dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/old_MW.json
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{
"Old Akkadian":{
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": the Akkadian language exemplified in texts before 1900 b.c.":[]
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"noun"
]
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"Old Bulgarian":{
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": old church slavic":[]
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"1861, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"Old Christmas":{
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": epiphany sense 1":[]
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"1863, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Old Frankish":{
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": old franconian":[]
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"1673, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Old Gooseberry":{
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": old nick":[]
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"Old Nick":{
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"he gave me a look that would scare Old Nick"
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"circa 1643, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8\u014dl(d)-\u02c8nik"
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"Beelzebub",
"devil",
"fiend",
"Lucifer",
"Satan",
"serpent"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"Old Norse":{
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"definitions":{
": the North Germanic language of the Scandinavian peoples prior to about 1350 \u2014 see Indo-European Languages Table":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1833, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Old North French":{
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": the northern dialects of Old French including especially those of Normandy and Picardy":[]
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"Old Norwegian":{
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"definitions":{
": the Norwegian language before the Reformation":[]
},
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"Old Occitan":{
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": the Occitan language as attested in documents from about 1100 to 1500":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1985, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104626",
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"Old One":{
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": old nick":[],
": the creator or chief deity in some Native American religions":[]
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"Old Order Amish":{
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"definitions":{
": a member of the Old Order Amish Mennonite Church adhering strictly to the older forms of worship and attire":[]
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"noun"
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},
"Old Order Brethren":{
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"definitions":{
": yorker brethren":[]
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"plural noun"
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"Old Swedish":{
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"definitions":{
": the Swedish language as exemplified in documents prior to about 1350":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1909, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121624",
"type":[
"noun"
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},
"Oldman":{
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"definitions":{
": boyfriend":[
"\u2026 Kate's friend Carol, who knew about such things because her current old man knew the advertising man at Rolling Stone \u2026",
"\u2014 Cyra McFadden"
],
": father":[
"When he had everybody around him, all of us, all the kids, my old man was in heaven.",
"\u2014 Philip Roth"
],
": husband":[
"\"You see the back of that house with the broken porch rail. Mrs. Danaker lives there. She takes in washin'. Her old man was killed on the railroad.\"",
"\u2014 Jack London"
],
"river in southern Alberta, Canada, that rises in the Rocky Mountains near the border with British Columbia and flows 200 miles (320 kilometers) east to unite with the Bow River, forming the South Saskatchewan River":[]
},
"examples":[
"I've been with my old man for 12 years now.",
"I used to work with your old man ."
],
"first_known_use":{
"1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"\u02c8\u014dld-m\u0259n"
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"synonyms":[
"dad",
"daddy",
"father",
"pa",
"papa",
"poppa",
"pater",
"pop",
"sire"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114054",
"type":[
"geographical name",
"noun"
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},
"old":{
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"young",
"youthful"
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"definitions":{
": advanced in years or age":[
"an old person"
],
": belonging to an early period in the development of a language or literature":[
"Old Persian"
],
": dating from the remote past : ancient":[
"old traditions"
],
": distinguished from an object of the same kind by being of an earlier date":[
"many still used the old name"
],
": experienced":[
"an old trooper speaking of the last war"
],
": former":[
"his old students"
],
": having existed for a specified period of time":[
"a child three years old"
],
": long familiar":[
"same old story",
"good old Joe"
],
": no longer in use : discarded":[
"old rags"
],
": of a grayish or dusty color":[
"old mauve"
],
": of long standing":[
"an old friend"
],
": of, relating to, or originating in a past era":[
"old chronicles record the event"
],
": old or earlier time":[
"\u2014 used in the phrase of old the cavalry of old"
],
": one of a specified age":[
"\u2014 usually used in combination a 3-year- old"
],
": persisting from an earlier time":[
"an old ailment",
"they brought up the same old argument"
],
": showing the characteristics of age":[
"looked old at 20"
],
": showing the effects of time or use : worn , aged":[
"old shoes"
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": tiresome":[
"gets old fast"
]
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"examples":[
"Adjective",
"He's an old man now.",
"We rented an old black-and-white movie.",
"There's an old saying that good fences make good neighbors.",
"a new approach to an old problem",
"She wore a T-shirt and an old pair of jeans.",
"I wish you would stop wearing that dirty old hat!",
"The hotel was old and dingy.",
"the oldest known civilization in the region",
"The house we live in is 50 years old .",
"We went back to visit our old neighborhood.",
"Noun",
"Young and old alike will enjoy the movie.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The 10-year- old , who goes by Ellie, moved from New York City to Manchester, Vt., during the pandemic. \u2014 Ellen Mccarthy, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"Back in the waiting room, still crying, the 2-year- old begged his mom, Lauren Von Allmen, to hold him. \u2014 Caroline Tien, San Antonio Express-News , 1 July 2022",
"Adele is gearing up for her upcoming shows at BST Hyde Park this weekend, and the 34-year- old gave a peek into her prep for the two-day run at the London festival. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 30 June 2022",
"The 54-year- old now has a net worth of $3 billion, which is based on his ownership of 6,906.1 million class A shares in the company. \u2014 Yue Wang, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"Amid his battle with dementia and late-onset Alzheimer's disease, the 83-year- old was placed under a temporary conservatorship in February 2021 that was made permanent that July. \u2014 Amethyst Tate, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
"The 23-year- old is originally from Horlivka in the eastern Donetsk region. \u2014 Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"The 32-year- old isn't a stranger to being candid on social media (which Todd has since blocked her on). \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 30 June 2022",
"But all things considered, the 30-year- old was feeling OK in the aftermath. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The novel is told from the viewpoint of Davy Ross, a lonely 13-year old who is forced to move in with his estranged mother after his grandmother dies. \u2014 USA Today , 20 June 2021",
"There\u2019s a new old on the market: The early aughts are now vintage. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2021",
"Andrea Vallone, a 27-year old who works at a major tech company, started banking on Hinge after hearing about the idea through Kawahata. \u2014 Kaya Yurieff And Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 2 Nov. 2020",
"Tiz the Law, a majestic-looking colt with a striking white blaze covering most of his face, has established himself as the dominant 3-year old of this year and the heavy favorite in Saturday\u2019s Kentucky Derby. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 2 Sep. 2020",
"Joi also testified on behalf of a change in state law that eliminated work permits for 16- and 17-year- olds . \u2014 Gina Barton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 May 2020",
"In 2018, just 25.6% of 16-year- olds were licensed to drive, down from 46.2% in 1983, according to a study by Michael Sivak, managing director of Sivak Applied Research. \u2014 Keith Naughton, Bloomberg.com , 10 May 2020",
"This showed that of the 14-18-year- olds who could read fluently, nearly 30% could not apply these reading skills to understand how to use an Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) based on written instructions on the packet. \u2014 Azeez Gupta, Quartz India , 3 Feb. 2020",
"Three 16-year- olds and a 17-year-old were arrested Wednesday in Cleveland, police spokeswoman Sgt. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 12 Feb. 2020"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English eald ; akin to Old High German alt old, Latin alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, deep":"Adjective and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"for sense 9 usually \u02c8\u014dl",
"\u02c8\u014dld"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for old Adjective old , ancient , venerable , antique , antiquated , archaic , obsolete mean having come into existence or use in the more or less distant past. old may apply to either actual or merely relative length of existence. old houses an old sweater of mine ancient applies to occurrence, existence, or use in or survival from the distant past. ancient accounts of dragons venerable stresses the impressiveness and dignity of great age. the family's venerable patriarch antique applies to what has come down from a former or ancient time. collected antique Chippendale furniture antiquated implies being discredited or outmoded or otherwise inappropriate to the present time. antiquated teaching methods archaic implies having the character or characteristics of a much earlier time. the play used archaic language to convey a sense of period obsolete may apply to something regarded as no longer acceptable or useful even though it is still in existence. a computer that makes earlier models obsolete",
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"aged",
"aging",
"ageing",
"ancient",
"elderly",
"geriatric",
"long-lived",
"older",
"over-the-hill",
"senescent",
"senior",
"unyoung"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111538",
"type":[
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"noun"
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},
"old Adam":{
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": unregenerate human nature":[
"grant that the old Adam in this child may be so buried",
"\u2014 Book of Common Prayer",
"the old Adam in me \u2026 rises and asserts himself",
"\u2014 R. W. Jackson"
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"after the Biblical Adam , the first man and first sinner":""
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"old Ned":{
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"definitions":{
": home-cured hog meat and especially salt pork or bacon":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from Old Ned , nickname for the devil":""
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"-\u02c8ned"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"old age":{
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": of, for, or relating to old people":[
"an old-age home"
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": the fact of being old":[
"She died of old age ."
],
": the time of life when a person is old":[
"He's getting sweeter in his old age ."
]
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"noun"
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"old before one's time":{
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": looking and feeling older than one is":[
"Such experiences make people old before their time ."
]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195853",
"type":[
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"old boy":{
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": a man who is a member of a long-standing and usually influential clique especially in a professional, business, or social sphere":[],
": an alumnus especially of a boys' school":[]
},
"examples":[
"The old boy had some trouble getting up the stairs.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Phoenix Fire Department said a 17-year- old boy is in critical condition after he was submerged under water in a pool in the area of Peoria Avenue and 28th Drive on Saturday. \u2014 Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022",
"Since the drug war began, only three police officers have been imprisoned \u2014 for the murder of a 17-year- old boy . \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
"A half hour before the 59-year-old man was located, a gunman in North Baltimore shot and injured a 17-year- old boy and 19-year-old man. \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 26 May 2022",
"Milwaukee police said the 17-year- old boy had a firearm when he was shot. \u2014 Staff And Wire Reports, cleveland , 16 May 2022",
"The 17-year- old boy who was arrested immediately after the fatal shooting of Seandell Holliday, 16, at The Bean in Millennium Park Saturday night has been charged in connection with Holliday\u2019s death, authorities said. \u2014 Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"Two people, a 28-year-old man and a 17-year- old boy , were killed in separate shootings early Sunday morning. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 May 2022",
"Siderio was shot after the 26-year-old Mendoza and three other undercover officers in an unmarked car attempted to stop him and a 17-year- old boy who were riding their bicycles in the wrong direction on a street, authorities said. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 2 May 2022",
"Police arrested a 17-year- old boy in connection with a deadly shooting during a fight that broke out at a Cinco de Mayo carnival in Anaheim. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112651",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"old boy network":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an informal system in which wealthy men with the same social and educational background help each other":[
"He got his job through the old boy network ."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112902",
"type":[
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},
"old brain":{
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"definitions":{
": archipallium":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115331",
"type":[
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},
"old friend":{
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": a person who has been one's friend for a long time":[
"An old friend came to visit."
]
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"type":[
"noun"
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},
"old girl":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a woman who went to a respected or well-known private school for girls":[
"an Old Girls' reunion"
],
": an old woman":[
"The old girl has some trouble getting up the stairs."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113832",
"type":[
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"old goat":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124140",
"type":[
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"old gold":{
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"definitions":{
": a dark yellow":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"A\u00f1ejo Tequila is old gold in color with slightly coppery flashes. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"Yet since leaving the grind herself, the 51-year- old gold legend who lives in Orlando, has been firmly focused on developing young players and junior golf though her nonprofit, the Annika Foundation. \u2014 Andy Frye, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
"To their astonishment, the box opened to reveal a trove of centuries- old gold coins. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Sep. 2021",
"It was declared incomparable yet compared to everything: old gold , the clear autumn air. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 May 2021",
"The remains of a 3,000-year- old gold mask are among a huge cache of over 500 artifacts found at Sanxingdui, an archaeological site outside Chengdu, the capital of China's Sichuan province. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 27 Mar. 2021",
"The old gold -leafing plant on Love Lane was still a construction site when Scott-Miller started cooking and stockpiling groceries to donate to dozens and then hundreds of families. \u2014 Rebecca Lurye, courant.com , 25 Dec. 2020",
"In 2018, a 2,200-year- old gold coin was uncovered in Egypt. \u2014 James Rogers, Fox News , 8 Oct. 2020",
"Last week, two teenagers volunteering at an archaeological dig in central Israel unearthed hundreds of 1,100-year- old gold coins, reports the Associated Press. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Aug. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1879, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110526",
"type":[
"noun"
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"old guard":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a group of established prestige and influence":[],
": the conservative and especially older members of an organization (such as a political party)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His fellow Fox co-chair Jim Gianopulos guided Paramount Pictures until being replaced by Nickelodeon\u2019s Brian Robbins last year, representing a chink in the old guard \u2019s armor. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
"Wednesday also marked the first time DiVincenzo played against his former team, as the 25-year- old guard was traded to Sacramento in a multi-team deal that landed center Serge Ibaka in Milwaukee. \u2014 Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The 24-year- old guard was known for defensive efforts, along with up and down scoring that once culminated in an NBA 30-point game. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Oct. 2021",
"As Di discusses in her video, the D&D old guard is stereotypically known for tearing apart anything that doesn\u2019t resemble the motifs that have come to exemplify their subculture. \u2014 Laurence Russell, Wired , 3 July 2021",
"This old guard will be easily replaced by coaches willing to embrace NIL access in exchange for eight-figure contracts and golden-parachute buyout packages. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 1 July 2021",
"The old guard is represented by honorary chairs Tom Ford, Adam Mosseri, and Anna Wintour. \u2014 Zoe Haylock, Vulture , 3 May 2021",
"Some traditionalists have been concerned that museums are in the midst of an over correction, showing a preponderance of artists of color while neglecting some of the old guard . \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Yet some Republicans\u2014those of the anti-Trump old guard , and those still hoping to win over the suburban voters who have soured on Trump\u2014are taking avowedly exceptionalist stances. \u2014 Parker Richards, The New Republic , 17 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113132",
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"old guardist":{
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": a member or supporter of a conservative group : diehard":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124215",
"type":[
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"old habits die hard":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110858",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"old hand":{
"antonyms":[
"beginner",
"colt",
"fledgling",
"freshman",
"greenhorn",
"neophyte",
"newbie",
"newcomer",
"novice",
"recruit",
"rookie",
"tenderfoot",
"tyro"
],
"definitions":{
": hand sense 8e":[]
},
"examples":[
"He's an old hand at working on cars.",
"with 25 years on the job, Vinnie was the old hand everyone went to with their problems",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both of them are an old hand at putting together picnics. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Forty years later, his 9-year- old hand prints still visible in a preserved chunk of cement set during the institute\u2019s groundbreaking ceremony, nearly everything about diabetes has changed. \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"Blatchford is an old hand at traditional barbecue, but wanted to offer the same delicious experience to vegans and vegetarians. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Surely, the youthful Sasaki benefited from a wise old hand at catcher. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
"In addition, an old hand at the sport, Herbie Blash, has returned from retirement to act as an advisor. \u2014 Brad Spurgeon, Robb Report , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Chevron is an old hand at exploiting the void in independent news. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 21 Jan. 2022",
"To see an old hand like Clark make sparks with a newcomer like Cooley is to feel how quickly the world spins forward. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Dec. 2021",
"In April, a Highland Park spokesperson said an old hand grenade was found at the bottom of the bluff April 6. \u2014 Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com , 26 Oct. 2021"
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"\u2014 K. C. Constantine"
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"An old maid at six and twenty, Kate arrives in London with her mother, Lady Mary Sharma (Shelley Conn), and younger half-sister Edwina (Charithra Chandran). \u2014 Katie Rife, Rolling Stone , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Higgins also noted that Mary\u2019s fate as an old maid in this alternative universe, portrayed as hideous and sad, is presented as perfectly fine, appropriate and desirable for Annie in the real world. \u2014 Christopher Wilson, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Dec. 2021",
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"His skill at exploiting that new marketplace, says Woolery, could be a crucial weapon that even the the old master can't summon. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 25 Apr. 2022",
"The original kitchen was gutted and turned into a mudroom and walk-in pantry, and the old master bedroom became the new kitchen location. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"Baca is realistic yet sanguine about the end of the old ways of thinking, the old master narratives of history. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"In the film, shot in the early \u201870s, Bogdanovich played a young film director paying respect to an old master , played by John Huston. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 6 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The second valley location takes inspiration from the old style beer halls of Germany and the Czech Republic. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 23 May 2022",
"The old style of leadership was coming to an end, and a new one was being adopted. \u2014 Chris Cebollero, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"But now there\u2019s this resurgence of the old style , as surfers turn back to single-fin longboards, showing the real finesse of nose riding and traditional footwork. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 20 Mar. 2020",
"From 1900 to 1910, old style duplexes and cottages continued to expand throughout the city. \u2014 Erin Caughey, jsonline.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"In photography, everything old is new again, and there is not much older than the tintype, an old style of photograph that creates an image on a thin sheet of metal that has been coated with a dark lacquer or enamel. \u2014 Pat Mcdonogh, The Courier-Journal , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Isaac Newton, for example, marked his birthday as falling on Christmas Day, December 25, 1642 under the old style , but many sources now give it as January 4, 1643 in the new. \u2014 Chad Orzel, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Lager is an old style often made by large brewing companies \u2013 think Budweiser, Miller Lite, Coors. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 27 Aug. 2021",
"Jessica Camerata, a 34-year- old style blogger in Atlanta, is trying to navigate romantic life without alcohol for the first time. \u2014 Sophie Vershbow, Vogue , 22 June 2021"
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"An old wives' tale that keeping raw, unpeeled onions out will keep your family safe from illnesses such as the flu is making the rounds on Facebook. \u2014 Katie Landeck, USA TODAY , 16 June 2020",
"The myth, which is partly based on an old wives' tale that claims that every year on the vernal and autumnal equinox, eggs are able to balance on their ends, appears to have surfaced annually since at least 2012. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Feb. 2020",
"The supposed toxicity of this Christmas classic is nothing more than an old wives' tale , Dr. Wismer says. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 14 Dec. 2018",
"Many doctors perceive the use of cod-liver oil for joint pain as an old wives' tale . \u2014 Houston Chronicle , 1 July 2018",
"When to Go to the Doctor Despite the old wives' tale , cranberry juice will not cure your UTI. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 12 Feb. 2018"
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"In my generation, you were considered an old maid at 25.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An old maid at six and twenty, Kate arrives in London with her mother, Lady Mary Sharma (Shelley Conn), and younger half-sister Edwina (Charithra Chandran). \u2014 Katie Rife, Rolling Stone , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Higgins also noted that Mary\u2019s fate as an old maid in this alternative universe, portrayed as hideous and sad, is presented as perfectly fine, appropriate and desirable for Annie in the real world. \u2014 Christopher Wilson, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Dec. 2021",
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"Going old school in the era of spread offenses is wise, considering the Tigers are uncertain at QB and don\u2019t have a receiver on the roster that\u2019s emerged as an elite pass-catcher. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"When in doubt, says Digital River\u2019s Mr. Cheung, go old school . \u2014 Heidi Mitchell, WSJ , 19 Mar. 2022",
"In a scene old school fans will immediately recognize, the teaser kicks off by recreating the sitcom\u2019s opening credits. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 8 June 2022",
"With a nod to the merrymaking atmosphere of old school Grateful Dead shows, HAYS Fest features more than 40 local art vendors, food vendors and two stages of music and other performing talent such as fire performances and other circus-type acts. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 25 May 2022",
"How about pursuing colleges old school and writing them letters",
"Ruth listening to only old school hip-hop is an obvious example. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 24 Jan. 2022",
"The state funded two contracts \u2014 the first for about $9 million to build portable classrooms at the site so students could go to school while the old school was demolished and replaced. \u2014 Dave Altimari And Andrew Brown, courant.com , 13 Feb. 2022"
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"The 10-year- old , who goes by Ellie, moved from New York City to Manchester, Vt., during the pandemic. \u2014 Ellen Mccarthy, Washington Post , 1 July 2022",
"Back in the waiting room, still crying, the 2-year- old begged his mom, Lauren Von Allmen, to hold him. \u2014 Caroline Tien, San Antonio Express-News , 1 July 2022",
"Adele is gearing up for her upcoming shows at BST Hyde Park this weekend, and the 34-year- old gave a peek into her prep for the two-day run at the London festival. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 30 June 2022",
"The 54-year- old now has a net worth of $3 billion, which is based on his ownership of 6,906.1 million class A shares in the company. \u2014 Yue Wang, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"Amid his battle with dementia and late-onset Alzheimer's disease, the 83-year- old was placed under a temporary conservatorship in February 2021 that was made permanent that July. \u2014 Amethyst Tate, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
"The 23-year- old is originally from Horlivka in the eastern Donetsk region. \u2014 Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"The 32-year- old isn't a stranger to being candid on social media (which Todd has since blocked her on). \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 30 June 2022",
"But all things considered, the 30-year- old was feeling OK in the aftermath. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
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"The novel is told from the viewpoint of Davy Ross, a lonely 13-year old who is forced to move in with his estranged mother after his grandmother dies. \u2014 USA Today , 20 June 2021",
"There\u2019s a new old on the market: The early aughts are now vintage. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2021",
"Andrea Vallone, a 27-year old who works at a major tech company, started banking on Hinge after hearing about the idea through Kawahata. \u2014 Kaya Yurieff And Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 2 Nov. 2020",
"Tiz the Law, a majestic-looking colt with a striking white blaze covering most of his face, has established himself as the dominant 3-year old of this year and the heavy favorite in Saturday\u2019s Kentucky Derby. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 2 Sep. 2020",
"Joi also testified on behalf of a change in state law that eliminated work permits for 16- and 17-year- olds . \u2014 Gina Barton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 May 2020",
"In 2018, just 25.6% of 16-year- olds were licensed to drive, down from 46.2% in 1983, according to a study by Michael Sivak, managing director of Sivak Applied Research. \u2014 Keith Naughton, Bloomberg.com , 10 May 2020",
"This showed that of the 14-18-year- olds who could read fluently, nearly 30% could not apply these reading skills to understand how to use an Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) based on written instructions on the packet. \u2014 Azeez Gupta, Quartz India , 3 Feb. 2020",
"Three 16-year- olds and a 17-year-old were arrested Wednesday in Cleveland, police spokeswoman Sgt. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 12 Feb. 2020"
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"Stalking the herd is easier than stalking the old and wary lone bull, which has been expelled from the flock by the young bloods, or stalking an old bull with an askaria young bull that serves as stooge and bodyguard to the oldster . \u2014 Robert Ruark, Field & Stream , 1 Dec. 2020",
"While Rivers was plotting and plodding his way to victory Sunday, another oldster threw five touchdown passes with his new team. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Oct. 2020",
"The radical difference between the median and the mean means that there are some very, very rich oldsters out there, but Bill Gates and Bruce Springsteen are eligible for Social Security and Medicare simply by virtue of their age. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 10 Feb. 2020",
"Hipsters in groups, oldsters in couples, crowds of post-church patrons on Sundays and, almost always, families with very cheerful children. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 23 Jan. 2020",
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"In a field of oldsters , the 37-year-old stands out. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 5 Dec. 2019",
"Elderly dogs and cats may be too frail to interact safely with a rambunctious puppy or kitten despite the belief some people have that a younger animal may spark some life into the oldster . \u2014 Iris Katz, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 16 Nov. 2019",
"Four tales include a bigot, oldsters who find youth in playing kick the can, a misunderstood boy, and a terrified man on a plane. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2019"
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"Long before the 38-year- old rose to fame in the theater world as Elphaba in the long-running musical Wicked, Vosk worked at a boutique investor relations firm in New York City. \u2014 Michael Gioia, PEOPLE.com , 29 Oct. 2021",
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"In the 1980s, MacKenzie was down in the Mosaic Terrace, there was still some statuary, and old rose bowers and irises were in bloom. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 July 2021",
"The 73-year- old rose from humble beginnings working in garment factories to eventually become a billionaire at the helm of an apparel chain Giordano that spanned across Asia. \u2014 Zinnia Lee, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
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"The 56-year- old rose from the humble roots of an avocado growing family, dropped out of primary school to work in the fields, to become one of the most potent drug lords on the planet. \u2014 Hollie Mckay, Fox News , 23 Dec. 2020"
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"Drake Milligan, a 23-year- old country singer from Fort Worth, Texas, earned yeses from all four judges, as well as a comparison from Mandel to a musical icon. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
"Congratulations to the 20-year- old country singer from Kentucky whose life just changed forever. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 24 May 2022",
"On Sunday night\u2019s finale, HunterGirl indeed made it to the final two contestants \u2014 but at the end of the telecast, host Ryan Seacrest announced the winner was 20-year- old country singer Noah Thompson. \u2014 Emily Yahr, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"The 28-year- old country singer will perform on next month\u2019s Billboard Music Awards, event organizers announced Friday, his first television gig since he was caught on tape last year drunkenly using the N-word in a video published by TMZ. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The 56-year- old country singer looked AM-AZ-ING in a sequin minidress and white knee-high boots. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 19 Apr. 2022",
"On Friday, Billboard revealed the 22-year- old country singer is coming back to the American Idol stage that launched her career \u2014 and introduced her to now-husband Cade Foehner \u2014 as a mentor for the hopeful contestants of Season 20. \u2014 Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Both cathedrals are part of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, whose parishes include many people with recent or ancestral ties to the old country . \u2014 Peter Smith, ajc , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The 54-year- old country artist will sing his own songs, other people's songs, and even make up songs about things happening on set. \u2014 Mark Gray, PEOPLE.com , 12 Dec. 2021"
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"This recipe's an oldie and a favorite in my family.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This is an oldie , not-so-goodie that has been passed down from generations of not only fitness instructors, but also from high school and college sports coaches. \u2014 Shauna Harrison, SELF , 14 June 2022",
"Use salted caramel sauce as an ice cream topping \u2014 an oldie but goodie. \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
"Although experts understood why Elkins might think of Nirvana as an oldie , the commenters went ballistic. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Whittingham was noncommittal there, instead offering an oldie but a goodie, that the best five players will be out there along the offensive line. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Her latest pick for the karaoke-style was an oldie but a goodie that has been sung by other great performers. \u2014 Katherine Tinsley, Good Housekeeping , 18 Feb. 2022",
"This is an oldie but a true gem of an iPhone trick. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 22 Jan. 2022",
"This oldie but goodie boasts 8 benefits in 1 and is available in 5 shades. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Saut\u00e9ed cabbage is another oldie but goodie, caramelized lightly until tender but still with a bite. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Dec. 2021"
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