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{
"Anyang":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"city in northwestern South Korea population 361,577":[],
"city in the province of Henan, eastern China population 480,668":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4n-\u02c8y\u00e4\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171344",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"Anyathian":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of or belonging to a lower Paleolithic culture of Burma and Thailand characterized by distinctive chopping tools":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Burmese \u0259\u0272\u00e0 \u00f0\u00e1 \"person from upriver, inhabitant of Upper Burma\" (from \u0259\u0272\u00e0 \"upriver, upcountry\" + \u00f0\u00e1 \"person, member\") + -ian":""
},
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"(\u02c8)\u00e4n\u00a6yath\u0113\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015537",
"type":[
"adjective"
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"any":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a or some without reference to quantity or extent":[
"I'd be grateful for any favor at all."
],
": all":[
"\u2014 used to indicate a maximum or whole He needs any help he can get."
],
": any part, quantity, or number":[
"You haven't eaten any of your salad."
],
": any person or persons : anyone":[
"I don't know any of them."
],
": any thing or things":[
"The movie's opening scene is as powerful as any I've seen."
],
": appreciably large or extended":[
"could not endure it any length of time"
],
": every":[
"\u2014 used to indicate one selected without restriction Any child would know that."
],
": one or another taken at random":[
"Ask any man you meet."
],
": one or more":[
"\u2014 used to indicate an undetermined number or amount Do you have any money"
],
": one or some indiscriminately of whatever kind:":[],
": one, some, or all indiscriminately of whatever quantity:":[],
": to any extent or degree : at all":[
"was never any good",
"No, it doesn't help me any ."
],
": unmeasured or unlimited in amount, number, or extent":[
"any quantity you desire"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"any person who comes in the store today is eligible for the discount",
"Adverb",
"The food there is never any good.",
"He won't be any happier there than he was here.",
"I could not walk any farther.",
"I can't eat any more pizza.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"No one, after all, would be any the wiser: Hillary would coast to victory, so Democrats would continue running the government; FISA materials are highly classified, so they\u2019d be kept under wraps. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 23 Dec. 2017",
"In another Tuesday morning tweet, the president denied even knowing any the women who have spoken out. \u2014 Benjamin Hart, Daily Intelligencer , 12 Dec. 2017",
"The first thing to do is remove any the things that attract the skunk. \u2014 Joan Morris, The Mercury News , 20 Feb. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Was the training process any different this time around",
"The president asking if this time will be any different. BIDEN: For God\u2019s sake, do something. \u2014 ABC News , 5 June 2022",
"Meat of an animal that raised $1 million for charity is not any different because of it. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 2 June 2022",
"Why would Hyundai Motor Group\u2019s EV plan be any different",
"Most of the show is about what happens amongst a group of people in between the public events and that\u2019s not gonna be any different. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 5 May 2022",
"Every playoff series needs heroes and villains, and this one was not going to be any different. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
"And as of now, the Warriors have little reason to think this year will be any different. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The story of this year\u2019s tournament has been upsets, shockers, letdowns, unpredictable officiating and unpredictability, period \u2014 why should the next two days be any different"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Pronoun, singular or plural in construction"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English \u01e3nig ; akin to Old High German einag any, Old English \u0101n one \u2014 more at one":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8e-n\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"each",
"every"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064543",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"pronoun",
"pronoun, singular or plural in construction"
]
},
"any day now":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": within the next few days : in the near future : soon":[
"We're expecting a phone call from him any day now .",
"Any day now , the decision could be made."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-095446"
},
"any old":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123137",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"any second now":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": very soon":[
"I expect her back any second now ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113438",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"any/every Tom, Dick, and Harry":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any person : anyone":[
"We don't just hand out jobs to every Tom, Dick, and Harry who walks in here."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110307",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"anybody":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any person : anyone":[]
},
"examples":[
"I don't know how anybody can believe that.",
"An accident like that could happen to anybody .",
"You have to be a member to go there. They won't let just anybody in."
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccb\u00e4-",
"\u02c8e-n\u0113-(\u02cc)b\u0259-d\u0113",
"\u02c8e-n\u0113-\u02ccb\u00e4-d\u0113",
"-b\u0259-d\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033912",
"type":[
"pronoun"
]
},
"anybody else":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": any other person":[
"She arrived 10 minutes before anybody else ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183916",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"anybody's/anyone's guess":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": something that is very uncertain or that no one knows":[
"What causes these changes is anybody's guess .",
"It's anyone's guess what his next book will be about."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103110",
"type":[
"noun"
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"anyhow":{
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"definitions":{
": at any rate":[],
": in a haphazard manner":[],
": in any event":[],
": in any manner whatever":[]
},
"examples":[
"It's OK if we don't go to the movie. I'm not that interested in seeing it anyhow .",
"What exactly did she mean by that anyhow ",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Germany has dithered about sending heavy weapons (i.e., tanks and howitzers) to Ukraine, claiming that its own arsenal is too depleted and that Ukrainians will need extensive training before using the equipment anyhow . \u2014 Wal Van Lierop, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Ben Wright is the Founder and CEO of Velocity Global, which offers a global work platform to employ anyone, anywhere, anyhow . \u2014 Ben Wright, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Raising the passing score will make things worse for a group of students who, due to lack of English proficiency, shouldn\u2019t be required to take the MCAS in English anyhow . \u2014 John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
"Taxes might be paid more gradually, but that may occur with increasing longevity anyhow . \u2014 WSJ , 16 May 2022",
"The answer \u2013 according to Swiss politicians, anyhow \u2013 is regulation. \u2014 Martin Leo Rivers, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The struggle is what Popovich always enjoyed the most anyhow . \u2014 Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Apr. 2022",
"But officers took Gil to the Vista jail anyhow and charged him with driving under the influence of an illicit substance. \u2014 Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Beginning today, JPMorgan Chase will relax\u2014for now, anyhow \u2014a number of its COVID safety workplace measures, including rules on masks at the office and testing for the unvaccinated. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 4 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8e-n\u0113-\u02cchau\u0307"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"anyway",
"anyways",
"regardless",
"whatever"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212029",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"anymore":{
"antonyms":[
"before",
"formerly",
"long",
"once",
"then"
],
"definitions":{
": any longer":[
"I was not moving anymore with my feet",
"\u2014 Ana\u00efs Nin"
],
": at the present time : now , nowadays":[
"Hardly a day passes without rain anymore ."
]
},
"examples":[
"I never see them anymore .",
"they don't sell that kind of sandwich anymore",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Holleran was part of a new wave in American literature that said the gay character didn\u2019t have to die at the end of the book anymore . \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
"This serum foundation is so sought after that most drugstores never have it in stock anymore . \u2014 ELLE , 22 June 2022",
"In contrast, most capital-intensive conventional LNG developments, many of which have delivered modest through-cycle returns in the past and have lengthy paybacks, just don\u2019t do it for Big Oil anymore . \u2014 Wood Mackenzie, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"That\u2019s the kind of conversation Kathy Mortensen can\u2019t bring herself to have anymore . \u2014 Andrea Eger Canfield, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Most women would agree with her, so take responsibility for bad judgment and don\u2019t do it anymore . \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 7 June 2022",
"Certainly, Twitter doesn't have Trump on there anymore , right",
"Applebee's doesn't want to take those calls anymore . \u2014 Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN , 21 May 2022",
"It\u2019s a coming-out project for me, where people don\u2019t have to guess about me anymore . \u2014 Brenton Blanchet, Billboard , 18 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cce-n\u0113-\u02c8m\u022fr"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"currently",
"now",
"nowadays",
"presently",
"right now",
"today"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234117",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"anyway":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": as an additional consideration or thought":[
"We don't need a new car, and anyway , we can't afford one."
],
": in any case : without regard to other considerations : anyhow":[
"She knew it was dangerous, but she did it anyway ."
],
": in any way whatever : anywise":[]
},
"examples":[
"The road got worse, but they kept going anyway .",
"I didn't expect her to say \u201cyes,\u201d but I asked her anyway .",
"It makes no difference what we say. She's going to do what she wants anyway .",
"He's far from perfect, but she loves him anyway .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Ford of Europe is moving to a pure electric future and large job losses were expected from the 4600 workers at Saarlouis and the 6000 people at Valencia in the transition to EVs anyway . \u2014 Michael Taylor, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Trump aside, though, Brooks\u2019 campaign was struggling anyway . \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 21 June 2022",
"But their Las Vegas summer league roster is expected to include plenty of familiar names anyway . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
"Adding such household names (in the fight world, anyway ) as Jose Aldo, Merab Dvalishvili, Paulo Costa, and Luke Rockhold to the card just elevates it all the more. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"Additionally, the panel will underscore how Trump knew his unrelenting pressure campaign could potentially cause violence against state and local officials and their families but pursued it anyway , according to a select committee aide. \u2014 Farnoush Amiri, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
"What's a little heat and some noise to a team that has played through blizzard-like conditions and had a game delayed by a bomb threat, anyway ",
"Everyone else bailed on drinks, but Robin and Vernon ended up going for post-ride beers anyway . \u2014 Patty Hodapp, Outside Online , 8 June 2022",
"Bell\u2019s number may have changed, but at this point, Anderson\u2019s memory, influence, and impact are too big to be contained in a single numeral, anyway . \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 6 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8e-n\u0113-\u02ccw\u0101"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"anyhow",
"anyways",
"regardless",
"whatever"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082035",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"anyways":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": anyhow , anyway":[],
": anywise":[],
": to any degree at all":[]
},
"examples":[
"Who does that guy think he is anyways ",
"You're late. Anyways , at least you showed up.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And trust me, this carrot cake will be perfectly light and tender anyways . \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 16 Apr. 2022",
"When that trip was delayed, Purja tackled Everest anyways on his own. \u2014 Alexandra Svokos, ABC News , 14 Feb. 2022",
"No one's teaching critical race theory in elementary schools anyways , that's a very academic theory... \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Retail business is historically high turnover anyways . \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 5 Jan. 2022",
"The evil fire mage, Rience (Chris Fulton) tortures Jaskier to get information on where Geralt is but despite not getting said intel manages to make his way to the secret Witcher stronghold Kaer Morhen anyways . \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
"The people who are here today, well most of them anyways , get that. \u2014 Kyle Morris, Fox News , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Health and fashion haven\u2019t always been girlfriends anyways ; in fact, there have been times when some of the hottest trends were woeful. \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 6 Dec. 2021",
"And then if a company gets it, the tribe gets it anyways . \u2014 Dara Kam, sun-sentinel.com , 4 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8e-n\u0113-\u02ccw\u0101z"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"anyhow",
"anyway",
"regardless",
"whatever"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210728",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"anywise":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": in any way whatever : at all":[]
},
"examples":[
"nor is it anywise important what you wear to the party",
"just stuffed his newly cleaned clothes anywise back into the drawers"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8e-n\u0113-\u02ccw\u012bz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"at all",
"ever",
"half"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171258",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"Anystidae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family of predatory mites having no median groove in the cephalothorax and the last joint of the first pair of legs not swollen though usually long":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8nist\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin, from Anystis , type genus (of uncertain origin) + -idae -idae":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164108"
},
"any-quantity rate":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a freight rate with the charge per unit the same regardless of the quantity offered for shipment":[
"\u2014 abbreviation AQ"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200018"
},
"any the wiser":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": knowing or understanding more about something":[
"\u2014 used in negative statements The investigation has been going on for months, and we're still not any the wiser about the true cause of the accident."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225654"
},
"anything":{
"type":[
"adverb",
"pronoun"
],
"definitions":{
": any thing whatever : any such thing":[],
": at all":[],
": in any way : at all":[
"it's not anything like as good as it used to be"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8e-n\u0113-\u02ccthi\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Pronoun",
"We were allowed to do anything we wanted to.",
"If you're not sure what to say, just say anything that comes to mind.",
"That dog will eat almost anything .",
"We didn't talk about anything much.",
"The new stadium is spectacular. There's never been anything like it.",
"I'll do anything I can to help.",
"You can't tell him anything about computers. He thinks he's an expert.",
"He'll do anything for a laugh.",
"I'd do anything to see her again.",
"He said he was sorry, but that doesn't really mean anything ."
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011112"
},
"anything but":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": not at all":[
"He looked anything but happy.",
"Though he said he was happy, he looked anything but .",
"This problem is anything but new."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055538"
},
"any number of":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": many different":[
"The dish can be prepared in any number of ways."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-062200"
},
"anything to do with":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": involvement with (a person) in any way":[
"\u2014 used in negative statements She thinks he's a liar and she refuses to have anything to do with him. After the way he's treated me, I want nothing (further) to do with him."
],
": involvement in (something) or responsibility in some way for (something)":[
"\u2014 used in negative statements He claims that he did n't have anything to do with the accident. She claims that she had nothing to do with the robbery."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101205"
},
"any port in a storm":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101336"
},
"anyone":{
"type":[
"pronoun"
],
"definitions":{
": any person at all":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8e-n\u0113-\u02ccw\u0259n",
"\u02c8e-n\u0113-(\u02cc)w\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"If anyone calls, take a message.",
"I don't know how anyone can believe that.",
"An accident like that could happen to anyone .",
"You have to be a member to go there. They won't let just anyone in."
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-103001"
},
"anythingarian":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one that holds no particular creed or dogma":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"anything entry 1 + -arian (as in unitarian )":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115020"
},
"anything goes":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": anything is acceptable : there are no rules for behavior, dress, etc.":[
"Today, in terms of clothing, almost anything goes , but they recall when the dress code was strictly formal.",
"\u2014 Zachary Lewis"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115630"
},
"anyone else":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": any other person":[
"She arrived 10 minutes before anyone else ."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-150826"
},
"anytime":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": at any time whatever":[
"The bus should be here anytime now."
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8e-n\u0113-\u02cct\u012bm"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"You can call me anytime . I'm always home.",
"We should arrive anytime between 5 and 6 p.m.",
"The bus should be here anytime now.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With no such player in the Giants\u2019 farm system knocking on the door anytime soon, the need to go outside the organization is obvious, and the options will extend beyond Soto and Judge. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 July 2022",
"According to the post, The Chuckbox won't be going anywhere anytime soon. \u2014 Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic , 1 July 2022",
"That China continues to face the threat of being overrun by the virus justifies the application of the strategy until the end of the pandemic (which is not in sight anytime soon). \u2014 Yanzhong Huang, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"So don\u2019t count on that new sofa arriving anytime soon. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
"The biggest factor to understand is that construction costs are not going to be reduced anytime soon. \u2014 Russ Stephens, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"Still, analysts don\u2019t expect wheat prices to return to their prepandemic levels anytime soon. \u2014 Yusuf Khan, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
"While Ukrainian membership was not in the cards anytime soon, Kyiv\u2019s growing relationship with the United States and other NATO powers has been used as a justification for Russia\u2019s decision to invade on Feb. 24. \u2014 Adam Taylor, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
"This is a super majority that is not going anywhere anytime soon. \u2014 NBC News , 26 June 2022"
],
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"1822, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194540"
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"type":[
"idiom"
],
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": in addition to the person or thing just mentioned":[
"Does anyone have any other ideas"
]
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"anytime soon":{
"type":[
"idiom"
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": in the near future":[
"Things will not improve anytime soon ."
]
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"anyplace":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": in any place : anywhere":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8e-n\u0113-\u02ccpl\u0101s"
],
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"examples":[
"I'll go anyplace you want.",
"I can't find my keys anyplace .",
"I'm happy here and I wouldn't want to live anyplace else."
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1819, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-081208"
},
"anywhere":{
"type":[
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": at, in, or to any place or point":[],
": to any extent : at all":[
"we're not anywhere near to being finished"
],
": any place":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-(h)w\u0259r",
"\u02c8e-n\u0113-\u02cchwer",
"-\u02ccwer",
"\u02c8e-n\u0113-\u02cc(h)wer"
],
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"examples":[
"Adverb",
"This type of plant can grow just about anywhere .",
"It's a small camera that you can take practically anywhere .",
"They gave her permission to go anywhere she wanted to.",
"This kind of thing could happen anywhere .",
"You can sit anywhere you like.",
"He seems to be at home anywhere in the world.",
"I can't find my keys anywhere .",
"They produce some of the finest wines made anywhere .",
"He never walks anywhere . He always drives.",
"I'll take you anywhere you want to go.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"That said, no such legislation has been enacted as of now in Texas or anywhere else. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 5 July 2022",
"That said, no such legislation has been enacted as of now in Texas or anywhere else. \u2014 CBS News , 5 July 2022",
"That said, no such legislation has been enacted as of now in Texas or anywhere else. \u2014 Barbara Ortutay And Dee-ann Durbin, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 July 2022",
"Either that, or it\u2019s too isolated from anywhere else to be worth the trek. \u2014 Ling Ma, The New Yorker , 4 July 2022",
"The US Energy Information Administration has projected a substantial increase in wholesale electricity prices this summer across gas-reliant New England \u2014 more than three times last summer and more than anywhere else in the country. \u2014 David Abel, BostonGlobe.com , 4 July 2022",
"The property has six standalone Townhouse accommodations that offer an entirely residential experience unavailable anywhere else in Washington, providing privacy coupled with the same elevated guest services found when staying at the hotel. \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Children and teens should not be able to unlock the boxes that store firearms and guns that are loaded and unlocked should not be stored in a car or anywhere else on your property. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
"Skeens\u2019s loyal legion continued to look for their baking and canning hero on social media, or anywhere on the internet, for that matter. \u2014 Sydney Page, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ellison\u2019s plans, given the work-from- anywhere culture enabled by Zoom and the cloud, there\u2019s enough fear of rich flight that some Democrats are pushing hard for the return of a full deduction for state and local taxes. \u2014 Sarah Hansen, Forbes , 10 Apr. 2021",
"The Times uncovered everything from a work-from- anywhere program, to free online philosophy classes. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
"To give true go- anywhere capability, the stock ride height has been beefed up by Emu shocks and Warn hubs. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 26 July 2021",
"The data now proves it: the work-from- anywhere /work-from-home model works, and has passed its most crucial test ever, bringing organizations through the Covid crisis and now a key productivity strategy for the workplace of the 2020s. \u2014 Joe Mckendrick, Forbes , 30 May 2021",
"One of the greatest worries about the work-from- anywhere /work-from-home movement was that things were rushed, and that productivity momentum was lost. \u2014 Joe Mckendrick, Forbes , 28 Feb. 2021",
"In loads of colors and prints, this is your throw-on-and-go- anywhere option. \u2014 Elizabeth Wallace, CNN Underscored , 8 Sep. 2020",
"Wages have stagnated for workers across the board since 1973, and workers have also lost free time: the rise of work-from- anywhere technology has coincided with a stark increase in the number of hours that employees work. \u2014 Robin Kaiser-schatzlein, The New Republic , 3 Aug. 2020",
"Fans of these truck/station-wagon hybrids applaud the vehicles for their ruggedness, their go- anywhere capability, and especially their wide-ranging versatility. \u2014 Kevin Smith, Car and Driver , 22 June 2020"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
"1775, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-095039"
},
"anywhen":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": at any time":[
"will vote anywhen and anywhere",
"\u2014 William Faulkner"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"any entry 3 + when":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-103556"
},
"anywhere else":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": at any other place":[
"This bird species is not found anywhere else in the world."
]
},
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"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-170007"
},
"anywheres":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": anywhere":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8e-n\u0113-\u02cc(h)werz",
"-(h)w\u0259rz"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1775, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-173913"
},
"any way you slice it":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-210303"
},
"any way you cut it":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-064015"
},
"anything near":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": in any way : at all":[
"\u2014 used in negative statements The movie wasn't anything near what I expected it to be. We don't have anything near enough time."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-113513"
},
"any which way":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": in any way or direction at all : haphazardly":[
"the \u2026 fence lay any which way between the bare black yard and the broken sidewalk",
"\u2014 Marcia Davenport"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-172916"
},
"anywhither":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": in any direction whatever":[
"rivers ran anywhither",
"\u2014 J. B. Cabell"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"any entry 3 + whither":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-000206"
},
"any fool":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": any person : anyone":[
"Any fool can see that he's lying."
]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-235229"
},
"anyhoo":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": anyhow , anyway":[
"I'm assuming Pelosi isn't a Jewish name, right? It sounds Italian but I'm bad that way. Anyhoo \u2026 give me a shout back and let's get the dialogue going!!",
"\u2014 Rob Long , National Review , 20 Nov. 2006",
"Anyhoo . These divers saved a shark.",
"\u2014 Kathie Lee Gifford , NBC News Transcripts , 4 Mar. 2010",
"\u2026 moving with the animated dash peculiar to the quickie films of the time, snapping such lines as \"Say, what's the big idea, anyhoo ?\"",
"\u2014 Diane Werts , Newsday , 21 July 1991",
"Speaking of blonds with ambition, check out the latest from Tara Reid. You remember her\u2014party girl, sometimes does a little acting. Anywho , she's looking into other ventures, just like Miss Paris H.",
"\u2014 Jan Uebelherr , Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Aug. 2008"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8e-n\u0113-\u02cch\u00fc"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably originally jocular appropriation of Scots and Ulster onie-hoo anyhow":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1850, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-010000"
}
}