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2118 lines
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"REIT":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"real estate investment trust":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102226",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation"
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]
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},
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"Reimer-Tiemann reaction":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a reaction for producing phenolic acids from carbon tetrachloride, alkali, and phenols":[],
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": a reaction for producing phenolic aldehydes by the action of chloroform and caustic alkali on phenols":[],
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": either of two similar chemical reactions:":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after Karl Reimer 19th century German chemist and Ferdinand Tiemann \u20201899 German chemist":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u0113\u02ccm\u00e4n-",
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"\u02c8r\u012bm\u0259(r)\u00a6t\u0113m\u0259n-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214536",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Reims":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city in northeastern France east-northeast of Paris population 179,992":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"French \u02c8ra\u207fs",
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"\u02c8r\u0113mz"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114548",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Reinhardt":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Max 1873\u20131943 originally surname Goldmann Austrian theater director":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8r\u012bn-\u02cch\u00e4rt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115146",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Reiter's syndrome":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": reactive arthritis":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1947, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Hans Reiter \u20201969 German physician":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8r\u012bt-\u0259rz-",
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"\u02c8r\u012b-t\u0259rz-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101119",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Reithrodontomys":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of cricetid rodents comprising the harvest mice":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from reithr- (from Greek rheithron that which flows, stream, from rhein to flow) + odont- + -mys":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccr\u012bthr\u0259\u02c8d\u00e4nt\u0259\u02ccmis"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223844",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"reign":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": royal authority : sovereignty":[
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"under the reign of the Stuart kings"
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],
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": the dominion, sway, or influence of one resembling a monarch":[
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"the reign of the Puritan ministers"
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],
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": the time during which someone (such as a sovereign) reigns":[],
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": to be predominant or prevalent":[
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"chaos reigned in the classroom"
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],
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": to exercise authority in the manner of a monarch":[],
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": to hold office as chief of state although possessing little governing power":[
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"in England the sovereign reigns but does not rule"
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],
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": to possess or exercise sovereign power : rule":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"She was a popular ruler throughout her reign .",
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"the reign of Queen Elizabeth",
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"his reign as department chairperson",
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"her reign as team president",
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"his reign as heavyweight boxing champion",
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"the reign of digital technology",
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"Verb",
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"The king reigned in a time of peace and prosperity.",
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"The lion reigns as king of the jungle.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The guitar that ended the reign of \u201880s glam-metal sold for big bucks Sunday. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 22 May 2022",
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"Boston swept Brooklyn in Round 1, then ended Milwaukee\u2019s reign as NBA champions by finishing off a seven-game series win in the other East semi that ended Sunday. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 May 2022",
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"Boston swept Brooklyn in the opening round, then ended Milwaukee\u2019s reign as NBA champions by finishing off a seven-game series win in the other East semi. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, Hartford Courant , 16 May 2022",
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"Verstappen, who races for Red Bull, ended Hamilton\u2019s four-year championship reign last season. \u2014 Sean Gregory, Time , 6 May 2022",
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"As Police Commission president, Caruso did not head the LAPD but, rather, led the panel of five civilians who ended Parks\u2019 reign and helped make Bratton the new chief, a choice ultimately made by Hahn. \u2014 James Raineystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"Just as the Soviets were undone by their loss of the Afghan War, so too was the Romanov monarchy undone by its military defeats in the early 20th century, which ended the three-century reign over Russia. \u2014 Peter Bergen, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"Insecure won as outstanding comedy series for the second year in a row, having ended black-ish\u2019s six-year reign last year. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 26 Feb. 2022",
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"Amy Schneider, who recently ended her historic reign on the show with a 40-game win streak and $1,382,800 in total winnings, gave her stamp of approval to the Second Chance Tournament on Twitter Wednesday. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Kurth will serve as Rey Feo for Fiesta 2023, while McFadden will reign for Fiesta 2024. \u2014 David Dekunder, San Antonio Express-News , 11 May 2022",
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"And which reality show will reign supreme over the others",
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"Blue and orange may reign supreme, especially during basketball and lacrosse seasons, but the area also boasts numerous museums, art galleries, boutique hotels, and farm-to-table menus rivaling some of the best restaurants in the world. \u2014 Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
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"However, thanks to the precision of Jordy Bahl and the power of Jocelyn Alo and Co., to no one\u2019s surprise, the Oklahoma Sooners will reign supreme and capture their sixth national title. \u2014 Usa Today Sports Network, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
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"Sun should reign but as afternoon dew points rise toward moist (palpable humidity) levels of upper 50s to low 60s, a few clouds may enter the picture. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
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"But which of these framerate-boosting techs will reign supreme",
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"The Carlson kicking dynasty will reign on the Plains for one more season, as Auburn will maintain some continuity on special teams heading into Year 2 of the Bryan Harsin era. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"And though fashion week may have come to an end, these two pieces reign strong in my everyday obsessions. \u2014 Alexis Bennett, Vogue , 1 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English regne , from Anglo-French, from Latin regnum , from reg-, rex king \u2014 more at royal":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8r\u0101n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ascendance",
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"ascendence",
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"ascendancy",
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"ascendency",
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"dominance",
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"domination",
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"dominion",
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"hegemony",
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"imperium",
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"predominance",
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"predominancy",
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"preeminence",
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"sovereignty",
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"sovranty",
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"supremacy"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032546",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"reimagine":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Her films reimagine characters borrowed from politics, mythology, geology or science and travel across different dimensions of time and space, addressing the issues of an uncertain future through specific narratives and poetics. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 25 June 2022",
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"Brian Elliott is the executive leader of Future Forum, a consortium launched by Slack to help companies reimagine work in the new digital-first world, and co-author of How the Future Works: Leading Flexible Teams to do the Best Work of their Lives. \u2014 Ryan Anderson, Fortune , 25 May 2022",
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"While credit is due for trying to creatively reimagine branding and pay tribute to their history, some teams' alternate uniforms will live out their days in the hall of shame. \u2014 Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY , 20 May 2022",
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"Fortunately, International No Diet Day can help us reimagine health, weight, and fashion. \u2014 Laken Brooks, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
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"The effort to reimagine Alabama\u2019s basketball/gymnastics facility officially began in 2018 when the Crimson Standard project was launched. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"To participate in this year\u2019s competition, bakers accessed the museum\u2019s online catalog to select an artwork to reimagine and entered in one of three categories: Under-18, Amateur or Professional. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 May 2022",
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"John Woo returns to reimagine and direct a remake of his 1989 action thriller, about an assassin who accidentally damages the eyes of the singer during a shootout and decides to perform one last hit to pay for her operation. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 2 May 2022",
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"In each episode, the contestants were asked to re-create a dish Julia Child cooked on her TV show, but reimagine it through their own culinary lens. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1825, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccr\u0113-i-\u02c8ma-j\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115859",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"reimburse":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to make restoration or payment of an equivalent to":[
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"reimburse him for his traveling expenses"
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],
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": to pay back to someone : repay":[
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"reimburse travel expenses"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"make sure you keep your receipts so we can reimburse you for your expenses",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Additionally, now that the program has been expanded to 24/7 operation, AFD will be able to bill Medicaid for these services, which will reimburse close to 25% of expenses. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
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"Companies that reimburse likely will follow the new higher rate, Steber said. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
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"For towns with a mill rate of 50, for example, the rate for drivers would be reduced to 32.46, and the state would reimburse the towns to make up for the tax revenues that the towns would lose. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 7 June 2022",
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"Many airlines are allowing passengers who missed their flights because of the security delays to rebook, and Mr. Cullinane said DAA would reimburse those passengers who had to pay out of their own pockets. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
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"But Medicare does not reimburse for such scans, putting them out of reach for many patients. \u2014 Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT , 7 June 2021",
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"The Indian federal government will reimburse up to 30% of qualifying production expenditure to a maximum of INR20 million ($260,000). \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 18 May 2022",
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"Fortunately an auto insurance policy\u2019s comprehensive coverage will reimburse an owner for the expense, minus any deductible. \u2014 Jim Gorzelany, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
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"The company will then reimburse buyers for the reinstallation costs. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 21 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1511, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"re- + obsolete English imburse to put in the pocket, pay, from Medieval Latin imbursare , from Latin in- in- + Medieval Latin bursa purse \u2014 more at purse":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccr\u0113-\u0259m-\u02c8b\u0259rs"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for reimburse pay , compensate , remunerate , satisfy , reimburse , indemnify , repay , recompense mean to give money or its equivalent in return for something. pay implies the discharge of an obligation incurred. paid their bills compensate implies a making up for services rendered. an attorney well compensated for her services remunerate clearly suggests paying for services rendered and may extend to payment that is generous or not contracted for. promised to remunerate the searchers handsomely satisfy implies paying a person what is required by law. all creditors will be satisfied in full reimburse implies a return of money that has been spent for another's benefit. reimbursed employees for expenses indemnify implies making good a loss suffered through accident, disaster, warfare. indemnified the families of the dead miners repay stresses paying back an equivalent in kind or amount. repay a favor with a favor recompense suggests due return in amends, friendly repayment, or reward. passengers were recompensed for the delay",
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"synonyms":[
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"refund",
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"repay"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105625",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"reimmerse":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to immerse (something or someone) again":[
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"Reimmerse the fries in the oil.",
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"Through the decision I made to try and expose my kids to Jewish history, I really sort of reimmersed myself in Judaism.",
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"\u2014 Steven Spielberg"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1729, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-i-\u02c8m\u0259rs"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213840",
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"type":[
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"noun,",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"reimplant":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to restore or replace (something, such as a bodily tissue or part) after loss or removal : to implant (something) back into the body":[
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"Avulsion, or complete displacement of a tooth out of its socket, requires rinsing the tooth and reimplanting it into the socket.",
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"\u2014 Colin T. Galbraith and Mark J. Glasgow"
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],
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": to subject (something) to reimplantation":[
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"\u2026 pioneered the techniques that now make it possible to fertilize human ova outside the body of the woman who is their source and then successfully to reimplant them in her uterus \u2026",
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"\u2014 Nature"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1870, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-im-\u02c8plant"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233650",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"reimplantation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the implantation of an egg in the uterus after it has been removed from the body and often fertilized in vitro":[
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"Although IVF with reimplantation of fertilized eggs (ova) has long been widely used in animal breeding, the first successful birth of a human child from IVF \u2026 did not take place until 1978.",
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"\u2014 Encyclopaedia Britannica"
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],
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": the restoration of a bodily tissue or part to the site from which it was removed : replantation":[
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"A lost tooth has the best chance of successful reimplantation within an hour.",
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"\u2014 Diane Gorgas",
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"The standard surgical correction is ureteral reimplantation through an open or laparoscopic procedure.",
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"\u2014 David A. Diamond and Tej K. Mattoo"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccr\u0113-\u02ccim-\u02ccplan-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02ccim-\u02ccplan-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191639",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"reimport":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": something that is reimported : reimportation sense 2":[
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"the sale of prescription drug reimports"
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],
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": the act or practice of reimporting something : reimportation sense 1":[
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"For the first time, Japanese firms are producing goods in southeast Asia not for exports to the US market, but for reimport to Japan.",
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"\u2014 Mark S. Manger"
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],
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": to bring (something, such as merchandise) back to the place or country from which it was imported":[
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"Drug prices are often cheaper in Canada \u2026 . That inspired Congress to pass a law \u2026 permitting drugs from American manufacturers to be reimported back to the U.S. from Canada at Canadian prices.",
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"\u2014 John Calfee",
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"Ford's two remaining UK plants are \u2026 making engines which are exported to other \u2026 countries for final assembly. Ford then reimports many of these engines in completed vehicles for sale in the UK.",
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"\u2014 The Irish Times",
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"reimported goods"
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],
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": to import (something, such as files or data) again":[
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"\u2026 locate the songs that will not play and manually drag them into the \u2026 window to reimport them.",
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"\u2014 CNET.com"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1684, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"1821, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02c8im-\u02ccp\u022frt",
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"-\u02c8im-\u02ccp\u022frt",
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-im-\u02c8p\u022frt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133202",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun,",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"rein":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a restraining influence : check":[
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"kept a tight rein on the proceedings"
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],
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": a strap fastened to a bit by which a rider or driver controls an animal":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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],
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": controlling or guiding power":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural the reins of government"
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],
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": opportunity for unhampered activity or use":[
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"gave full rein to her imagination"
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],
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": to check or stop by or as if by a pull at the reins":[
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"reined in her horse",
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"couldn't rein his impatience"
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],
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": to control or direct with or as if with reins":[],
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": to stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins":[],
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": to submit to the use of reins":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"He has people working for him, but he has a tight rein on every part of the process.",
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"after the president resigned, the vice president stepped in and took the reins of the company",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"That would appear to be very much at odds with Zaslav\u2019s natural inclinations and, given the debt, imperative to keep a tight rein on costs. \u2014 Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
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"Keeping a tight rein on expenses is important for a small business operating with a limited budget. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Over the years, these companies have rebuffed suitors, borrowed money from banks and others and relied on their own cash to fuel their drilling, giving them freer rein to search for new wells than those who answer to outside shareholders. \u2014 Gregory Zuckerman, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"While the pass gets you in, America the Beautiful doesn\u2019t give you full rein of the park. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"A few weeks before Young lodged his protest, 270 medical experts signed a letter demanding Spotify rein in Rogan, The Guardian reported. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"James was afraid to give his inclinations free rein \u2014 or, indeed, any rein at all. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Sep. 2021",
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"For the Israeli government, the Palestinian initiatives are aimed at helping rein in West Bank discontent that has boiled over in violence in recent months. \u2014 Thomas Grove, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"Meanwhile, an increase in homes for sale should give buyers more options and further rein in price increases. \u2014 Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com , 19 Dec. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"In an effort to end the construction delays, Trump, a real estate developer before entering politics, asked the EPA to rein in that power. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
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"In an effort to end the construction delays, Trump, a real estate developer before entering politics, asked the EPA to rein in that power. \u2014 Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
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"The bill, co-sponsored by Sens. Ted Cruz (R., Texas), Amy Klobuchar (D., Minn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D., Conn.), is among the most aggressive of the legislative proposals circulating in Congress that aim to rein in the power of Big Tech. \u2014 Keach Hagey, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
|
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"Two and half years later, China's regulatory campaign to rein in the power of Alibaba and its peers has reduced Ma from rockstar to recluse. \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 6 May 2022",
|
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"The Digital Services Act, one half of an overhaul for the 27-nation bloc\u2019s digital rulebook, helps cement Europe\u2019s reputation as the global leader in efforts to rein in the power of social media companies and other digital platforms. \u2014 Kelvin Chan And Raf Casert, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"But now Summers is doubling down, cautioning that inflation may be worse than official numbers show, and that a massive economic contraction may be needed to rein in prices. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
|
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"Food justice and worker advocates want to see action taken to rein in the industry. \u2014 Errol Schweizer, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
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"Money managers typically buy currencies linked to countries where central banks are raising interest rates to rein in a hot economy. \u2014 Will Feuer, WSJ , 2 June 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English reine , from Anglo-French resne, reine , from Vulgar Latin *retina , from Latin retin\u0113re to restrain \u2014 more at retain":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8r\u0101n"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"chair",
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"driver's seat",
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"head",
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"headship",
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"helm"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113255",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to limit or control (someone or something)":[
|
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"Congress must rein in spending.",
|
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"You had better rein that kid in before she gets hurt."
|
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],
|
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": to make (an animal) stop by using reins":[
|
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"The rider reined in his horse."
|
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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|
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|
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"type":[
|
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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"rein in":{
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"definitions":{
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": to limit or control (someone or something)":[
|
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"Congress must rein in spending.",
|
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"You had better rein that kid in before she gets hurt."
|
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],
|
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": to make (an animal) stop by using reins":[
|
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"The rider reined in his horse."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113419",
|
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"type":[
|
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"phrasal verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"rein orchis":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of several orchids of Habenaria or a related genus usually with a kidney-shaped lip to the flower":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"rein probably back-formation from reins ; from the kidney-shaped lip in some species":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8r\u0101n-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090459",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"rein(s)":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": kidneys":[],
|
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": the region of the kidneys : loins":[],
|
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": the seat of the feelings or passions":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Plural noun",
|
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"Prior to taking the reins of the Academy, Kramer served as director and president of Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The Supreme Court was simply his vehicle to bolster his standing with the Republican Party\u2019s old-school, originalist base, parts of which exhibited queasiness at the thought of a bombastic reality-show host taking the reins of their party. \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"My colleague Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez is going to be taking the reins of The Ledger next week. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"So, who will be taking the reins of the fan-favorite show",
|
|
"But that plan was thrown out of the window when Howard Schultz assumed the role of interim CEO on Monday, taking the reins of the company for a third time. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Taking the reins of the restaurant in November, new owner Zack Hall has navigated the community\u2019s collective nostalgia with extreme care. \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Eight months after taking over the reins of government, Democrats face a major test of their ability to capitalize on a once-in-a-generation chance to expand government services that hinges on their capacity to overcome disagreements. \u2014 Sean Sullivan And Tyler Pager, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Eight months after taking over the reins of government, Democrats face a major test of their ability to capitalize on a once-in-a-generation chance to expand government services that hinges on their capacity to overcome disagreements. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Plural noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin renes":"Plural noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8r\u0101nz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221530",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"reinforcement":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a response to someone's behavior that is intended to make that person more likely to behave that way again":[
|
|
"positive/negative reinforcement"
|
|
],
|
|
": an addition of troops, supplies, etc., that augments the strength of an army or other military force":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually plural About 8 a.m. Soviet tanks and armored personnel carriers containing reinforcements approached the gorge from the right flank. \u2014 John Barron"
|
|
],
|
|
": something designed to provide additional strength (as in a weak area)":[
|
|
"a bridge in need of steel reinforcements"
|
|
],
|
|
": something that strengthens or encourages something: such as":[],
|
|
": the action of strengthening or encouraging something : the state of being reinforced":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"\u201cWe're outnumbered! Call for reinforcements !\u201d",
|
|
"We need to prevent enemy reinforcements from reaching the front line.",
|
|
"The bridge is in need of reinforcement .",
|
|
"You should encourage good behavior with positive reinforcement .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"With enough of this reinforcement , a dog will learn to avoid a snake with a single whiff. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The observations show the critical ice shelf keeping the Thwaites together is loosening its grip on the underwater mountain, or the seamount, which acts as a reinforcement against the ice river from flowing into the warm ocean. \u2014 Rachel Ramirez, CNN , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Building off of this idea, Lange experimented with using plastic as reinforcement in ski boots as early as 1958. \u2014 Andrew Freeman, Outside Online , 21 May 2012",
|
|
"Other reinforcement from within could help by the end of the season. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Stories are how the present calls for reinforcement from the past. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Remote workers often feel alienated from their colleagues and need extra reinforcement from their managers. \u2014 Josh Millet, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Dogs are taught using positive reinforcement ; similar strategies are used to train them to find termites or sniff out drugs. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"For both dogs, call around to find a dog trainer who works with leash-reactive dogs and who uses positive reinforcement . \u2014 Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccr\u0113-\u0259n-\u02c8f\u014dr-sm\u0259nt, -\u02c8f\u022fr-",
|
|
"\u02ccr\u0113-\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022frs-m\u0259nt",
|
|
"\u02ccr\u0113-\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022fr-sm\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brace",
|
|
"buttress",
|
|
"mount",
|
|
"mounting",
|
|
"prop",
|
|
"shore",
|
|
"spur",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"underpinning"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053912",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"reinhabit":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to inhabit (something) again":[
|
|
"Deer and many species of birds reinhabited the area.",
|
|
"\u2014 Phillip Johnson",
|
|
"\u2026 asserted that 37,000 private homes and 49,000 apartments can be repaired and reinhabited .",
|
|
"\u2014 Patrick E. Tyler"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1600, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-in-\u02c8ha-b\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115504",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"reinitiate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to initiate (something or someone) again":[
|
|
"\u2026 the county office completed a strategic plan this year to reinitiate the accreditation process.",
|
|
"\u2014 Seth Nidever",
|
|
"However, with train service being reinitiated in many parts of the United States, Arizona has opportunities to get on-board again.",
|
|
"\u2014 The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)",
|
|
"There he again experiences transformation, is reinitiated into his old world, and becomes the agent of its restoration or renewal.",
|
|
"\u2014 Richard Slotkin"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There has been no word on when iFIT might reinitiate the stock sale. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The brain had retained some sort of memory of the infection and was prepared to reinitiate the fight. \u2014 Raleigh Mcelvery, Scientific American , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The original caller, who \u2014 giving the benefit of the doubt \u2014 originated the call in a location with five bars of signal and not one-eighth of a bar, should reinitiate . \u2014 Thomas P. Farley, chicagotribune.com , 19 July 2021",
|
|
"Uber applied for and was granted permission by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to reinitiate testing of the cars on public roads and won at least one other important endorser of its plan for Pittsburgh: Mayor William Peduto. \u2014 Greg Bensinger, WSJ , 20 Dec. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1652, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"r\u0113-i-'ni-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114938",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun,",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"reinnervation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the process of innervating a part of the body that has lost nerve supply (as from injury or disease) : the restoration of function to a denervated body part and especially a muscle by supplying it with nerves through regrowth or grafting":[
|
|
"reinnervation of the biceps"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1880, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02cci-(\u02cc)n\u0259r-\u02c8v\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"-i-\u02ccn\u0259r-",
|
|
"\u02ccr\u0113-\u02ccin-(\u02cc)\u0259r-\u02c8v\u0101-sh\u0259n, -in-\u02cc\u0259r-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125714",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"reinoculate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to inoculate (someone or something) again":[
|
|
"Mulch in the spring to cover up any diseased debris left behind that could reinoculate the plants with blight.",
|
|
"\u2014 Carol Stocker",
|
|
"mice reinoculated with tumor cells"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1654, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)r\u0113-i-\u02c8n\u00e4-ky\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191817",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun,",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"reins":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": kidneys":[],
|
|
": the region of the kidneys : loins":[],
|
|
": the seat of the feelings or passions":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Plural noun",
|
|
"Prior to taking the reins of the Academy, Kramer served as director and president of Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The Supreme Court was simply his vehicle to bolster his standing with the Republican Party\u2019s old-school, originalist base, parts of which exhibited queasiness at the thought of a bombastic reality-show host taking the reins of their party. \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"My colleague Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez is going to be taking the reins of The Ledger next week. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"So, who will be taking the reins of the fan-favorite show",
|
|
"But that plan was thrown out of the window when Howard Schultz assumed the role of interim CEO on Monday, taking the reins of the company for a third time. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Taking the reins of the restaurant in November, new owner Zack Hall has navigated the community\u2019s collective nostalgia with extreme care. \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Eight months after taking over the reins of government, Democrats face a major test of their ability to capitalize on a once-in-a-generation chance to expand government services that hinges on their capacity to overcome disagreements. \u2014 Sean Sullivan And Tyler Pager, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Eight months after taking over the reins of government, Democrats face a major test of their ability to capitalize on a once-in-a-generation chance to expand government services that hinges on their capacity to overcome disagreements. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Plural noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin renes":"Plural noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8r\u0101nz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174642",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"reinscribe":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to reestablish or rename in a new and especially stronger form or context":[
|
|
"how do contemporary writers reimagine or reinscribe the culturally laden figure of the aging woman",
|
|
"\u2014 Ruth O. Saxton"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The exquisite patterning, the archaic involutions of syntax, the lyricism: Does Sebald\u2019s style reinscribe a sense of human possibility while keeping vigil with the dead",
|
|
"But Howland seems reluctant to reinscribe the cruelties of these categories: sick and well, normal and abnormal. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 5 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Ever since the Civil War, there\u2019s been a real attempt by white supremacists all over the country to reinsert and reinscribe white supremacy as the ideology and the visual culture of America. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Books such as Twitty\u2019s own, The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South, reinscribe the country\u2019s food legacies, honoring the innovations that black people have contributed for centuries. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 16 June 2020",
|
|
"Its female empowerment aside, Black Panther does reinscribe patriarchy and respectability in disappointing ways. \u2014 Steven Thrasher, Esquire , 20 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"But this film seems to reinscribe the hyperreal nature of the real flesh using not much more than knives, which is more terrifying. \u2014 Lewis Wallace, WIRED , 29 Dec. 2007"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1878, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccr\u0113-in-\u02c8skr\u012bb",
|
|
"\u02ccr\u0113-\u0259n-\u02c8skr\u012bb"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100049",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"reinsert":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to insert (something) again":[
|
|
"He knew how to fix the sewing machine and the phonograph, and taught me how to reinsert the bristles in my grandmother's silver brushes, an involved and smelly business of melted brown glue and deft tweezers.",
|
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"\u2014 Dona Guimaraes",
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"Years afterwards Eliot made a fair copy of The Waste Land in his own handwriting, and reinserted the line from memory.",
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"\u2014 Richard Ellman"
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"\u2026 promising that the same engineering firm would reinspect every house once the work was done.",
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"\u2014 Douglas Frantz et al."
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"\u2026 clean up our elections and reinspire confidence in our political process.",
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"\u2014 Craig Bergland",
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"What I learned in my visit should prove invaluable to any CEO, senior leader, or workplace manager seeking to sustainably reinspire its people.",
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"\u2014 Mark C. Crowley"
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"reinstall":{
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"Reinstall the software and reboot the computer.",
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"reinstall carpet",
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"\u2026 the Meiji Restoration, when the emperor was reinstalled as the central figure of the government and the shogun system was disbanded.",
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"\u2014 Bennett Schiff"
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"After his name was cleared, he was reinstated as committee chairperson.",
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"The school board voted to reinstate the school's uniform policy.",
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"the year the death penalty was reinstated",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Those include a bill that would reinstate limits for political campaign contributions after a court case invalidated the state\u2019s limits earlier this year. \u2014 Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 17 May 2022",
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"Several colleges and universities have also moved to reinstate masking requirements, given the increasing number of students and staff testing positive on-campus. \u2014 Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"In response, lawmakers in Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Tennessee quickly proposed bills that would reinstate the old FDA rules. \u2014 al , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Meanwhile the Northside\u2019s chapter of the American Federation of Teachers is asking for the district to reinstate the masking requirements that were dropped by the board of trustees last fall amid widespread cultural wars. \u2014 Danya Perez, San Antonio Express-News , 5 Jan. 2022",
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"Now is the time to reinstate them, says Dr. Alvord. \u2014 Andrea Petersen, WSJ , 7 June 2021",
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"Citing yoga\u2019s roots in the Hindu religion, James called on legislators to reinstate a ban on yoga in Alabama public schools that was repealed by legislation that passed last year. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"The Supreme Court has signaled its willingness to reinstate a ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy in Mississippi. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday denied a petition from Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that aimed to reinstate a ban on such mandates in schools. \u2014 Alain Sherter, CBS News , 20 Aug. 2021"
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Say, the PoolRe risk pool had three captives, A, B, and C, which respectively reinsure 50%, 30%, and 20% of the total stop-loss risk, because A's insureds pay 50% of the premiums to PoolRe for the stop-loss coverage, B's pay 30%, and C's pay 20%. \u2014 Jay Adkisson, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
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"German insurer Allianz SE said its U.S. life insurer had reached an agreement to reinsure liabilities of $35 billion, in one of the largest transactions of its kind. \u2014 Julie Steinberg, WSJ , 3 Dec. 2021",
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"MassMutual would reinsure 80% of American Equity\u2019s existing business to Athene and retain the remaining 20%, according to the letter. \u2014 Leslie Scism, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2020",
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"Unlike in Europe, where governments have stepped in to reinsure transactions, the U.S. hasn\u2019t supported the market. \u2014 Julie Steinberg And Joe Wallace, WSJ , 22 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"All of the 20 or so who underwrite and reinsure K&R have syndicates in Lloyd\u2019s, a marketplace for insurance in London, says Ms Shortland. \u2014 The Economist , 26 May 2018",
|
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"Gold was not there any more to reinsure , to protect and to preserve the international balance. \u2014 Jack Heuer, A-LIST , 30 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Lloyd\u2019s was given permission to reinsure all the business done on the Continent back to London\u2014a move some other European regulators deemed too risky. \u2014 Julia-ambra Verlaine, WSJ , 6 July 2017"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Roe-Sepowitz said young people have different needs, both socially and educationally, and can reintegrate quicker than people who have been experiencing homelessness for decades. \u2014 Jessica Boehm, The Arizona Republic , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
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"So his intervention, particularly in 2014, had the opposite effect of only hardening Ukrainians' desire to reintegrate into Euro-Atlantic institutions. \u2014 CBS News , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Putin also accused Kyiv of slow-walking the Minsk accords, the 2015 agreement meant to stop the violence in the Donbas region and reintegrate separatist areas under government control. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Feb. 2022",
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"Attempting to reintegrate core players into the rotation at such a late stage is a difficult balancing act, as roles change for the teammates around the returners. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"But [now], there doesn\u2019t seem to be much communal psychosocial activity to reintegrate people \u2014 people who have been taught to kill, maim and be violent \u2014 back into a society which absolutely abhors that and does not allow that. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"Coach Oscar Pareja said the main goal in bringing Pato on the trip was to reintegrate the striker with the first team. \u2014 Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com , 18 Oct. 2021",
|
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"This type of practice is usually done with mammals, dogs and horses in particular, to help detainees become reacquainted with expressing their feelings, especially with a view to reintegrate them in the community for a life out of prison. \u2014 Vogue , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The 2015 deal was an effort to prevent Iran from seeking nuclear weapons both by raising the odds of catching a nuclear breakout and by offering incentives, through broad sanctions relief, to reintegrate Iran into the world economy. \u2014 Michael R. Gordon, WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022"
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"Medieval Latin reintegratus , past participle of reintegrare to renew, reinstate, from Latin re- + integrare to integrate":""
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02c8in-t\u0259-\u02ccgr\u0101t"
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to inter (a dead body) again":[
|
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"Years later, those killed in earlier wars were reinterred and buried at Arlington, so that the cemetery now contains the bodies of servicemen from every war since the revolution.",
|
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"\u2014 Emily Jashinsky"
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]
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"1611, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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": to give new or renewed strength or energy to (something or someone) : to invigorate (something or someone) again":[
|
|
"\u2026 a stimulus plan large enough to reinvigorate the economy \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Steven Greenhouse",
|
|
"It took Britpop's obsession with the 60s to really reinvigorate her career.",
|
|
"\u2014 Alexis Petridis",
|
|
"\u2026 Reed hopes a reinvigorated downtown will become a magnet for young professionals.",
|
|
"\u2014 J. Scott Trubey and Katie Leslie",
|
|
"Today, after she left, Leonard felt a sense of renewal. He felt like he was back. He felt reinvigorated .",
|
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"\u2014 Albert Thomas Berkshire"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"Middle French reistre , from German reiter rider":""
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|
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|
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|
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"reitbok":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of several reedbucks (especially Redunca arundinum ) of southern Africa having a bushy tail and in the male small ringed horns that curve forward":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Afrikaans rietbok , from Dutch riet reed (from Middle Dutch) + bok buck, from Middle Dutch bok, boc ; akin to Old English buc buck":""
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a German cavalry soldier especially of the 16th and 17th centuries":[]
|
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|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
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"German, literally, rider, from Middle High German r\u012bter , from Old High German r\u012bt\u0101ri , from r\u012btan to ride + -\u0101ri -er":""
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8r\u012bt\u0259(r)"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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},
|
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"reiterant":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": iterant to an increased degree":[
|
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"a meaningless reiterant jangle of noise",
|
|
"\u2014 Julian Maclaren-Ross",
|
|
"reiterant cry"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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"Latin reiterant-, reiterans , present participle of reiterare to repeat":""
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"r\u0113\u02c8it\u0259r\u0259nt",
|
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"-it\u0259r-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204919",
|
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|
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|
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|
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},
|
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"reiterate":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"He iterates and reiterates that his lab likewise provided the French with many biological tools and samples, as well as significant technical guidance \u2026 \u2014 Natalie Angier , New York Times Book Review , 24 Mar. 1991",
|
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"Easy victories bring little satisfaction; repeated failures encourage reiterated effort, to the moment of ultimate gratification or ultimate resignation. \u2014 Peter Gay , Style in History , 1974",
|
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"Judge Douglas has again, for, I believe, the fifth time, if not the seventh, in my presence, reiterated his charge of a conspiracy or combination between the National Democrats and Republicans. \u2014 Abraham Lincoln , debate versus Stephen A. Douglas , 7 Oct. 1858",
|
|
"\"And are you glad to see me",
|
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"She avoided answering our questions directly, instead reiterating that the answers could be found in her book.",
|
|
"Allow me to reiterate : if I am elected, I will not raise taxes.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The radio host went on to reiterate his call to eliminate the filibuster and to expand the Supreme Court. \u2014 Fox News , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Nestler emailed Guldbrandsen\u2019s attorney on May 9 to reiterate the request for investigators to view the video footage and emailed again on June 7, according to copies reviewed by The Post. \u2014 Dalton Bennett, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
|
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"The conspiracy theories are too ridiculous to reiterate here. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"On Thursday, the Chicago Teachers Union held a Vigil Against Violence to reiterate the devastating impact of gun violence on the city\u2019s students and teachers. \u2014 Karen Ann Cullotta, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"McConaughey seemed to reiterate those sentiments in his statement. \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"From a tower in Fort Pierce, about 75 miles north of Boca Raton, the air traffic controller asked the passenger to reiterate his situation. \u2014 Julian Mark, Anchorage Daily News , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"To reiterate how the inflation began: the pandemic caused world governments to shut-down economic activity. \u2014 Robert Barone, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"To reiterate , this is all while someone is on the national minimum wage of $772.55 a week. \u2014 Pema Bakshi, refinery29.com , 29 Mar. 2022"
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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"Middle English, from Latin reiteratus , past participle of reiterare to repeat, from re- + iterare to iterate":""
|
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|
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"r\u0113-\u02c8i-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"duplicate",
|
|
"redo",
|
|
"reduplicate",
|
|
"remake",
|
|
"renew",
|
|
"repeat",
|
|
"replicate",
|
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"reprise"
|
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|
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|
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"adverb",
|
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|
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|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"reiteratedly":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": in a reiterated or repeated manner : repeatedly":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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},
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect":[]
|
|
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"He iterates and reiterates that his lab likewise provided the French with many biological tools and samples, as well as significant technical guidance \u2026 \u2014 Natalie Angier , New York Times Book Review , 24 Mar. 1991",
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"Easy victories bring little satisfaction; repeated failures encourage reiterated effort, to the moment of ultimate gratification or ultimate resignation. \u2014 Peter Gay , Style in History , 1974",
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"Judge Douglas has again, for, I believe, the fifth time, if not the seventh, in my presence, reiterated his charge of a conspiracy or combination between the National Democrats and Republicans. \u2014 Abraham Lincoln , debate versus Stephen A. Douglas , 7 Oct. 1858",
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"\"And are you glad to see me",
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"She avoided answering our questions directly, instead reiterating that the answers could be found in her book.",
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"Allow me to reiterate : if I am elected, I will not raise taxes.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The radio host went on to reiterate his call to eliminate the filibuster and to expand the Supreme Court. \u2014 Fox News , 28 June 2022",
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"Nestler emailed Guldbrandsen\u2019s attorney on May 9 to reiterate the request for investigators to view the video footage and emailed again on June 7, according to copies reviewed by The Post. \u2014 Dalton Bennett, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
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"The conspiracy theories are too ridiculous to reiterate here. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
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"On Thursday, the Chicago Teachers Union held a Vigil Against Violence to reiterate the devastating impact of gun violence on the city\u2019s students and teachers. \u2014 Karen Ann Cullotta, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
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"McConaughey seemed to reiterate those sentiments in his statement. \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 25 May 2022",
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"From a tower in Fort Pierce, about 75 miles north of Boca Raton, the air traffic controller asked the passenger to reiterate his situation. \u2014 Julian Mark, Anchorage Daily News , 11 May 2022",
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"To reiterate how the inflation began: the pandemic caused world governments to shut-down economic activity. \u2014 Robert Barone, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"To reiterate , this is all while someone is on the national minimum wage of $772.55 a week. \u2014 Pema Bakshi, refinery29.com , 29 Mar. 2022"
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"He iterates and reiterates that his lab likewise provided the French with many biological tools and samples, as well as significant technical guidance \u2026 \u2014 Natalie Angier , New York Times Book Review , 24 Mar. 1991",
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"Easy victories bring little satisfaction; repeated failures encourage reiterated effort, to the moment of ultimate gratification or ultimate resignation. \u2014 Peter Gay , Style in History , 1974",
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"Judge Douglas has again, for, I believe, the fifth time, if not the seventh, in my presence, reiterated his charge of a conspiracy or combination between the National Democrats and Republicans. \u2014 Abraham Lincoln , debate versus Stephen A. Douglas , 7 Oct. 1858",
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"\"And are you glad to see me",
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"She avoided answering our questions directly, instead reiterating that the answers could be found in her book.",
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"Allow me to reiterate : if I am elected, I will not raise taxes.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The radio host went on to reiterate his call to eliminate the filibuster and to expand the Supreme Court. \u2014 Fox News , 28 June 2022",
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"Nestler emailed Guldbrandsen\u2019s attorney on May 9 to reiterate the request for investigators to view the video footage and emailed again on June 7, according to copies reviewed by The Post. \u2014 Dalton Bennett, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
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"The conspiracy theories are too ridiculous to reiterate here. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
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"On Thursday, the Chicago Teachers Union held a Vigil Against Violence to reiterate the devastating impact of gun violence on the city\u2019s students and teachers. \u2014 Karen Ann Cullotta, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
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"McConaughey seemed to reiterate those sentiments in his statement. \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 25 May 2022",
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"From a tower in Fort Pierce, about 75 miles north of Boca Raton, the air traffic controller asked the passenger to reiterate his situation. \u2014 Julian Mark, Anchorage Daily News , 11 May 2022",
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"To reiterate how the inflation began: the pandemic caused world governments to shut-down economic activity. \u2014 Robert Barone, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"To reiterate , this is all while someone is on the national minimum wage of $772.55 a week. \u2014 Pema Bakshi, refinery29.com , 29 Mar. 2022"
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"New Latin, from F. W. Reiz \u20201790 German metrist + New Latin -anum (from Latin -ianus -ian)":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8\u00e4n-",
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"\u2026 a culture can be reified into a body of traditions \u2026",
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"\u2014 M. J. Herskovits"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"What began as a passion project to reify a history lesson has since transformed into a cautionary tale. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022",
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"The challenge, Ninh acknowledges, is to talk about success in terms that don\u2019t merely reify the myth of the model minority. \u2014 Hua Hsu, The New Yorker , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"So long as the university and the aforementioned movements stand against classic literature, mere op-eds will do little to reify our commitment to great books, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid will replace George Orwell. \u2014 Daniel Buck, National Review , 6 June 2021",
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"Especially during Reconstruction, the trope served to continue the dehumanization of Black women following slavery and to reify white womanhood, Lindsey said. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Oct. 2020",
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"In each of these representative cases, statistics reified not just social affiliation but identity itself. \u2014 Shannon Pufahl, The New York Review of Books , 21 Apr. 2020",
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"He was bewildered by the rise of a style of identity politics that reified the fictions of race and, through its fixation on diversity in \u00e9lite spaces, abandoned the working class. \u2014 Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker , 15 Nov. 2019",
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"Once cohorts are reified by name, the labels become dog-whistles. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Oct. 2019",
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"The new book Women: The National Geographic Image Collection offers insight into how the publication\u2019s representations of women have both reflected and reified the prevailing social mores of different historical periods. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartzy , 26 Oct. 2019"
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"Latin res thing \u2014 more at real":""
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": an addition of troops, supplies, etc., that augments the strength of an army or other military force":[
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"\u2014 usually plural About 8 a.m. Soviet tanks and armored personnel carriers containing reinforcements approached the gorge from the right flank. \u2014 John Barron"
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],
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": something designed to provide additional strength (as in a weak area)":[
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"a bridge in need of steel reinforcements"
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": a response to someone's behavior that is intended to make that person more likely to behave that way again":[
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"\u02ccr\u0113-\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022fr-sm\u0259nt",
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"synonyms":[
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"\u201cWe're outnumbered! Call for reinforcements !\u201d",
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"We need to prevent enemy reinforcements from reaching the front line.",
|
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"The bridge is in need of reinforcement .",
|
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"You should encourage good behavior with positive reinforcement .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"With enough of this reinforcement , a dog will learn to avoid a snake with a single whiff. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
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"The observations show the critical ice shelf keeping the Thwaites together is loosening its grip on the underwater mountain, or the seamount, which acts as a reinforcement against the ice river from flowing into the warm ocean. \u2014 Rachel Ramirez, CNN , 14 Dec. 2021",
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"Building off of this idea, Lange experimented with using plastic as reinforcement in ski boots as early as 1958. \u2014 Andrew Freeman, Outside Online , 21 May 2012",
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"Other reinforcement from within could help by the end of the season. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"Stories are how the present calls for reinforcement from the past. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Oct. 2021",
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"Remote workers often feel alienated from their colleagues and need extra reinforcement from their managers. \u2014 Josh Millet, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2021",
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"Dogs are taught using positive reinforcement ; similar strategies are used to train them to find termites or sniff out drugs. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
|
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"For both dogs, call around to find a dog trainer who works with leash-reactive dogs and who uses positive reinforcement . \u2014 Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Mar. 2022"
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"The walls themselves are sheathed in a network of interlocking hexagonal panels made of lightweight GFRC (glass fiber reinforced concrete ), each with a single rectangular opening in the center. \u2014 Michael J. Lewis, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"The pad had a 390-foot-by-325-foot reinforced concrete hardstand standing 48 feet above sea level. \u2014 Clifton Leaf, Fortune , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"Six years later, the pavilion, which in all cost $95 million, is warm and vibrant, with 1,230 hexagonal glass fiber reinforced concrete panels that give a kaleidoscope effect. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Jan. 2022",
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"The insulated, reinforced concrete monolithic dome, built in 2009 on 3.78 acres of sloped and wooded land in Lane County, has one bedroom, one bathroom and 855 square feet of living space. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Dec. 2021",
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"Stopping the flow from the 24-inch diameter, reinforced concrete pipe allows crews to start clearing the roadway \u2014 not just pumping the water and cleaning debris, but assessing any damage the flooding may have done. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Nov. 2021",
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"Constructed between the 12th and 20th centuries, the porticoes embody a range of architectural styles and building materials, including wood, stone, brick, and reinforced concrete . \u2014 Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
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"Dry casks are typically constructed of one or more shells of steel, cast iron, and reinforced concrete to provide leak containment and radiation shielding. \u2014 James Conca, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
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"Slender, reinforced concrete columns are topped by horizontal steel beams, which in turn support prefabricated concrete track beds on which gravel, railway ties and tracks are laid. \u2014 Mark Stevenson, USA TODAY , 17 June 2021"
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"The captain sent out another squad to reinforce the troops.",
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"Our camp is reinforced with supplies flown in by helicopter.",
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"The levees will need to be reinforced .",
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"The bad weather forecast only reinforces our decision to leave early tomorrow.",
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"Some critics say that the movie reinforces negative stereotypes about the military.",
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"We do our best to reinforce good conduct in the classroom.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The story infuses and connects each stage of the buyer\u2019s journey and aligns every touchpoint, which helps reinforce the narrative. \u2014 Marie Hattar, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"Dressing up in outfits that reinforce racist stereotypes also counts as blackface. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
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"Methods to increase connectedness include classroom management techniques that reinforce attentive, cooperative and collaborative behaviors, reduce peer victimization and help youth understand how others feel and behave. \u2014 Mitch Prinstein, Scientific American , 31 May 2022",
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"There are moments when War Pony sags \u2014 the result of one too many scenes of filler and a few sequences that reinforce facile observations about how Native culture is treated by white people. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
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"Crypto evangelists tend to see meltdowns like Terra's as an unfortunate loss, but one that ultimately helps reinforce the credibility of the underlying blockchain technology. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 12 May 2022",
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"But having grandparents that reinforce the idea that a Eurocentric standard of beauty is better will plant seeds of insecurity. \u2014 refinery29.com , 12 May 2022",
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"Urging rank-and-file Republicans to work as poll watchers plays on their fears of voter fraud and helps reinforce party loyalty, G.O.P. officials say. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2022",
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"That road, connecting Kramatorsk to Severodonetsk via Siversk, has allowed Kyiv to reinforce and resupply its troops in and around Severodonetsk. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 6 June 2022"
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": reprint sense a":[]
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": a bow backed with sinew":[]
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"type":[
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"noun,",
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"verb"
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"definitions":{
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": to impose (something) again":[
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"Months would pass, and one police officer would die, before Canadian soldiers reimposed order.",
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"\u2014 John Kalbfleisch",
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"The state of siege, which had been briefly lifted, was reimposed \u2026",
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"\u2014 Isabel Hilton",
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"\u2026 [U.S.] allies have usually been reluctant to reimpose sanctions after many were lifted as part of the 2015 nuclear accord.",
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"\u2014 Mark Landler et al.",
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"\u2026 said he will ask his country's congress to reimpose the death penalty, which has been suspended since 2006 \u2026",
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"\u2014 Irish Examiner (online)",
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"EU governments in the passport-free Schengen zone would be able to reimpose border controls when faced with extraordinary flows of migrants \u2026",
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"\u2014 BBC News (online)",
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"\u2026 residents could vote to reimpose property taxes in order to provide additional local funding.",
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"\u2014 Lonnie Harp"
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]
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-im-\u02c8p\u014dz"
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"1611, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231142"
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"reinforcer":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a stimulus (such as a reward or the removal of an electric shock) that increases the probability of a desired response in operant conditioning by being applied or effected following the desired response":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8f\u014dr-s\u0259r, -\u02c8f\u022fr-",
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"\u02ccr\u0113-\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022fr-s\u0259r"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Together, this suggests that relief from distressing emotion acts as a powerful reinforcer , likely increasing the probability that people continue to experience self-injurious thoughts and behaviors. \u2014 Kevin King, The Conversation , 28 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1890, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235532"
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": a substance (as carbon black or other pigment) used especially in compounding rubber to improve the physical properties (as resilience, toughness, and tensile strength)":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022255"
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},
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"reinform":{
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": to form anew : invest again with form":[
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"reinform features and attributes that have long been laid \u2026 in the quiet of the grave",
|
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"\u2014 R. L. Stevenson"
|
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6r\u0113+"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"re- + inform":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030724"
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},
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"reinflation":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": the act or an instance of inflating something again":[
|
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"\u2026 a chest tube is placed to allow for drainage of fluid from within the chest, which aids in full reinflation of the lung.",
|
|
"\u2014 Carol V. Harvey",
|
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"Get a flat and you're stuck with a can of goo and reinflation kit.",
|
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"\u2014 Chris Riley"
|
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],
|
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": a renewed instance of economic inflation":[
|
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"\u2026 when the danger of recession loomed larger than the peril of reinflation .",
|
|
"\u2014 Preston Martin"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-in-\u02c8fl\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044659"
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},
|
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"reincarnate":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to incarnate again":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02c8in-\u02cck\u00e4r-",
|
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"\u02ccr\u0113-\u0259n-\u02c8k\u00e4r-\u02ccn\u0101t"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Will flying into a monolith transport you across space-time and reincarnate you as the star child",
|
|
"The couple plans to reincarnate the hotel\u2019s famous Peacock Alley. \u2014 Cheryl Hall, Dallas News , 29 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The Dalai Lamas are considered the manifestations of the Bodhisattva (Buddha) of Compassion, who chose to reincarnate to serve the people. \u2014 Cnn Editorial Research, CNN , 23 June 2021",
|
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"During a midlife crisis a star can disappear completely, or reincarnate in a colorful cloud of gas. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 30 Apr. 2021",
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"Instead, as seen throughout the picturesque Quivira Los Cabos property, its empty bottles reincarnate into colorful \u2014 and sustainable \u2014 ornaments of love, hanging like tropical fruit atop poolside palms and the tabletops of its fine-dining eateries. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 2 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The Federal Communications Commission will bury our old number for a few months, then reincarnate it for someone else. \u2014 Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com , 1 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Does seeing Hitler reincarnated in Trump, or the Gestapo in ICE, stave off that result",
|
|
"In 2009, the restaurant was reincarnated in Hong Kong\u2019s Upper House hotel as Caf\u00e9 Gray Deluxe, which at one time had a Michelin star. \u2014 Julia Moskin, New York Times , 6 Mar. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1858, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045708"
|
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},
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"reimportation":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the act or practice of reimporting something":[
|
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"\u2026 laws banning reimportation of drugs from countries where they cost less.",
|
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"\u2014 William O'Connor"
|
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],
|
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": something that is reimported":[
|
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"These reimportations are most often referred to as American Goods Returned or U.S. Goods Returned.",
|
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"\u2014 Nanna Cross"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-p\u0259r-",
|
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02ccim-\u02ccp\u022fr-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1714, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060801"
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},
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"reinflate":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to inflate (something deflated) again":[
|
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"When it is time to reinflate the boat, you must partially fill the craft with air, put the floorboards in place and then inflate it to capacity.",
|
|
"\u2014 Barbara Lloyd"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-in-\u02c8fl\u0101t"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1816, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081840"
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},
|
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"reinforce":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to strengthen by additional assistance, material, or support : make stronger or more pronounced":[
|
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"reinforce levees",
|
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"reinforce the elbows of a jacket",
|
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"reinforce ideas"
|
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],
|
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": to strengthen or increase by fresh additions":[
|
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"reinforce our troops",
|
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"were reinforcing their pitching staff"
|
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],
|
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": to seek or get reinforcements":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccr\u0113-\u0259n-\u02c8f\u014d(\u0259)rs, -\u02c8f\u022f(\u0259)rs",
|
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"\u02ccr\u0113-\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022frs"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
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"back",
|
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"bolster",
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"buttress",
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"corroborate",
|
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"shore (up)",
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"substantiate",
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"support"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"The captain sent out another squad to reinforce the troops.",
|
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"Our camp is reinforced with supplies flown in by helicopter.",
|
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"The levees will need to be reinforced .",
|
|
"The bad weather forecast only reinforces our decision to leave early tomorrow.",
|
|
"Some critics say that the movie reinforces negative stereotypes about the military.",
|
|
"We do our best to reinforce good conduct in the classroom.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The story infuses and connects each stage of the buyer\u2019s journey and aligns every touchpoint, which helps reinforce the narrative. \u2014 Marie Hattar, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Dressing up in outfits that reinforce racist stereotypes also counts as blackface. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Methods to increase connectedness include classroom management techniques that reinforce attentive, cooperative and collaborative behaviors, reduce peer victimization and help youth understand how others feel and behave. \u2014 Mitch Prinstein, Scientific American , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"There are moments when War Pony sags \u2014 the result of one too many scenes of filler and a few sequences that reinforce facile observations about how Native culture is treated by white people. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"Crypto evangelists tend to see meltdowns like Terra's as an unfortunate loss, but one that ultimately helps reinforce the credibility of the underlying blockchain technology. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"But having grandparents that reinforce the idea that a Eurocentric standard of beauty is better will plant seeds of insecurity. \u2014 refinery29.com , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Urging rank-and-file Republicans to work as poll watchers plays on their fears of voter fraud and helps reinforce party loyalty, G.O.P. officials say. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2022",
|
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"That road, connecting Kramatorsk to Severodonetsk via Siversk, has allowed Kyiv to reinforce and resupply its troops in and around Severodonetsk. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 6 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"re- + inforce , alteration of enforce":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101700"
|
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},
|
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"reinjure":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun,",
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to injure (something or someone) again":[
|
|
"\u2026 his right knee, which was operated on in 1983 and reinjured last month \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Time Magazine",
|
|
"\u2026 has been battling ankle problems and reinjured herself in \u2026 Saturday's 89-77 semifinal victory over Kentucky.",
|
|
"\u2014 Michelle Voepel"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02c8in-j\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1862, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105445"
|
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},
|
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"reinfestation":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the act or an instance of infesting again":[
|
|
"reinfestation of the house with termites"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u02ccin-\u02ccfe-\u02c8st\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135244"
|
|
},
|
|
"reinfection":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": infection following recovery from or superimposed on infection of the same type":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccr\u0113-in-\u02c8fek-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Hybrid immunity after both vaccination and infection offered the best protection against reinfection , the researchers found, at roughly 50% after primary vaccination and nearly 80% after boosting. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The increase may be due to waning immunity against reinfection , new highly-infectious omicron subvariants, relaxed mitigation measures, and more indoor gatherings, said University of South Florida epidemiologist Jason Salemi. \u2014 Caroline Catherman, Orlando Sentinel , 6 June 2022",
|
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"For older ages, the CDC has recommended vaccination anyway to lower the chances of reinfection . \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"For older ages, the CDC has recommended vaccination anyway to lower the chances of reinfection . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 12 June 2022",
|
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"For older ages, the CDC has recommended vaccination anyway to lower the chances of reinfection . \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"For older ages, the CDC has recommended vaccination anyway to lower the chances of reinfection . \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, ajc , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"For now, every infection, and every subsequent reinfection , remains a toss of the dice. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"And a booster dose, like a previous bout with the virus, does seem to decrease the chance of reinfection \u2014 but not by much. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1661, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191654"
|
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},
|
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"reification":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the process or result of reifying":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccr\u0113-",
|
|
"\u02ccr\u0101-\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Dangerous demagogues use reification to position opposition as less than human, thereby denying their standing to criticize or object. \u2014 Jennifer Mercieca, The Conversation , 19 June 2020",
|
|
"Does the reification of objectivity and detachment in the discipline serve to reinforce status hierarchies more than produce sound science"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1846, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215551"
|
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},
|
|
"reifying":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to consider or represent (something abstract) as a material or concrete thing : to give definite content and form to (a concept or idea)":[
|
|
"\u2026 a culture can be reified into a body of traditions \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 M. J. Herskovits"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8r\u0113-",
|
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"\u02c8r\u0101-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Ngugi wa Thiong\u2019o, Ousmane Semb\u00e8ne, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie\u2014along with many others\u2014have produced extraordinary works of fiction that strive to reconceive national bonds (in Kenya, Senegal, and Nigeria, respectively), rather than reify them. \u2014 Kristen Roupenian, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Guns are central to this worldview, and the Buffalo video shows in real time their power to reify belief into deed. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"What began as a passion project to reify a history lesson has since transformed into a cautionary tale. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The challenge, Ninh acknowledges, is to talk about success in terms that don\u2019t merely reify the myth of the model minority. \u2014 Hua Hsu, The New Yorker , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"So long as the university and the aforementioned movements stand against classic literature, mere op-eds will do little to reify our commitment to great books, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid will replace George Orwell. \u2014 Daniel Buck, National Review , 6 June 2021",
|
|
"Especially during Reconstruction, the trope served to continue the dehumanization of Black women following slavery and to reify white womanhood, Lindsey said. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"In each of these representative cases, statistics reified not just social affiliation but identity itself. \u2014 Shannon Pufahl, The New York Review of Books , 21 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"He was bewildered by the rise of a style of identity politics that reified the fictions of race and, through its fixation on diversity in \u00e9lite spaces, abandoned the working class. \u2014 Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker , 15 Nov. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin res thing \u2014 more at real":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1854, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225534"
|
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},
|
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"reif":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": robbery , plunder":[
|
|
"keep the house frae reif and wear",
|
|
"\u2014 Sir Walter Scott"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8r\u0113f"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English (Scots) ref, reif , from Old English r\u0113af ; akin to Old High German roub\u014dn to rob":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233117"
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},
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"reidentify":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02cc)r\u0113-\u012b-\u02c8den-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
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"-\u0259-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1820, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015442"
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}
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} |