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240 lines
9.9 KiB
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{
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"dwindle":{
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"antonyms":[
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"aggrandize",
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"amplify",
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"augment",
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"boost",
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"enlarge",
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"escalate",
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"expand",
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"increase",
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"raise"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to become steadily less : shrink":[
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"Their savings dwindled to nothing.",
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"a dwindling population"
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],
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": to make steadily less":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Our energy dwindled as the meeting dragged on.",
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"The town's population is dwindling away.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"There is no way to predict whether the flu outbreaks will dwindle or grow worse. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
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"Even though spending remains robust, and most economists don't expect a recession this year, the market sell-off has soured the overall mood as the value of trading portfolios and retirement accounts dwindle . \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 10 June 2022",
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"As years go by, narrative after narrative evades me; the possible storylines and adventures dwindle , and little gasps of optimism deflate, and deflate, and deflate. \u2014 Morgan Parker, ELLE , 4 June 2022",
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"That\u2019s because the payouts depend on lending revenue, which can dwindle during bear markets. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
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"Now some of those leaders, desperate for energy as Russian flows dwindle , are turning to African nations with burgeoning reserves of oil and natural gas. \u2014 Evan Halper, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
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"Some people are able to tap into their savings now to cover higher costs but savings will dwindle at some point. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 11 May 2022",
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"Meanwhile, mortgage applications continued to dwindle last week, driving down demand to its lowest level in 22 years. \u2014 Kathy Orton, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
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"In November, 2019, with player numbers continuing to dwindle , Matignon disbanded its once powerful boys\u2019 hockey program. \u2014 Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1596, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably frequentative of dwine to waste away, from Middle English, from Old English dw\u012bnan ; akin to Old Norse dv\u012bna to pine away, deyja to die \u2014 more at die":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8dwin-d\u0259l",
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"\u02c8dwin-d\u1d4al"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dwindle decrease , lessen , diminish , reduce , abate , dwindle mean to grow or make less. decrease suggests a progressive decline in size, amount, numbers, or intensity. slowly decreased the amount of pressure lessen suggests a decline in amount rather than in number. has been unable to lessen her debt diminish emphasizes a perceptible loss and implies its subtraction from a total. his visual acuity has diminished reduce implies a bringing down or lowering. you must reduce your caloric intake abate implies a reducing of something excessive or oppressive in force or amount. the storm abated dwindle implies progressive lessening and is applied to things growing visibly smaller. their provisions dwindled slowly",
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"synonyms":[
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"abate",
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"de-escalate",
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"decrease",
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"dent",
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"deplete",
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"diminish",
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"downscale",
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"downsize",
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"drop",
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"ease",
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"knock down",
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"lessen",
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"lower",
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"reduce"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023241",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"DWI":{
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"abbreviation or noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the crime of driving a vehicle while intoxicated : dui":[
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"was arrested for DWI",
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"a DWI charge/case"
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],
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": an arrest or conviction for driving while intoxicated":[
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"Brian's license had been revoked and his new job threatened after a third DWI .",
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"\u2014 Lee Durkee"
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],
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": a person who is arrested for or convicted of driving under the influence":[
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"a convicted DWI"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccd\u0113-\u02ccd\u0259-b\u0259l-(\u02cc)y\u00fc-\u02c8\u012b"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"d riving w hile i ntoxicated":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1950, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-125321"
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},
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"Dwiggins":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"William Addison 1880\u20131956 American type designer":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8dwi-g\u0259nz"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154255"
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},
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"Dwight":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"Timothy 1752\u20131817 American clergyman; president Yale University (1795\u20131817)":[],
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"Timothy 1828\u20131916 grandson of Timothy Dwight American clergyman; president Yale University (1886\u201399)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8dw\u012bt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162306"
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},
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"Dwight-Lloyd":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": relating to a process for roasting and sintering fine ores whereby the ore is ignited in a thin layer on a traveling grate which passes over a suction box":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8dw\u012bt\u00a6l\u022fid"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after A.S. Dwight \u20201946 and R.L. Lloyd , born 1870 American mining engineers":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200514"
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},
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"dwindling":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to become steadily less : shrink":[
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"Their savings dwindled to nothing.",
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"a dwindling population"
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],
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": to make steadily less":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8dwin-d\u0259l",
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"\u02c8dwin-d\u1d4al"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abate",
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"de-escalate",
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"decrease",
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"dent",
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"deplete",
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"diminish",
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"downscale",
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"downsize",
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"drop",
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"ease",
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"knock down",
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"lessen",
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"lower",
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"reduce"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"aggrandize",
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"amplify",
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"augment",
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"boost",
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"enlarge",
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"escalate",
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"expand",
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"increase",
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"raise"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dwindle decrease , lessen , diminish , reduce , abate , dwindle mean to grow or make less. decrease suggests a progressive decline in size, amount, numbers, or intensity. slowly decreased the amount of pressure lessen suggests a decline in amount rather than in number. has been unable to lessen her debt diminish emphasizes a perceptible loss and implies its subtraction from a total. his visual acuity has diminished reduce implies a bringing down or lowering. you must reduce your caloric intake abate implies a reducing of something excessive or oppressive in force or amount. the storm abated dwindle implies progressive lessening and is applied to things growing visibly smaller. their provisions dwindled slowly",
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"examples":[
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"Our energy dwindled as the meeting dragged on.",
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"The town's population is dwindling away.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The grand tradition was destined to dwindle further under playoff expansion. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 1 July 2022",
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"It's slumped to 3% this year and is expected to dwindle to 2.8% in 2023. \u2014 Sam Kiley, CNN , 30 June 2022",
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"Green\u2019s concerned that the supply of the antibodies is beginning to dwindle amid supply chain woes. \u2014 Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Sep. 2021",
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"So things were really starting to dwindle by the time that the vaccine was pulled off the market. \u2014 The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic , 16 Sep. 2021",
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"There is no way to predict whether the flu outbreaks will dwindle or grow worse. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
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"Even though spending remains robust, and most economists don't expect a recession this year, the market sell-off has soured the overall mood as the value of trading portfolios and retirement accounts dwindle . \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 10 June 2022",
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"As years go by, narrative after narrative evades me; the possible storylines and adventures dwindle , and little gasps of optimism deflate, and deflate, and deflate. \u2014 Morgan Parker, ELLE , 4 June 2022",
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"That\u2019s because the payouts depend on lending revenue, which can dwindle during bear markets. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 27 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably frequentative of dwine to waste away, from Middle English, from Old English dw\u012bnan ; akin to Old Norse dv\u012bna to pine away, deyja to die \u2014 more at die":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1596, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-100445"
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},
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"dwine":{
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to waste or pine away : languish":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8dw\u012bn"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English dwinen , from Old English dw\u012bnan ; akin to Middle Dutch dw\u012bnen to disappear, languish, faint, Old Norse dv\u012bna to dwindle or pine away, Old Irish d\u012bth end, death, Armenian di corpse, Old Norse deyja to die":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-150431"
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}
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} |