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"wreak havoc":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to cause great damage":[
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"A powerful tornado wreaked havoc on the small village.",
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"The virus wreaked havoc on my computer."
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]
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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":"20220707-193237",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"wreath":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a band of intertwined flowers or leaves worn as a mark of honor or victory : garland":[
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"a laurel wreath"
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],
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": a decorative arrangement of foliage or flowers on a circular base":[
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"a Christmas wreath"
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],
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": something having a circular or coiling form":[
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"a wreath of smoke"
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],
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": something intertwined or arranged in a circular shape: such as":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The President laid a wreath of flowers on the hero's grave.",
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"The ancient Romans awarded laurel wreaths to winners of athletic contests.",
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"Every December, I put a Christmas wreath on my front door.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In all their beige sameness, a child might get lost trying to find their way home if not for the occasional wreath , or a garden bed marking the way. \u2014 Leah Sottile, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022",
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"The vibrant wreath features a twig base adorned with yellow flowers and green jasmine leaves. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
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"Deputy First Class Travis Hart places the wreath at the Harford County Fallen Heroes Memorial, May 9, 2022. \u2014 Maria Morales, Baltimore Sun , 11 May 2022",
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"The occasional wreath broke the monotony of dull earthen colors, and, in the front, three rectangular holes awaited the newly fallen. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Customize the Easter wreath with your favorite colors and flowers. \u2014 Lacey Howard, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Immediately after Royal Oak's annual parades, usually around 10 a.m., the city holds a wreath -laying ceremony at the Royal Oak War Memorial, located just south of the library, which is on the southwest corner of 11 Mile Road and Troy Street. \u2014 Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022",
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"Immediately after the service and wreath -laying ceremony, there will be a procession to Maple Shade Cemetery, where a short, graveside service will follow. \u2014 Alexis Oatman, cleveland , 25 May 2022",
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"From there, the parade will go north on Main Street to Lila Avenue, turn right on Cemetery Road and conclude at the Greenlawn Cemetery for a wreath laying ceremony. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 25 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English wrethe , from Old English writha ; akin to Old English wr\u012bthan to twist \u2014 more at writhe":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8r\u0113th"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190648",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wreath goldenrod":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a North American perennial herb ( Solidago caesia ) with alternate lanceolate leaves and interrupted axillary clusters of yellow flower heads":[]
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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":"20220707-073627",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wreath shell":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": turban shell":[]
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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":"20220707-085530",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wreathe":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": interweave":[],
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": to cause to coil about something":[],
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": to encircle or adorn with or as if with a wreath":[],
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": to move or extend in circles or spirals":[],
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": to shape into a wreath":[],
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": to take on the shape of a wreath":[],
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": to twist in coils : writhe":[],
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": to twist or contort so as to show folds or creases":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"decided to wreathe the grapevines into a beribboned swag to give the room the \u201ccountry look\u201d",
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"wreathed small flowers into the design for the wallpaper",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And if either of them ever forgets, the words are always with them, in colorful tattoos that wreathe their arms in foreign languages. \u2014 Debra Kamin, WSJ , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"Many likely formed alongside their parent bodies, sprouting out of the swirling disk of gas and dust that wreathes planets in their infancy. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Mar. 2020",
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"On Friday night, the largest crowds ever to gather in recent Iraqi history came to protest peacefully, but noisily, against the government, wreathing entire buildings in flags. \u2014 Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times , 4 Nov. 2019",
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"As rescuers tried to move the plane off him, one lit a match for a cigarette, igniting gas fumes and wreathing the wreckage in flame. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Dec. 2019",
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"From there, the GRR1 heads northwest into a dense and impossibly wet woodland wreathed in arborescent ferns and carpeted with beds of moss two feet deep. \u2014 Rowan Moore Gerety, New York Times , 28 Dec. 2019",
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"In November, the district\u2019s center \u2014 where the market, a sprawling park, a library, and shopping malls are clustered \u2014 was wreathed in tear gas for five consecutive days as police fought running battles with anti-government protesters. \u2014 Hillary Leung / Hong Kong, Time , 6 Dec. 2019",
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"The walls of the cavern, wreathed in flowstone, glittered in brown and gray. \u2014 Alexis Soloski, New York Times , 27 Nov. 2019",
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"The sculptures depict four seated African women, wreathed or constrained in what appear to be coiling vines, and with flat mirror-like disks in front of their faces. \u2014 Daniel Gelernter, National Review , 21 Sep. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"wreath":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8r\u0113t\u035fh"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"enlace",
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"entwine",
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"implicate",
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"interlace",
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"intertwine",
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"intertwist",
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"interweave",
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"inweave",
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"lace",
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"ply",
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"twist",
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"weave",
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"writhe"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110309",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"wreathen":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": formed, united, or disposed by or as if by twining or interweaving : interlaced , intertwined":[],
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": made into a wreath : wreathed":[]
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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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"Middle English wrethen , from past participle of writhen to writhe":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8r\u0113t\u035fh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090357",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"wreather":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one that wreathes":[]
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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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"-t\u035fh\u0259(r)"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113811",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wreathingly":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": in a wreathing manner : spirally":[]
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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":"20220707-103221",
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"wreathless":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": having no wreath":[]
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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\u0113thl\u0259\u0307s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213107",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"wreathlet":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a small wreath":[]
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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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"-l\u0259\u0307t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224254",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wreathy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": constituting a wreath":[],
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": having the form of a wreath":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1644, 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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"-t\u035fh\u0113",
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"\u02c8r\u0113-th\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202433",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"wreck":{
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"antonyms":[
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"shipwreck",
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"strand"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a hulk or the ruins of a wrecked ship":[],
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": a violent and destructive crash":[
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"was injured in a car wreck"
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],
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": bring about , wreak":[
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"wreck havoc"
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],
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": shipwreck":[],
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": something cast up on the land by the sea especially after a shipwreck":[],
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": the action of wrecking or fact or state of being wrecked : destruction":[],
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": the broken remains of something wrecked or otherwise ruined":[],
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": to become wrecked":[],
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": to cast ashore":[],
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": to reduce to a ruinous state by or as if by violence":[
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"a country wrecked by war",
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"ambition wrecked his marriage"
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],
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": to rob, salvage, or repair wreckage or a wreck":[],
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": to ruin, damage, or imperil by a wreck":[
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"wrecked the car"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"This car has never been in a wreck .",
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"The stress of her final exams made her a wreck .",
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"Dad was a nervous wreck on the day I had my surgery.",
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"Verb",
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"I wrecked my mother's car.",
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"Many houses were wrecked by the hurricane.",
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"The affair wrecked his marriage.",
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"Bad weather wrecked our vacation.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Two suspects were detained following a robbery and a fatal wreck Wednesday in north Alabama, police said. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
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"The wreck is the deepest ever found, per the Associated Press. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 June 2022",
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"The exact location of the Roberts wreck is undisclosed, and will likely stay that way. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 28 June 2022",
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"One crucial kind of insurance, covering liabilities for every shipment, indemnifies against incidents such as injury or loss of life to the crew, cargo damage, pollution, and wreck removal. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 27 June 2022",
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"The remains of a U.S. Navy destroyer that sank in a World War II battle against Japan have been found in what is believed to be the deepest wreck ever discovered. \u2014 Molpasorn Shoowong, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
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"They were captured days later in Tennessee after leading police on a 10-mile car chase that ended in a wreck and gunshots, though no one was injured. \u2014 Shaddi Abusaid, ajc , 27 June 2022",
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"The wreck of the Titanic lies in about 4,000 meters of water. \u2014 CBS News , 25 June 2022",
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"Previously, the deepest wreck ever identified and surveyed was the USS Johnston, found last year by Vescovo. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 24 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Some versions claim the flu is fake, a hoax being used to justify reducing the supply of birds in an effort to drive up food prices, either to wreck the global economy or force people into vegetarianism. \u2014 CBS News , 23 June 2022",
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"But the move also would confuse customers, lessen demand for standard models and wreck their resale value just like the Lighting port did to older iPhones using the Dock Connector when it was introduced with the iPhone 5 in 2012. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
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"As the 2010 Chargers found out, not fixing a big problem can wreck a season. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 May 2022",
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"Some versions claim the flu is fake, a hoax being used to justify reducing the supply of birds in an effort to drive up food prices, either to wreck the global economy or force people into vegetarianism. \u2014 CBS News , 17 May 2022",
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"Some versions claim the flu is fake, a hoax being used to justify reducing the supply of birds in an effort to drive up food prices, either to wreck the global economy or force people into vegetarianism. \u2014 David Klepper, ajc , 17 May 2022",
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"The chase ended when authorities forced the car Casey White was driving to wreck and roll into a ditch, the US Marshals Service has said. \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe, Jason Hanna And Melissa Alonso, CNN , 12 May 2022",
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"No matter how good the Cavs have been this season, overcoming every obstacle and planting their flag at the top of conference, eventually the loss of two starting-caliber guards was bound to wreck their chances. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"But the harder the Fed hits the brakes, the greater the risk of causing an accident that could potentially wreck the financial markets, the real economy, or both. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"14th 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 wrec, wrek, borrowed from Anglo-French wrek & Medieval Latin wreccum, borrowed from Old Norse *wrek, rek, going back to *wrek-a- \"something driven,\" derivative of Germanic *wrekan- \"to drive out\" \u2014 more at wreak":"Noun",
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"Middle English wrekkyd (past participle), probably derivative of wrek wreck entry 1":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8rek"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ashes",
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"debris",
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"detritus",
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"flotsam",
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"remains",
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"residue",
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"rubble",
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"ruins",
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"wreckage"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085839",
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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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"wreckage":{
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"antonyms":[
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"building",
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"construction",
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"erection",
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"raising"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": broken and disordered parts or material from something wrecked":[],
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": something that has been wrecked":[],
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": the act of wrecking : the state of being wrecked":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Workers sifted through the wreckage of the building, searching for bodies.",
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"They cleared the wreckage from the track.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Elsewhere in Ukraine, investigators combed through the wreckage from a Russian airstrike early Friday on residential areas near the Ukrainian port of Odesa that killed 21 people. \u2014 Maria Grazia Murru, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
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"Many people are still missing, and seven body fragments were found among the wreckage , Monastyrsky said. \u2014 David L. Stern, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
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"Hundreds of other passengers escaped the wreckage , some with help from the Boy Scouts. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
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"Surviving the grueling run with a winning record, in spite of the widespread lineup wreckage , is a bit of a head-shaker. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022",
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"The big man offered him a fist-bump, and the life-savers sensed \u2014 for an instant, at least, as the wreckage revealed itself \u2014 a smile. \u2014 Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
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"Officers were dispatched to the 49 mile marker near Interstate 74 on the southeast side of Indianapolis around 3:45 a.m. Upon arrival, the driver of the Jeep was found unconscious, unresponsive and trapped in the vehicle wreckage . \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 17 June 2022",
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"The world has rarely been gnarlier, and that\u2019s on top of our existing emotional wreckage . \u2014 Jason Roeder, The New Yorker , 4 June 2022",
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"Recovery efforts were delayed because some bodies were pinned under the plane\u2019s wreckage . \u2014 Binaj Gurubacharya, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1837, 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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"\u02c8re-kij"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"annihilation",
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"decimation",
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"demolishment",
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"demolition",
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"desolation",
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"destruction",
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"devastation",
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"extermination",
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"extinction",
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"havoc",
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"loss",
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"mincemeat",
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"obliteration",
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"ruin",
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"ruination",
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"wastage"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184530",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wrecking":{
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"antonyms":[
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"shipwreck",
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"strand"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a hulk or the ruins of a wrecked ship":[],
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": a violent and destructive crash":[
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"was injured in a car wreck"
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],
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": bring about , wreak":[
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"wreck havoc"
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],
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": shipwreck":[],
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": something cast up on the land by the sea especially after a shipwreck":[],
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": the action of wrecking or fact or state of being wrecked : destruction":[],
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": the broken remains of something wrecked or otherwise ruined":[],
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": to become wrecked":[],
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": to cast ashore":[],
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": to reduce to a ruinous state by or as if by violence":[
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"a country wrecked by war",
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"ambition wrecked his marriage"
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],
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": to rob, salvage, or repair wreckage or a wreck":[],
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": to ruin, damage, or imperil by a wreck":[
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"wrecked the car"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"This car has never been in a wreck .",
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"The stress of her final exams made her a wreck .",
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"Dad was a nervous wreck on the day I had my surgery.",
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"Verb",
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"I wrecked my mother's car.",
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"Many houses were wrecked by the hurricane.",
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"The affair wrecked his marriage.",
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"Bad weather wrecked our vacation.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Two suspects were detained following a robbery and a fatal wreck Wednesday in north Alabama, police said. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
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"The wreck is the deepest ever found, per the Associated Press. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 June 2022",
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"The exact location of the Roberts wreck is undisclosed, and will likely stay that way. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 28 June 2022",
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"One crucial kind of insurance, covering liabilities for every shipment, indemnifies against incidents such as injury or loss of life to the crew, cargo damage, pollution, and wreck removal. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 27 June 2022",
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"The remains of a U.S. Navy destroyer that sank in a World War II battle against Japan have been found in what is believed to be the deepest wreck ever discovered. \u2014 Molpasorn Shoowong, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
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"They were captured days later in Tennessee after leading police on a 10-mile car chase that ended in a wreck and gunshots, though no one was injured. \u2014 Shaddi Abusaid, ajc , 27 June 2022",
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"The wreck of the Titanic lies in about 4,000 meters of water. \u2014 CBS News , 25 June 2022",
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"Previously, the deepest wreck ever identified and surveyed was the USS Johnston, found last year by Vescovo. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 24 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Some versions claim the flu is fake, a hoax being used to justify reducing the supply of birds in an effort to drive up food prices, either to wreck the global economy or force people into vegetarianism. \u2014 CBS News , 23 June 2022",
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"But the move also would confuse customers, lessen demand for standard models and wreck their resale value just like the Lighting port did to older iPhones using the Dock Connector when it was introduced with the iPhone 5 in 2012. \u2014 Gordon Kelly, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
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"As the 2010 Chargers found out, not fixing a big problem can wreck a season. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 May 2022",
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"Some versions claim the flu is fake, a hoax being used to justify reducing the supply of birds in an effort to drive up food prices, either to wreck the global economy or force people into vegetarianism. \u2014 CBS News , 17 May 2022",
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"Some versions claim the flu is fake, a hoax being used to justify reducing the supply of birds in an effort to drive up food prices, either to wreck the global economy or force people into vegetarianism. \u2014 David Klepper, ajc , 17 May 2022",
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"The chase ended when authorities forced the car Casey White was driving to wreck and roll into a ditch, the US Marshals Service has said. \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe, Jason Hanna And Melissa Alonso, CNN , 12 May 2022",
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"No matter how good the Cavs have been this season, overcoming every obstacle and planting their flag at the top of conference, eventually the loss of two starting-caliber guards was bound to wreck their chances. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"But the harder the Fed hits the brakes, the greater the risk of causing an accident that could potentially wreck the financial markets, the real economy, or both. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022"
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"Middle English wrekkyd (past participle), probably derivative of wrek wreck entry 1":"Verb"
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"I tried to wrench free from his grip.",
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"I tried to wrench myself free from his grip.",
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"He wrenched his back when he tried to lift a heavy box.",
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"She wrenched the toy from his grasp.",
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"The statue was wrenched from its pedestal.",
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"Noun",
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"It was a wrench to say goodbye to all my friends.",
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"with a sharp wrench of the hammer I pulled the nail from the board",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The power of the memory is strong enough to wrench Billy from the Mind Flayer\u2019s grasp and the former bad boy sacrifices himself. \u2014 Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
|
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"Yet when people like Elias want to try to wrench free from opioid addiction, the closest options for getting daily doses of methadone may be miles away in Boyle Heights, Westlake and South Park, according to federal and local directories. \u2014 Emily Alpert Reyesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
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"Many shouted at the staff, and several hit and kicked the booth and tried to wrench open its door and to argue with the staff. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Nick Foligno, who appeared to wrench a knee midway through the first period Saturday night in Tampa, will undergo an MRI Tuesday. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The statistics reflect the changes that continue to wrench the labor market after the pandemic upended the course of business and life across the country in 2020. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2021",
|
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"And anyone wondering how regulators may wrench the rising crypto-economy into their orbit should take a look at this proposal just published by Andreessen Horowitz, one of the industry\u2019s biggest investors. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Ivan, James, and Karl all take Becca aside, but only Karl dares to wrench her hand into his and read her palm. \u2014 Ali Barthwell, Vulture , 1 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Those who know him see evidence of both: an uncompromising ideologue unwilling to listen to others, yet one who lives modestly, shows compassion for the poor and insists that his goal is simply to wrench power from corrupt elites. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Stringent measures to contain the Omicron variant in the world\u2019s largest manufacturer have thrown a wrench into global production and logistics networks. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
|
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"But buyers like Devlin and real estate experts say rising rates have only thrown another wrench into a metro Atlanta market marked by soaring prices, heavy demand and scant supply. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 6 May 2022",
|
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"Domestic markets have also thrown a wrench in the plans. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
|
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"The recent market collapse is already triggering some SPAC liquidations and throwing a wrench in deal negotiations, bankers say. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
|
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"But now the local paper is throwing a wrench into her rhythms. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"JetBlue Airways has offered to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.6 billion, throwing a wrench into Spirit\u2019s plan to merge with Frontier Airlines and create a behemoth budget carrier. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The biggest concern this season seems to be Elliot throwing a wrench into Rue and Jules's relationship. \u2014 Marcus Jones, EW.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Throwing a wrench in the supply chain Last week\u2019s sabotage raises concerns about the safety of the software supply chain that is crucial to large numbers of organizations\u2014including Fortune 500 companies. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 10 Jan. 2022"
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|
|
"I tried to wrench free from his grip.",
|
|
"I tried to wrench myself free from his grip.",
|
|
"He wrenched his back when he tried to lift a heavy box.",
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|
"She wrenched the toy from his grasp.",
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|
"The statue was wrenched from its pedestal.",
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|
"Noun",
|
|
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"with a sharp wrench of the hammer I pulled the nail from the board",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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|
"The power of the memory is strong enough to wrench Billy from the Mind Flayer\u2019s grasp and the former bad boy sacrifices himself. \u2014 Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Yet when people like Elias want to try to wrench free from opioid addiction, the closest options for getting daily doses of methadone may be miles away in Boyle Heights, Westlake and South Park, according to federal and local directories. \u2014 Emily Alpert Reyesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Many shouted at the staff, and several hit and kicked the booth and tried to wrench open its door and to argue with the staff. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Nick Foligno, who appeared to wrench a knee midway through the first period Saturday night in Tampa, will undergo an MRI Tuesday. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
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|
"The statistics reflect the changes that continue to wrench the labor market after the pandemic upended the course of business and life across the country in 2020. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"And anyone wondering how regulators may wrench the rising crypto-economy into their orbit should take a look at this proposal just published by Andreessen Horowitz, one of the industry\u2019s biggest investors. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Ivan, James, and Karl all take Becca aside, but only Karl dares to wrench her hand into his and read her palm. \u2014 Ali Barthwell, Vulture , 1 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Those who know him see evidence of both: an uncompromising ideologue unwilling to listen to others, yet one who lives modestly, shows compassion for the poor and insists that his goal is simply to wrench power from corrupt elites. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Stringent measures to contain the Omicron variant in the world\u2019s largest manufacturer have thrown a wrench into global production and logistics networks. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"But buyers like Devlin and real estate experts say rising rates have only thrown another wrench into a metro Atlanta market marked by soaring prices, heavy demand and scant supply. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Domestic markets have also thrown a wrench in the plans. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"The recent market collapse is already triggering some SPAC liquidations and throwing a wrench in deal negotiations, bankers say. \u2014 Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"But now the local paper is throwing a wrench into her rhythms. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"JetBlue Airways has offered to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.6 billion, throwing a wrench into Spirit\u2019s plan to merge with Frontier Airlines and create a behemoth budget carrier. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The biggest concern this season seems to be Elliot throwing a wrench into Rue and Jules's relationship. \u2014 Marcus Jones, EW.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Throwing a wrench in the supply chain Last week\u2019s sabotage raises concerns about the safety of the software supply chain that is crucial to large numbers of organizations\u2014including Fortune 500 companies. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 10 Jan. 2022"
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|
|
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|
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The group also stole 5,000 weapons from the Colombian military and used kidnapping as a tactic to try to wrest concessions from the government. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"The prospect of prison time may have played into his party\u2019s efforts to try to wrest control of Congress away from Castro. \u2014 Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Just under a year from midterm elections that look likely to wrest control of Congress away from the Democrats, leading members of the party claim to have discovered the source of their troubles. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 30 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"But attorneys for the House and Justice Department have argued against any delay, which could run out the clock on the investigation before the 2022 midterm elections when Republicans hope to wrest control from Democrats. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The defense has said Rosenbaum and Huber tried to wrest Rittenhouse\u2019s rifle away, leading Rittenhouse to fear he would be shot with his own weapon. \u2014 Michael Tarm And Todd Richmond, chicagotribune.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"In his own time, conservative mutineers like William F. Buckley and Barry Goldwater threatened to wrest control of a party that moderates had dominated since the New Deal. \u2014 Kevin Mahnken, The New Republic , 12 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"The racist attack at Tops Supermarket and the man who traveled across the state to murder Black people couldn\u2019t wrest one thing from victims\u2019 family and friends, however. \u2014 Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"She is expected to win, but members could wrest promises from her about rule changes or legislation to secure their votes. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 3 Jan. 2021"
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The group also stole 5,000 weapons from the Colombian military and used kidnapping as a tactic to try to wrest concessions from the government. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
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|
"The prospect of prison time may have played into his party\u2019s efforts to try to wrest control of Congress away from Castro. \u2014 Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
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|
"Just under a year from midterm elections that look likely to wrest control of Congress away from the Democrats, leading members of the party claim to have discovered the source of their troubles. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 30 Nov. 2021",
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|
"But attorneys for the House and Justice Department have argued against any delay, which could run out the clock on the investigation before the 2022 midterm elections when Republicans hope to wrest control from Democrats. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The defense has said Rosenbaum and Huber tried to wrest Rittenhouse\u2019s rifle away, leading Rittenhouse to fear he would be shot with his own weapon. \u2014 Michael Tarm And Todd Richmond, chicagotribune.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"In his own time, conservative mutineers like William F. Buckley and Barry Goldwater threatened to wrest control of a party that moderates had dominated since the New Deal. \u2014 Kevin Mahnken, The New Republic , 12 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"The racist attack at Tops Supermarket and the man who traveled across the state to murder Black people couldn\u2019t wrest one thing from victims\u2019 family and friends, however. \u2014 Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"She is expected to win, but members could wrest promises from her about rule changes or legislation to secure their votes. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 3 Jan. 2021"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"They'll be wrestling each other for the championship.",
|
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"They'll be wrestling with each other for the championship.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"That management isn\u2019t something that machines can currently handle \u2013 only humans can wrestle with and address the ethical issues stemming from things like artificial intelligence and genomics. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
|
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"Curiosity is ironed into the fabric of its stories, an earnest desire to wrestle with philosophical questions about man's relationship to God, to artificial intelligence, and to the unknown. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
|
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"Throughout the piece, the dancers wrestle with this unwieldy, unforgiving object, their bodies enclosed by a tangle of wires and barbs. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The movie was an opportunity to wrestle \u2014 usually comically, sometimes physically \u2014 with his own exaggerated mythology. \u2014 cleveland , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The last of five brothers to wrestle at Centennial, Kraisser maintained the level of excellence that was modeled by his four brothers Brian, Nathan, Austin and Jason. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"Falligar was a friend to Thor, a being who could wrestle black holes. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Niffenegger finished the year with a 30-5 record before heading to wrestle at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania. \u2014 Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"That is the question every single one of us should wrestle with at this pivotal moment. \u2014 Michael Fanone, CNN , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Here as in there, hope and despair wrestle for air inside a hero who struggles to see himself as such. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
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"Two people would enter the circle and wrestle as the others cheered on or wolfed down bologna sandwiches. \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 25 May 2022",
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"The pilot of an airliner travelling from Denver to Chicago announced Mizelle\u2019s decision in mid-flight on Wednesday, causing passengers to erupt in applause and wrestle for seats in first class. \u2014 Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"At times, like a gunslinger, she is challenged to arm wrestle by those out to prove themselves. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"Oklahoma\u2019s governor signed similar legislation as states across the country wrestle with the hot-button issue of student-athletes born as males competing in women\u2019s sports based on their gender identity. \u2014 Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"In their eminently readable new book The Language Game, Morten H. Christiansen and Nick Chater wrestle with that question. \u2014 Rebecca Coffey, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"George elected to concede the escape point and wrestle from neutral. \u2014 cleveland , 12 Mar. 2022",
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"With the heavier weight classes wrestling in a morning session \u2014 instead of the usual format of all 14 classes in ascending numerical order \u2014 Hayden DeMarco watched his brother wrestle first and then had to wait several hours for his turn. \u2014 Dave Melton, chicagotribune.com , 19 Feb. 2022"
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"1593, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"Middle English wrastlen, wrestlen , from Old English wr\u01e3stlian , frequentative of wr\u01e3stan":"Verb"
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"\u02c8re-s\u0259l",
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"verb"
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},
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"wretch":{
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": a base, despicable, or vile person":[],
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": a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The poor wretch lost his job.",
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"the clerk was an ungrateful wretch who stole money from his employer's cash register",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The song's lyrics also leave no topic off limits, touching on all that made the band wonder and wretch , with a tongue-in-cheek approach. \u2014 Derek Scancarelli, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
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"Washington Park neighborhood was torched by some ungrateful wretch just hours after a crowd of about 200 kids and adults lit the tree and enjoyed a night of caroling in the grassy median at Martin Luther King Drive and Garfield Boulevard. \u2014 Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"Ji Seong-ho is a street kid, a homeless kid, a wretch . \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 4 May 2020",
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"While many superhero shows continue to traffic in one-dimensional super villains, the sophisticated dramas give us more ambiguous wretches . \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 6 July 2018",
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"Smart security services may see, on smart video, that their populations get restive\u2014but that doesn\u2019t mean the wretches actually stop. \u2014 Bruce Sterling, The Atlantic , 12 Feb. 2018",
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"Amazing grace saved a wretch like him and ended slavery in Great Britain. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 23 Dec. 2017",
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"Mark Twain comes along and, in a three-to-four-page comic rant about the animal, gives us a way to think of it as a cowardly, despicable little wretch that lives off carrion. \u2014 National Geographic , 7 Aug. 2016",
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"Only an actor of Hoffman's caliber could've imbued such a wretch with that sort of complexity, even dignity. \u2014 Dustin Krcatovich, Esquire , 4 Feb. 2014"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English wrecche, going back to Old English wr\u00e6cca, wrecce \"exile, stranger, despicable person,\" going back to Germanic *wrakjan- \"someone pursued, exile\" (whence Old Saxon wrekkio \"stranger,\" Old High German reccho, reccheo, recko \"person banished, stranger\"), noun derivative of *wrekan- \"to pursue\" \u2014 more at wreak":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8rech"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"baddie",
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"baddy",
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"beast",
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"brute",
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"caitiff",
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"devil",
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"evildoer",
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"fiend",
|
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"heavy",
|
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"hound",
|
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"knave",
|
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"meanie",
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"meany",
|
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"miscreant",
|
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"monster",
|
|
"nazi",
|
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"no-good",
|
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"rapscallion",
|
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"rascal",
|
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"reprobate",
|
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"rogue",
|
|
"savage",
|
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"scalawag",
|
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"scallywag",
|
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"scamp",
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"scapegrace",
|
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"scoundrel",
|
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"varlet",
|
|
"villain"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071910",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"wretched":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"bitchin'",
|
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"great",
|
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"marvelous",
|
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"marvellous",
|
|
"wonderful"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being or appearing mean, miserable, or contemptible":[
|
|
"dressed in wretched old clothes"
|
|
],
|
|
": deeply afflicted, dejected, or distressed in body or mind":[],
|
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": extremely or deplorably bad or distressing":[
|
|
"was in wretched health",
|
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"a wretched accident"
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],
|
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": very poor in quality or ability : inferior":[
|
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"wretched workmanship"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The slums were filled with poor, wretched children.",
|
|
"I don't know what's wrong with her, but she looks wretched .",
|
|
"families living in wretched poverty",
|
|
"the wretched conditions of the refugee camp",
|
|
"How did we get into this wretched state of affairs",
|
|
"What a wretched performance that was.",
|
|
"That movie was positively wretched .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There is something nauseating about the familiarity of the aftermath of mass shootings\u2014a wretched feeling that\u2019s been amplified by the slaughter of 19 fourth graders and two teachers in Texas on Tuesday. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s a scene of bureaucratic hellishness about poverty\u2019s wretched cycle of hopelessness that wouldn\u2019t be out of place in a chilly Romanian satire. \u2014 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Eleanor showed her own family, especially her six children, while campaigning tirelessly on behalf of the wretched and the downtrodden. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"At that point, even after a crushing loss to the wretched Orlando Magic, the Cavaliers still had two games left. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In this wretched place, Mary managed to educate her children and find a path to freedom, moving them and herself to the free state of Pennsylvania with Robert\u2019s blessing prior to the Civil War. \u2014 Kristen Green, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
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"News about the media business is, as usual, pretty wretched . \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The Sandinistas\u2019 political prisoners are kept in wretched conditions. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Last season, the Wolverines won 70-53 in West Lafayette behind Isaiah Livers' double-double and Purdue's wretched offense. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 4 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English wrecched, expansion (with -ed -ed entry 1 ) of wrecche, adjective, in same sense, going back to Old English wrecc, derivative from the base of wr\u00e6cca, wrecce \"exile, stranger, despicable person\" \u2014 more at wretch":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8re-ch\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"atrocious",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"lousy",
|
|
"punk",
|
|
"rotten",
|
|
"sucky",
|
|
"terrible"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173826",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
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|
"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"wretchedly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bitchin'",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"wonderful"
|
|
],
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
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": very poor in quality or ability : inferior":[
|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The slums were filled with poor, wretched children.",
|
|
"I don't know what's wrong with her, but she looks wretched .",
|
|
"families living in wretched poverty",
|
|
"the wretched conditions of the refugee camp",
|
|
"How did we get into this wretched state of affairs",
|
|
"What a wretched performance that was.",
|
|
"That movie was positively wretched .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There is something nauseating about the familiarity of the aftermath of mass shootings\u2014a wretched feeling that\u2019s been amplified by the slaughter of 19 fourth graders and two teachers in Texas on Tuesday. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s a scene of bureaucratic hellishness about poverty\u2019s wretched cycle of hopelessness that wouldn\u2019t be out of place in a chilly Romanian satire. \u2014 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Eleanor showed her own family, especially her six children, while campaigning tirelessly on behalf of the wretched and the downtrodden. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"At that point, even after a crushing loss to the wretched Orlando Magic, the Cavaliers still had two games left. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In this wretched place, Mary managed to educate her children and find a path to freedom, moving them and herself to the free state of Pennsylvania with Robert\u2019s blessing prior to the Civil War. \u2014 Kristen Green, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"News about the media business is, as usual, pretty wretched . \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The Sandinistas\u2019 political prisoners are kept in wretched conditions. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Last season, the Wolverines won 70-53 in West Lafayette behind Isaiah Livers' double-double and Purdue's wretched offense. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 4 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English wrecched, expansion (with -ed -ed entry 1 ) of wrecche, adjective, in same sense, going back to Old English wrecc, derivative from the base of wr\u00e6cca, wrecce \"exile, stranger, despicable person\" \u2014 more at wretch":""
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8re-ch\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
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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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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081735",
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"bitchin'",
|
|
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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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|
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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":[
|
|
"The slums were filled with poor, wretched children.",
|
|
"I don't know what's wrong with her, but she looks wretched .",
|
|
"families living in wretched poverty",
|
|
"the wretched conditions of the refugee camp",
|
|
"How did we get into this wretched state of affairs",
|
|
"What a wretched performance that was.",
|
|
"That movie was positively wretched .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There is something nauseating about the familiarity of the aftermath of mass shootings\u2014a wretched feeling that\u2019s been amplified by the slaughter of 19 fourth graders and two teachers in Texas on Tuesday. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s a scene of bureaucratic hellishness about poverty\u2019s wretched cycle of hopelessness that wouldn\u2019t be out of place in a chilly Romanian satire. \u2014 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Eleanor showed her own family, especially her six children, while campaigning tirelessly on behalf of the wretched and the downtrodden. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"At that point, even after a crushing loss to the wretched Orlando Magic, the Cavaliers still had two games left. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In this wretched place, Mary managed to educate her children and find a path to freedom, moving them and herself to the free state of Pennsylvania with Robert\u2019s blessing prior to the Civil War. \u2014 Kristen Green, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"News about the media business is, as usual, pretty wretched . \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The Sandinistas\u2019 political prisoners are kept in wretched conditions. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Last season, the Wolverines won 70-53 in West Lafayette behind Isaiah Livers' double-double and Purdue's wretched offense. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 4 Feb. 2022"
|
|
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|
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|
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
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|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English wrecched, expansion (with -ed -ed entry 1 ) of wrecche, adjective, in same sense, going back to Old English wrecc, derivative from the base of wr\u00e6cca, wrecce \"exile, stranger, despicable person\" \u2014 more at wretch":""
|
|
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|
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|
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"\u02c8re-ch\u0259d"
|
|
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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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|
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|
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235123",
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": bring about , cause":[
|
|
"wreak havoc"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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": to give free play or course to (malevolent feeling)":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"also \u02c8rek",
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"\u02c8r\u0113k"
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],
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"Gangs have been wreaking mayhem in the city.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Unfortunately, doing this will wreak havoc on your ability to create and sustain a self-running company. \u2014 Rem Oculee, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"But higher rates could still wreak havoc on local economies, which have built up debt publicly and privately. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Both food poisoning and the stomach bug, also called viral gastroenteritis, can wreak havoc on your G.I. system\u2014with symptoms like stomach cramps, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and fever\u2014but there are some key differences worth noting. \u2014 Sara Lindberg, SELF , 2 June 2022",
|
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"But the fallout can wreak havoc in various organ systems, especially if the process persists after infection. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"But the storms wreak their greatest havoc on the health of the Middle East's people and their economies. \u2014 Sophie Tremblay, CNN , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Solar flares and coronal mass ejections can wreak havoc on Earth\u2019s magnetic field, causing blackouts for satellites and other spacecraft. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Dog urine can also wreak havoc on hardscapes such as decks and garden paths, so, if possible, choose nonporous materials that won\u2019t stain or absorb liquids and odors. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Anxiety can also wreak havoc on daily life by leading kids to avoid school, interpersonal activities, or certain other situations. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 12 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English wreken \"to drive out, avenge, vent, express (anger, etc.),\" going back to Old English wrecan \"to press forward, drive out, banish, avenge, punish,\" going back to Germanic *wrekan- \"to drive out, pursue\" (whence Old Saxon wrekan \"to avenge,\" Old High German rehhan, Old Norse reka \"to drive, thrust, take vengeance,\" Gothic wrikan \"to persecute\"), of uncertain origin":""
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173236"
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