dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/phi_MW.json
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": a widely distributed genus of hydrozoan medusae":[]
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"New Latin, probably from Greek phialidion":""
},
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"\u02ccf\u012b\u0259\u02c8lid\u0113\u0259m"
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"noun"
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": a family of digger wasps that are usually black with conspicuous yellow markings":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Philanthus , type genus + -idae":""
},
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"-th\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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"plural noun"
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": a genus of digger wasps that is the type of the family Philanthidae":[]
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"New Latin, from phil- + -anthus":""
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"f\u0259\u0307\u02c8lan(t)th\u0259s"
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"Philemon":{
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": a friend and probable convert of the apostle Paul":[],
": a letter written by St. Paul to a Christian living in the area of Colossae and included as a book in the New Testament \u2014 see Bible Table":[],
": a poor aged Phrygian in Greek mythology who with his wife Baucis treats a disguised Zeus hospitably and is rewarded by him with a splendid temple":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Greek Phil\u0113m\u014dn":""
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"f\u012b-"
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"type":[
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"Philepitta":{
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"definitions":{
": a genus of Madagascan birds related to the pittas but constituting a distinct family":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin":""
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccfil\u0259\u02c8pit\u0259"
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"Philetairus":{
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"definitions":{
": a monotypic genus of passerine birds consisting of the sociable weaverbird of southern Africa":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from phil- + Greek hetairos companion":""
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"\u02ccfil\u0259\u02c8t\u012br\u0259s"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
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"Philippe":{
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"definitions":{
"1960\u2013 son of Albert II king of Belgium (2013\u2013 )":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0113-\u02c8l\u0113p"
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"Philippi":{
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"definitions":{
"ancient town in north central Macedonia, northeastern Greece":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259-\u02c8li-\u02ccp\u012b",
"\u02c8fi-l\u0259-\u02ccp\u012b"
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"Philippians":{
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": a hortatory letter written by St. Paul to the Christians of Philippi and included as a book in the New Testament \u2014 see Bible Table":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"short for Epistle to the Philippians":""
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"f\u0259-\u02c8li-p\u0113-\u0259nz"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045243",
"type":[
"noun, plural in form but singular in construction"
]
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"Philippine Islands":{
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"definitions":{
"islands of the Malay Archipelago northeast of Borneo \u2014 see philippines":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fi-l\u0259-\u02ccp\u0113n",
"\u02ccfi-l\u0259-\u02c8p\u0113n"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191730",
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"Philippine cedar":{
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"definitions":{
": a Philippine timber tree ( Toona calantas synonym Cedrela toona ) with red or pale red hard fragrant wood used especially for cigar boxes and interior finish":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052707",
"type":[
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"Philippine fowl disease":{
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"definitions":{
": newcastle disease":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064447",
"type":[
"noun"
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"Philippine mahogany":{
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"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1914, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Philippine Islands":""
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"\u02c8fi-l\u0259-\u02ccp\u0113n-"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"phi":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet \u2014 see Alphabet Table":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle Greek, from Greek phei":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u012b"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093153",
"type":[
"noun"
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},
"phial":{
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"definitions":{
": vial":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The tubes, flasks, phials , and bottles containing the pigments are stored in floor-to-ceiling glass cabinets. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 15 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin phiala , from Greek phial\u0113":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)l"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105709",
"type":[
"noun"
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"phiale":{
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"definitions":{
": a fountain or laver in a church (as at the entrance)":[],
": a shallow Greek bowl resembling a Roman patera usually made with a boss in the center and used in ancient times for drinking or pouring libations":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek phial\u0113":""
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"\u02c8f\u012b\u0259l\u0113"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"phialide":{
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"definitions":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from Greek phialidion , diminutive of phial\u0113 bowl":""
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"\u02c8f\u012b\u0259\u02ccl\u012bd"
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"type":[
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"phialopore":{
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"definitions":{
": the aperture through which the hollow asexual daughter colony of a volvox inverts itself":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek phialo- (from phial\u0113 bowl) + English -pore":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u012b\u0259l\u014d\u02ccp\u014d(\u0259)r"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130641",
"type":[
"noun"
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"philander":{
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"he can't seem to stop philandering , even now that he's on his fifth marriage",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This fictional Hillary ultimately turns down the cheater\u2019s proposal and sets off on her own, far away from Arkansas and philandering Bill. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 18 May 2020",
"Dozie, who, along with his older brother, Nonso (Enyinna Nwigwe), works for his philandering father, is a bit of a playboy. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2020",
"Up until that moment, Louis had been a figure in the thrall of Madame Sarah, like every other character in this play with the exception of the philandering actress\u2019 own son, Maurice (Luigi Sottile). \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 24 Sep. 2019",
"Scenes where Vogel reveals lifelong resentment of his philandering father (Chris Cooper) apply Rogers\u2019s TV teaching to an adult\u2019s family crisis. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 29 Nov. 2019",
"But the children\u2019s entertainer takes an immediate interest in Vogel, who has never forgiven his philandering father, Jerry (Chris Cooper), for neglecting him as a child. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 21 Nov. 2019",
"Where Baldwin is the square-jawed, right-stuff astronaut trope made manifest, Stevens embodies the hard-drinking, philandering , hotshot fighter pilot. \u2014 Kate Cox, Ars Technica , 30 Oct. 2019",
"While training for a spot in the next space mission, Lucy is charmed by Mark, who has a reputation for philandering . \u2014 Gina Martinez, Time , 3 Oct. 2019",
"The idea of unskilled volunteers naively traipsing through Africa sparks the type of bad press usually reserved for Kardashians and philandering politicians. \u2014 Ken Budd, National Geographic , 27 June 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1737, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from obsolete philander lover, philanderer, probably from the name Philander":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259-\u02c8lan-d\u0259r"
],
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"synonyms":[
"cheat",
"screw around",
"step out"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234541",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"philanderer":{
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"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1841, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259-\u02c8lan-d\u0259r-\u0259r"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190709",
"type":[
"noun"
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"philanthid":{
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"definitions":{
": a wasp of the family Philanthidae":[],
": of or relating to the Philanthidae":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Philanthidae":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\"",
"f\u0259\u0307\u02c8lan(t)th\u0259\u0307d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062904",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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},
"philanthrope":{
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"definitions":{
": philanthropist":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from Greek philanthr\u014dpos loving mankind":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fil\u0259n\u02ccthr\u014dp"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003352",
"type":[
"noun"
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"self-centered",
"self-concerned",
"selfish"
],
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": dispensing or receiving aid from funds set aside for humanitarian purposes":[],
": of, relating to, or characterized by philanthropy : humanitarian":[]
},
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"a philanthropic society that has been doing good for over a century",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The couple reached an arrangement with the philanthropic arm of NationsBank, today Bank of America, to buy all 58 works and place them in a museum. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"On this trip, Franklin was working with the USA Swimming Foundation, the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming, on their Make a Splash initiative. \u2014 Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF , 21 June 2022",
"But after stepping back as CEO, Forrest and his wife Nicola spent more time on their philanthropic arm, the Minderoo Foundation, to tackle big issues. \u2014 David Jeans, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The 6-year-old giving-back program is organized by the Gannett Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Gannett Co., Inc., which owns The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com. \u2014 Roxanne De La Rosa, The Arizona Republic , 29 May 2022",
"The lawsuit was filed after Team Roc, the philanthropic arm of Roc Nation, an entertainment company that includes founder Jay Z and rapper Yo Gotti, wrote letters to Reeves and former Gov. Phil Bryant asking for changes to be made at Parchman. \u2014 Lici Beveridge, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The gift comes from the philanthropic arm of the T.H. Chan family, The Morningside Foundation. \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 29 Mar. 2022",
"True Grace has a philanthropic arm of the company that works toward supporting the community and farmers transitioning from a conventional approach to regenerative agriculture. \u2014 Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Jon Banner, president of the PepsiCo Foundation and executive vice president of PepsiCo global communications, said the company and its philanthropic arm want to combat the world\u2019s hunger crisis, which was severely exacerbated by the pandemic. \u2014 Glenn Gamboa, ajc , 20 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccfi-l\u0259n-\u02c8thr\u00e4-pik"
],
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"altruistic",
"beneficent",
"benevolent",
"charitable",
"do-good",
"eleemosynary",
"good",
"humanitarian"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234233",
"type":[
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"adverb"
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"antonyms":[
"self-centered",
"self-concerned",
"selfish"
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": dispensing or receiving aid from funds set aside for humanitarian purposes":[],
": of, relating to, or characterized by philanthropy : humanitarian":[]
},
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"a philanthropic society that has been doing good for over a century",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The couple reached an arrangement with the philanthropic arm of NationsBank, today Bank of America, to buy all 58 works and place them in a museum. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"On this trip, Franklin was working with the USA Swimming Foundation, the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming, on their Make a Splash initiative. \u2014 Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF , 21 June 2022",
"But after stepping back as CEO, Forrest and his wife Nicola spent more time on their philanthropic arm, the Minderoo Foundation, to tackle big issues. \u2014 David Jeans, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"The 6-year-old giving-back program is organized by the Gannett Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Gannett Co., Inc., which owns The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com. \u2014 Roxanne De La Rosa, The Arizona Republic , 29 May 2022",
"The lawsuit was filed after Team Roc, the philanthropic arm of Roc Nation, an entertainment company that includes founder Jay Z and rapper Yo Gotti, wrote letters to Reeves and former Gov. Phil Bryant asking for changes to be made at Parchman. \u2014 Lici Beveridge, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The gift comes from the philanthropic arm of the T.H. Chan family, The Morningside Foundation. \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 29 Mar. 2022",
"True Grace has a philanthropic arm of the company that works toward supporting the community and farmers transitioning from a conventional approach to regenerative agriculture. \u2014 Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Jon Banner, president of the PepsiCo Foundation and executive vice president of PepsiCo global communications, said the company and its philanthropic arm want to combat the world\u2019s hunger crisis, which was severely exacerbated by the pandemic. \u2014 Glenn Gamboa, ajc , 20 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccfi-l\u0259n-\u02c8thr\u00e4-pik"
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"altruistic",
"beneficent",
"benevolent",
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"do-good",
"eleemosynary",
"good",
"humanitarian"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190609",
"type":[
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"adverb"
]
},
"philanthropism":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": philanthropy":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"philanthropy + -ism":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259\u0307\u02c8lan(t)thr\u0259\u02ccpiz\u0259m",
"-laan-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044903",
"type":[
"noun"
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"philanthropist":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy":[]
},
"examples":[
"Among his converts was Arthur Tappan, a New York textile merchant and philanthropist who sheltered and guided the development of the antislavery movement through its long early years by dint of sheer openhandedness. \u2014 Marilynne Robinson , The Death of Adam , (1998) 2005",
"John D. was indisputably a great philanthropist . He took care of his family first, of course; but he founded the University of Chicago in 1892, the Rockefeller Institute (now Rockefeller University) in 1901, and the Rockefeller Foundation in 1911, and made other substantial gifts along the way. \u2014 Robert M. Solow , New Republic , 23 Dec. 2002",
"You had to admire it and admire the man, who sat now like a benign locust, his slender insectile body swamped in a black leather chair, leaning over the desk, all smiles, a parasite disguised as a philanthropist . \u2014 Zadie Smith , White Teeth , 2000",
"\u2026 a hundred-and-one-year-old Jewish philanthropist in Hartsdale named Henry J. Gaisman donated two and a quarter million dollars to the Archdiocese to purchase the property and preserve the integrity of the landmark. \u2014 Brendan Gill , New Yorker , 10 June 1991",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Now owned by entrepreneur and philanthropist Andy Nunemaker, the 25,000-square-foot single-family home has 10 fireplaces that would be perfect for garland and candles. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel , 29 June 2022",
"The fund was endowed by industrialist- philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, and nearly $44 million has been given to 10,307 people since its inception in 1904. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 28 June 2022",
"Eisner\u2019s words were echoed in the statement by advertising magnate Jack Connors, an Emmanuel trustee and prominent philanthropist . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"Eventually, the Dolan family reached an agreement with Blitzer, who is the lead minority investor and point person of a group that includes local philanthropist Matt Kaulig. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 27 June 2022",
"Neil remembers trying and failing to open a celebrity rehab facility in Anguila three decades earlier, but here was the car salesman, becoming an overnight philanthropist for Stacie. \u2014 Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
"Today winners were announced for the second annual Yu Prize, founded by entrepreneur and philanthropist Wendy Yu to support up-and-coming Chinese fashion designers. \u2014 Laia Garcia-furtado, Vogue , 19 June 2022",
"Past Global Good honorees include Brazilian activist and writer Djamila Ribeiro, French social justice activist Assa Traor\u00e9, and artist and philanthropist Akon. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 17 June 2022",
"The designer and philanthropist asked audience members to close their eyes and picture a world in which all women can embrace their ambition. \u2014 Madison Feller, ELLE , 16 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1736, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see philanthropy":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259-\u02c8lan-thr\u0259-p\u0259st",
"f\u0259-\u02c8lan(t)-thr\u0259-pist"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195817",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"philanthropoid":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a person who works for a philanthropic organization":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1945, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"blend of philanthropist and anthropoid":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259-\u02c8lan(t)-thr\u0259-\u02ccp\u022fid"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113532",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"philanthropy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an act or gift done or made for humanitarian purposes":[],
": an organization distributing or supported by funds set aside for humanitarian purposes":[]
},
"examples":[
"For many years, Microsoft has used corporate philanthropy to bring technology to people who can't get it otherwise, donating more than $3 billion in cash and software to try to bridge the digital divide. \u2014 Bill Gates , Time , 11 Aug. 2008",
"Cooper, born in New York City in 1791, was himself an inventor and a hands-on industrialist, whose fortune got its start in the glue business, greatly expanded in the iron industry, eventually included more than half the telegraph lines in the United States, and was significantly invested in philanthropy and the cause of public education. \u2014 John Updike , New York Review of Books , 10 Aug. 2006",
"In conditions of anarchy, a crude and violent order, based upon brute force and psychopathic ruthlessness, soon establishes itself, which regards philanthropy not as a friend but as an enemy and a threat. \u2014 Theodore Dalrymple , National Review , 26 Sept. 2005",
"The family's philanthropy made it possible to build the public library.",
"among the industrialist's philanthropies was a college scholarship fund for deserving students from the inner city",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The results could dramatically reshape the world of philanthropy . \u2014 Emily Glazer, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
"That spirit of generosity and taking care of the community inspired Jeffrey\u2019s lifetime of philanthropy and, over the past 30 years, the mogul made MPTF one of the main beneficiaries of those efforts. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
"The nonprofit philanthropy had some $90 million in assets in 2019, according to tax records, and an office on Madison Avenue in Manhattan. \u2014 al , 11 June 2022",
"The nonprofit philanthropy had some $90 million in assets in 2019, according to tax records, and an office on Madison Avenue in Manhattan. \u2014 Jay Reeves, ajc , 11 June 2022",
"Further, de Jong rails against these families\u2019 use of philanthropy to whitewash history. \u2014 Anna Altman, The New Republic , 27 May 2022",
"The criticism of Elon Musk fails to acknowledge that innovation is a core aspect of philanthropy . \u2014 James Chen, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
"In the contemporary world, philanthropy is distinctively American. \u2014 Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"The role is beyond -giving out money\u2014 philanthropy is so much more than that. \u2014 Caroline Wanga, Essence , 6 Apr. 2022"
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"In London, philatelist Denis Vandervelde enlightens the authors to the centuries-old practice of disinfecting mail in times of widespread disease. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Aug. 2021",
"Marcia was a beloved grandmother, aunt, lifelong friend, good neighbor, social worker, supporter of Israel, genealogist, philatelist , civic and global activist. \u2014 courant.com , 16 Nov. 2019",
"Now, just nine remain, extremely valuable to philatelists . \u2014 Ilaria Maria Sala, Quartz , 2 Sep. 2019",
"As Piazza points out, stamp collectors don\u2019t actually consider the Inverted Jennys to be particularly rare\u2013100 stamps is a sizeable amount within the world of philatelists . \u2014 Daniel Fernandez, Smithsonian , 15 May 2018",
"Among the many philatelists , Robey was the lucky one. \u2014 Daniel Fernandez, Smithsonian , 15 May 2018",
"Hundreds of philatelists - those who collect or study stamps - will be coming to Birmingham this weekend for AmeriStamp Expo 2018, an event that will include displays of rare postage. \u2014 Kent Faulk, AL.com , 20 Feb. 2018",
"Sphero has already announced a robot to represent the new BB-9E character and, sometime this month, philatelists can also look forward to the British Royal Mail\u2019s release of special Star Wars stamps. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 9 Oct. 2017",
"Philatelists may be thrilled to see one of the only full sheets of the first-ever postage stamp, the Penny Black. \u2014 Jill Lawless, Detroit Free Press , 29 July 2017"
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"Gergiev faces continued pushback, with the mayor of Munich calling on him to distance himself from the invasion or lose his position with the city's philharmonic while the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra made a similar statement. \u2014 Alexandra Svokos, ABC News , 25 Feb. 2022",
"Despite restrictions, the philharmonic has been able to bring music to countless New Yorkers this year. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 19 Nov. 2020",
"Among them are the Metropolitan Opera, New York and Los Angeles philharmonics , the Boston and San Francisco symphonies, New York\u2019s Lincoln Center, Washington\u2019s Kennedy Center and San Francisco\u2019s War Memorial & Performing Arts Center. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 13 Mar. 2020",
"The Great Lawn has also been the go-to spot for more traditional rites of summer, like outdoor philharmonic and opera performances. \u2014 Corey Kilgannon, New York Times , 13 July 2019",
"The festival takes place in an off-season and is thus headlined by a group of boldfaced performers, borrowed for a month from the world\u2019s most esteemed opera houses and philharmonics . \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 2 Aug. 2018",
"Also taking part will be musicians from Bernstein\u2019s other orchestras \u2014 the New York, Vienna and Israel philharmonics . 888-266-1200; www.bso.org West Aspen Music Festival and School: June 28-Aug. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 1 May 2018",
"Singers Maggie Brown, Bobbi Wilsyn and Terisa Griffin sang standards with the philharmonic , underscoring Davis\u2019 efforts to prove that accessibility and sophistication need not be mutually exclusive propositions. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 24 Aug. 2017",
"Philharmonic comes to Batavia Maestro Jaime Morales-Matos directs the Clermont Philharmonic Orchestra in a free concert on Batavia\u2019s Courthhouse Square 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5. \u2014 Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com , 28 July 2017"
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"Early Friday morning, around 1 am Eastern, President Donald Trump had published a 102-word philippic to his Facebook and Twitter pages. \u2014 Benjamin Wofford, Wired , 10 Mar. 2022"
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"There's plenty of blame to go around: poor regulation, eight years of a failed Republican economic philosophy , Wall Street-friendly Democrats who helped stymie reform, misguided bipartisan efforts to promote home ownership, Wall Street greed, corrupt CEOs, a botched rescue effort, painfully fallible central bankers. \u2014 Daniel Gross , Newsweek , 9 Mar. 2009",
"Broadly speaking, philosophy has three concerns: how the world hangs together, how our beliefs can be justified, and how to live. \u2014 Jim Holt , New York Times Book Review , 15 Feb. 2009",
"Almost none of the kids were older than twenty-five, as if there were a sell-by date on radical social philosophy , a legal age limit after which one must surrender lofty ideals and shave off all dreadlocks. \u2014 Matthew Power , Harper's , March 2008",
"In their mission statement, the editors bragged of their firm commitment to equality and social justice, but their philosophy didn't prevent them from summoning Lindsey to perform all their menial tasks. \u2014 Kim Wong Keltner , The Dim Sum of All Things , 2004",
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"Boston\u2019s philosophy is to make the game difficult for Curry on both ends. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
"The Cost of Customer Satisfaction: The perfect way to wrap up this article is with Mezger\u2019s philosophy on investing in and taking care of customers. \u2014 Shep Hyken, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"Taoism is an eastern monistic philosophy that inspired the Force in the original Star Wars. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 1 June 2022",
"In Hawai\u2018i, aloha \u02bb\u0101ina (love of the land) is a philosophy of caring for one\u2019s own place and for the environment. \u2014 Rachel Ng, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 May 2022",
"Put simply, statistics is philosophy more than mathematical computation. \u2014 Yasin Kakande, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
"Here, more than ever, Hong\u2019s cinema is also revealed to be a philosophy \u2014his method not a means but an end in itself, an embrace of the history of the art and a preservation of its future in the eternal present tense of creation. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 5 May 2022",
"That's the philosophy behind community fridges, a growing movement of mutual aid that supports neighborhoods in need while tackling food waste and turning a keen eye to the larger causes of food insecurity. \u2014 Leah Abucayan, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Throughout, what remains a constant is Dr. Fanti\u2019s new philosophy of practicing medicine and of trying to find ways to cure even rare diseases that are considered uncurable. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 25 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Fantastical adventures to secure the coveted philosopher's stone and restore their own bodies then ensue. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 18 Sep. 2020",
"Yes, alchemists have tried to create the philosopher's stone . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2018"
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"To make passkey authentications immune to phishing and other common forms of credential theft, the phone or other device storing the credential must be in proximity to the device the user is using to log in. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 6 May 2022",
"Phishing remains a potent adversary tool, but more effective monitoring and training investments have made phishing attempts less likely to succeed and thus more expensive for adversaries to carry out. \u2014 Chris Finan, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"On Android, Microsoft Defender can scan other apps for malicious code and can offer protection against phishing by scanning links. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 16 June 2022",
"Companies with 100 or fewer employees are at a higher risk of cyber threats such as hacks, spear phishing and other breaches, and these attacks are devastating for their business. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"The attacker also posted a phishing link in the SPS Discord channel, though the message was subsequently deleted, Richard said. \u2014 Fortune , 4 June 2022",
"And Google's new Titan M2 security chip can monitor for malware and potential phishing attempts across apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. \u2014 Julian Chokkattu, Wired , 19 Oct. 2021",
"Mobile phishing attempts, for example, increased by 364% in 2020 compared to the prior year. \u2014 Clare Duffy, CNN , 6 Apr. 2021"
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"Whether entitlement and individualism are linked requires a longer discussion, but a good place to start is with the work of the American philosopher , Robert Nozick and his paper on Entitlement. \u2014 Charles Towers-clark, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"So there\u2019s the character, a philosopher with high ideals, and then there\u2019s the plot\u2014a woman\u2019s life quickly unravels. \u2014 Willing Davidson, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"Frederic Gilbert, a philosopher at the University of Tasmania, has studied the ethical quandaries posed by neurotechnology for more than a decade. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"Benet\u2019s Luke Bafia plays baseball the way a philosopher ponders the state of the world. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"One of my heroes is Buffy Sainte-Marie, a musician, an educator, a philosopher . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 May 2022",
"Lynne Tirrell is a philosopher at the University of Connecticut who studies how language can influence social justice and facilitate injustice. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Goodman, a political philosopher , has rocketed to public prominence in Israel and beyond for his contrarian thesis on how not to solve the long-running conflict. \u2014 Neri Zilber, CNN , 16 Sep. 2021",
"Her husband, who eventually held the unusual title of philosopher in residence of the dance festival, died in 2009. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022"
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"Fantastical adventures to secure the coveted philosopher's stone and restore their own bodies then ensue. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 18 Sep. 2020",
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"While Silva has been transmitting philosophical ideas with visuals for some time now, this visual concept is quite innovative. \u2014 Javier Hasse, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Mulitz \u2014 who has some experience with band drama, after serving as the original bassist in the D.C. punk act Priests before leaving in 2017 to focus on Flasher \u2014 is philosophical about what happened. \u2014 Simon Vozick-levinson, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
"In a series of solos, Onikeku explored philosophical ideas: the isolation of exile, the difference between history and the past, the body as a storehouse of generational memory. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Their engagement fizzled in 2006, but Crow remains philosophical about their time together. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
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"This allowed the government to strip Chinese medicine of many of its theoretical underpinnings, which were based on traditional philosophical ideas not readily explained by science and thus were discarded as superstitious. \u2014 Ian Johnson, The New York Review of Books , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Sochan also works on his spiritual and philosophical side. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
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"Mulitz \u2014 who has some experience with band drama, after serving as the original bassist in the D.C. punk act Priests before leaving in 2017 to focus on Flasher \u2014 is philosophical about what happened. \u2014 Simon Vozick-levinson, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
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"This allowed the government to strip Chinese medicine of many of its theoretical underpinnings, which were based on traditional philosophical ideas not readily explained by science and thus were discarded as superstitious. \u2014 Ian Johnson, The New York Review of Books , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Sochan also works on his spiritual and philosophical side. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
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"In return for applying philosophical analysis to corporate concerns, the company plans to charge roughly $50,000 for a 10-12 week project, $90,000 for a 12-16 week project, and $120,000 for a 16-20 week project, though prices will vary. \u2014 Olivia Goldhill, Quartz , 18 July 2019"
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"Still, Sartre\u2019s inclination to philosophize skiing is deeply charming. \u2014 Rachel Kushner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"Still, Sartre\u2019s inclination to philosophize skiing is deeply charming. \u2014 Rachel Kushner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"As his characters cogitate and self-medicate, scheme and philosophize , his subject is less the content of their thoughts than the mind contemplating itself. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 June 2021",
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"In this coming-of-age tale, Mike resides with his mom and moves from job to job, pulling us with him every step, never condescending, sometimes philosophizing and only occasionally preaching. \u2014 Helene Stapinski, New York Times , 1 June 2018"
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"This set includes a philodendron and a snake plant laurentii in 7-inch ceramic planters that come in your choice of black, cream, mint, or terra-cotta hues. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 12 May 2022",
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"Pothos is a vining houseplant that is often mistaken for heart-leaf philodendron . \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 24 Jan. 2022",
"The houseplant thrives in bright indirect light and, much like the philodendron Brasil, requires water when its foliage looks limp or the first inch or two of its soil dries out. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Sep. 2021",
"Everyone needs a philodendron \u2014just be sure to keep them away from children and pets due to their toxicity. \u2014 Southern Living , 4 June 2021",
"The easiest house plants to grow include the spider plant, pothos, snake plant, aloe, English ivy and philodendron . \u2014 Leah Koenig, Forbes , 2 June 2021"
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"definitions":{
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"Of course, my interest in psychoanalysis quickly grew to include many disparate fields, which have included philology , philosophy, biology, the history of culture, aesthetics, sociology, and in this case, pedagogy. \u2014 Zane Pickett, Forbes , 13 May 2021",
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"Of course, my interest in psychoanalysis quickly grew to include many disparate fields, which have included philology , philosophy, biology, the history of culture, aesthetics, sociology, and in this case, pedagogy. \u2014 Zane Pickett, Forbes , 13 May 2021",
"Her discipline of philology , the study of the development of texts over time, requires comparing manuscripts to each other, building a stemma, or genealogy of texts, from a parent or original manuscript. \u2014 David M. Perry, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Mar. 2021",
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