dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/adj_MW.json
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{
"adjacent":{
"antonyms":[
"nonadjacent",
"noncontiguous"
],
"definitions":{
": having a common endpoint or border":[
"adjacent lots",
"adjacent sides of a triangle"
],
": having the vertex and one side in common":[],
": immediately preceding or following":[],
": not distant : nearby":[
"the city and adjacent suburbs"
]
},
"examples":[
"The Harrimans owned two large adjacent houses on N Street, one for themselves and one for Averell Harriman's pictures. \u2014 Larry McMurtry , New York Times Review of Books , 23 Oct. 2003",
"Hearing unexpected chords was linked to magnetic activity in a left-brain region known as Broca's area and in adjacent right-brain tissue. \u2014 Bruce Bower , Science News , 5 May 2001",
"The hallways, especially those adjacent to the satellite phone, were crowded with journalists, avid to cover the Taliban takeover \u2026 \u2014 Michael Ignatieff , New Yorker , 24 Mar. 1997",
"Digging further in that spot and five adjacent areas, they retrieved 19 skulls, five eggs, over 150 jaws and hundreds of teeth, limbs and bone bits. \u2014 Natalie Angier , Time , 8 Oct. 1984",
"their house is adjacent to a wooded park",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The developer is seen as a pioneer of downtown Los Angeles\u2019 revival in 2001, building fortress-like faux-Italian apartment complexes in freeway- adjacent spots others had shunned. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"For the royal and royal- adjacent , that's a hard-to-pass-on combo. \u2014 Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
"While neither of the shootings would have been affected by the school- adjacent measures now being pushed, some Democrats see it as another way of lessening access by young people. \u2014 Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
"Koenen has catchy, religion- adjacent names for various facets of his educational mission. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"Hader, Winkler, Goldberg, and everyone else have long since proved their dramatic bona fides, and Barry would be far from the first crime- adjacent show to gradually shift from a light-dark balance to something entirely focused on the latter. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
"Grill- adjacent gear is a classic Father's Day gift choice. \u2014 Jaimie Potters, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022",
"This is not to mention any of the Kim- adjacent headlines that week, like sister Kendall Jenner's confusing approach to cucumber cutting. \u2014 Kirbie Johnson, Allure , 1 June 2022",
"Ideally suited for four players, the fun, active, and competitive game is played with volleyball- adjacent rules. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 21 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French agisaunt, adjesant, borrowed from Latin adjacent-, adjacens, present participle of adjac\u0113re \"to lie near, border on,\" from ad- ad- + jac\u0113re \"to lie,\" stative derivative from the base of jacere \"to throw\" \u2014 more at jet entry 3":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8j\u0101-s\u1d4ant"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for adjacent adjacent , adjoining , contiguous , juxtaposed mean being in close proximity. adjacent may or may not imply contact but always implies absence of anything of the same kind in between. a house with an adjacent garage adjoining definitely implies meeting and touching at some point or line. had adjoining rooms at the hotel contiguous implies having contact on all or most of one side. offices in all 48 contiguous states juxtaposed means placed side by side especially so as to permit comparison and contrast. a skyscraper juxtaposed to a church",
"synonyms":[
"abutting",
"adjoining",
"bordering",
"conterminous",
"contiguous",
"flanking",
"flush",
"fringing",
"joining",
"juxtaposed",
"neighboring",
"skirting",
"touching",
"verging"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010840",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"adjag":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a wild dog ( Cuon javanicus ) found in Java":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1888, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Dutch, borrowed from Sundanese ajag":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-\u02ccjag"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-102826",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"adject":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to add or annex : join":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English adjecten \"to say in addition, attribute, annex,\" borrowed from Latin adjectus , past participle of adjicere \"to throw at, attach, contribute, add to (in speech or writing),\" from ad- ad- + jacere \"to throw\"":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8jekt",
"a-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-102808",
"type":[
"noun,",
"transitive verb"
]
},
"adjectival":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": adjective":[],
": characterized by the use of adjectives":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Go ahead, Hemingway, and make adjectival entertainment out of the Dolphins\u2019 17-9 win against Houston. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 7 Nov. 2021",
"Unfortunately, we are often forced by clients to engage in adjectival warfare, superfluous tech-headese and gratuitous garble. \u2014 Wired Blogs, WIRED , 24 Oct. 2000"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"adjective entry 1 + -al entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-jik-\u02c8t\u012b-v\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083905",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"adjective":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a word belonging to one of the major form classes in any of numerous languages and typically serving as a modifier of a noun to denote a quality of the thing named, to indicate its quantity or extent, or to specify a thing as distinct from something else":[
"The word red in \"the red car\" is an adjective ."
],
": not standing by itself : dependent":[],
": of, relating to, or functioning as an adjective":[
"an adjective clause"
],
": procedural":[
"adjective law"
],
": requiring or employing a mordant":[
"adjective dyes"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The words blue in \u201cthe blue car,\u201d deep in \u201cthe water is deep,\u201d and tired in \u201cI'm very tired\u201d are adjectives .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"My tasting notes are punctuated with that last adjective . \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 6 June 2022",
"Ticket sales were [insert adjective of choice] for a pandemic. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 9 May 2022",
"Out of a sense of pride, my siblings and I transformed mamahuhu from an adjective into an ethos. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"Whatever the adjective , one thing that's abundantly clear by now is that the cryptocurrency markets are in turmoil\u2014with no end in sight. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
"Dangerous is a good adjective for someone who gets paid to hit a baseball. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 3 May 2022",
"Good Latin authors knew how to use the lexicon and did not substitute one adjective for another. . . . \u2014 Susan H. Gordon, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"Joe Maddon selected an adjective usually applied to a gallon of milk. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
"By the next day, Meli says, the video had racked up hundreds of thousands of views, and a TikTok movement \u2014 in which women compiled photos of themselves matching each adjective \u2014 had been born. \u2014 Ellise Shafer, Variety , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Corporate sales count shenanigans aside, the new 2021 no- adjective Rogue is primed to be a hit, one of the bestselling compact SUVs in the country. \u2014 Dallas News , 10 Oct. 2020",
"In short, the noun has traditionally borne little relation to the sibling adjective enormous. \u2014 Bryan A. Garner, National Review , 9 June 2022",
"Corporate sales count shenanigans aside, the new 2021 no- adjective Rogue is primed to be a hit, one of the bestselling compact SUVs in the country. \u2014 Dallas News , 10 Oct. 2020",
"Corporate sales count shenanigans aside, the new 2021 no- adjective Rogue is primed to be a hit, one of the bestselling compact SUVs in the country. \u2014 Dallas News , 10 Oct. 2020",
"Corporate sales count shenanigans aside, the new 2021 no- adjective Rogue is primed to be a hit, one of the bestselling compact SUVs in the country. \u2014 Dallas News , 10 Oct. 2020",
"Corporate sales count shenanigans aside, the new 2021 no- adjective Rogue is primed to be a hit, one of the bestselling compact SUVs in the country. \u2014 Dallas News , 10 Oct. 2020",
"Corporate sales count shenanigans aside, the new 2021 no- adjective Rogue is primed to be a hit, one of the bestselling compact SUVs in the country. \u2014 Dallas News , 10 Oct. 2020",
"Corporate sales count shenanigans aside, the new 2021 no- adjective Rogue is primed to be a hit, one of the bestselling compact SUVs in the country. \u2014 Dallas News , 10 Oct. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English adjectif, borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French adjectyf, borrowed from Late Latin adject\u012bvum, from neuter of adjectivus adjective entry 2 (as translation of Greek ep\u00edtheton )":"Noun",
"Middle English adjectif, borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French adjectyf, borrowed from Late Latin adject\u012bvus, from Latin adjectus (past participle of adjicere \"to throw at, attach, contribute, add to (in speech or writing),\" from ad- ad- + jacere \"to throw\") + -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at jet entry 3":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"also \u02c8a-j\u0259-tiv",
"\u02c8a-jik-tiv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082332",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"adjective equivalent":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a word or word group that is not an adjective but has the noun-modifying function of an adjective (as music in \"music teacher\", dancing in \"dancing teacher\", John's in \"John's dog\", on the wall in \"the picture on the wall\", the doctor in \"my friend the doctor\", who plays golf in \"a man who plays golf\")":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085326",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"adjectives":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a word belonging to one of the major form classes in any of numerous languages and typically serving as a modifier of a noun to denote a quality of the thing named, to indicate its quantity or extent, or to specify a thing as distinct from something else":[
"The word red in \"the red car\" is an adjective ."
],
": not standing by itself : dependent":[],
": of, relating to, or functioning as an adjective":[
"an adjective clause"
],
": procedural":[
"adjective law"
],
": requiring or employing a mordant":[
"adjective dyes"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The words blue in \u201cthe blue car,\u201d deep in \u201cthe water is deep,\u201d and tired in \u201cI'm very tired\u201d are adjectives .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"My tasting notes are punctuated with that last adjective . \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 6 June 2022",
"Ticket sales were [insert adjective of choice] for a pandemic. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 9 May 2022",
"Out of a sense of pride, my siblings and I transformed mamahuhu from an adjective into an ethos. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"Whatever the adjective , one thing that's abundantly clear by now is that the cryptocurrency markets are in turmoil\u2014with no end in sight. \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
"Dangerous is a good adjective for someone who gets paid to hit a baseball. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 3 May 2022",
"Good Latin authors knew how to use the lexicon and did not substitute one adjective for another. . . . \u2014 Susan H. Gordon, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"Joe Maddon selected an adjective usually applied to a gallon of milk. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
"By the next day, Meli says, the video had racked up hundreds of thousands of views, and a TikTok movement \u2014 in which women compiled photos of themselves matching each adjective \u2014 had been born. \u2014 Ellise Shafer, Variety , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Corporate sales count shenanigans aside, the new 2021 no- adjective Rogue is primed to be a hit, one of the bestselling compact SUVs in the country. \u2014 Dallas News , 10 Oct. 2020",
"In short, the noun has traditionally borne little relation to the sibling adjective enormous. \u2014 Bryan A. Garner, National Review , 9 June 2022",
"Corporate sales count shenanigans aside, the new 2021 no- adjective Rogue is primed to be a hit, one of the bestselling compact SUVs in the country. \u2014 Dallas News , 10 Oct. 2020",
"Corporate sales count shenanigans aside, the new 2021 no- adjective Rogue is primed to be a hit, one of the bestselling compact SUVs in the country. \u2014 Dallas News , 10 Oct. 2020",
"Corporate sales count shenanigans aside, the new 2021 no- adjective Rogue is primed to be a hit, one of the bestselling compact SUVs in the country. \u2014 Dallas News , 10 Oct. 2020",
"Corporate sales count shenanigans aside, the new 2021 no- adjective Rogue is primed to be a hit, one of the bestselling compact SUVs in the country. \u2014 Dallas News , 10 Oct. 2020",
"Corporate sales count shenanigans aside, the new 2021 no- adjective Rogue is primed to be a hit, one of the bestselling compact SUVs in the country. \u2014 Dallas News , 10 Oct. 2020",
"Corporate sales count shenanigans aside, the new 2021 no- adjective Rogue is primed to be a hit, one of the bestselling compact SUVs in the country. \u2014 Dallas News , 10 Oct. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English adjectif, borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French adjectyf, borrowed from Late Latin adject\u012bvum, from neuter of adjectivus adjective entry 2 (as translation of Greek ep\u00edtheton )":"Noun",
"Middle English adjectif, borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French adjectyf, borrowed from Late Latin adject\u012bvus, from Latin adjectus (past participle of adjicere \"to throw at, attach, contribute, add to (in speech or writing),\" from ad- ad- + jacere \"to throw\") + -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at jet entry 3":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"also \u02c8a-j\u0259-tiv",
"\u02c8a-jik-tiv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085008",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"adjectivize":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to make an adjective of : form an adjectival derivative from":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1848, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"adjective entry 2 + -ize":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-jik-t\u0259-\u02ccv\u012bz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115806",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"adjoin":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to add or attach by joining":[],
": to be close to or in contact with one another":[],
": to lie next to or in contact with":[]
},
"examples":[
"Her office adjoins the library.",
"The two rooms adjoin each other.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The three counties adjoin others where chronic wasting disease cases previously have been found. \u2014 Lisa Hammersly, Arkansas Online , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Brightline has selected a route that would adjoin State Road 417 through the Hunter\u2019s Creek community, and then run alongside Interstate 4 to a stop at Walt Disney World and a station in Tampa. \u2014 Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Liberty County and its county seat of Hinesville, which adjoin Fort Stewart south of Savannah, have reimposed such rules. \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 26 July 2021",
"When a new owner appears, the city will have to balance its goals of affordability, community engagement and stewardship, both of the environment and of existing neighborhoods that adjoin the campus. \u2014 John Reinan, Star Tribune , 10 Apr. 2021",
"Nearby state parks that adjoin the Pescadero Creek Complex are reopening in different stages. \u2014 Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com , 14 Oct. 2020",
"Treehouse had just started leasing in December, and the pandemic threatened to scare new renters away from its millennial commune, where 60 private bedrooms adjoin communal space for eating, working, and hanging out. \u2014 Arielle Pardes, Wired , 2 Oct. 2020",
"The emergency was lifted Thursday for Osaka and the two adjoining prefectures of Kyoto and Hyogo, and now remains in place in Tokyo and surrounding prefectures, as well as for the northern island of Hokkaido. \u2014 Gearoid Reidy, Bloomberg.com , 26 May 2020",
"Bullets hit the kitchen, the living room ceiling, the living room window, the wall across from the window and at least one adjoining apartment, Eggert claims based on a survey of the scene after the incident. \u2014 Tessa Duvall, The Courier-Journal , 14 May 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ajoynen, adjoynen, borrowed from Anglo-French ajoindre, going back to Latin adjungere \"to link up, yoke, add, attach,\" from ad- ad- + jungere \"to join entry 1 \"":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8j\u022fin",
"a-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abut",
"border (on)",
"butt (on ",
"flank",
"fringe",
"join",
"march (with)",
"neighbor",
"skirt",
"touch",
"verge (on)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075627",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"adjoining":{
"antonyms":[
"nonadjacent",
"noncontiguous"
],
"definitions":{
": touching or bounding at a point or line":[]
},
"examples":[
"the cows had broken through the fence and were grazing in the adjoining field",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The adjoining 305-room hotel, Conrad Los Angeles, is a luxury arm of the Hilton hotel chain. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"The owners of the Cinerama Dome have obtained a liquor license, moving one step closer to reopening the theater and the adjoining 14-screen multiplex in Hollywood. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 30 June 2022",
"The green in both the pattern and the bench's Crypton Mambo Mint fabric was chosen to connect to the adjoining kitchen's deep green cabinets, which sport an arched panel to match the gothic doorway. \u2014 Katy Kiick Condon And Leila Nichols, Better Homes & Gardens , 15 June 2022",
"According to the ruling, the Bronx Zoo Director James Breheny explained that Happy was housed in an adjoining but separate unit from the zoo's other elephant because Happy has a history of not interacting well with other elephants. \u2014 Sonia Moghe, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"There, and in the adjoining Lincoln Park neighborhood, young professionals were replacing Spanish speakers, some unable to afford rising rents. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"The French country kitchen exudes character with heavy beams, wide plank floors and an adjoining eating area with a fireplace. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Reyes said the gunman entered room 111 through the adjoining door of room 112 and opened fire. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
"The modern and sleek Property Records office featured big blocks of glass covered with colored gel, which disguised the art department\u2019s office in an adjoining room. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1577, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English adjoynyng, from present participle of adjoynen \"to adjoin \"":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"a-",
"\u0259-\u02c8j\u022fi-ni\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for adjoining adjacent , adjoining , contiguous , juxtaposed mean being in close proximity. adjacent may or may not imply contact but always implies absence of anything of the same kind in between. a house with an adjacent garage adjoining definitely implies meeting and touching at some point or line. had adjoining rooms at the hotel contiguous implies having contact on all or most of one side. offices in all 48 contiguous states juxtaposed means placed side by side especially so as to permit comparison and contrast. a skyscraper juxtaposed to a church",
"synonyms":[
"abutting",
"adjacent",
"bordering",
"conterminous",
"contiguous",
"flanking",
"flush",
"fringing",
"joining",
"juxtaposed",
"neighboring",
"skirting",
"touching",
"verging"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082809",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"adjoint":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the transpose of a matrix in which each element is replaced by its cofactor":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1858, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"derivative of adjoint, adjective, \"related by a process of transposition,\" borrowed from French, literally, \"adjoined,\" from past participle of adjoindre \"to adjoin \"":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-\u02ccj\u022fint"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204224",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"adjourn":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to move to another place":[
"We adjourned to the library."
],
": to suspend a session indefinitely or to another time or place":[
"Congress will not adjourn until the budget has been completed."
],
": to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time":[
"adjourn a meeting",
"Court is adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow."
]
},
"examples":[
"The chairperson has adjourned the meeting.",
"Court is adjourned until 10:00 tomorrow.",
"The meeting adjourned at 4:00.",
"Congress will not adjourn until the budget has been completed.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Once the Senate passes the legislation along, the governor has six days to decide whether to veto the bill; the General Assembly will adjourn the final session of its four-year term April 11. \u2014 Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun , 30 Mar. 2022",
"State legislators sent Newsom a hefty stack of bills over the last week, before they were expected to adjourn for the year late Friday night. \u2014 Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Sep. 2021",
"The legislative session is scheduled to adjourn in mid-April. \u2014 Patrick Gleason, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The Lakewood City Schools Board of Education was forced to adjourn early from its Monday (Oct. 4) meeting at Lakewood High School after numerous interruptions from unruly anti-maskers. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Earlier the week, Dorow also ruled that the trial will take place in October, denying a defense motion to adjourn the trial until at least March 2023. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Apr. 2022",
"While some emergency spending can be approved when lawmakers aren\u2019t in session, decisions about most new spending commitments iwill need to happen between now and March 7, when lawmakers must adjourn . \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Feb. 2022",
"That means the law officially takes effect 90 days after lawmakers formally adjourn their current legislative session. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 21 July 2021",
"The General Assembly, which is controlled by Democrats, sent the implementation bill to Hogan in time to override a veto, if the governor rejects the measure, before lawmakers adjourn April 11. \u2014 Brian Witte, Baltimore Sun , 1 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English ajornen, ajournen, adjornen \"to set a day for reconvening (a court or assembly), suspend temporarily, postpone,\" borrowed from Anglo-French ajorner, ajourner, from a- (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + jorn, jor \"day,\" going back to Late Latin diurnum (Latin, \"daily ration, daybook\"), from neuter of Latin diurnus \"daily\" \u2014 more at diurnal entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8j\u0259rn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"prorogate",
"prorogue",
"recess",
"suspend"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060050",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"adjourn to":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to leave one place and go to (another place) after the end of a meeting, discussion, etc.":[
"After the ceremony, we adjourned to the garden where lunch was served.",
"\u2014 often used humorously Are we done here"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215400",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"adjournal":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": adjournment , postponement":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1627, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8j\u0259r-n\u1d4al"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222312",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"adjourned summons":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an originating summons that has been adjourned from chambers for a hearing in court":[]
},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The deadline for final adjournment of the legislative session is Monday at 6 p.m. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"Trial attorneys keep a close eye on the calendar, and winning the battle for the last word before an afternoon coffee break, weekend adjournment or week-long gap can matter. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 6 May 2022",
"The second, a fair-scheduling bill, is destined to die without a vote in the House before the session reaches its constitutional adjournment deadline of midnight Wednesday. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant , 1 May 2022",
"Not long before adjournment , Democrats sent to Pritzker\u2019s desk a $46.5 billion spending plan for the budget year that begins July 1, sprinkled with election-year tax cuts and rebate checks for voters. \u2014 Clare Spaulding, chicagotribune.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
"All bills require final approval by the House and Senate as the regular session heads toward adjournment on May 4. Converters have been stolen nationwide \u2014 with increases that started spiking with the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020. \u2014 Christopher Keating, courant.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
"From roll call to adjournment , the meeting lasted less than 60 seconds. \u2014 al , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The legislature is facing adjournment on May 4 for the regular session. \u2014 Christopher Keating, courant.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The court also heard from victims and their families who all objected to any adjournment . \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"examples":[
"The court adjudged the contract to be fraudulent.",
"his version of what had happened was generally adjudged to be completely fictitious",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So, according to conventional thinking, to focus on a man\u2019s beauty (as opposed to, say, his virility), or use it to adjudge his character, risks emasculating him, depriving him of his inner value, his spirit, strength or accomplishments. \u2014 Rhonda Garelick, New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"Milan were edging towards victory when Reina was harshly adjudged to have fouled Cristian Kouame in the 90th minute, and the hosts were handed a lifeline. \u2014 SI.com , 5 Oct. 2019",
"Juve had the cheek to interrupt the aforementioned lap of honour after 84 minutes, winning a penalty after Enrico Bearzotti was adjudged to have handled in the box. \u2014 SI.com , 19 May 2018",
"However, with moments left of the half, teenager Brandon Williams made a lung-busting run forwards and was adjudged to have been fouled inside the penalty area. \u2014 SI.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
"Midway through the first half, Josip Ilicic broke forward at pace and was adjudged to have been chopped down by Fernandinho inside the box, giving the Italians the chance to take the lead from the spot. \u2014 SI.com , 22 Oct. 2019",
"Chief Justice John Roberts: Two thirds of the senators present not having pronounced him guilty, the Senate adjudges that respondent Donald John Trump, president of the United States, is not guilty as charged in the second article of impeachment. \u2014 NBC News , 6 Feb. 2020",
"In a strikingly similar turn of events to last season's Champions League quarter-final, Man City were once again denied victory in injury time, defender Aymeric Laporte adjudged to have handled in the buildup to Gabriel Jesus' disallowed goal. \u2014 SI.com , 18 Aug. 2019",
"Chelsea dominated the majority of the game and the Blues were rewarded with a penalty at the end of the first half after VAR adjudged that Gazzaniga had brought down Marcos Alonso in the box. \u2014 George Ramsay, CNN , 22 Dec. 2019"
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"Middle English ajuggen, adjuggen, borrowed from Anglo-French ajuger, adjuger, going back to Latin adj\u016bdic\u0101re, from ad- ad- + j\u016bdic\u0101re \"to judge entry 2 \"":""
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"The court can adjudicate on this dispute."
],
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"The school board will adjudicate claims made against teachers."
]
},
"examples":[
"The board will adjudicate claims made against teachers.",
"The case was adjudicated in the state courts.",
"The board will adjudicate when claims are made against teachers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Judge Kevin Enright also declined to order a second trial as sought by the city of San Diego, finding there was no reason to retry a case that took almost six weeks to adjudicate earlier this year. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"There\u2019s a broken enforcement model, with cases taking too long to adjudicate and punishments often being directed toward those who had nothing to do with the violations. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 1 Apr. 2022",
"In turn, jurists began to trust reporters to make their own calls as to what was in the public interest to expose\u2014to adjudicate what was newsworthy and what was not. \u2014 Sarah E. Igo, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The International Court of Justice was established in 1945 by the U.N. charter to adjudicate disputes between states. \u2014 Dahlia Scheindlin, The New Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The new regulation could alleviate the backlog by allowing asylum officers to adjudicate claims, instead of immigration judges who are facing thousands of cases already. \u2014 Priscilla Alvarez, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Second, the court held that the court has jurisdiction to adjudicate a debtor's interest in intangible personal property (which an LLC interest is) even if that property is located in another state. \u2014 Jay Adkisson, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The agency will instruct caseworkers to try to adjudicate requests for temporary work programs, such as H-1B and H-2A visas for agricultural workers, within two months. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The agency can charge up to $1,225 in fees to adjudicate petitions for permanent residency, which is also known as green card status. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 8 Nov. 2021"
],
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"circa 1695, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
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"borrowed from Latin adj\u016bdic\u0101tus, past participle of adj\u016bdic\u0101re \"to adjudge \"":""
},
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"arbitrate",
"decide",
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"The court can adjudicate on this dispute."
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"The school board will adjudicate claims made against teachers."
]
},
"examples":[
"The board will adjudicate claims made against teachers.",
"The case was adjudicated in the state courts.",
"The board will adjudicate when claims are made against teachers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Judge Kevin Enright also declined to order a second trial as sought by the city of San Diego, finding there was no reason to retry a case that took almost six weeks to adjudicate earlier this year. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"There\u2019s a broken enforcement model, with cases taking too long to adjudicate and punishments often being directed toward those who had nothing to do with the violations. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 1 Apr. 2022",
"In turn, jurists began to trust reporters to make their own calls as to what was in the public interest to expose\u2014to adjudicate what was newsworthy and what was not. \u2014 Sarah E. Igo, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The International Court of Justice was established in 1945 by the U.N. charter to adjudicate disputes between states. \u2014 Dahlia Scheindlin, The New Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The new regulation could alleviate the backlog by allowing asylum officers to adjudicate claims, instead of immigration judges who are facing thousands of cases already. \u2014 Priscilla Alvarez, CNN , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Second, the court held that the court has jurisdiction to adjudicate a debtor's interest in intangible personal property (which an LLC interest is) even if that property is located in another state. \u2014 Jay Adkisson, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The agency will instruct caseworkers to try to adjudicate requests for temporary work programs, such as H-1B and H-2A visas for agricultural workers, within two months. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The agency can charge up to $1,225 in fees to adjudicate petitions for permanent residency, which is also known as green card status. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 8 Nov. 2021"
],
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"circa 1695, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
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": adjuvant sense b":[],
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": an adverb or adverbial phrase (such as heartily in \"They ate heartily\" or at noon in \"We left at noon\") attached to the verb of a clause especially to express a relation of time, place, frequency, degree, or manner \u2014 compare disjunct sense 2":[],
": an associate or assistant of another":[],
": attached in a subordinate or temporary capacity to a staff":[
"an adjunct professor"
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": something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it":[
"The website is designed as an adjunct to the book."
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Because Joseph Ellis has been an outspoken critic of social and women's history, he appears a peculiar choice to write the foreword, despite his many publications on the Revolutionary era. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, he treats Abigail here more as her husband's adjunct and supporter than as her own woman. \u2014 Anthony Lewis , New York Times Book Review , 4 Nov. 2007",
"As an adjunct to its basic educational role, the public library will increasingly serve as an access point to the resources of other libraries as well as to nonlibrary sources of publicly available information. \u2014 Fred Lerner , The Story of Libraries , (1945) 1998",
"In A.D. 400 western Europe was merely a geographic expression. Roman civilization was centered on the Mediterranean, and France, England, and the Rhine valley were mere adjuncts of the Mediterranean world. \u2014 Norman F. Cantor , The Civilization of the Middle Ages , 1993",
"Massage therapy can be used as an adjunct along with the medication.",
"In \u201cThey ate heartily,\u201d the word heartily is an adjunct and in \u201cWe left at noon,\u201d the phrase at noon is an adjunct .",
"Adjective",
"But it's Sainte-Marie's less-well-known life as a computer geek\u2014and an adjunct professor of digital art, Native American studies, and philosophy at several universities\u2014that brings her to midtown Manhattan today. \u2014 Ophira Edut , Ms. , August/September 1999",
"There is a terrible shortage of jobs in the universities, where, increasingly, men and women with Ph.D.s hang on to various forms of underpaid adjunct posts. Believe me, it happens at Harvard, too. \u2014 Martin Peretz , New Republic , 5 July 1999",
"Using his chauffeur-driven car as an adjunct office, the designer shuttles among the design ateliers of his three major collections: the one that bears his name; Chanel, and, after a seven-year hiatus, Chlo\u00e9. \u2014 Carrie Donovan , New York Times Magazine , 11 Oct. 1992",
"massage therapy as an adjunct treatment",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The June 18 event is an adjunct to the big collectors\u2019 kahuna that happened back in April, with just under 80 exclusive vinyl titles being released for this bonus RSD, versus the roughly 400 shoppers got in mid-spring. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 18 June 2022",
"The degree to which the super PAC worked as something of an adjunct to the campaign itself is remarkable. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
"Most of the time, though, if an adjunct is let go, it\u2019s because a university faces budget cuts or if the professor didn\u2019t perform well, Austin said. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Do keep in mind, however, that a water flosser is an adjunct to flossing and does not take the place of traditional flossing. \u2014 Susan Brickell, Health.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"There\u2019s no scientific literature to back this up, other than some discussions of walking as an adjunct to a beginner running program or for injury rehab, such as Walsh\u2019s work with ACLs. \u2014 Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online , 6 Mar. 2020",
"Professor Christopher Eccles wants to keep Tessa close to him, toiling as an adjunct . \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Dorothy lives in Brooklyn with her blandly sensible boyfriend, Rog\u2014neither of them has a last name\u2014and teaches four courses a term as an English department adjunct . \u2014 Michael Gorra, The New York Review of Books , 27 May 2021",
"An exam is an adjunct to clinical decision-making, not a substitute for it. \u2014 Jonathan Bush, STAT , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"He has also been nominated for a Grammy Award in the past, serves as an adjunct instructor at NYU Tisch School of the Arts and is from Chicago \u2014 a Midwest transplant like Holmes, who grew up in Toledo, Ohio. \u2014 Emily Strohm, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"While Massachusetts State Police originally arrested Read \u2014 an adjunct professor at Bentley University in Waltham, Mass. \u2014 on Feb. 1, she was released on $50,000 bail. \u2014 Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"Modern Journalism is a six-part educational content series that features an esteemed roster of lecturers, from NYU adjunct professor of journalism Liza Kaufman Hogan to Rolling Stone\u2019s own culture editor Elizabeth Garber-Paul. \u2014 Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
"Ruth also contributed to the profession of law enforcement as an adjunct professor, teaching criminal justice students at the University of Illinois-Chicago and Governors State University, according to city sources. \u2014 Graydon Megan, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"Brian Higgins, a former Bergen County, New Jersey, police chief and an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, was also skeptical that the new information would lessen criticism. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
"Jill Dougherty is adjunct professor at Georgetown University and a former CNN Moscow Bureau Chief. \u2014 Jill Dougherty, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"In Ohio, soil degradation is mainly due to intensive agriculture, construction and urban sprawl, Bethany Hellmann, an adjunct professor of environmental studies at the University of Cincinnati Blue Ash campus, said. \u2014 Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
"At this year's Coachella, Wooten performed with Carly Rae Jepsen, he was nominated for a Grammy Award, and is also an adjunct instructor at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 29 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1516, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
"1554, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":"Noun"
},
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"borrowed from Latin adjunctum \"concomitant factor,\" from neuter of adjunctus adjunct entry 2":"Noun",
"borrowed from Latin adjunctus, past participle of adjungere \"to link up, join, add, attach\" \u2014 more at adjoin":"Adjective"
},
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"\u02c8a-\u02ccj\u0259\u014b(k)t",
"\u02c8aj-\u02cc\u0259\u014b(k)t"
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"aide",
"apprentice",
"assistant",
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"helpmeet",
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"mate",
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": a solemn oath":[],
": an earnest urging or advising":[]
},
"examples":[
"though he was loath to take over the family business, he couldn't refuse his ailing father's adjuration",
"an adjuration to check the facts carefully before publishing the expos\u00e9 on corruption in the statehouse",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This has been a long half century of adjuration towards this name change. \u2014 Deena Zaru, ABC News , 23 July 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English adjuracioun \"exorcism,\" borrowed from Anglo-French adjuraciun \"charging on oath,\" borrowed from Latin adj\u016br\u0101ti\u014dn-, adj\u016br\u0101ti\u014d \"appeal,\" from adj\u016br\u0101re \"to adjure \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns":""
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"cry",
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"prayer",
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"antonyms":[],
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": to command solemnly under or as if under oath or penalty of a curse":[],
": to urge or advise earnestly":[]
},
"examples":[
"He adjured his followers to remain faithful to the cause.",
"adjured them not to break the drug laws of any of the countries they would be visiting",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Despite the song\u2019s topic, the music is joyful, light, as Carlito adjures Maya in Lingala, the language of Kinshasa and its environs: Listen to a voice calling you in the middle of the night. \u2014 Nicolas Niarchos, The New Yorker , 26 June 2019",
"And Congress is adjured by the Fourteenth Amendment to enforce it against the states. \u2014 WSJ , 25 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English adjuren, borrowed from Anglo-French ajurer, borrowed from Latin adj\u016br\u0101re \"to affirm with an oath, swear,\" from ad- ad- + j\u016br\u0101re \"to swear\" \u2014 more at jury entry 1":""
},
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for adjure beg , entreat , beseech , implore , supplicate , adjure , importune mean to ask urgently. beg suggests earnestness or insistence in the asking. they begged for help entreat implies an effort to persuade or to overcome resistance. entreated me to join them beseech and implore imply a deeply felt anxiety. I beseech you to have mercy implored her not to leave him supplicate suggests a posture of humility. with bowed heads they supplicated their Lord adjure implies advising as well as pleading. we were adjured to tell the truth importune suggests an annoying persistence in trying to break down resistance to a request. importuning viewers for contributions",
"synonyms":[
"admonish",
"advise",
"counsel"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013337",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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"adjust an error"
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": to achieve mental and behavioral balance between one's own needs and the demands of others":[],
": to adapt or conform oneself (as to new conditions)":[
"adjust to the new regulations",
"Our eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness."
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": to bring the parts of to a true or more effective relative position":[
"adjust a carburetor"
],
": to bring to a more satisfactory state:":[],
": to determine the amount to be paid under an insurance policy in settlement of (a loss)":[],
": to make correspondent or conformable : adapt":[
"had to adjust our approach"
],
": to reduce to a system : regulate":[]
},
"examples":[
"The car is easier to drive since the clutch was adjusted .",
"I adjusted the volume on the radio.",
"She adjusted the car seat so she could reach the pedals.",
"Going to a new school can be difficult, but the kids will eventually adjust .",
"It's hard to adjust myself to the idea that she's gone.",
"He makes less money now, when you adjust for inflation, than he did 10 years ago.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Because of the holiday, many retailers adjust their hours. \u2014 cleveland , 30 June 2022",
"Finally, and really first, adjust expenses for the current environment. \u2014 Vineet Madan, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"From there, adjust based on how well your hair and scalp skin tolerate it. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"In the end, though, these vets adjust , Lovejoy added. \u2014 Michael Mcknight, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"Occasionally, organizations will adjust overall expenses in response to financial circumstances. \u2014 Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"Or at the least adjust its messaging app protocols so that texts from Android users to iPhones aren\u2019t relegated to second-class citizen status. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 20 June 2022",
"Toll rates would adjust with traffic congestion, increasing as needed to keep the lanes flowing. \u2014 Katherine Shaver, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Facing heavy sanctions from the West, Putin now must adjust his goals in Ukraine, given that a full-scale occupation of the country is not currently tenable. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1611, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from French ajuster (earlier and Middle French also spelled adjuster ), going back to Old French ajouster \"to make comply with,\" from a- (going back to Latin ad- ad- ) + -jouster, verbal derivative of juste \"right, exact\" \u2014 more at just entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8j\u0259st"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for adjust adapt , adjust , accommodate , conform , reconcile mean to bring one thing into correspondence with another. adapt implies a modification according to changing circumstances. adapted themselves to the warmer climate adjust suggests bringing into a close and exact correspondence or harmony such as exists between parts of a mechanism. adjusted the budget to allow for inflation accommodate may suggest yielding or compromising to effect a correspondence. businesses accommodating themselves to the new political reality conform applies to bringing into accordance with a pattern, example, or principle. refused to conform to society's values reconcile implies the demonstration of the underlying compatibility of things that seem to be incompatible. tried to reconcile what he said with what I knew",
"synonyms":[
"acclimate",
"acclimatize",
"accommodate",
"adapt",
"condition",
"conform",
"doctor",
"edit",
"fashion",
"fit",
"put",
"shape",
"suit",
"tailor"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072947",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun,",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"adjustable":{
"antonyms":[],
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": rectify":[
"adjust an error"
],
": settle , resolve":[
"ways of adjusting conflicts"
],
": to achieve mental and behavioral balance between one's own needs and the demands of others":[],
": to adapt or conform oneself (as to new conditions)":[
"adjust to the new regulations",
"Our eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness."
],
": to bring the parts of to a true or more effective relative position":[
"adjust a carburetor"
],
": to bring to a more satisfactory state:":[],
": to determine the amount to be paid under an insurance policy in settlement of (a loss)":[],
": to make correspondent or conformable : adapt":[
"had to adjust our approach"
],
": to reduce to a system : regulate":[]
},
"examples":[
"The car is easier to drive since the clutch was adjusted .",
"I adjusted the volume on the radio.",
"She adjusted the car seat so she could reach the pedals.",
"Going to a new school can be difficult, but the kids will eventually adjust .",
"It's hard to adjust myself to the idea that she's gone.",
"He makes less money now, when you adjust for inflation, than he did 10 years ago.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Because of the holiday, many retailers adjust their hours. \u2014 cleveland , 30 June 2022",
"Finally, and really first, adjust expenses for the current environment. \u2014 Vineet Madan, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"From there, adjust based on how well your hair and scalp skin tolerate it. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"In the end, though, these vets adjust , Lovejoy added. \u2014 Michael Mcknight, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"Occasionally, organizations will adjust overall expenses in response to financial circumstances. \u2014 Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"Or at the least adjust its messaging app protocols so that texts from Android users to iPhones aren\u2019t relegated to second-class citizen status. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 20 June 2022",
"Toll rates would adjust with traffic congestion, increasing as needed to keep the lanes flowing. \u2014 Katherine Shaver, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Facing heavy sanctions from the West, Putin now must adjust his goals in Ukraine, given that a full-scale occupation of the country is not currently tenable. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The company has also projected windfall profits for this year, guiding adjusted earnings of between $9.25 and $12.25 per share for this year, up from just $4 last year. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Upon closing, the deal is forecast to immediately increase ResMed\u2019s adjusted earnings per share. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022",
"Some locals approached them gingerly to chat, already seemingly adjusted to their presence, while little kids ran forward, fascinated. \u2014 Saeed Shah, WSJ , 20 Oct. 2021",
"But Uber's adjusted EBITDA, a profitability metric, is worse for food delivery than ridehailing, which may suggest robots could improve its profitability. \u2014 Matt Mcfarland, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"Innovid anticipates full-year 2022 organic revenue growth of 22%-28% with positive adjusted EBITDA. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 7 Feb. 2022",
"However, Teradata is profitable, with its adjusted operating margins standing at about 13% last year. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
"The company said its adjusted operating margins should remain flat at 17.7% compared with the year just ended. \u2014 Aaron Tilley, WSJ , 25 Feb. 2021",
"Its adjusted earnings per share came in at $1.30, missing Wall Street\u2019s expectations by 18 cents, according to Refinitiv data reported by CNBC. \u2014 Aaron Gregg, Washington Post , 17 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Middletown\u2019s Post 583 is a consolidation completed this year of another city post and the Middlefield-Rockfall post, current Post 583 adjutant Michael Rogalsky said. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 18 Nov. 2021",
"The governor installed Mancino after having removed the state's prior adjutant , Maj. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 14 Nov. 2021",
"And an endearing Brian Mackey completes the cast as Butler\u2019s not-too-bright adjutant , Union Lt. Kelly, who serves as a comic foil for Butler\u2019s bullying behavior. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Suzette Heller, department adjutant for the American Legion Department of Ohio, said she was told Sunday that Suchan had resigned. \u2014 NBC News , 9 June 2021",
"Jim Garrison, adjutant of American Legion Post 464, resigned last Friday. \u2014 NBC News , 9 June 2021",
"Suzette Heller, the state Legion\u2019s department adjutant , told the Akron Beacon Journal that Suchan was also asked to resign by Legion officials but has not. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 June 2021",
"Jim Garrison, the former adjutant of the post, has resigned from his position as a Post Officer upon demand from the American Legion Department of Ohio. \u2014 Cameron Fields, cleveland , 4 June 2021",
"One source provided an email in which a white adjutant from Rhode Island responded to a technical inquiry from a black employee with a message that questioned her leadership and intelligence. \u2014 Jasper Craven, The New Republic , 28 Aug. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another way to stay in the game and evade higher payments is to use an adjustable rate mortgage or ARM, said Bill Adams, president of Adams Realtors which specializes in properties in and close to the city of Atlanta. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 6 May 2022",
"Many times first-time homebuyers opt for an adjustable rate mortgage to obtain the lowest monthly payment possible. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Many times first-time homebuyers opt for an adjustable rate mortgage to obtain the lowest monthly payment possible. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Many times first-time homebuyers opt for an adjustable rate mortgage to obtain the lowest monthly payment possible. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Many times first-time homebuyers opt for an adjustable rate mortgage to obtain the lowest monthly payment possible. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Many times first-time homebuyers opt for an adjustable rate mortgage to obtain the lowest monthly payment possible. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Many times first-time homebuyers opt for an adjustable rate mortgage to obtain the lowest monthly payment possible. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Many times first-time homebuyers opt for an adjustable rate mortgage to obtain the lowest monthly payment possible. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 21 Jan. 2022"
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"1979, in the meaning defined above":""
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An insurance claims adjuster for a major health care provider. \u2014 Terry Spencer, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
"An insurance claims adjuster for a major health care provider. \u2014 Terry Spencer, ajc , 29 June 2022",
"Kubicek became an insurance adjuster after the war at Evans Insurance in Akron. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
"The 27-year-old insurance claims adjuster stopped abruptly. \u2014 Andrea Ball, USA TODAY , 21 May 2022",
"This process should be similar to traditional insurers with a claim filing procedure, claim investigation by a claim adjuster and a claim settlement process. \u2014 Van Carlson, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"At the boundary and adjuster positions, Ronnie Hickman, Josh Proctor and Kourt Williams were expected to have prominent roles, and true freshman Kye Stokes made a big impression this spring. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 25 Apr. 2022",
"His mother, Sharon, is an auditor for Baltimore City, and his father, Robert, works as an insurance adjuster . \u2014 John-john Williams Iv, Baltimore Sun , 3 May 2022",
"That includes Justin Sims, an insurance adjuster in Birmingham, Ala., who is used to booking international flights 48 hours before his trip because of his unpredictable schedule. \u2014 Leigh Giangreco, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"\u2014 Dr. Andrew Weil's Self Healing"
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"The engine only needed a minor adjustment .",
"She made some slight adjustments to the recipe.",
"The engine only needed minor adjustment .",
"Moving from the city to the country requires an adjustment .",
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"The figures were calculated with no adjustments for inflation.",
"The figures were calculated with no adjustment for inflation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If instead the main problem is demand, then the adjustment could be quicker. \u2014 Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 June 2022",
"Next, complacency: Even when the inconvenient facts are reluctantly acknowledged, a misplaced confidence that a small adjustment is all that is needed to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
"In team workouts, the biggest adjustment for Lopez S\u00e9n\u00e9chal has been the attention to detail and the offense, particularly the pace. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 13 June 2022",
"The most notable adjustment to shareholder value was $28.5 billion in excess cash. \u2014 David Trainer, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"The nonpartisan Senior Citizens League estimated on Wednesday the adjustment for 2023 could be as high as 8.6%. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 12 May 2022",
"The adjustment has been underway for a few months, said Dr. Libby Char, the director of the state Department of Health. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Sofia and Elliot currently live together and the adjustment has been so easy and seamless. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 21 Apr. 2022",
"George missed his first three shots and threw two turnovers in the first quarter while matching his conditioning to NBA speed, but the adjustment was quick. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022"
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"put",
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"examples":[
"The car is easier to drive since the clutch was adjusted .",
"I adjusted the volume on the radio.",
"She adjusted the car seat so she could reach the pedals.",
"Going to a new school can be difficult, but the kids will eventually adjust .",
"It's hard to adjust myself to the idea that she's gone.",
"He makes less money now, when you adjust for inflation, than he did 10 years ago.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Because of the holiday, many retailers adjust their hours. \u2014 cleveland , 30 June 2022",
"Finally, and really first, adjust expenses for the current environment. \u2014 Vineet Madan, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"From there, adjust based on how well your hair and scalp skin tolerate it. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"In the end, though, these vets adjust , Lovejoy added. \u2014 Michael Mcknight, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"Occasionally, organizations will adjust overall expenses in response to financial circumstances. \u2014 Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"Or at the least adjust its messaging app protocols so that texts from Android users to iPhones aren\u2019t relegated to second-class citizen status. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 20 June 2022",
"Toll rates would adjust with traffic congestion, increasing as needed to keep the lanes flowing. \u2014 Katherine Shaver, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Facing heavy sanctions from the West, Putin now must adjust his goals in Ukraine, given that a full-scale occupation of the country is not currently tenable. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022"
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"The car is easier to drive since the clutch was adjusted .",
"I adjusted the volume on the radio.",
"She adjusted the car seat so she could reach the pedals.",
"Going to a new school can be difficult, but the kids will eventually adjust .",
"It's hard to adjust myself to the idea that she's gone.",
"He makes less money now, when you adjust for inflation, than he did 10 years ago.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Because of the holiday, many retailers adjust their hours. \u2014 cleveland , 30 June 2022",
"Finally, and really first, adjust expenses for the current environment. \u2014 Vineet Madan, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"From there, adjust based on how well your hair and scalp skin tolerate it. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
"In the end, though, these vets adjust , Lovejoy added. \u2014 Michael Mcknight, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"Occasionally, organizations will adjust overall expenses in response to financial circumstances. \u2014 Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
"Or at the least adjust its messaging app protocols so that texts from Android users to iPhones aren\u2019t relegated to second-class citizen status. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 20 June 2022",
"Toll rates would adjust with traffic congestion, increasing as needed to keep the lanes flowing. \u2014 Katherine Shaver, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Facing heavy sanctions from the West, Putin now must adjust his goals in Ukraine, given that a full-scale occupation of the country is not currently tenable. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022"
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"Under orders from Stitt, the state's adjutant general , Brig. \u2014 The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online , 30 Nov. 2021",
"The adjutant general of the Oklahoma National Guard is warning members that refusing to receive the coronavirus vaccine could end their military careers. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 12 Dec. 2021",
"An investigative report stressed that the Kansas Guard\u2019s longtime adjutant general , Maj. \u2014 Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Guardsmen on Title 32 duty report to their state\u2019s adjutant general and, ultimately, to their governor. \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Feb. 2022",
"By 1863, Rockwell had been assigned to the adjutant general \u2019s department in Washington, where he was tasked with organizing and outfitting new regiments of Black soldiers. \u2014 Jason Emerson, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 Jan. 2022",
"State officials already have determined at least a dozen homes were lost to the fires, as well as 700 head of cattle, although Maj. Gen. David Weishaar, adjutant general of the Kansas National Guard, told legislators those numbers would likely rise. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Stitt had asked Austin to suspend the mandate for the Oklahoma National Guard and directed his new adjutant general to assure members that they would not be punished for not being vaccinated. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Dec. 2021",
"McGuire served as the state's adjutant general from 2013-2021 and worked to help lead the state's COVID-19 pandemic response. \u2014 Melissa Estrada, The Arizona Republic , 30 Nov. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Weighed by the total number of lives lost and the adjacency of age that many of the victims were to some of my own closest loved ones, the need to self-preserve took precedence over any desire to seek out further information. \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 20 May 2022",
"Some cities have successfully landed their sports teams in close adjacency to their central business districts and the expanses of rapidly-diminishing rail yards south of the loop offered some tempting possibilities. \u2014 Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune , 13 May 2022",
"Irpin has loomed large symbolically in the war not just because of its adjacency to the capital. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Once a sleepy industrial backwater (the adjacency to the railroad was an asset), the place has changed with the times. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The adjacency of his experience and that last-gasp of Brideshead throwback sparked his practice. \u2014 Luke Leitch, Vogue , 5 Mar. 2022",
"The rush to establish adjacency with her is far reaching. \u2014 Rachel Bachman, WSJ , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Rick Mather, the American architect based in London, designed a nice building about 20 years ago that\u2019s not really an addition but an adjacency . \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Landlords are already looking for ways to inflate rents for spaces with sidewalk space and parking space adjacency . \u2014 Diana Budds, Curbed , 27 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Recognizing the need for a comprehensive strategy, the funding is going to multidisciplinary groups with expertise in virology and immunology, immunogen design, and innovative vaccine and adjuvant platforms and technologies. \u2014 Laura Defrancesco, Scientific American , 6 Jan. 2022",
"An adjuvant component for the vaccine is required and provided by Novavax, a biotechnology company in the US and Sweden. \u2014 Adrian Hill, Quartz , 25 Apr. 2021",
"The British pharmaceutical giant opted to partner with a number of companies using its adjuvant technology in the creation of a vaccine. \u2014 Fortune , 12 Mar. 2021",
"GlaxoSmithKline, which makes vaccines against shingles, hepatitis, meningitis and many childhood illnesses, has focused its COVID-19 efforts on combining its adjuvant technology with rival companies\u2019 vaccines. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Mar. 2021",
"GlaxoSmithKline, which makes vaccines against shingles, hepatitis, meningitis and many childhood illnesses, has focused its COVID-19 efforts on combining its adjuvant technology with rival companies\u2019 vaccines. \u2014 Zeke Miller And Linda A. Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 2 Mar. 2021",
"GlaxoSmithKline, which makes vaccines against shingles, hepatitis, meningitis and many childhood illnesses, has focused its COVID-19 efforts on combining its adjuvant technology with rival companies\u2019 vaccines. \u2014 Time , 2 Mar. 2021",
"GlaxoSmithKline, which makes vaccines against shingles, hepatitis, meningitis and many childhood illnesses, has focused its COVID-19 efforts on combining its adjuvant technology with rival companies' vaccines. \u2014 Zeke Miller, Star Tribune , 2 Mar. 2021",
"GlaxoSmithKline, which makes vaccines against shingles, hepatitis, meningitis and many childhood illnesses, has focused its COVID-19 efforts on combining its adjuvant technology with rival companies\u2019 vaccines. \u2014 Zeke Miller, Linda A. Johnson And Jonathan Lemire, Chron , 2 Mar. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The Novavax vaccine provides the spike protein directly, mass-produced in insect cells instead of the body, and delivered with an adjuvant that boosts its effectiveness. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"An adjuvant , a vaccine ingredient that revs up the immune system, is added. \u2014 Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022",
"Then an immune-boosting ingredient, or adjuvant , that's made from the bark of a South American tree is added that acts as a red flag to ensure those particles look suspicious enough to spark a strong response. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
"Then an immune-boosting ingredient, or adjuvant , that's made from the bark of a South American tree is added that acts as a red flag to ensure those particles look suspicious enough to spark a strong response. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, ajc , 2 June 2022",
"Then an immune-boosting ingredient, or adjuvant , that's made from the bark of a South American tree is added that acts as a red flag to ensure those particles look suspicious enough to spark a strong response. \u2014 Lauran Neergaard, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
"The product also relies on recombinant protein technology that Sanofi uses to make flu vaccines and an adjuvant from Glaxo to enhance the immune response. \u2014 Fortune , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The vaccine also uses GlaxoSmithKline Plc\u2019s pandemic adjuvant , a substance that boosts the immune system\u2019s response. \u2014 Corinne Gretler, Fortune , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Trying to enhance the vaccine with an extra ingredient, called an adjuvant , inflamed the nasal mucosa and led to Bell\u2019s palsy in some people. \u2014 Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times , 2 Feb. 2022"
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