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{
"Asterotheca":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a form genus of Paleozoic fossil ferns based on the sporangia which are grouped in a circular sorus":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from aster- + -theca":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105757",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Asteroxylaceae":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a family of Paleozoic plants (order Psilophytales) having a xylem that is star-shaped in cross section":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Asteroxylon , type genus (from aster- + -xylon ) + -aceae":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccast\u0259\u02ccr\u00e4ks\u0259\u02c8l\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103333",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"Asteroxylon":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of Paleozoic plants (family Asteroxylaceae ) having a single star-shaped vascular strand in the shoot":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from aster- + -xylon":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8r\u00e4ks\u0259\u02ccl\u00e4n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035250",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Asterozoa":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a subphylum of echinoderms comprising the starfishes ( Asteroidea ) and brittle stars (Ophiuroidea)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from aster- + -zoa":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccast\u0259r\u0259\u02c8z\u014d\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223615",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"aster leafhopper":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": six-spotted leafhopper":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090810",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aster purple":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a deep purplish red that is bluer and deeper than American beauty, redder and duller than magenta (see magenta sense 2a ), and bluer and less strong than hollyhock":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071920",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aster yellows":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a widespread disease affecting more than 40 families of plants, characterized especially by yellowing and stunting, and caused by a phytoplasma transmitted by leafhoppers":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Stunted growth, yellowing leaves and distorted blooms that remain green suggest the presence of a virus-like disease called aster yellows . \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 27 May 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1907, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170343",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"asterionella":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a diatom of the genus Asterionella":[],
": a small genus of narrowly linear diatoms (family Fragilariaceae) arranged in stellate free-floating colonies and often causing geraniumlike or fishy odors in public water supplies":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek asterion (neuter of asterios starry) + New Latin -ella":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182045",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"asterisk":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": someone or something considered too minor for prominent mention : footnote":[
"At fifty-four, he had followed war from the hills of Italy to the islands of the Pacific to the mountains of Korea, and countless other places already becoming asterisks in the history books.",
"\u2014 William Prochnau"
],
": the character * thought of as being appended to something (such as an athletic accomplishment included in a record book) typically in order to indicate that there is a limiting fact or consideration which makes that thing less important or impressive than it would otherwise be":[
"But the men's triumph came with an asterisk : The Soviets, three-time gold medalists, had boycotted the Games.",
"\u2014 Brad Young"
],
": the character * used in printing or writing as a reference mark, as an indication of the omission of letters or words, to denote a hypothetical or unattested linguistic form, or for various arbitrary meanings":[],
": to mark with an asterisk : star":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But lately when Hamlin scribbles that date on charts, there\u2019s an unwritten asterisk . \u2014 Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"For those elements with an asterisk after them, at least one member of the healthcare organization (internal customer) is also involved. \u2014 Howard Rosen, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The Radavist both made Instagram posts announcing the new FKT without adding an asterisk , prompting Schilling\u2019s announcement. \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
"Without no asterisk ' 1979-80 Los Angeles Lakers (Ranked 35th) \u2013 Beat Suns in 1980 conference semifinals in five. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 26 May 2022",
"But down at the very bottom was drums, with an asterisk that the parents didn\u2019t have to buy the drums, just the sticks. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
"With the understanding that cancer always carries an asterisk , that\u2019s exactly what Price-Miller has done. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
"But now his treatise comes with a prickle, an asterisk . \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
"The Browns, of course, beat them twice -- with an asterisk next to the last one but a shining star next to the first win. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 12 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The game validated all of the improvement that was asterisked by the low level of Ohio State's competition since the loss to Oklahoma. \u2014 Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com , 31 Oct. 2017",
"The movie made $60 million domestically (another $40 million internationally, asterisked by the fact that this was the era before international box-office dominated performance) on a budget of $66 million. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 May 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"circa 1733, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, astarisc , from Late Latin asteriscus , from Greek asteriskos , literally, little star, diminutive of aster-, ast\u0113r":"Noun and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"especially in plural also nonstandard -\u02ccrik",
"\u02c8a-st\u0259-\u02ccrisk"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062403",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"asterism":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a group of stars that form a pattern in the night sky":[
"On October evenings, when the trees have shed their leaves and stars become visible through the twigs, our best-known asterism , the Big Dipper, passes under the north pole.",
"\u2014 George Lovi"
],
": a small group of stars":[],
": a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire) or by transmitted light (as in some mica)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"See below for advice on how to easily find that asterism . \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 10 Oct. 2021",
"The Winter Football is not an official constellation but is instead called an asterism . \u2014 Dean Regas, The Enquirer , 10 Mar. 2021",
"And, of course, Ursa Major the Greater Bear \u2013 which contains theBig Dipper asterism \u2013 is one of the most famous of all star patterns. \u2014 Todd Nelson, Star Tribune , 16 Jan. 2021",
"This week in the night sky Winter Hexagon: One of the sky\u2019s largest asterisms \u2014a recognizable pattern of stars separate from a constellation figure\u2014dominates the eastern sky this time of the year. \u2014 National Geographic , 29 Jan. 2020",
"Specifically, the shooting stars will seem to come from just to the left of the bowl of the Big Dipper, the popular asterism that makes up part of Ursa Minor. \u2014 Andrew Fazekas, National Geographic , 20 Dec. 2019",
"Look carefully below the cosmic pair for the bright asterism known as the Cosmic Teapot. \u2014 Andrew Fazekas, National Geographic , 1 Sep. 2019",
"An asterism is simply a set of stars that form a pattern familiar to the human eye as part of a larger group of stars. \u2014 National Geographic , 18 Jan. 2016",
"In this case the asterism is made up of stars from the constellations Libra, Virgo, Centaurus, and Triangulum Australe. \u2014 National Geographic , 18 Jan. 2016"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek asterismos , from asterizein to arrange in constellations, from aster-, ast\u0113r":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-st\u0259-\u02ccri-z\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050747",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"asterismal":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to asterisms or constellations":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234326",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"astern":{
"antonyms":[
"fore",
"forward"
],
"definitions":{
": at or toward the stern of a ship":[],
": behind a ship":[],
": with the stern in advance : backward":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8st\u0259rn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abaft",
"aft",
"sternward",
"sternwards"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090856",
"type":[
"adverb",
"adverb or adjective"
]
},
"asthen-":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": weak":[
"asthen opia",
"astheno logy"
],
": weakness":[
"asthen opia",
"astheno logy"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek, from asthen\u0113s weak, from a- a- entry 2 + -sthen\u0113s (from sthenos strength); perhaps akin to Sanskrit saghnoti he takes upon himself, is a match for":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071636",
"type":[
"combining form"
]
},
"asthenia":{
"antonyms":[
"hardihood",
"hardiness",
"robustness",
"strength",
"vigor"
],
"definitions":{
": lack or loss of strength : debility":[]
},
"examples":[
"headache, nausea, fever, and asthenia are side effects of the drug"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1789, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Greek asth\u00e9neia \"weakness, debility,\" from asthene- , stem of asthen\u1e17s \"weak, feeble\" (from a- a- entry 2 + -sthen\u0113s, ) adjective derivative of sth\u00e9nos \"strength, power\" (of obscure origin) + -ia -ia entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"as-\u02c8th\u0113-n\u0113-\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"debilitation",
"debility",
"delicacy",
"enervation",
"enfeeblement",
"faintness",
"feebleness",
"fragility",
"frailness",
"frailty",
"infirmity",
"languidness",
"languor",
"listlessness",
"lowness",
"weakness",
"wimpiness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041036",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"asthenic":{
"antonyms":[
"mighty",
"powerful",
"rugged",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"strong"
],
"definitions":{
": ectomorphic sense 2":[],
": of, relating to, or exhibiting asthenia : weak":[]
},
"examples":[
"resistance training can benefit the asthenic individual"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin asthenicus, borrowed from Greek asthenik\u00f3s, from asthen-, stem of asthen\u1e17s \"weak, feeble\" + -ikos -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at asthenia":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"as-\u02c8the-nik",
"as-\u02c8then-ik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"debilitated",
"delicate",
"down-and-out",
"effete",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"faint",
"feeble",
"frail",
"infirm",
"languid",
"low",
"prostrate",
"prostrated",
"sapped",
"slight",
"soft",
"softened",
"tender",
"unsubstantial",
"wasted",
"weak",
"weakened",
"wimpish",
"wimpy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044659",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"astir":{
"antonyms":[
"asleep",
"dead",
"inactive",
"lifeless",
"sleepy"
],
"definitions":{
": being out of bed : up":[
"no one was astir"
],
": exhibiting activity":[
"streets astir with shoppers"
]
},
"examples":[
"the mall was astir with throngs of holiday shoppers"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8st\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aboil",
"abubble",
"abuzz",
"alive",
"animated",
"brisk",
"bustling",
"busy",
"buzzing",
"flourishing",
"happening",
"hopping",
"humming",
"kinetic",
"lively",
"rousing",
"stirring",
"thriving",
"vibrant"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181617",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"astonish":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to strike with sudden and usually great wonder or surprise":[
"He was too astonished to speak",
"They were astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral.",
"In retrospect, it astonishes me that we avoided a major quarrel for so long.",
"\u2014 Christopher Hitchens"
],
": to strike with sudden fear":[]
},
"examples":[
"Despite the hype, there was nothing in the book to astonish readers.",
"The garden's beauty never fails to astonish .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The film, starring Tilda Swinton as a woman who hears mysterious sounds, reveals itself as a vision from the future \u2014 a declaration of faith in a medium that hasn\u2019t lost its power to astonish , writes Times film critic Justin Chang. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Learn what the market expects from people who have your dream job -- the answer might astonish you! \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Any hope that Trump's autocratic proclivities could be channeled into mega-projects to astonish his base fizzled. \u2014 Richard Galant, CNN , 15 Aug. 2021",
"The strength and speed of tornadoes can astonish even weather professionals like Georgia State Climatologist Bill Murphey. \u2014 USA Today , 17 June 2021",
"Joe Biden could take the key step that would allow America to once again to astonish with world with what free people can do. \u2014 Robert Zubrin, Scientific American , 25 Mar. 2021",
"Palantir is capable of mining and aggregating data on individual people in a manner that would astonish almost anyone. \u2014 Annie Jacobsen, Wired , 20 Jan. 2021",
"Fifteen are by Rembrandt, a number that seems to astonish even Kaplan. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Jan. 2021",
"The prestige networks continue to put out shows that astonish me with their raw honesty, drama and characters. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Dec. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1534, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from earlier astony (from Middle English astonen, astonien , from Anglo-French estoner to stun, from Vulgar Latin *extonare , from Latin ex- + tonare to thunder) + -ish (as in abolish ) \u2014 more at thunder entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8st\u00e4-nish"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for astonish surprise , astonish , astound , amaze , flabbergast mean to impress forcibly through unexpectedness. surprise stresses causing an effect through being unexpected but not necessarily unusual or novel. surprised to find them at home astonish implies surprising so greatly as to seem incredible. a discovery that astonished the world astound stresses the shock of astonishment. too astounded to respond amaze suggests an effect of bewilderment. amazed by the immense size of the place flabbergast may suggest thorough astonishment and bewilderment or dismay. flabbergasted by his angry refusal",
"synonyms":[
"amaze",
"astound",
"bowl over",
"dumbfound",
"dumfound",
"flabbergast",
"floor",
"rock",
"shock",
"startle",
"stun",
"stupefy",
"surprise",
"surprize",
"thunderstrike"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163024",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"astonishable":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": astonishing":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033342",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"astonished":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": feeling or showing great surprise or wonder : astounded , amazed":[
"\u2026 she awoke the next day astonished to find that she suffered no ill effects.",
"\u2014 Jean T. Barrett",
"heard the news with an astonished smile"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mayor Muriel Bowser appeared somewhat astonished at the brazen actions of the shooter with officers in the area. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
"Between the tomatoes and the shed sits an astonished -looking dragon. \u2014 Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
"Ann knocked on the door, which was opened by a teenage girl flanked by a passel of astonished children, then their mother. \u2014 Steve Hendrix, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"Twitter has tried it twice, last year asking people to choose between three different sets featuring classic options like a laughing face, thinking face, crying face, astonished face, and flame. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Be astonished , too, by the country making theater a theater of war. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
"But he was still astonished to receive a letter from McCartney asking him to take a stab at covering one of his songs. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
"These include Face with Peeking Eye, which is a versatile and enjoyable choice for expressing everything from surprise to astonished regret. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"For me, though, that moment of astonished disbelief came early in the opening installment, in a montage that sees various people who have had contact with Delvey seem to describe three or four entirely different women. \u2014 Philippa Snow, The New Republic , 9 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1716, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8st\u00e4-nisht"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"amazed",
"astounded",
"awestruck",
"awestricken",
"bowled over",
"dumbfounded",
"dumfounded",
"dumbstruck",
"flabbergasted",
"shocked",
"stunned",
"stupefied",
"thunderstruck"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023720",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"astonishedly":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": in an astonished manner : with astonishment":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-shtl\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060658",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"astonishing":{
"antonyms":[
"unsurprising"
],
"definitions":{
": causing a feeling of great surprise or wonder : surprising":[
"an astonishing discovery"
]
},
"examples":[
"He showed an astonishing lack of concern for others.",
"The truck can hold an astonishing amount of stuff.",
"She gave an astonishing performance in her first film.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This means that a FlashCore Module combines NAND flash, DRAM and MRAM for caching, and an astonishing amount of compute to deliver greater functionality than a traditional SSD could. \u2014 Steve Mcdowell, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"The magnets go into a device called a tokamak, which is a space-age reactor that uses an astonishing amount of energy in an effort to produce at least slightly more energy than the machine consumes. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 6 June 2022",
"An astonishing amount of lifting of regulations on guns has taken place over the last 15 years. \u2014 NBC News , 29 May 2022",
"In San Francisco, for example, anti-Asian hate crimes saw an astonishing 567% from 2020 to 2021, according to Mayor London Breed. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 22 May 2022",
"In the physical world, here\u2019s how mining works: A specialized computer processor runs on electricity and produces an astonishing amount of noise and heat. \u2014 Thalia Beaty, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Apr. 2022",
"But the troubling forecasts from Bostrom and Hawking convinced them that the achievement of humanlike intelligence by A.I.s would consolidate an astonishing amount of power, and moral burden, in whoever eventually managed to invent and control them. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"And an astonishing amount of this technology is run by a handful of companies. \u2014 Steven Rosenbush, WSJ , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Over the past two years, medical experts have learned an astonishing amount about what works to keep people safe and healthy. \u2014 Melody Schreiber, The New Republic , 22 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1593, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see astonish":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8st\u00e4-ni-shi\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"amazing",
"astounding",
"blindsiding",
"dumbfounding",
"dumfounding",
"eye-opening",
"flabbergasting",
"jarring",
"jaw-dropping",
"jolting",
"shocking",
"startling",
"stunning",
"stupefying",
"surprising"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110449",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"astonishment":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a feeling of great surprise and wonder : the state of being astonished : amazement":[
"The garden's beauty filled me with astonishment ."
],
": consternation":[],
": something that astonishes : a cause of amazement or wonder":[
"Everything that he had seen so far \u2026 had been so astonishing that he began to wonder whether there could possibly be any more astonishments left.",
"\u2014 Roald Dahl"
]
},
"examples":[
"The garden's beauty filled me with astonishment .",
"A crowd watched in astonishment as he jumped from the bridge.",
"They discovered to their astonishment that their car had been stolen.",
"Much to the astonishment of her friends and family, she left school to pursue her acting career.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To my astonishment , the same tone echoed back from a wooden molding in the classroom. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 May 2022",
"To my astonishment , in essentially all cases, the papers were seriously misrepresented in the CMF. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
"People who couldn\u2019t tell a Corvette from a Civic can typically immediately spot a DeLorean - usually with a big smile and the astonishment car nuts would display if Elvis pulled up in a LaFerrari. \u2014 Bill Roberson, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"The dead still litter the fields when Rapha\u00ebl (Rapha\u00ebl Thi\u00e9ry, an astonishment ) hobbles back home, returning to a small village with few friendly faces. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
"Reports of hailstones seemed to follow a similar track, evoking astonishment at both their size and their number from many witnesses. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"And Harry, a man not given to expressing astonishment , said, L.A. has a river",
"There is a certain kid-in-a-toyshop attitude, a sense of astonishment that abandoned, centuries-old techniques of learning are just lying about, ready for someone to pick them up and use them again. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Astonishment at his comedic craft is inseparable from astonishment at his confessional vulnerability. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 6 Mar. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Realism, romanticism, dynamic\u2026 Neal had a full quiver, that never went empty of new arrows to amaze and astound us. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The vision that Mitch Jenkins brings to the film will astound audiences and the superb ensemble cast will delight genre fans! \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The expertise, scholarship and logistics behind every one of them would astound you even in ordinary times. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Heath Ledger will astound forever, but what else is really left of Christopher Nolan\u2019s Batman trilogy",
"The pusillanimity of American corporations on this subject continues to astound . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Yet, Kendall warns that regardless of rising rates, bond yields likely will not astound . \u2014 Jeanne Sahadi, CNN , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Somehow, Infinite proves that the Halo series still has the capacity to astound and surprise. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 6 Dec. 2021",
"In the first episode, a group of journalists gathers in that Tokyo park, where Sony executives astound them with what the world would soon know as the Walkman. \u2014 Sarah Larson, The New Yorker , 13 Dec. 2021"
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"As sales representatives watched students at Lone Peak High School experiment with robotic surgical devices, they were astounded by how naturally the kids handled the high-tech machinery. \u2014 Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
"But Linn also excoriated Smollett as a narcissist and pronounced himself astounded by his actions given the actor\u2019s multiracial family background and ties to social justice work. \u2014 Don Babwin And Kathleen Foody, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Tenorio remembered being astounded at how Gonz\u00e1lez\u2019s strings would last for an entire tour, as opposed to just a night like his competitors. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
"As Kerber read out the names of the witnesses, Hawash was astounded to recognize many of them. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Fans remain astounded at how a few photos opened such an uncanny path to fame. \u2014 Sha Hua, WSJ , 14 Jan. 2022",
"The O\u2019Connor family was astounded to learn of the dog tag\u2019s discovery more than 75 years after the war. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Dec. 2021",
"These arachnid architects have both astounded and puzzled scientists for ages, but a new study published last month in the journal Current Biology unravels the spiders' secrets. \u2014 Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Her father remains astounded by the tactics of the landlord and the Cullimore law firm. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Oct. 2021"
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"That photo itself is also astounding , showcasing the lightning, dark clouds, and even star lines in the background. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 25 June 2022",
"The unprovoked slander of Black women in the media is astounding \u2013 especially surrounding our looks. \u2014 Shelby Denise Smith, Essence , 9 June 2022",
"The pill\u2019s six-decade safety record, and its current use by more than 9 million women in the U.S. and more than 100 million worldwide, is astounding . \u2014 Dana Singiser, STAT , 8 June 2022",
"The potential of some high school graduates is astounding \u2014and completely overlooked. \u2014 Daniel Jebaraj, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"As are the author\u2019s descriptions of the racehorse\u2019s astounding performance. \u2014 Anna Mundow, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"Will Ferrell gives a really astounding performance in this episode, mainly communicating through some truly epic face journeys. \u2014 Erin Qualey, Vulture , 10 Dec. 2021",
"American quintuple gold medalist Caeleb Dressel's astounding performance in the pool. \u2014 CBS News , 9 Aug. 2021",
"American quintuple gold medalist Caeleb Dressel's astounding performance in the pool. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 8 Aug. 2021"
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"Bad Bunny infuses it with electrifying beat switches, raunchy raps and astral synths. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
"Without America, Wanda can only travel via astral projection. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 3 May 2022",
"Spaceman continues to fine-tune his astral pop sound with shocking consistency throughout the familiar but delightfully hypnotic space rock album. \u2014 Grace Ann Natanawan, SPIN , 27 Apr. 2022",
"More cities and states are making major moves to protect their astral bounty, and the hospitality industry is following suit. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The Northman sees Amleth commune with the astral projection of a mystic seer, fight a walking skeleton to claim a special sword, and chat to the disembodied head of an old friend. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 20 Apr. 2022",
"And the variant that might die early in the movie, only for primary Strange to astral -project himself into his body in the final act. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 4 Mar. 2022",
"That\u2019s the scene that precedes the one with the astral projection. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 18 Nov. 2021",
"This is the kind of music to soundtrack a late-night solo swim in a lukewarm pool, a journey through the darkest recesses of the universe, or perhaps a trip to the astral plane. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 22 Oct. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Director Peyfa\u2019s oblique approach to the narrative leads one astray . \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Putin was led astray by military advisers about how poorly the Russian military has been performing in Ukraine and how the Russian economy is being crippled by sanctions. \u2014 Maegan Vazquez And Sam Fossum, CNN , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Ukraine\u2019s rightful place was under the protection and imperial care of Russia, not led astray \u2014politically, militarily, culturally\u2014by the West. \u2014 The New Yorker , 12 Mar. 2022",
"At the beginning of the story, Virgil finds Dante the pilgrim (distinct from Dante the author) in a dark wood, led astray from the path of righteousness by his own sinful inclinations. \u2014 John-paul Heil, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Nov. 2021",
"What this story reveals is how easily governmental institutions can be destroyed when people are led astray by intoxicating notions of a place in the sun. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Others were swept up in the moment\u2019s savagery, led astray by stronger wills with dangerous motives. \u2014 Karl Rove, WSJ , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Many were led astray by Google Maps, which offered alternate driving routes that sent drivers to snowy dead ends. \u2014 Amy Alonzo, USA TODAY , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Regular Check-Ins Even by taking the steps above, there\u2019s still the chance of emotional fallout if things go astray . \u2014 Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone , 3 Nov. 2021"
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"Notice how the meteorological (based off of annual temp cycle) and astronomical (defined by earth's position) summer cycles are different! \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
"The researchers then used the constraints provided by different observations\u2014 astronomical , gravitational, and collisional\u2014and gradually eliminated potential solutions from the total area covered by the extrapolation. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
"Now both networks will have to pony up similar rights fees, some number between astronomical and otherworldly. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"Conti's growth was astronomical and unprecedented, Olson said. \u2014 Dan Patterson, CBS News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The Huayna Picchu mountain provides a stunning backdrop to some 200 structures, including religious, astronomical , agricultural and ceremonial centers. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Broadway prices are astronomical and that is another barrier to entry as well. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
"Nearby rents are astronomical : Studios can easily cost $2,000 a month, and two-bedrooms are closer to $3,000. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"The market is highly competitive, the prices can be astronomical , and the process is notoriously stressful. \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 3 June 2022"
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"Notice how the meteorological (based off of annual temp cycle) and astronomical (defined by earth's position) summer cycles are different! \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
"The researchers then used the constraints provided by different observations\u2014 astronomical , gravitational, and collisional\u2014and gradually eliminated potential solutions from the total area covered by the extrapolation. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
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"Conti's growth was astronomical and unprecedented, Olson said. \u2014 Dan Patterson, CBS News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The Huayna Picchu mountain provides a stunning backdrop to some 200 structures, including religious, astronomical , agricultural and ceremonial centers. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Broadway prices are astronomical and that is another barrier to entry as well. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
"Nearby rents are astronomical : Studios can easily cost $2,000 a month, and two-bedrooms are closer to $3,000. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
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"Notice how the meteorological (based off of annual temp cycle) and astronomical (defined by earth's position) summer cycles are different! \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
"The researchers then used the constraints provided by different observations\u2014 astronomical , gravitational, and collisional\u2014and gradually eliminated potential solutions from the total area covered by the extrapolation. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
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"Conti's growth was astronomical and unprecedented, Olson said. \u2014 Dan Patterson, CBS News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The Huayna Picchu mountain provides a stunning backdrop to some 200 structures, including religious, astronomical , agricultural and ceremonial centers. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Broadway prices are astronomical and that is another barrier to entry as well. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
"Nearby rents are astronomical : Studios can easily cost $2,000 a month, and two-bedrooms are closer to $3,000. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
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"We thought they were not very intellectually astute , but we didn't really understand how political a lot of what they were doing was. \u2014 Ben Wallace-Wells , Rolling Stone , 15 Nov. 2007",
"He asked astute diagnosticians around the country how they approached and cracked difficult diagnoses and what happened when they failed. Misdiagnosis is not an insignificant problem: Groopman cites a finding that between one in six and one in seven patients is incorrectly assessed. \u2014 Ruth Levy Guyer , Wilson Quarterly , Summer 2007",
"And finally, even if she had never actually uttered the bon mot that would be famously attributed to her, that if she had two heads, she would risk one in the king's service, could the astute young duchess actually have had input into the implausible negotiations",
"Focusing largely upon Western alchemy during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, she has a sharp eye for how alchemical images surface in literature of that period. Readers of Ben Jonson, Christopher Marlowe, and William Shakespeare will find illuminating insights. Abraham reveals the far reaches of her astute literary intelligence by analyzing alchemical imagery encoded in a broad range of works, from Chaucer and Milton to Vladimir Nabokov and P. G. Wodehouse. \u2014 Norman Weinstein , Parabola , November 1999",
"He is an astute observer of the current political scene.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By understanding an employee\u2019s professional aspirations, astute managers can plug those goals into personalized career paths supported by tangible learning and development opportunities. \u2014 Shay David, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Trump himself understands as much as any astute toddler that capturing people\u2019s attention, even for a bad act, is preferable to getting no attention at all. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 July 2021",
"On the other hand, Bohjalian also makes astute observations about these men whose livelihood depends on rich Western tourists. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"Some astute employers are taking action, as when Netflix fired 3 managers for trash-talking their colleagues on the company\u2019s Slack channel. \u2014 Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Matthew Nauser, whose camerawork is astute throughout the film, knows precisely when to move in close and when to step back. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
"At times the record is disarmingly astute in its folky arrangements, while elsewhere the group stretches out and jams. \u2014 Mark Richardson, WSJ , 7 Feb. 2022",
"That\u2019s some astute , prudent shopping by Zito, yet with the risk that all three will walk, perhaps with Cup rings, as UFAs in July. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The astute curator Yaelle Amir will select photographs and sculpture from the Latino Japanese artist\u2019s recent series exploring Asian masculinity for his first solo show in the United States. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"We thought they were not very intellectually astute , but we didn't really understand how political a lot of what they were doing was. \u2014 Ben Wallace-Wells , Rolling Stone , 15 Nov. 2007",
"He asked astute diagnosticians around the country how they approached and cracked difficult diagnoses and what happened when they failed. Misdiagnosis is not an insignificant problem: Groopman cites a finding that between one in six and one in seven patients is incorrectly assessed. \u2014 Ruth Levy Guyer , Wilson Quarterly , Summer 2007",
"And finally, even if she had never actually uttered the bon mot that would be famously attributed to her, that if she had two heads, she would risk one in the king's service, could the astute young duchess actually have had input into the implausible negotiations",
"Focusing largely upon Western alchemy during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, she has a sharp eye for how alchemical images surface in literature of that period. Readers of Ben Jonson, Christopher Marlowe, and William Shakespeare will find illuminating insights. Abraham reveals the far reaches of her astute literary intelligence by analyzing alchemical imagery encoded in a broad range of works, from Chaucer and Milton to Vladimir Nabokov and P. G. Wodehouse. \u2014 Norman Weinstein , Parabola , November 1999",
"He is an astute observer of the current political scene.",
"Astute readers will notice the error.",
"His analysis of the battle was very astute .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By understanding an employee\u2019s professional aspirations, astute managers can plug those goals into personalized career paths supported by tangible learning and development opportunities. \u2014 Shay David, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Trump himself understands as much as any astute toddler that capturing people\u2019s attention, even for a bad act, is preferable to getting no attention at all. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 July 2021",
"On the other hand, Bohjalian also makes astute observations about these men whose livelihood depends on rich Western tourists. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"Some astute employers are taking action, as when Netflix fired 3 managers for trash-talking their colleagues on the company\u2019s Slack channel. \u2014 Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Matthew Nauser, whose camerawork is astute throughout the film, knows precisely when to move in close and when to step back. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
"At times the record is disarmingly astute in its folky arrangements, while elsewhere the group stretches out and jams. \u2014 Mark Richardson, WSJ , 7 Feb. 2022",
"That\u2019s some astute , prudent shopping by Zito, yet with the risk that all three will walk, perhaps with Cup rings, as UFAs in July. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"The astute curator Yaelle Amir will select photographs and sculpture from the Latino Japanese artist\u2019s recent series exploring Asian masculinity for his first solo show in the United States. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"New Latin, from astur , a hawk (probably a 16th century insertion in the manuscript of a Late Latin writer), probably from Romansh, hawk, from Latin accipiter":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hilary Harley is a writer, podcaster and astrologer with a global practice. \u2014 Hilary Harley, SPIN , 1 July 2022",
"Leslie Hale, psychic astrologer for Keen.com, agrees, saying that now is the time to think outside the box. \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 30 Jan. 2022",
"The term supermoon was coined by astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979 and refers to either a new or full moon that appears 7% larger and 15% brighter because its orbit is closest to Earth. \u2014 Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer , 13 June 2022",
"Perhaps the strangest part of the scenario was that the engagement had been predicted earlier that day by an astrologer at the farmers market in Hillcrest. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"Leslie Hale, psychic astrologer at Keen.com, says that the best way to handle this energy is to reframe any negative thinking. \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 5 June 2022",
"Hilary Harley is a writer, podcaster and astrologer with a global practice. \u2014 Hilary Harley, SPIN , 1 June 2022",
"Joanna urges Patricia to face her new reality; Jackie turns to an astrologer for counsel. \u2014 Hau Chu, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
"This birth chart 101 article by fellow astrologer Aliza Kelly can help you out. \u2014 Emily Simone, Allure , 20 May 2022"
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": a compact instrument used to observe and calculate the position of celestial bodies before the invention of the sextant":[]
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"\u02c8a-str\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101b",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are also lots of smaller instruments\u2014thermometers, sextants, astrolabes \u2014and plenty of globes, as well as an enormous armillary sphere, designed and built by the Italian astronomer Antonio Santucci. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 17 May 2020",
"John has a gift just for Bree, an astrolabe , that allows them to find their position in the universe and tell the time. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 13 Apr. 2020",
"But that\u2019s because its function is more astrolabe than clock. \u2014 Alex Schechter, National Geographic , 4 Nov. 2019",
"Some of the classes included: Social Studies/Math where students created astrolabes and used them outside to measure locations of buildings, trees, etc. and gauge distance and patterns. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 20 Sep. 2019",
"There also appears to be new imagery shown in the metallic astrolabe or armilla that hangs above the map. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 Apr. 2019",
"One is an astrolabe , an instrument used to measure the position of stars. \u2014 Kamasi Washington, WSJ , 8 Jan. 2019",
"Without magnetic compasses or tools like astrolabes , the Vikings likely relied on primitive solar compasses to navigate, which uses the position of the sun to determine north. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 9 Apr. 2018",
"By aligning an astrolabe perpendicular to the horizon, ancient astronomers could calculate measurements like time and position. \u2014 David Mearns, National Geographic , 24 Oct. 2017"
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French astrelabe , from Medieval Latin astrolabium , from Late Greek astrolabion , from Greek astrolabos , from astr- + lambanein to take \u2014 more at latch":""
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": a genus of small pear-shaped siliceous fossil sponges including important index fossils occurring in Middle Silurian strata":[]
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"Latin astro\u00eftes asteriated gem, from (assumed) Greek astro\u00eft\u0113s , from Greek astron star + -it\u0113s -ite":""
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"Middle English astrout, astrut , from a- entry 1 + strout, strut strut":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120804"
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": on or above and with one leg on each side of":[
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"Preposition",
"She was sitting astride a horse.",
"The town lies astride a narrow river.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Stanley Jenkins stands astride the nation as a colossus of American folk food. \u2014 Fox News , 10 June 2022",
"He's probably never seen a woman ride astride before. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 4 Feb. 2022",
"But one man's bronze likeness, that of Robert E. Lee, remained upon Traveller, the horse that the monument's supporters fought to keep him astride . \u2014 Eliott C. Mclaughlin, CNN , 12 Sep. 2021",
"The boy had his grandmother\u2019s smile, a perched grin with flushed cheeks astride . \u2014 Kenneth R. Rosen, Wired , 17 Nov. 2020",
"Bonheur wore her hair short, rode astride instead of sidesaddle, learned how to shoot a gun and occasionally hunted rabbits. \u2014 Claudine Doury, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Oct. 2020",
"But these massive irrigation systems don\u2019t sit astride deep green circles of alfalfa. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 5 Dec. 2019",
"Do guests even have to like horses, much less get astride one",
"One, George Washington astride a horse, is burned in profile into a wooden surface, glass vessels tumbling to the floor. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
"The saint sits astride his horse with sword raised, confronting a cornered dragon that breathes fire on its attacker. \u2014 Peter Saenger, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"The singer sits astride a horse on a dance floor while wearing a floor-length black gown and radiating feather-y headdress on the magazine\u2019s cover. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 16 June 2022",
"Suddenly, one rider dismounts his bicycle, walks into the forest, and reemerges astride a 1962 Ducati Scrambler motorcycle. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
"The car sits astride an inch-longer wheelbase but has grown 2.5 inches in length thanks to a longer rear overhang. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 16 May 2022",
"Historic remnants of the old plantation, like the sugar mill that sits astride the main entrance to the hotel lobby, remain on the grounds. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 May 2022",
"The two plots sit oddly astride each other, generating suspense, but never quite cohering, especially when events turn toward the violent. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"By contrast, a charming early 15th-century ink painting by Sekkyakushi suggests a gentler approach: A boy astride a water buffalo appears to be steering a beast that is as wayward as the mind\u2014not by yanking on the reins, but with a gentle prod. \u2014 Lee Lawrence, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"In January, the museum removed from its front steps a bronze statue of Theodore Roosevelt astride a horse and flanked by a Native American and an African, both bare-chested. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022"
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"1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
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"definitions":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152242"
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"\u2014 Bob Berman , Astronomy , June 2005"
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"an astringent critic of modern movies",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Some are gentle and emollient, while others can be harsh and astringent . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"Some are gentle and emollient, while others can be harsh and astringent . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"This unique and vintage-feeling 3.5 oz block is almost like soap, but is made from 100% potassium alum, a material that provides natural antiseptic and astringent properties that stop bleeding, close pores, and tone skin. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"Other home remedies include witch hazel, which has anti-inflammatory and astringent properties that help with itching and irritation, Dr. Engelman says. \u2014 Emilia Benton, Men's Health , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Witch hazel is innately astringent while rosemary extract purifies, both perfect for naturally cleansing the scalp and making your hair feel light and breezy. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022",
"Outside the restaurant, electric lights strung from house to house bathed Akre\u2019s main avenue in astringent pinks. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Some are gentle and emollient, while others can be harsh and astringent . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Perhaps the central feature of Indiana\u2019s writing remains its elegant and astringent wit. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The bamboo extract works as an astringent and can be helpful if your skin is dull. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 May 2022",
"But this is derived from nettle, which is a plant used with astringent and oil-purifying powers. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Savvy consumers will notice potassium aluminum sulfate listed in the ingredients of this deodorant, which is a mineral salt with astringent and antimicrobial properties. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 19 Apr. 2022",
"According to cosmetic chemist Ginger King, alum helps clarify water and acts as an astringent in cosmetics. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Andres\u2019 astringent textures and polytonal harmonies also suggested Stravinsky. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Vinegar can act as an astringent to help relieve pain and itching from the rash, as can aluminum acetate, per the FDA. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, Health.com , 14 May 2021",
"Sourced from Australia and made with 100% natural ingredients, this elixir is unlike most toners, which can be drying, astringent and harsh. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 28 Feb. 2021",
"Brightly astringent fermented ginger replaces the laphet in another salad. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 25 Sep. 2020"
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"probably from Middle French, from Latin astringent-, astringens , present participle of astringere to bind fast, from ad- + stringere to bind tight \u2014 more at strain":"Adjective and Noun"
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"first_known_use":{
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"examples":[
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"The Tarantula Nebula\u2014also called 30 Doradus\u2014is about 160,000 light-years distant and a famous target for astrophotography . \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"The distance between Earth and the sun is one astronomical unit . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 26 July 2021",
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"Tonally, the war years clash with the luxe campiness of his postwar London love affairs, which in turn clash with the astringency of his later life. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
"Temperatures closer to boiling, on the other hand, will brew bolder, with a richer texture and more astringency . \u2014 Max Falkowitz, Bon App\u00e9tit , 5 May 2022",
"The waiter, reading the table\u2019s enthusiasm for cocktails like the exotic herbal bouquet of a Gin Tonica and the frothy astringency of an Equinox Sour with pisco and ruby port, suggested a round of lusty Manzanilla sherry with the hummus. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"Inmates can take classes in literature, astronomy , American government, precalculus, and others to earn an Associate of Arts degree. \u2014 Olga R. Rodriguez, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Behind the walls at one of the state's most infamous prisons, inmates are taking classes in literature, astronomy , American government, precalculus and others to earn an Associate of Arts degree. \u2014 Fox News , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"In the contemporary world, in big cities, mythologies are also constantly being created, just look at the rise of astrology in recent times. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 19 May 2022",
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"This cute zodiac signet ring from Zoe Lev is a fun way to slyly show off your astrology sign. \u2014 Marie Lodi, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 May 2022",
"Boutiques across America sell books on astrology , palo santo, and crystals. \u2014 Allbusiness, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Some dating app users use astrology when setting up dates. \u2014 Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"adjective"
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"-\u0101b-"
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"noun"
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"\u2014 used in heraldry especially to symbolize association with aviation"
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
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"astrophotographic telescope"
]
},
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"\u00a6a-(\u02cc)str\u014d-\u02ccf\u014d-t\u0259-\u00a6grafik"
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"noun",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Here are six wildflowers to grace your yards in various conditions: Read full article Smooth aster . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
"This member of the aster family is grown for its unique purple leaves--the leaves are really green with tiny purple hairs. \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 22 May 2022",
"Late season: bottle gentian, Gentiana andrewsii; showy goldenrod, Solidago speciosa (superfood); New England aster , Aster novae-angliae (superfood); white turtlehead, Chelone glabra (immune builder). \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Plants in the aster , mint, carrot, and milkweed families are among the most visited if your space is limited. \u2014 Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun , 6 Apr. 2022",
"King Richard co-star Saniyya Sidney wore an aster -blue off-the-shoulder gown by Zuhair Murad. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Like its Eastern cousin, this western native aster blooms from late summer into fall. \u2014 Thad Orr, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 Nov. 2021",
"The sturdier parts of a plant, such as the woody trunk and branches of a tree, the roots of an aster or coneflower, or the underground bulbs of tulips, wait out the winter. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 19 Dec. 2021",
"Cynara scolymus is a perennial thistle in the aster family. \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 13 Dec. 2021"
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"Middle English, from Latin, suffix denoting partial resemblance":"Noun suffix"
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"1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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": any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter":[],
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"\u02c8a-st\u0259-\u02ccr\u022fid",
"\u02c8as-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u022fid"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"Most asteroids are found between Mars and Jupiter.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The second idea is that as its ancient core cooled, the asteroid was prone to eruptions of metallic lava. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"Located nearly 200 million miles from Earth, the asteroid has been a focus of studies for some time. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 7 June 2022",
"The asteroid is one more than 29,000 near-Earth objects NASA tracks each year. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 26 May 2022",
"Had the asteroid hit land, or a part of the ocean where the rocks had a different composition, the effects might have been less severe. \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The planetary chunk landed on Earth as a meteorite after an asteroid hit Mars, scattering debris that eventually reached Earth's orbit. \u2014 CNN , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Samples from the asteroid Ryugu contained amino acids that are considered the precursors of life, a paper published Friday said, supporting a theory that solar-system rocks crashing into Earth helped jump-start primordial life-forms. \u2014 Peter Landers, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"That\u2019s why having an early warning and asteroid monitoring system in place is vital. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 27 Apr. 2022",
"After a delay in the flight of Boeing's Starliner mission in August 2021, the Atlas V rocket's first stage at Cape Canaveral that was to be used for that launch was repurposed for the Lucy asteroid mission. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"After the drama of an asteroid strike and thoughts about aliens this week here comes a far gentler celestial event. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Japan's Hayabusa2 space mission dropped samples from the asteroid Ryugu to Earth in the Australian outback in December 2020. \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"This should give scientists a treasure trove of data to analyze from the asteroid Bennu. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Kaiju are part of the fauna of the parallel world, where everything developed differently, mainly because there was no dinosaur-extinguishing asteroid impact millions of years ago. \u2014 Tom Shippey, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"Most of the glassy impact spherules that first revealed the fingerprints of the asteroid impact to DePalma are preserved as clay as a result of geological processes over millions of years. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 11 May 2022",
"First discovered in 1807 by astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers, the Hubble Space Telescope observed that Vesta is large enough to have its own craters from asteroid impacts. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 26 Apr. 2022",
"However, meteorite studies suggest that radiant gems can also form upon asteroid impacts. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Finding ways to stop asteroid impacts isn\u2019t a new goal that NASA has undertaken. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 23 Mar. 2022"
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"Greek asteroeid\u0113s starlike, from aster-, ast\u0113r":"Noun"
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"1802, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"noun"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The twin arrays will power the spacecraft and its science instruments during a mission to the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 24 June 2022",
"Moreover, the Voyagers would have to travel through the asteroid belt along the way. \u2014 Tim Folger, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
"Objects in the asteroid belt and meteors don\u2019t match it either\u2014and nor does interstellar dust in our arm of the Milky Way galaxy. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"Robertlawrence 92892, located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, was officially dedicated to Lawrence. \u2014 Tatyana Turner, Chicago Tribune , 29 May 2022",
"Ceres is a dwarf planet located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, according to NASA. \u2014 Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The Psyche mission will explore a metal-rich asteroid of the same name that lies in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The image in the social media post was taken in 2018 by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, which traveled to both Ceres and Vesta \u2013 another object in the asteroid belt . \u2014 Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The space agency first tested electric propulsion technology in its Deep Space 1 mission, which launched in 1998, and later in the Dawn mission in 2007 that visited Vesta and Ceres in the asteroid belt . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 Apr. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-144914"
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"noun"
],
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"\u2014 Marc Brandel"
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"noun"
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"\"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-152558"
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"noun"
],
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"transitive verb"
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"Latin astringere, adstringere to bind fast, from ad- + stringere to bind tight":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-175918"
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"noun"
],
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"Readers of this magazine are used to spectacular astrophotos taken by amateurs and professionals alike. But nothing can quite match the sheer impact of the best Hubble images.",
"\u2014 Robert Naeye , Astronomy , Aug. 1998"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cca-(\u02cc)str\u014d-\u02c8f\u014d-t\u014d"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"astro- + photo entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1983, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-182448"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of ophiuroids having complexly branching arms and including many of the basket stars":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-182635"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Alexandria Moulding solid-pine astragal molding (WM 134), 11/16 inches by 1 3\u20448 inches by 96 inches, $16, homedepot.com. \u2014 Martha Stewart, star-telegram , 26 Aug. 2017"
],
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"borrowed from French & Latin; French astragale, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Latin astragalus, borrowed from Greek astr\u00e1galos \"neck vertebra, ball of the ankle joint, (in plural) dice made from the talus bones of hoofed animals, molding in the capital of an Ionic column,\" of uncertain origin":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-203011"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-210706"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": organized activity that is intended to create a false impression of a widespread, spontaneously arising, grassroots movement in support of or in opposition to something (such as a political policy) but that is in reality initiated and controlled by a concealed group or organization (such as a corporation)":[
"Classic astroturfing is the practice of disguising an orchestrated campaign as a spontaneous upwelling of public opinion. \u2026 The term itself appears to have been coined in 1985 by then Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen, who noted that the mountains of letters he received about legislation on insurance originated with insurers.",
"\u2014 New Scientist , 10 Feb. 2007",
"The modern form of astroturfing uses the Internet, and corporations, religious groups with a social agenda, and public interest groups can flood an in-box in an hour with e-mails that may come from a single source using many accounts.",
"\u2014 Alan Boraas , Anchorage Daily News , 4 Apr. 2009"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccstr\u014d-",
"\u02c8a-str\u0259-\u02cct\u0259r-fi\u014b"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"astroturf (metaphorically opposed to grass roots ) + -ing entry 3":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1993, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-211458"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": in an inclined position : tilted , stooping":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-212458"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of saucer-shaped Silurian fossil sponges having 6-rayed stellate spicules and important as Paleozoic index fossils":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-p\u00e4n-",
"\u00a6astr\u0113(\u02cc)\u014d\u02c8sp\u0259nj\u0113\u0259"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from astraeo- (from Greek astraios starry, from aster-, ast\u0113r star) + -spongia":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-213944"
},
"asthmatoid":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": resembling asthma":[
"an asthmatoid wheeze"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8azm\u0259\u02cct\u022fid"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary asthmat- (from Greek asthmat-, asthma ) + -oid":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-215731"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a carotenoid pigment C 40 H 52 O 4 found in red- or pink-colored aquatic organisms (such as shrimp, lobster, and salmon) and the feathers of some birds that is used especially as a food coloring and dietary supplement":[
"Wild salmon attain their color by absorbing a carotenoid called astaxanthin from their krill-based diet, while farmed salmon eat fish feed supplemented with various sources of astaxanthin to enhance their grayish color.",
"\u2014 Cook's Illustrated",
"Astaxanthin is found in many marine animals, like shrimp and fish, and is also responsible for the pink color of flamingos that feed on crustaceans rich in the pigment.",
"\u2014 C. Claiborne Ray"
]
},
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"\u02cca-st\u0259-\u02c8zan(t)-th\u0259n"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The ingredient list also includes the antioxidant astaxanthin , which the brand claims (based on various studies) has stronger brightening effects than topical vitamin C. \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 23 May 2022",
"Pink seafoods like heart-healthy salmon and shrimp have high levels of a certain carotenoid with antioxidant properties known as astaxanthin . \u2014 Kelsey Ogletree, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Their color comes from a pigment molecule called astaxanthin , which binds to other proteins, according to Nicoletta Lanese for Live Science. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Proteins that attach to astaxanthin , the base carotenoid pigment, give lobsters their brown and green colors, said Chris Cash, assistant director for outreach and communication at the Lobster Institute at The University of Maine in Orono. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 12 Nov. 2021",
"The color of a lobster can depend on what proteins interact with the astaxanthin . \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Studies have shown that long-term supplementation with astaxanthin may help slow skin aging via its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. \u2014 Allure , 17 Aug. 2018",
"Lobster coloring is all thanks to a pigment called astaxanthin . \u2014 Robinson Russell, National Geographic , 19 June 2018",
"But inside the shell proteins bind the astaxanthin . \u2014 Robinson Russell, National Geographic , 19 June 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from German, from Asta cin, an oxidation product of astaxanthin (from New Latin Astacus, genus including Astacus gammarus, the European lobster\u2014now Homarus gammarus \u2014 + German -in -in entry 1 ) + Xanthin \"carotenoid pigment,\" from Greek xanth\u00f3s \"yellow\" + German -in -in entry 1 ; Astacus going back to Latin, \"lobster or crayfish,\" borrowed from Greek astak\u00f3s, ostak\u00f3s, of uncertain origin \u2014 more at xantho-":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1939, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-221702"
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"astragalomancy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": divination by means of small bones or dice":[]
},
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"-l\u014d\u02ccman(t)s\u0113"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-231736"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": talus entry 2 sense 1":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8stra-g\u0259-l\u0259s",
"\u0259-\u02c8strag-\u0259-l\u0259s"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jam Haw Herbals\u2019 Immunity Builder, made with antiviral elderberry; stress-fighting reishi; blood-nourishing astragalus and lung-supporting thyme (a preventative potion for travel, seasonal change or a global health crisis). \u2014 Julissa James, Los Angeles Times , 4 Dec. 2020",
"According to ancient Taoist philosophy, herbal teas and tonics containing ginger, echinacea and astragalus herbs and reishi mushrooms can boost immunity. \u2014 NBC News , 14 May 2020",
"And astragalus is great for immune support\u2014experts often recommend it to folks who just can\u2019t shake an illness or those who are fighting cancer and need to keep other illness at bay. \u2014 Brierley Horton, al , 14 Jan. 2020",
"Polysaccharides found in both reishi and astragalus may support adaptive immunity (long-term immune health). \u2014 Laura Regensdorf, Vogue , 4 Jan. 2019",
"The combination of elderflower, milk thistle, nettle and astragalus is said to lessen the symptoms of altitude sickness. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, The Seattle Times , 26 May 2017",
"The combination of elderflower, milk thistle, nettle and astragalus is said to lessen the symptoms of altitude sickness. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, The Seattle Times , 26 May 2017",
"The combination of elderflower, milk thistle, nettle and astragalus is said to lessen the symptoms of altitude sickness. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, The Seattle Times , 26 May 2017",
"The combination of elderflower, milk thistle, nettle and astragalus is said to lessen the symptoms of altitude sickness. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, The Seattle Times , 26 May 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin, genus including many species of milk vetch, borrowed from Greek astr\u00e1galos \"neck vertebra, ball of the ankle joint, milk vetch (allegedly from the vertebrae-like appearance of the flower clusters)\" \u2014 more at astragal":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-015538"
},
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"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to render astatic":[]
},
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"-\u02cct\u012bz"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"astat ic + -ize":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-020057"
},
"astroturf":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"trademark"
],
"definitions":{
": falsely made to appear grassroots":[
"an astroturf campaign/group",
"When successful, Astroturf efforts resemble actual community mobilization efforts. They create the impression that local people are engaged in the effort and doing the things that traditional community organizations do.",
"\u2014 John McNutt and Katherine Boland",
"If some big-time marketer fakes a grassroots meme, then you have an astroturf meme.",
"\u2014 Paul McFedries"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccstr\u014d-",
"\u02c8a-str\u0259-\u02cct\u0259rf"
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"from attributive use of Astroturf, a trademark":"Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1994, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-022223"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the divination of the supposed influences of the stars and planets on human affairs and terrestrial events by their positions and aspects":[],
": astronomy":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8str\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The houses in astrology dictate different areas of your life, meaning that their ruling sign can influence everything from our sense of self to our deepest secrets, our family life, and every detail in between. \u2014 Glamour , 27 May 2022",
"In the contemporary world, in big cities, mythologies are also constantly being created, just look at the rise of astrology in recent times. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 19 May 2022",
"The idea that planets can influence people\u2019s lives is a core principle of astrology , a practice of divining meaning from the cosmos that has been around for thousands of years, in various incarnations. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 28 May 2022",
"The moon repeats its cycle every 12 years, so there are 12 signs (just like in tropical astrology ). \u2014 Sara Coughlin, refinery29.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"This cute zodiac signet ring from Zoe Lev is a fun way to slyly show off your astrology sign. \u2014 Marie Lodi, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 May 2022",
"Boutiques across America sell books on astrology , palo santo, and crystals. \u2014 Allbusiness, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Some dating app users use astrology when setting up dates. \u2014 Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Benbow also used astrology as a component of understanding. \u2014 Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone , 17 Apr. 2022"
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"\u2014 John McNutt and Katherine Boland",
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"\u2014 Paul McFedries"
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": a rex rabbit of a variety characterized by curled or wavy fur that suggests broadtail":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Tarantula Nebula\u2014also called 30 Doradus\u2014is about 160,000 light-years distant and a famous target for astrophotography . \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"The park is also an International Dark Sky Park, perfect for perfecting astrophotography . \u2014 Mariah Tyler, Travel + Leisure , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Enjoy unparalleled dark skies and astrophotography opportunities in Bears Ears, as well as regional hotspots like Arches or Canyonlands national parks, or Goosenecks, Dead Horse Point or Goblin Valley state parks. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Personally for Selleter, dark nights also mean an opportunity to pursue his interest in astrophotography . \u2014 Dhananjay Khadilkar, Ars Technica , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Real people can get involved with binoculars, telescopes, star gazing apps, astrophotography , and astronomy clubs. \u2014 Mary Meehan, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Here are guides to shooting astrophotography on a Pixel and using night mode on a Samsung Galaxy S21. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2021",
"In some phones, such as the newer Google Pixel smartphones, there may actually be an astrophotography setting already built into the camera app, usually in the low lighting or night sight mode. \u2014 Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Convincing people to add new practices to their daily tech usage, like AR games or astrophotography , are a harder sell. \u2014 Janhoi Mcgregor, Forbes , 16 Oct. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rath, who was born with ocular albinism, nystagmus, and astigmatism cannot play games unless screens are positioned inches from his face. \u2014 Grant Stoner, Wired , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Myopia will likely play a big part in that\u2014some experts predict 5 billion people worldwide will have myopia by 2050, which would put even bigger demands on contacts to be able to address strong prescriptions and astigmatism . \u2014 Alexandra Ossola, Quartz , 15 Sep. 2021",
"Functional vision goes way beyond simple problems such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism , instead relating to the way the eyes function together and send visual information to the brain for processing. \u2014 Melanie Savage, courant.com , 16 Aug. 2020",
"The system will address everything from astigmatism , to farsightedness, and nearsightedness, according to Patently Apple, which first spotted the patents. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 12 July 2020",
"These are simply garden-variety nearsightedness and farsightedness as well as astigmatism (distorted vision at all distances) and presbyopia, which is the loss of up-close focusing ability (hello, reading glasses!). \u2014 Meryl Davids Landau, Good Housekeeping , 13 Mar. 2020",
"According to the Mayo Clinic, common side effects of laser eye surgery include dry eyes and temporary vision disturbances, with some patients more rarely affected by under- or over-corrections, astigmatisms and even potential loss of eyesight. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 14 Nov. 2019",
"But my mother has wanted to be an astronaut all of her life and couldn\u2019t because of an astigmatism . \u2014 John Wenzel, The Know , 13 Oct. 2019",
"Contact lenses can be worn to correct a variety of vision conditions, such as myopia, or nearsightedness; hyperopia, or farsightedness; and astigmatism . \u2014 Tiffany Yannetta, Seventeen , 26 Oct. 2018"
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"a- entry 2 + Greek stigmat-, st\u00edgma \"mathematical point, mark, tattoo mark\" (more usually stigm\u1e17 in this sense; referring to the point on the retina at which light rays converge in a normal eye) + -ism \u2014 more at stigma":""
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": a large genus of chiefly tropical starfishes of shallow water that are markedly stellate in form with the disk and arms flat, the largest species being a foot or more across":[]
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"New Latin, from astr- + Latin pecten comb":""
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": two small coplanar magnets of equal moment rigidly attached at right angles to a stiff wire with their moments oppositely directed and forming a system that experiences no directive influence when suspended in a uniform magnetic field":[]
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": a large genus of chiefly tropical scales including some that are pests of oaks and ornamental plantings in California \u2014 compare pit scale":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-142635"
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While here, guests can organize a stargazing experience with an astronomer or a camel ride as the desert sun dips below the sand. \u2014 Katie Lockhart, House Beautiful , 1 June 2022",
"Scouring the documents, Cervini discovered that Kameny was fired from his job as an astronomer for the Defense Department in 1957 after his superiors found out about his sexuality. \u2014 Matt Lavietes, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
"Going with an astronomer who can answer your burning questions about the universe. \u2014 Outside Online , 20 Apr. 2022",
"While the Chinese likely spotted the Comet Thatcher meteor shower centuries ago, New Yorker Alfred E. Thatcher, an amateur astronomer , is given the credit for officially spotting and then naming it in 1861. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Also educated as an astronomer , Mr. Goldsmith is a longtime writer covering space and other science topics. \u2014 James B. Meigs, WSJ , 18 Apr. 2022",
"As an observational astronomer , Hildebrandt is circumspect. \u2014 Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Mallory Molina, an astronomer collaborating with Reines at Montana State, stumbled onto a new technique by pure luck. \u2014 Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Artemyev, Matveyev and Korsakov are all graduates of Bauman Moscow State Technical University, which has similar school colors as a tweet from Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer with the Harvard Center for Astrophysics, pointed out. \u2014 Allison Gasparini, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022"
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": the Phoenician goddess of fertility and of sexual love":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-160438"
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"definitions":{
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"Calls for missions will come up periodically looking for ideas in themes spanning astronomy, astrophysics, fundamental physics (again to figure out our universe\u2019s history) and a field called astrometry , which tracks the motion of celestial objects. \u2014 Elizabeth Howell, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
"To get around this, the project used astrometry , the accurate measurement of the position and motion of objects, to understand the overall structure of the Milky Way and Earth's place in it. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 27 Nov. 2020",
"More tantalizing support emerged in 2018 from the European Space Agency\u2019s Milky Way\u2013mapping Gaia satellite, which uses a technique called astrometry to precisely track the position of Proxima Centauri\u2014and billions of other stars\u2014across the sky. \u2014 Lee Billings, Scientific American , 15 Jan. 2020",
"Breakthrough Watch is also pursuing a separate mission called TOLIBOY, tentatively set for a 2021 launch, which would search for planets by precisely mapping the motions of Alpha Centauri A and B using a technique called astrometry . \u2014 Corey S. Powell, Scientific American , 5 Aug. 2019",
"Byrd explains that Gaia studies the motions of individual stars using a technique called astrometry . \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 6 Sep. 2017",
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"Shipman had recently begun dating Bill Oefelein, an astronaut who had once dated Nowak. \u2014 Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
"Imagine an astronaut facing impending doom on the moon, whose only connection to humanity is the voice of mission control. \u2014 Tara Mcnamara, Variety , 17 June 2022",
"And flying would probably be helpful for an astronaut . \u2014 Paul Smith-goodson, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"At the most recent Winter Olympics, the duo's long program had an outer space theme, with Chock portraying an alien and Bates an astronaut , set to music from Daft Punk. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"After her stint as an astronaut , Melroy became an executive at Darpa, the military\u2019s advanced technology hub. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
"Watching a film of the wandering salamander floating and hovering like an astronaut aboard the space station leaves the impression that the animal is having a very good time. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"The Zurich press conference was also attended by former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who co-hosted with Breitling CEO Georges Kern. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 25 May 2022",
"SpaceX provided the ride as the all-civilian AX-1 crew that includes three who paid $55 million each and a former NASA astronaut now an Axiom employee blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in the Crew Dragon Endeavour on April 8. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"Air pollutants can cause hospitalizations, asthma , bronchitis, COPS and premature death. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 25 June 2022",
"Excessive heat has been correlated with cardiovascular and kidney failure, high blood pressure, asthma , and multiple sclerosis. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
"And chronic inflammation can lead to serious conditions, including cancer, asthma , heart disease, and type 2 diabetes. \u2014 Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"Its harms are multiplied in the very old and very young, and in people with high blood pressure, asthma , multiple sclerosis and other conditions. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"Half of the study participants stated that they were diagnosed with either a food allergy, asthma , eczema or allergic rhinitis\u2014conditions that were confirmed by blood tests. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 June 2022",
"The report also included information on asthma , diabetes and obesity rates; physical activity; motor vehicle safety and more. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"These poor health systems contribute to worse health conditions: Black people are at higher risk for heart diseases, stroke, cancer, asthma , diabetes, according to the Department for Health and Human Services. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 5 May 2022",
"Some of the 15 chronic conditions observed in the study included hypertension, asthma , chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and most cancers. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 4 May 2022"
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"In April NASA received the latest Decadal Survey on planetary science and astrobiology , an influential report produced by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that las out near-future priorities for the field. \u2014 Leonard David, Scientific American , 23 June 2022",
"Finally, on the off chance that some of these phenomena represent visits from another planet, Zurbuchen reminded everyone that NASA has a very active astrobiology program. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
"Take Europa, one of Jupiter\u2019s largest moons, which is a prime target for astrobiology . \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 8 Apr. 2022",
"But so was astrobiology \u2014and now space science is consumed by the interplanetary and even interstellar search for alien life. \u2014 Robin George Andrews, Scientific American , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Reibstein uses broad scientific concepts such as astrophysics and astrobiology to address interpersonal issues, the concept of time-travel to address intergenerational trauma, interstellar portals to address existential dread. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Luckily astrobiology \u2019s positive public perception emerged relatively unscathed. \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 10 Nov. 2021",
"In astrobiology , appeals to complexity have been on the rise for a while now. \u2014 Natalie Elliot, Scientific American , 23 Nov. 2021",
"This paved the way for astrobiology , the study of life in all its forms on this planet and elsewhere in the universe. \u2014 Brianne Palmer, Scientific American , 21 July 2021"
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"For further proof, consider the gorgeous coats in Haider Ackermann\u2019s final Berluti collection, or the glossy, rounded astrakhan coat at Dior Men pre-fall. \u2014 Emily Farra, Vogue , 2 Jan. 2019",
"There was also plenty of leopard, Dalmatian dots, and a mock astrakhan print in the lineup. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 17 Sep. 2018"
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"Roughly 90 percent of quakes on Earth are produced by the movement of tectonic plates, massive slabs of the planet\u2019s lithosphere that slide around atop the semisolid asthenosphere layer and occasionally bump into one another. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 24 May 2022",
"These pieces, divided between older continental crust and younger oceanic crust, ride atop the gooey asthenosphere , a semiliquid layer of magma and partly melted rock. \u2014 Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine , 12 June 2019",
"Exactly what mechanism or mechanisms are behind their movement is still debated, but are likely to include convection currents within the asthenosphere and the forces generated at the boundaries between plates. \u2014 Lucia Perez Diaz, CNN , 5 Apr. 2018",
"Bj\u00f6rn Winker, a mineralogist at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, believes that the key to the asthenosphere is water. \u2014 Brian Romans, WIRED , 13 Aug. 2007"
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"Pavone, who is also associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics at Stanford University's School of Engineering, and his students arrived at the idea of a robot with extendable booms. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 1 July 2022",
"Marcos Berr\u00edos, 37, also a US Air Force major, is a test pilot who holds a master's in mechanical engineering and a doctorate in aeronautics and astronautics . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 6 Dec. 2021",
"That\u2019s because airplane engines are designed to operate in the air, says Hamsa Balakrishnan, a professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT who studies airport operations. \u2014 Aarian Marshall, Wired , 28 Sep. 2021",
"The gecko gripper was co-developed with Marco Pavone, Associate Professor of aeronautics and astronautics , at Stanford. \u2014 Jennifer Kite-powell, Forbes , 20 May 2021",
"Technical lectures on basic astronautics , physics, astronomy, propulsion, biophysics, gyroscopic theory and similar highly technical subjects delivered by specialists from the Langley Research Center. \u2014 Joseph N. Bell, Popular Mechanics , 5 May 2021",
"Mohan went on to study mechanical and aerospace engineering at Cornell University, followed by a masters degree and doctorate in aeronautics and astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 19 Feb. 2021",
"In fact, their pod cannot simply be made bigger to fit passengers, says team captain Philippe Kirschen, a master's student in aeronautics and astronautics . \u2014 Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American , 14 May 2016",
"Buzz Aldrin, selected in the third group of NASA astronauts in 1963, was the first person to join the corps with a doctoral degree (in astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology). \u2014 National Geographic , 7 Oct. 2020"
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"Instead plant shade-tolerant perennial geranium, lady\u2019s mantle, hellebore, bleeding heart, coral bell, hydrangea, begonia, annual lobelia, astilbe , and Japanese anemone. \u2014 Boston.com Real Estate , 21 Aug. 2019",
"There were white roses and pink astilbe , blue bachelor buttons and red coneflowers, white lysimachia and purple limonium. \u2014 Denise Coffey, courant.com , 22 July 2019"
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"But after nine months, the organoid astrocytes reached a more mature state, resembling what Barres had observed in postnatal brain cells. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 29 Aug. 2017",
"Surrounding the node of Ranvier is a glial cell called an astrocyte . \u2014 R. Douglas Fields, Scientific American , 12 Mar. 2020",
"Perhaps most interestingly, the virus was all over cells known as astrocytes , which do everything from guiding neurons\u2019 growth to ushering nutrients around the brain. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 7 July 2016",
"By injecting certain proteins (called transcription factors) involved in development directly into the brain, G\u00f6tz and her team in Munich have figured out how to alter the function of astrocytes after an injury. \u2014 Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics , 3 Oct. 2018",
"Cajal would never have seen such wildly different forms of astrocytes , a type of glial cell, in his microscope. \u2014 Sharon Begley, STAT , 3 May 2018",
"Within two to 12 weeks, the organoids were sprouting additional neurons, including ones found in very specific regions of the human cortex; glia cells including astrocytes ; and neural stem cells. \u2014 Sharon Begley, STAT , 16 Apr. 2018",
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"Visits to doctors led to an MRI and an anaplastic astrocytoma diagnosis. \u2014 Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com , 19 Jan. 2020",
"Tia has been diagnosed with an aggressive astrocytoma , a type of brain tumor that is in a difficult place. \u2014 Roxana Robinson, New York Times , 27 June 2018",
"That analysis gave a name to our monster: anaplastic astrocytoma . \u2014 Beth Kassab, OrlandoSentinel.com , 23 May 2018",
"On September 1, Kevin Siggins was diagnosed with a brain tumor known as an astrocytoma , later confirmed to be a grade 4. \u2014 Ryan Connors, ajc , 18 Nov. 2017"
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"Here are six wildflowers to grace your yards in various conditions: Read full article Smooth aster . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
"This member of the aster family is grown for its unique purple leaves--the leaves are really green with tiny purple hairs. \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 22 May 2022",
"Late season: bottle gentian, Gentiana andrewsii; showy goldenrod, Solidago speciosa (superfood); New England aster , Aster novae-angliae (superfood); white turtlehead, Chelone glabra (immune builder). \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Plants in the aster , mint, carrot, and milkweed families are among the most visited if your space is limited. \u2014 Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun , 6 Apr. 2022",
"King Richard co-star Saniyya Sidney wore an aster -blue off-the-shoulder gown by Zuhair Murad. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Like its Eastern cousin, this western native aster blooms from late summer into fall. \u2014 Thad Orr, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 Nov. 2021",
"The sturdier parts of a plant, such as the woody trunk and branches of a tree, the roots of an aster or coneflower, or the underground bulbs of tulips, wait out the winter. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 19 Dec. 2021",
"Cynara scolymus is a perennial thistle in the aster family. \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 13 Dec. 2021"
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": a red carotenoid ketone pigment C 40 H 48 O 4 found especially in crustaceans (as in boiled lobster shell) and obtained by oxidation of astaxanthin":[]
},
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"\u02c8ast\u0259s\u0259\u0307n"
],
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"International Scientific Vocabulary astac- (from New Latin Astacus ) + -in or -ene":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-161415"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": relating to the chronology of heavenly bodies":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"astr- + chronological":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-171556"
},
"astrapothere":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an animal or fossil of the Astrapotheria":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8astr\u0259p\u014d\u02ccthi(\u0259)r"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Astrapotheria":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-212953"
},
"Astrapotheria":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an order of extinct South American ungulates that may have diverged from primitive notoungulates in the Paleocene, flourished in the Oligocene and Miocene, and were distinguished by large size with marked disproportion between the powerful forequarters and feebly developed hindquarters, cowlike incisors accompanied by immense persistently growing canines and huge molars, and probably an elephantine proboscis":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek astrapo- (from astrap\u0113 lightning) + New Latin -theria ; akin to Greek aster-, ast\u0113r star":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-221939"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a large star-shaped cell of the glia":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8as-tr\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bt",
"\u02c8a-str\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bt"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But after nine months, the organoid astrocytes reached a more mature state, resembling what Barres had observed in postnatal brain cells. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 29 Aug. 2017",
"Surrounding the node of Ranvier is a glial cell called an astrocyte . \u2014 R. Douglas Fields, Scientific American , 12 Mar. 2020",
"Perhaps most interestingly, the virus was all over cells known as astrocytes , which do everything from guiding neurons\u2019 growth to ushering nutrients around the brain. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 7 July 2016",
"By injecting certain proteins (called transcription factors) involved in development directly into the brain, G\u00f6tz and her team in Munich have figured out how to alter the function of astrocytes after an injury. \u2014 Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics , 3 Oct. 2018",
"Cajal would never have seen such wildly different forms of astrocytes , a type of glial cell, in his microscope. \u2014 Sharon Begley, STAT , 3 May 2018",
"Within two to 12 weeks, the organoids were sprouting additional neurons, including ones found in very specific regions of the human cortex; glia cells including astrocytes ; and neural stem cells. \u2014 Sharon Begley, STAT , 16 Apr. 2018",
"Instead, it's made by a type of cell called an astrocyte . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 17 Feb. 2018",
"The spread of the disease is really a consequence of how cells around the nerves ( astrocytes and microglial cells) respond to the dying motor neurons. \u2014 James Hamblin, The Atlantic , 15 Sep. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1896, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-222807"
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"Asterospondyli":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an order of Elasmobranchii comprising forms having asterospondylic vertebrae and including most of the recent sharks and dogfishes":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8sp\u00e4nd\u0259\u02ccl\u012b"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from aster- + -spondyli":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-231117"
},
"asterospondylic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": having the vertebral centra strengthened by longitudinal calcified plates radiating outward from a central cylinder surrounding the notochord \u2014 compare cyclospondylic":[],
": of or relating to the Asterospondyli":[]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"aster- + spondylic, spondylous":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-015057"
},
"asthmatic":{
"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a chronic lung disorder that is marked by recurring episodes of airway obstruction (as from bronchospasm) manifested by labored breathing accompanied especially by wheezing and coughing and by a sense of constriction in the chest, and that is triggered by hyperreactivity to various stimuli (such as allergens or rapid change in air temperature)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"British \u02c8as-",
"\u02c8az-m\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Air pollutants can cause hospitalizations, asthma , bronchitis, COPS and premature death. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 25 June 2022",
"Excessive heat has been correlated with cardiovascular and kidney failure, high blood pressure, asthma , and multiple sclerosis. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
"And chronic inflammation can lead to serious conditions, including cancer, asthma , heart disease, and type 2 diabetes. \u2014 Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"Its harms are multiplied in the very old and very young, and in people with high blood pressure, asthma , multiple sclerosis and other conditions. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"Half of the study participants stated that they were diagnosed with either a food allergy, asthma , eczema or allergic rhinitis\u2014conditions that were confirmed by blood tests. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 June 2022",
"The report also included information on asthma , diabetes and obesity rates; physical activity; motor vehicle safety and more. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"These poor health systems contribute to worse health conditions: Black people are at higher risk for heart diseases, stroke, cancer, asthma , diabetes, according to the Department for Health and Human Services. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 5 May 2022",
"Some of the 15 chronic conditions observed in the study included hypertension, asthma , chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and most cancers. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 4 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English asma, borrowed from Medieval Latin asma, asthma, borrowed from Greek \u00e1sthma \"panting, shortness of breath, asthma (as a medical condition),\" of uncertain origin":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-032440"
}
}
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