178 lines
3.7 KiB
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178 lines
3.7 KiB
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{
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"using up":{
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"to make complete use of":{
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"examples":[
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"we used up the last of the flour when we made the waffles"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"absorbing",
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"burning",
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"consuming",
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"depleting",
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"devouring",
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"draining",
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"drawing down",
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"exhausting",
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"expending",
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"playing out",
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"spending"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"abating",
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"decreasing",
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"de-escalating",
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"diminishing",
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"downsizing",
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"dwindling",
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"lessening",
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"lowering",
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"reducing",
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"eating",
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"using",
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"bankrupting",
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"cleaning (out)",
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"impoverishing",
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"crippling",
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"debilitating",
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"disabling",
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"enfeebling",
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"sapping",
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"undermining",
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"weakening",
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"drying up",
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"emptying",
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"blowing",
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"dissipating",
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"frittering (away)",
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"guzzling",
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"lavishing",
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"misspending",
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"running through",
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"squandering",
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"throwing away",
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"wasting"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"augmenting",
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"enlarging",
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"increasing",
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"bolstering",
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"enforcing",
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"fortifying",
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"reinforcing",
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"reenforcing",
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"strengthening",
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"rebuilding",
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"repairing",
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"restoring",
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"reviving",
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"conserving",
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"preserving",
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"saving"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"renewing",
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"replacing"
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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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"using":{
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"to put into action or service":{
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"examples":[
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"I will need to use the large hammer for this project"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"applying",
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"employing",
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"exercising",
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"exploiting",
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"harnessing",
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"operating",
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"utilizing"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"handling",
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"manipulating",
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"wielding",
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"directing",
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"running",
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"working",
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"cannibalizing",
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"recycling",
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"reusing"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"ignoring",
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"neglecting",
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"misapplying",
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"misusing"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to behave toward in a stated way":{
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"examples":[
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"the factory workers were underpaid and poorly used by their employers"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"acting (toward)",
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"being (to)",
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"dealing (with)",
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"handling",
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"serving",
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"treating"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"considering",
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"esteeming",
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"rating",
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"reckoning",
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"regarding",
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"viewing",
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"engaging (with)",
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"reacting (to)",
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"responding (to)"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to take unfair advantage of":{
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"examples":[
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"I was paying for everything on our little outing, and I was starting to feel like I was being used"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abusing",
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"capitalizing (on)",
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"cashing in (on)",
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"exploiting",
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"imposing (on or upon)",
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"leveraging",
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"milking",
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"pimping",
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"playing (on or upon)",
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"working"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"jerking around",
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"manipulating",
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"mistreating",
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"bleeding",
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"cheating",
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"fleecing",
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"overcharging",
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"skinning",
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"soaking",
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"sticking",
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"commercializing",
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"commodifying"
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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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"verb"
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]
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}
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} |