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748 lines
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{
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"veg out":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to spend time idly or passively":[
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"spent the afternoon vegging out in front of the TV"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"after an exhausting week at work, I just want to spend the weekend vegging out"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1980, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"short for vegetate":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8vej-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bum",
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"chill",
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"dally",
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"dawdle",
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"dillydally",
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"drone",
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"footle",
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"goof (off)",
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"hack (around)",
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"hang (around ",
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"hang about",
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"idle",
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"kick around",
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"kick back",
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"laze",
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"lazy",
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"loaf",
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"loll",
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"lounge"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192812",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"vegetation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an abnormal growth upon a body part":[
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"fibrin vegetations on the mitral valve"
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],
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": inert existence":[],
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": plant life or total plant cover (as of an area)":[],
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": the act or process of vegetating":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the dense vegetation of the jungle",
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"the local vegetation is flourishing as a result of the recent rains",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Officials told the New York Post that the search was complicated by underwater vegetation . \u2014 Emmett Jones, Fox News , 15 June 2022",
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"The current fires in Southwest Alaska are burning on a landscape marked by permafrost and small vegetation , as well as a lack of trees, Grabinski said. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
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"But new water restrictions due to the lingering drought mean many homes will be surrounded by flammable vegetation , putting them at greater risk. \u2014 Stephanie Elam, CNN , 10 June 2022",
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"The flames last month were fast and intense, wind-whipped and fueled by drought-dry vegetation . \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
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"The training, which started Wednesday morning, is designed to prepare firefighters for the harsh Arizona wildfires propelled by the large amounts of dry shrubbery created by the state's desert vegetation . \u2014 Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"In the mid-19th century, French explorers were stunned to come across the temples, many of them completely overgrown by vegetation . \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"This includes Tamul Waterfall, a 345-foot waterfall that is surrounded by lush vegetation . \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 9 Nov. 2021",
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"On a cracked asphalt road, two cars are about to crash at the intersection where a former Bengies Groceries sits, slowly being consumed by vegetation . \u2014 Kamau High, baltimoresun.com , 11 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1564, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Medieval Latin veget\u0101ti\u014dn-, veget\u0101ti\u014d \"power of growth,\" going back to Latin, \"act of invigorating,\" from veget\u0101re \"to impart energy to, invigorate\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , suffix of verbal nouns \u2014 more at vegetate":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccve-j\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"\u02ccvej-\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"flora",
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"foliage",
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"green",
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"greenery",
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"herbage",
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"leafage",
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"verdure"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061136",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"vegetal pole":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the point on the surface of an egg that is diametrically opposite to the animal pole and usually marks the center of the protoplasm containing more yolk \u2014 see blastula illustration":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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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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"1896, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144348"
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},
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"vegetalize":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to cause (embryonic cells) to exhibit vegetal characters":[],
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": to exhibit vegetal characters":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02cc\u012bz"
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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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153252"
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},
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"vegetarian":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a person who does not eat meat : someone whose diet consists wholly of vegetables , fruits, grains, nuts, and sometimes eggs or dairy products":[],
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": herbivore":[],
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": of, relating to, or suitable for vegetarians":[
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"a vegetarian restaurant"
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],
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": not containing meat : consisting wholly of vegetables , fruits, grains, nuts, and sometimes eggs or dairy products":[
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"a vegetarian diet",
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"vegetarian lunch"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccve-j\u0259-\u02c8ter-\u0113-\u0259n",
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"\u02ccvej-\u0259-\u02c8ter-\u0113-\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Their middle brother, Gotabaya, was always different: aloof, politically inexperienced, a teetotaler and vegetarian who spent 21 years in the military. \u2014 Hafeel Farisz, Washington Post , 22 May 2022",
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"It\u2019s not just about individual actions, like giving up air travel, or becoming a vegetarian , it\u2019s about working together with other people in a common effort, Gill said. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, ajc , 8 May 2022",
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"This Taiwanese-Chinese restaurant chain serves pork, chicken and vegetarian bun sandwiches and desserts. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"One of the sources is a book about being a vegetarian that just mentions the siege in passing. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 2 Apr. 2022",
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"The humble bean burrito has been a part of the working class diet since before the term vegetarian was coined, Gonzales said. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"In 2022 the typical English consumer is more likely to be a vegetarian who works from home than in years past, at least according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"This is what McConaughey ate every night for dinner during his stay with a host family in Australia in an attempt to become a vegetarian . \u2014 New York Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"Brittany Leddy, a 31-year-old marketing manager in New York, is a vegetarian and has been buying vegan leather for five years. \u2014 Aria Darcella, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Filter for carb conscious meals, gluten-free options, vegetarian offerings and calorie-smart picks. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
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"The vegan/ vegetarian spot serves dishes such as pizza poofs, sweet steak sandwiches and Philly cheesesteak egg rolls. \u2014 Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
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"Former employees alleged in the series Antle required his mostly female employees to be single, childless, vegetarian and to wear certain types of clothing. \u2014 Anna Kaplan, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
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"In the kitchen \u2014 headed by chef Jose Rodriguez, formerly of Max Restaurant Group \u2014 vegan and vegetarian foods are not cooked in the same area as foods with meat. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 4 June 2022",
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"Ripe avocado mixed with tomatoes, and hot pepper sauce makes a tasty, vegetarian sandwich. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
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"Your delicious options include family-friendly, vegetarian , and even chef-curated dinners. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 30 May 2022",
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"Tubbs went vegetarian , then vegan, and was soon a full-time activist, getting regularly arrested at protests. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
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"There\u2019s the Chronic, a BBQ Roast beef sandwich or the Magic Mushroom, a vegetarian Teriyaki mushroom sandwich. \u2014 Jennifer Sawhney, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"veget(able) entry 1 + -arian":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020449"
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},
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"vegetable soul":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the soul that in the scholastic tradition controls the nutritive and reproductive functions of human life and is held to be lower or less complete than the animal soul and rational soul":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-023825"
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},
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"vegetative":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": relating to, composed of, or suggesting vegetation":[],
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": of or relating to the division of nature comprising the plant kingdom":[],
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": leading a dull, monotonous, or passive existence : vegetable entry 2 sense 3":[],
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": growing or having the power of growing":[],
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": of, relating to, or engaged in nutritive and growth functions as contrasted with reproductive functions":[
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"a vegetative nucleus"
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],
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": promoting plant growth":[
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"the vegetative properties of soil"
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],
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": of, relating to, or involving propagation by nonsexual processes or methods":[],
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": autonomic sense 1":[],
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": characterized by, resulting from, or being a state in which there is total loss of cognitive functioning and only involuntary bodily functions (such as breathing or blinking of the eyes) are sustained":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8vej-\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t-iv",
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"\u02c8ve-j\u0259-\u02cct\u0101-tiv"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Warmbier was released in 2017 in a vegetative state. \u2014 Ryan Gaydos, Fox News , 4 May 2022",
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"The accident left him in a coma for a brief time, then in a persistent vegetative state for several months. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"While the ceremony, unfortunately, will no doubt continue to be sanitized into the comedic equivalent of a vegetative state. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"As Billboard first reported last week, Cross had been at Glendale Memorial Hospital in a vegetative state for approximately six weeks since an asthma attack sent her into cardiac arrest. \u2014 Danielle Bacher, Billboard , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"Mushroom leather is made from mycelium, the vegetative part of fungus that's been used since the late 20th century by artists and scientists, who grew it for design and medicinal purposes. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
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"Emmalyn Nguyen, 18, fell into a coma that left her in a vegetative state, her family said in a 2019 lawsuit. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Feb. 2022",
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"In conclusion, drought stress to corn during the early- to mid- vegetative stages is likely to have only a small negative effect on corn grain yield. \u2014 Todd Nelson, Star Tribune , 21 June 2021",
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"How is being brain dead different from being in a vegetative state"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English vegetatif \"promoting growth, of the lowest species of soul in Aristotelian philosophy (characteristic of plants), of the plant kingdom,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French vegetative , borrowed from Medieval Latin veget\u0101t\u012bvus , from Late Latin veget\u0101tus , past participle of veget\u0101re \"to live, grow\" + Latin -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at vegetate":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4a(1)":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-034255"
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},
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"vegetable":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": plant sense 1b":[],
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": a person having a dull or merely physical existence":[],
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": a person whose mental and physical functioning is severely impaired and especially one who requires supportive measures (such as mechanical ventilation) to survive":[],
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": of, relating to, constituting, or growing like plants":[],
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": consisting of plants : vegetational":[],
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": made from, obtained from, or containing plants or plant products":[
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"vegetable soup",
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"vegetable fat"
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],
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": resembling or suggesting a plant (as in inertness or passivity)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ve-j\u0259-t\u0259-",
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"\u02c8ve-j\u0259-",
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"\u02c8vej-t\u0259-b\u0259l, \u02c8vej-\u0259t-\u0259-",
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"\u02c8vech-",
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"\u02c8vej-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
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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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"Noun",
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"The doctor said I should eat more fruits and vegetables .",
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"a bowl of vegetable soup",
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"The accident had left him a vegetable .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Portraits of the governor and his wife posing with prize-winning vegetables (both are keen gardeners) decorate the walls of the family home in Ngabang, a town in the hills four hours\u2019 drive from Pontianak, the provincial capital. \u2014 The Economist , 20 July 2017",
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"This summer, at the South Windsor Farmers Market, SoWin/EatsHealthy will be offering discounted boxes of fresh vegetables from local farmers. \u2014 Courant Community , 17 July 2017",
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"The Saturday Muldoon Farmers Market will have baklava, baked goods, rhubarb, crafts and loads of vegetables , including salad mixes, tomatoes, radishes, greens, zucchini, bok choy and herbs. \u2014 Steve Edwards, Alaska Dispatch News , 12 July 2017",
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"Like going to the bathroom, or, conversely, being able to eat: Human waste will be treated through a bio-fermentation process, and experimental crops and vegetables will be grown with the help of food and waste byproducts. \u2014 Rachel Jacoby Zoldan, Teen Vogue , 11 July 2017",
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"In rats with diabetes, the compound, which occurs naturally in cruciferous vegetables , had the intended effect, reversing the genetic signature in the animals\u2019 livers. \u2014 Jessica Wapner, MSNBC Newsweek , 15 June 2017",
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"Her family still has a small vegetable garden and a hillside plot filled with a few dozen white tea plants, but most of their crops have been replaced with cedar trees and a scattering of bamboo. \u2014 Michael Holtz, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 June 2017",
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"That\u2019s no surprise, perhaps, given the organic revolution and the proximity to the state\u2019s absurdly fertile Central Valley, which produces half of the country\u2019s fruits and vegetables . \u2014 Derek Thompson, The Atlantic , 20 June 2017",
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"The vendors sprawled across several streets with fresh fruits, vegetables , fish and coffee. \u2014 Amanda Shine, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 June 2017",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Like the summer succotash of the American South or the ratatouille of France, vignarola is a vegetable stew that, in its ideal form, is radiant with freshness. \u2014 Bee Wilson, WSJ , 14 May 2022",
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"Almost all of her trees are drip irrigated, as is her vegetable garden. \u2014 Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
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"The company announced the vegetable -farm giveaway after Western sanctions hobbled production at its assembly plant in Kaliningrad. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
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"The two of us run a small urban farm in Los Angeles and a company called Edible Gardens LA that has designed, built, and maintained vegetable gardens for countless families over the past 16 years. \u2014 Dean Kuipers, Outside Online , 8 May 2022",
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"The lunchtime salads will become vegetable dishes at night. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"While the loss was felt across the board, the Mexican Pizza was especially popular among Indian Americans, many of whom have a vegetable -centric diet. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Here\u2019s a hearty, vegetable gratin with a crunchy, cheesy topping. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Add a 3-inch layer of green or nitrogen items, such as vegetable trimmings and eggshells. \u2014 Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times , 28 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, borrowed from Medieval Latin veget\u0101bilia , plural noun derivative of veget\u0101bilis vegetable entry 2":"Noun",
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"Middle English, \"capable of growth, of or like plants (able to grow but lacking motion or sensation),\" borrowed from Medieval Latin veget\u0101bilis , going back to Late Latin, \"vivifying, refreshing,\" from veget\u0101re \"to live, grow\" + Latin -bilis \"capable of (acting or being acted upon)\" \u2014 more at vegetate , -able":"Adjective"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-070928"
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},
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"vegetarians":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a person who does not eat meat : someone whose diet consists wholly of vegetables , fruits, grains, nuts, and sometimes eggs or dairy products":[],
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": herbivore":[],
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": of, relating to, or suitable for vegetarians":[
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"a vegetarian restaurant"
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],
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": not containing meat : consisting wholly of vegetables , fruits, grains, nuts, and sometimes eggs or dairy products":[
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"a vegetarian diet",
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"vegetarian lunch"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccve-j\u0259-\u02c8ter-\u0113-\u0259n",
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"\u02ccvej-\u0259-\u02c8ter-\u0113-\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Their middle brother, Gotabaya, was always different: aloof, politically inexperienced, a teetotaler and vegetarian who spent 21 years in the military. \u2014 Hafeel Farisz, Washington Post , 22 May 2022",
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"It\u2019s not just about individual actions, like giving up air travel, or becoming a vegetarian , it\u2019s about working together with other people in a common effort, Gill said. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, ajc , 8 May 2022",
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"This Taiwanese-Chinese restaurant chain serves pork, chicken and vegetarian bun sandwiches and desserts. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"One of the sources is a book about being a vegetarian that just mentions the siege in passing. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 2 Apr. 2022",
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"The humble bean burrito has been a part of the working class diet since before the term vegetarian was coined, Gonzales said. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"In 2022 the typical English consumer is more likely to be a vegetarian who works from home than in years past, at least according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"This is what McConaughey ate every night for dinner during his stay with a host family in Australia in an attempt to become a vegetarian . \u2014 New York Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"Brittany Leddy, a 31-year-old marketing manager in New York, is a vegetarian and has been buying vegan leather for five years. \u2014 Aria Darcella, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Filter for carb conscious meals, gluten-free options, vegetarian offerings and calorie-smart picks. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
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"The vegan/ vegetarian spot serves dishes such as pizza poofs, sweet steak sandwiches and Philly cheesesteak egg rolls. \u2014 Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
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"Former employees alleged in the series Antle required his mostly female employees to be single, childless, vegetarian and to wear certain types of clothing. \u2014 Anna Kaplan, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
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"In the kitchen \u2014 headed by chef Jose Rodriguez, formerly of Max Restaurant Group \u2014 vegan and vegetarian foods are not cooked in the same area as foods with meat. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 4 June 2022",
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"Ripe avocado mixed with tomatoes, and hot pepper sauce makes a tasty, vegetarian sandwich. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
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"Your delicious options include family-friendly, vegetarian , and even chef-curated dinners. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 30 May 2022",
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"Tubbs went vegetarian , then vegan, and was soon a full-time activist, getting regularly arrested at protests. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
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"There\u2019s the Chronic, a BBQ Roast beef sandwich or the Magic Mushroom, a vegetarian Teriyaki mushroom sandwich. \u2014 Jennifer Sawhney, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 May 2022"
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"\u02c8v\u0113-g\u0259n; \u02c8vej-\u0259n",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The formula is also 100 percent vegan and made without parabens, sulfates, fragrance, talc, GMOs, mineral oil and other irritants and allergens. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
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"This product is vegan and made without potentially toxic ingredients like parabens, aluminum and phthalates. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
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"Recently, a line of avocado toasts (which are not all vegan ) have been added to the menu and are prepared under an adjacent pop-up tent. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
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"This Scotch Porter Beard Serum is vegan , contains no parabens, sulfates, or silicones, and contains nourishing ingredients like jojoba and avocado seed oils, copper, zinc, and vitamins B, C, and E. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 12 May 2022",
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"The actor has participated in PETA protests before, and he's been a vegan ever since appearing in the movie Babe. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 10 May 2022",
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"All are vegan , and about half of the items are gluten-free. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Standen is vegan but won\u2019t shy from concocting meat dishes. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Another Team Cuddly member, Lemur, introduced themselves with a clue-mercial package that featured a guitar lamp, Hart magazine, eye cream, a rolling stone and a mention of being vegan . \u2014 Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com , 30 Mar. 2022"
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"by contraction from vegetarian entry 1":""
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"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130247"
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": inert existence":[],
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": an abnormal growth upon a body part":[
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"fibrin vegetations on the mitral valve"
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"\u02ccve-j\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"flora",
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"foliage",
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"green",
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"leafage",
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"the dense vegetation of the jungle",
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"the local vegetation is flourishing as a result of the recent rains",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Officials told the New York Post that the search was complicated by underwater vegetation . \u2014 Emmett Jones, Fox News , 15 June 2022",
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"The current fires in Southwest Alaska are burning on a landscape marked by permafrost and small vegetation , as well as a lack of trees, Grabinski said. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
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"But new water restrictions due to the lingering drought mean many homes will be surrounded by flammable vegetation , putting them at greater risk. \u2014 Stephanie Elam, CNN , 10 June 2022",
|
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"The flames last month were fast and intense, wind-whipped and fueled by drought-dry vegetation . \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
|
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"The training, which started Wednesday morning, is designed to prepare firefighters for the harsh Arizona wildfires propelled by the large amounts of dry shrubbery created by the state's desert vegetation . \u2014 Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"In the mid-19th century, French explorers were stunned to come across the temples, many of them completely overgrown by vegetation . \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
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"This includes Tamul Waterfall, a 345-foot waterfall that is surrounded by lush vegetation . \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 9 Nov. 2021",
|
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"On a cracked asphalt road, two cars are about to crash at the intersection where a former Bengies Groceries sits, slowly being consumed by vegetation . \u2014 Kamau High, baltimoresun.com , 11 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"borrowed from Medieval Latin veget\u0101ti\u014dn-, veget\u0101ti\u014d \"power of growth,\" going back to Latin, \"act of invigorating,\" from veget\u0101re \"to impart energy to, invigorate\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d , suffix of verbal nouns \u2014 more at vegetate":""
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": consisting of plants : vegetational":[],
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"vegetable soup",
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"vegetable fat"
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": resembling or suggesting a plant (as in inertness or passivity)":[]
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"\u02c8vech-",
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"\u02c8vej-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"Noun",
|
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"The doctor said I should eat more fruits and vegetables .",
|
|
"a bowl of vegetable soup",
|
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"The accident had left him a vegetable .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Portraits of the governor and his wife posing with prize-winning vegetables (both are keen gardeners) decorate the walls of the family home in Ngabang, a town in the hills four hours\u2019 drive from Pontianak, the provincial capital. \u2014 The Economist , 20 July 2017",
|
|
"This summer, at the South Windsor Farmers Market, SoWin/EatsHealthy will be offering discounted boxes of fresh vegetables from local farmers. \u2014 Courant Community , 17 July 2017",
|
|
"The Saturday Muldoon Farmers Market will have baklava, baked goods, rhubarb, crafts and loads of vegetables , including salad mixes, tomatoes, radishes, greens, zucchini, bok choy and herbs. \u2014 Steve Edwards, Alaska Dispatch News , 12 July 2017",
|
|
"Like going to the bathroom, or, conversely, being able to eat: Human waste will be treated through a bio-fermentation process, and experimental crops and vegetables will be grown with the help of food and waste byproducts. \u2014 Rachel Jacoby Zoldan, Teen Vogue , 11 July 2017",
|
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"In rats with diabetes, the compound, which occurs naturally in cruciferous vegetables , had the intended effect, reversing the genetic signature in the animals\u2019 livers. \u2014 Jessica Wapner, MSNBC Newsweek , 15 June 2017",
|
|
"Her family still has a small vegetable garden and a hillside plot filled with a few dozen white tea plants, but most of their crops have been replaced with cedar trees and a scattering of bamboo. \u2014 Michael Holtz, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 June 2017",
|
|
"That\u2019s no surprise, perhaps, given the organic revolution and the proximity to the state\u2019s absurdly fertile Central Valley, which produces half of the country\u2019s fruits and vegetables . \u2014 Derek Thompson, The Atlantic , 20 June 2017",
|
|
"The vendors sprawled across several streets with fresh fruits, vegetables , fish and coffee. \u2014 Amanda Shine, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 June 2017",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"Like the summer succotash of the American South or the ratatouille of France, vignarola is a vegetable stew that, in its ideal form, is radiant with freshness. \u2014 Bee Wilson, WSJ , 14 May 2022",
|
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"Almost all of her trees are drip irrigated, as is her vegetable garden. \u2014 Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The company announced the vegetable -farm giveaway after Western sanctions hobbled production at its assembly plant in Kaliningrad. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"The two of us run a small urban farm in Los Angeles and a company called Edible Gardens LA that has designed, built, and maintained vegetable gardens for countless families over the past 16 years. \u2014 Dean Kuipers, Outside Online , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"The lunchtime salads will become vegetable dishes at night. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"While the loss was felt across the board, the Mexican Pizza was especially popular among Indian Americans, many of whom have a vegetable -centric diet. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Here\u2019s a hearty, vegetable gratin with a crunchy, cheesy topping. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Add a 3-inch layer of green or nitrogen items, such as vegetable trimmings and eggshells. \u2014 Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times , 28 Jan. 2022"
|
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"Middle English, borrowed from Medieval Latin veget\u0101bilia , plural noun derivative of veget\u0101bilis vegetable entry 2":"Noun",
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|
"Middle English, \"capable of growth, of or like plants (able to grow but lacking motion or sensation),\" borrowed from Medieval Latin veget\u0101bilis , going back to Late Latin, \"vivifying, refreshing,\" from veget\u0101re \"to live, grow\" + Latin -bilis \"capable of (acting or being acted upon)\" \u2014 more at vegetate , -able":"Adjective"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191105"
|
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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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|
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"\u02ccve-j\u0259-\u02c8ter-\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m",
|
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"-\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccniz-\u0259m"
|
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],
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Breathing exercises and vegetarianism were among Mazdaznan\u2019s more sensible practices. \u2014 Patt Morrisoncolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Suggestions that it will be used to mandate vegetarianism , on the other hand, reflect uncertainties about sustainable agriculture, climate change and animal welfare. \u2014 CBS News , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Suggestions that it will be used to mandate vegetarianism , on the other hand, reflect uncertainties about sustainable agriculture, climate change and animal welfare. \u2014 David Klepper, ajc , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The Pandits, who are Hindus, also boast a long tradition of vegetarianism that has survived in the region, and that\u2019s the source of Gill\u2019s recipe here for chaman kaliya, paneer in yellow gravy. \u2014 Joe Yonan, Washington Post , 15 May 2022",
|
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"Studies with longer follow-up periods and information on motivations for eating vegetarian \u2013 such as socioeconomic status \u2013 would also be helpful for understanding links between children\u2019s development and vegetarianism , the authors said. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"No country in the world gets vegetarianism quite like India. \u2014 Joni Sweet, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Overall patterns of eating, like vegetarianism , are emphasized over individual foods or nutrients. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 20 Feb. 2015",
|
|
"My vegetarianism was motivated by my affinity for animals. \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"circa 1848, in the meaning defined above":""
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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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|
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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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": a cottony fibrous material obtained from the coating of the seeds of any of various trees (as the floss-silk) and used especially for stuffing cushions \u2014 compare silk cotton":[]
|
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|
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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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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000944"
|
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|
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"vegetable wax":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a wax of plant origin secreted commonly in thin flakes by the walls of epidermal cells":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"It is crafted in the U.K. from a vegetable wax blend with top notes of lavender and thyme, and is housed in an elegant and arty porcelain vessel. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 17 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The vegetable wax candle bursts with floral green abundance, like a garden baking in the hot afternoon sun. \u2014 Mackenzie Fegan, Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Tatine Candles Essential oils are blended into a GMO-free soy and vegetable wax . \u2014 Gina Tomaine, Good Housekeeping , 10 Nov. 2017"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1815, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001451"
|
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|
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"vegetating":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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|
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|
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": to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind":[],
|
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": to produce vegetation":[],
|
|
": to establish vegetation in or on":[]
|
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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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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"I just spent the weekend vegetating at home.",
|
|
"I'm worried that after I retire I'll just sit at home, watch TV, and vegetate .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Tigers didn't act fast to quash the initial report, rather allowing the idea of Hinch's opt-out clause to vegetate for more than a year. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"In the 58 years since the Skycrane\u2019s first flight, fire seasons have lengthened across a quarter of the Earth\u2019s vegetated surface, giving rise to about a 20 percent increase in the global length of the fire weather season. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 9 Mar. 2020",
|
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"Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one\u2019s lifetime. \u2014 National Geographic , 21 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Yes, football has its problems, but what's more indulgent, more American, than vegetating on the couch for four hours, gorging on queso and analyzing beer commercials with a bunch of your favorite people",
|
|
"Planting trees and ensuring soils are always vegetated with a cover crop such as clover between cropping seasons can also slow water and trap soil. \u2014 Dan Evans, Quartz , 29 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Rake leaves, go to a football game or just vegetate on the sofa. \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive , 2 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Of this green space, 33 percent consists of natural habitats within open space, and 14 percent vegetated private or domestic garden land. \u2014 Simon Ingram, National Geographic , 26 July 2019",
|
|
"Agriculture already uses almost half of the world\u2019s vegetated land. \u2014 Stephen Leahy, National Geographic , 17 July 2019"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Late Latin veget\u0101tus , past participle of veget\u0101re \"to live, grow,\" going back to Latin, \"to impart energy to, invigorate,\" verbal derivative of vegetus \"vigorous, active, lively,\" probably, if from *vegitus , verbal adjective of veg\u0113re \"to give vigor to, enliven\" \u2014 more at wake entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1605, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2a":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010000"
|
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},
|
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"vegetable pathology":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": plant pathology":[]
|
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