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1796 lines
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{
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"Skykomish":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of the Skykomish people":[],
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": an Indian people of the Skykomish river valley in Washington":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-m\u0113sh",
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"sk\u012b\u02c8k\u014dmish"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112643",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sky":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": climate":[
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"temperate English skies",
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"\u2014 G. G. Coulton"
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],
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": heaven sense 2":[],
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": the upper atmosphere or expanse of space that constitutes an apparent great vault or arch over the earth":[],
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": to hang (something, such as a painting) above the line of vision":[],
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": to hit (a ball) high into the air":[],
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": to jump high":[
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"sky for a rebound"
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],
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": to throw or toss up : flip":[],
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": weather in the upper atmosphere":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"There wasn't a cloud in the sky .",
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"Dark clouds moved quickly across the sky .",
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"Hailstones suddenly fell out of the sky .",
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"The sun was high in the sky .",
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"The forecast is for sunny skies tomorrow.",
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"a patch of blue sky",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"So, ready your telescopes and prepare to stare up at the moonrise in the night sky . \u2014 Emily Newhouse, Allure , 13 June 2022",
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"Photos showed plumes of smoke billowing toward the sky visible from Flagstaff. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 13 June 2022",
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"For the first time, outbursts of minor and diminished chords appear to darken the sky , and these caprices of mood were thoughtfully emphasized by tutti and soloist. \u2014 Lukas Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
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"Clouds did seem to cover Saturday\u2019s sky , from horizon to horizon, in every place, at all hours. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
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"See the two together in the southeastern sky at nightfall. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
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"The process is usually just a lot of blue sky conversations among the writing staff, a lot of possibilities for what could have happened in the 10-year period. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
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"The silence of Pyongyang's leadership is in direct contrast to the explosive missile launches that regularly light up the sky over the waters surrounding the Korean peninsula. \u2014 Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News , 10 June 2022",
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"The sun has never dropped from the daytime sky , and the moon seems extra bright. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"As the golden light bled from the Los Angeles sky one evening last week, a mariachi band played at a rooftop cocktail party for corporate executives and government officials from a couple dozen countries. \u2014 William Neuman, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
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"But economies have rebounded rapidly and demand has soared, sending prices sky rocketing. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Oct. 2021",
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"Voisin said, even though the idea of flying over a 50-foot gap is enough to send most people\u2019s heart rates sky high. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Feb. 2022",
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"From the Archives: Elon Musk\u2019s comments on assets like bitcoin and dogecoin have helped send prices sky high \u2013 and crashing down \u2013 during the first half of 2021. \u2014 Omar Abdel-baqui, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"That could send already sky high heating bills up even more, due mainly to spiking fuel prices. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 23 Jan. 2022",
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"These can be pricey within a generally inexpensive urban center\u2014resulting in a somewhat incongruous local culinary economy, where dining prices range from surprisingly low to sky high. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 2 Jan. 2022",
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"But economies have rebounded rapidly and demand has soared, sending prices sky rocketing. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021",
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"The post-pandemic commodities boom and efforts to reduce coal mining to tackle the climate crisis have driven global prices sky high. \u2014 Diksha Madhok, CNN , 6 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1802, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, cloud, sky, from Old Norse sk\u0233 cloud; akin to Old English sc\u0113o cloud":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u012b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"blue",
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"firmament",
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"heaven(s)",
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"high",
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"welkin"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051101",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"sky hooker":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": top loader":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"sky entry 1 + hooker":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135451",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"skyhoot":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": scoot":[
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"\u2014 often used in the phrase go skyhooting"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"by alteration":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)sk\u012b\u00a6h\u00fct"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184352",
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb"
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]
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},
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"skyish":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": skyey":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u012bish",
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"-\u0113sh"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041309",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"skyjack":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to commandeer (an airplane in flight) by the threat of violence":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1961, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"sky entry 1 + -jack (as in hijack )":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u012b-\u02ccjak"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000900",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"skylark":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a common largely brown Old World lark ( Alauda arvensis ) noted for its song especially as uttered in flight":[],
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": any of various birds resembling the skylark":[],
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": frolic , sport":[],
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": to run up and down the rigging of a ship in sport":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"couldn't resist the temptation to skylark as commencement ceremonies came to a close",
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"he spends his time joking and skylarking , but his brother is serious and industrious",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni is home to a variety of wildlife, and surveys conducted in 2017 noted skylarks , ospreys, and peregrine falcons\u2014among other birds\u2014nesting on the base. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 15 May 2019",
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"Numerous interlacing trails lead to the top, across meadows where skylarks breed. \u2014 Brian J. Cantwell, The Seattle Times , 10 Aug. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1771, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb",
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"circa 1680, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u012b-\u02ccl\u00e4rk"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"act up",
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"clown (around)",
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"cut up",
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"fool around",
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"horse around",
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"hotdog",
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"monkey (around)",
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"show off",
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"showboat"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181543",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"skylarking":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a common largely brown Old World lark ( Alauda arvensis ) noted for its song especially as uttered in flight":[],
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": any of various birds resembling the skylark":[],
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": frolic , sport":[],
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": to run up and down the rigging of a ship in sport":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"couldn't resist the temptation to skylark as commencement ceremonies came to a close",
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"he spends his time joking and skylarking , but his brother is serious and industrious",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni is home to a variety of wildlife, and surveys conducted in 2017 noted skylarks , ospreys, and peregrine falcons\u2014among other birds\u2014nesting on the base. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 15 May 2019",
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"Numerous interlacing trails lead to the top, across meadows where skylarks breed. \u2014 Brian J. Cantwell, The Seattle Times , 10 Aug. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1771, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb",
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"circa 1680, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u012b-\u02ccl\u00e4rk"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"act up",
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"clown (around)",
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"cut up",
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"fool around",
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"horse around",
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"hotdog",
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"monkey (around)",
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"show off",
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"showboat"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084519",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"skyless":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": having the sky obscured by clouds":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130931",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"sky-high":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": high into the air":[],
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": to a high or exorbitant level or degree":[
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"lifted my spirit sky-high",
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"\u2014 Elmer Morriss"
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],
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": in an enthusiastic manner":[],
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": to bits : apart":[
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"blown sky-high"
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],
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": excessively expensive : exorbitant":[],
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": extremely or excessively high":[
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"her blood pressure was sky-high"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u012b-\u02c8h\u012b"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"enthusiastically",
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"exuberantly",
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"madly",
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"rhapsodically"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"apathetically",
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"indifferently",
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"lukewarmly",
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"perfunctorily"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adverb",
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"1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144146"
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},
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"sky green":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a light yellow green that is greener and deeper than glass green and greener and stronger than reed green":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153225"
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},
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"skyhook":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a hook conceived as being suspended from the sky":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u012b-\u02cchu\u0307k"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Boston also beat the Bucks in a heartbreaking 4-3 series in the 1974 NBA Finals, a game remembered for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's buzzer-beating skyhook in Game 6. \u2014 Mike Hart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Hughes, who shed 25 pounds and perfected his famed skyhook , has since made peace with the response. \u2014 Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"Abdul-Jabbar hit a famous skyhook to beat the Celtics at the Boston Garden in double overtime of Game 6. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2021",
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"The man who coined ' skyhook ' and 'Bango' had a front-row seat to the franchise's first and only championship. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Apr. 2021",
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"But as the league's all-time leading scorer turned over his left shoulder to deliver his famous skyhook , Laimbeer was whistled for a foul after appearing to gently bump the Lakers' center with 14 seconds remaining. \u2014 Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2020",
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"The Bucks went to the NBA Finals and fell in seven to the Celtics, although Abdul-Jabbar's skyhook just before the buzzer in the second overtime of Game 6 sent the series back to Milwaukee for one last shot. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2020",
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"The fadeaway is not the ultimate weapon that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's skyhook became, but that was a function of Kareem's height and wingspan, along with his skill and grace. \u2014 Bill Livingston, cleveland.com , 12 May 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1915, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162256"
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},
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"skyhook balloon":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a large semitransparent helium-filled high-altitude plastic balloon used to carry instruments aloft for the study of cosmic rays":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004215"
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},
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"skywriting":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": writing formed in the sky by means of a visible substance (such as smoke) emitted from an airplane":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u012b-\u02ccr\u012b-ti\u014b"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Geico Skytypers, always an Air Show crowd-pleaser for their white-smoke skywriting and aerobatic loops, will send one of their WWII aircrafts to face off against Miss Geico, a 47-foot catamaran. \u2014 Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com , 5 May 2021",
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"The Geico Skytypers, always an Air Show crowd-pleaser for their white-smoke skywriting and aerobatic loops, will send one of their WWII aircrafts to face off against Miss Geico, a 47-foot catamaran. \u2014 Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com , 5 May 2021",
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"The Geico Skytypers, always an Air Show crowd-pleaser for their white-smoke skywriting and aerobatic loops, will send one of their WWII aircrafts to face off against Miss Geico, a 47-foot catamaran. \u2014 Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com , 5 May 2021",
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"The Geico Skytypers, always an Air Show crowd-pleaser for their white-smoke skywriting and aerobatic loops, will send one of their WWII aircrafts to face off against Miss Geico, a 47-foot catamaran. \u2014 Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com , 5 May 2021",
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"The Geico Skytypers, always an Air Show crowd-pleaser for their white-smoke skywriting and aerobatic loops, will send one of their WWII aircrafts to face off against Miss Geico, a 47-foot catamaran. \u2014 Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com , 5 May 2021",
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"The Geico Skytypers, always an Air Show crowd-pleaser for their white-smoke skywriting and aerobatic loops, will send one of their WWII aircrafts to face off against Miss Geico, a 47-foot catamaran. \u2014 Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com , 5 May 2021",
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"The Geico Skytypers, always an Air Show crowd-pleaser for their white-smoke skywriting and aerobatic loops, will send one of their WWII aircrafts to face off against Miss Geico, a 47-foot catamaran. \u2014 Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com , 5 May 2021",
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"The pattern was as clear as skywriting ; the balls seemed to hang in the air. \u2014 Tom Vanderbilt, Wired , 4 Feb. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1904, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141403"
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},
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"skywrite":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to letter by skywriting":[],
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": to do skywriting":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u012b-\u02ccr\u012bt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"back-formation from skywriting":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1926, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172456"
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},
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"sky gray":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a light bluish gray that is redder and paler than chicory":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181353"
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},
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"sky glow":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Both men suffered leg wounds at street level before entering a skyway , where emergency medical responders located the two and took them to Regions Hospital, said police Sgt. \u2014 Paul Walsh, Star Tribune , 21 Oct. 2020",
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"Beach bus service has been expanded but currently, Cooney confirms, there is no funding in place for a skyway . \u2014 Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Nov. 2021",
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"With this influx of tourists in mind, Trucco had hoped to fully modernize the rustic rifugio before the skyway \u2019s opening. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 Nov. 2021",
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"Keelboats, jitney cars, horseless carriages, street cars, a railroad train, fire engine, skyway and even the Adm. Joe Fowler Sternwheeler on the Rivers of America all serve as people-movers. \u2014 Roger Simmons, orlandosentinel.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
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"The skyway , the garden, and the first six floors of the American Express tower were all destroyed during the attacks. \u2014 Imelda Garc\u00eda, Dallas News , 12 Sep. 2021",
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"Terrazzo and wood stairs, lined by planters, lead up to the skyway level that holds the service center that serves as the building's centerpiece. \u2014 Liz Navratil, Star Tribune , 8 Apr. 2021",
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"Near the infinity pool, black modular seating pods replace white benches, and resemble pebbles when viewed from the skyway or overhead office windows that peer into the eight-story atrium. \u2014 Dee Depass, Star Tribune , 21 July 2021",
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"But when Sistah Co-op first opened in IDS, the skyway was still pretty empty. \u2014 Dee Depass, Star Tribune , 21 July 2021"
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"chaotic skyful of crowding flakes",
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"\u2014 Thomas Hardy",
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"skyful of bombers",
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"\u2014 Donald Armstrong"
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": one employed to carry hand luggage at an airport \u2014 compare redcap":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Skycap service is back at some airports, closed at others: Travelers who like the convenience of checking bags outside instead of lugging them into the terminal will find some skycap counters open and others still closed. \u2014 Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY , 30 June 2020",
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"Virgil is a skycap by trade but an entrepreneur by heart. \u2014 John Kass, chicagotribune.com , 19 Sep. 2019",
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"Orlando now has a customer-service department that trains all airport employees, from fast-food workers to skycaps to TSA officers, on how to make eye contact, be productive and pick up trash. \u2014 Scott Mccartney, WSJ , 14 Nov. 2018",
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"Bellhop at the hotel Just like skycaps , pay a bellhop $2 for the first bag and $1 per each additional bag. \u2014 Zachary Hansen, USA TODAY , 22 June 2018",
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"The hundreds of workers are subcontractors from Flight Services & Systems and ReadyJet and include baggage handlers, wheelchair attendants, skycaps and cabin cleaners, according to the Boston Globe. \u2014 Lisa Marie Segarra, Time , 9 Feb. 2018",
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"More than 25 years ago, Dixon was working as a skycap at Miami International Airport when a friend suggested he show up at an open mic night. \u2014 Nick Sortal, miamiherald , 18 Dec. 2017",
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"The union representing skycaps , wheelchair attendants, cabin cleaners, and baggage handlers at the luggage carousels said workers will go on strike at Philadelphia International Airport starting Wednesday. \u2014 Jane M. Von Bergen, Philly.com , 11 July 2017",
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"The same is true for taxi drivers, hotel personnel and skycaps . \u2014 Maren Longbella, Twin Cities , 5 Mar. 2017"
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"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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"definitions":{
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": to commandeer (an airplane in flight) by the threat of violence":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-210230"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"All the airport\u2019s rental car companies \u2014 now scattered in and around Bradley \u2014 will be consolidated in two week at the transportation center, connected to the terminal by a skywalk . \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 30 June 2022",
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"The Louisville Marriott Downtown offers unique access to downtown entertainment options with its skywalk to the nearby Kentucky International Convention Center. \u2014 Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal , 10 June 2022",
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"Rock & Brews will be located off the parking ramp skywalk as guests enter the casino. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
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"Thompson and Edmonds both jumped from the upper skywalk to the ground after being awakened around 3:30 a.m. by smoke and neighbors\u2019 yells. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Oct. 2021",
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"The developers would be seeking rezoning and variances for a possible skywalk . \u2014 Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star , 2 May 2022",
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"Camera crews from local TV stations were stationed at the main entrance and at the third-floor skywalk from a parking garage into the SEC headquarters. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"The 57-year-old victim was found sleeping on a downtown skywalk on the 100 block of South Main Street at about 7:25 a.m. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 20 Dec. 2021",
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"The buildings are joined by a 14th floor skywalk , built in 1931. \u2014 Rick Kogan, chicagotribune.com , 27 Oct. 2021"
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|
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"Everyone looked skyward as the jets passed by.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Nichols often works for Zambelli Fireworks and loves to take on cake shows, which include fireworks with a chain reaction that send multiple shots skyward . \u2014 Li Anne Liew, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
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"The ruins reach skyward , surrounded by fa\u00e7ades at least 11 centuries younger. \u2014 Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
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"The change\u2014spurred in part by investment from tech titan Larry Ellison\u2014has sent Malibu real-estate values skyward . \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
|
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"Before every practice and game, Detroit Lions defensive lineman Jashon Cornell makes sure to take a knee, cross his chest and point skyward . \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
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"Pull a delicate aluminum lever and the lightweight doors swing skyward . \u2014 Tim Pitt, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
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"The design of each 37-floor structure \u2014 planted atop a podium with an 1,100-car garage, appears to convey a bloom-like effect as the buildings reach skyward . \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Rick Schantz walked toward the halfway line, his fists balled and his arms raised skyward , in a celebratory V-shape. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 7 May 2022",
|
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"The first Massachusetts man to stand was Ray Champagne, his head slightly bowed, right hand raised skyward . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022"
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"1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-015445"
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"skydiving":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun"
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": the sport of jumping from an airplane and typically executing a prolonged free fall before deploying a parachute":[]
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"\u02c8sk\u012b-\u02ccd\u012b-vi\u014b"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"An electrical engineer turned aerialist, Boenish left his job behind to pursue skydiving and aerial cinematography full-time. \u2014 Tim Sohn, Outside Online , 22 May 2015",
|
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"The event included a military skydiving show, bike races along Lake Michigan, motorcycle thrill shows and helicopter rides. \u2014 Corrinne Hess, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"His favorite sports came with a side of adrenaline: rock climbing, skateboarding, skydiving , etc. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Alan Eustace, a 57-year-old computer scientist heretofore known for his work as a senior vice president at Google, has broken the world record for high-altitude skydiving , set just two years ago by Felix Baumgartner. \u2014 Reid Singer, Outside Online , 24 Oct. 2014",
|
|
"First developed in Florida in 1999, speed skydiving began gaining recognition as an international discipline in the early 2000s. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Then in Italy in 2012, Geiler and a friend started training seriously in skydiving and wingsuit flying. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The first wingsuit was created in 1930 by a Los Angeles parachutist who wanted to achieve more horizontal flight during his vertical skydiving . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Black said an employee let his niece participate in indoor skydiving for free after checking the receipt. \u2014 Tyler Wilkins, ajc , 30 July 2021"
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"1955, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-055618"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-100636"
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"type":[
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|
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"definitions":{
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": a dessert prepared from sweet and sour cream with sugar":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8skir"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Icelandic, from Old Norse; akin to Old Norse skera to cut":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-111422"
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},
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"skyre":{
|
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"type":[
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|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to shine in a gaudy manner : glitter":[]
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|
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"pronounciation":[
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"probably from obsolete English skyre, skire , adjective, bright, from Middle English skir, skire":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-134415"
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"type":[
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|
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"definitions":{
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The compilation was pressed on sky blue -colored vinyl. \u2014 Keith Caulfield, Billboard , 6 May 2022",
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"Amid the serenity of a postcard-perfect day in Palm Beach, Florida, the late-afternoon sun bouncing off the sky blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean, came a nervous excitement. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Rockmore steps into the frame wearing a sky blue coat and red lipstick, bending down from the waist to address the camera. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"White and cream cabinetry will always be in style, say experts, but dramatic colors are also showing up in kitchens, from sky blue and red geranium to stone gray and black. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
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"On the other hand, Jackson chose a lighter sky blue color that reminds us of sweet cotton candy. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 24 May 2022",
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"Available in 37 colors ranging from neutrals like gray and beige to springy shades like lavender and sky blue , customers are snagging this tank dress in multiple hues. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
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"The design makes an undeniable style statement, and sets are available in black, white, gray, and sky blue . \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Dorothy Cunningham, 33, said for this Easter, her twins Dominique and Da\u2019yonne, will be wearing linen short sets, one white and one sky blue , with three-button polos and new white Adidas. \u2014 Micha Green, Baltimore Sun , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"1681, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-151741"
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"sky cover":{
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"type":[
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Aquaman Splashdown is the new name of the traditional log flume, which offers a winding ride with excellent skyline views before plunging down a final, 60-foot drop to a splashy finish. \u2014 Jeff Banowetz, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
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"In exchange for the whopping price tag, this penthouse apartment houses 14 guests, according to the listing, and features city skyline views. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 24 May 2022",
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"Francesca Levy Nabors moved out of her 26th-floor luxury apartment with skyline views to a third-floor apartment with views of a storage facility. \u2014 Deborah Acosta, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
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"This aging deck was not in keeping with the dramatic city skyline views enjoyed by the homeowners. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"MacFarlane has built two upscale apartment complexes near the Angels Landing site in recent years, including the high-rise Park Fifth Tower next to Pershing Square, which includes a rooftop swimming pool and recreation deck with skyline views. \u2014 Roger Vincentstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"Then enter a wonderland of skyline views, gardens, playspaces and picnic spots. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Taking up the entire 26th floor, the suite spans 2,700 square feet with three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a full kitchen, a laundry room, and floor-to-ceiling windows in all four directions with Central Park and skyline views. \u2014 Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure , 29 Jan. 2022",
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"Each guestroom at this modern Williamsburg property in Brooklyn has a private balcony and skyline views of Brooklyn and Manhattan. \u2014 Michele Herrmann, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022"
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"Blossom\u2019s community space will be upstairs in the 72-year-old building, with a skylighted Wi-Fi lounge and event room that can be booked for meetings, art exhibitions and parties. \u2014 Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times , 25 July 2021",
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"This one\u2019s a bit cozier at 3,600 square feet but fills its space with sunny, glass-filled, skylighted living spaces that take in sweeping views of the canyons below. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 5 Jan. 2021",
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"The atrium, with its skylighted roof, was turned into a makeshift debate hall with a stage, red carpeting and elevated platforms for cameras. \u2014 Katelyn Umholtz, NOLA.com , 29 Sep. 2020",
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"Yes, there will be a hot tub under the stars and a skylighted room. \u2014 Daisy Finer, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 26 Aug. 2019",
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"Beams top the master suite, and tile covers its skylighted bathroom complete with a steam shower and copper tub. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 26 July 2019",
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"The first shoot for this story takes place on a crisp winter day in a secret skylighted studio in East London. \u2014 Mikael Jansson, Vogue , 14 Mar. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The kitchen skylight and french doors flood the room with light. \u2014 Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
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"When the building reopened last summer, the skylight was covered by a protective platform and visitors continue to enter the building through scaffolding while the main entrance remains closed. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2022",
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"But rather than leave the shaft as a plain rectangular prism, Luce and her team created a series of subtle, origami-like folds in the walls around the stairs, which are capped at the top by a skylight . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"The house has a grand oval staircase with a skylight . \u2014 E.b. Solomont, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
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"Here, the bathroom is punctuated with a tub from Concreteworks and a round skylight , courtesy of Royalite Manufacturing. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor , 3 May 2022",
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"There are 27 murals that are all 360, with a big skylight above you. \u2014 Sarah Bahr, New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"Unifying the complex \u2014 at about 45,000 square feet in all \u2014 would be a skylight that spans the entire length of the roof, according to Libeskind\u2019s design. \u2014 NBC News , 3 May 2022",
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"The shower in the owner bath sits under a skylight . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 Apr. 2022"
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"His popularity skyrocketed after his latest movie.",
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"the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The mayor smiled the smile of a public official finally able to exhale after watching the city\u2019s unemployment rate skyrocket from 3 percent to 18 percent. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
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"The announcement from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac comes as median home prices and rents across the country skyrocket . \u2014 Romina Ruiz-goiriena, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
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"One early indicator emerges that Summers might be right: Overall inflation remains low, but prices for used cars skyrocket , up 17% since the pre-vaccine summer of 2020. \u2014 Mike Madden And Rachel Siegel, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
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"One early indicator emerges that Summers might be right: Overall inflation remains low, but prices for used cars skyrocket , up 17 percent since the pre-vaccine summer of 2020. \u2014 Rachel Siegel, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
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"And when the pandemic hit, Cheuh and Gray watched as the use of disposable containers skyrocket . \u2014 Jordan Hernandez | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Homeowners across Texas are experiencing sticker shock this month as home values skyrocket , but experts have one message: Don\u2019t panic just yet. \u2014 Cayla Harris, San Antonio Express-News , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"The comedian started touring his new show - Chris Rock Ego Death World Tour - just three days after the infamous slap, and saw prices on second-hand ticket sites skyrocket because of the controversy. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Hutchinson had said the change was needed to protect children under 12 who can't get vaccinated as the state's virus cases and hospitalizations skyrocket . \u2014 NBC News , 7 Aug. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"But as global cases skyrocket \u2014more than 1,000 cases have been reported in 27 countries in less than a month, the WHO said Wednesday\u2014researchers are struggling to determine just how it's being spread, and if the mode of transmission has changed. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
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"As gas prices skyrocket and European countries scramble for non-Russian gas suppliers, other emergent gas exporters are reaping a windfall. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 3 June 2022",
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"While Netflix owns Stranger Things outright, the streamer is still prone to conclude series early in their run as costs skyrocket the older a show gets. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"Doctors are likely to burn through the initial supplies quickly as omicron cases skyrocket nationwide. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Dec. 2021",
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"As prices skyrocket for both shipping containers and space onboard overseas cargo ships, shipping delays and freight cost increases are hitting board game publishers, and particularly smaller companies, hard. \u2014 Megan Mccluskey, Time , 28 Sep. 2021",
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"Gasoline prices in Connecticut continue to skyrocket , with the average cost in the state surging to $4.89 per gallon, up from $4.65 a week ago and $4.20 a month ago, according to AAA. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 6 June 2022",
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"Nationwide, prices continue to skyrocket , with Oregon remaining fifth in the nation. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
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"Patterson has been at the forefront as the level of play and interest in Indiana high school girls basketball continue to skyrocket , and has embraced her role as an ambassador for the game, remaining humble and gracious with her time. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 11 Mar. 2022"
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"island of Greece in the Aegean Sea east of the island of Euboea; largest and easternmost of the Northern Sporades":[]
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"\u02c8sk\u012b-\u02ccs\u0101l",
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"-s\u0259l"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-134910"
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"sky marshal":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"1964, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-181838"
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"skyer":{
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"definitions":{
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": a bowled ball that is skied by a batsman in cricket":[]
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"-\u012b\u0259",
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"\u02c8sk\u012b(\u0259)r"
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"sky entry 2 + -er":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-185532"
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"\u2014 New York Herald Tribune"
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": a screen that is usually attached to the shutter or lens tube of a camera and is used for reducing the light from the sky":[]
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": the part of the royal mast above the shoulder when skysails are carried":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-211330"
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},
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"Skype":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to use the Skype service to make calls (see call entry 2 sense 8 ) with enabled video support":[
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"On Wednesday \u2026 Swift Skyped her pal from \"halfway around the world\" and sent out a message of love via Instagram \u2026 .",
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"\u2014 Ashley Iasimone",
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"And you may be simultaneously clicking a hyperlink to the last \"Colbert Report,\" I.M.-ing with friends and Skyping with your sweetheart.",
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"\u2014 Alison Gopnik"
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]
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},
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"\u02c8sk\u012bp"
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": extraordinarily tall or high":[
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"skyscraping basketball players"
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"\u02c8sk\u012b-\u02ccskr\u0101-pi\u014b"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-234047"
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"definitions":{
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": having or marked by skyscrapers":[
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"skyscrapered cities"
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]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-004120"
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"\u02c8sk\u012b-\u02ccskr\u0101-p\u0259r"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"At the top of a skyscraper with his name on it, Reginald surveys the city. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
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"The approvals granted Friday included plans for the sign proclaiming the Sherwin-Williams corporate name near the top of the skyscraper on its east- and west-facing facades in italic, or slanted, letters in a sans serif font. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 3 June 2022",
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"Oklahoma City police said during a news conference Maison Des Champs climbed the Devon Tower, a 50-floor skyscraper Oklahoma City\u2019s downtown. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
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"Flip-flopper, skyscraper , climbing the motherf------ sky. \u2014 Lanae Brody, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
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"In April, SingHaiyi Group, Haiyi Holdings and Chip Eng Seng\u2014all controlled by Tang\u2014agreed to buy a 21% stake in the AXA Tower project, a 50-story office skyscraper partly owned by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. \u2014 Jonathan Burgos, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
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"To downtown [00:14:00] 1988 was the civic vision 2000 downtown plan that included a Frank Gehry designed skyscraper for progressive insurance headquarters, but progressive moved to Mayfield instead. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
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"Office building, hospital, nursing home or skyscraper . \u2014 Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
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"The City Council has approved a redevelopment plan for a downtown property to become a skyscraper housing Mutual of Omaha\u2019s headquarters, the Omaha World-Herald reports. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022"
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"type":[
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": a part of the sky with outlined terrestrial objects that can be comprehended in a single view":[
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"gaps between the fluffy white mountains of the skyscape",
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"\u2014 McGill News"
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],
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": a picture that includes an extensive view of the sky":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-005048"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": to build a skyscraper":[
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"city ruling \u2026 limits skyscraping to about twenty-two stories",
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"\u2014 New Yorker"
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]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-014850"
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"skybox":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a roofed enclosure of private seats situated high in a sports stadium and typically featuring luxurious amenities":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u012b-\u02ccb\u00e4ks"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"With a general manager mother and celebrity bodyguard dad, his childhood was spent sitting in skybox seats at basketball games, meeting 50 Cent and Lil\u2019 Kim. \u2014 Amel Mukhtar, Vogue , 9 May 2022",
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"There would be no fists raised toward Xi Jingping or Vladimir Putin in the skybox , what with endorsements on the line. \u2014 Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"Straddling the River Walk lagoon at the Shops at Rivercenter, Yard House offers skybox views of the water below. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Over these past two, largely-downbeat decades, the Cowboys were recast as America\u2019s Schadenfreude, the TV cameras repeatedly and gleefully catching a dejected Jerry Jones sinking in his skybox as playoff dreams expired. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 18 Oct. 2021",
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"Even the VIPs\u2019 skybox is plain, all the tacky decorations gone. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Vulture , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Alabama's Nick Saban, 51-4 since 2017: Two cars, 34 tickets to every home game, skybox , country club membership, 25 hours of a private jet for non-business. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Below the club are skybox spaces for the families of the coaching staff. \u2014 Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com , 19 Aug. 2021",
|
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"And engineer James: Bungie visual effects artist Ben Platnick created a meme linking the current heat situation to the equivalent of flying into Mercury in Destiny 2, where pretty much the entire skybox is the sun. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 29 June 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
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