuine happiness. \u2014 The Economist , 21 Nov. 2019",
"An uncomfortable bed can lead to all sorts of plights\u2014from back pain, to restless nights, to grouchy mornings. \u2014 Isabelle Kagan, USA TODAY , 2 Nov. 2019"
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"noun"
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"noun"
],
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": a rule of procedure":[
"ground rules for selecting a superintendent",
"\u2014 Amer. School Board Jour."
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"reg",
"regulation",
"rule"
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"How did groomer Kumi Craig prep Pete Davidson to hit the red carpet hand-in-hand with Kim Kardashian",
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"Find a wide groomer and practice switching up your turn size: make five short radius turns followed by five big wide ones, emphasizing your pole plants, and keep alternating. \u2014 Heather Hansman, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2020",
"Jim McAllister, the history teacher who narrates the movie along with Tracy and happens to be the groomer \u2019s best friend, doesn\u2019t touch the girl. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic , 11 May 2022",
"Sharon Reiser, a pet groomer from Ohio, told me about a black Lab who was euthanized two weeks before Sunny. \u2014 Annette Mcgivney, Outside Online , 4 Apr. 2022",
"This year, the Hollywood Beauty Awards added a new award, for groomer of the year, which was won by Melissa Dezarate. \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Mar. 2022"
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"If there was any ironic intent behind the question, NeuNer didn\u2019t seem to grok it. \u2014 Jacob Silverman, The New Republic , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Physicists can\u2019t grok the behavior of a single electron that is identical to every other electron. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 6 Feb. 2021",
"The developers hope graphical and feature improvements that make Age of Empires IV easy to learn will let spectators and casual players grok the basics of high-level play\u2014not just as players, but as fans. \u2014 Matthew Smith, Wired , 25 Oct. 2021",
"One of the best ways to grok it is through this experiment involving different colors of light. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 8 Oct. 2021",
"The way to really grok the power of play is to play yourself. \u2014 Ashoka, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
"The goal of this information-gathering effort is to grok the scale and scope of the problem, as well as potential solutions. \u2014 Megan Molteni, Wired , 7 Oct. 2020",
"The researchers\u2019 pitch is really about ease of use for policymakers: rather than sifting through piles of scientific studies evaluating esoteric variables, the knobs that dial in this price are pretty easy to grok . \u2014 Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica , 18 Aug. 2020",
"Sitting in the cockpit, some of the flight controls are easy to grok , even for a person who's never ferried hundreds of passengers through the skies. \u2014 Rob Verger, Popular Science , 19 Sep. 2019"
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"Conversely, leaving a high- growth company too early is a negative. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"While plenty of job-hunters are drawn to the energy of a high- growth company , demand still tends to outstrip supply. \u2014 Katya Laviolette, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"Dumontet has also enlisted an impressive team, including high- growth company executives, real estate brokers, litigation attorneys and securities lawyers. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"As an emerging growth company , Authentic Brands is not required to have an independent auditor provide an opinion on the firm\u2019s internal controls. \u2014 David Trainer, Forbes , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Being part of a high- growth company is exciting and invigorating \u2014 and also a little scary at times. \u2014 Latan\u00e9 Conant, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
"From my experience, here\u2019s the best way to create an AOP for a high- growth company : First, start with a top-down approach. \u2014 Sal Rehmetullah, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
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"The store seems to be laying the groundwork for Zuckerberg's ultimate goal of creating a sprawling virtual reality world to replace the internet. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 17 June 2022",
"The Watergate hearings changed the nation\u2019s perception of President Richard Nixon, laying the groundwork for his impeachment. \u2014 Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica , 15 June 2022",
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"Its latest flurry of missile launches could be groundwork for a return to ICBM and nuclear bomb tests this year, the U.S. Directorate of National Intelligence said in its annual Worldwide Threat Assessment released this week. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Mar. 2022",
"North Korea\u2019s missile launches could be groundwork for a return to intercontinental ballistic missile and nuclear bomb tests this year, the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence said in its annual Worldwide Threat Assessment. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2022",
"For the Edgewood transfer, dedicated work in the classroom, study hall and the gym has been the necessary groundwork for his breakthrough success. \u2014 Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com , 21 Feb. 2022"
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"Fire crews are continuing protection and mitigation measures for the Giant Forest sequoia grove , as well as ramping up protection planning and mitigation efforts for National Park infrastructure, officials said Saturday. \u2014 Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Sep. 2021",
"The fire ignited Thursday in the Tule River Indian Reservation before pushing into the national forest, and by the beginning of the week, had crept into the Peyrone sequoia grove , within the Giant Sequoia National Monument. \u2014 Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times , 16 Sep. 2021",
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"Between 2015 and 2020, two-thirds of all giant sequoia grove acreage across the Sierra Nevada burned in wildfires, according to the NPS. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 15 Sep. 2021",
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"Although the researchers did not disclose its location, adventure enthusiasts began searching for the grove , Gates said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
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"Those looking for a fruit-forward getaway will want to spend their days driving the Hood River Fruit Loop, which offers ample opportunity to taste fresh-from-the- grove apples, pears, and cherries. \u2014 Sarah Zlotnick, Country Living , 18 May 2022"
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"Something else, far below the hum of daily pique, resounds through this massive book\u2014a ground bass of doom and dejection. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 12 Oct. 2020"
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"Noun",
"It'll be easier if we go there as a group .",
"She presented the idea to the group .",
"We like to let these students work in groups whenever possible.",
"She belongs to an environmental group .",
"She joined a discussion group .",
"A select group of scientists has been invited to the conference.",
"Verb",
"you should first group the invertebrates by genus",
"group the kids together and we'll see who's missing",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Kendrick's mother was at work at the time and had met with the group at a nearby Walmart earlier during her lunch break, the report said. \u2014 Jarrod Wardwell, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"The ruling only deepened the desire for Yolanda Williams, 42, who runs a parenting podcast, to continue her plans with a group of women to buy rural land in Georgia and live communally with their children. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
"Thurston and Hersey both attended the San Diego County Fair last week with a group of friends. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
"The other female with the group was released, and the man was jailed on outstanding Arizona warrants. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
"As has the whole idea of being back together with this group of people [in my solo band]. \u2014 Jim Ryan, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Over the course of his tenure with the group , Depeche sold over 100 million records and had 54 songs reach the UK singles chart. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 27 June 2022",
"Dear Miss Manners: I was invited to a friend\u2019s home for lunch with a group of other women. \u2014 Jacobina Martin, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"The designation bars anyone associated with the group from traveling to the United States, including her dad. \u2014 Amy Taxin, ajc , 26 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"For example, the Pac-12 could group into regional pods of the Northwest schools, California schools and Arizona and mountain schools. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 19 May 2022",
"FilmRise will group the webseries episodes into traditional half-hour formats and seasons for streaming. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 11 May 2022",
"One is the extensive polling done by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center as part of its long-running project to sort out how Americans group themselves by ideology, what Pew calls its political typologies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
"First, assess the situation, diagnose the challenges and group them. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"In addition to the rape on the football field, Callahan took the student to group dinners off campus, gave her alcohol and assaulted her in the presence of other Mater Dei coaches, the lawsuit said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Google's initial solution, known as Federated Learning of Cohorts, or FLoC, aimed to constantly group people into big baskets designed by algorithms based on websites users visited in the last week. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The automatic enrollment method allows municipalities to group together people for better buying power, without making residents sign a contract or make a choice every few years. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Instead of placing odds and ends of your collection around the house, group them together into a cohesive statement. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Nov. 2021"
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"The horses are being groomed for the competition.",
"She spent hours grooming herself.",
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"He is being groomed to take over the company.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Other highlights of the reception were the glamorous outfits of the bride and groom . \u2014 Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com , 1 July 2022",
"In one photo, which can be seen here, Gomez knelt in front of the bride and groom with a look of pure delight on her face. \u2014 Whitney Perry, Glamour , 13 June 2022",
"Guests including Emma Thynn, Marchioness of Bath and Sabrina Elba were greeted by a violinist at the cathedral, and the bride and groom also hatched a plan to surprise the congregation with a flash mob-style gospel choir. \u2014 Kerry Mcdermott, Vogue , 9 June 2022",
"All the stress in the run-up to the wedding heightened the celebratory feeling the day of, the groom said. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The Louisville Ballet is redesigning the context of the ballet, but the classic story begins when a young groom is awakened on his wedding day by a kiss from a sylph. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 17 May 2022",
"And until 2019, Harris County\u2019s license had an ornate image of a woman signing a book with a groom looming nearby. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Mar. 2022",
"In Asch's drama, a Polish Jewish father who makes a living from the brothel in his basement wants to marry his virgin daughter to a pious Jewish groom . \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The bride wore a custom white mini-dress with a theatrically-long veil while the groom looked polished in a classic black suit. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The event includes tours, a nature walk, demonstrations of carriage driving, round pen and therapeutic riding, opportunities to groom horses and meet the facility\u2019s mini-horses. \u2014 cleveland , 15 June 2022",
"The state\u2019s smaller parks are relatively easy to groom for wildfire preparedness but are threatened because of adjacent public lands. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
"As for jewelry, the bride and groom both wore custom wedding bands by Stephanie Gottlieb. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 11 June 2022",
"In recent years, Instagram has launched new tools to protect teens from predatory users, particularly adults attempting to groom them. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
"In recent years, Instagram has launched new tools to protect teens from predatory users, particularly adults attempting to groom them. \u2014 Drew Harwell, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"The bigger challenge is to groom potential audiences long term, and teach the public to appreciate and even crave the art form. \u2014 Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"Facial hair has been in style in some form or another for centuries, and men have been experimenting with different shapes and techniques to groom their beards for just as long. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Bride and groom Olivia and Paul Samplawski brought their dog, Amy, to serve as their ring bearer for their ceremony. \u2014 John Kuntz, cleveland , 14 Feb. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The bristly groundhog and her plump twins experiment with the best part of the lawn on which to forage. \u2014 Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
"Remember when Gordy, the Milwaukee County Zoo's resident groundhog , didn't see his shadow this year",
"In 2016, Sussex County\u2019s groundhog , Stonewall Jackson, died the night before the weather-predicting ceremony, NJ.com reported. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Milltown Mel, a weather-predicting groundhog in New Jersey, died just before his annual celebration. \u2014 Camille Furst, WSJ , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The groundhog saw his shadow on February 2, his handlers say. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Woodstock Willie is the celebrated groundhog in Woodstock, Ill. \u2014 Camille Furst, WSJ , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Climatologically speaking, the three coldest months of the year in the U.S. are December, January and February, so winter typically still has a ways to go when the groundhog comes out Feb. 2. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Because of Milltown Mel's sudden death and the inability to recruit a new groundhog to make Mel's 2022 prediction, Milltown Mel's annual Feb. 2 prediction ceremony has been canceled. \u2014 Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com , 1 Feb. 2022"
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"It's a job that requires a grown man.",
"a field lavishly grown with poppies",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"My husband had two grown daughters, a 36- and a 38-year-old who lived with their mother. \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 22 May 2022",
"My husband had two grown daughters, a 36- and a 38-year-old who lived with their mother. \u2014 cleveland , 22 May 2022",
"After buying out some outside investors three years ago, the Mikhailovich family, which includes two grown daughters, owns it all. \u2014 William Baldwin, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Adriana is 54 now, the mother of two grown daughters. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Apr. 2022",
"This helped convince one of their three grown daughters, Danielle Beyer, 38, and her husband, who live in New Jersey, to spend a month there, along with their puppy. \u2014 Nancy Keates, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The Raksins have two grown daughters: Hannah Grace, a banker and Tabitha, a teacher. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 3 Feb. 2022",
"The Lost Daughter stars Colman as Leda, a literature professor and mother of two grown daughters who goes on an extended vacation in Greece. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 29 Dec. 2021",
"The experience robbed his son of his innocence and left him with post-traumatic stress disorder \u2013 a difficult thing for a grown military veteran to deal with, much less a 10-year-old child, Mart\u00ednez says. \u2014 Theresa Waldrop, CNN , 10 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many weeds, such as creeping Charlie (also called ground ivy ), dandelions and quack grass, are perennial, meaning their root systems survive throughout the winter to send up those new shoots in spring. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 3 Apr. 2022"
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"examples":[
"sailors clamoring for more grog",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As long as the grub and grog kept comin\u2019, and as long as everyone had a few turns gripping and ripping. \u2014 Michael Mcknight, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"O\u2019Brian\u2019s novels not only provide a holodeck-type experience, they are peppered with examples of how sailors adapted to months at sea (e.g., making and darning their clothing, playing music together, drinking grog , of course). \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2020",
"Imbibing is not as easy as visiting a bar, however: The tradition of kava and grog involves ceremony and storytelling, and a few hours of making new friends. \u2014 Valerie Marino, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 7 Oct. 2019",
"The products have become so popular that grog makers like Blinking Owl, Portuguese Bend Distilling, and R6 have shifted their business model to make hand sanitizer, both for consumers and for essential businesses. \u2014 Krista Simmons, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 7 Apr. 2020",
"Imbibing is not as easy as visiting a bar, however: The tradition of kava and grog involves ceremony and storytelling, and a few hours of making new friends. \u2014 Valerie Marino, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 7 Oct. 2019",
"Imbibing is not as easy as visiting a bar, however: The tradition of kava and grog involves ceremony and storytelling, and a few hours of making new friends. \u2014 Valerie Marino, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 7 Oct. 2019",
"Imbibing is not as easy as visiting a bar, however: The tradition of kava and grog involves ceremony and storytelling, and a few hours of making new friends. \u2014 Valerie Marino, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 7 Oct. 2019",
"Imbibing is not as easy as visiting a bar, however: The tradition of kava and grog involves ceremony and storytelling, and a few hours of making new friends. \u2014 Valerie Marino, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 7 Oct. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the grand cemeteries, where gardeners and groundsmen keep the avenues swept, the parts visitors favour are often far away from the starker, newer memorials, in odd corners or wooded patches where weeds have been allowed to rampage. \u2014 1843 , 21 May 2020",
"The whole team - from groundsmen and fans to the chairman and first XI - was in disarray and disbelief after such a horrific tragedy. \u2014 SI.com , 19 June 2019",
"In 2008, around 20 groundsmen at Kolkata\u2019s famous Eden Gardens stadium threatened to commit suicide over their demand for better salaries. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India , 4 June 2019",
"Since Steinhoff recently withdrew that sponsorship, athletes have been forced to unstitch its emblem from their jerseys and groundsmen to take down the posters and signs that bore the company\u2019s name. \u2014 Janice Kew, Bloomberg.com , 2 Feb. 2018",
"Los Rojiblancos have raided the Premier League for a new signing from the Cherries, by snapping up Bournemouth's groundsman . \u2014 SI.com , 15 Oct. 2017",
"Liberles said a secretary to an associate principal hired in 1996 currently makes about $31 per hour, while a custodian and a groundsman hired the same year are earning $32 and $34 an hour, respectively. \u2014 Karen Berkowitz, chicagotribune.com , 15 Aug. 2017",
"Last season saw a rise in groundsmen unleashing their inner artist, the King Power and St Mary's received the most acclaim. \u2014 SI.com , 3 Aug. 2017",
"In an unusual move, Wimbledon made head groundsman Neil Stubley available for an interview with England's press agency, PA, on Saturday, with his comments then circulated to reporters. \u2014 Ravi Ubha, CNN , 10 July 2017"
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": a male friend who attends a bridegroom at his wedding":[]
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"examples":[
"He asked his two closest college friends to be his groomsmen .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Andy was a former collegiate distance runner, a social worker with a knack for innovative approaches, and also happened to be a groomsman in my wedding. \u2014 Steve Magness, Outside Online , 24 June 2022",
"Tellez was in the weddings of former teammates Danny Jansen, an Appleton native whose nuptials Tellez officiated this off-season, and Ryan Borucki, for whom Tellez was a groomsman . \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"Mahomes' younger brother, Jackson, was the best man at the wedding while his Kansas City Chiefs teammate Travis Kelce was a groomsman . \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Mahomes' younger brother, Jackson Mahomes, served as his best man at the wedding, while his Kansas City Chiefs teammate Travis Kelce was a groomsman . \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Da Brat's former producer and dear friend Jermaine Dupri served as a groomsman and escorted her down the aisle, while her sister, actress LisaRaye McCoy, served as a bridesmaid. \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Since their time at school, Dazer said Downs served as a groomsman at his wedding and Dazer has visited Downs at his Auburn home. \u2014 Christopher Williams, Sun Journal (lewiston, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Jan. 2022",
"My brother was a groomsman in my wedding 17 years ago. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 25 Dec. 2021",
"When the couple tied the knot, Abloh was by his friend's side as a groomsman . \u2014 Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com , 30 Nov. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1698, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-043024"
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"examples":[
"He hit a grounder to the shortstop.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bogaerts forced Duran at home with a grounder to Andres Gimenez at second. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 25 June 2022",
"Bo Bichette followed with a grounder to short and reached when Biggio beat Anderson\u2019s throw to second as Gurriel came around with the go-ahead run. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"Stunningly, the Bruins came all the way back, tying the game 21-21 when Jack Holman drove home Kenny Oyama with a one-out grounder to first. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 29 May 2022",
"Yandy Diaz followed with a grounder to shortstop Andrew Velazquez, who scooped the ball up and fired accurately to first for the final out. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"Tucker drove in another run with a grounder in the sixth. \u2014 Lary Bump, Chron , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Kilfoyl is in a groove with a grounder to third and a strikeout to open the inning. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Taylor followed with a grounder that resulted in a 5-4-3 double play, however, leaving him 0 for 3 on the night with five runners stranded. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Sep. 2021",
"Voit drove in two runs with a grounder against the shift that rolled right through where a second baseman would normally stand. \u2014 Greg Beacham, courant.com , 2 Sep. 2021"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These include ground rent payments to the monarchy. \u2014 Eliot Brown, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2022",
"According to the lease, if the infrastructure improvements are done as called for, the city would rebate ground rent paid by Carver Aero for each of the 20 years. \u2014 Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com , 7 Jan. 2022",
"That enables the duchy to charge small ground rents to homeowners grandfathered into long leases, like Mr. Davis. \u2014 Benjamin Mueller, New York Times , 27 Jan. 2020",
"The ground rent for the Lotte New York Palace Hotel, on Madison Avenue in Manhattan, is scheduled to reset based on fair market value in 2026. \u2014 Keiko Morris, WSJ , 22 Jan. 2019",
"The ground rent will be based on a new appraisal conducted in 2021, the company said. \u2014 Keiko Morris, WSJ , 22 Jan. 2019",
"Unlike many 99-year leases, Brookfield won\u2019t pay annual ground rent . \u2014 Peter Grant, WSJ , 3 Aug. 2018"
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"Acreage targets are not arbitrary but are based on historic burn intervals recorded in the growth ring of old trees. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Acreage targets are not arbitrary but are based on historic burn intervals recorded in the growth ring of old trees. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Acreage targets are not arbitrary but are based on historic burn intervals recorded in the growth ring of old trees. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Acreage targets are not arbitrary but are based on historic burn intervals recorded in the growth ring of old trees. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Acreage targets are not arbitrary but are based on historic burn intervals recorded in the growth ring of old trees. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Baked on a spit-like rotisserie, Baumkuchen is a round German cake with golden circular lines resembling a tree's growth ring (see image at the top of this story). \u2014 Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN , 5 Dec. 2021",
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"For a groupie like me, skiing in the Ruka system was like trotting onto the field at Fenway. \u2014 Stuart Stevens, Outside Online , 11 Dec. 2019",
"One groupie is Elisa Hz, a 49-year-old college administrator. \u2014 Nancy Keates, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Don\u2019t Let This Flop, Spanos and Dickson also discuss the resurgence of the One Direction and 5 Seconds of Summer groupie communities, with special guest, music writer and columnist Larisha Paul, weighing in on the early days of both fandoms. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 15 Dec. 2021",
"The video of Zeke being taken into custody has already hit social media, thanks to the groupie . \u2014 Kyesha Jennings, Vulture , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Schmidt is somewhat of a groupie but commands the OR like a boss. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
"Famous gets a blow job from a teenage groupie at the venue after the big brawl. \u2014 Kyesha Jennings, Vulture , 29 Aug. 2021",
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"Pamela Des Barres\u2019s breathlessly lewd memoir of her years as a groupie should come with a cover-up when taken to the beach. \u2014 The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic , 12 Aug. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Norwegian Sun was transitioning to Hubbard Glacier in Alaska when the ship made contact with a growler , the cruise line told ABC News. \u2014 Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News , 28 June 2022",
"This growler keeps 64 ounces of his favorite craft beer close, chilled, and carbonated all day (and has a lockable dispenser tap), while an Aeropress acts as a coffee maker on the go. \u2014 Malia Griggs, SELF , 21 May 2022",
"In one of the attacks, the Molotov cocktail, which was made with a glass growler purchased from a Goodwill, didn't explode. \u2014 Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The event includes a mini-brewery tour, tasting and brewmaster talk with flight of beers, and a growler to fill. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The beer is a taproom exclusive, but Ploetz plans to add growler fills and bottles for carryout. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Dec. 2021",
"But the last thing your friend needs is another growler \u2014their closet\u2019s probably full of them. \u2014 Outside Online , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Or consider some chic backyard picnic supplies, like a personalized rattan tote, wine and cheese backpack, steel or copper growler , acrylic glasses and linen napkins, all with monograms available. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Oct. 2021",
"The brewery has a small canning line to package the Milwaukee brews in 16-ounce cans, and will offer 32-ounce crowlers and 64-ounce growler fills, and 12-ounce cans from the Amherst brewery. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Oct. 2021"
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"I get grouchy when I'm tired.",
"a lack of sleep would make anyone grouchy",
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"This could lessen the odds of grouchy people complaining about long airport lines, or relieve the extra stress of passengers running to their gates. \u2014 cleveland , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Chayefsky, like many others in the 1960s and 1970s, was grouchy about the increasingly democratic nature of television, remembering the Fifties, when networks used to air plays by the likes of Horton Foote, Gore Vidal, and, um, Paddy Chayefsky. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 5 May 2020",
"Her 12th book follows grouchy and loving diabetic grandmother Loretha Curry and her group of 60-something friends together grappling with aging, relationships and loss. \u2014 Kiley Reid, Time , 25 Mar. 2020",
"Price\u2019s public persona during his four seasons with the Sox ranged from indifferent to grouchy with only occasional smiles. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 5 Feb. 2020",
"So the day ended, just shy of midnight, with grouchy lawmakers and weary staff (and journalists) preparing to return at 10 a.m. Friday morning for the historic vote. \u2014 Annah Aschbrenner, USA TODAY , 13 Dec. 2019",
"Oscar was also a hit, albeit in his own grouchy way. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Dec. 2019",
"His Romford accent thrilled grouchy Lee Marvin, and his horse-racing jokes disarmed the queen into a smile of genuine happiness. \u2014 The Economist , 21 Nov. 2019",
"An uncomfortable bed can lead to all sorts of plights\u2014from back pain, to restless nights, to grouchy mornings. \u2014 Isabelle Kagan, USA TODAY , 2 Nov. 2019"
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"I could hear a dog growling behind me.",
"My stomach's been growling all morning.",
"\u201cWhat do you want",
"He's always growling about the government.",
"Noun",
"The dog gave a menacing growl .",
"He answered my question with a growl .",
"We could hear a growl of thunder in the distance.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Birch Aquarium is selling the naming rights to its Little Blue Penguins for $50,000 apiece to help underwrite a habitat for the seabirds, which tirelessly growl , squawk, screech and peep. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The result is beef that\u2019s tender without going mealy, its long, willowy fibers holding on to broth and spices that growl like chili but come back to a happier place with high aromatics like the red side of the spice cabinet. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Dear Miss Manners: While waiting in line at a restaurant, my stomach began to growl . \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
"Sensing the commotion and chaos, Aries began to hiss and growl . \u2014 Brett Steenbarger, Forbes , 20 May 2021",
"Both times, Brandon continues to defend his family\u2019s values, or as Sheldon would growl , the Code. \u2014 Leah Marilla Thomas, refinery29.com , 10 May 2021",
"Jackie may not growl though, and instead, have a blank expression across her face. \u2014 Cathy M. Rosenthal, ExpressNews.com , 6 Nov. 2020",
"Dogs, or something like them, growl in the shadows. \u2014 Alex Kane, USA TODAY , 30 Oct. 2020",
"But once Bluestein started working from home, Dottie began to growl at passersby. \u2014 Maura Judkis, Washington Post , 24 Aug. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The powerplant is relatively quiet, and its temperament is subdued \u2013 a continuous reassuring growl only notes its existence as the engine stays on the lower side of the tachometer. \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"And alt-country mystery man Orville Peck flitered his hearty, clear growl and smooth, heavy vibrato through a fringed mask. \u2014 Marc Hirsh, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
"Although not the quickest, this volume Tundra model feels quick enough, producing a pleasantly throaty\u2014if synthesized\u2014 growl while surfing a 479-lb-ft wave of torque that peaks at just 2400 rpm. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Still, even when Bale\u2019s low growl was almost unintelligible, this characterization was a tour de force. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Oct. 2019",
"This cub doesn't know it yet, but one day, his little roar will turn into a powerful growl . \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022",
"When a tornado touched down Tuesday night in Arabi, La., the growl of the twister and swirl of flying debris didn\u2019t last more than 15 seconds. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Loud sounds in air\u2014the growl of thunder or crash of a falling tree\u2014would have been powerful enough to penetrate the skull and stimulate the inner ear. \u2014 David George Haskell, Wired , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Promising hints of that emerge here, but not yet enough to turn up the dramatic tension beyond a low growl . \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 6 Feb. 2022"
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"He hit a ground ball to the shortstop.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Morris gave up a leadoff single to Bench on an 0-2 pitch but had a chance to escape the first after consecutive ground ball outs sent Bench to third. \u2014 Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online , 22 June 2022",
"The Reds\u2019 infield defense allowed five ground ball singles on Tuesday, continuing a recent troublesome stretch for the team. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 22 June 2022",
"Brieske was in control from the beginning, opening the game with a 10-pitch first inning, getting three ground ball outs. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
"Halligan retired 20 straight batters after Stroud\u2019s homer, a stretch that included nine strikeouts, eight fly ball outs and three ground ball outs. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
"While Bello still gets plenty of strikeouts, hitters fare poorly when making contact, with the righthander\u2019s 62.5 percent ground ball rate ranking first in the league and sixth across all of the minors. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"Every single ground ball counts, every single goal counts. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 11 May 2022",
"Gausman struck out 227 batters in 192 innings for the Giants, and also ranked 26th among all pitchers in ground ball outs. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 18 Mar. 2022",
"After a mound visit from Bianco, DeLucia escaped by inducing a first-pitch ground ball from Brady Slavens. \u2014 Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online , 24 June 2022"
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"definitions":{
": a fee or charge for a ship to anchor in a port":[]
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"She was honored for her groundbreaking work in nuclear physics.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Liu said his performance in the groundbreaking film allowed his childhood dream to be realized. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 22 June 2022",
"Earlier this year, Gibbard curated Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono, a tribute album honoring the groundbreaking artist. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone , 11 May 2022",
"And more recently, a Netherlands court reached a groundbreaking decision mandating Shell to reduce its global worldwide emissions by 45% by 2030 from 2019 levels. \u2014 Pooja Salhotra, CNN , 9 Apr. 2022",
"The groundbreaking feminist artist Judy Chicago is something of an art polymath. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The Cal State system added caste to its anti-discrimination policy in a groundbreaking decision. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Their desire to have a normal family life played a role in their groundbreaking decision. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 9 Aug. 2021",
"Southlake Carroll five-star quarterback Quinn Ewers will have a chance to earn seven figures straight out of high school after making a groundbreaking decision that could impact the future of prep football in Texas. \u2014 Greg Riddle, Dallas News , 2 Aug. 2021",
"The groundbreaking artist known best as Sabyn has always known of his aunt Dolly Parton. \u2014 Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com , 2 Aug. 2021"
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"I could hear a dog growling behind me.",
"My stomach's been growling all morning.",
"\u201cWhat do you want",
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"Noun",
"The dog gave a menacing growl .",
"He answered my question with a growl .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Birch Aquarium is selling the naming rights to its Little Blue Penguins for $50,000 apiece to help underwrite a habitat for the seabirds, which tirelessly growl , squawk, screech and peep. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The result is beef that\u2019s tender without going mealy, its long, willowy fibers holding on to broth and spices that growl like chili but come back to a happier place with high aromatics like the red side of the spice cabinet. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Dear Miss Manners: While waiting in line at a restaurant, my stomach began to growl . \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
"Sensing the commotion and chaos, Aries began to hiss and growl . \u2014 Brett Steenbarger, Forbes , 20 May 2021",
"Both times, Brandon continues to defend his family\u2019s values, or as Sheldon would growl , the Code. \u2014 Leah Marilla Thomas, refinery29.com , 10 May 2021",
"Jackie may not growl though, and instead, have a blank expression across her face. \u2014 Cathy M. Rosenthal, ExpressNews.com , 6 Nov. 2020",
"Dogs, or something like them, growl in the shadows. \u2014 Alex Kane, USA TODAY , 30 Oct. 2020",
"But once Bluestein started working from home, Dottie began to growl at passersby. \u2014 Maura Judkis, Washington Post , 24 Aug. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The powerplant is relatively quiet, and its temperament is subdued \u2013 a continuous reassuring growl only notes its existence as the engine stays on the lower side of the tachometer. \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"And alt-country mystery man Orville Peck flitered his hearty, clear growl and smooth, heavy vibrato through a fringed mask. \u2014 Marc Hirsh, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
"Although not the quickest, this volume Tundra model feels quick enough, producing a pleasantly throaty\u2014if synthesized\u2014 growl while surfing a 479-lb-ft wave of torque that peaks at just 2400 rpm. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Still, even when Bale\u2019s low growl was almost unintelligible, this characterization was a tour de force. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Oct. 2019",
"This cub doesn't know it yet, but one day, his little roar will turn into a powerful growl . \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022",
"When a tornado touched down Tuesday night in Arabi, La., the growl of the twister and swirl of flying debris didn\u2019t last more than 15 seconds. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Loud sounds in air\u2014the growl of thunder or crash of a falling tree\u2014would have been powerful enough to penetrate the skull and stimulate the inner ear. \u2014 David George Haskell, Wired , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Promising hints of that emerge here, but not yet enough to turn up the dramatic tension beyond a low growl . \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 6 Feb. 2022"
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"\u2014 Matt Roush , TV Guide , 7 Mar. 1998",
"He [Frank Zappa] wrote something not too long ago called \"Valley Girls\" (his teen-aged daughter, whose name is something like Moon Child, is one of the singers). It highlighted a teen-age subculture in California with the result that it has spread east and transformed the vocabularies of my daughter and her friends. Now, I'm told, thanks in large part to Zappa, Jennifer's conversation is littered with things like \" grody to the max \" and \"geek.\"",
"\u2014 Don Nunes , Washington Post , 23 Mar. 1983"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Second baseman Nick Madrigal is on the IL with a groin injury. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 25 June 2022",
"Galloway also missed five games during Big Ten season with a groin injury. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 14 June 2022",
"Ward also missed opening day because of a groin injury and sat out a few games because of a hamstring injury in mid-May. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022",
"Tyler Herro returned from a three-game absence because of a groin injury, but went scoreless in seven minutes. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, Hartford Courant , 30 May 2022",
"Tyler Herro, who was named sixth man of the year, was dealing with a groin injury. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 30 May 2022",
"Tyler Herro got clearance to play from his groin injury before Sunday\u2019s game and played seven uneventful minutes in the second quarter. \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 29 May 2022",
"Kyle Lowry has all but disappeared offensively since returning from a hamstring injury and reigning Sixth Man of the Year Tyler Herro has missed the past two games with a groin injury. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"Tyler Herro also didn\u2019t play the final eight minutes of the fourth quarter because of a groin injury. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 23 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Leadoff man Cedric Mullins reached on a bunt single, stole second, went to third on a groundout and scored on a wild pitch. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
"Haase singled to open the third and advanced to second on a groundout . \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
"The Diamondbacks, who batted around in the inning with the boost of two intentional walks, scored another run on a groundout when second baseman Matt Reynolds bobbled the ball with the infield drawn in. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
"Gabe Starks came in for Tygart and got Marcus Brown on a groundout to third baseman Cayden Wallace, who made a diving stop. \u2014 Bob Holt, Arkansas Online , 6 June 2022",
"Taylor induced a groundout by Zarate on his first pitch to preserve a 4-0 lead. \u2014 Matt Jones, Arkansas Online , 11 June 2022",
"Fluharty then induced a groundout to first and a strikeout to send it to the 12th. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 5 June 2022",
"Browning induced a groundout with the bases loaded to keep St. Henry\u2019s deficit at two. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 30 May 2022",
"But Ruiz induced an infield groundout for the final out. \u2014 Terry Monahan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 May 2022"
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"She stopped to pick up some groceries for supper.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Police just escorted a group people who were somewhere in the crime scene away from the scene to a local grocery store. \u2014 Alyssa Vega, BostonGlobe.com , 5 July 2022",
"McKellips and Gatlin bought drinks and snacks at a grocery store. \u2014 New York Times , 4 July 2022",
"Using a packet of taco seasoning is a great way to get more bang for your buck at the grocery store. \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 3 July 2022",
"In a metro Atlanta grocery store last week, an AJC shopper paid $5.87 for a pound of hot dogs, $6.64 for a pound of ground beef and $19.61 for two pounds of baby back ribs. \u2014 Mandi Albright, ajc , 3 July 2022",
"Inflation was low, wages were high, infant formula was on the grocery store shelves and gas was cheap. \u2014 Kyle Morris, Fox News , 3 July 2022",
"The grocery store flower scene has emerged over the past 30 years or so, says Becky Roberts, director of floral at the IFPA. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 2 July 2022",
"The parent speaks to the AI driving system and tells the AI to take them to the grocery store. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
"In May, the Labor Department reported that grocery store prices rose 11.9% over the past year, and at restaurants and fast-food locations outside the home, prices were up 7.4% over the same period. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 2 July 2022"
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"Ask your local grocer if he sells organic fruits and vegetables.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The stablemates could soon be pitted against each other as online grocer Oda expands into Germany while Autostore seeks to power Germany\u2019s retail giants. \u2014 Iain Martin, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"That\u2019s how much senior food editor Christina Chaey loves this online grocer . \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 May 2022",
"Yiannas, who previously ran the food safety program for Walmart, the nation\u2019s largest grocer , told The Washington Post. \u2014 Kimberly Kindy And Laura Reiley, Anchorage Daily News , 25 May 2022",
"The whole experience is meant to feel like a visit to the corner grocer , and there is evidence this kind of approach helps people live healthier lives. \u2014 David D. Haynes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 May 2022",
"The huge spike in its valuation was prompted by emerging news over the weekend that Morrisons had become a takeover target for CD&R, potentially sparking a bidding war for the grocer . \u2014 Mark Faithfull, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
"Third, companies may also consider if their intraorganizational or operational features already signal a liberal political ideology (for example, a grocer known for organic, fair-trade goods) and communicate policies consistent with that ideology. \u2014 Isabella Bunosso, Scientific American , 27 May 2022",
"Which major grocer in Northeast Ohio was returning to the days of no plastic shopping bags. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Schaller & Weber, a New York City German grocer , is celebrating Oktoberfest by hosting a pop-up in its open-air garden through October featuring German and Austrian cuisine, and beers on tap. \u2014 Morgan Hines, USA TODAY , 29 Sep. 2021"
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"Second baseman Nick Madrigal is on the IL with a groin injury. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 25 June 2022",
"Galloway also missed five games during Big Ten season with a groin injury. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 14 June 2022",
"Ward also missed opening day because of a groin injury and sat out a few games because of a hamstring injury in mid-May. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022",
"Tyler Herro returned from a three-game absence because of a groin injury, but went scoreless in seven minutes. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, Hartford Courant , 30 May 2022",
"Tyler Herro, who was named sixth man of the year, was dealing with a groin injury. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 30 May 2022",
"Tyler Herro got clearance to play from his groin injury before Sunday\u2019s game and played seven uneventful minutes in the second quarter. \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 29 May 2022",
"Kyle Lowry has all but disappeared offensively since returning from a hamstring injury and reigning Sixth Man of the Year Tyler Herro has missed the past two games with a groin injury. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
"Tyler Herro also didn\u2019t play the final eight minutes of the fourth quarter because of a groin injury. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 23 May 2022"
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"the play's dialogue featured all of the groaners that seem to be de rigueur for any dysfunctional-family drama",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The premise for this TV One comedy is a groaner : A woman who followed in the footsteps of her mother and had a child at 16 will go to silly lengths to keep her 16-year-old daughter from doing the same. \u2014 Dawn Burkes, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Scott performs on the track like a bizarro Young Thug, incapable of wringing any enthusiasm out of his voice, and delivers some egregious groaner punchlines, while Drake continues to burrow into narcissism. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 20 Oct. 2021",
"The rest of them head up and over the train, save for Maggie, who ends up with a leg in the grasp of a groaner . \u2014 Richard Rys, Vulture , 15 Aug. 2021",
"At a convenience store mobbed with zombies, Gabe finds a sad sight on the roof \u2014 two more corpses locked in eternal embrace, and a groaner tied up nearby. \u2014 Richard Rys, Vulture , 14 Mar. 2021",
"This remake of the cruise takes place on a paddleboard and doesn\u2019t scrimp on the groaners . \u2014 Hugo Mart\u00edn, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2020",
"No presidential campaign is spared its awkward moments: overlong hugs from supporters, groaners about the Iowa weather, white lies about the caliber of the local cuisine. \u2014 Matt Flegenheimer, New York Times , 1 Feb. 2020",
"Both of their roles rely on interaction with Magic Kingdom guests and on groaner -level dad jokes. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 6 Nov. 2019",
"That line, by the way, is a groaner , one of a couple provided by the usually outstanding Taylor Sheridan, who returns as screenwriter. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral , 28 June 2018"
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"He's wild now, but he'll grow out of it."
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": any of certain Madagascan birds (family Coraciidae) of terrestrial and crepuscular habits frequenting forests and feeding on insects, worms, or other small invertebrates":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ask your primary care doctor or check with your insurance provider for information on local group therapy services. \u2014 Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
"There, people get access to treatment and medication, group therapy and individual counseling. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Still, he was required to attend individual and group therapy sessions, was barred from talking to the media and could only travel within a limited area. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"Still, he was required to attend individual and group therapy sessions, was barred from talking to the media and could only travel within a limited area. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"Still, he was required to attend individual and group therapy sessions, was barred from talking to the media and could only travel within a limited area. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2022",
"Still, he was required to attend individual and group therapy sessions, was barred from talking to the media and could only travel within a limited area. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"Still, he was required to attend individual and group therapy sessions, was barred from talking to the media and could only travel within a limited area. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, ajc , 1 June 2022",
"Support groups and group therapy also can be great options for people who want to feel connected to others during their recovery. \u2014 Claire Spinner, The Arizona Republic , 24 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Aimed straight at the groundlings , this rousing drinking song is pure silly fun, with Sir Toby Belch (Shuler Hensley) and the gang trading late-night insults. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2020",
"His creations scared the crap out of groundlings and aristocrats alike, including the Queen of Denmark and the Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Meiningen. \u2014 James Marcus, The New Yorker , 29 Oct. 2019",
"Those onstage, like Feste and Puck before them, mocked their patrons, played to the groundlings , but spoke honestly of broader uncertainties. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 3 Oct. 2019",
"This collision of classes is an old promise of the theatre, all the way back to Shakespeare\u2019s Globe, where the court and the groundlings watched the same actors perform the same play\u2014while also watching each other. \u2014 Helen Lewis, The Atlantic , 30 Aug. 2019",
"Goslings and ducklings are baby birds, but a groundling is an uncritical or unrefined person (too poor to pay for a seat in Renaissance theaters) and a changeling is a child exchanged by fairies, or any kind of replacement of inferior value. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 June 2018",
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"When a Google engineer claimed earlier this month that a company chatbot had become sentient, some artificial intelligence experts couldn\u2019t help but groan . \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
"Some pundits are simply perma-bears that moan and groan about how the market will collapse taking you and civilization with it. \u2014 Clem Chambers, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Staffers routinely groan about Youngkin\u2019s early business hours. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Older fans of the franchise may groan upon hearing the mention of Gen Z idealists, and Garcia understands that skepticism. \u2014 Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Feb. 2022",
"After the comment was made, attendees in the chambers began to boo and groan at the comment, as Biden paused for a brief moment and continued his address. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Winslow couldn\u2019t help but groan when told Nurkic had let the bear out of the bag. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Techno-prophets of the 20th century envisioned a future free of bodies, and especially bodies that groan under the weight of social baggage\u2014female bodies, Black bodies. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The Afghan children \u2014 mostly girls \u2014 share their favorite pop songs on a book club playlist and collectively groan whenever someone\u2019s older relative comments off camera. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Feb. 2022"
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"Another groundbreaker at this biennale is Sonia Boyce as the first black woman to represent Great Britain. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Several described Cardenas, one of the victims, as a groundbreaker who paved the way for women and people of color in the industry. \u2014 Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Abloh was considered a groundbreaker for Black fashion designers, according to fashion industry insiders. \u2014 Kasim Kabbara, ABC News , 29 Nov. 2021",
"James Petrakis wine before the Ravenous Pig was even a thing, before his own Courtesy Bar became a groundbreaker for the city\u2019s craft cocktail scene. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Navratilova won the Wimbledon singles title at 34 in 1990 and continued to win doubles championships until 2006, becoming a groundbreaker in longevity. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2021",
"Many, many important difficult issues found their way to television thanks to Lear, a true groundbreaker . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2021",
"But without her mother\u2019s influence, Smith might not be a baseball pioneer right now, a groundbreaker just months after Kim Ng was named general manager of the Miami Marlins, becoming the first woman in Major League Baseball to hold the title. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Mar. 2021",
"Kaplan is embracing the challenges that come with being a groundbreaker . \u2014 Matt Wyatt, San Antonio Express-News , 25 Feb. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Any longer and people may end up more groggy and less productive. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 8 May 2022",
"But the still- groggy coach issued a warning the morning after Georgia\u2019s title-game win that staying on top would not come easily. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Waking up during slow-wave sleep, which makes up the majority of your 1.5- to 2-hour sleep cycles, can leave you feeling groggy the next day. \u2014 Amanda Macmillan, Outside Online , 30 Dec. 2014",
"Down the road from Srebrenica, a Bosnian Serb coal miner answered the door in the late afternoon, a bit groggy . \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Road weary and groggy , the Cavs reached deep into their energy reserves Monday night and beat the Charlotte Hornets, 113-110, finishing with a 3-2 record on the trip. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 1 Nov. 2021",
"Daily arguments, typically starting in the groggy early mornings, about the importance of getting up and getting to school, often prove entirely fruitless for parents. \u2014 John Duffy, CNN , 23 Aug. 2021",
"Anecdotally, medication leaves me feeling unpleasantly groggy in the morning and does little for the quality of my writing. \u2014 Simon Hill, Wired , 21 Aug. 2021",
"Maybe London traders are feeling a bit groggy this morning. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 30 June 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wally Seaver died in 2013, but the tournament has continued to grow , peaking at more than 150 teams in 2021 and raising $8,000-$10,000 annually for ALS awareness and research. \u2014 Brendan Kurie, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"Over the past few years, the Santa Clara prospect has continued to grow taller and develop an NBA-ready body. \u2014 Nick Crain, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"Since Los Angeles County reported its first case of monkeypox earlier this month, along with cases in Sacramento, which reported the state\u2019s first, and in San Francisco and San Diego, the number of cases has continued to grow across the state. \u2014 Jonah Valdezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"The net continued to grow as the American economy stratified. \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
"Thailand\u2019s deputy government spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek said on Tuesday that local revenue from foreign film projects has continued to grow in recent years, reaching an average of about $100 million (3.5 billion baht) per year from 2017-2021. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
"Head counts at companies with fewer than 50 employees declined in three of the past four months, according to ADP payroll data, even as employment at larger firms continued to grow . \u2014 Ruth Simon, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Still, Chad and Amy continued to grow their family, and second daughter Avery was born in June, 2016. \u2014 Diane Herbst, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"The Pipeline Fire, which began Sunday morning just north of Flagstaff, continued to grow and prompted additional evacuations and an emergency declaration as of Monday. \u2014 Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022"
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