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1161 lines
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{
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"upheaval":{
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"a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)":{
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"examples":[
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"the government can no longer control the social upheaval brought about by the collapse of the country's economy"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bouleversement",
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"cataclysm",
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"convulsion",
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"earthquake",
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"paroxysm",
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"storm",
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"tempest",
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"tumult",
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"uproar"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"insurgency",
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"insurrection",
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"mutiny",
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"overthrow",
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"overturn",
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"rebellion",
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"revolt",
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"revolution",
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"subversion",
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"unrest",
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"uprising",
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"upset",
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"fit",
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"seizure",
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"spasm",
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"eruption",
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"flare-up",
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"outbreak",
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"outburst",
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"bluster",
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"bobbery",
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"bustle",
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"coil",
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"commotion",
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"furor",
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"furore",
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"fuss",
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"hubbub",
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"hullabaloo",
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"hurly-burly",
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"pandemonium",
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"rout",
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"row",
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"ruckus",
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"ruction",
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"rumpus",
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"shindy",
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"squall",
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"stew",
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"stir",
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"to-do",
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"turmoil",
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"welter",
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"williwaw",
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"quaking",
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"rocking",
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"shaking",
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"trembling"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"upheaving":{
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"to lift with effort":{
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"examples":[
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"exactly how the builders of the pyramids at Giza upheaved such massive blocks of stone remains a mystery"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"boosting",
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"heaving",
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"hefting",
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"hoisting",
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"jacking (up)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"elevating",
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"hiking",
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"picking up",
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"raising",
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"rearing",
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"uplifting",
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"upping",
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"upraising",
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"uprearing"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"depressing",
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"dropping",
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"lowering",
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"sinking",
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"submerging",
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"submersing"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"uphills":{
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"an upward slope":{
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"examples":[
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"no matter where you go bicycle touring, the uphills always seem to outnumber the downhills"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"acclivities",
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"ascents",
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"hills",
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"rises",
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"upgrades",
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"uprises"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cants",
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"diagonals",
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"glacis",
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"grades",
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"gradients",
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"inclinations",
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"inclines",
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"leans",
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"pitches",
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"rakes",
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"tilts",
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"climbs",
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"humps",
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"mounds",
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"ridges",
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"swells"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"basins",
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"depressions",
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"hollows"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"declensions",
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"declines",
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"declivities",
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"descents",
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"dips",
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"downgrades",
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"downhills",
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"drop-offs",
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"falls",
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"hangings",
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"hangs"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"upholds":{
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"to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections":{
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"examples":[
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"determined to uphold her views in the face of all challenges"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"defends",
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"justifies",
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"maintains",
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"supports"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"advocates",
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"champions",
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"espouses",
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"confirms",
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"vindicates",
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"warrants",
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"affirms",
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"asserts",
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"avers",
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"avouches",
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"avows",
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"claims",
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"contends",
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"insists",
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"pleads",
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"proclaims",
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"professes",
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"protests",
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"states",
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"argues",
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"debates",
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"discusses",
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"emphasizes",
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"stresses",
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"underlines",
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"underscores"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"abandons",
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"abjures",
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"forsakes",
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"recants",
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"retracts",
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"takes back",
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"withdraws",
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"reverses",
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"switches",
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"controverts",
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"disproves",
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"rebuts",
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"refutes"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to hold up or serve as a foundation for":{
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"examples":[
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"an entablature upheld by a series of gracefully slender columns"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bears",
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"bolsters",
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"braces",
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"buttresses",
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"carries",
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"props (up)",
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"shores (up)",
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"stays",
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"supports",
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"sustains",
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"undergirds",
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"underpins"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"steadies",
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"trusses",
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"underlies"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{
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"examples":[
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"worshippers upheld their joined hands and sang the praises of the Lord"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"boosts",
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"cranes",
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"elevates",
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"heaves",
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"hefts",
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"heightens",
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"hikes",
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"hoists",
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"jacks (up)",
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"lifts",
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"perks (up)",
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"picks up",
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"raises",
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"takes up",
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"uplifts",
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"upraises",
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"ups"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"ascends",
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"mounts",
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"rises",
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"rears",
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"upends"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"descends",
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"dips",
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"falls",
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"pitches",
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"plunges",
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"slips",
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"bears",
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"depresses",
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"presses",
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"pushes",
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"sinks",
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"submerges"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"drops",
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"lowers"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"upheaves":{
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"to lift with effort":{
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"examples":[
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"exactly how the builders of the pyramids at Giza upheaved such massive blocks of stone remains a mystery"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"boosts",
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"heaves",
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"hefts",
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"hoists",
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"jacks (up)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"elevates",
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"hikes",
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"picks up",
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"raises",
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"rears",
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"uplifts",
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"upraises",
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"uprears",
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"ups"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"depresses",
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"drops",
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"lowers",
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"sinks",
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"submerges",
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"submerses"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"upheaved":{
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"to lift with effort":{
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"examples":[
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"exactly how the builders of the pyramids at Giza upheaved such massive blocks of stone remains a mystery"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"boosted",
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"heaved",
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"hove",
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"hefted",
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"hoisted",
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"jacked (up)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"elevated",
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"hiked",
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"picked up",
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"raised",
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"reared",
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"uplifted",
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"upped",
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"upraised",
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"upreared"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"depressed",
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"dropped",
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"lowered",
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"sank",
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"sunk",
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"submerged",
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"submersed"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"upheld":{
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"as in raised , uplifted":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"overhead",
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"overlooking",
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"raised",
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"uplifted",
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"upraised",
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"ascendant",
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"ascendent",
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"ascending",
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"soaring",
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"topmost",
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"upmost",
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"upper",
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"uppermost",
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"upward",
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"airy",
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"elevated",
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"high",
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"nosebleed"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"low",
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"low-lying",
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"depressed",
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"descendant",
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"descendent",
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"descending",
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"down",
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"dropped",
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"fallen",
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"grounded",
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"lowered",
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"sunken",
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"lowermost",
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"nethermost",
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"undermost",
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"abreast",
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"even",
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"level"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections":{
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"examples":[
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"determined to uphold her views in the face of all challenges"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"defended",
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"justified",
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"maintained",
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"supported"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"advocated",
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"championed",
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"espoused",
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"confirmed",
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"vindicated",
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"warranted",
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"affirmed",
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"asserted",
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"averred",
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"avouched",
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"avowed",
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"claimed",
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"contended",
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"insisted",
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"pleaded",
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"pled",
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"plead",
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"proclaimed",
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"professed",
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"protested",
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"stated",
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"argued",
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"debated",
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"discussed",
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"emphasized",
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"stressed",
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"underlined",
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"underscored"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"abandoned",
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"abjured",
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"forsook",
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"recanted",
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"retracted",
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"took back",
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"withdrew",
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"reversed",
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"switched",
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"controverted",
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"disproved",
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"rebutted",
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"refuted"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to hold up or serve as a foundation for":{
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"examples":[
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"an entablature upheld by a series of gracefully slender columns"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bolstered",
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"bore",
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"braced",
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"buttressed",
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"carried",
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"propped (up)",
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"shored (up)",
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"stayed",
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"supported",
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"sustained",
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"undergirded",
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"underpinned"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"steadied",
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"trussed",
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"underlay"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{
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"examples":[
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"worshippers upheld their joined hands and sang the praises of the Lord"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"boosted",
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"craned",
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"elevated",
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"heaved",
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"hove",
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"hefted",
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"heightened",
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"hiked",
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"hoisted",
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"jacked (up)",
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"lifted",
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"perked (up)",
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"picked up",
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"raised",
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"took up",
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"uplifted",
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"upped",
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"upraised"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"ascended",
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"mounted",
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"rose",
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"reared",
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"upended"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"descended",
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"dipped",
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"fell",
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"pitched",
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"plunged",
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"slipped",
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"bore",
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"depressed",
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"pressed",
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"pushed",
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"sank",
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"sunk",
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"submerged"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"dropped",
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"lowered"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"upheavals":{
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"a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)":{
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"examples":[
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"the government can no longer control the social upheaval brought about by the collapse of the country's economy"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bouleversements",
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"cataclysms",
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"convulsions",
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"earthquakes",
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"paroxysms",
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"storms",
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"tempests",
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"tumults",
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"uproars"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"insurgencies",
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"insurrections",
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"mutinies",
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"overthrows",
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"overturns",
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"rebellions",
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"revolts",
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"revolutions",
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"subversions",
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"uprisings",
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"upsets",
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"fits",
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"seizures",
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"spasms",
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"eruptions",
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"flare-ups",
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"outbreaks",
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"outbursts",
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"bluster",
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"bobberies",
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"bustles",
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"coils",
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"commotions",
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"furores",
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"furors",
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"fusses",
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"hubbubs",
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"hullabaloos",
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"hurly-burlies",
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"pandemoniums",
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"routs",
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"rows",
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"ruckuses",
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"ructions",
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"rumpuses",
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"shindys",
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"shindies",
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"squalls",
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"stews",
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"stirs",
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"to-dos",
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"turmoils",
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"welters",
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"williwaws"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"upholding":{
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"as in respect , honor":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"deference",
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"honor",
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"regard",
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"respect",
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"abidance",
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"adherence",
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"compliance",
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"conformance",
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"conformity",
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"keeping",
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"obedience",
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"observance",
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"observation",
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"accession",
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"acquiescence",
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"submission",
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"surrender",
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"attendance",
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"attention",
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"heed",
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"notice"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breach",
|
|
"contravention",
|
|
"infraction",
|
|
"infringement",
|
|
"nonobservance",
|
|
"transgression",
|
|
"trespass",
|
|
"violation",
|
|
"brush-off",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"delinquency",
|
|
"dereliction",
|
|
"forgetting",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"offense",
|
|
"offence",
|
|
"sin",
|
|
"wrong",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"defiance",
|
|
"flouting",
|
|
"rebellion"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"determined to uphold her views in the face of all challenges"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"defending",
|
|
"justifying",
|
|
"maintaining",
|
|
"supporting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advocating",
|
|
"championing",
|
|
"espousing",
|
|
"confirming",
|
|
"vindicating",
|
|
"warranting",
|
|
"affirming",
|
|
"asserting",
|
|
"averring",
|
|
"avouching",
|
|
"avowing",
|
|
"claiming",
|
|
"contending",
|
|
"insisting",
|
|
"pleading",
|
|
"proclaiming",
|
|
"professing",
|
|
"protesting",
|
|
"stating",
|
|
"arguing",
|
|
"debating",
|
|
"discussing",
|
|
"emphasizing",
|
|
"stressing",
|
|
"underlining",
|
|
"underscoring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandoning",
|
|
"abjuring",
|
|
"forsaking",
|
|
"recanting",
|
|
"retracting",
|
|
"taking back",
|
|
"withdrawing",
|
|
"reversing",
|
|
"switching",
|
|
"controverting",
|
|
"disproving",
|
|
"rebutting",
|
|
"refuting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to hold up or serve as a foundation for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an entablature upheld by a series of gracefully slender columns"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"bolstering",
|
|
"bracing",
|
|
"buttressing",
|
|
"carrying",
|
|
"propping (up)",
|
|
"shoring (up)",
|
|
"staying",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"sustaining",
|
|
"undergirding",
|
|
"underpinning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"steadying",
|
|
"trussing",
|
|
"underlying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"worshippers upheld their joined hands and sang the praises of the Lord"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"craning",
|
|
"elevating",
|
|
"heaving",
|
|
"hefting",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"hiking",
|
|
"hoisting",
|
|
"jacking (up)",
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"perking (up)",
|
|
"picking up",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"taking up",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"upping",
|
|
"upraising"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ascending",
|
|
"mounting",
|
|
"rising",
|
|
"rearing",
|
|
"upending"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"descending",
|
|
"dipping",
|
|
"falling",
|
|
"pitching",
|
|
"plunging",
|
|
"slipping",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"pressing",
|
|
"pushing",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"submerging"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"lowering"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"uphill":{
|
|
"requiring considerable physical or mental effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an uphill battle to eradicate poverty in an area of the state that has never known anything else"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arduous",
|
|
"Augean",
|
|
"backbreaking",
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"demanding",
|
|
"difficult",
|
|
"effortful",
|
|
"exacting",
|
|
"formidable",
|
|
"grueling",
|
|
"gruelling",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"hellacious",
|
|
"herculean",
|
|
"killer",
|
|
"laborious",
|
|
"moiling",
|
|
"murderous",
|
|
"pick-and-shovel",
|
|
"rigorous",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"rugged",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"strenuous",
|
|
"sweaty",
|
|
"tall",
|
|
"testing",
|
|
"toilsome",
|
|
"tough"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abstract",
|
|
"abstruse",
|
|
"complex",
|
|
"complicated",
|
|
"elusive",
|
|
"hairy",
|
|
"insoluble",
|
|
"intricate",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"knotty",
|
|
"opaque",
|
|
"problematic",
|
|
"problematical",
|
|
"recondite",
|
|
"serious",
|
|
"spiny",
|
|
"stubborn",
|
|
"thorny",
|
|
"ticklish",
|
|
"tricky",
|
|
"bruising",
|
|
"burdensome",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"labored",
|
|
"onerous",
|
|
"oppressive",
|
|
"stressful",
|
|
"taxing",
|
|
"tight",
|
|
"trying",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"bothersome",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"irksome",
|
|
"troublesome",
|
|
"vexatious",
|
|
"grievous",
|
|
"grim",
|
|
"strict",
|
|
"stringent",
|
|
"brutal",
|
|
"cruel",
|
|
"inhuman",
|
|
"painful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"achievable",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"doable",
|
|
"elementary",
|
|
"manageable",
|
|
"uncomplicated",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"painless",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"accessible",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"idiotproof",
|
|
"user-friendly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cheap",
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"effortless",
|
|
"facile",
|
|
"light",
|
|
"mindless",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"undemanding"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an upward slope":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"no matter where you go bicycle touring, the uphills always seem to outnumber the downhills"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acclivity",
|
|
"ascent",
|
|
"hill",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"upgrade",
|
|
"uprise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cant",
|
|
"diagonal",
|
|
"glacis",
|
|
"grade",
|
|
"gradient",
|
|
"inclination",
|
|
"incline",
|
|
"lean",
|
|
"pitch",
|
|
"rake",
|
|
"tilt",
|
|
"climb",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"mound",
|
|
"ridge",
|
|
"swell"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"basin",
|
|
"depression",
|
|
"hollow"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"declension",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"declivity",
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"downgrade",
|
|
"downhill",
|
|
"drop-off",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"hang",
|
|
"hanging"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"uphold":{
|
|
"to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"determined to uphold her views in the face of all challenges"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"defend",
|
|
"justify",
|
|
"maintain",
|
|
"support"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advocate",
|
|
"champion",
|
|
"espouse",
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"vindicate",
|
|
"warrant",
|
|
"affirm",
|
|
"assert",
|
|
"aver",
|
|
"avouch",
|
|
"avow",
|
|
"claim",
|
|
"contend",
|
|
"insist",
|
|
"plead",
|
|
"proclaim",
|
|
"profess",
|
|
"protest",
|
|
"state",
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"discuss",
|
|
"emphasize",
|
|
"stress",
|
|
"underline",
|
|
"underscore"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandon",
|
|
"abjure",
|
|
"forsake",
|
|
"recant",
|
|
"retract",
|
|
"take back",
|
|
"withdraw",
|
|
"reverse",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"controvert",
|
|
"disprove",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refute"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to hold up or serve as a foundation for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an entablature upheld by a series of gracefully slender columns"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"bolster",
|
|
"brace",
|
|
"buttress",
|
|
"carry",
|
|
"prop (up)",
|
|
"shore (up)",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"sustain",
|
|
"undergird",
|
|
"underpin"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"truss",
|
|
"underlie"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"worshippers upheld their joined hands and sang the praises of the Lord"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"crane",
|
|
"elevate",
|
|
"heave",
|
|
"heft",
|
|
"heighten",
|
|
"hike",
|
|
"hoist",
|
|
"jack (up)",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"perk (up)",
|
|
"pick up",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"take up",
|
|
"up",
|
|
"uplift",
|
|
"upraise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ascend",
|
|
"mount",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"rear",
|
|
"upend"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"descend",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"pitch",
|
|
"plunge",
|
|
"slip",
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"depress",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"push",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"submerge"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"lower"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"upheave":{
|
|
"to lift with effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"exactly how the builders of the pyramids at Giza upheaved such massive blocks of stone remains a mystery"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"heave",
|
|
"heft",
|
|
"hoist",
|
|
"jack (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"elevate",
|
|
"hike",
|
|
"pick up",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"rear",
|
|
"up",
|
|
"uplift",
|
|
"upraise",
|
|
"uprear"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"depress",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"lower",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"submerge",
|
|
"submerse"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |