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{
"Mascouten":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": peoria":[],
": potawatomi":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u0259\u02c8sk\u00fct\u1d4an",
"ma\u02c8-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120428",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Mass Observation":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an originally and chiefly British method of ascertaining public opinion and public sentiment by study of diaries and subjective writings, private comments, and interviews on general subjects, in combination with quantitative surveys and polls":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194906",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Massagetae":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an ancient IndoEuropean people of Russian Turkestan":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"m\u0259\u02c8saj\u0259\u02cct\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014514",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"Massanutten Mountain":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"ridge in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northern Virginia":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccma-s\u0259-\u02c8n\u0259-t\u1d4an"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093813",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Massine":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"L\u00e9onide 1896\u20131979 originally Leonid Fedorovich Miassin American (Russian-born) dancer and choreographer":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"ma-\u02c8s\u0113n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131042",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Massinger":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Philip 1583\u20131640 English dramatist":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ma-s\u1d4an-j\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022356",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Massive, Mount":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"mountain 14,421 feet (4396 meters) high in the Sawatch Range of central Colorado north of Mount Elbert":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ma-siv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182818",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Massys":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Quentin circa 1466\u20131530 Flemish painter":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u00e4-\u02ccs\u012bs"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115047",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Masticophis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a common genus of harmless New World snakes (family Colubridae) comprising the whip snakes and related forms":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from mastic- (irregular from Greek mastig-, mastix whip) + -ophis":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccmast\u0259\u02c8k\u014df-",
"ma\u02c8stik\u0259f\u0259\u0307s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120932",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mascot":{
"antonyms":[
"hoodoo",
"jinx"
],
"definitions":{
": a person, animal, or object adopted by a group as a symbolic figure especially to bring them good luck":[
"the team had a mountain lion as their mascot"
]
},
"examples":[
"The team had a mountain lion as their mascot .",
"she wears a mascot made of ebony and silver on a chain around her neck",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Baroudeur is another term for warrior, which is Wayne State's mascot . \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 22 June 2022",
"The turtle was a mascot for the team this year who lost their coach Charlie Lembo this season to cancer. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
"The dragon was the school's mascot and the hat was given to good students as a reward. \u2014 Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
"The Irish Wolfhound is the official mascot for the Irish Guards and marching in today's #PlatinumJubilee. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
"Mickey Mouse has been the mascot for Disney going back to the days of, well, Walt himself. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
"The Cadbury bunny is the brand's mascot and frequently features in television ads as a rabbit that clucks like a chicken. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s right, the large duck dressed as a sailor who hails from the Slug Queen Capital of the World down south is the best college basketball mascot . \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Feb. 2022",
"All things considered, the Journal notes, Bing Dwen Dwen is a rather successful mascot , especially compared to those of Games past. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 14 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French mascotte , from Occitan mascoto , from masco witch, from Medieval Latin masca":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ma-\u02ccsk\u00e4t",
"\u02c8mas-\u02cck\u00e4t",
"-k\u0259t",
"also -sk\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"amulet",
"charm",
"fetish",
"fetich",
"mojo",
"periapt",
"phylactery",
"talisman"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175900",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"masculine":{
"antonyms":[
"unmanly",
"unmasculine"
],
"definitions":{
": a male person":[],
": a noun, pronoun, adjective, or inflectional form or class of the masculine gender":[],
": having or occurring in a stressed final syllable":[
"masculine rhyme"
],
": having qualities appropriate to or usually associated with a man":[
"a masculine voice"
],
": having the final chord occurring on a strong beat":[
"masculine cadence"
],
": male":[
"masculine members of the choir"
],
": of, relating to, or constituting the gender that ordinarily includes most words or grammatical forms referring to males":[
"masculine nouns"
],
": the masculine gender":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The living room is decorated in a more masculine style than the bedroom.",
"\u201cHe\u201d is a pronoun of the masculine gender.",
"The masculine form of the Spanish adjective \u201clinda\u201d is \u201clindo.\u201d",
"Noun",
"The masculine of the Spanish adjective \u201clinda\u201d is \u201clindo.\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The kid is obsessed with fashioning a hyper- masculine identity, performing a kind of uneasy swagger. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
"Reviewers say that this is a dynamic, masculine , and strong scent that\u2019s perfect for everyday use. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"In a hyper- masculine hip-hop scene, Thug refused to play by traditional gender rules. \u2014 Kate Brumback, ajc , 10 May 2022",
"In a hyper- masculine hip-hop scene, Thug refused to play by traditional gender rules. \u2014 Staff And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
"The citrus and woody notes of bergamot, clary sage, and patchouli are herbaceous, masculine , and bright enough to set the night on fire and spark your inner wild side. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 23 Jan. 2022",
"The warm, masculine scent features sparkling tones of ginger and bergamot atop woody vetiver accords. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Skilled at creating spaces that feel masculine and easy, Neal Beckstedt describes his style as warm modernism. \u2014 The Editors Of Elle Decor, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
"The music was different, too: softer and less archetypally masculine , with acoustic guitar and lilting riffs on piano, strings, and horns. \u2014 Peter C. Baker, The New Yorker , 15 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Bradfield also worked on Mr. Bubble, a diaphanous, pink, masculine -presenting figure with skinny arms that graced boxes and bottles of the bubble bath. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Without the classic masculine accessory, Chastain is wearing a simple black halter shirtdress. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 15 June 2022",
"The handy aerosol formula is scented with the brand\u2019s signature masculine fragrance, a warm and heady mix of oud, patchouli, and cedarwood. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"The constant message is, like, \u2018This is what\u2019s masculine . \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Fragrances are, at their core, genderless, though spicy, smokey or foresty scents are thought to skew masculine while feminine scents are represented by sweets, and aldehydic and powdery florals. \u2014 Jamila Stewart, Essence , 13 May 2022",
"With its sturdy pine construction and solid base, this dresser has a masculine feel that can anchor any room. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 9 May 2022",
"The packaging for Anthony\u2019s high-performance eye cream could not look slicker or more masculine . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Apart from the late icon Jenni Rivera, these genres have been traditionally male-led and hyper- masculine . \u2014 Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone , 25 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English masculin , from Latin masculinus , from masculus , noun, male, diminutive of mas male":"Adjective and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ma-sky\u0259-l\u0259n",
"\u02c8mas-ky\u0259-l\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"male",
"manlike",
"manly",
"mannish",
"man-size",
"man-sized",
"virile"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052924",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"masculine cadence":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a musical cadence in which the final chord falls on a strong beat \u2014 compare feminine cadence":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1854, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061906",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"masculine caesura":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a caesura that follows a stressed or long syllable":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002022",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"masculine ending":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a grammatical ending or a suffix marking masculine forms":[],
": masculine cadence":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095448",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"masculineness":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being masculine":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-l\u0259\u0307n(n)\u0259\u0307s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044601",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"masculinity":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the quality or nature of the male sex : the quality, state, or degree of being masculine or manly":[
"challenging traditional notions about masculinity and femininity",
"\u2026 a style which alternates between a polished grace and blunt masculinity .",
"\u2014 Stuart Keate",
"The man controlling his environment is today the prevailing American image of masculinity .",
"\u2014 Susan Faludi"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1613, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccmas-ky\u0259-\u02c8lin-\u0259t-\u0113",
"\u02ccma-sky\u0259-\u02c8li-n\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132649",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mash":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a mixture of ground feeds for livestock":[],
": a soft pulpy mass":[],
": crush , smash":[
"mash a finger"
],
": crush sense 1":[],
": crushed malt or grain meal steeped and stirred in hot water to produce wort":[],
": mashed potatoes":[],
": to flirt with or seek the affection of":[],
": to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure":[],
": to subject (a substance, such as crushed malt) to the action of water with heating and stirring in preparing wort":[],
"mobile army surgical hospital":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
"1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1870, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1877, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English mash- , from Old English m\u0101x- ; akin to Middle High German meisch mash":"Noun",
"perhaps from mash entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mash"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175038",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"masher":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a man who makes passes at women":[],
": one that mashes":[
"a potato masher"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1591, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1875, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ma-sh\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035202",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mask":{
"antonyms":[
"camouflage",
"cloak",
"disguise",
"dress up"
],
"definitions":{
": a comparable device or a covering (as of polypropylene fiber or cotton fabric) to prevent inhalation of dangerous substances or to prevent the inhalation or dispersal of exhaled infectious material (such as bacteria or viruses) \u2014 see also face mask , gas mask , procedure mask , surgical mask":[],
": a cosmetic preparation for the skin of the face that produces a tightening effect as it dries":[],
": a cover or partial cover for the face used for disguise":[],
": a device usually covering the mouth and nose to facilitate delivery of a gas (such as a general anesthetic) \u2014 see also oxygen mask":[],
": a figure of a head worn on the stage in antiquity to identify the character and project the voice":[],
": a grotesque false face worn at carnivals or in rituals":[],
": a pattern of opaque material used to shield selected areas of a surface (as of a semiconductor) in deposition or etching (as in producing an integrated circuit) \u2014 see also photomask":[],
": a person wearing a mask : masker":[],
": a protective covering for the face or part of the face":[
"The hockey puck struck the goalie's mask .",
"a snorkel mask"
],
": a sculptured face or a copy of a face made by means of a mold":[],
": a translucent or opaque screen to cover part of the sensitive surface in taking or printing a photograph":[],
": an area (such as the one around the eyes) of an animal's face that is distinguished by usually darker coloring":[],
": an often grotesque carved head or face used as an ornament (as on a keystone)":[],
": something that conceals from view":[],
": something that serves to conceal or disguise : pretense , cloak":[
"aware of the masks , facades and defenses people erect to protect themselves",
"\u2014 Kenneth Keniston"
],
": the head or face of an animal (such as a fox or dog)":[],
": to conceal (something) from view":[
"mask a gun battery",
"The entrance was masked by shrubs and flowers."
],
": to cover (something) for protection":[
"Painters frequently use tape to mask \u2026 adjacent surfaces such as walls or trim.",
"\u2014 Gwen Bruno"
],
": to cover (the face or part of the face) with or as if with a mask":[
"The low hood masked her eyes.",
"The leader masked his face with a scarf, her mother says, but she recognized the raspy voice of their neighbor \u2026",
"\u2014 National Geographic"
],
": to disguise one's true character or intentions":[],
": to hide or conceal (something, such as one's motives or feelings)":[
"The excuse masked his real purpose.",
"\u2026 a practiced yet futile attempt to mask embarrassment or anger with a smile \u2026",
"\u2014 David Remnick"
],
": to make (something) indistinct or imperceptible":[
"masks undesirable flavors",
"mask the smell with a scented candle",
"[Dr. Joseph] Murray cautioned that people who go gluten-free to ease stomach problems may end up masking the symptoms of underlying conditions such as Crohn's disease, an immune disorder that affects the digestive tract.",
"\u2014 Kiera Butler"
],
": to modify the size or shape of (something, such as a photograph) by means of an opaque border":[],
": to provide or conceal (someone or something) with a mask: such as":[],
": to put on a mask : to cover the face with a mask":[
"As workplaces reopen, employees must mask and wash hands frequently.",
"\u2014 Robert A. Weinstein and Cory Franklin",
"\u2014 often used with up On a recent weekend, we masked up and went for a bicycle ride in Tokyo. \u2014 Motoko Rich and Noriko Hayashi"
],
": to take part in a masquerade":[],
"\u2014 see also ski mask":[
"The hockey puck struck the goalie's mask .",
"a snorkel mask"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Everyone wore costumes and masks to the dance.",
"Doctors wear surgical masks in the operating room.",
"Verb",
"The house was masked by trees.",
"They tried to mask their real purpose.",
"She tried using perfume to mask the bad odor.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Last year, as the response to the COVID-19 pandemic became highly partisan, mask and vaccine mandates became political battlegrounds. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
"She was last seen on surveillance footage wearing a blue denim jacket, black shirt with a pink design in front, white jeans, black and white tennis shoes, a black COVID mask , and a possible yoga mat carrier on her shoulders, the statement said. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"In some of the burglaries, the thief wore a Halloween mask and jacket with camouflage print, West said. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Armstrong was last seen wearing a blue denim jacket, black shirt with a pink design on the chest, white jeans, black and white tennis shoes, a black mask , and a possible yoga mat carrier. \u2014 Fox News , 15 June 2022",
"Other key finds include a bronze sacrificial altar, a giant bronze mask , and a bronze statue with a human head and a snake\u2019s body. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022",
"Weinstein was wheeled into court by deputies on Friday morning, wearing a blue mask and a brown jail jumpsuit. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 10 June 2022",
"When shooting the original 1978 film, production designer Tommy Lee Wallace picked up two masks from a Hollywood Boulevard magic shop: a clown mask and William Shatner as Captain Kirk in Star Trek. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
"Armstrong was last seen on surveillance video wearing a blue denim jacket, black shirt with a pink design on the chest, white jeans, black and white tennis shoes, a black COVID mask , and a possible yoga mat carrier on her shoulders. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The original clock and 60-foot tempietto (that, once upon a time, was used to mask an unseemly water tower) have been painstakingly recreated from archival photographs. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
"These bacteria are coated with chains of sugars, or polysaccharides, that help mask them to our immune systems. \u2014 Michael Nedelman, CNN , 20 May 2022",
"Grass and nonnative shrubs and trees help to mask the fact that the area is part of the Mojave Desert. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"In a series of brilliant books, Michel Foucault argued that the language of modern science was used to mask the exercise of power. \u2014 Francis Fukuyama, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Savile's popularity among the royals and other prominent figures help mask his true nature. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Directed by Halina Reijn, the movie is a classic whodunit murder mystery told with Gen Z upspeak that playfully skewers the ways the language of therapy and woke ideology can be used to mask petty selfishness and oblivious privilege. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Under the new guidelines, most Americans in most of the country can now go mask free. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Western officials say that in recent years hackers backed by the Russian state have used false-flag tactics to mask their motives and prevent any attempt to identify the perpetrators of cyberattacks. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1539, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2":"Verb",
"circa 1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French masque , from Old Italian maschera":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mask"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for mask Verb disguise , cloak , mask mean to alter the dress or appearance of so as to conceal the identity or true nature. disguise implies a change in appearance or behavior that misleads by presenting a different apparent identity. disguised herself as a peasant cloak suggests a means of hiding a movement or an intention. cloaked their maneuvers in secrecy mask suggests some often obvious means of hiding or disguising something. smiling to mask his discontent",
"synonyms":[
"vizard"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002658",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"masquerade":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a costume for wear at such a gathering":[],
": a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes":[],
": an action or appearance that is mere disguise or show":[],
": to assume the appearance of something one is not":[],
": to take part in a masquerade":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She could not keep up the masquerade any longer.",
"although she was deeply bored, she maintained a masquerade of polite interest as her guest droned on",
"Verb",
"He was masquerading under a false name.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Anti-fatness is often a more socially acceptable masquerade for anti-Blackness. \u2014 Ashley Andreou, Scientific American , 26 May 2022",
"One through line is the carnival tradition, which recurs, chameleon-like, in everything from a eighteenth-century landscape of Dutch Suriname to a crowded village masquerade painted by the mid-century Ha\u00eftian artist S\u00e9n\u00e8que Obin. \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 4 May 2022",
"Wally Westmore\u2019s makeups and Nellie Manley\u2019s hair supervision are all important in making the spectator accept the masquerade and, at the proper moments, in keeping the audience guessing. \u2014 Jack Moffitt, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
"The masquerade will benefit the Center\u2019s youth programs, including the Sunburst Youth Housing Project. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022",
"His masquerade also reveals unexpected lines of kinship. \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Wynne, who has done legitimate business in the Eastern Bloc, trading in scientific machinery, is persuaded to fly to Moscow, to establish an overt professional link with Penkovsky and, under that masquerade , to bring back sensitive information. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 15 Mar. 2021",
"Sophie Beckett, the daughter of an earl who is disdainfully treated as a servant by her stepmother, sneaks out to Lady Bridgerton's famed masquerade ball. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Mar. 2022",
"And the part of that campaign that the intelligence community missed was Russia's use of social media masquerade accounts masquerading as Americans to sow divisions. \u2014 CBS News , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This chewy beauty is as light as a Pinot Noir, and could even masquerade as a Grenache. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"Gujarat state has a long history of immigration to the United States, a trend that has only intensified during the pandemic, creating brisk demand for smuggling enterprises that masquerade as travel agencies. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Barrel transfers in the dead of night from one vessel to another allowed Iran to masquerade under different flags, selling its oil to keen Asian buyers without catching the eye of Western monitors. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
"What is camp, however, is the production\u2019s decision to put an Oscar winner in 200 pounds of prosthetics to masquerade as a midwestern murdering mom. \u2014 Michael Appler, Variety , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Prize will be a private, invitation-only distillers masquerade ball at Aviator Event Center and Pub on Saturday, Nov. 19, with music, food and drinks. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The trailer introduces audiences to some of the 16 men who intend to woo Nicole through courting gestures and an assortment of activities, from ballroom dancing to carriage rides and masquerade balls. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"This far dwarfs the temporary construction jobs and scant, low-to-moderate paying positions as jailers or staff that are created and masquerade as COVID relief. \u2014 Morgan Simon, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"In our conspiracy-laden times, where outright lies can masquerade as the truth even when facts smack them in the face, 5G gets a lot of attention. \u2014 Eric Griffith, PCMAG , 18 Jan. 2022"
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"\u02ccma-sk\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101d"
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"facade",
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"Middle English, from Old English m\u00e6sse , modification of Vulgar Latin *messa , literally, dismissal at the end of a religious service, from Late Latin missa , from Latin, feminine of missus , past participle of mittere to send":"Noun"
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"\u2014 F. E. Hill",
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"\u2014 F. D. Roosevelt",
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"\u2014 Eugene Dennis"
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},
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Television emerged as a mass medium during the 1950s, just in time to help fuel early Cold War hysteria. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 9 June 2022",
"Once a technological curiosity known to a few, podcasting is becoming a mass medium thanks in part to the audience that discovered them during the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Jonathan Berr, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021",
"With its teen-warrior heroine and gory mashup of Greek mythology, Roman entertainment and modern mass media , the book caught fire, so to speak, with the trilogy selling some 100 million copies in 54 languages. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 19 May 2020",
"Even in an age of mass media and digital outreach, U.S. presidents are estimated to shake hands with some 65,000 people a year. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 11 May 2020",
"For Brown, the Holzer refers to mass media and fine art, evoking both modern technology and ancient burial practices. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2020",
"The problem is that the British past offers no clear guidance about what to do if a prime minister falls ill in an age of mass media . \u2014 Luke Reader, The Conversation , 7 Apr. 2020",
"But the youngest actors have the haziest relationship with AIDS, informed by the mass media of their childhood. \u2014 Joshua Barone, New York Times , 25 Oct. 2019",
"The notion of governments being suspicious of a messianic personality -- and the effects of modern mass media -- add intriguing wrinkles to the series. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 30 Dec. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mass customization is all about creating a mass number of products that are all different, tailored specifically for each individual customer. \u2014 John Clemons, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is reminding consumers of their right to a refund given the mass number of cancellations because of COVID-19. \u2014 Hope Karnopp, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Somehow, the mass number of people upgrading to Big Sur on Thursday seems to have caused the servers at ocsp.apple.com to become overloaded but not fall over completely. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 16 Nov. 2020",
"But the city's unrest continues to stem from the horrifying footage of Blake's shooting and the mass number of unarmed Black men who have been the target of police violence. \u2014 refinery29.com , 26 Aug. 2020",
"Venues that can house mass numbers of patients, such as a sports stadium in Nigeria, are being identified, Stephen said. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Apr. 2020",
"Luckily, these Zoom calls have been spared from the mass number of spammers attacking such video classes with racist and anti-Semitic writings. \u2014 Elle Weber, cleveland , 4 Apr. 2020",
"Some venues have already decided to close altogether because of the mass number of cancellations and postponements. \u2014 Stephanie Cain, Fortune , 19 Mar. 2020",
"Here are tips to get refunds The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is reminding consumers of their right to a refund given the mass number of cancellations because of COVID-19. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 Mar. 2020"
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"\u02ccmas-pr\u0259-\u02c8d\u00fcs"
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"mow (down)",
"slaughter"
],
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": a wholesale slaughter of animals":[
"Residents engaged in a citywide cat massacre ."
],
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"the author's massacre of traditional federalist presuppositions",
"\u2014 R. G. McCloskey",
"the Puritan massacre of statues and pictures",
"\u2014 Robert Hughes"
],
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"words were misspelled and syntax massacred",
"\u2014 Bice Clemow"
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"witnessed the massacre of a boatload of refugees"
],
": to kill by massacre":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The game turned out to be a complete massacre .",
"the infamous massacre of more than 200 Sioux at Wounded Knee, South Dakota",
"Verb",
"Hundreds have been massacred in the uprising.",
"The other team really massacred us on Saturday.",
"He really massacred that song.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"During Monday's episode, Hostin also contrasted the ruling to the Supreme Court's recent expansion of gun rights in the wake of several mass shootings, including the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas last month. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 27 June 2022",
"Biden's signature comes one month and one day after a massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, prompted nationwide calls for gun reform. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"The reformist era witnessed its fair share of fiascos, including the 1989 massacre at Tiananmen Square and the long-term disaster of the one-child policy. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
"The shooting also came on the eve of Friday's seventh anniversary of a massacre at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina in 2015, when a white supremacist gunned down nine Black parishioners during a Bible study. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
"Federal prosecutors brought hate-crimes charges against the man accused of killing 10 people in a racist massacre at a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket. \u2014 WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"The attack at Tops, and an even more deadly massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, has already impacted both policy and politics nationally and in New York. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"Burrow's comments come just weeks after the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 students and two teachers dead. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
"The massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, has led to a shift in parenting as mass shootings persist in places once assumed to be safe yet federal action to prevent future attacks stalls. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The soldiers \u2014 veterans now \u2014 were overrun by more heavily armed Bosnian Serb forces led by Gen. Ratko Mladic who went on to massacre 8,000 Muslim men and boys in July 1995, in a bloodbath that an international war crimes tribunal labeled genocide. \u2014 Mike Corder, ajc , 18 June 2022",
"Security failures allowed the shooter to massacre 19 students and two teachers, school safety experts say. \u2014 Collin Binkley And Kantele Franko, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
"When soldiers are transporting him, Trudy Smith (Regina King) and Cherokee Bill (LaKeith Stanfield) storm the train, bust Buck out and massacre almost all the troops on board. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 22 Oct. 2021",
"This shooter used more than a dozen assault weapons to massacre 60 people and wound more than 400 others. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"When soldiers are transporting him, Trudy Smith (Regina King) and Cherokee Bill (LaKeith Stanfield) storm the train, bust Buck out and massacre almost all the troops on board. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 22 Oct. 2021",
"A day after a white gunman was suspected of traveling across New York state to massacre Black shoppers in what is being investigated as a racist hate crime, the community reeled Sunday from a mix of raw, sometimes contradictory, reactions. \u2014 Nolan D. Mccaskill, Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022",
"When soldiers are transporting him, Trudy Smith (Regina King) and Cherokee Bill (LaKeith Stanfield) storm the train, bust Buck out and massacre almost all the troops on board. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 22 Oct. 2021",
"When soldiers are transporting him, Trudy Smith (Regina King) and Cherokee Bill (LaKeith Stanfield) storm the train, bust Buck out and massacre almost all the troops on board. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 22 Oct. 2021"
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"circa 1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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},
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"\u02c8ma-si-k\u0259r",
"\u02c8ma-s\u0259-k\u0259r"
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"butchery",
"carnage",
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"verb"
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],
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": to treat flatteringly : blandish":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She gave him a neck massage .",
"using massage to help relax",
"Verb",
"She massaged her leg until the numbness was gone.",
"a candidate who knows that you have to massage the voters if you want to get elected",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The master level on the third floor has a spa-like master bathroom, complete with heated seating in the steam shower, a private massage and body scrub table, and a wall of windows to catch the sunset over the water. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
"Owners also have access to resort-style amenities that include a residents\u2019 club, fitness center, steam showers and massage suite, pool, spa, fire pit tables and natural gas grills. \u2014 Brenda Richardson, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"That intent was not shared by the plaintiffs, according to them, though Watson's attorneys have said three of the encounters were consensual and initiated by the women after the massage . \u2014 Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
"Choose from the following: 20 minute sauna session, five minute ice bath or cold shower, massage , 20 minute foam roller Stretching, or 30 minute walk and meditation. \u2014 Bobby Maximus, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
"After several women said the quarterback had harassed or assaulted them during massage appointments, two grand juries in Texas declined to criminally charge the football star, who later reached settlements in 20 of the 24 cases against him. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"Stone and agave massages, cupping, sound therapy, and even a wine and massage combination make up just a few of the options offered. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 20 June 2022",
"The seats, equipped with heating, ventilation, and massage , provide the perfect blend of comfort and support for long drives. \u2014 Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica , 17 June 2022",
"If the more active offerings seem intense, a spa massage or a poolside glass of Stellenbosch ros\u00e9 are always options, too. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"There\u2019s no need to massage the product onto your skin, and no effort or time spent working up a lather. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Just be sure to massage your scalp, with your finger tips not your nails, for at least a minute before rinsing. \u2014 Andrea Jordan, Good Housekeeping , 17 June 2022",
"Apply it directly to your dry skin, and massage it onto your face using large circular motions. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Apply it all over the face and gently massage it with the rose quartz gua sha to de-puff and plump up tired skin, release the buildup of tension and tightness and improve circulation. \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Apply a pea-sized amount of product under your eyes and gently massage for two to three minutes for optimal results. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
"Economic impact studies are famously easy to massage in order to tell a story. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 Feb. 2022",
"For best results apply to damp or wet skin, and massage in circles. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 8 Apr. 2021",
"Not everyone has someone to massage their feet or the time to get one done professionally. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 6 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Following publication of Fox News' first report on the massage parlor , Joe Veenstra, a lawyer representing Asian Sunny Massage, said the company runs a legitimate business and operates in accordance with all state and local regulations. \u2014 Joe Schoffstall, Fox News , 27 May 2021",
"As dusk fell Thursday night, daughter and father stood outside the massage parlor , watching a small candlelight vigil honoring the dead. \u2014 Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2021",
"The company owns Thermae-yu, a bath and spa in a Tokyo red-light district that features a massage parlor , a pub and all-night service. \u2014 Suryatapa Bhattacharya, WSJ , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The sailors passed empty shops catering to Russian and Turkish tourists who once flocked here, a tiny market, a hookah bar, an Eastern Europe restaurant, a massage parlor . \u2014 WSJ , 18 Dec. 2021",
"An agent behind a massage parlor that has paid Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., thousands of dollars for rent has a previous tie to prostitution, according to public records. \u2014 Joe Schoffstall, Fox News , 27 May 2021",
"Wright labors to make this genre mash-up dazzling when Ellie fantasizes a massage parlor that was formerly the Rialto nightclub. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 29 Oct. 2021",
"At a recent City Council meeting, Law Director Michael R. Gareau Jr. discussed the arrest of a massage parlor employee for prostitution and the subsequent closing of the local business. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 25 Aug. 2021",
"On the same block, near Cheshire Bridge Road, there is another massage parlor , a tattoo shop and a strip club. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2021"
],
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},
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"\u2014 Library Journal"
]
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"first_known_use":{
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"Last year, 42 percent of American adults used some type of alternative care\u2014herbal therapy, chiropractic, acupuncture, massage therapy or any of a number of other methods not taught in medical school, according to a nationwide telephone survey \u2026",
"\u2014 Jane E. Brody"
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},
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"The Anne with an E actress, 19, was diagnosed with breast cancer in June after finding a lump in her chest and has spent the following months managing her treatment, from weeks of intensive chemotherapy to undergoing a double mastectomy in November. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 20 Dec. 2021",
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"Lee, who just four weeks ago underwent a hysterectomy after seven years post-double mastectomy in her battle against breast cancer, wore a custom gown by Ukranian designer Anait Mkrtchian. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"Yund is a first-generation college student who graduated with a bachelor of science in sports business from Northern Kentucky University in 2008 and received her master 's in sports administration and an MBA from Ohio University in 2011. \u2014 Sara Tidwell, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
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"For an air of calm seclusion in a Pacific Northwest house, almost everything in the master bedroom is hushed. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 23 June 2022",
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"The open concept has coffered ceilings downstairs and vaulted ceilings in the upstairs master bedroom suite, with two closets and a massive spa-like bathroom. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 19 May 2022",
"That beachside feel is especially evident in the master bedroom , though, which opens out onto a balcony and boasts both dual dressing rooms and bathrooms. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 17 May 2022",
"The marble tub in the master bedroom is a popular spot for shooting videos. \u2014 Lynsey Weatherspoon/redux For Cnn, CNN , 7 May 2022",
"The master bedroom suite on the main level includes a sitting room with a fireplace, master bath with a separate soaking tub and walk-in shower and tons of closet space. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The master bedroom suite has a sitting room, a walk-in closet and a marble and travertine bathroom with a soaking tub. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Dec. 2021",
"The house has seven bedrooms and eight full baths, including a first-floor luxury-style master bedroom suite with a spa bath. \u2014 Randy Tucker, The Enquirer , 28 Dec. 2021"
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"Take the irony of Democrats putting forward Rep. Adam Schiff to argue the case that Jan. 6 all unfolded according to Mr. Trump\u2019s master plan . \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"In addition to a new terminal, the airport\u2019s new master plan , completed last year, calls for lots of new parking at the airport, including on the Sheraton site. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
"This column has obtained a copy of the outline of Fisher\u2019s master plan . \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Out of this swirl, a popular favorite emerged: Daniel Libeskind\u2019s master plan , four shardlike skyscrapers spiraling around a commemorative void, the whole arrangement tricked out with numerology (a 1,776-foot tower) and sunray axes. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 31 Aug. 2021",
"The park\u2019s master plan also calls for walking and biking trails, a library, a hotel, a community of 300 new homes and some commercial space. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Aug. 2021",
"This, presumably, is all part of Kevin Feige\u2019s master plan . \u2014 Angela Watercutter, Wired , 14 July 2021",
"There\u2019s a lot of new in historic Fair Park: New vision, new leadership, new master plan . \u2014 Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News , 9 July 2021"
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"His crust is masterful , with an uneven barrage of bubbles and burn marks, layered with a thick bed of melted cheese. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 25 May 2022",
"Carmichael is masterful at disguising punch lines in a thought so as not to interrupt its flow. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Now, the quantity of videos, testimonies and other material is often polluted with disinformation, which Russians especially are masterful at propagating, and investigators have to sort though all of it. \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Adapted from the classic Patricia Highsmith novel, this masterful thriller follows a chameleonic conman named Tom Ripley (Matt Damon), whose obsession with a wealthy playboy and his wife (Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow) spirals into darkness. \u2014 Lucia Tonelli, Town & Country , 31 May 2022",
"It\u2019s a masterful balance of tones, and a marvel of a comedy special. \u2014 Washington Post Staff, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"And after a masterful showing during the bonus golf, Justin Thomas is a major champion again. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"Dee Rees is one of cinema's most masterful voices, with works like Pariah and Bessie demanding attention. \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 May 2022",
"An Oglethorpe University signee, Tosh put on a masterful display on goal with 11 saves in the second half and 13 total for the game. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 13 May 2022"
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"The 34-year-old guard capped a masterful Finals performance with 34 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists en route to becoming one of the easiest choices for MVP ever. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
"One Night in Miami\u2026, in which the civil rights leader was played by Kingsley Ben-Adir with a masterful performance. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 19 May 2022",
"Vocalist Alli Logout ties it all together with a masterful performance, raising the verses with a diva\u2019s croon, then razing it all with a pitch-perfect, scream-your-head-off chorus. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 19 May 2022",
"The senior right-hander threw just 73 pitches in a masterful performance. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 17 May 2022",
"And finally Highlights from Clayton Kershaw\u2019s masterful performance. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Neither was Darius Garland\u2019s masterful performance. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Skating to the music of Elton John, Chen put on a masterful performance that included a quad flip and triple toe loop, a quad flip, and a triple axel. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Aided by his partnership with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, FDR proved masterful in rallying an isolationist country ravaged by the Depression\u2014offering profound insights for our divided present. \u2014 Samantha Power, Vulture , 15 Jan. 2021"
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"Filled with powerhouse turns, the sprawling drama reveals the 32-year-old writer-director to be a masterly filmmaker whose voice is one to be reckoned with. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 May 2022",
"Ehrman follows up his masterly history of concepts of the afterlife with one about narratives in which a living soul\u2014like Dante led by Virgil\u2014is given a tour of what awaits us after death. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"Although his sharp eye and accurate ear capture a place, its people and a time in a masterly way, his work goes far beyond regionalism. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Orchestrated for maximum emotional impact, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky\u2019s virtual address to Congress on Wednesday was a masterly demonstration not only of statecraft, but also of stagecraft. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
"This is Chico Marx level humor, and the kind of line the masterly Mr. Mosley uses to calibrate the mood. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
"For the Times, Carl Zimmer has written his obit, in masterly fashion. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Hofstadter gives a masterly account of the early republic\u2019s fierce debates about the virtues and flaws of partisanship. \u2014 Michael Kazin, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Whether scrutinizing Lamb\u2019s masterly achievements in prose or covering his vibrant social schedule or his tender relations with Mary, Mr. Wilson delves deep, casts wide and keeps his reader engrossed in what is a candid yet sympathetic study. \u2014 Malcolm Forbes, WSJ , 20 Jan. 2022"
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"Defense attorneys have argued Vigil Mejia was a mastermind behind the killings, and was now trying to pin the blame on others to reduce his own time behind bars. \u2014 Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"The renowned Italian Architect Piero Lissoni (who also is the Art Director of Sanlorenzo) is the mastermind behind this installation. \u2014 Nel-olivia Waga, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Dale Bryant, Casey's former attorney, told Newsweek via email that Vicky was likely the mastermind behind the escape. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 12 May 2022",
"With the Astros clinging to a 2-0 lead, again Rodriguez was in the batter\u2019s box with two outs and Young on second and Carlos Beltran, who later was ruled to have been the mastermind behind the 2017 Astros\u2019 cheating system, on first. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The Endgame starred Baccarin as a criminal mastermind named Elena who orchestrates bank heists throughout New York City, with FBI agent Val Turner (Ryan Michelle Bath\u00e9) on her heels. \u2014 Andrea Towers, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
"In Breaking Bad, the bottle stopper appears less prominently yet more impactfully when criminal mastermind and fired chicken mogul Gus Fring poisons a bottle of tequila in an effort to kill the head of the cartel who once killed his dear friend Max. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Abdul-Mateen is the heart of the movie, the calm negotiator in contrast to Gyllenhaal\u2019s unpredictable, trigger-happy criminal mastermind . \u2014 Eliana Dockterman, Time , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Reeves than elaborated on the Silence of the Lambs-like sequence where Batman seeks the help of another killer mastermind to understand his current prey. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"These people helped mastermind 9-11, for god\u2019s sake. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
"All three firms, Medium Plenty, Terremoto, and Regan Baker Interiors, came together to mastermind this bonus entertaining space, complete with a hot tub, fire pit, and herb garden. \u2014 Amanda Sims Clifford, House Beautiful , 9 June 2022",
"All of the other performances have been in-house productions by the symphony, which has mixed orchestral performances with stand-alone concerts by such pop-music legends as Gladys Knight and Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Oct. 2021",
"The defense memorandum goes on to relitigate the Ecuadorean pursuit of Chevron despite multiple decisions, in this country and several others, that confirm the fraud Donziger helped mastermind . \u2014 Michael I. Krauss, Forbes , 26 Sep. 2021",
"The attraction debuted about a year after Muppets mastermind Jim Henson died and three years before Walt Disney Co. acquired the majority of the Muppets film and television library for $75 million. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 25 Aug. 2021",
"No wonder, then, that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has been forced to break with a number of traditions as the global pandemic forces organizers to mastermind a mega-sporting event unlikely any other. \u2014 Joshua Berlinger, CNN , 22 July 2021",
"India accuses Saeed of helping mastermind the deadly 2008 attacks in Mumbai that killed nearly 170 people at several occasions including the luxury Taj Hotel. \u2014 Zarar Khan, Star Tribune , 4 July 2021",
"The clients called on James Huniford of Huniford Design Studio to mastermind the interiors. \u2014 House Beautiful , 10 June 2021"
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"Bowie, who\u2019d spent several years in a relative commercial wilderness with a series of artier albums, got back to the business of being a superstar, uniting with Chic\u2019s Nile Rodgers for a post-disco masterpiece of MTV-ready pop. \u2014 Al Shipley, SPIN , 25 June 2022",
"Co-creators Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle turned their art project comedy into a masterpiece out of the gate, playing their (fictionalized) teen selves. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 21 June 2022",
"Any life of Casanova has to compete with his memoirs, a masterpiece of reportage. \u2014 Judith Thurman, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"And Sam is a masterpiece with all her talents and foibles. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"Steph Curry produced a 43-point masterpiece Friday to will the Warriors to a 107-97 victory and even the series at 2-2. \u2014 Andrew Torgan, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"Curry pulled off the basketball version of that, willing his team to a must-have win with a 43-point masterpiece . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"The body was a curvaceous-if-sober masterpiece by Carrozzeria Touring of Milan, who sadly went into receivership even before the final 400 GT 2+2 was built. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 6 June 2022",
"Jennifer nudged me toward the ricotta-pistachio gelato, a masterpiece of tang and subtlety. \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022"
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"Verb",
"She mastered French in college.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"At a time full of rewards, including Still recently receiving his master \u2019s in applied psychology at the prestigious University of Pennsylvania, the couple are also expecting their second child together, and his third. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 28 June 2022",
"Hunt went on to earn his master \u2019s degree from Florida State University in 1984 and his law degree from Columbia University Law School in 1989. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
"Later, the puppet (or, more accurately, his master , Robert Smigel) was arrested by Capitol Police and charged with unlawful entry. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"Yund is a first-generation college student who graduated with a bachelor of science in sports business from Northern Kentucky University in 2008 and received her master 's in sports administration and an MBA from Ohio University in 2011. \u2014 Sara Tidwell, The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
"As his master , Kenobi sees this \u2014 not yet realizing it will lead the young Skywalker to the Dark Side, but as a roadblock in his Jedi development. \u2014 Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"Co-founder Julia Cuppy earned her master \u2019s degree in musical theater from San Diego State and was director of education and outreach at La Jolla Playhouse. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"In addition to studying for her master \u2019s and competing for USC\u2019s second consecutive NCAA title, the grad transfer was trying to capitalize on NIL opportunities during her final year of college eligibility. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"Thomas is just starting her professional basketball career and recently earned her master \u2019s degree at Arizona. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
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"Some of the most intriguing whiskey coming out of Beam these days is the work of Freddie Noe (who now holds the title of co- master distiller with his father Fred Noe), specifically his Little Book lineup of blended whiskeys. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 29 May 2022",
"There is a private entrance to the master suite and office, a large guest suite with a bathroom and an ADU with a separate entry on the lower level. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 June 2020",
"The interior features high ceilings, custom millwork, and walnut floors and paneling, and the master suite has his-and-her baths and closets, a sitting area, and a balcony. \u2014 TheWeek , 27 June 2020",
"Is Keaton physically hunky enough to play the master CIA death machine",
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"Many countries have tried to master the complexities of mangrove restoration, with mixed results. \u2014 Annie Proulx, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
"Binoculars are difficult instruments to master , even for adults. \u2014 Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
"Before being introduced to a whistle, dogs should master verbal commands. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
"Project management is an essential task tech leaders have to master . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Politicians are known to master the art of the sound-bite. \u2014 Rajshree Agarwal, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Review by Richard Norton Smith Seeing the horrific disfigurement suffered by soldiers in World War I, a surgeon set out to master the art of reconstructing faces. \u2014 Wsj Books Staff, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
"But Polly had even bigger ambitions, requiring her to master the art of publicity. \u2014 CBS News , 6 Nov. 2021",
"Anyone who wants to get good at the game needs to master the art of catch and release. \u2014 Luke Winkie, Vulture , 30 June 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Biden administration\u2019s decision to undermine potential Russian false-flag operations by making intelligence findings public was a masterstroke . \u2014 William A. Galston, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
"China\u2019s swift and severe lockdown measures looked like a masterstroke early on in the pandemic, with factories up and running again in a matter of weeks. \u2014 Christian Lanng, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"In ten years, Beijing may see this not as a masterstroke but a misadventure. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
"And his signature style \u2014 analog, unhurried, profoundly human \u2014 found its apogee in Boyhood, the 2014 coming-of-age masterstroke that took him 12 years to make. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 20 Mar. 2022",
"That people have not stopped generating literature and ancillary art in response to Wilson and his masterstroke speaks to the sustained relevance of his contributions to pop music and its environs. \u2014 Cecilia Gigliotti, Longreads , 6 Mar. 2022",
"But Trump, in a rhetorical masterstroke , saw an opportunity to twist the term to his own ends. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The switch from the diamond to the ice proved to be a masterstroke . \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Incorporating the extensive network of post offices in India into the core banking system can prove to be a masterstroke . \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 2 Feb. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The only issue here is no stability masterwork and the Omolon origin trait about bonuses in the top half of the magazine won\u2019t trigger at all in Crucible. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Michelle Williams reunites with Portland auteur Kelly Reichardt (First Cow, Wendy & Lucy) on what promises to be another low-key realist masterwork . \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 17 May 2022",
"In 1972, Hungarian man Laszlo Toth took a hammer to the Piet\u00e0, Michelangelo\u2019s sculptural masterwork of Jesus Christ lying in the Virgin Mary\u2019s arms. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
"Martinez\u2019s masterwork coaxes all the senses into play. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Old varnish needed to be stripped away; misguided restorers seeking to improve the masterwork a century earlier had painted over many icons. \u2014 Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
"Le Male is a masterwork in layered scents, caressing your senses with blends of heady botanicals that shift, overlap and give way to one another over time. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"Almost every Lynch film is a mystery to unravel, as is his television masterwork , Twin Peaks. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022",
"Some consider Salomon\u2019s masterwork , housed at the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam, to be the first graphic novel. \u2014 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022"
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"In the classroom and beyond, today\u2019s elites-in-waiting are rewarded for their mastery of academic jargon rather than for saying anything worthwhile or true. \u2014 Nate Hochman, National Review , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Brij Mohan Nath Mishra was born on Feb. 4, 1938, into the seventh generation of a distinguished Kathak family, known as Maharaj for their mastery of the art. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Comparisons with Messi, who, for all his mastery , clearly revels in collaboration, and who was at his best in a Barcelona team that was the epitome of team play, are unfavorable. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 21 Jan. 2022",
"First Bio: Lee, a recent graduate of South St. Paul High, is best known for her mastery of the uneven bars, with a routine considered perhaps the most difficult in the world. \u2014 Rachel Blount, Star Tribune , 16 July 2021",
"There is also the question of the value of truly exceptional food, testament to the mastery or ingenuity of a chef \u2014 is that not worthy of reward",
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"Two recent books investigate the canny mastery of housing politics that has allowed the Hasidic Satmar sect to build thriving, isolated communities in Brooklyn and upstate New York. \u2014 Lina Zeldovich, The New York Review of Books , 9 Feb. 2022",
"There\u2019s beauty in this music\u2014the mix of rock instrumentation and electronics can be stunning, bringing to mind the production mastery of Tame Impala. \u2014 Mark Richardson, WSJ , 18 Oct. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those are just a few examples, as interns have gone on to work in nearly every department, including the masthead . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"Kahn, who is currently the second-highest ranking editor at The Times, will take over this summer, after Baquet's eight-year tenure at the top of the masthead concludes, according to The Times. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Even so, The Times used an illustration of the Pereira complex on the masthead of its classified ads section in Orange County. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The mailer also prominently featured The Oregonian\u2019s banner masthead name, suggesting incorrectly that the news organization\u2019s editorial board had endorsed Read. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
"Wren is listed as a contributing editor on the IM masthead and is a national political correspondent for Politico. \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 5 May 2022",
"With Healey's name wiped from the masthead after internal strife pushed both Donald and his progeny out of the Jensen picture, the roadster's bodywork was stretched without any input from its original creator. \u2014 Benjamin Hunting, Car and Driver , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Major fashion publications have more diverse leadership with Edward Enninful at the top of British Vogue's masthead and Samira Nasr leading Harper's Bazaar. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
"Last week the magazine featured a piece by Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa, recently added to the masthead as a contributing writer. \u2014 Crispin Sartwell, WSJ , 10 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sahlep is a type of flour produced from orchids that provides a smooth velvety finish to the ice cream, while the mastic , a natural gum, adds a unique chewiness. \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Set on gorgeous Chios, Pyrgi is one of the Aegean island's two dozen mastikahoria: villages involved in the cultivation of mastic , historically used to make liqueurs, drinks, foods, and chewing gum. \u2014 Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure , 25 Aug. 2021",
"The pieces are then assembled with lead strips, welded into a frame and covered with mastic , a kind of sealant, for protection. \u2014 Ben Hubbard, New York Times , 16 Oct. 2020",
"The gum monopolies For millennia, mastiha ( mastic ) has been the fame, economic force, and source of identity for Chios and its inhabitants. \u2014 Margarita Gokun Silver, National Geographic , 19 Nov. 2019",
"For an evening drink, head to Chios town\u2019s waterfront to sample a mastic sour at Pura Vida\u2014or try mastic spirit straight. \u2014 Margarita Gokun Silver, National Geographic , 19 Nov. 2019",
"At Kose Kahve try the Turkish Coffee with local mastic and have a mastic cookie to go with it. \u2014 Vogue , 22 May 2019",
"Once all the tiles are installed, allow the mastic to cure at least overnight. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 26 Apr. 2019",
"The mastic imbues a nice piney flavor that pairs well with elements of rose and orange blossom waters. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 20 July 2018"
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"The cows were masticating their food.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The only way to consume the stuff was to shove the entire string in your mouth and masticate the waxy nylon into an unsatisfying granular mass. \u2014 Star Tribune , 30 Apr. 2021",
"And dogs have been known to yap and masticate their displeasure. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Aug. 2020",
"There\u2019s something utterly satisfying about masticating all that fiber manually. \u2014 Jessica Jones, M.s., R.d.n., SELF , 15 Apr. 2020",
"This Omega machine is a cold press masticating juicer, which means the essential vitamins and enzymes are preserved in the process. \u2014 Popular Science , 2 Apr. 2020",
"For archaeologists, the sticky stuff\u2019s longevity can help piece together the lives of ancient peoples who masticated on the chewy tar. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian , 17 Dec. 2019",
"The grass here looks good enough to eat\u2014and indeed there are bushy, red Salers cattle masticating everywhere. \u2014 Stephen Heyman, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 11 Nov. 2019",
"That\u2019s a lot to chew on, and Rushdie masticates it with his usual maximalist exuberance. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Sep. 2019",
"Our teeth and gut weren't designed to masticate and digest real food, no sirree. \u2014 Christine Lennon, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 June 2012"
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"mom-and-pop stores just can't compete with these mastodons of retailing",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Though he was killed by another mastodon , Fred\u2019s body bears witness to this growing presence of humans. \u2014 Peter Brannen, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
"The life of a mastodon , an elephantine creature that roamed across North America 13,000 years ago, has been illuminated by a study of its tusks. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 18 June 2022",
"Indiana made the American mastodon its official fossil earlier year, so now there are four states without a state fossil. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 2 May 2022",
"At Elephant Butte Reservoir in New Mexico, a bachelor party stumbled across a fossilized mastodon skull that is millions of years old. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"The Farmington mastodon was the most complete example ever found in Connecticut. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Six-year-old Julian Gangon discovered a mastodon tooth while taking a walk with his family at the Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve in Rochester Hills, Michigan. \u2014 Rachael Scott, CNN , 8 Oct. 2021",
"For decades, paleontologists, archaeologists and ecologists have been debating about the fate of animals such as the American mastodon and saber-toothed cats. \u2014 Riley Black, Scientific American , 23 Sep. 2021",
"If people were living down there 14,500 years ago, their ancestors probably began their southward trip from Beringia, the region connecting Siberia, Alaska, and the Yukon, well before the Clovis people speared their first American mastodon . \u2014 Ross Andersen, The Atlantic , 7 Sep. 2021"
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"borrowed from New Latin Mastodont-, Mastodon, genus name, Latinization of French mastodonte, vernacular name for the animal, from Greek mast\u00f3s \"breast, nipple\" (probably from a pre-Greek substratal language) + French -odonte -odont ; so named from the nipple-like cusps on the crowns of the molar teeth":""
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"adjective"
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"noun"
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"\u02c8ma-siv"
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"weighty"
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"stars more massive than the sun",
"A massive effort will be required to clean up the debris.",
"You can find a massive amount of information on the Internet.",
"The stunt received massive publicity.",
"a massive collection of baseball cards",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Steve Miller Band has amassed an impressive number of FM radio hits over the years, and the massive crowd at the BMO Harris Pavilion Friday night was clamoring to hear all of them. \u2014 Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
"The former firefighter, who worked on response efforts for the massive and deadly Carr Fire in 2018, says mental health challenges are common for those who work in the industry for a long time. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 18 June 2022",
"But the night the Stanley Cup made its visit, Aug. 17, 1997, the massive crowd celebrated without an incident. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
"Sometimes, lasting changes come through strategic, incremental steps versus one massive change. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Story of design visionary Bruce Mau and his ever-optimistic push for massive change. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2022",
"Videos shared online showed a massive crowd of hundreds near the Metropol Building on Friday night, with lights shining on its facade. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 28 May 2022",
"From boho to disco, the \u201870s decade of massive social change serves up the perfect inspiration for today. \u2014 Damon Johnstun, oregonlive , 26 May 2022",
"Despite the Texas Republican rhetoric that wind and solar are unreliable, Texas has a massive and growing fleet of renewables. \u2014 Ella Nilsen, CNN , 14 June 2022"
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"Is his self-on-self-love more like the science fiction equivalent of masturbation ",
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"Other masturbation techniques to try include using a vibrator. \u2014 Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"Grace and Frankie build a business based on vaginal dryness (treated by Frankie\u2019s yam lube) and the painful relationship between arthritis and masturbation (solved by an ergonomically correct vibrator). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
"And rates of masturbation have increased during the pandemic, according to Susan Milstein, co-author of Human Sexuality: Making Informed Decisions. \u2014 Carolyn Barber, Scientific American , 9 Mar. 2022",
"He was reportedly blacklisted from the Emmys for telling jokes at the 1991 ceremony about masturbation and Pee-wee Herman actor Paul Reubens\u2019s arrest for indecent exposure; the bit was censored for West Coast audiences. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
"He was widely criticized after joking about masturbation at the 1991 Emmy Awards. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022"
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"Both Ramy\u2019s rejection of bin Laden and his masturbatory triumph ultimately matter only to himself, not to the classmates whose minds about him are already made up. \u2014 Roxana Hadadi, Vulture , 8 Sep. 2021",
"Just wait for the next fascist to take office and continue this masturbatory rage ouroboros. \u2014 Megh Wright, Vulture , 19 Jan. 2021",
"However, charity golf tournaments tend to be a woefully inefficient and exceptionally masturbatory way of trying to raise funds. \u2014 Gary Gramling, SI.com , 21 Oct. 2017",
"Alfredo Castro plays a 50-year-old in Caracas who pays young men for their company (and masturbatory inspiration). \u2014 Anita Gates, New York Times , 29 Apr. 2016"
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"Television emerged as a mass medium during the 1950s, just in time to help fuel early Cold War hysteria. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 9 June 2022",
"Once a technological curiosity known to a few, podcasting is becoming a mass medium thanks in part to the audience that discovered them during the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Jonathan Berr, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021",
"With its teen-warrior heroine and gory mashup of Greek mythology, Roman entertainment and modern mass media , the book caught fire, so to speak, with the trilogy selling some 100 million copies in 54 languages. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 19 May 2020",
"Even in an age of mass media and digital outreach, U.S. presidents are estimated to shake hands with some 65,000 people a year. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 11 May 2020",
"For Brown, the Holzer refers to mass media and fine art, evoking both modern technology and ancient burial practices. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2020",
"The problem is that the British past offers no clear guidance about what to do if a prime minister falls ill in an age of mass media . \u2014 Luke Reader, The Conversation , 7 Apr. 2020",
"But the youngest actors have the haziest relationship with AIDS, informed by the mass media of their childhood. \u2014 Joshua Barone, New York Times , 25 Oct. 2019",
"The notion of governments being suspicious of a messianic personality -- and the effects of modern mass media -- add intriguing wrinkles to the series. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 30 Dec. 2019"
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"Speaking from what appeared to be an office, Drueke sent a message to his mother, Lois, mentioning his dog, a mastiff called Diesel, before signing off with a wink. \u2014 Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News , 18 June 2022",
"Overshirts in suede are hand-cut and sewn, processed, and finished, resulting in garments supple as a Neapolitan mastiff \u2019s ear. \u2014 Tom Stubbs, Vogue , 14 June 2022",
"The couple threw a few pairs of underwear in a bag, then loaded Brighton and their other mastiff , Reese, in the truck. \u2014 Outside Online , 3 Dec. 2020",
"The boy, identified by the Parker County Sheriff's Office as Conner Landers, had just gotten off a school bus on Jan. 21 when a black brindle boxer and bull mastiff mixed-breed escaped a fenced yard and attacked him. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Along for the ride is Diamond\u2019s 3-year-old, 170-pound English mastiff . \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Just as there are inherent differences in a mastiff and a chihuahua, our body size and shape will vary too. \u2014 Sarah Schlichter, Outside Online , 28 May 2021",
"Now extinct, the dog is believed to be the foundation for the modern mastiff . \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 Jan. 2022",
"As an animal lover and the devoted owner of an 11-year-old English mastiff , Staff Sgt. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 14 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"From childhood, when a mastoid operation resulted in permanent eardrum damage and hearing loss, she had been fascinated with eyes, watching for cues to amplify what was being said. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
"Then the surgeon will remove any infected mastoid bone or tissue, stitch up the cut, and bandage the wound. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2022",
"According to the Independent, the placement of the cuts suggests the patient had a mastoidectomy\u2014surgery undertaken to treat an infection of the mastoid bones, which are located just behind each ear. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Surgical treatment for the cholesteatoma depends on the extent of the mass and may require removal of some of the mastoid bone. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 7 July 2021",
"But just behind this patient\u2019s ear, nestled into the lower edge of the mastoid bone of the skull, was a big bright cloud of white. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2021",
"Before putting on the headset, a Modius worker used an alcoholic wipe to clean the skin along the mastoid bone behind my ears and then affix an adhesive pad with electrodes. \u2014 Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY , 25 Feb. 2018",
"A doctor said Hoffman had damaged his mastoid bone and required surgery. \u2014 Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star , 15 May 2017",
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"Insets: enlarged images of the cut marks in the left ear, next to the mastoid . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2022",
"But cholesteatoma tends to erode the bony wall (scutum) separating the ear canal from the mastoid , and the scutum was intact on both sides of the woman's skull. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2022",
"A doctor tried to resolve the problem with an operation on the mastoid that left him deaf in one ear. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com , 17 Aug. 2017",
"Part of the rear of the skull called the mastoid bears some telltale otter traits, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles paleontologist Xiaoming Wang and colleagues write, but the first molar\u2014 \u2014 Brian Switek, Smithsonian , 23 Jan. 2017"
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"Copperheads, timber rattlesnakes and eastern massasauga rattlesnakes are the three species of venomous snakes in Pennsylvania, according to the Fish and Boat Commission. \u2014 Jordan Culver, USA TODAY , 19 June 2019",
"The other two species, also part of the pit viper family, are the timber rattlesnake and eastern massasauga . \u2014 Fox News , 19 June 2019",
"Pennsylvania is also home to a smaller venomous rattlesnake called the massasauga , which is rare and found in only a few western counties. \u2014 Jason Nark, Philly.com , 20 June 2018",
"The app includes forms for reporting observations on: Diseased wildlife Tagged fish Mammals such as cougars and feral swine Fish such as sturgeon Birds such as wild turkeys Reptiles and amphibians such as eastern massasauga rattlesnakes. \u2014 Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press , 8 Aug. 2017",
"Jennifer Moore and her research team at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute in Hastings, Michigan, are creating a longer-term data set to examine the implication of the disease on eastern massasauga rattlesnakes. \u2014 Hannah Lang, National Geographic , 12 June 2017"
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"\u02ccma-\u02ccst\u022fi-\u02c8dek-t\u0259-m\u0113",
"\u02ccmas-\u02cct\u022fid-\u02c8ek-t\u0259-m\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to the Independent, the placement of the cuts suggests the patient had a mastoidectomy \u2014surgery undertaken to treat an infection of the mastoid bones, which are located just behind each ear. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022",
"In a radical mastoidectomy , the surgeon will first make a cut behind the ear and then use a bone drill to open access to the middle ear cavity. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"mastoid entry 2 + -ectomy":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1898, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194339"
},
"mastig-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
],
"definitions":{
": whip : flagellum":[
"Mastigo phora",
"Mastig amoeba"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek, whip, scourge, from mastig-, mastix ; perhaps akin to Greek m\u0113nyein to make known, inform, Russian manit' to beckon, entice":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203321"
},
"mass noun":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a noun that denotes a homogeneous substance or a concept without subdivisions and that in English is preceded in indefinite singular constructions by some rather than a or an":[
"\"sand\" and \"water\" are mass nouns"
],
"\u2014 compare count noun":[
"\"sand\" and \"water\" are mass nouns"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1933, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204536"
},
"mast partner":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": wood planking or steel plating around a mast hole in a deck to give support to a mast":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223936"
},
"mastotympanic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or being a bony element bounding the tympanic cavity in the skull of certain reptiles":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6ma(\u02cc)st\u014d+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"mast- + tympanic":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003504"
},
"mastoideosquamous":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": relating to the mastoid and squamous portions of the temporal bone":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"ma\u00a6st\u022fid\u0113\u014d+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"mastoideo- (from New Latin mastoideus ) + squamous":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005232"
},
"massif":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a principal mountain mass":[],
": a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults or flexures and displaced as a unit without internal change":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"ma-\u02c8s\u0113f"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Two hikes will get you to the Roan Highlands, a 20-mile massif part of the Appalachian Bald Mountains. \u2014 Neil Norman, Outside Online , 12 Aug. 2020",
"Climate change is melting the glaciers and permafrost of the Mont Blanc massif , revealing crystals hidden in pockets once covered in snow. \u2014 Simon Akam, Outside Online , 8 June 2021",
"This Instagram-famous lake is especially alluring in the summer, when the sun reflects off its emerald waters, around which rises the impressive Seekofel massif . \u2014 Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The vineyards are on terraced slopes with southern exposure along the Dentelles de Montmirail, the mighty limestone massif . \u2014 Per And Britt Karlsson, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Maestri never mentioned climbing on the west side of the massif , only the east and north sides. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 4 Feb. 2015",
"The grand finale is a heli-ski excursion near the summit of Dufourspitze\u2014the highest peak of the Monte Rosa massif (pictured above) and the highest peak in the Swiss Alps\u2014followed by a 8,500-foot descent down to Zermatt. \u2014 Brigid Mander, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Val Gardena is also a gateway into the famous Sella Ronda circuit, a 40-kilometer lap of the Sella massif taking in some of the most breathtaking scenery in the Dolomites. \u2014 Rob Hodgetts, CNN , 21 Dec. 2021",
"On one such trip, Stewart, accompanied by the Berkeley paleontologist Charles Camp, came upon a towering black massif looming over a bubbling alkaline spring. \u2014 Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from massif , adjective, from Middle French, alteration of Old French massiz":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005857"
}
}
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